Food

"It started in the backyard, as barbecue stories do," Jason Wagenheim said. "I've hosted barbecues for upwards of 50 to 60 people. They'd say, 'Jason, you should open a barbecue restaurant or bottle this sauce.' "

Still more Mother's Day specials to celebrate our matriarchs this weekend and new openings to consider

Food news in Montauk, Cinco de Mayo fiestas, specials galore, Mothers Day menus, new seasonal openings, and more

Pandemic-related restrictions on restaurants, gyms, offices, casinos, and catered events, will be relaxed the coming weeks in New York, a direct result of improving Covid rates in the state, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Wednesday.

On Monday, the Golden Pear Cafe marked 30 years on Newtown Lane in East Hampton.

Harbor Bistro opens early for takeout, openings and other news from Montauk, farm markets opening, and more

Annabel DeGroot is an artist and photographer who bakes some mean madeleines, but her true passion lies in cheese and all of the fruits, cured meats, and herbs that complement it.

Tony Piazza of Piazza Horticultural Group shared a favorite recipe created by his grandmother, who grew up in Caserta, Italy. "This simple preparation was a spring staple growing up," Mr. Piazza said.

A cooking class, a new site for a farmer's market, Almond meal subscriptions, benefits for CMEE and Ronald McDonald House, and more

When Noah Wunsch started brewing hibiscus flower-infused water, he didn't set out to make it marketable as a business. He was simply thirsty for something that didn't have a lot of sugar, which had begun to slow him down as he aged.

Clubhouse reopens, a new gyro truck for Calissa, new management at Old Stove, and more

It might have been inevitable that Gail Watson would return to baking, even her famous wedding cakes, after a self-imposed hiatus in 2012, but it didn't always seem that way.

Easter dinner menus and weekend specials, takeout from Nick and Toni's, Dreesen's donuts live at M and R deli, and more

Holiday specials can be ordered from Carissa's Bakery, Highway Restaurant and Bar, Ed's Lobster Bar, and Bell and Anchor.

Gefilte fish, the oval-shaped balls of ground fish most commonly associated with the Passover holiday, might resemble quenelles, the French comestible often linked with the cuisine of Lyon, but you won’t find gefilte fish in Escoffier’s “Le Guide Culinaire.” 

New openings, more Easter and Passover fare, award-winning wines, and more

Seeking to address food insecurity and weaknesses in the local food system that have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the East End Food Institute and the City University of New York Urban Food Policy Institute launched an effort on Tuesday to develop a plan to improve the system with the help of farmers, food workers, and others. 

Stuart's Seafood Market, an Amagansett institution since 1955, is under new ownership, as Rashid Sulehri, the owner of Villa Italian Specialties in East Hampton, purchased the business earlier this month along with "all the business secrets including the recipes, and how they're successful and why they're successful." 

New seasonal openings of Bostwick's Chowder House and Rosie's in Amagansett, and Easter and Passover meals from all over

Passover catering by Art of Easting, the new release of Summer in a Bottle, pop-ups, and more

Known around the East End for her bossa nova song stylings with her guitarist husband, Marcello Pimenta, Ludmilla Benevides, or more familiarly Milla, has also enjoyed cooking for friends and family as another way to share Brazilian culture with them. In 2015, it gave rise to Milla's Puffs, a cheese and cassava flour bread that she prepares ready to bake in individual buns for a fresh-from-the-oven treat that is also gluten-free.

Last spring, with the help of his mother’s 10-year-old sourdough starter and cooking in his in-laws’ Water Mill kitchen, Stephen Robinson decided to ride the sourdough wave.

Cooking for St. Paddy's Day, new dinner specials, and Ayurvedic cuisine for delivery

An East End meal plan service is making healthy meals that are also vegan and Whole30 compliant, featuring ingredients from regional farms and fishermen.

Share the Harvest's chili cook-off, new specials for takeout and dining in from all over, and more

Abandoned art school ambitions, entrepreneurial spirits, and a love of wine have resulted in a new wine club founded by two friends who are bringing selections of natural wine to the East End.

New dine-in and takeout specials from all over the South Fork inspired by dishes the world over

Montauk Brewery has plans for several limited beer releases in 2021, starting today with the debut of a small-batch I.P.A. just in time for Valentine's Day. It's called Love Is. . . a Cold Beer, and apparently there's much to, uh, love about it. 

A new batch of Valentine's Day dinner specials from Water Mill to Amagansett

Still more options for Sunday's big game and the latest entrees to take home from Sagaponack's Loaves and Fishes