By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com

A REAL NICE CLAMBAKE: Enjoy an evening of food, music and dancing under the stars at the Vanderbilt Museums’s (180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, 631-854-5555. www.vanderbiltmuseum.org) first clambake on Saturday, July 14, 6-10 p.m. The benefit event, featuring a menu of seafood-lovers' favorites – from whole steamed lobsters, clams, mussels and clam chowder to barbecued chicken, burgers, hot dogs and corn-on-the-cob – plus wine and beer, will support museum education programs. $100.

TAJ MA HOT DOG STAND: Get ready to try your first diamond-crusted hot dog. Donald Trump has reached an agreement with the state office of parks and recreation that will allow him to proceed with plans to build a $24-million restaurant and catering facility at Jones Beach State Park. The 39,000 square-foot facility is slated for the boardwalk at Jones Beach’s Field 4. There has been a restaurant at the site since the state park opened in the 1930s. The first burned down; a second was shuttered a few years ago after it was deemed structurally unsafe. Trump’s plans have been stalled by lawsuits because the original plans called for a basement, which was not allowed, and the building did not meet code. A compromise results in a smaller basement, a building that meets code, and the end of the lawsuit.

LUNCH SPECIAL: Don’t try to pronounce it, just try the lunch special at Quetzalcoatl (296 Main St., Huntington Village 631-427-7834 www.quetzalcoatlmexrest.com). Served weekdays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., the lunch special includes a Mexican salad or soup of the day, any entrée from the regular lunch menu, plus coffee or tea. Entrée selections include enchiladas, empanadas, tacos, taquitos, huevos rancheros (a Foodie favorite) and more. Check out the menu online, and tell Alex and Maria that The Long-Islander Foodies sent you.

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