<a href="http://www.newsday.com/search/feed-me-1.812004/babylon-gemelli-wine-tasting-dinner-1.3176003" target="_blank">Ristorante Gemelli</a> in Babylon offers a meatless menu on&nbsp; Friday evenings during Lent. 
 The three-course, fixed-price menu is $35 per person, plus tax and tip. 
 Appetizers choices include clams oreganata, fried calamari and mussels in either red, white or fra diavolo sauce. Main courses: Linguine with shellfish, either fra diavolo or sauced red or white; lobster risotto with asparagus; grilled salmon with risotto Milanese; almond-crusted grouper with braised lentils and sauteed haricots verts; and shrimp scampi-style, with sauteed spinach and a potato croquette. Cannoli for dessert. Coffee or tea included. 
 The menu will be available tonight, March 16, 23 and 30; and April 6. 
 <a href="http://www.gemellirestaurant.com" target="_blank">Ristorante Gemelli</a>, 175 E. Main St., Babylon; 631-312-6392. 
 The dining room at Ristorante Gemelli.

Ristorante Gemelli in Babylon offers a meatless menu on Friday evenings during Lent. The three-course, fixed-price menu is $35 per person, plus tax and tip. Appetizers choices include clams oreganata, fried calamari and mussels in either red, white or fra diavolo sauce. Main courses: Linguine with shellfish, either fra diavolo or sauced red or white; lobster risotto with asparagus; grilled salmon with risotto Milanese; almond-crusted grouper with braised lentils and sauteed haricots verts; and shrimp scampi-style, with sauteed spinach and a potato croquette. Cannoli for dessert. Coffee or tea included. The menu will be available tonight, March 16, 23 and 30; and April 6. Ristorante Gemelli, 175 E. Main St., Babylon; 631-312-6392. The dining room at Ristorante Gemelli.

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