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eat your heart out

joanna — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:00:32 +0000

Locals are familiar with Hamptons Restaurant week, which is held in March every year, now we have the Long Island Restaurant Week^SM launching Sunday, November 2nd to 9th, based on the same model. Participating restaurants offer a three-course prix fixe for $24.95 per person all night, except Saturday, when it will only be available until 7 p.m. Each restaurant offers its own unique menu. Experience new cuisine, décor and service at bargain prices once a year with a view to inspiring return dining year-round. All the more reason to visit the North Fork in the off-season!

So far, participating restaurants who have signed up for this year’s Long Island Restaurant Week^SM are below. Please click on each restaurant for additional information.

Aquebogue

Meeting House Creek Inn (631) 722-4220

Greenport

Scrimshaw Restaurant (631) 477-8882

New Suffolk

Legends Restaurant (631) 734-5123

your neighborhood kitchen

joanna — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:55:52 +0000

The Love Lane Kitchen in Mattituck is now serving dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Cedar plank salmon, fresh local shellfish and seafood, crab cakes, Thai steamed mussels, steak frites, fish & chips, apple & sage smothered pork tenderloins and much more. BYOB for now – and better make it a local one, or the corkage is $10. You can find Mike, Patti & Jennilee at 240 Love Lane in Mattituck, next to the Post Office. No credit cards, please. Reservation required for dinner – website link here

Love Lane Kitchen is a great addition to our eating options – unless you live close to Mattituck, this truly is somewhere that you will visit, eat and enjoy and go away wishing it were in your neighborhood – I know that we did! — Roy Bradbrook, Dan’s Paper September 7, 2007

UPDATE: March 2009
LLK now has a take out menu here: love lane kitchen winter menu

open secrets

joanna — Mon, 26 May 2008 22:11:14 +0000

Relax on the waterside deck of The Old Mill Inn with your favorite cocktail and enjoy the real charm of the North Fork lifestyle. There’s an inhabited osprey nest across the inlet and jumping stripe bass in the water. Unwind while watching boaters and fishermen pass by with the day’s catch at a leisurely pace – this is a “no wake” zone. Take a deep breath, unwind and let nature work its magic. Tucked away on the west side of Mattituck Inlet, this Inn was reputedly a romantic hideout for Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. It remains to this day ever so slightly under the radar, easily accessible by boat for lunch, and worth going the extra two miles by car for a comfortable atmosphere and serious food experience. Catch fun times in the pub listening to live music or relaxing by the fire, and don’t be surprised if you are asked to lend a hand unloading the lobster pots. This is the slow travel you have been looking for. Click here for the website.