Food

A recent arrival to Southampton, El Verano is a sophisticated Mexican restaurant with complex dishes, some rare ingredients, an elegant interior, and excellent and knowledgable service.

Rowdy Hall has moved to new quarters in Amagansett with all the old favorites and lots of new offerings, Dopo has winter prix fixe menus in Bridgehampton and Southampton, and Southold Social has a Bedell wine dinner coming up.

Thanksgiving take-home options from Share the Harvest and L&W, desserts from Hampton Eats, the East End Market is back in Riverhead, and more.

Got the Thanksgiving doldrums? Laura Donnelly has you covered with recipes for pheasant, sweet-and-sour red cabbage, and Szechuan-style green beans.

A cocktail benefit for South Fork Bakery, the Parrish Art Museum director speaks at Armin and Judy, soup at Loaves and Fishes, specials, wine tastings, live music, and more.

Isao Yoshimura learned how to cook and prepare sushi with one of the first sushi masters to come to America and is now a private chef on the East End.

Thanksgiving feasts to go or stay from 1770 House and Lulu's Kitchen, take-home only from Nick and Toni’s, turkey and more from Harbor Market, Amber Waves is taking orders, and Curated Fine Meats is discounting birds.

The Matthiessen Center at Almond, a new discussion series at Armin and Judy, Thanksgiving orders, pizza returns to Nick and Toni’s, and much more in food news.

Cool weather calls for the warmth and comfort of soup. This week’s "Seasons by the Sea" covers the history of soup and offers tips and recipes to make it at home.

Restaurant Week brings three-course prix fixe menus to the South Fork, Halloween and Day of the Dead specials, a Tuscan wine dinner at Nick and Toni’s, and more.

Southold's Sparkling Pointe Winery held an oyster extravaganza on Saturday, pairing six varieties of local oysters, both raw and cooked into recipes, with its own wines.

An all-star roster for the Chowdah Chowdown, specials for fall at Elaia, brunch at Coche Comedor, freebies at Hampton Eats, seasonal closings, and more.

Everything you want to know about Smash Burgers, from where to find them to how to make them to how to sauce them, in this week's Seasons by the Sea.

A new fall menu and Halloween party at Sole East, wood-fired pizzas in Sagg, a raclette party and harvest celebration at Bedell, Maidstone is open weekends, and more.

When a recovering breast cancer patient was in need of a healthy snack, her husband devised an organic, vegan, gluten-free protein ball, now in some 100 stores.

Buttero, in the old Laundry restaurant, is mostly Italian, with lots of pasta, a welcoming and attractive atmosphere, good service, and many great dishes (but a few misses).

Harvest celebrations at Wolffer Estate Vineyard and Haven Vineyard, wine workshops at Nick and Toni’s, Marilee’s Farmstand now accepting C.S.A. sign-ups, the next wine class at Park Place Wines, and more.

Tracy Stoloff’s Night Owl Baker triple-fermented sourdough loaf has convinced local nutritionists and international lifestyle gurus to come back to bread.

Almond’s Artists and Writers dinner with Georgette Grier-Key, wine classes back at Park Place, Springs Salt now ships, pizza pop-up in Southold, Wolffer rosé on sale, Ride and Wine benefit for I-Tri.

Oktoberfest returns to Rowdy Hall, Ruby Murray’s delivers, pop-ups at Rosie’s, “Two Jews Making Food” go on the road, football at Corey Creek on Sundays.

Hope Kramer’s popular Twisted Challah Bakery offers not only the traditional loaf but sweet and savory varieties ranging from jalapeno-and-cheddar to pecan-praline and double-chocolate.

Jim Lubetkin, an Amagansett resident, received eight awards in the baking competition at the Great New York State Fair in Syracuse, which concluded on Sept. 2. 

Rosh Hashana specials at Rowdy Hall, harvest party set for Wolffer Estate Vineyard, honey harvest at Corey Creek Tap Room, and kudos for Bedell’s Pinot Gris.

The first Hamptons Hispanic Parade on Saturday at 11 a.m., organized by the nonprofit Peru to the World Expo Foundation, will kick off a daylong celebration of Peruvian culture and food that will culminate with a culinary extravaganza at Herrick Park from 2 to 7 p.m.

Hampton Eats, a new shop in East Hampton Village, is a kind of food court with stations offering different local brands, including the Montauk Bake Shoppe, Hampton Coffee, Villa Italian Specialties, and Stuart’s Fish Market, among others.

Wines for your charcuterie board, a harvest dinner, Rosh Hashana dinner options from L&W Market, knives out at the Water Mill Museum, and more.

Inspired by Japan’s izakayas, or informal taverns or pubs, Kumiso has opened in a small space in East Hampton with a creative menu of snacks, buns, salads, and ramens, all at reasonable prices.

Eric Fischl’s artistry on Kidd Squid cans, a rare blend from Bedell, Navy Beach for Maui, the U.S. Open and other fun in Greenport, the Cookery on the road.

The new Vin Sur Vingt Bistro in Sag Harbor has terrific French food, a creative wine list, efficient service, lively ambiance, and, for "the Hamptons," reasonable prices.

The co-founders of Carissa’s Bakery will speak at The Church, a rosé celebration at Wolffer, a white day at Si Si restaurant, sparkling wine and potato chips on the North Fork, tomato madness in Sagaponack, and a new brew.