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By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com
TASTE OF LI: Get ready to wine and dine. Taste of Long Island,
the annual fundraising event co-presented by East Northport
Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of East Northport, will
honor Visiting Nurse Service CEO Linda Taylor on Thursday,
March 31 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Larkfield Manor. The wine
will flow and you’ll enjoy tastings from some of the
area’s top restaurants. Just a few of this year’s
are: Tutto Pazzo, Waterside Caterers, The Melting Pot, Lark
Pub & Grub, Quetzacoatl, Pumpernickels, Northport Fish
& Lobster, Legal Sea Foods, Filetto’s, Crossroads
Cafe, Crew Kitchen & Bar, Copenhagen Bakery, Big Bear
Pizzelli, Cafe Buenos Aires, Mascali Italian Restaurant, La
Villini, Madison’s Grille, Nonnina, Whale’s Tale,
Nocello’s and Andrea’s 25. The wine list is equally
impressive, and entertainment includes everyone’s favorite
singing banker, Teri George. Tickets are $60 per person, $75
at the door. Call 631-261-3573.
GOT BEER? Go 4-for-4 at Rookies Sports Club’s (70 Gerard St,
Huntington 631-923-0424 www.rookiesny.com) first-ever Beer
Dinner, Tuesday, March 29, 7-9 p.m. For $39 a head, Rookies
fans can enjoy a four-course meal accompanied by four different
brews from New York’s own Ithaca Brewery. They’ll
pair spinach salad with Ithaca’s Apricot Wheat beer;
BBQ ribs paired with Ithaca Flower Power; skirt steak with
mashed potatoes and veggies paired with Ithaca’s Gorges
Smoked Porter; and for dessert, banana bread cake and ice
cream paired with White Gold Pale Ale. Reservations are a
must. Tell Michelle the Foodies sent you.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: To the folks at The Lite Choice (293 Main
St., Huntington 631-351-5483 www.thelitechoice.com) who are
celebrating their first year in business. They’re low-fat,
low-carb, low-cal and low-sodium, but high-flavor. And this
Saturday, March 27 beginning at noon, they’re high-fun
as well with an anniversary party featuring live entertainment,
face painting, give-aways and raffles. Stop by, say hello
and learn how guilt-free can come in a cone.
OPEN FOR SMOOTHIES: Tropical Smoothie Cafe (61 Wall St., Huntington
631- 424-8767 www.tropicalsmoothiecafe.com) is officially
open right next door to Black & Blue Steak and Chophouse.
Drop on by and give one of their smoothies a whirl, or try
a sandwich, wrap or salad. Owner Billy Nestor, a longtime
Huntington resident, said, “Huntington is a great town
and we’re excited to be in Huntington Village.”
Billy and the staff will welcome town officials and Huntington
Chamber of Commerce representatives at a ribbon-cutting March
31 at 4:30 p.m. to officially open the new (and already open)
shop, but the real party is Saturday, April 2 when Tropical
Smoothie Cafe throws a grand opening celebration. There’ll
be prizes and giveaways, and a celebrity appearance by former
New York Jets running back Freeman McNeil from noon to 2 p.m.
COOKING LESSONS: OK, so Stony Brook is a bit of a hike, but
how often do you get to learn at the stove of a master? Chef
Guy Reuges of Mirabelle Restaurant at the Three Village Inn
(150 Main St., Stony Brook 631-751-0555 www.threevillageinn.com)
shares his mastery in bi-monthly themed cooking courses featuring
recipes to be compiled for a cookbook. The first theme in
April is “spa menu” with recipes that are flavorful
but low in salt and calories for the spring season. Students
will have two opportunities to catch the same class with the
first lesson on Thursday, April 7 and Thursday, April 21 at
7 p.m. Cost is $80 per class or $300 for four classes. Prior
to his current gig, Reuge and his wife Maria operated Mirabelle
in St. James, considered one of Long Island’s finest
restaurants.
RESTAURANT WEEK: It’s not too early to start planning
your Long Island Restaurant Week menus. The first-ever spring
edition of Long Island Restaurant Week runs April 3-11 and
features three-course, prix-fixe dining for $24.95 (Saturday
to 7 p.m. only) at dozens of restaurants islandwide. In fact,
more than 125 have signed on. In the Town of Huntington, participating
restaurants include: Ciao Baby, Commack; Bel Posto Ristorante
Enoteca, Besito Mexican Kitchen and Agave Lounge, Bistro Cassis,
Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse, Café Buenos Aires,
The Clubhouse, Fado, HONU Kitchen & Cocktails, and Mac’s
Steakhouse in Huntington; Legal Sea Foods and Panama Hatties,
Huntington Station; and Four Food Studio, Melville. Check
out the full list of restaurants at www.longislandrestaurantweek.com.
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