Food

The owners of Almond bistro in Bridgehampton opened L&W Market last week to make many of their specialities available for takeout.

A new modern Italian restaurant in Water Mill; "Mac" (Macallan Scotch) and cheese at Calissa; new vegan market in Bridge

Anthony Bourdain was a chef, traveler, writer, father. His departure from our planet is a crushing blow.

Next Thursday at 6:30 p.m., the Maidstone in East Hampton will hold a dinner featuring wines from Paumanok Vineyards. On the menu are such offerings as tilefish ceviche, filet mignon, and house-made sorbet. In honor of Father’s Day on Sunday, Nick and Toni’s in East Hampton will be adding à la carte specials to its brunch and dinner menus.

Eric Ripert’s autobiography “32 Yolks” and Peter Gethers’s culinary memoir “My Mother’s Kitchen” are similar in many ways and distinctly different in others. Both men come from prosperous families with strong mothers and colorful fathers. Early influences for Mr. Ripert were the gardens tended by his father and grandparents in the South of France and Andorra, and meeting a chef named Jacques at a very young age. His book is humble and modest, his childhood somewhat harrowing, and it covers his life from early childhood to the moment he first comes to America to work for Jean-Louis Palladin in Washington, D.C.

Oyster tastings at Amber Waves, Montauk Wine Company's new offerings, and Il Mulino, East Hampton opens

I often wonder, who was the first person to taste rhubarb's toxic leaves or tart yet delicious stalks?

Sam’s Beverage Place giving back; new vegan bites at Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee, and the return of Fresh Direct

Sizing up some of the best known examples and sleepers of the great South Fork lobster roll contenders.

An All Day cafe for Montauk; specials at O'Murphy's and Harbor Bistro; Artists' brunch at Watermill Center, and Roisin Bateman at the Eagle

Shuko's back at Highway; rosé tastings at Pierre's and Wainscott Main, and more season openings

Mother's Day Specials from all over; whiskey and BBQ at Townline, Janet Jennings at Golden Eagle, and more

Seasons by the Sea Tracking the Fleeting and Elusive Ramp

It's ramp season. Huzzah! But don't blink, because before you know it, this wild, elusive allium will be gone.

The wall on one side is covered in tin roofing material, the ceiling is white with blue Pollock-esque paint spatters, and the bar top is 5 billion bottle caps encased in resin.

Gosman’s is back; Almond dabbles in duck and rosé; new restaurants in East Hampton and Montauk; Cinco de Mayo, and more.

Derby Day is also an excuse to polish the silver julep cups, whip up some burgoo, hot browns, and Derby pie, and muddle some spearmint in bourbon in preparation for that most deadly of cocktails, the mint julep.

The featured speaker at Wednesday’s A Night Out With event — a collaboration between the Golden Eagle Studio and Nick and Toni’s restaurant in East Hampton — will be Jane Martin, a multimedia artist. Wainscott Main Wine and Spirits will hold a workshop focusing on rosés on Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The class will introduce students to rosés produced outside of the Provence region of France, the area most associated with the wine. Advance registration is by calling the store.

Long Island Restaurant Week; Lulu Kitchen plans to reopen in May; Taste of Tuckahoe; new seasonal openings, and more

A random, pull-a-name-out-of-a-hat survey of South Fork breakfast options from basic to extravagant

Magic mushrooms; restaurant week continues; "The Fisherman's Wife"; Paton Miller speaks at Almond, Barbara Thomas at Golden Eagle and Nick and Tonis, and more

East End Restaurant Week; Sense Memory wine class; Bostwick's is back; Brunch at Springs Tavern, and more

More restaurants offering Easter and Passover specials; Spring chicken and beer dinner at Almond; Sam’s Beverage Place will donate 10 percent of Monday's sales to Autism Speaks.

I woke up the other morning dreaming of pineapple upside-down cake. Who makes that kind of dessert anymore?

Specials for the holidays; a sauerkraut workshop; Leslie O' Brock at Golden Eagle

For those looking forward to having a summer filled with fresh produce from an East End farm, now is the time to sign up for a community-supported agriculture program, or C.S.A.

March Madness specials at Townline BBQ; St. Paddy's Day deals; Sammy's Restaurant reopens, and more

I’ve been noticing lately that almost every day, week, or month is National This or National That Day, usually food-related, and frequently, junk-food-related.

Darlene Charneco at Golden Eagle and Nick & Toni's; Taylor Berry at Almond; Rosé tasting at The Baker House 1650; Moveable Feast Benefit

We may delude ourselves into thinking winter is over and the early nights of hearty stews and creamy soups are done. Of course we would be wrong, but the promise of warmer and longer days is in the air, like a premature spring fever.