Harbor Bistro Serves Lobster And Cowboy Steak Dinners For Father's Day
Harbor Bistro (313 Three Mile Harbor Road, East Hampton, 631-324-7300 www.harborbistro.net) will celebrate Father's Day from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 21 with two dinner specials. "Father's Day Lobster Dinner" includes one half- pound broiled or steamed lobster, any beer and chocolate, chocolate cake. "Father's Day Cowboy Steak Dinner" includes 20-ounce Cowboy Steak (rib-eye with bone on) au poivre, any beer and chocolate, chocolate cake. Cost of each special is $39 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Harbor Bistro's extensive $29 prix fixe will also be offered from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and includes choice of three courses or two courses and a glass of wine. The regular menu will also be available. Reservations are recommended, call Harbor Bistro at 631-324-7300

Tierra Mar opened seven days a week.

Tierra Mar Now Open Seven Days For Breakfast, Lunch And Dinner
Tierra Mar is now open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner until Labor Day weekend, Monday, Sept. 7. Breakfast is served from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch is served from 12 noon to 4 p.m. and dinner service begins at 4 p.m. Sunday brunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Page Six's Paula Froelich Celebrates "Mercury In Retrograde" At Georgica Restaurant And Lounge
On Friday, June 12, Six's Paula Froelich will be on hand at Georgica Restaurant and Lounge to celebrate her new book: "Mercury In Retrograde." The event runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will feature cocktails and hors D'oeuvres along with music by DJ Nick Cohen.

New Restaurant At The New c/o Hotel The Maidstone
There is a new restaurant in the space formerly known as the Maidstone Arms: The Living Room. The Living Room will be the standard bearer for the Slow Food movement in the Hamptons. The comfortable 74-seat restaurant will have the subtle Scandinavian influence of Ljungberg, with antique and modern Swedish furnishings and a color scheme inspired by the blues and mosses of reindeer country. However, sustainable food producers will be center stage. Executive chef James Carpenter uses the Slow Food process to "cook with the seasons," somehow coming up with mouth-watering menus of cuisine he calls "New American, with a Scandinavian twist." Signature dishes include house-cured smoked salmon tarte flambée with crème fraiche and capers, Scandinavian classics like Toast Skagen and exquisite desserts like spring strawberry rhubarb crisp with homemade honey vanilla gelato, and Catapano farm goat cheese tarte with homemade lingonberry sorbet. For more information call 631-267-6399 or visit www.themaidstone.com/the-living-room.

Lobster Bundles.

News At The Bar At Turtle Crossing
Turtle Crossing has announced news at the bar for the 2009 season like a few new cocktails: Turtle Wax with Cachaca, pineapple juice, passion fruit and club soda; Caipirinha with Cachaca and muddled lime; Arnold Palmer with sweet tea vodka and homemade lemonade; and Pomegranate martini with vodka, pomegranate juice, triple sec and lime juice and a new bar sharing plate menu is now being offered at the bar with items lke BBQ chicken, BBQ pork, BBQ brisket with pickles, onions and BBQ sauce; Nachos $10 Beef or chicken chili topped with lettuce, tomato, salsa, sour cream and guacamole; Jumbo BBQ chicken wings with gorgonzola queso $10; Turtle Crossing combo of Zucchini chips, buttermilk hushpuppies, onion rings and dipping sauce $10; Chili seared shrimp with guacamole, roasted corn relish and crispy corn chips $12; Crispy corn tortilla chips combo $11. All plates are for tow to three people.

Rugosa Open For Business
Taking over the former Almondcello space is Rugosa. Operated by Chef/Owner Bill Mammes and Sommelier and General Manager Chimene Visser, the restaurant, which opened officially on May 29, features American cuisine in a relaxed, yet refined atmosphere. Mammes, whose resume included The Maidstone Club and Indian Wells, ensures that each component of his dishes receives the utmost care. The results are pure, nuanced flavors simply and elegantly presented. Guests of Rugosa may choose from the a la carte menu, and starting this weekend a nightly chef's tasting menu comprised of smaller plates along with wines by the glass for $8. Rugosa is open six nights a week serving dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Call 631-604-1550 for details.

