Side Dish: La Fondita, Living Room, Cittanuova, Hampton Lady
Hamptons restaurants have new deals and new menus for dining out this month.
La Fondita in East Hampton announces Taco Thursdays. Every Thursday guests may order a Fondita taco dinner to go for a family of four for $30. The assemble-at-home meal includes: 12 handmade soft corn tortillas, one quart of your favorite filling (carne asada, carnitas, chorizo, pollo or chayote), lettuce, crema, cheese, cilantro and onions, plus one quart of rice and a pint of black beans. An Ensalada Fondita may be added for $8. 631-267-8800
The North Fork Table and Inn’s traveling lunch truck has added a location to its stops. The Food Truck will be parked at the Hampton Jitney Terminal in Southampton 11 a.m.–4 p.m. on Sundays through the end of 2013. Menu items may include Hartmann’s artisan all-beef hot dog or jumbo frankfurter, house-made McCall Ranch grass-fed ground beef and black bean chili and grilled marinated eggplant with roasted peppers, hummus and arugula. 631-765-0177
Rowdy Hall in East Hampton’s new co-chef Justin Finney, will now be working alongside veteran chef Ed Lightcap. Finney has been in the hospitality industry for over 15 years, including stints at The Meeting House in Amagansett and Nick and Toni’s in East Hampton, Rowdy is introducing a new snack menu. Items may include chipotle deviled eggs, steamed pork buns and crispy eggplant fries. 631-324-8555
The Living Room at c/o The Maidstone in East Hampton will serve a four-course menu on Thanksgiving Day from 1 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $87 per person, plus tax and gratuity; 50% off for kids 12 and under. Reservations are currently being accepted. The menu may feature roasted pumpkin soup with pumpkin seeds and dried tomatoes, open lasagna with forest mushroom and chive velouté, traditional heritage turkey with classic condiments and “Wallenbergare” with petit pois, brown butter and potato puree. 631-324-5006
Cittanuova in East Hampton offers a variety of specials throughout the week. On Tuesdays, diners can order pizza with a draft beer and dessert for $15. Wednesdays are Steak Night and feature a New York strip steak served with a choice of three preparations for $19 (not applicable to “to go” orders and not valid on holidays). Lastly, Thursdays are Pasta Night featuring a Three Pasta Sampler for $15. 631-324-6300
Hampton Lady in Hampton Bays is serving up two specials throughout the week. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, diners may feast on a Lobster Bash featuring $28 twin lobsters with corn and potatoes. On Thursdays, fish tacos are the featured item, and include lobster, scallops, tilefish and shrimp. Served with French fries. 516-446-6565
GULA GULA!—You can now order the East End’s favorite empanadas online—Luchi Masliah’s Gula Gula Empanadas launched gulagulaempanadas.com last week. And just what is your favorite flavor? Fish? Bison? Greens? Apple? It’s a good thing they’re not too big—you get to mix and match your way to a gourmet meal.