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LI gastro pubs

Originally published: January 26, 2010 1:00 PM
Updated: January 26, 2010 1:12 PM
By PETER M. GIANOTTI AND JOAN REMINICK  peter.gianotti@newsday.com, joan.reminick@newsday.com

Quick ReadThe gastro pub is a whole new breed of tavern

Photo credit: John Griffin | An entree of salad and pork skewers is served at Public House 49 in Patchogue. (Sept. 4, 2009)

From merrie olde England, land of warm beer and deep-fried everything, comes a whole other breed of tavern: the gastro pub.

The term was coined in 1991 by the owners of The Eagle in London; they wanted it known that their seriously epicurean bar-restaurant was no ordinary bangers-and-mash joint. The term became a buzzword on this side of the pond around 2005, when chef April Bloomfield opened...