Food

Some of the essentials of Brunswick stew, it can safely be said, are chicken, tomatoes, lima beans, and corn. From there it can include any number of pork products, kielbasa sausage, bacon, and more.

Winter community farm shares at Quail Hill and restaurant specials on the East End.

Every little hamlet should have an eatery like Bel Mare Ristorante. It is clean and casual, welcoming and very reasonably priced.

Best Pizza & Dive Bar

2095 Montauk Highway

Amagansett

631-668-8378

Thursday and Friday, 3-10 p.m.,

Saturday and Sunday, noon-10 p.m.

Thanksgiving options for dining in or taking home from several venues and some Greek specialties for the holiday season

Thanksgiving at home courtesy of Carissa, drawing and drink at Townline, a wine class, and new specials.

There are two books about cooking that have been published recently, one with deep, deep roots in the community and one more along the lines of celebrity chef autobiography with recipes.

LI Restaurant Week continues, a four-course vegan dinner at Almond, a Beaujolais wine dinner at Fresno, and more

Among the many other reasons a wine dinner at the Halyard piqued my interest was the fact that it began at 4:30. The restaurant is located at the groovily refurbished Sound View in Greenport, a motel so close to the Long Island Sound that you feel like you are on a boat, not on Route 48.

I read an article the other day that claimed that if everyone gave up meat and dairy (animal products) at breakfast time, the environment could be improved by 20 percent. I barely eat breakfast, but this suggestion seems daunting nonetheless.

Seasonal specials, Long Island Restaurant Week, a new Artists and Writers Dinner at Almond, a Night Out With Beth O'Donnell at Golden Eagle and Nick & Toni's, and more

A branch of Provisions Natural Foods Market and Organic Cafe has opened at the Mill shopping center in Water Mill.