Panera Helps LI’s Hungry: Local Panera Bread bakery-cafes donated $35,000 to their Operation Dough-Nation® partner Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization, at a recent “Taste of the Harvest” fundraiser. The money will facilitate general food rescue work and help provide fuel and fleet maintenance funding. A portion of the funds will also offset some of the costs involved in organizing and deploying volunteers as well as running workshops to guide food recipients toward smarter food choices. Panera Bread’s Operation Dough-Nation program ensures that every purchase made at one of its bakery-cafes feeds back into the community. Cash donations are made in special containers near the registers by guests and Panera supplies goods and services year-round as well as provides an end-of-day contribution of all unsold bread to Island Harvest for local hunger relief. “We are proud to share ‘Panera warmth’ with members of our local community throughout the year,” said Greg George, vice president of Operations for Long Island Panera Bread. “Bread is an important part of our culture – it brings people together – and Panera is dedicated to giving back to the people who have welcomed us into their neighborhoods.” Panera Bread’s 19 area bakery-cafes include locations in East Northport and Huntington Station.

ARMCHAIR TRAVEL: Prime – An American Kitchen and Bar (117 New York Avenue, Huntington 631-385-1515 www.restaurantprime.com) introduces a monthly menu for the stay-at-home jet setter, taking diners on a first-class culinary trip with its new jet set menus Sunday through Thursday nights. Three-course prix-fixe menus at $40, or $50 with wine, are themed to a new region of the world each month. After starting with Italy in October, menus move on to North America in November, France in December, Spain in January, Greece in February and India in March. Menus are designed by Prime’s Executive Chef Gregg Lauletta and Corporate Chef Cornelius Gallagher, with wine pairings by Beverage Director Paulo Villela. The November North American Jet Set menu with seasonal fare is as follows: first course: Maine lobster salad with American caviar or corn chowder with crawfish and Andouille sausage; main course: bourbon-marinated roast pork with smashed red potatoes or beef short rib with truffled grits, smoked bacon and collards; for dessert, choose warm caramel bread pudding or pumpkin cheesecake with graham cracker crust and pecan brittle.

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