News For Foodies: 09.10.15
Weekly Springs Market
The Springs Farmers Market will continue through September, offering produce, fish, baked goods, flowers, and more — including music and a chance to view exhibits inside Ashawagh Hall — each Saturday from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m.
Best Tomatoes
The top five winning tomatoes from the taste-off last weekend at Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett will be featured for sale at the Amagansett Farmers Market beginning today and for as long as the season lasts. The market is now run by the Amagansett Food Institute, a nonprofit formed to support East End farmers and food producers, and is expected to stay open until December.
At Momi
At Momi Ramen in East Hampton, Monday will bring the beginning of a new schedule. The restaurant will be open from 5 to 11 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, on Saturdays from noon to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. till midnight, and on Sundays from noon to 3 p.m. and again from 5 to 10. N.F.L. football games will be screened on Monday nights at Momi, with bar bites specials offered during some games.
Sunsets to Continue
At Bay Kitchen Bar overlooking Three Mile Harbor, happy hour will now take place twice per night. From 5 to 7 and again from 9 to 11, specials at the bar will include $10 glasses of rosé and oysters or clams on the half shell for $1 each. At an end-of-summer party with music on Saturday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., Bay Kitchen Bar will serve complimentary champagne and light appetizers. Specialty cocktails will be $10. Those who make a reservation to dine at the restaurant at some point through Saturday will receive a 10-percent discount.
La Fondita Celebrates
Mexican Independence Day is Wednesday, and La Fondita in Amagansett will celebrate with specials: chiles en nogada, a traditional Independence Day dish, and pozole rojo. Chiles en nogada, which is poblano pepper filled with picadillo, with a walnut cream sauce and pomegranate seeds, served with rice and refried beans, puts on the plate the red, green, and white colors of the Mexican flag. La Fondita is now closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Brunch Plans
Beginning this weekend, Nick and Toni’s restaurant in East Hampton will reinstitute its Sunday brunch service from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Brunch will be served from an a la carte menu, which includes traditional breakfast and lunch-style items as well as the eatery’s wood-oven baked pizzas. Specialty brunch cocktails will also be served.
Meal Prep Demo
Douglas Gee will give a demonstration at noon on Wednesday at the Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton, making a meal of vegetables from his garden. Mr. Gee oversees a new culinary program and tends the community garden at the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center. Those interested must register with the library by Sunday by calling or visiting myrml.org.