Dockers Restaurant Update
The Dockers Restaurant (994 Dune Road, East Quogue, 631-653-0653, www.dockerswaterside.com) Season Launch Party will be held on April 10. It's a whole new Lounge/Bar/Private Dining Area, and on nights when this new area is open to the public, it will be a great new area to hang out in and enjoy. Check out the Friday Happy Hour with $5 drinks and $5 apps. Steve Strecker and the G' Machine Band will play every Friday night. Kayak tours (with Captain Kayak) will also continue this year at the Marina. Peter Dunlop (consulting chef and former chef of the American Hotel) is back to develop some new menu items under the direction of Executive Chef Topher Dupre. Opening day is all set for Friday March 19 at 5 p.m. Also, on Saturday, March 20, come down after the parades to see the great band NOIZ starting at 7 p.m. Restaurant Week Special - the special menu on Opening Night, Friday March 19 will run until Sunday, March 29, all night long, every night.

Hampton Coffee Company
Irish eyes are smiling at Hampton Coffee Company this month! The local espresso bar and café is celebrating St. Patrick's Day throughout March with two specially-themed beverages. Their delicious Leprechaun Latte tastes like chocolate mint and Irish Crème-flavored coffee will definitely put the Irish Jig in your step. Both beverages are available every day throughout the month of March at Hampton Coffee Company's cafés on Mill Road in Westhampton Beach and Montauk Highway in Water Mill. Plus, enjoy free samples of the Irish Crème coffee every morning until lunchtime. In addition, if you're coming down to watch Westhampton Beach's famous St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 13, be sure to stop in at Hampton Coffee Company in Westhampton Beach, right on the parade route. Owner Theresa Belkin (who is really from Ireland!) will have plenty of Irish Crème coffee brewing to take the chill off plus special Green & White Cookies and a melt-in-your mouth Corned Beef Reuben Melt. Corned Beef topped with sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese, and Thousand Island Dressing. Served warm and melty!

Of course, Hampton Coffee Company is baking muffins, croissants, cinnamon rolls, cookies, and their famous scones every morning in each of their cafés and serving hot soup, warm sandwiches, and much more for lunch. Plus, their Zagat-rated full-service café at their Water Mill location is still open every day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. all winter. Enjoy specialties ranging from sizzling fajitas to grilled hamburgers to beer battered fish & chips, all at the best prices around. Enjoy full-service dining for the price of a take-out meal from the deli!

Hampton Coffee Company is located at 194 Mill Road in Westhampton Beach, on the Six Corners Roundabout, at Bridgehampton National Bank, across from Village Hall, and at 869 Montauk Highway in Water Mill, next to The Green Thumb Farmstand. Both cafés are open every day all year from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit www.hamptoncoffeecompany.com for more details.

Southampton Publick House
There's no better place to experience old-fashioned Irish hospitality on St. Patrick's Day than at Southampton Publick House. An ala carte menu of traditional Irish fare including appetizer choices such as Beef Stout Soup, Corned Beef and Potato Spring Roll with a mustard fondue, Smoked Salmon salad (cream cheese and scallions wrapped in smoked salmon topped with capers and shaved red onions over arugula with white balsamic vinaigrette); entrees including Traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage with stewed red bliss potatoes and carrots, Corned Beef Reuben, Shepherd's Pie, Irish Lamb Stew and Pretzel-coated Atlantic Cod served with a mustard ale burblanc, rosemary roasted potatoes and sautéed baby spinach and homemade Baileys Cheese Cake will be served all day. Cream Stout pints and Tullamore Dew specials are on tap. Beginning at 6 p.m., the father/daughter duo, The O'Connel's will play traditional Irish music in the dining room. The Southampton Publick House, located in Southampton Village on the site of historic "Herb McCarthy's Bowden Square," was established in July 1996 as the first and only Microbrewery/Restaurant on the East End of Long Island. World Class Beers served with local hospitality featuring first rate grill offerings and Publick House favorites including local seafood, great steaks, chops, ribs and award winning burgers paired with fresh local vegetables year round. The Southampton Publick House is open year round.

March Hoppenings At The Southampton Publick House
In the Tap Room
 • Monday through Friday: Happy Hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Beer and Wine Specials.
 • Wednesday: Ladies Night - $3 Drafts, Wine and Champagne Specials, Party with DJ Raj at 9:30 p.m.
 • Friday: All Night Happy Hour - Taproom Specials, 4 p.m. to 12 midnight, Local Legend DJ Dory, 10 p.m.
 • Saturday: Entertainment in the Taproom, 10 p.m.
 • Saturday, March 6 - Jaded
 • Saturday, March 13 - Ron Price Band
 • St. Patrick's Day, March 17: Irish Specialties and Drink Specials, Live entertainment in Taproom.
 • Saturday, March 20, and March 27 - DJ Brian Evans
 • Participating in Hamptons Restaurant Week

In the Dining Room
 • Monday through Friday: Lunch Specials
 • Tuesday: 2 for 1 entrees, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
 • Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 3 course Prix Fixe for $16.95 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
 • Saturday: 3-course Prix Fixe dinner. $21.95. Reservations strongly suggested.
 • Saturday and Sunday: Brewer's Weekend Brunch, $15 per person; 12 noon until 3 p.m., includes a complimentary mimosa, bloody Mary or 12 oz. brew. Menu includes French Toast, Belgian-style Waffles, Pancakes, Steak and Eggs, Eggs Benedict, Quiche of Day, Omelet of Day, LI Style Crabcake and Poached Egg. For more information, go to www.publick.com.

Fresno
Fresno (8 Fresno Place, East Hampton, 631-324 8700, www.fresnorestaurant.com) hosts Brazilian Night each Thursday from 6:30 p.m. with Ludmilla and Marcello, a Brazilian singer and acoustic guitar duo, performing bossa nova classics. In keeping with the spirit of the evening, Brazil's national cocktail, the caipirihna, will be served. Alongside music and drinks will be specials by Chef Gretchen Menser who cooks with a European sensibility, keeping flavors exciting and clean and working with as local a product as possible. This philosophy aligns with Fresno's tradition to offer a spectrum of new American fare and local bounty emphasizing simple yet sophisticated preparation. Fresno is wine-friendly with a series of wine maker dinners and monthly wine tastings. David Loewenberg, widely regarded as one of the East End's top restaurateurs, has co-owned Fresno with business partner Michael Nolan since 2004.