Food

South Fork restaurants offer more dining options for Valentine's Day, plus Loaves and Fishes reopens in Sagaponack

Lovebirds can choose from a bounty of Valentine's Day dinners on the East End, with prix fixe menus on both forks.

Super Bowl offerings, winter at Sel Rrose in Montauk, Bridgehampton Inn and Loaves and Fishes reopen, and an "A" for Bees' Needs honey.

Local restaurateurs have to be more flexible and nimble with their standing menus and specials thanks to rising costs and supply-chain delays.

Long Island Restaurant Week for winter, new hours and a break for Carissa's Bakery, and Gurney's offers a new brunch option in Montauk.

Two recent books illuminate the benefits of vegan and plant-based cooking without being rigid or prescriptive.

Breadzilla, the ever-popular and long-for-sale Wainscott bakery, sandwich, and gourmet shop, finally found a buyer.

A regional meal service to help keep on track for new year's diets, Sylvester Manor's farm opens its summer C.S.A., and healthy cooking classes.

In food news this week, some seasonal reopenings and closings, and Chimene Macnaughton is the new beverage director for Honest Man Hospitality Group.

Wishbone Farms, a Southampton takeout shop, offers small-batch, artisanal food and meals for home and travel. "Our general thesis, when it comes to making food, is that if it's not necessary, we won't add it," said Josh Lebowitz, a co-owner.

A La Mode Shoppe, a handcrafted, small-batch, allergy-free ice cream operation, has announced it will take over the space on Newtown Lane formerly occupied by the popular Scoop du Jour.

Star staffers share recipes for cranberry relish, stir-fried sweet potatoes, sweet squash with apples, and gingersnap pumpkin pie.

Foie gras, filet, oysters, truffles, and champagne — of course — are some of the luxury ingredients featured in the set price New Year's Eve menus at some of the South Fork's favorite boites.

Harbor Bistro says goodbye to Springs, Lobster Roll opens in Southampton, prix fixe at Serafina, new chef de cuisine at Almond, options from North Fork Table

Klever Lopez, the new owner of John Papas Cafe in East Hampton, promises that, except for a few new dishes, nothing will change. A fixture in the kitchen there for more than 20 years, he knows the place well.

Holiday menu and takeout options include feasts of the seven fishes, smoked hams, lobster bouillabaisse, buche de noel, lobster roll kits, and more.

Christmas Eve pig roast at Almond, new prix fixe menu at 1770 House, decorative ice cream at Loaves and Fishes

Curated Wine Cellars's holiday picks include white Burgundy or pinot noir from Oregon with turkey, sauvignon blanc with latkes, and bubbles anytime.

Two wine lovers bring knowledge and a personal touch to wine cellars from conception to construction to inventory and maintenance.

Loaves and Fishes features Goodale Farm on the North Fork in its December cookbook, which highlights holiday food and entertaining. Here, a few recipes as an appetizer

A three-course Greek prix fixe at Elaia, Hampton Chutney on the move, Hanukkah offerings, and specials at Old Stove Pub and Manna

After much time devoted to perfecting the recipes, Tate's Bake Shop has released two vegan cookie varieties with crispy texture and buttery flavor.

Bell and Anchor's new dine-in daily specials, a Hometown Hero happy hour at Main Street Tavern, making latkes on LTV, North Fork cocktails and 'smores, and a benefit Manna Monday

The Blend offers solid food, generous portions, and a neighborhood atmosphere that has a homey, old-time East Hampton feel.

More Thanksgiving dining options, the fall cookbooks from Loaves and Fishes, new dinner specials, and two South Fork chefs cook shellfish for the holidays on LTV.

Restaurant Week at Union Steak and Sushi, Thanksgiving menus from 1770 House and Schiavoni's, wine tastings, private dining, hoiiday pies, and Manna Mondays

East Hampton's Joshua Rosario, a.k.a. the Biscuit Bum, sells his tender, flaky, and fluffy biscuits at the East Hampton farmers market.

Long Island Restaurant Week, Thanksgiving dinner options, a chowder cook-off in Springs, D.I.Y. pizza from Nick and Toni's, and more

Seasonal events and menus tied to Halloween and the Day of the Dead, new takeout and late night options, pub nights, half-price sushi, a new all day menu and market, and much more

When ordering from Lil' Birdie, one of last summer's new additions to the Sag Harbor food scene, here's a word of advice: Do it as soon as it opens for the afternoon, or your favorites will be sold out before you can say "the early bird catches the worm."