Wine Wednesdays Return
Oenophiles take note: The fall season of Nick and Toni's Wine Wednesday workshops will kick off on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. with Tour de France: The Great Wine Regions of France. Adrian Chalk, general manager and owner of Adrian Chalk Selections, will discuss the renowned wine regions of that country and the distinctive characteristics of each.
The series will continue on Wednesdays except for Nov. 4 (Long Island Restaurant Week) and Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving break). Subsequent classes will include Vinitaly Hamptons Edition (Oct. 28), an exploration of Italian wines; Chile's VIK Estate (Nov. 11), whose wines have received back-to-back 100-point ratings; the World in a Glass (Nov. 18), which will focus on wines from around the world; Demystifying European Appellations (Dec. 2), and Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, the details of which will be announced.
Tickets are $45 per person per workshop and include tasting sheets, crystal tasting stems, and small plates prepared by the restaurant's kitchen. In addition, participants who stay for dinner will receive a 20-percent discount on the evening of their class.
Prix Fixe at Gigi's
Gigi's Montauk, located at Gurney's, has begun its three-course prix fixe menu and a sunset hour menu at bar. Priced at $65 plus tax and gratuity, the meal starts with a choice of seasonal soup, shrimp scampi, Caesar salad, or burrata. Among the main courses are filet mignon, roasted chicken, rigatoni alla vodka, and salmon. The meal concludes with chocolate mousse cake, salted caramel budino, or beignets.
The prix fixe is available Sundays through Thursdays, excluding holidays, through April 15.
The sunset hour menu at the bar is available Sundays through Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. Offerings include oysters on the half shell, shrimp cocktail, lamb merguez kebab, a smash burger, tomato and mozzarella flatbread, $8 beers, $10 wines by the glass, and $12 cocktails.
Mahjong Brunch
At its Southampton location, Lobster Roll, a.k.a. Lunch, will host a mahjong brunch on Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be held in the restaurant's private room and is open to players of varying skill levels who are familiar with the basics of American mahjong.
The buffet brunch will include mini bagels, homemade muffins, vegetable frittata, and seasonal fruit, as well as coffee, herbal teas, and soft drinks.
Tickets are $60. More information is available from a link on eventbrite.
