Side Dish

by Aji Jones

Citarella offers a cornucopia of Thanksgiving delights to simplify your holiday feast. The catering menu includes: fresh Bell & Evans, kosher, organic, smoked or wild turkeys ($2.99/lb. to $8.99/lb.); shucked or unshucked oysters by the dozen ($11.99 to $19.99); prepared foods such as pumpkin bisque ($4.99/pt.), sweet potato ravioli ($6.99/lb.) and sour cream apple pie ($15.99). Orders should be placed three days in advance and must be picked up by Wednesday, November 26. For more information or to place an order, contact your nearest Citarella - in East Hampton at 324-9190, or Water Mill at 726-3636.

Tierra Mar serves Thanksgiving dinners "to go." Orders must be placed by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, and picked up on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, between 1 and 6 p.m. Free delivery is available for orders for 25 or more guests. Menu items include oven-roasted, all natural turkey with giblet gravy for $22 per person, honey glazed smoked ham with honey Dijon mustard sauce for $16 per person and North Fork pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream for $6 per person. To place an order or for more information, call 288-2700.

The Jamesport Manor Inn will host their first wine dinner featuring Waters Crest Vineyards owner and winemaker Jim Waters and executive chef Erick Rickmers on Friday, December 5, beginning at 7 p.m. The five-course paired menu will include pheasant salad with 2007 Chardonnay, potato crusted oyster and black truffle sauce with 2007 Rose, bacon wrapped sturgeon with 2005 Campania Rossa, pepper crusted beef tenderloin and oxtail sauce with 2005 Reserve Merlot and a pineapple tarte tatin and ginger-hubbard squash ice cream with 2005 Late Harvest Night Watch. The cost is $70 per person. Vegetarian options are also available. Savor the architecture, art and arboretum of this fantastic North Fork fall season in this historic reconstructed Dimon Mansion (voted Best Looking, Dan's Papers "Best of the Best North Fork"). Daily lunch and Sunday brunch three-course prix fixe continues daily. Dinner prix fixe is offered Sunday through Thursday. Customized catering packages and three private dining rooms will accommodate groups of 10 to 60 guests. Call 722-0500 or visit www.jamesportmanor.com. Closed Tuesdays.

Corey Creek Vineyards is now hosting homemade jelly tastings every weekend from 1 to 4 p.m. featuring a variety of jams and jellies made from all natural products and homegrown flavor. Guests may also have the opportunity to pair jams and jellies with Corey Creek wines for $5. Call 765 4168 or visit www.coreycreek.com for more information.

"Industry Night" at Matto features $6 drinks and $8 tapas every Tuesday, beginning at 5 p.m. Menu items include baked mussels, tempura fried crabsticks, fried zucchini, mini pizzas, meatballs, calamari fritti and antipasti. Call 329-0200 or visit www.mattorestaurant.com for more details.

Take in dinner and a movie at Rowdy Hall. The restaurant now offers discounted movie tickets Sunday through Thursday during lunch and dinner. Patrons may purchase a United Artists Cinema movie ticket for $7.50 with their meal. For details, call 324-8555.

Now located at Townline BBQ, La Fondita now offers a winter menu Thursday through Monday starting at 11:30 a.m. Items include: Taco de Pescado, a Baja style fish taco with chipotle mayonnaise, and shredded cabbage for $3.75; Nachos Supremo with queso, pico de gallo, frijoles refritos and crema for $9; and Sopa Tortilla, a puree of chicken broth, tomato, chile, tortillas topped with avocado, crema queso fresco for $3.50 or $7. Meanwhile, Townline BBQ is offering bargain bar specials from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Monday, and from 2 to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The specials, available in the bar room only, include 25-cent sliders, 10-cent wings and $2 8-ounce draft beers. For more information call 537-2271 (BBQ1).

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