Food

Fierro’s is back in business in East Hampton with an original owner, Al Fierro, left, and a new partner, Stephen Hickey. Morgan McGivern

Frank Trentacoste, or Farmer Frank, helped his brother pick produce at Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett last summer. This year, he is launching Bhumi Farm on a two-acre plot leased from the Peconic Land Trust.

Which came first? An Amagansett hen practiced the art of production. David E. Rattray

Eighteen Bay has a set menu and a small but well-edited bar with a smattering of local wines, organic gin and vodka, and a very tasty cucumber gimlet. Morgan McGivern

Salade Tourangelle, from Robert Freson’s “The Taste of France,” is a selection of cooked artichoke hearts, asparagus, and green beans served with raw celery and mushrooms, each with its own separate vinaigrette. Robert Freson

Laura Donnelly’s brother painted the watercolor for the frontispiece of Patricia Wells’s “Bistro Cookbook.” When it faded over time, he repainted it for her.