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Added: January 18, 2008, 3:32 pm

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Food News – January 18, 2008

Almoncello is now open! On the North Fork Legends adds new items to their lunch menu. Winter prix fixes at Fresno. MUSE Restaurant & Aquatic Lounge present Sunday Brunch. Valentine's prix fixe dinner at Annona.

New Almoncello Now Open!

Almoncello Restaurant, (290 Montauk Hwy., East Hampton, 631-329- 6700), a Northern Italian trattoria is now open serving dinner Wednesday-Monday starting at 6 p.m. and closed on Tuesdays. 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 salumi with sliced cured meats and house-spun mozzarella; scallop carpaccio with pomegranate, grapefruit granita, crispy leeks and artisinal olive oil; 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.

Legends Adds New Lunch Items

Chef Michael Reilly of Legends Restaurant, (835 First Street, New Suffolk, 631-734-5123, www.legends-restaurant.com), introduces new lunch menu items to its creative New American cuisine. New items include Roast Salmon with Baby Greens, Rice Medley and an Asparagus, Mushroom and Panko Crust $15, Seafood and Sausage Paella with Shrimp, Mussels, Clams, Fish, Chorizo Sausage, Peas, Onions, Garlic and Tomato served in a skillet, $15, and Legendary Pot Pie with Shrimp, Scallops, Crawfish, Tuna and Grouper sautéed with Garlic and combined with a Sherry-scented Lobster Sauce topped with Puff Pastry, $16. The restaurant is open seven days beginning at 12 noon.

Winter Prix Fixes At Fresno

Fresno, (8 Fresno Place, East Hampton, 631-324-8700, www.fresnorestaurant.com), offers two nightly dinner specials throughout the winter season starting at 5:30 p.m. six nights a week, closing 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 percent off.

MUSE Restaurant & Aquatic Lounge Presents Sunday Brunch

MUSE Restaurant & Aquatic Lounge, (760 Montauk Highway, Water Mill Shopping Center, Suite 5A, Water Mill, 631-726-2606), now offers Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A complimentary glass of champagne, mimosa or Bloody Mary is served with each meal. The restaurant is also open for dinner Thursday through Sunday.

Valentine's Prix Fixe Dinner At Annona

Annona Restaurant, (112 Riverhead Road, Westhampton Beach, 631-288-7766, www.annona.com), hosts a romantic four-course dinner for $75 per person plus tax and gratuity. The ambience of the modern Italian restaurant evokes the sophistication of a cosmopolitan hot spot, the sleek style of 21st century Italy and the relaxed atmosphere of the East End. Menus are updated between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. daily on the restaurant's website.


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