Side Dish with Aji Jones

Michael’s at Maidstone Beach in East Hampton serves a three-course prix fixe Monday thru Sunday for $24.95. On Wednesday, enjoy a three-course steak night for $23.95. King-cut prime rib is available on Friday and Saturday for $34.95. Call (631) 324-0725 for more information

Della Femina in East Hampton is serving brunch all winter long on Sunday from 12 to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per person plus tax and gratuity. Menu items include house made muffins, mushroom and broccoli soup, slow roasted Berkshire pork and Gruyere melt and fedellini with baby shrimp. For further information please call Della Femina at (631) 329-6666.

The Cooperage Inn in Baiting Hollow presents “Who Wants To Be A Million-Heir?” four-course prix fixe with The Other Vic Theater Company on Sunday, January 14 at 5:30 p.m. Dinner guests are invited to participate in this murder mystery/comedy written by Jeanette Balazs, in which a cash prize will be awarded to the person who solves the murder. The cost of the dinner is $49.95 per person in addition to tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and tickets must be purchased in advance. For further information, call The Cooperage Inn at (631) 727-8994.

The Bayview Inn and Restaurant in Jamesport will be serving a $24.95 prix fixe available Sunday thru Thursday. Menu items include calamari fritti with baby field greens, New Zealand lamb shanks, fettuccine with giant sea scallops and stuffed chicken breast Sicilian style. For more information call The Bayview Inn at (631) 722-2659.

The Patio in Westhampton Beach is offering a prix fixe menu for $25 per person plus tax and gratuity and includes coffee and tea. The menu is available Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 5:30 p.m. to close. Some menu items include; horseradish and Gorgonzola crusted grilled NY strip; Westhampton Beach scallop and shrimp stuffed tilapia and Asian chili and tamari seared Escolar. For more information call (631) 288-4878.

Champa’s in Water Mill serves Indian and American cuisine. Choose from weekly soup specials, traditional Indian Breads, seafood, lamb and rice or vegetarian entrees, along with sandwiches, wraps and Panini’s. For more information call Champa’s at (631) 726-4528.

The third annual Great Bonac Chili Cook Off will be held Saturday, January 27 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the American Legion Post #419. There will be a $25 restaurant participation fee. The day will feature music by the Lone Sharks and cash prizes. The cost is $20 per person and $10 per child to sample and place a vote. To register, or for more information call (631) 329-8381.

Participants are now signing up for The Fifth Annual Hamptons Restaurant Week, slated for the last week of March – Sunday, March 25 through Sunday, April 1, 2007. The first four Hamptons Restaurant Week events have elicited an extremely positive response from diners, restaurateurs and local businesses.

The idea is simple: for one week, 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 6-7 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. Visit www.hamptonsrestaurantweek.com for fees, registration and participating restaurants, or call (631) 329-0050.