By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com

DINE HUNTINGTON RETURNS: Yippee! Everybody’s favorite restaurant week is back. The third edition of DineHuntington Restaurant Week is set for Oct. 7-14, 2012 and will feature three-course, prix-fixe menus ($24.95, Saturday to 7 p.m. only) from the finest restaurants in the dining capital of Long Island – Huntington. Restaurants have already started signing up, led by Nisen Sushi of Commack, Bistro Cassis, Cafe Buenos Aires, Portofino, Prime, Tutto Pazzo, Harbor Mist, Andrea’s 25, Cirella’s and Neraki. Keep up to the minute by checking the website DineHuntington.com, and be sure to “like” DineHuntington on Facebook for frequent updates. If you haven’t “liked” us on Facebook, search DineHuntington (no space between the words). Already a friend, suggest us to your friends and help Huntington Restaurant Week grow.

ROOKIE’S LUNCH DEAL: One of the better lunch deals around is at Rookies Sports Club (70 Gerard St., Huntington village 631-923-0424 rookiesny.com) where $9.99 will get you one of nearly two dozen specials. The list includes burgers, wraps, salads, quesadillas and flatbread pizza. Burgers and sandwiches come with a side salad or hand-cut French fries (upgrade to Tater Tots, onion rings or sweet potato fries for 99 cents). Tell Michelle the Long Islander Foodies sent you.

ALL KINDS OF COOL: Insalata di Cocomero, a cool summer salad of sweet watermelon, cucumber strips, ricotta salata and mint, ($9, add seared organic sea scallops $8 additional) at Jonathan's Ristorante (15 Wall St., Huntington 631-549-0055 jonathansristorante.com). What a perfect combination of sweet and salt.

DON’T BLINK: If you blinked you might have missed the change as Dragon Gate’s Huntington village restaurant became Daisho (308 Main St., Huntington village 631-385-1082 daishony.com), seemingly overnight. Billing itself as a yakitori, ramen, sushi and sake bar, Daisho’s menu offers sushi and sashimi, Asian fusion specialties. Dragon Gate fans, not to worry. The venerable Chinese restaurant maintains a take-out window just around the corner on Green Street.

ZUCCHINI SURPLUS: One of the Foodies has found a great recipe to help use up all that extra zucchini from the summer. Here’s “Mom’s Zucchini Bread” from AllRecipes.com: Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 3 eggs, 1 cup vegetable oil, 2-1/4 cups white sugar, 3 teaspoons vanilla extract, 2 cups grated zucchini, 1 cup chopped walnuts. Directions: 1. Grease and flour two 8-by-4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together. 3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together. Add sifted ingredients and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts. Pour batter into pans. 4. Bake for 40-60 minutes, and cool for 20. Voila!

WINE AND FOOD TASTING: Northport Rotary Club’s 15th annual wine and food tasting event held Aug. 9 brought a top shelf selection of wines and spirits to Oheka Castle in Huntington where dozens of chefs from local restaurants prepared their finest dishes for guests. Music and raffles added to the glitter of the castle for a fabulous evening.

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