Long Island Restaurant Week
The fall iteration of Long Island Restaurant will begin on Sunday and continue through Nov. 9. Each restaurant that takes part will offer a $24 two-course lunch and/or three-course dinner menus priced at $29, $39, or $46, plus tax and gratuity. Each participant is required to offer at least three options per course, and they must offer the special menus all night every night they are open (or during lunch hours), except for Saturdays, when it typically ends at 7 p.m.
The South Fork restaurants running the promotion as of this writing are Fresno, Nick and Toni's, the Palm, and LDV at the Maidstone in East Hampton; Page at 63 Main in Sag Harbor; the Bridgehampton Inn and Elaia Estiatorio in Bridgehampton; Bistro Ete and Calissa in Water Mill, and Shippy's in Southampton.
West of the canal, Cowfish, R.AIRE, and Rumba in Hampton Bays, Stone Creek Inn in East Quogue, and Fauna, Flora, Daphne's, and Ivy on Main in Westhampton Beach are also participating.
The gift card giveaway returns for the fall promotion, and diners have the option to enter to win one of three gift cards to be redeemed at a participating restaurant of their choice. To enter to win, diners must visit the Long Island Restaurant Week website before Nov. 10 at 11:59 p.m. and input their information. Winners will be selected on or around Nov. 14, and will be notified via telephone and/or email.
More information, menus for many of the restaurants, and an up-do-date list of participants are available at longislandrestaurantweek.com.
Day of the Dead
La Fondita will celebrate Dia de los Muertos with traditional specials on Saturday and Sunday, or while supplies last. The specials are pollo en mole negro, roasted chicken in mole negro served with rice, refried beans, and hand-pressed corn tortillas; pambazo de jamon, a Portuguese roll dipped in guajillo salsa, layered with ham, refried beans, avocado, lettuce, queso fresco, and crema; chiles rellenos de camarones, poblano pepper filled with shrimp and Jack cheese, wrapped in bacon with tomato salsa, served with rice, refried beans, and hand-pressed corn tortillas, and churros, filled with vanilla.
Artists and Writers Dinner
Fitzhugh Karol, a sculptor based in Springs who works in wood, ceramic, steel, and paper, is up next in the Artists and Writers dinner series at Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton on Monday at 6 p.m.
A three-course family-style meal will be served with a glass of wine or draft beer for $55. Reservations are required and can be made online or by calling the restaurant at 631-537-5665.
A profile of Mr. Karol appears in the arts section this week.
New From Loaves and Fishes
The Loaves and Fishes Food Store in Sagaponack has announced three new freshly made sauces that can be paired with pizza, pasta, sandwiches, and bruschetta. The options are Grandma's fresh red tomato sauce, a mushroom Bolognese, and kale pesto. They can be found in the grab-and-go case at the store.
Specials from Dopo la Spiaggia
Dopo la Spiaggia in Sag Harbor is now serving a $44 two-course prix fixe dinner on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays starting at 5 p.m. Select glasses of wine are $11 and certain bottles, $44.
Monday is pasta date night, with a two-course menu priced at $33. Other enticements are $8 desserts and $15 cocktails. Both specials exclude holidays and holiday weekends.
Lagniappe
Every diner who dresses in costume on Friday at Fresno restaurant in East Hampton will receive a complimentary glass of wine.
