Long Island Restaurant Week begins Sunday, a Wolffer benefit for Fighting Chance, and more.

Le Chef Bistro
75 Job’s Lane
Southampton
631-283-8581
Lunch and Dinner,
Tuesday through Sunday

Restaurant news from the North Fork and Long Island Restaurant Week starts Jan. 26

There are two beautiful cookbooks out right now, one brand new, one several years old, that caught my eye recently. They are both Long Island farm cookbooks.

Wine dinners at Wolffer Kitchen, wine classes at Park Place Wines, Instapot class in Sag Harbor, and more

This is a story that could be sad, but it is not. It is more of a silver-lining story that brings us to family, food, and the holidays.

A large and welcoming sports bar serving hearty portions of chow

New specials at Rowdy for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day and Jeremy Blutstein to cook at Beard House

The holidays are coming up — Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s. This means shopping, parties galore, and possibly travel. Don’t go broke; make some original and creative food gifts or go out and buy some local ones.

Whether you prefer to celebrate New Year’s Eve by dancing or indulging in a gourmet meal, local venues are offering plenty of festive ways to ring in 2020. Reservations are recommended in all cases.

Holiday catering menus and Christmas Eve and Hanukkah specials, Christmas dinner at Baron's Cove and The Maidstone, and more

Whether an "accidental caterer” or neophyte dinner party host, preparing bistro food like a cassoulet is both a life saver and a crowd pleaser in its cozy simplicity.