LUNCH: Mac’s Steakhouse (12 Gerard Street, 631-549-5300) reopened for lunch. The impressive Huntington Village Steakhouse offers an exciting and varied lunchtime menu including salads, wraps, sandwiches, steaks and chops. If you haven’t tried them yet, stop by for lunch or dinner and tell Scott and Ron that the Foodies sent you.

ITALIAN WINE DINNER: Restaurant Mazzi (493 Jericho Tpke, 631-421-3390) invites you to an Italian Dining Experience on Friday, April 11, 2008 7:00 pm with each course paired with the wines from Folio Wine Company with Guest Speaker Nicole Niebisch. Appetizer: Pear Carpaccio, Parma Proscuitto,Mint, Shaved Reggiano. First Course: Grilled Shrimp, Clams, Pancetta,White Beans,Arugula,Garlic Crostini. Pasta Course: Roast Pork Canneloni with Cacciavala Fonduta. Main Course: Veal Osso Buco, Roasted Root Vegetables, Potato Gnocchi. Dessert: Carmelized Banana Cream Pie with Gelato. Reservations Required; $115.00 per person

FUNDRAISING FUN: Black & Blue Seafood Chophouse, formerly known as Off The Wall, at 65 Wall Street in the Village of Huntington, is getting ready to open soon, but the staff and chef (who hails from Wild Fin) is going to open with a preview Tuesday, April 8, with a preview benefit to help the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.
The cocktail party, which will cost you $25 to get in, will include complimentary hors d’oeuvres and will feature live music by Peter Mazzeo. The party will start at 8 p.m.
Bring friends, spouses, significant others, whoever, whatever! To learn more about the Relay For Life go to www.realyforlife.org.

DONATE FOOD: Time to C.O.O.K. – Clean Out Our Kitchens. The Long Island Council of Churches urges you to do some spring cleaning—and to remember your neighbors in need as you clean out your kitchen and pantry. Do you have anything that needs to be cleaned out of your cupboard? Fancy jellies and jams you received for the holidays that you probably will never eat? Flavored coffee that is not your cup of tea? Fruitcake tins deposited by the Ghost of Christmas Past? Are you using them only as doorstops or hockey pucks? Why not donate them instead to your local emergency food pantry? The LICC and other emergency food pantries will gladly take non-perishable food of any kind—even fruitcake. Monetary donations are of course also welcomed. For further information, please call 516-565-0290 or licchemp@aol.com.

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