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By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com
CINCO DE MAYO: Cinco de Mayo was a little known Mexican holiday
until Corona beer’s marketing department made it otherwise.
But now there’s reason to celebrate the liberation of
Mexico from the French. Besito (402 New York Ave., Huntington,
631-549-0100) celebrates the holiday on Thursday, May 5 with
some festive specials. Start off with a Watermelon Partida
Margarita ($12) and flautas de pato – or crispy duck
taco – ($10) for starters. Entree specials are Camarones
Ajillo ($26), shrimp with toasted garlic and guajillo chilis
over yellow rice; or Enchilada de Res ($24), soft corn tortillas
filled with shredded short-rib, chorizo and serrano escabeche,
baked in a roasted tomato epazote salsa, topped with lettuce,
queso fresco and cilantro. Besito will be open for lunch at
noon and dinner until 11 p.m.
MEZCAL HOLIDAY: If authenticity is your game, the best way
to celebrate Cinco de Mayo is with the authentic Mexican spirit
– mezcal. Tequila’s sophisticated sister, mezcal
is also made from the agave plant – but smoky roasting
and oak barrel fermenting bring sophistication and depth to
the fiery liquor. Ilegal artisanal mezcal comes from the heart
of Mexico but has local roots. Huntington expatriate John
Rexer put the better part of a whole Mexican village to work
making Ilegal, which he proudly serves at his Cafe No Se in
Guatemala, and now has importer Frederick Wildman & Sons
selling it to the rest of the world. You can pick up a bottle
at Seaholm’s Wine & Liquors in Huntington.
CULINARY FACE OFF: The Foodies are excited about the return
of Tom Schaudel to Huntington (he’s building 8,000 square
feet of restaurant – his 18th – in the new Rubies
Costume building in Melville). The chef who put Huntington
on the food map when he opened Panama Hatties nearly a quarter-century
ago, Schaudel will be facing off with chef Tom Fazio at Waters
Crest Winery in Cutchogue to see who can create the perfect
food pairing for the 2010 Waters Crest Rose. The winner will
be determined by a food and wine industry judge. A celebratory
dinner at A Mano will follow the challenge. $75 includes the
tasting and dinner. It’s on May 7, 2-4 p.m. Reserve at
631-734-5065.
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