By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com

RESTAURANT WEEK EXTENDED: The only thing better than Huntington Restaurant Week is more Huntington Restaurant Week. With so many restaurants and just 8 days, the list of restaurants we want to try is always longer than the list of restaurants we actually get to dine at. If Port Vivo (7 Gerard St., Huntington Village 631-385-8486 porto-vivo.com) was on your list, here’s good news: Porto Vivo has extended Huntington Restaurant Week. It will continue through this coming Sunday, Oct. 21. Check their website for the menu.

BABY ON BOARD: Congratulations to Bobby and Amy Oliva, owners of Restaurant Joanina (35 Gerard St., Huntington Village 631-549-2727 restaurantjoanina.com) on the birth of their first child. Brady Oliva was born on Oct. 5 and weighed in at 9 lbs., 5 oz. Congratulazioni, Bobby and Amy!

LATE FROM THE GATE: A newcomer this year to Huntington Restaurant Week, Grill 454 (88 Veterans Highway, Commack 631-499-4454 grill454.com) had some unforeseen circumstances arise that prevented them from participating during the Restaurant Week dates. So, owner Lenny Passarelli – you may know the family name from The Corner House in Huntington – simply moved Huntington Restaurant Week at Grill 454 to the week of Oct. 21-28. Give the new steak house on the block on a warm welcome, and enjoy a 3-course meal for $24.95.

WINE & VITAE: Tony DeMarco, a fine wine consultant with Lieber Bros. distributors, will talk and pour for a wine tasting dinner at Vitae Restaurant (12 New St., Huntington Village 631-385-1919 vitaeli.com). The dinner will feature KWV wines from South Africa paired with Executive Chef Steve Del Lima’s offerings on a four-course menu prepared especially for this night. The dinner is $65 per person and will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Space is limited, so reserve early.

CUPPING EVENT: Foodie friend and one-time Huntington Station coffee purveyor Georgio Testani will host a cupping of what he’s calling the rarest coffees in the world at his store, Georgio’s Coffee Roasters (1965 New Highway, Farmingdale 516-238-2999 georgioscoffee.com), later this month. Testani – who can be fussy about coffee brewing – will talk about and demonstrate his brewing techniques to a small audience on Saturday, Oct. 27, 4 p.m. Each guest will get an education along with an expertly brewed cup of three rare coffees: Essmeralda Geisha from Panama, currently selling at $100 a pound; El Injerto Pacu from Guatemala ($40/lb.) and for a spectacular ending, Kopi Luwaki from Indonesia ($250/lb.) Cost is $20 per person and advance reservations are a must.

TASTE OF ITALY: Piccolo Mundo (1870 E. Jericho Tpke., Huntington 631-462-0718 piccolomundoli.com) kicks off a 20-week celebration of the culinary traditions of Italy this week. Every Wednesday, Chef John DeSilva will pay tribute to the world capital of food by serving a 5-course meal, with wine, inspired by a region of Italy, for $34.95 per person. First up, a Tuscany-inspired menu on October 24.

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