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By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com
MORE RESTAURANT WEEK: After a
spectacular Dine Huntington Restaurant Week, you thought it
was time to hit the gym. Forget that… it’s time
for Long Island Restaurant Week (www.longislandrestaurantweek.com).
Another eight days of dining run Sunday to Sunday, Nov. 6-13,
presented by our friends at Wordhampton Public Relations.
The eight-day promotion is islandwide with restaurants in
Suffolk and Nassau counties participating. Each offers a three-course
prix-fixe dinner for $24.95 all night, except Saturday when
it will be offered only until 7 p.m. In all, 190 restaurants
have signed on, and there are always latecomers, so check
the website frequently. Huntington township participating
restaurants include: Besito Mexican Kitchen & Agave Lounge,
Bin 56, Bistro Cassis, Bravo Nader, Café Buenos Aires,
The Clubhouse Restaurant, HONU Kitchen & Cocktails, Jonathan’s
Ristorante, Mac’s Steakhouse, Osteria Da Nino, Piccolo
Mondo Restaurant, Porto Vivo, Red Restaurant and Vitae Restaurant
and Wine Bar, all in Huntington; Legal Sea Foods in Huntington
Station; Grasso’s in Cold Spring Harbor; Andrea’s
25 Ristorante Italiano, Jackson’s Restaurant, and Perfecto
Mundo Latin Fusion Bistro, all in Commack; Ruvo Restaurant
& Bar, Greenlawn; and Robkes Country Inn in Northport.
As usual, there are more places to enjoy great dining than
there are nights to do it in, so choose wisely and make your
reservations, pronto. Cheers!
NEW STEAKHOUSE: The former La Capannina in Northport is soon
to be home to a new restaurant. J. Michael’s Tuscan Steakhouse
(688 Fort Salonga Road, Northport 631-651-9411 www.jmichaelscustomsteakhouse.com)
promises dry-aged steaks, dayboat fish, rustic vegetables,
and exclusive wines and spirits. We’re guessing from
the name that an Italian influence will make itself felt as
well. No surprise since the man behind the restaurant is Chef
Vincent Michaels, formerly of Matteo’s. Manning the kitchen
will be Ron Gelish, formerly of Mac’s Steakhouse in Huntington
and more recently of Sagamore in Syosset. Opening in November,
they’re taking reservations now. Make yours, and tell
them the Long Islander Foodies sent you.
CAN JOHN TUNNEY THROW A PARTY? or what! John Tunney, owner
of Besito Mexican Restaurant, hosted a star-studded event
last night at his newest creation, BALLO Italian Restaurant,
located at Mohegan Sun Casino. BALLO, which opened just one
month ago, hosted the highly exclusive invite-only after party
to the main event, a sizzling hot concert with Jennifer Lopez,
for the casino’s 15th anniversary celebration. Guests
walked the red carpet into BALLO for an evening of eating,
drinking and dancing. More than 500 guests were treated to
bites from the authentic Italian menu such as meatballs with
broccoli rabe and ricotta salata; sweet sausage pizza with
roasted peppers and caramelized onions; scallop and scampi
with roasted corn, spinach and sopressata; and filet mignon
with heirloom tomatoes, radicchio and arugula. Guests enjoyed
the restaurant’s signature cocktail the BALLO Limonata
with spirit vodka and blood orange. Boldface names at the
party included Hugo Becker, Jaime Pressly, Jesse Metcalf,
Kelly Bensimon, Lea Michele, Maria Menounos, Nick Lachey,
Vanessa Minnillo, Sammi Giancola, Terrence Howard, Brian Mazza,
Linda Vojtova, Tinsley Mortimer, Vincent Piazza, Bobby Flay,
Todd English, Cara Santana, Katie Stevens and Kenny Wormald.
Everyone danced to the sounds of celebrity DJ Kiss into the
wee hours taking to the traditional BALLO style of dancing
on the tables.
GOT JUICE: Juice Box, Huntington’s original smoothie,
wraps and salads place, has closed. We might guess that the
eatery at the corner of Wall and Gerard Streets fell victim
to the recent proliferation of smoothie joints, including
the Red Mango and Tropical Smoothie Café franchises
that opened during the past year. However, Juice Box owner
Matt Federico has an application in to the town’s zoning
board of appeals for a variance that would allow him to utilize
nearby municipal parking lots to satisfy parking requirements
so that he can open a restaurant on the site. The zoning board
hears his case Oct. 27 at Huntington Town Hall.
PERFECTO HALLOWEEN: Suit up, and bring your appetite; the
party is on at Perfecto Mundo (1141 Jericho Turnpike, Commack
631-864-2777 www.perfectomundo.com). The Latin fusion restaurant’s
Halloween bash features dinner followed by live music at 9
p.m. with Sweaty Betty Band, and prizes for best costume.
THANKSGIVING PLANS? Think it’s too early to think about
Thanksgiving dinner? Nah! Our friends at Prime – An American
Kitchen and Bar (117 New York Avenue, Huntington 631-385-1515
www.restaurantprime.com) would love for you to nail down your
plans sooner rather than later. If it’s reservations
you need, that’s easy. But if you’d like Prime’s
cooking in your own home, they can make that happen as well.
Prime’s Thanksgiving celebration menu is a complete take-away
dinner for 10-12 people at $379 plus tax. The dinner package,
with reheating instructions, may be ordered up to Thursday,
Nov. 17 with pick-up on Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. It includes:
a 20-pound roasted turkey with apple chestnut croissant stuffing
and gravy, sweet potato puree, string bean casserole, whipped
potatoes, caramelized onion soup, cornbread and biscuits,
and for dessert, apple pie and traditional cheesecake.
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