Food

Rita Cantina, a popular Mexican restaurant in Springs, was dealt a blow last week by the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals, whose members agreed with a determination by Ann Glennon, the town’s chief building inspector, that catering businesses on the restaurant premises are operating illegally.

Classes and workshops at Amber Waves Farm, sushi, Peking duck, and Thai night at Highway Restaurant and Bar, L.I. Restaurant Week on the horizon, fermentation festival on the North Fork

It's healthy, it's versatile, it's local, and it's in season—everything you need to know about cauliflower.

Fritto misto, Caesar salad, eggplant Parmigiana, and linguine with clams are some of the stars at Dopo il Ponte in Bridgehampton, but take note, the pleasure is "overpriced."

Fall brings special menus to the 1770 House, Bell & Anchor, Manna at Lobster Inn, and North Fork Table, plus the return of Artists and Writers dinners to Almond.

Charlotte Abbate, a board-certified nutrition specialist, is her clients' source for healthy fall menu ideas, with an emphasis on whole foods and what's in season.

Holiday menus at Rowdy Hall and Nick and Toni's, Rosh Hashana meals to go from L&W Market, Carissa's Bakery, and Harbor Market, Lil' Birdie on the move

More than a month after an oven explosion closed the Stony Brook Food Business Incubator for repairs, food producers are scrambling to keep operating by other means, but often with reduced output.

Mexican specials from Coche Comedor and La Fondita, artists' brunch at Watermill Center, Rosh Hashana treats from Loaves and Fishes, and wursts, weiner schnitzel, and much more from Rowdy Hall for Oktoberfest.

Meadowlark North Fork, a family offshoot of the pioneering Macari Winery, offers a new type of experience in its event space, its wine bar, on its scenic acreage—and in the bottles crafted by its third-generation winemaker.

The food critic and writer Florence Fabricant will serve as a judge of clam chowder entries at the East Hampton Town Trustees’ Largest Clam Contest, which happens on Oct. 9 at noon on the grounds of the Lamb Building on Bluff Road in Amagansett. Those residents entering clams or chowders have been asked to arrive a little before noon.

Business is booming at Sundaes on Main, a new fill-your-own-bag, top-your-own-cup frozen yogurt and candy shop in Bridgehampton.