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Dining and Nightlife Ring in 2009 at East Wind, where the annual New Year’s Eve celebration, on Wednesday, December 31, kicks off at 8 p.m. The night includes a midnight champagne toast, live TV simulcast from Times Square, a buffet dinner, five hours of open bar and dancing in the Grand Ballroom. Price is $120 per person, all-inclusive. Dinner includes: Tuscan-style grilled vegetables, Caesar salad, rigatoni Bolognese, eggplant rollatini, farfalle a la pesto, assorted flatbreads with arugula salad, roast NY sirloin with horseradish, baked clams, fried calamari, chicken rollatini, seafood scampi, white chocolate and chocolate mousse cake and chocolate dipped strawberries with raspberry drizzle. For reservations, contact 631-929-6585. Chef Eric Rickmers of Jamesport Manor Inn will serve a four-course $60 prix fixe menu beginning at 5:30 p.m. on December 31. Menu includes: Nicoises olive crostini and salt cad brandade, salted cured foie gras, jumbo lump crab cake, porcini gnocchi with oxtail ragu, lobster risotto, herb basted monkfish, sliced beef tenderloin, Zucchini lentil pie, Madagascar vanilla crééme brule and drunken cherry and pistachio bread pudding. Daily lunch and Sunday three-course brunch continues daily. Dinner prix fixe is offered Sunday through Thursday. Customized catering packages and private dining rooms will accommodate groups of 10 to 60 guests. For reservations or more information, call 631-722-0500. Almond will celebrate New Year’s Eve beginning at 7 p.m. It will offer the regular menu with holiday specials and a midnight champagne toast. Items include: Peconic Bay scallops, sweet pea ravioli, and carrot ginger coulis for $17; foie gras, pecan corn pancake, poached pear with raspberry sauce for $18; pan seared Muscovy duck, wild rice, caramelized Brussel sprout petals in mango sauce for $36; and butter poached lobster, Mascarpone risotto, plum tomatoes, saffron beurre blanc for $42. Almond will be closed on New Year’s Day. For reservations, call 631-537-8885. Sister restaurant Almoncello will be closed Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24 and Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25 but will be open Friday, December 26 through New Year’s Eve, beginning at 6 p.m. Call 631-329-6700 for details. Stonewalls Restaurant will offer a three-course $45 prix fixe menu to close 2008 on New Year’s Eve from 5 to 9 p.m. Items include: homemade stuffed mozzarella with prosciutto, vol au vent filled with seafood champagne, scallops, shrimp and mushrooms, classic lobster bisque, veal escalopine forestiéére, Grand Marnier cake with Grand Marnier crêême anglaise and chocolate and praline (Gianduja) mousse cake with hot chocolate sauce. For reservations, call 631-506-0777 ext. 4. Matto will be celebrating with a $45 three-course prix fixe on December 31. The menu will be available from 6 to 9 p.m., with a champagne toast from 9 p.m. to midnight. Reservations are required. The menu includes: Gamberoni alla Matto, large prawns toasted with garlic and cilantro pepperoncini champagne sauce; Tartare di Tonno, diced ahi tuna with tobiko wasabi caviar, capers, shallots and spicy mayonnaise; Bistecca al pepe verde, steak au poivre; Dentice in brodetto bianco, steamed red snapper, Sauvignon blanc, olive oil and lyonnese potatoes; and bananas foster. For more information, call 631-329-0200. Rowdy Hall will serve lunch until 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24 and New Year’s Eve, December 31 and will be open on New Year’s Day, Thursday, January 1 for lunch and dinner. Call 631324-8555 for more information. Townline BBQ will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, but will be open New Year’s Day
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from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For details, call 631-5372271. Nick & Toni’s will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but will open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day for dinner at 6 p.m. The New Year’s Eve menu will feature a la carte specials such as Campari house-cured Salmon, house-made foie gras for $18, bucatini with lobster “all” arrabbiata for $32, grilled natural veal chop with truffled Balsam Farm Potatoes for $48, chocolate and roasted banana ice cream sandwich for $12 and handmade chocolates. For reservations, call 631-3243550. Legends Restaurant will be open on Christmas Eve until 8 p.m., New Year’s Eve until 10 p.m., New Year’s Day for dinner and will close on Christmas Day. The regular menu will be offered along with holiday specials. Call 734-5123 for further informa-
tion. Grappa Wine Bar will also be open Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve from 5 to 10:30 p.m. serving the regular menu with holiday specials. The restaurant will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For details, call 631-725-0055. Looking for a place to host your last-minute holiday party? Bedell Cellars and Corey Creek Vineyards offer great packages. “Let it Snow” includes wine, beer, soft drinks and seven passed hors d’oeurves for $55 per person and “It’s a Wonderful Life” includes wine, full bar and nine hors d’oeurves for $80 per person. Specialty plates can be added also. Prices are based on three-hour receptions. Tax, gratuity and service staff charge is additional. For details and available dates, contact Kim MacKinnon at 631-734-7537 ext. 32 or kim@bedellcellars.com.
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