News For Foodies: 02.26.15
Wine Classes
Wainscott Main Wines and Spirits has launched its newest series of Wednesday night wine-tasting classes, held at the Montauk Highway shop in Wainscott each week at 5:30 p.m. “Noble Grapes: A Comparative Look at Riesling and Pinot Noir” is the topic for Wednesday’s session, with Kevin Tunney of David Bowler Wines and Mike Mraz of the North Fork Table and Inn. The cost is $10. Those interested have been asked to sign up by calling the store or sending an email to WainscottMain@ gmail.com.
Upcoming sessions will focus on wines from the Loire Valley, the Rhone Valley, California, and the Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites, and Etna, and on shopping for wine and making wine, with Christopher Tracy of Channing Daughters Winery.
Lobster Night
Wednesday is lobster night at the Bell and Anchor in Noyac. Dinner, beginning at 5:30 p.m., will feature a three-course menu with lobster dishes at varying a la carte prices.
Cooking at Fresh
Todd Jacobs, the chef and owner of Fresh Hamptons in Bridgehampton, will lead a six-session cooking class beginning next Thursday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. At each class, a meal of several courses made with local, organic ingredients will be prepared, and students will get to taste each dish, along with a sweet at the end. The cost is $125 per class, or $650 for all six, though the first 20 people to sign up will receive a discounted rate of $95 per class or $495 for the series. Those interested may call the restaurant or send an email to [email protected].
Slow Food Dinner
A Slow Food East End dinner will be held at Nick and Toni’s in East Hampton next Thursday night, featuring four courses created from local ingredients. The evening will begin with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar cocktail reception, followed by dinner served with two glasses of wine. The cost is $95 for Slow Food members, $105 for nonmembers. Reservations have been recommended.
Cooking at Wolffer
The Wolffer Estate Vineyard’s winter chef series of cooking demonstrations continues on Sunday afternoons at the private Wolffer residence. Christian Mir of the Stone Creek Inn in East Quogue will be the presenter on March 8, followed by Ryunosuke Jesse Matsuoka of Sen in Sag Harbor on March 15. The cost is $75 per person plus tax and processing fees.
Also at Wolffer, Friday, March 6, will bring the official release date of the winery’s 2014 vintage rosé.
Roman Roth, the Wolffer winemaker, will join Geoffrey Zakarian of TV’s “Iron Chef,” Alain Sailhac, and Eric Haugen for a discussion following a meal at the Lambs Club in Manhattan on Monday. The five-course French meal will be paired with Wolffer wines.
New Manhattan Almond
The folks behind Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton, Eric Lemonides and Jason Weiner, the chef, have opened a new Almond location in Manhattan, on Franklin Street in Tribeca. It joins an East 22nd Street location.
Crow’s Nest Chef
John Yashinowsky will assume the executive chef position at the Crow’s Nest restaurant in Montauk, where he once worked, in his first job in the restaurant business, as a dishwasher. Mr. Yashinowsky, who formerly owned and ran Caswell’s restaurant in Montauk, has been working as a private chef for the past seven years.