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Pizzerias are stepping up their game for those with dietary restrictions.

Guide: Gluten-free pizza on LI

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The new outpost is entirely focused on takeout until the weather turns.

LI Mexican restaurant opens new location

Newsday food critics' picks for one of the world's great portable meals.

Guide: LI's best empanadas

It specializes in croissants and Danishes.

Hidden artisanal bakery opens on LI

The shop had been open since at least 1978.

Neighborhood pizzeria closes after losing lease

This weekend is the last call at this location of the national chicken wing chain.

Buffalo Wild Wings closing LI mall location

The market is something of a cross between Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. Here's a primer for first-timers.

5 tips for shopping at Sprouts, LI's new grocery store

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The Westhampton Beach landmark's last day under current ownership will be Feb. 17.

LI eatery closing after 115 years

The owners are determined to raise the bar in Hicksville with superlative food and drinks.

Glamorous Indian restaurant opens on LI

Steaming bowls of ramen and Japanese whiskeys await.

Japanese restaurant chain opens first LI location

The transformation has been 10 years in the making.

New eatery opens in historic LI building

It's the second diner the team has churasqueria-fied.

Longtime diner to be replaced by all-you-can-eat

Since 1987, the store has carried organic and specialty foods including prepared dishes, plus home goods and cleaning items.

The Market, Greenport health food store and cafe, to close

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us "Out East," and shows us the Long Island Aquarium, a comfort food restaurant in Baiting Hollow, a Riverhead greenhouse and Albert Einstein's connections to the East End.

'It's definitely a destination'

After 44 years, the Oak Chalet Restaurant in Bellmore closed its doors. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed talked to Gisela Wedel and her family about their restaurant.

'Gonna miss it so much'

From Harborfrost in Sag Harbor to Ricardo Arjona at UBS Arena, check out all the fun things to do and explore this weekend.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano learns all about junk journaling with the Scrappy Hour team at Village Vibes in Babylon.

'This allows people to brain dump, but creatively and artistically'

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the tale of Physty the Whale, who was rescued and revived near Robert Moses in 1981.

'People brought chicken soup to try to feed the sick whale'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Disney/Pixar's "Inside Out" exhibit at the Long Island Children's Museum.

Creating core memories at new 'Inside Out' exhibit

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits a longtime Baiting Hollow restaurant that's been serving the community for decades — and is now offering homemade pot pies to go.

Out East: A visit to the Cooperage Inn

It was retirement in 2020 that pushed Randolph Brown toward fulfilling a lifelong dream: opening his own BBQ restaurant.

'I had a fascination with preparing meals'

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look at the Bald Hill Ski Resort, Long Island's own slope in Farmingville.

Believe it or not: Long Island once had its own ski hill

Eckart's Luncheonette in Westhampton Beach has been run by four generations of the same family. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'This is the best option for the family'

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us "Out East," and shows us different spots you can visit this winter.

Out East: Mecox Bay Dairy, Kent Animal Shelter, Custer Institute & Observatory and local sparkling wines

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the Long Island Arena, known to some as the "Commack Arena."

Picture This: That time Commack had an arena for concerts and sports

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Shop with Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Sprouts, which opened its first Long Island location in Centereach.

A foodie's guide to shopping at Sprouts

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus visited Robke's in Northport to learn more about the popular Italian restaurant.

5 things you might not know about Robke's

Newsday food writers Erica Marcus and Marie Elena Martinez dined at Orto in Miller Place, one of the spots on Newsday's 2026 list of best Italian restaurants.

'What we've chosen are restaurants that kind of rise above all that'

The soft-serve ice cream dipped in melted butter and sprinkled with salt has gone viral.

Trying the viral butter ice cream

Newsday's food team tasted and ranked sheet cakes from eight supermarkets on Long Island.

Watch: The great sheet cake taste test

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano joins Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Hometown Bakeshop in Centerport to try customizable bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches.

Bacon, egg and cheese with a twist at this LI bakery

Newsday food writers Andi Berlin and Erica Marcus got together for dim sum at Orient Garden in New Hyde Park, one of the spots on Newsday's list of best Chinese restaurants.

From shumai to turnip cake: Our favorite dim sum dishes

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday food writer Andi Berlin do a blind pumpkin pie taste test.

The great pumpkin pie taste test

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa checks out the autumn-themed margarita flight at Whiskey Down Diner in Farmingdale.

The 'madness' of seasonal flights

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus visited Dario's Pizza in West Hempstead, a slice shop that goes above and beyond.

It's all about the crust at LI slice shop

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These are must-try variations on LI's beloved breakfast sandwich.

Guide: Bacon, egg & cheeses

Food critics taste-tested ready-to-go celebration cakes from local grocers. The winner may surprise you.

Best grocery store sheet cake?

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