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LI Hospitality Ball promises tastes of the finest
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The Long Island Hospitality Ball is shaping up to be the gastronomic event of the season. The showcase for local restaurants, nightclubs, caterers, wines and liquor brands will be held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury on June 18, from 7 to 11 p.m., and will benefit the American Cancer Society.
Last year, its first, the gala attracted about 1,400 people to sample the wares of more...
Winnie's Coffee Shop, Bay Shore: Closed for violations
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Winnie’s Coffee Shop in Bay Shore was a humble — some would say shabby — luncheonette where co-owner and chef Tony Bellucci demonstrated considerable culinary skill. On a daily basis, Bellucci put out such items as banh mi, a Vietnamese-style sandwich, a French cream of mussel soup as well as a panoply of inventive omelets, frittatas and pancakes. And, of course, a great burger.
The place...
Tula Kitchen, Bay Shore: New $10 lunch
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Tula Kitchen in Bay Shore, which used to serve dinner only, now offers lunch; every item on the midday menu costs $10. Lunch hours are Tuesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A glance at the menu reveals a “Tula Cobb” salad made with grilled shrimp, an Asian noodle salad with grilled chicken or tofu and a soup and spinach pie combo.
Owner Jackie Sharlup said the restaurant also delivers...
Top Chef contestants coming to Tanger, Deer Park
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This Saturday and Sunday - May 26 and 27 - fans of Bravo's “Top Chef” series will get a chance to see and interact with two former contestants from past seasons. Paul Qui, winner of season 9, and Angelo Sosa, season 7's runner up, will be hitting Tanger Outlet Center at The Arches in Deer Park in an 18-wheeler semi truck kitted out as a Top Chef-worthy kitchen.
It's all part of a nationwide...
Whole Foods touches down in the Hamptons
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There are already locations in Manhasset, Jericho and Lake Grove, but tomorrow morning Long Island gets a fourth Whole Foods — if only for the summer.
The Austin-based natural-and-organic-foods supermarket is operating the scaled-down venue in Wainscott on the site of the former Plitt Ford Lincoln Mercury dealership. In addition to a produce section offering seasonal and local selections,...
Studio Grille opens in Selden
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An eclectic menu and a late night Friday karaoke scene define the new Studio Grille, set back from the main road in the Independence Plaza shopping center in Selden.
Co-owner Lou Gallo described the interior as having industrial-looking high ceilings painted black. He also said that chef Michael Tambarkis makes virtually everything in house, including barbecue sauce and flat-cut seasoned...
Chan's Sushi & Teriyaki, Lake Ronkonkoma: First bites
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Small but tastefully appointed, Chan’s Sushi & Teriyaki in Lake Ronkonkoma seems to be hitting the trifecta: pleasing food, friendly service and affordable prices. At a recent dinner, even the gratis miso soup — afloat with paper-thin mushroom slices — surpassed the ones usually served. So, too, did the gyoza ($4.50), al dente half-moon dumplings stuffed with a savory pork mixture.
A friend’s...
Testaccio at the Gardens: A taste of Rome in Nassau
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Very promising dinner last night at Testaccio at the Gardens, a new Italian restaurant in Garden City Park.
Looking over the menu, I felt a mixture of elation and dread. Elation because here was a document deeply rooted in regional Italian (and not Italian-American) tradition. The region is Rome (Testaccio is a famously gritty neighborhood in the Eternal City), and the menu featured such Roman...
Lobster Roll Northside: Back from the hereafter
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Last fall, when Lobster Roll Northside in Baiting Hollow closed for the season, it was put up for sale — and, effectively, thought to be a goner.
Now, much like the recently revived Bollinger's Family Restaurant in Farmingdale, the place has returned from the great beyond. As manager Dana Bordsen tells it, her stepfather, owner Fred Terry, was planning to retire but had second thoughts and...
This week’s restaurant reviews
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Joan Reminick visits Ten89 Noodle House in Stony Brook, a modest eatery serving the kind of hearty, authentic Chinese noodle dishes and stir-frys that are maddeningly hard to find on Long Island. Reminick laments the flimsy plastic spoons and Styrofoam containers, but “reward takes the form of noodle soups, each a virtual meal in a bowl. One spoonful of the roast pork version — loaded with meat...
