Food

If the outside world’s impression of East Hampton is that of wealth and celebrities, country clubs and fabulous restaurants, then this glossy quasquicentennial cookbook will firmly cement that impression.

New takeout, deliver, and grocery options on the South Fork, and wine and liquor offerings

Takeout options, grocery delivery, meal donations to health care providers, and more.

With restaurant dining shut down, food distribution networks disrupted, and the prospect of farmers markets in doubt because of the Covid-19 pandemic, several East End farmers said they are developing new ways to get their produce directly, and safely, to customers.

Restaurants and caterers are offering tasty choices for Passover seders or Easter dinner at home.

As Warren Zevon’s song “Splendid Isolation” plays in my head I continue to cook, cook, cook, and explore our new world very carefully.     

Restaurants come to you, The Palm has been sold, and other food news

From the time I write these words to the time you read them, many things will have changed again. It is certainly not my place to give advice of any kind regarding health and safety, but if you are interested in learning some good habits from a lifelong introvert clean freak, I’m your gal!

A Los Angeles food primer, from a poolside lunch to a celebratory meal at a classic, and the best of the high and low of West Coast cuisine

Get ready for corned beef and cabbage and all things Irish for St. Patrick's Day, more restaurant specials, the Clam Bar reopens, and more

Jason and Theresa Belkin, the founders and owners of the Hampton Coffee Company, whose official 25th anniversary was in November, decided to wait until after the holidays to celebrate in earnest — and to continue celebrating for a whole calendar year.

Union Cantina is dead, long live Union Burger Bar, plus a wine class, avoiding food waste, and more

Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett has been sold and will close on Sunday, the owners, Chris Eggert and Kevin Boles, announced in a statement on Instagram on Tuesday.

Wine class and dinner, venison on the menu, nose-to-tail eating in the city, and more

Salads are easy, don’t require much, if any, cooking, are a good way to use up leftovers, and kind of fulfill a lot of nutritional requirements in one tasty bowl.

After 26 years in the kitchen, Lee Hanson, a longtime Hamptons weekender, with his co-chef Riad Nasr have worked in some of the most buzzworthy restaurants in New York: Balthazar, Minetta Tavern, Pastis, and Schiller’s Liquor Bar. They opened Frenchette in TriBeCa in 2018.

A wine tasting event, a benefit with samples of area restaurants, a talk on Loaves and Fishes, and more.

For several months a big white sign with a big question mark was placed outside the building at 1970 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton. The wait is over, and the new restaurant there, Armin and Judy, is wonderful.

More Valentine's specials, a five course dinner prepared by a Vietnamese chef, and the return of Inlet for the 2020 season

Flying in and out of J.F.K. on JetBlue at ungodly hours in both directions gave me the excuse I wanted to stay (and dine) at the TWA Hotel. Twice.

The South Fork's top dining establishments offer prix fixe and a la carte options for Valentine's Day and wine classes.

Wolffer Estate has put the lease to its restaurant Wolffer Kitchen Sag Harbor at 29 Main Street on the market for $500,000.

Super specials for super bowl, a game bird dinner at Nick & Toni's, new specials at Calissa, restaurant week continues, Loaves and Fishes reopens, and more

After hearing that Key West's conch fritters had become a mass produced "tub o' goo . . . . scooped out to order," it was important to get to the bottom of it.

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

A quest for a more savory and lighter in texture shortbread led Loraine Houston to create Blake's Mother's Cookies, a baker of flavors such as rosemary, lemon, lavender, and spice.

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

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

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.