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Cocktail hour at The Cuddy in Sag Harbor
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At The Cuddy, Sag Harbor’s new gastropub, beverage director Derek Nielsen has created a menu of delicious “handcrafted” cocktails to go with chef Gilberto Chico’s refined comfort food. Look for drinks made with fresh juices, artisanal bitters, house-made maraschino cherries and flavored syrups.
The Lucia Margarita ($12), with jalapeno-infused Reposado tequila, has just the right balance of...
Read more »Hibachi and sushi roll into Lynbrook
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Lumix Hibachi & Sushi Lounge has taken over the Lynbrook space that, for years, housed Pizzeria Uno. Some of Lumix's owners are also partners at Xaga in Merrick and Hewlett.
From the sushi bar come such items as tuna tataki ($10), a yellowtail jalapeño roll ($6), a Sunrise roll fashioned of spicy tuna with tempura flakes and avocado ($12) and a sushi regular combo platter ($18). Kitchen...
Read more »Spring blooms at Jedediah in Jamesport
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There's spring in the step and on the menu at the Jedediah Hawkins Inn in Jamesport.
New chef Lia Fallon, formerly of Amarelle in Wading River, has fashioned a delicious seasonal menu at the landmark house.
From delectable spring vegetables, fine as a side order or with asta for a genuinely local primavera, to an asparagus-ricotta-and-olive flatbread, lobster-and-shrimp fritters, crisp...
Read more »Kitchen A Bistro: Reservations welcomed in St. James
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Eric Lomando has always had reservations about reservations. None of the chef’s three Suffolk County restaurants — Kitchen A Bistro and Kitchen A Trattoria in St. James, Orto in Miller Place — has ever accepted them for weeknight dinners. But about a month ago, Lomando changed course and now accepts bookings either by phone, at the website kitchenabistro.com or through Open Table.
The no-credit-card...
Read more »Ferraris and more at Insignia in Smithtown
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The parking lot at Insignia, the glittery Smithtown steak house, is used to fancy cars. On May 16, there will be even more vroom vroom.
The restaurant is slated to host an "exotic car show" on Thursday, featuring grand marques such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bugatti, Maserati, Aston Martin and Porsche, plus a live DJ.
There's no charge to attend the event, which goes from ...
Read more »Long Island restaurant reviews: this week's picks
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In this week’s Newsday, Peter Gianotti reviews the revamped and retooled Jack Halyards American Bar & Grill in Oyster Bay. Under the assured direction of chef John Brill, “the successor to Fiddleheads, a seafood house, expands the repertoire in this dimly lit stretch of downtown Oyster Bay. Once more, there's life north of Main Street.”
Joan Reminick visits Maxwell’s in Islip, a boisterous...
Read more »New and Turkish in Mount Sinai
Mavi Grill & Deli brings the fare of Turkey and the Mediterranean to Mount Sinai. The table-service restaurant is owned by a married couple — native Long Islander Lauren Iaria-Kola and Turkish-born Tuncay (T.J.) Kola; the two originally met in California.
On the menu: Mavi delight for two, with hummus, falafel, babaghanoush, grape leaves, Feta cheese, Kalamata olives and pita ($9.95);...
Read more »Point Lookout gets new pub
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The Point Ale House & Grill, which took over the former digs of The Bay House last August, just came under new co-ownership. And a new chef has come on board.
Frank Pignataro, who cooked at E.B. Elliott’s in Freeport, said he revamped the pub-style menu to jibe with the restaurant’s craft beer selection. “It blew my mind that there was no seafood before,” he said. Now, Pignataro offers...
Read more »Almond in Bridgehampton pairs squid and wine
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Squid and rose co-star at a dinner May 15 at Almond in Bridgehampton that features Channing Daughters wines.
The three-star restaurant joins with Edible East End magazine to offer a four-course meal with calamari cooked different ways and paired with rose wines from the winery, which also is in Bridgehampton.
Cost: $60 per person plus tax and tip. Dinner starts at 7 p.m.
Chef...
Read more »Mother's Day vegetarian Indian buffet
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For an unconventional Mother’s Day brunch, consider the Indian vegetarian buffet at Chennai Dosas in Hicksville.
For $11.95 a person, you get to eat as much as you want from a buffet with two kinds of soup, six vegetarian curries and a choice of either a made-to-order dosa (a light lentil crepe filled with a spiced mashed potato mixture) or an uttapam (a pancake version of the dosa)....
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