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By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com
BLACKSTONE GOES IRISH: It’s St. Patrick’s Day all
weekend long at Blackstone Steakhouse (10 Pinelawn Road, Melville,
631-271-7780). Authentic Irish specials, like corned beef
and cabbage, shepherd’s pie and Irish lager will keep
your belly full, while live entertainment will keep your toes
tapping. On Thursday, March 15: enjoy lunch with John Custi
on accordion from 12-2 p.m. and dinner with Hagen School of
Dance’s Irish step dancers from 7-7:30 p.m. On Friday,
March 16, Irish harpist Susan Kelly Mann plays from 12-2 p.m.
while Hagen’s dancers go on for dinner again at 7, followed
by Celtic trio Cady Finlayson & Band from 8:30-10:30 p.m.
On Saturday, March 17, the Hagen dancers join you for dinner
again, followed by the Kenny McLeod Celtic band from 9-11
p.m.
CELBRITY SPOTTED: Rapper Lloyd Banks echoed good taste across
the Long Island Sound on Saturday, March 2. Before headlining
the midnight show in Connecticut’s Tuxedo Junction, the
plaid-jacketed and blue-jeaned Banks dined with friends at
Prime – An American Kitchen and Bar (117 New York Ave.,
Huntington, 631-385-1515, www.restaurantprime.com) sharing
crab cakes, sushi, porterhouse and rib-eye steaks with all
sides.
THE ELKS GO IRISH, TOO: Where can you get an all-you-can-eat
buffet stocked with Irish favorites for $20? The Huntington
Elks Lodge (195 Main St., Huntington) of course. The lodge
will host an Irish-themed St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance
Party on Saturday, March 17 from 7-10 p.m. There will be beer
specials all night long, traditional Irish music by K. Gibbons,
and Irish step dancers from Mulvihil-Lynch Studio of Irish
Dance. “The Elks Lodge will be turned into an Irish pub
of sorts by adding food, drink and décor with a St.
Patrick’s theme,” said Elks Exalted Ruler Jack Safarik.
For more information and reservations, call 631-271-1565.
HELP BILLY OUT: In a note on his website, Canterbury Ales
(314 New York Ave., Huntington, 631-549-4404, www.canterburyales.com)
owner Billy Hoest sends a message to his patrons: Help me
break a corned beef record! “We are going to try and
out-do ourselves this year and with your help we would like
to sell more than 2,200 pounds of corned beef by March 31,”
Billy writes. “We prepare it a few different ways, so
make sure to come in and try the best corned beef in town.”
We’ll check in with Billy soon to see where he stands
on his pledge, but in the meantime, if you decide to help
him out, visit the DineHuntington Facebook page and let us
know which Canterbury Ales type of corned beef is your favorite.
ST. PADDY’S DAY PUB CRAWL: If green beer is what you’re
looking for this weekend, then green beer is what you will
get March 16-18 at the Luck of Irish World’s Largest
Pub Crawl, sponsored by PubCrawls.com. Various local bars,
including Finley’s (43 Green St., Huntington, 631-351-3440),
The Black Lantern (10 Wall St., Huntington, 631-923-2022),
Rookies Sports Club (70 Gerard St, Huntington, 631-923-0424,
www.rookiesny.com), Black and Blue (65 Wall St., Huntington,
631-385-9255, www.blackandbluehuntington.com) and Mary Caroll’s
(1 Clinton Ave, Huntington, 631-223-2088, www.marycarrolls.com)
are participating. The offers are, before 9 p.m.: $1 [10 oz]
domestic drafts, $2 domestic bottles, $3 well drinks and $4
Jameson’s; after 9 p.m.: $3 domestic drafts, $4 domestic
bottles, $5 well drinks and $6 Jameson’s. Ticket information
at pubcrawls.com.
TWISTED VINE: Restaurant spaces don’t sit empty for long
in Huntington village. The space left vacant after a fire
at the former XO Wine and Chocolate Bar will soon be home
to The Twisted Vine (24 Clinton Ave., Huntington). We can’t
tell you much about it, other than a guess that the “vine”
reference in the name refers to grapes, which means wine,
and their Facebook page describes only “new contemporary”
cuisine. We’ll keep you posted. Meanwhile, hit ’em
up on Facebok and see if you can’t be one of their first
10 friends.
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: There will soon be a new food market
in town. Chef David Intonato, formerly of Jamesport Manor
Inn and Mill Pond House in Centerport, reportedly plans to
open a specialty food shop called The Purple Elephant Specialty
Foods & Market. Plans call for an early spring opening
on Route 25A in Northport at the Britannia Marina & Yacht
Club. The market will offer prepared foods for breakfast,
lunch and dinner, and will have a small area for seating.
Good luck David!
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