food & dining
Page 56 February 22, 2013
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By aji jones
S. Dermont
75 Main in Southampton serves dinner daily from 5 p.m. Entrée selections may include roasted ahi tuna with fresh herbs, beets, arugula, pears and port wine reduction ($34); spaghetti carbonara with prosciutto di san daniele, sautéed onion and light cream sauce ($25); and Chilean sea bass with saffron rice and leek and pesto sauce ($36). 631-283-7575 Cowfish in Hampton Bays is open Wednesday through Friday from 5 p.m. and weekends from 12:30 p.m. House specialties may include New Orleans shrimp “rumba” with Worcestershire reduction sauce, jasmine rice and corn bread ($27); Danish baby back ribs with homemade BBQ sauce, coleslaw and French fries ($28); and sushi roll with lobster,
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mango and asparagus topped with avocado, baked scallops and fresh lump crab in spicy chili sauce of toasted coconut and eel sauce ($22). 631-594-3868 Farm Country Kitchen in Riverhead serves lunch and dinner seven days. Dinner entrée choices may include pan-seared Tuscan sea scallops with basil pesto herb crust, spinach risotto and grilled asparagus ($28); gorgonzola crusted sirloin with Yukon potatoes, grilled asparagus and sautéed vegetables ($30); and pan seared chicken with broccoli rabé and roasted peppers tossed with rotini pasta in organic purple sage and toasted almond pesto ($26). 631-369-6311 Fresno in East Hampton serves dinner Wednesday through Sunday from 5:30 p.m. Entrée offerings may include slow braised pork osso buco with creamy mascarpone polenta and cranberry-pistachio gremolata ($29); cazuela roasted local cod with gigante beans, pancetta, cremini mushrooms, roasted tomatoes and fennel pollen ($30); and roasted natural chicken breast with sautéed haricot verts, potato purée and truffle-thyme jus ($28). 631-324-8700 Il Capuccino in Sag Harbor is open for dinner seven days beginning at 5:30 p.m. Entrée options may include veal scaloppini piccata of veal sautéed with lemon, wine and fresh herbs ($22.95); penne with broccoli rabé, sundried tomatoes, garlic and olive oil ($19.95); and angel hair pasta tossed with shrimp, scallions, plum tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and a touch of marinara ($22.95). 631-725-2747 Nick and Toni’s in East Hampton will be celebrating 25 years with an interior facelift. The restaurant will close for renovations until April when they will unveil the updated and modernized space. The restaurant is known for signature dishes including papparedelle with braised short rib ragu and porcini ricotta ($26); diver scallops with caramelized fennel, radicchio, black olives and grapefruit salad ($26); and wood
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Shortcake, Vine Street Cafe
fired margherita pizzetta with tomato, basil pesto and fresh mozzarella ($16). 631-324-3550 In addition to Hamptons Restaurant Week, signups for Long Island Restaurant Week have begun. This eight-day promotion will begin Sunday, April 28. All participants will offer a $27.95 three-course prix fixe menu all night, expect for Saturdays when it may only be offered until 7 p.m. Businesses may sign up online at longislandrestaurantweek.com. 631-329-2111 Speaking of lots of different kinds of restaurants, Dan’s Papers is expanding the geographic area covered by our restaurant reviewers. So…if there’s a restaurant you’d like our staff to review let us know. We’re particularly interested in restaurants that lie along the route from New York to the sandy ends of the twin forks. Especially vegetarian and/or ethnic restaurants. Email suggestions to editor@danspapers.com.
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