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By DineHuntington.com/Foodie@longislandernews.com
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Enjoy more
than just cookies with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 15 when Two
Blondes and a Stove (26 Clinton Ave., Huntington village,
631-673-1300 twoblondesandastove.com) hosts a special “Breakfast
With Santa” during two special seatings at 9 a.m. and
11 a.m. A prix-fixe includes a photo with that big jolly fellow,
a goodie bag for the kiddies and breakfast for all. Adults
are $19.99, kids $9.99. Call 631-673-1300 for reservations
in advance.
DINNER AND A SHOW: Looking for a last-minute gift idea? (Yes,
it is getting to be “last-minute…”) Pair up
a gift card to the Paramount Theater in Huntington (paramountny.com)
or the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport (engemantheater.com)
with a gift certificate to a favorite local dining spot. Paramount
gift cards are available in any denomination and are good
for tickets, beverages or merchandise. Engeman Theater gift
cards are sold in ticket-price denominations ($65 per person
for musicals, $55 non-musicals) that allow the recipient to
choose their show and time. Show them what good taste you
have by pairing either with a gift certificate to your favorite
restaurant. (Many restaurants offer discount deals and incentives:
Prime sells a package with incentives at a booth in the Walt
Whitman Shops; Ruvo will give you a $20 gift card for every
$100 gift card you purchase, etc.)
MIGHT LOOK FAMILIAR: On Sunday, Dec. 16 at 9 p.m., as the
curtain goes up on the two-hour season finale of USA’s
“Royal Pains,” glasses will be raised with a toast
of bubbly in The Lodge at Prime: An American Kitchen and Bar
(117 New York Ave., Huntington 631-385-1515 restaurantprime.com).
Prime’s Lodge area was a location for key indoor scenes
in a two-hour winter-themed episode, “Off-Season Greetings.”
“Royal Pains” fans will want to know this is the
wedding episode; Prime fans will recognize the restaurant
in a scene or two.
PRIME TIMES: You don’t have to star in a television show
to enjoy good times at Prime: An American Kitchen and Bar
(117 New York Ave., Huntington 631-385-1515 restaurantprime.com).
A swell spot for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve dining,
the restaurant serves from the a la carte menu with specials
of the day from 3-9 p.m. on Christmas Eve. On New Year’s
Eve, the a la carte menu is is served from 5-7:30 p.m., and
at 9 p.m., switches to a festive four-course $125 prix-fixe
dinner followed by DJ music, dancing and a midnight champagne
toast for all. The menu includes – first course: Pan-seared
potato gnocchi with Parmesan white truffle sauce; Sea scallops
with semolina dumplings, bacon, Brussels sprout leaves and
port *Shrimp cocktail; the classic *Red roof sushi roll of
shrimp and avocado, spicy tuna, spicy mayo, eel sauce *Crab
cake with caper remoulade; or antipasto with fresh mozzarella
and proscuitto di Parma; second course: truffled risotto with
wild mushrooms, mascarpone; third course: veal chop with natural
veal jus, filet mignon, porterhouse for two with steakhouse
sauce, filet mignon Wellington with mushroom duxelle, puff
pastry, bordelaise and brie fondue, tuna prepared with dhana
dahl crust, shredded Asian vegetables, sripaphai sauce, or
chilean sea bass marinated in soy and sake, baby bok choy
and shiitake mushrooms. Finish up with dessert: blackberry
semolina cake with blackberry-lemon thyme compote and vanilla
cream, warm Valrhona chocolate cake with burnt marshmallow
and coffee ice cream, cheesecake with graham cracker crust
and macadamia nut caramel sauce, or chocolate raspberry torte
with raspberry coulis, and raspberry port ice cream.
WINE DINNER: Vitae Restaurant (54 New St., Huntington village,
vitaeli.com) will host a wine dinner featuring guest speaker
Maureen Sossi, fine wine consultant from Empire Merchants,
pairing wines to Executive Chef Steve Del Lima’s four-
course meal, Wednesday, Dec. 19, beginning at 7 p.m. The cost
is $70 per person and reservations are a must.
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