News for Foodies: 11.27.14
Holidays at Harbor Grill
The Harbor Grill in East Hampton is once again offering a deal for those who purchase restaurant gift cards for the holidays. For every $50 gift card, the purchaser will receive an additional card worth $10; for every $200 gift card, a $50 gift card will be issued as well. The offer will be good until Jan. 1.
Book on Sweets
Susan Pear Meisel, the author of “New York Sweets: A Sugarhound’s Guide to the Best Bakeries, Ice Cream Parlors, Candy Shops, and Other Emporia of Delicious Delights,” will sign books and offer samples of sweets at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill tomorrow at 2 p.m. Admission is free for members, children, and students, and $10 for others. A payment of $29.95 will include museum admission and a copy of the book.
Wine and Cheese Class
Michael Cohen, the wine director and restaurant manager at the 1770 House in East Hampton, will discuss pairing wines with cheese during a 5-to-6 p.m. session in the inn’s downstairs tavern on Dec. 6. The cost is $40 per person, and reservations are a must.
At Sammy’s
In Montauk, Sammy’s will be open through the holidays for lunch and dinner on Fridays through Tuesdays, although private parties may be booked for any night of the week. A weekly specials lineup is as follows: nachos, tacos, and burritos for $15.95 on Mondays; burgers, wings, or riblets with endless fries for $15.95 on Tuesdays; fish night on Fridays, with all-you-can-eat fried fish or popcorn shrimp for $19.95, and stuffed flounder, stuffed shrimp, or stuffed chicken for $21.95 on Saturdays. Sunday is shrimp night, with stir-fried Thai sweet chili shrimp, green curry coconut shrimp, and shrimp mac and cheese on the menu. Sammy’s is also offering catering.
Food Fair
The Amagansett Food Institute will have a holiday gift market featuring local food items at Chancellors Hall on the Stony Brook Southampton campus on Friday, December 5 from 5 to 7:30 p.m., and on Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the student center. More than 15 vendors will sell locally produced food items suitable for holiday gifts. Among them are Amber Waves Farm, the Backyard Brine Pickle Company, Gula Gula Empanadas, Old School Favorites, the North Fork Chocolate Co., and Wyse Organics.
The Friday market will be in conjunction with a holiday windmill lighting on the campus, and there will be cocoa and other treats, crafts and entertainment for children, and a guided tour of the windmill. On Saturday during the market, South Fork Kitchens, the food institute’s cafe at the campus, will sell snacks and coffee.
Slow Food Dinner
The North Fork Table and Inn in Southold will be the site of a three-course dinner sponsored by Slow Food East End next Thursday night at 7. The cost is $95 for Slow Food members, or $105 for nonmembers, which includes tax and gratuity and covers the family-style meal along with a glass of wine with each course. Advance reservations are required and may be made through the Slow Food chapter.
The menu will begin with a roasted mushroom and sweet onion croquette with goat cheese, followed by an entree of paella with chorizo, clams, and chicken, and an apple crostata for dessert.
The Slow Food chapter will present its first Snail of Approval award at the event to the restaurant. The award recognizes restaurants that embody the core Slow Food values of “good, clean, and fair food.”
Smokin’ Wolf BBQ Specials
Smokin’ Wolf BBQ in East Hampton offers $7.75 lunch specials, which will be emailed to those who join the list at smokinwolfbbq.com. The casual eat-in or take-out restaurant is also taking catering orders for holiday parties.