Food

Main Prospect in Southampton has a sophisticated atmosphere, a familiar menu with little twists, and appealing cocktails.

New menu items at O by Kissaki, Rita Cantina, and Elaia Estiatorio, new restaurants in Bridge and Montauk, T Bar reopens in Southampton, omakase comes to Montauk, and catering options from Highway.

The Ditch Witch food truck, Duryea's Orient Point, the Backyard at Sole East, and Balsam Farm Stand are reopening, plus wine specials at Wolffer, luxury afloat on the North Fork, and Jason Weiner alfresco.

Laura Donnelly, whose restaurant résumé runs the gamut from pastry chef to table busser, watches the reality show "Serving the Hamptons" so you don't have to.

Former Harbor Bistro chef is now at Bostwick's, Roberta's is coming to Montauk, Rita Cantina in Springs and Duryea's in Montauk are open, Springs Brewery has a new beer, and more.

New restaurants in Springs, Southampton, and Hampton Bays are coming from the owners of EHP Resort Marina, a.k.a. East Hampton Point.

Cinco de Mayo specials, Mother's Day options, the Beacon reopens in Sag Harbor, a cookbook signing in Southampton, and local food and drink at the Parrish.

Astro's set to open under new ownership, Navy Beach reopens, sunset specials at Si Si, Cinco de Mayo, a new brew, and more.

Mother's Day is coming on May 8 and restaurants all over the South Fork are planning special brunches and dinners.

Long Island Restaurant Week is back, an Italian wine dinner at Nick and Toni's, doughnut ice cream from Dreesen's, new menu items at Baron's Cove and Bostwick's, non-alcoholic offerings from Wolffer.

Easter and Passover offerings from all over, plus new restaurants launching for the summer season and still more spring awakenings.

Shelter Island Slice succeeds as a local family pizza joint with plenty of upscale, stylized offerings from a familiar source.

Main Prospect in Southampton is supporting Ukrainian refugees with proceeds from a special cocktail and Ukrainian dishes.

A benefit feast for Ukraine at Sen, Easter menus from 1770 House, Lulu Kitchen and Bar, and MTK Lobster House, picnic boxes from Loaves and Fishes, and Taco Tuesdays at K Pasa.

Rena's Dream Patties brings a Jamaican food staple to the East End, as Alayah Hewie honors her grandmother's culinary legacy.

Springs Food Pantry Chili Chowdown is coming, MTK Lobster House opens in Montauk, food extracts and how to make them, new craft beverage permits, a honey of a cocktail, and an Easter and Passover menu from Loaves and Fishes.

When not in the kitchen of his new Italian restaurant in Riverhead, the veteran chef Marco Barrila can be found performing with the Center Stage theater company in Southampton.

Carissa's Bakery has reopened with new offerings and special dishes to benefit Ukraine, and Tapovana is accepting registration for its spring cleanse.

Regular customers of Fierro’s Pizza in East Hampton Village will surely have noticed by now that there are new faces behind the counter this week, and that those new faces are actually familiar ones from the pizzeria’s earlier days. Randy Kendall and Joe Page, who worked on and off at Fierro’s for decades — Mr. Kendall for some 18 years, Mr. Page for 12 or 13 — took over as its new owners on March 14.

Ukrainian dishes to feed Ukrainians, wine workshops, an Irish whiskey margarita, artists and writers back at Almond, more spring openings.

The Hoppy Acre farm in Amagansett grows rare peppers, garlic, hops for beer, indigo for natural dye, and creates hot sauces and salsa.

Old Stove Pub, Dockside, and Clam Bar are back, Rowdy Hall's St. Pat's specials, Italian wine dinner at Nick and Toni's, virtual wine tasting, going meatless on Monday, more

Laura Donnelly returns to survey takeout mashed potato options from gourmet shops, such as Loaves and Fishes, to supermarkets and everything in between.

Love Bites from East End chefs for Katy's Courage, new prix fixe at MTK Lobster House, tortilla soup at Loaves and Fishes, and more seasonal openings and closures

Sag Harbor’s Eve Achuthan-Kozar will be among the stars in a high-stress, cutthroat TV cooking competition, part of the storied “MasterChef” franchise, in which the often-terrifying celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay plays host, judge, and tyrant, but in this case, all the contestants are between the ages of 8 and 13.

A new reality series starring 75 Main, a wine dinner, and a new look for Fierro's pizzeria

Recorded in East Hampton, "Be My Guest With Ina Garten" will premiere on March 26 at noon on the Food Network. Discovery+ will stream longer versions of each episode with a companion podcast available for true Garten gluttons.

The Southampton branch of Lobster Roll (a.k.a. "Lunch") has old and new favorites plus a few vegan options.

Gig Shack to expand to the North Fork, a pastry competition onscreen and in person, virtual culinary talks, and a big local food and wine market in Riverhead

For those who remember the "Clam Pies" sign on Pantigo Road, the iconic Bonac dish still lives at Bennett Shellfish in Montauk.