SCENT OF RICE: Dao, the recently opened modern Asian restaurant at 92 East Main Street, Huntington, hosted a holiday celebration for 100 senior citizens from the Huntington Senior Center. The seniors were treated to a delicious gourmet lunch free-of-charge.  In addition to the culinary experience, Dao hired master Chinese acrobat Yang Xiao De, who entertained the seniors. Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone and Assemblyman Andrew Raia also attended. Dao's owner, Peter Ma, said he wants to return some good will to the same community that is making his newly opened Huntington restaurant a success. In Chinese, “Dao” literally means “a scent of rice.”  This is a sentimental memory for Ma, reminding him of the scent of harvest time during his childhood in China. The harvest is a time of replenishment, and by providing a free lunch to a group of Huntington's senior citizens, he said he hopes to help fulfill Dao's purpose by bringing some joy to Huntington's seniors.

FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS: Prime - An American Kitchen and Bar (117 New York Ave, Huntington, 631-385-1515 www. restaurantprime.com) has been taking diners on a first-class culinary trip with its 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. The January Jet Set menu with wine pairings takes diners to Italy. The menu is designed by Prime Executive Chef Gregg Lauletta and Bohlsen Restaurants Corporate Chef Cornelius Gallagher with wine pairings by Beverage Director Paulo Villela. Entrees such as lobster risotto with fennel and crispy artichoke or Porchetta with frutti di mostarda sauce are just some of the selections. Buckle up.

COLD MEETS HOT: Die hard ice cream junkies don’t let a little thing like bitter cold weather stop them. For the rest of you, Herrell’s Ice Cream (46 Gerard St., Huntington 631-673-1100) has launched a line of hot specialty drinks, including several flavored Hot Chocolate drinks. Original hot chocolate is superb; flavors like peppermint, Irish Cream, or coconut are even better. Adventurers… try the Mexican hot chocolate, made with cinnamon, or the Hot Hot Chocolate made with cayenne pepper! Add fresh homemade whipped cream to any of the hot chocolate flavors, and you'll be in seventh heaven!
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