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By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com
HWE FOUND DEL LIMA: Fave chef
Steve Del Lima is back in Huntington serving as consulting
chef at Vitae (54 New St., Huntington 631 385-1919 vitaeli.com).
The founding chef at Perfecto Mundo in Commack, Del Lima first
blipped onto the Foodies’ radars some years ago when
he ran the kitchen at Wild Fin in Huntington village. We’re
anxious to see what comes out of the kitchen at Vitae, where
he joins Executive Chef Lawrence Palladino, a fellow CA grad
and founding chef at one of the hottest startups in the restaurant
capital of Long Island. The new summer menu, introduced last
Friday and a result of their collaboration, already has a
few touches that will be familiar to Del Lima fans, like the
flash-fried sweet Thai calamari. Sure hope Steve brought that
applewood smoked bacon with him.
AMICALE PRIX-FIXE: To introduce themselves to the community,
Amicale Dining Experience (872 E. Jericho Tpke., Huntington
Station 631-351-1727 www.amicalerestaurant.com), newly opened
at the former Panama Hatties, offers a summer special –
$32.95 for a three-course surf or turf (filet mignon or lobster)
menu. Choose from six entrée choices – three lobster
dishes and three different filet mignon dishes, including
their signature Beef Wellington. You’ll start with a
choice of: organic green salad with champagne vinaigrette;
voulavent of French escargot with Chablis, fresh garlic and
scallions in puff pastry; soup of the day; Caesar salad; or
fresh mozzarella and roasted tomato with mesclun greens and
white balsamic. For the main course choose: steamed 1-1/2-pound
Maine lobster with julienne vegetables and potato hash; lobster
thermidor ala Amicale with shiitake, sherry and garlic crisp;
homemade lobster-filled ravioli with pink shrimp, cognac and
pink sauce; pan-roasted filet mignon au poivre with twice-baked
potato; prosciutto-wrapped filet mignon with grilled asparagus
and roasted shallot bordelaise; or Beef Wellington with foie
gras and mushroom paté, puff pastry. And for dessert:
enjoy the dessert trio sampler plate.
PIZZA DEAL: New York Pizza (821 New York Ave., in the Big
H shopping center, Huntington 631-673-7008) offers the perfect
pick-up or door delivery of an entire dinner that'll feed
the whole family. The $23.99 deal includes an XL cheese pizza,
baked ziti, wings, garlic knots and 2-liter soda. Tell them
the Long Islander Foodies sent you.
PERFECTO MUNDO PERFORMANCES: Live music is on the menu at
Perfecto Mundo (1141-1 Jericho Tpke., in the Northgate Shopping
Center, Commack 631-864-2777 www.perfectomundoli.com). This
Friday, July 22, 8:30 p.m., Russ Seeger performs blues, folk,
bluegrass, psychedelic and classic rock covers. On Saturday,
July 23 beginning at 9:30 p.m., Yellowfly plays contemporary
covers and original music.
FOOD & WINE HARVEST FEST: The second-annual Harvest: Wine
Auction and Celebration of Long Island’s East End, presented
by Food & Wine, is now selling tickets to all of the components
of the event, which starts Labor Day weekend and culminates
the weekend of Sept. 16 and 17, following the full harvest
moon. The wine-centric event features: educational wine salon
programs, exclusive dinners at private locations, the Fall
for Long Island Festival Tasting with food and wine of the
East End, and a Harvest Moon Gala with dinner prepared by
one of Long Island's most notable chefs, Tom Schaudel of A
Mano, Coolfish, A Lure and Jewel, as well as the only live
auction of Long Island wine. Tickets may be purchased at www.harvesteastend.com/tickets.
Organized by the Long Island Merlot Alliance and Long Island
Wine Council, beneficiaries are regional charities East End
Hospice, Group for the East
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