A new East End restaurant is embracing that defining Hamptons experience — the clambake.
Ahead of the summer season, Bay Kitchen Bar will take over the old Andrra spot, at 39 Gann Road, East Hampton, in April.
Chef-owner Eric Miller and co-owner Richard Silver will offer sea-to-table cuisine like local clams and lobsters, as well as menu staples such as rotisserie organic chicken and spit-roasted Long Island duck.
Catering to Hamptons habitués, there will be clambakes, barbecues and whole animal roasts. An oyster happy hour will run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The spot boasts water views and, for those traveling by sea, some guest boat slips at a nearby marina.
There’s no shortage of space, either. The 3,000 square-foot space includes an open air lounge that seats 50, an 18-seat bar and a 110-seat indoor dining room.
Chipotle is coming to the Bronx.
The popular Mexican chain is opening in 2,165 square feet at Riverdale Crossing, said Joseph A. Farkas, president of Metropolitan Realty Associates, the developer of the new 162,000 square-foot shopping center along with longtime equity partner Angelo, Gordon & Co.
This will mark Chipotle’s first location in the borough after rolling out 900 locations nationwide.
Riverdale Crossing, spanning five acres between the Major Deegan Expressway and Broadway, is slated to open in July 2014. It is now 98 percent leased.
Chipotle was represented by Diana D. Boutross and Kenneth Hochhauser of Winick Realty, while John Hanlon of CBRE represented MRA.
Think St. Tropez and the Hamptons — in New York City.
Pierrick Bouquet, founder and chief of Able, a food and wine marketing agency, is launching what he calls the world’s largest rosé event.
Seeking to capitalize on the growing summer wine trend, he has uncorked La Nuit En Rosé: more than 50 rosé wines bottled into four cocktail-style tasting parties on a yacht spread out over two days and nights. The June 13-14 event includes a wine competition and an audience award.
“Wine tastings don’t have to be so stuffy and serious,” Bouquet tells Side Dish. “They can also be fun.”
Premium imported rosés priced at $12 or more per bottle grew 39 percent by volume last year, capping nine straight years of double-digit growth, according to research.
The Leopard at Des Artistes, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue on 67th St., has launched a BYOB, no-corkage fee Sunday Supper program, where chefs Vito Gnazzo and Fausto Ferraresi are creating specials inspired by their own families’ traditional Sunday suppers.