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News for Foodies 12.30.20

Wed, 12/30/2020 - 14:36
Covid or no, there are still New Year's Eve specials to be had on the South Fork.
Jane Bimson

New Year's Eve Specials

Almond in Bridgehampton has a four-course prix fixe dinner for $125 per person starting at 7 p.m. The menu features appetizers such as ahi tuna poke and roasted scallops, and the entrees include lobster cassoulet, steelhead trout in a misoyaki sauce, and, for an additional $75, Wagyu strip steak. A spinach and sunchoke dip will be offered as a shared dish, and the desserts are champagne cheesecake with lemon curd, candied zest, and Meyer lemon crema, and an assortment of chocolate truffles. 

A champagne toast will take place at 9 p.m. The a la carte menu will be available before 7, and a snack menu and specialty cocktails will be offered at the bar. 

The Old Stove Pub in Sagaponack has a special $75 takeout dinner that includes soup or salad, an appetizer, entree, and dessert. The menu features entrees such as sauteed scallops, lamb chops with roasted vegetables, and broiled salmon. 

Union Sushi Steak in Southampton is offering a four-course dinner for $125 per person with two hours of an open bar, or $85 without. Reservations are required, and can be made via the restaurant's website.  

The 1770 House in East Hampton Village has a $125 prix fixe dinner that includes two appetizers and an entree, plus a glass of Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve champagne. The menu features appetizers such as acorn squash and buttermilk bisque with venison, preserved cherry sausage, and curried pepitas, and roasted quail with bacon-and-onion jam, escarole, and a tart cherry sauce. The entrees include halibut with wild chanterelles, leeks, fingerling potatoes, and a lobster emulsion, and braised beef short rib with roasted cauliflower puree, Brussels sprouts, and marrow and herbs.

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