With the return of autumn, The 1770 House has brought back a three-course prix fixe.
A choice of appetizer, entrée and dessert is priced at $35 all night Sunday through Thursday and until 6:30 on Fridays and Saturdays, except for holidays.
For those who do not favor sweets, a selection from the international cheese menu can be substituted for dessert.
A Tavern wine and cheese tasting will be held on Saturday, October 17, at 5:30 p.m., when restaurant manager Michael Cohen initiates the first in a series of informal tastings. The tasting costs $30 per guest; advance reservations are required due to limited space.
The 1770 House will be also be open for Thanksgiving dinner. For more information or to make reservations for the wine and cheese tasting, call 324-1770.
Cittateca Thursdays began on October 8 at Cittanuova on Newtown Lane in East Hampton, with the restaurant’s Italian sommelier offering informal wine tastings featuring a new region each month. The spotlight is on the island of Sardegna in October, all leading up to a “Wine & Food Tour” dinner on October 29.
All those interested in learning to speak a bit of Italian over dinner are invited to sign up for our “Language and Linguine” classes starting October 20. Visit www.cittanuova.com for class offerings, rates and/or the printable registration form.
Mondays at Cittanuova feature football and Bonac Tidbits. Contestants in the local trivia game compete for a $50 gift certificate raffled off each week. Afterward, $3 draft beers, $4 bottled beers and complimentary wings are offered at the bar for all those watching the NFL game.
Steak and Pasta nights are back at Cittanuova every Wednesday, featuring the Tagliata style steak for $19.
Doppia Pasta Night is offered on Thursday, when entrée-size pasta dishes are offered for the price of the smaller portion.
For more information, call 324-6300.
Blue Sky Mediterranean Lounge on Main Street in Sag Harbor has announced a new dessert menu, with new items including: pâtisserie “Blue Sky” trio aux chocolat, $12; crème brulée, $8; fresh fruit tart with gelato, $9; profiteroles vanilla crème, $9; white chocolate crème brulée, $9; mango, raspberry and lemon sorbet, $3 (per serving); and Gianduia chocolate, hazelnut, amaretto, vanilla and dark chocolate gelato, $3 (per serving).
Blue Sky has also updated its lunch menu, available every day beginning at 11:30 a.m. The lunch menu is a modified version of the Mediterranean dinner menu.
Blue Sky has also revamped the patio room, transforming it into a “Fireplace Lounge” with frosted windows, large 54-inch screen TV, and a piano from Harrods in London. There will be weekly performances by a jazz duo, exotic belly dancers, Spanish guitars, and a DJ night.
Wednesdays are DJ Night with DJ By Karolina from 9 p.m. to midnight. Every other Thursday, starting October 22, there will be a belly dancing show with performances at 10, 10:30. and 11 p.m., with a $7 door charge the night of the belly dancing show.
Spanish guitars will take the stage on Friday from 9 p.m. to midnight and a jazz duo will perform on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to midnight. The Fireplace Lounge will also host “Sunday & Monday Sports Arena” with an afternoon tapas menu and drink specials
For reservations or further information, call 725-1810.
Matto at 104 North Main Street in East Hampton has announced a new fall prix fixe served daily for $29 per person, including a complimentary glass of wine for each diner. The three-course special menu is available Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday all night and on Saturday from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Matto is now open every day except Tuesday. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. and lunch is served Saturday and Sunday beginning at noon. For more information, call Matto at 631-329-0200 or visit www.mattorestaurant.com.
In the five months since Cavaniola’s Gourmet Cheese and Wine Cellar on Division Street in Sag Harbor opened a Gourmet Kitchen for take-out next door, certain offerings have established themselves as customer favorites.
Currently, some of the Gourmet Kitchen’s best-sellers are the crabcakes, meatloaf (a blend of kobe brisket, veal and pork stuffed with 5-year-old gouda), house mac and cheese, and celery salad with dates, pecorino, and walnuts. Also offered is a small selection of fresh fish and fresh pasta.
The Cavaniola’s crew is also catering on a small scale for pick-up or full service. For more information, call Cavaniola’s at 725-0095, or e-mail cavaniolasgourmet@yahoo.com.
Executive chef Brian Shuren at Desmond’s Restaurant and Lounge at East Wind, on Route 25A in Wading River, is now serving a seasonal Oktoberfest prix fixe each Wednesday through October (October 21 and 28) priced at $19.95 per person, plus beverages, tax and gratuity.
For further menu information, contact Desmond’s at 631-846-2335.
With working parents and all those who like to eat right but don’t have time to cook in mind, Annie’s Organic Café on Nugent Street in Southampton is now offering “Grab and Go Dinners.”
Available for pickup will be such family favorites as old-fashioned turkey meatloaf with savory tomato glaze; kid-friendly whole wheat pasta with meatballs; hearty soups; stuffed peppers; coconut curried chicken and rice; Baja Southwestern lasagna; quinoa primavera; and vegetarian selections—all organic.
Patrons can fax in their orders to 631-377-3612, call ahead to 631-377-3607, or stop in to Annie’s by 6:30 and pick up the grab and go dinners. For deliveries to local businesses in Southampton Village, call 377-3607 before 5:30.
The Fourth Annual Long Island Restaurant Week runs this year from Sunday, November 1, through Sunday, November 8. The eight-day promotion features a $24.95 prix fixe dinner offered by all participating restaurants for eight days, Sunday to Sunday, all night, except Saturday when the special will be offered only until 7 p.m. Each restaurant offers its own unique menu.
In Suffolk County, restaurants that have signed on include Annona, The Patio at 54 Main and Westhampton Steakhouse in Westhampton Beach; Stone Creek Inn in East Quogue; Muse Restaurant and Aquatic Lounge in Water Mill; Pierre’s and Copa Wine and Tapas in Bridgehampton; 75 Main and red/bar brasserie in Southampton; Fresno, Oasis Waterfront Restaurant, Tutto Il Giorno and Blue Sky Mediterranean Lounge in Sag Harbor; Rugosa, Café Max, The 1770 House, Matto Restaurant, Laundry Restaurant, Michael’s at Maidstone Beach, and Nick & Toni’s in East Hampton; and Gurney’s Sea Grille and Gulf Coast Kitchen at Montauk Yacht Club in Montauk.
Also, The Bellport and Porters on the Lane in Bellport; Cooperage Inn in Baiting Hollow; Legends Restaurant in New Suffolk; A Mano and A Touch of Venice Restaurant in Mattituck; The Inn Spot On The Bay and Oakland’s Restaurant & Marina in Hampton Bays; Blackwell’s Restaurant at Great Rock, Desmond’s Restaurant & Lounge, Amarelle, and La Plage in Wading River; Villa Michelangelo in Manorville; Tweed’s, Stonewalls at the Woods; and Jerry and The Mermaid in Riverhead; Jamesport Manor Inn and Jedediah Hawkins Inn in Jamesport; Elbow East, North Fork Table & Inn and Seafood Barge in Southold; and Porto Bello Restaurant and Scrimshaw Restaurant in Greenport.
Long Island Restaurant Week is presented by WordHampton Public Relations, the creators of Hamptons Restaurant Week. The event is sponsored in part by Zrii.
To view a current list of participating restaurants, visit www.longislandrestaurantweek.com. For more information about Long Island Restaurant Week, call (631) 329-0050.
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