Bellinis, Boys and Fun at Matto! Matto Launches Saturdays After the Beach
Michael Dare, director of special events at MTV, and Marc Zowine, hairdresser to the stars, will host Bellinis, Boys and Fun at Matto on Saturday, June 13 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by Hampton Sun, the event will feature bellinis at the bar, Matto's specialty bruschetta and strolling male models with Hampton Sun's signature fragrance. Best tan line wins a luxurious Hampton Sun Smart Serious Sunbathing gift basket.

Matto offers Bellinis and fun.

First Ever Estate Tours At Wölffer
Wölffer Estate Tours - Tour the vineyards, stables, and grounds of the estate with a tour guide who shares the history and intriguing stories about Wölffer Estate Vineyard. Enjoy a unique opportunity to learn about The Hamptons wine growing region and the winery's approach to winemaking. Tours (approximately 45 minutes long) depart every hour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday, $20 per person. Available at the Tasting Room, no reservations necessary - no children under 12 years old.

Spinnakers Becomes Blue Sky Restaurant And Lounge
Last weekend the Main Street space that formerly housed the Sag Harbor restaurant Spinnakers emerged from its chrysalis as the Blue Sky Restaurant and Lounge. Serving Mediterranean fare under executive chef and managing partner Giuseppe Desiderio, former manager of Grappa across the street in Sag Harbor, the Blue Sky menu features brick oven pizettes from $11 to $14, salads from $8 to $10, small plates from $8 to $17, and entrées from $10 to $28 with suggested wine pairings. Specialty items include oven roasted Tuscan bread with truffle mushrooms, goat cheese, and toasted nuts; Lobster broccoli rabe roll with puff pastry, lobster and garlic rabe; Tzakiki lamb chops with cucumber tartare; Tuna carpaccio with arugula, baby onions, shaved Reggiano; Grilled prawns tahini with spinach salad, red beans hummus, and basil oil; Brick oven roast chicken Saloniki with preserved lemon sauce, herbs and escarole; Tuna Provence with olive tapenade, capers and cherry tomatoes; and Paella d' España with clams, mussels, shrimp, lobster, chorizo, chicken, orzo and tomato broth. Lunch selections are a modified version of the dinner menu with grilled panini ranging from $10 to $16.50, including warm tuna with rugula, artichokes and tomatoes, and cod fish and chips. The restaurant will be open seven days for lunch and dinner from 11:30 a.m. Sunday brunch will also be available from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For reservations or further information call 631-725-9353.

Muse Restaurant Hosts Special Sake Dinner
On Tuesday, June 16 at 7 p.m., Muse Restaurant & Aquatic Lounge presents their Sake Dinner in conjunction with Southampton Wines & Liquors. For $75 guests enjoy a four course meal with each course paired with a different sake. Call Muse Restaurant for reservations for this fun and tasty summer event at 631-726-2606.

New Items At Nick & Toni's
Nick & Toni's has added new dishes to the summer menu. New items include appetizers such as the Satur Farms escarole salad with gigante beans and toasted pistachios for $13; Crispy foie gras ravioli with white truffle oil and pecorino Romano at $18; and entrees such as the hand-cut tagliatelle with house-made guanciale and silvered scallions at $23; and the Wood roasted swordfish alla siciliana with roasted tomato, olives, capers, currants and local chicories at $37, as well as a selection of new deserts such as their Melted chocolate tart with zabaglione gelato, warm spiced ganache and chocolate nib tuille at $12. Call the restaurant at 631-324-3550.

Bay Burger Jams Continue
Bay Burger Restaurant in Sag Harbor will continue "The Jam Session" - a creative playground for musicians. Come practice your craft before a live audience. This is an all inclusive event. People of all ages are invited to attend as a listener or participant, for intermediate to professional, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Every week offers different styles, including Hip Hop/Jazz Night, R&B Night, Latin/Jazz Night and Funk/Groove Night. There is no cover. For more information go to drummersaint@hotmail.com or call 631-463-2040.

Rowdy Hall Book Club
Rowdy Hall's new book club, Rowdy Readers, meets every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. at Rowdy Hall. The readers club will be in conjunction with Bookhampton, offering each week's selection for a 15 percent discount. The focus will be on turn of the century American writers and their short stories, keeping with the spirit of the original Rowdy Hall, which housed turn of the century writers. The group will feature an hour discussion on the author and the writing. Lunch will be available for purchase during the readers group. Coming up: June 16 - Grace Paley; June 23 - Kurt Vonnegut. For more information call Rowdy Hall at 631-324-8555.