News For Foodies: 03.10.16

Sip, Sip

Sunday is the day for this year’s Empty Bowls event, when dozens of local chefs and restaurateurs prepare and dish out vats of soup to raise money for Project Most, a nonprofit that runs after-school programs and the Springs Seedlings, the Springs School’s student gardening program. From noon to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett, more than 30 chefs will offer all-you-can-sip soups for $12 per adult, $5 for kids aged 13 and below, or $25 per family. Kids under 5 can taste for free, and quarts of soup to go will be available for $12. Tasters can take their own soup mug or bowl, or one will be provided. There will also be a bake sale, arts and crafts, and music by Michael Pour.

On Wednesday, Wainscott Main Wine and Spirits has the next of its “Wine Wednesdays” featuring a talk and wine tasting at 5:30 p.m. This week’s speaker will be Nora Diminno of Paul Hobbs Selections, on “Family-Owned Wineries Creating Benchmark Wines in Argentina.” The popular series, which continues through May 18, has been drawing a crowd. As space is limited, an R.S.V.P. is important. Reservations may be made at the shop’s website, wainscottmain.com. The cost is $10.

Irish Food and Drink

There are several ways to mark St. Patrick’s Day, which is coming up next Thursday, with traditional foods for the holiday. 

At Rowdy Hall in East Hampton, Irish fare and drink specials will commence on next Thursday and continue on March 19 and March 20, the day of the Montauk St. Patrick’s Day parade. A lunch and dinner prix fixe next Thursday only will include two courses for $25, either an appetizer and entrée, or an entrée and dessert. The menu choices will include potato-leek soup to start, a choice of corned beef and cabbage, bangers and mash, or shepherd’s pie as entrees, and Irish whiskey chocolate cake for desert. On March 19 and 20, a la carte specials at lunch and dinnertime will include the potato-leek soup, corned beef and cabbage, and the whiskey cake for dessert, which is served with whipped chocolate ganache, salted caramel sauce, and brown bread ice cream. 

At the Harbor Grill on Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton, Irish classics will be on the menu from next Thursday through March 20. The specials — bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie, or corned beef and cabbage — will be served with soup or salad and Irish soda bread for $19. In addition, $5 Guinness drafts will be available.

On Saturday, when the Am O’Gansett Parade starts off the early St. Patrick’s Day hoopla, Indian Wells Tavern on Amagansett’s Main Street will offer a $20 corned beef and cabbage special all day, as well as specials on Giunness, shots of Irish whiskey, and Montauk Brewery beer.

The Indian Wells corned beef dinner special will resume next Thursday, St. Patrick’s Day, and continue through March 20. 

Another March Event

Townline BBQ in Sagaponack will celebrate the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s March Madness by airing games on its five large TVs and offering bar and food specials from next Thursday through April 4. Happy-hour specials will be offered on Thursdays and Fridays from 3 to 8 p.m. and all day on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays. The snacks include nachos, wings, hush puppies, hot dogs, and pulled pork and pulled chicken sliders.

Wine Dinners

For those who like a dose of learning with their glass of vino and meal, a couple of wine dinners are on the horizon. 

At Wolffer Kitchen in Sag Harbor on March 20, Gilles Martin, the winemaker at Sparkling Pointe, will pair five selections with separate courses of local fish, porcini risotto, venison, and mascarpone cheesecake. Roman Roth, the winemaker at Wolffer Estate, will help him present each wine. The cost is $85 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Space is limited. 

On Shelter Island, a four-course wine dinner at Red Maple, the restaurant at the Chequit Inn, will feature selections from Lenz Winery on the North Fork. Led by two sommeliers from Lenz, the March 26 event will include a chance to ask questions and discuss the wines. Reservations are required. The cost is $90 per person plus tax and gratuity.