News for Foodies 10.06.16

Holiday Fare

For those hosting meals or get-togethers to mark the Jewish holidays, Art of Eating in Amagansett is offering catered menu items for breakfast and other meals. Orders for Yom Kippur must be placed by Sunday. The choices include a smoked fish platter, salads, salmon — smoked, lox, and poached and roasted — and noodle pudding. 

For starters, one can order mini potato pancakes, hummus and eggplant caponata, chopped liver, gefilte fish, and chicken soup with matzo balls. Entree choices include fish, filet mignon, roasted turkey, chicken, and brisket. Side dishes and desserts are available as well. 

Smokin’ Wolf

Smokin’ Wolf, the barbecue takeout shop on Pantigo Road in East Hampton, will be open on Monday, the Columbus Day holiday, for both lunch and dinner. The spot is normally open Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 to 9. 

At Baron’s Cove

Baron’s Cove restaurant in Sag Harbor is open year round, and on Saturday will have a fall festival from 1 to 8 p.m. featuring barbecue brisket, ribs, beer-can chicken, and smoked striped bass, along with sliders, burgers, and hot dogs. Taking care of the outdoor barbecue pits will be Matty Boudreau, the Baron’s Cove chef, Rob Shawger, the owner of Pig Beach in New York City, and a special guest, John David Wheeler of the Memphis Barbecue Company, who is well- known for his barbecue. There will be live music from 2 to 5 p.m. 

Outdoor service at Baron’s Cove continues on the terrace, where a fireplace and heat lamps help make it comfortable for an extended season. 

A lounge menu is available from noon to 9 p.m.

Momi Ramen

Wednesday is locals’ night at Momi Ramen in East Hampton. From 5 to 10 p.m., Sapporo draft beer is two-for-one, and free snacks will be served at the bar.

Wine Wednesday

Wednesday is also the night for wine sessions at Wainscott Main Wine and Spirits, which has a weekly fall series of wine tasting and discussion sessions under way. Next up will be a field trip to the tasting room at Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack, led by Roman Roth, the winemaker and a partner in the vineyard, and Richie Pisacano, the vineyard manager. Reservations are a must as there is a limit of 30 participants. The full line-up of wine sessions, which cost $10 each and begin at 5:30 p.m., can be found at the shop’s website. On Oct. 19, Christian Troy of Indie Wineries will discuss wines for Thanksgiving.