News for Foodies 07.21.16

Several of the summer’s big food events are on the horizon. 

This weekend will bring Dan’s Taste of Summer’s GrillHampton event tomorrow and a Taste of Two Forks and the James Beard Foundation’s Chefs and Champagne on Saturday. At GrillHampton, to be held at Fairview Farm at Mecox in Bridgehampton tomorrow night, a team of New York City chefs will face off with their Hamptons counterparts for a cooking competition and tasting. Among the local participants will be Jason Kallert of the Beach Club at Gurney’s, Jon Warnock of Grey Lady Montauk, Drew Hiatt of the Topping Rose House, George Gounelas of Old Stove Pub, Peter Ambrose of Endless Summer Event Catering, and Arthur Wolf of Smokin’ Wolf.  Early admission, which starts at 7 p.m., is $165; general admission is $135 and allows entry at 8 p.m. V.I.P. passes are sold out. Diners will cast their votes for the best food of the night.

A Taste of Two Forks, also at Fairview Farm, will begin at 6:30 p.m. with V.I.P. access at $295, which will include entry to a lounge with “ultra-premium” drinks, a dessert bar, and a sparkling wine bar, and a copy of a cookbook by Alex Guarnaschelli of “Iron Chef,” along with a meet-and-greet and book signing with the author. General admission tickets are $185; doors open at 7:30 p.m.  There will be food, wine, and beer from numerous East End restaurants, wineries, breweries, and purveyors. 

A portion of ticket proceeds from both events will benefit All for the East End, a nonprofit that supports various East End charities. The Retreat, a center for those dealing with domestic violence, will also be a beneficiary. 

The Chefs and Champagne fund-raiser on Saturday at the Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack will feature food by more than 40 chefs representing James Beard Award-winning restaurants. A V.I.P. reception will be held from 5 to 6, followed by the main event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and an after-party from 8:30 to 10. The Christian Wolffer Scholarship program to support food and wine studies will be announced. V.I.P. tickets are $375, or $4,000 for a table of 10. General admission costs $200 for James Beard Foundation members and $275 for nonmembers. Reservations may be made at jamesbeardfoundation.org.

Looking ahead to next weekend, the Hayground School Chefs Dinner will bring together powerhouse chefs to raise money for the Bridgehampton school’s culinary programs and its overall curriculum. This year’s dinner will honor Toni Ross of Nick and Toni’s restaurant, a founder of the school, and Claudia Fleming of the North Fork Table and Inn. Among the chefs contributing to the meal will be Joseph Realmuto of Nick and Toni’s, Josh Capon of Lure Fishbar and Bowery Bowery Meat Co., Tom Colicchio of Crafted Hospitality, Elizabeth Falkner, Alex Guarnaschelli of Butter, Abigail Hitchcock of Camaje Bistro, Marc Meyer of Cookshop, Hundred Acres, and Rosie’s, Christian Mir of Stone Creek Inn, and Jason Weiner of Almond. Julie Berger, the sommelier at Nick and Toni’s, will take on that role for the event, and Michael Cavaniola of Cavaniola’s Gourmet will be the evening’s fromager. The dinner will start at 5, and tickets are $1,200 through haygroundchefsdinner.org.

Through Farms and Fields, an annual fund-raiser for the Peconic Land Trust, will take place at Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett this year, on Aug. 7 beginning at 4 p.m. Honest Catering, with Mr. Realmuto at the helm, will provide the food. The event will honor Margaret de Cuevas and her father, John de Cuevas, two local conservationists. Tickets may be ordered through the Peconic Land Trust office or its website. They are $300 each, with package prices for multiple tickets for supporters, up to $25,000 for a table for 10. 

The Gala in the Garden is a September event created by Colin Ambrose, the chef at Estia’s Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor, to raise money for Slow Food East End, the after-school program Project MOST, and for the A.L.S. Ride for Life, in honor of Gerry Hayden, a chef who died from that disease. There will be music, hors d’ouevres, and wine and craft beer served in the garden at Estia, where a special East End wine cellar will be set up, with a collection of limited edition bottles signed by East End winemakers up for auction during the event. Mr. Ambrose and Paul Del Favero of Harbor Market and Kitchen in Sag Harbor will work together to create a multi-course meal centered on local, seasonal ingredients. Tickets are $350 and are on sale now through Slow Food East End. 

East Hampton Point

Afternoon bar specials at East Hampton Point include local clams and oysters at $1 each from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, a nightly happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. with $5 draft beers and half price sangria drinks, and Thursday night bar bites, such as five-spice braised duck tacos and chicken and cheese pupusas at, along with selected beers,  $5. The Point serves dinner nightly beginning at 5 as well as lunch from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday through Sunday. 

No More Chinese

With the closing of Wok ’n’ Roll in Montauk, the hamlet lacks a Chinese food outlet. In addition, fishermen who were able to bring their catch to Wok ’n’ Roll, where the chef would cook the fish in one of a number of ways, to the diner’s preference, now have to rely on home cooking.