News For Foodies: 03.19.15
With the snow mounds melting and the days now longer, the restaurant roulette wheel is spinning as new ventures rev for the coming summer season and others who already have a foothold in the local eating scene try something new.
Matthew Guiffrida, the chef and owner of Muse in Sag Harbor, will reportedly expand this year to Montauk and open a second restaurant in the space most recently occupied by Coast.
Winston Lyons, a chef who has worked at a number of East Hampton spots, including Bostwick’s, East Hampton Grill, and Turtle Crossing, has been sprucing up the former Nichol’s restaurant building here and will open Winston’s, a seafood and steak grill with a Caribbean flavor, in mid-April. He plans to serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner year round, and will offer weekly specials. Tuesday nights will be Montauk night, with dishes centered on Montauk-sourced ingredients; Sundays will bring Caribbean-style suppers, and on Thursday nights there will be specials on Red Stripe beer and a variety of types of wings, including Asian and Caribbean style.
Prix Fixes
Winter specials continue at Le Charlot in Southampton, the East End version of an Upper East Side, Manhattan, bistro. A $25 prix fixe is available at lunch or brunch, and a dinner prix fixe for $35 is offered from 5 to 6 p.m. Both include three courses.
The restaurant has recently expanded its hours and is open Thursdays for dinner, and Fridays through Mondays for lunch (or brunch) and dinner.
In Montauk
Sammy’s restaurant at the Montauk docks has opened for the season and has designated Thursday as pasta night and Sunday as the night for prime rib. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, corned beef and cabbage is being served this week.
The Montauk Yacht Club will offer a free shuttle to and from downtown Montauk and the Montauk train station after the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday for those who would like to dine or imbibe. The restaurant at the club is open on weekends, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturdays and Sundays, and dinner on Friday nights. A $29 prix fixe menu is available on Fridays and Saturdays. Those who march in the parade this weekend will be offered a free buffet.
Restaurant Week
Hamptons Restaurant Week begins on Sunday and runs through March 29. At participating restaurants — a list of which can be found at hamptonsrestaurantweek.com — diners can order a three-course prix fixe for $27.95. The special will be offered only until 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 28.