News For Foodies: 06.18.15
The East End Community Organic Farm, known as EECO, which is on Long Lane in East Hampton, not only provides plots for community members to plant and tend, and acreage leased by local farmers, but is a place to go to purchase produce and related items. The EECO farmstand is now open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays.
At Nick and Toni’s
Julie Berger is the new manager at Nick and Toni’s restaurant in East Hampton, where she has worked her way up through coat-checker, table-busser, server, sommelier, and wine director for all of the Honest Man Restaurant Group’s properties, including Rowdy Hall in East Hampton and Townline BBQ in Sagaponack. Her experience includes a few years in California and a year at Jean Georges, the Michelin three-star restaurant in Manhattan.
Clam Bar Returns
The Clam Bar on Napeague is open again for the season, serving daily from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Old favorites include spicy crab and sweet corn chowder, fresh grilled tuna, lobster rolls, fried soft shell crab sandwiches, and fried oysters with — what else — fries.
Detox Classes
A new series of classes began this week at Fresh restaurant in Bridgehampton, focusing on healthy eating while including a few indulgences as well as a detoxification program. A series of three classes started Tuesday, but a single class will be offered on June 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. It costs $199 and includes lunch, a personalized detox program, and support.
Lobster Special
Every night presents a new opportunity to order a lobster dinner at the Harbor Grill in East Hampton, which serves dinner daily beginning at 5 p.m.
The special includes a 1.5-pound lobster with soup or salad, rice, corn on the cob, and butter, at market price.
On Father’s Day
Dads will get a free beer or Bloody Mary on Sunday, Father’s Day, at Navy Beach restaurant in Montauk. The drink will be served along with lunch orders beginning at noon.
At the Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, Father’s Day will bring a pig roast. Four courses will be served beginning at 6 p.m., along with beers from the Greenport Harbor Brewing Company. For $95 per person, diners will get barbecued chicharrones and headcheese with homemade pickles as hors d’oeuvres followed by a salad of local microgreens with watermelon, mint, and homemade ricotta, a main course of the pork accompanied by homemade bratwurst and sides such as potato salad, grilled asparagus, turnip sauerkraut, and corn bread, and beer-flavored ice cream for dessert. The cost for children aged 5 to 12 will be $55.
Topping Rose will continue its pig roasts each Sunday through the end of September.
Takeout Organic
A new Tracy Anderson fitness studio on Park Place in East Hampton will sell healthy food items in a line called 3 Green Hearts. Ms. Anderson has partnered with the actress Gwyneth Paltrow and a third partner, Maria Baum, who serves as the company’s chief executive officer, to offer organic takeout meals, juices, and smoothies.
Items will include gluten-free pastas and cookies, quinoa salads, grilled salmon, fish tacos, and kale ravioli. The foods are selected to help those interested in fitness avoid additives and allergens, to reduce inflammation in the body, to maximize energy, and to help people lose weight. The company intends to extend the 3 Green Hearts line to Ms. Anderson’s other studios, and to add green cleaning products and beauty products to its offerings.