News For Foodies: 04.30.15
Derby Day
Derby Day is also upon us, and venues such as East by Northeast in Montauk will celebrate on Saturday beginning at 5 p.m. with Woodford Reserve, a small-batch bourbon likely to be mixed in a mint julep to mark the occasion.
Mother’s Day
A number of restaurants are already posting their Mother’s Day menus. Cafe Max in East Hampton will have a three-course dinner beginning at noon with appetizers such as shrimp cocktail and spring rolls, and sliced filet mignon and Dijon salmon as entrees. The $30 menu includes a variety of dessert options.
Gosman’s Dock restaurant will feature a number of entree specials in the $30-to-$35 range, including prime rib, seafood-stuffed jumbo shrimp, pan-roasted halibut, and a steamed 11/2-pound lobster. Each entree comes with sides, and the price also covers appetizers and dessert.
The Montauk Yacht Club’s Mother’s Day brunch buffet will feature carving stations of leg of lamb and turkey, omelets, a raw bar with oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp, king crab claws, lobster mac-and-cheese, Montauk tilefish, and more. The cost is $34.95 per person, $12.95 for children, with no charge for kids under 8.
At c/o the Maidstone
The Living Room restaurant at c/o the Maidstone in East Hampton is heralding summer early with a new menu designed with beachgoers in mind. Their “grab-and-go” options will include baguette sandwiches with such choices as roasted brisket, local vegetables, and braised pork. Gluten-free baguettes or lettuce wraps are also available for those forgoing wheat. Toast Skagen, a Swedish classic combination of shrimp and other ingredients on a piece of sautéed bread and gravlax, will also be featured.
Spring Awakening
Gosman’s Dock restaurant in Montauk will be open on Saturday for the season, with regular dining hours from noon to 10 p.m. The restaurant will close on Tuesdays until Memorial Day. Its clam bar is also open, but is dependent on the weather. Gosman’s Topside and Inlet Cafe will open on Mother’s Day weekend, beginning May 9.
The Lobster Roll on Napeague, an institution made even more popular by its prominent exposure in the Showtime drama “The Affair,” will reopen tomorrow for lunch and dinner.
The long-established farmstand Vicky’s Veggies, in Amagansett, will be open for seven days a week beginning tomorrow.
Help Wanted
Amagansett Food Institute members have a variety of jobs available for those interested in food preparation and related positions. Jobs available through its business members and currently listed on the resources page at its website, amagansettfoodinstitute.org, include an outreach and communications coordinator, drivers, farmers market staff, buyers and merchandisers, kitchen prep, cooks and chefs, communications assistant, baker, retail and kitchen assistants, and more.
1770’s Prix Fixe
The 1770 House in East Hampton is offering a three-course $35 prix fixe special from Sunday to Thursday nights through June 11, excluding holidays. A sample menu lists such entrees as salmon with French beans and parsnips; roast chicken with fricassee of artichoke, pancetta, fresh garbanzos and mushrooms; or Maine diver scallops ($5 supplement). Appetizers might include asparagus and hot smoked salmon, a Balsam Farms beet salad, or Montauk fluke tartare ($10 supplement). Dessert is also included.