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Silvia
SIDE DISH
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by Aji Jones
pasta 1. Put the oil and butter in a 10 to 12-inch skillet over medium heat and when butter foam subsides add the shrimp. Cook for 2 minutes on each side, remove from the skillet with a slotted spoon and set aside. 2. Saute the garlic in the remaining fat in the skillet for 30 to 40 seconds. Add the pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste, grated rind and lemon juice and toss to mix. Turn off the heat. 3. Meanwhile, bring 5 quarts water to a rolling boil and add a tablespoon or more kosher salt. Put in the pasta all at once, stirring to separate strands. Return immediately to the boil, then cook briskly, uncovered, about 9 to 10 minutes until tender but firm to the bite, al dente. 3. A couple of minutes before the pasta is ready, return the shrimp to the skillet with the garlic and lemon, spoon over juices and cook for a minute to a minute and a half over low heat. Ladle the pasta water into the skillet and drain the pasta. Transfer the pasta to the skillet and toss to mix so the sauce completely coats the pasta. Taste for seasoning and distribute evenly on two warm plates: serve hot. Note: If necessary, drizzle a bit extra olive oil over the pasta. SPEEDY SHRIMP SCAMPI Remember that shrimp cook in as little as three minutes: when they turn pink they’re done! Serve 4 to 6 4 tablespoon unsalted butter (continued on page 41)
Long Island Restaurant Week begins Sunday, November 6 and runs through Sunday, November 13. More than 220 restaurants across Long Island will present unique three-course prix fixe dinner menus for $24.95 all night, except Saturday when they will be offered until 7 p.m. East End participants include: Michaels’ Maidstone Bar and Restaurant in East Hampton; Comtesse Therese in Aquebogue, Noah’s in Greenport; Tweeds Restaurant in Riverhead; and MUSE Restaurant and Aquatic Lounge in Water Mill. For a complete list of participating restaurants, visit www.longislandrestaurantweek.com. Jamesport Manor Inn in Jamesport will also participate in Long Island Restaurant Week. The $24.95 three-course menu includes roasted cauliflower soup with white truffle oil and fresh chives; butternut squash ravioli with pumpkin broth and chestnut honey; and apple almond crisp. 631722-0500. Blackwells Restaurant in Wading River presents a “Giving Thanks For Beer Dinner” on Wednesday, November 9 at 6 p.m. Executive Chef Chris Gerdes’ four-course menu features butternut squash and apple soup with Widmer Drifter Pale Ale; sweet potato flan and haricot vert with Blue Point White I.P.A.; turkey pot pie, cranberry sauce and stuffing with Goose Island Harvest Ale and pumpkin crème brulee with Tommyknocker “Small Patch” Pumpkin Ale. Cost is $65 per person, including tax and gratuity, and reservations are required. Tickets to
the International Great Beer Expo, on Saturday, November 12 at Uniondale’s Nassau Coliseum, will be raffled off. 631-929-1800 Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett will present stand-up comedian Joseph Anthony, a finalist from NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” on Thursday, November 10 at 10 p.m. The cost of admission is $20 and includes one glass of beer or wine. Before the show, the restaurant offers its weekly Thursday prime rib special. For $21, diners may savor soup or salad, prime rib, baked potato and vegetables. 631267-0400 Rowdy Hall in East Hampton hosts an autumn wine dinner on Thursday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $75 per person, plus tax and gratuity. The menu, featuring wines selected by Jacques Franey of Domaine Franey Wines, includes Chanterelle mushroom tarts; chicory salad with lardons, grilled sourdough croutons and soft cooked egg; grilled Aubergine with tomato confit and herbs de Provence; and Halsey Farms apple tarte tatin with house‐made crème fraîche. 631-324-8555 Almond in Bridgehampton offers a plats du jour nightly. The featured dishes are as follows: Monday is poussin “Under a Brick;” Tuesday is duck; Wednesday is shrimp scampi; Thursday is a whole roasted fish; Friday features a Porterhouse for two; rack of lamb is Saturday’s special and on Sunday, linguine con vongole. 631-537-8885 Harbor Grill in East Hampton serves dinner seven days a week from 4 p.m. and now offers its popular $19 prix fixe all night, every night. Chef Damien O’Donnell’s three-course menu will vary daily but selections may include flash fried calamari with cucumber salad and sweet chili dipping sauce; Murray’s chicken breast with warm new potatoes, asparagus and Portobello jus; and warm bread pudding. 631-604-5290 Serafina in East Hampton announces the addition of a new Italian Burger special. The new menu item – 8 oz. of prime sirloin with choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickled vegetables, side of salsa rosa and hand-cut fries – is priced at $15. It is offered on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. 631-267-3500
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