News for Foodies - 06.02.11

    Silvia Lehrer will discuss her new book, “Savoring the Hamptons: Discovering the Food and Wine of Long Island’s East End,” at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton on Wednesday at noon. Ms. Lehrer has been cooking, developing recipes, and writing about food for over 20 years. She will serve samples of regional dishes. The program is free, but preregistration is required by phone or online at myrml.org.

At Lucy’s Whey

    New at the Lucy’s Whey shop in East Hampton, besides a selection of carefully chosen cheeses, are terrines, pork rillettes, duck rillettes, patés, and pulled pork with barbecue sauce from Dickson’s Farmstand Meats, a neighbor of the Chelsea Market outpost of the shop. All of Dickson’s products are made with meats from New York State farms, and from animals t hat have not been given hormones or prophylactic antibiotics.

    Lucy’s, open from Thursday through Sunday on North Main Street, also has a selection of grilled or cold sandwiches to go, including fresh mozzarella with prosciutto, roasted tomatoes, and basil, and the Lucy’s Whey classic, Prairie Breeze cheddar with fig jam and olive oil.

Food, Then Film

    Solé East resort in Montauk is showing outdoor movies on Sunday nights this summer, in conjunction with the Hamptons International Film Festival. Before each classic film — screened after sunset, the Backyard Restaurant at Solé East will have a barbecue and cocktail hour beginning at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the flick is “To Catch a Thief.”

Artisanal Beer and Cheese

    Cheeses from Lucy’s Whey will play a part in an artisanal beer and cheese tasting at Nick and Toni’s in East Hampton next Thursday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The brews will come from the Fire Island Beer Company, Greenport Harbor Beer Company, and American Beer Distribution Company in Brooklyn. The cost of the tasting is $25. Those who stay on for dinner at Nick and Toni’s will receive 15 percent off of the cost of their meal.