DansHamptons.com - Dan's Papers - January 18, 2008

Chef Michael Reilly of Legends Restaurant in New Suffolk introduces new lunch menu items to its creative New American cuisine. New items include: seafood and sausage paella with shrimp, mussels, clams, fish, chorizo sausage, peas, onions, garlic and tomato served in a skillet; pot pie with shrimp, scallops, crawfish, tuna and grouper sautéed with garlic and combined with a sherry-scented lobster sauce topped with a puff pastry. The restaurant is open seven days beginning at noon. For reservations or further information about the restaurant, call (631) 734-5123.

Fresno in East Hampton offers two nightly dinner specials throughout the winter season starting at 5:30 p.m. six nights a week, closed Tuesday. The favorite $28 Cannonball Prix Fixe - three courses including appetizer, entrée and dessert - is available in the dining room Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, all night. On Friday and Saturday, it's available until 6:30 p.m. Every night, it's available at the bar all night long. On Monday nights, a 30/30 special is also available. A $30 three-course prix fixe includes selections from the regular menu. Every bottle of wine is also 30% off. For further information call (631) 324-8700.

Almoncello in East Hampton, a Northern Italian trattoria, is now open serving dinner Wednesday through Monday starting at 6 p.m. and closed on Tuesday. Almoncello offers a relaxed cozy atmosphere, featuring leather booths and a fireplace in the bar area, dark wood floors, and crisp white tablecloths. The menu features seasonally driven Bolognese-inspired cuisine. Sample menu items include: salami with sliced cured meats and house-spun mozzarella; scalloped carpaccio with pomegranate, grapefruit granita, crispy leeks and artisinal olive oil; Cavatelli with grilled wild shrimp, lima beans, rosemary and breadcrumbs; rabbit ravioli with delicata squash and mushroom ragu, sage and white truffle oil; porchetta, roast pork shoulder with spiced red cabbage, apples and black pepper spaetzle; and whole roasted branzino with baby root vegetables and roasted pepper aceto dulce. Almoncello also has karaoke every Saturday night starting at 10:30 p.m. For reservations or further information call (631) 329-6700.

The Patio at 54 Main in Westhampton Beach offers a special three-course chef's tasting prix fixe dinner Sunday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Diners may enjoy soup or salad, an entrée and a delicious dessert for $25 plus tax and gratuity. For reservations or further information please call (631) 288-0100.

Southampton Ales & Lagers of The Southampton Publick House will be featured at Blue Point's Annual Cask Ale Festival on Saturday, January 26 at 1 p.m. at Blue Point Brewing Company located at 161 River Avenue, Patchogue. The event will include many different brewers along with music, food and, of course beer. For more information call (631) 475- 6944.

Participants are now signing up for The Sixth Annual Hamptons Restaurant Week, slated for March 30 through April 6. The idea is simple - for eight days, Sunday to Sunday, all participating restaurants offer a three-course prix fixe for $21.95 all night except Saturday, when it will only be offered from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Each restaurant will offer a unique three-course menu and some restaurants will also offer special $21.95 bottles of local Long Island wine from participating vineyards. Hamptons Restaurant Week is not only a restaurant campaign, but includes local wineries, lodging, transportation, retail and other outlets. In addition to offering discounted bottles of wines in restaurants, some vineyards will offer those same wines at a discounted price in their tasting rooms. If your business would like to participate in the 6th annual Hamptons Restaurant Week please log onto www.hamptonsrestaurantweek.com and click the "Business Sign Up" icon. To ensure your business is included in this year's complete promotional campaign, sign up by February 18. For further information, contact the Hamptons Restaurant Week Executive Committee at WordHampton Public Relations at (631) 727-6204 or (631) 727-2870.