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CHUCKLES FOR DINNER: Meehan’s of Huntington
(371 New York Ave., Huntington 631-351-0831 meehansrestaurant.com)
will bring laughter to your plate as they host a night of
comedy on April 24. The lineup of four comedians from the
Long Island Comedy Festival will entertain in the Oak Room
at Meehan’s beginning at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.
JAZZ BRUNCH: Join the gang at Northport Village coffeehouse
Caffe Portofino (249 Main St., Northport Village, 631-262-7656)
at their next Sunday Jazz Brunch on April 18, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
Waffles, eggs and more, coffee or tea and two hours of great
jazz, $15 per person. Reservations recommended.
LADIES NIGHT: Porto Vivo (7 Gerard St., Huntington
631-385-8486 porto-vivo.com) launches its new cocktail menu
for spring with a Ladies Night Launch Party on April 15, 6:30-8
p.m. Try delicious cocktails designed and handcrafted using
innovative new products like Faretti Biscotti Famosi, a new
cream-based liqueur that evokes the flavors of biscotti; and
St. Germain, an artisanal liqueur made from the blossoms of
elderflowers. It’s hand-plucked from the Alps… just
like Porto Vivo’s owner, Philipp. Can’t make the
launch party? Every Thursday starting at 4:30 p.m., specialty
cocktails or wines by the glass will be $6 for the ladies
with complimentary hors d’oeuvres for all. Also launching
is a new bar menu including a prime Angus burger with killer
caramelized onions; Montauk lobster sandwich; flat bread pizzas
and more.
Wine Wednesdays: HONU Kitchen & Cocktails (363
New York Ave., Huntington 631-421-6900) celebrates spring
in April with Wine Wednesdays. Each Wednesday a special
three-course menu will be offered for $34 and will be available
paired with three selected wines for $44. To add to the
atmosphere of these special evenings, there will also be live
music by solo guitarists Mike Dorio and Pete Mann from 7-11
p.m. For menus, go to honukitchen .com.
STRAIGHT FROM THE BARREL: Some of the top wineries
on Long Island’s East End are offering an opportunity
to sample their vintages directly from the barrel. Deals vary
from winery to winery; visit individual websites for more
details. Participating wineries include: Castello di Borghese,
Peconic Bay Winery, Waters Crest Winery, Cutchogue; Clovis
Point and Jamesport Vineyards, Jamesport; Macari Vineyards
& Winery, Mattituck; Martha Clara Vineyards and Palmer
Vineyards, Riverhead; Pindar and Raphael wineries, Peconic;
Shinn Estate, Mattituck; and Wolffer Estate Vineyards, Sagaponack.
SPICING IT UP: Panera Bread (160 Walt Whitman Road
Huntington Station 631-424-0060; 4097 Jericho Tpke., East
Northport 631-858-0789) rings in the wilder side of spring
with new bold and spicy Cuban Chicken Panini: chicken, smoked
ham, Swiss cheese, chipotle mayo, sun-dried tomato ale mustard
on freshly baked focaccia; and the Jalapeño and Cheddar
Bagel Breakfast Sandwich with egg, Vermont white cheddar and
smoked ham.
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