Food

Main Street Tavern, a new restaurant in the space previously occupied by Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett, will open for outdoor dining and takeout starting Thursday.

Cherries are a great snack and as part of a cheese platter, especially with tangy, mild goat cheeses. They are delicious in a chicken salad with almonds and green onions; brandied; folded into ice cream, and in the classic French dessert/pudding, clafoutis.

Outdoor movies and meals in Montauk, options for at-home dining, restaurant openings, and more

Seven years ago was the last time I wrote about my camp at Lazy Point. At that time, I quoted my neighbor Carl Safina on the natural wild beauty of the area. I compared it to Walter de Maria's art installation "The Lightning Field," in that it had to be experienced over a significant period of time to be truly understood and appreciated. Good Lord, what a bunch of pompous hooey!

Indoor dining at Bostwick's, outdoor dining at K Pasa, and indoor and outdoor dining at Page at 63 and Lulu Kitchen in Sag Harbor, and more

This is a story about various ways to bake or grill clams at home. Nothing could be easier or cheaper, especially if you have a clamming license and dig your own.

More grocery delivery options from New York, a new sushi restaurant in Water Mill, lobster bakes and a pop-up restaurant in Montauk, and much more

Restaurants are allowed to welcome guests indoors now that Long Island has entered phase three of reopening as of Wednesday, but because of safety concerns, several East End eateries are opting to stick with outdoor dining and takeout instead.

"The Hamptons Kitchen" is one of the best representative regional cookbooks you could hope to find and use and give. Fatalis fatum, the decision is final.

New eateries, more outside dining options, a brunch box for delivery, and more

After getting permission for outdoor dining from state and local officials, East End restaurants are finding creative ways to make room for as many customers as possible this summer.

Dark cuisine comes from "Chuuka Ichiban" or "China's Number One," a 1990s Japanese manga by Etsushi Ogawa about a boy chef in 19th-century China who battles an underground crime syndicate called the Dark Cooking Society. The concept has occasionally veered into strange food combinations merely for shock value, but some are born of necessity and genuine creativity.