News For Foodies: 07.02.15
Lucy Kazickas, who ran the Lucy’s Whey cheese shop that was on East Hampton’s North Main Street, and now operates at Chelsea Market in New York City, is offering small-batch local cheeses and a selection of other cheeses from around the country each week at the Springs Farmers Market. She will also take orders for fruit tarts. Lucy’s Whey also has a Whey-to-Go delivery service to Hamptons locations. Information can be found at lucyswhey.com. The farmers market takes place at Ashawagh Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.
July Fifth Party
Guests have been invited to the Montauk Yacht Club on Sunday beginning at noon to “party like a sailor” at a “sailor soiree.” It will feature rock and roll by Joe Nakatta, a photo booth, games, sailor tattoos, and $12 glasses of “sailor punch.” Anyone in sailor attire will be given a free shot of grog.
New on Stretch
This year, @Bernie’s has joined the lineup of places to eat and drink along the Napeague stretch. Serving brunch, lunch, dinner, and late-night plates seven days a week, @Bernie’s has “original Tennessee barbecue recipes with a European twist,” according to a press release, with an executive chef who comes from the Barn restaurant in Astoria. Some of the dishes on that restaurant’s menu, such as braised beef short ribs, smoked pulled pork, and barbecue baby back ribs, have been brought east. The restaurant has a patio area and a fire pit, and will be offering live entertainment.
Takeout Barbecue
In East Hampton on Pantigo Road, Smokin’ Wolf BBQ is now open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. for lunch and dinner. The shop also offers full-service catering.
Farm Shares
Summer shares are still available in the Peconic Land Trust’s community-supported agriculture farm in Amagansett, Quail Hill. Single and family memberships may be purchased by calling the land trust’s offices in Southampton.
Out at Gosman’s
The Inlet Cafe at Gosman’s Dock in Montauk has a new lineup of specials. Monday is pasta night, when diners have a choice of pesto chicken farfalle, wild mushroom penne, sausage and broccolini ravioli, or linguine with white clam sauce, all served with salad, for $20. On Tuesday nights, a five-course Japanese tasting menu, including dessert, may be ordered for $39, or $59 paired with beer or sake. Wedneseday is lobster night, with special prices on lobsters, and on Thursdays, a Montauk shore dinner is served: three courses for $30 including clam chowder, clams casino or baked clams, and fried or broiled cod with mussels, red potatoes, and an ear of corn.
The cafe also has a happy hour with drink specials and $10 appetizers including calamari, shoyu chicken wings, grilled flatbread, burgers, and a six-piece chef’s choice selection of sashimi.
At South Edison
Disco Fries is now offering “composed French fry dishes” at a late-night takeout window at South Edison restaurant in Montauk. Available from midnight to 3 a.m., the menu includes items such as Disco Fries, which are topped with braised short ribs, cotija cheese, and brown gravy; Breakfast All Day, with fries stacked with two fried eggs and bacon; Southern Fried Poutine, with fried chicken, brown gravy, and cheese curds, and sweet Doughnut Fries, which include Nutella and vanilla ice cream.
Full Moon Potlucks
The East End Cooperative Organic Farm in East Hampton will be the place for potluck dinners on full-moon nights for EECO Farm gardeners and their guests. The fee to participate — besides one’s own supper, or, as requested but not required, a potluck dish — is $5 for farm members and $10 for guests. Children are free. A barbecue grill will be set up for people to grill their own food. The first potluck of the summer will begin tomorrow at 6 p.m.; others will take place on Aug. 1, Aug. 29, and Sept. 19.
Indian Wells Specials
Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett has a new summertime prix fixe, featuring an appetizer, entree, and glass of house wine or draft beer for $30. Available on Tuesday, the special includes a choice of mixed greens or Caesar salad, mussels and fries, wings, or homemade hummus to start, followed by an entree of fish and chips, seafood pasta, roast chicken, baby back ribs, prime rib, or the catch of the day.
1770 House
Michael Rozzi, the chef at the 1770 House in East Hampton, who consulted with Robyn Lea, the author of a new book called “Dinner With Jackson Pollock: Recipes, Art, and Nature,” will include some menus inspired by the book on the restaurant’s menu this summer. Mr. Rozzi will be participating with Ms. Lea in a discussion on Tuesday at Guild Hall in East Hampton on the relationship between food and art, and in August will cook a private dinner for 12 at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs in honor of the book. Also on the 1770 House menu this summer are seasonal dishes centered on local produce, seafood, and meats. The garden patio at 1770 House, which has achieved a Zagat rating as the best restaurant in East Hampton, and one of the top five regionally, is now open for al fresco dining.