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By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com
NO BARRICADES NECESSARY: In 1919, Pasquale Iavarone, coming
to Brooklyn by way of Ellis Island, opened a “Salciceria”
– or sausage shop – like the ones in his native
Italy. His sausages, coppa and prosciutto were so in demand
that during the busy holiday season, police set up barricades
outside his store to control the crowds. It’s fortunate
that today there are four Iavarone Brothers stores, if only
to spread out the crowds! Filled with Italian specialties,
the newly renovated Woodbury location (7929 Jericho Tpke.,
Woodbury 1-877-IBFOODS www.ibfoods.com) is the perfect stop
to shop for the foodies on your gift list. Want to give yourself
a gift? How about a holiday dinner for 10-14 people? You and
your guests will enjoy a choice of: meat and cheese lasagna
or baked stuffed shells; salad; a half honey-glazed spiral
cut ham and boneless stuffed pork loin or chicken cacciatore;
choice of side vegetables and potatoes; plus dessert of pies,
cheesecake or panettone. The price? $299 plus tax. Enjoying
a worry-free holiday dinner? Priceless!
BREAKFAST IS SERVED: One of the Foodies’ favorite sandwich
shops is now serving breakfast. The boys at Roast Sandwich
House (827 Walt Whitman Road, Melville 631-629-4869 www.roastsandwichhouse.com)
caught our attention with some of the best fresh made sandwiches
in town when they opened at the old Dino’s joint. They
showed us what a difference gourmet fresh, quality ingredients
can make for a sandwich, and now what they did for lunch they’re
doing for breakfast. Here’s a sampling: fried eggs and
ham on brioche with cheddar and hollandaise sauce ($4.49);
Tuscan Panini with scrambled eggs, red peppers, baby spinach
and truffle aioli ($4.49); or the Rustic Scrambled - scrambled
eggs, applewood smoked bacon, mushrooms, potato hash and Swiss
on sour dough toast ($4.29). They start serving from 7 a.m.
Monday through Saturday. Breakfast will never be the same.
PRIME CHRISTMAS EVE: Prime – An American Kitchen and
Bar (117 New York Ave., Huntington 631-385-1515 www.restaurantprime.com)
is open for a very special Christmas Eve dinner beginning
at 1 p.m. Dec. 24. Chef Gregg Lauletta will prepare specials
in addition to the a la carte menu. These include foie gras
terrine shallot confit, mustard greens and toast points ($19);
oysters Rockefeller ($16); Alaskan king crab medallions with
salsify, leeks, black trumpet mushroom risotto with black
truffle sauce ($49); and chocolate raspberry torte raspberry
coulis, anglaise ($11).
CHOO CHOO MEMORIES: Funny how some restaurants can come and
go seemingly in the blink of an eye, while others hold a place
in the collective heart of the community long after their
kitchens have served the last meal. Hamburger Choo Choo, which
stood in Huntington village where Tomo is today – is
one of those. What made this old-style burger joint special
was not so much the food, but the fact that it was delivered
in a basket being hauled by a toy train. The brainchild of
Theodore Wallace, Hamburger Choo Choo delighted a generation
of kids. The last train left the station in the late 1970s
after a kitchen fire spread and destroyed the building, but
it lives on the hearts of many. There’s even a Facebook
page where devotees can – and do! – share their
fondest Hamburger Choo Choo memories. (Facebook users, search
Hamburger Choo Choo.)
CAFÉ A GO-GO: The owners of Classy Coffee, the Greenwich
Village style coffee house on Clinton Street in Huntington
village, have hit the road in search of a new location. Closed
since fire struck the short-lived XO Wine and Chocolate Bar
next door earlier this year, Classy Coffee won’t re-open
here. According to a sign posted in the window, Anton, Crystal,
Theo, Lea and Zoie are looking at stores elsewhere on Long
Island and New York City.
30-PERCENT OFF WINES: Not that you need an excuse to enjoy
a great bottle of wine at Jonathan’s Ristorante, (15
Wall St., Huntington Village 631-549-0055 www.jonathansristorante.com),
but a 30-percent-off-bottles deal on Monday and Tuesday is
a great reason to break bread at one of Long Island’s
finest Italian eateries. Tell Roberto the Long Islander Foodies
sent you.
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