This Spring: Get your Passport to Long Island Wineries

In Long Island, we’re lucky to have access to dozens of amazing vineyards. With the current Long Island Wine Country Spring Passport Promotion, May is the perfect time to set aside time to explore them. With  34 participating Winery Tasting Rooms, that’s a lot of delicious wine to taste!

How it works:

Obtain a Free Passport which entitles you to a complimentary tasting of a featured wine with the purchase of any in house tasting. Have your passport stamped by purchasing a minimum of one bottle of featured wine. If you accumulate 10 winery stamps, receive two admission tickets for the price of one to the Taste of Summer event and entry into a raffle. (more…)

Nassau County’s 2012 Mother Day Guide

Mother’s Day is right around the corner.  If you are looking for some great ideas to get your family celebrating on Mother’s Day, look no further than our 2012 Mother’s Day Guide.  We have a fantastic selection of ideas to help make mom feel truly special on this Mother’s Day!

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Efrem Spring Collection

Check out Efrem’s spring collection, sponsored by Efrem of Woodbury, Red Door Salon and Spa, Iavarone Bros., and Laguna Grille!

Long Island Spring Beer Dinner

Have you read our review of the Library Cafe?  Hopefully you have, and are ready to try it for yourself at their Long Island Spring Beer Dinner this month.  On Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. the Library Cafe will host a four course dinner paired with brews from Greenport Harbor, Blue Point, Lessing’s Local Ale (brewed by Blue Point), and Long Ireland. Representatives from each brewery will be on hand as well.  Here is a sampling of the menu: (more…)

2012 Long Island Hospitality Ball

On Monday, June 18, the 2012 Long Island Hospitality Ball is back!  This year’s event will be held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.  This fundraiser helps the American Cancer Society, and raised $170,000 alone from last year’s event!

The gala was created and organized by Keith Hart, a hospitality industry mainstay and cancer survivor, to raise funds for charity by showcasing offerings from the region’s top restaurants, wine and spirit brands, nightclubs and entertainers as well as hotels and catering halls. (more…)

Long Island Restaurant Week

It’s here again!  Time for your chance to revisit your favorites for a deal, or try out a new spot at a great price!  The bi-annual and award-winning Long Island Restaurant Week kicks off its Spring 2012 campaign on Sunday, April 22 for eight days ending on Sunday, April 29.  Participating restaurants will offer a three-course prix fixe for $24.95 all night, every night they are open except Saturday when the menu must only be offered until 7 p.m.

Restaurants – spanning across Long Island’s 118 miles – are signing up daily to participate. Each will serve its own unique $24.95 menu with a minimum choice of three appetizers, three entrées and three desserts.

Long Island Restaurant Week also believes in the importance of helping neighbors facing hunger and will make a donation following the campaign to Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger relief organization.

On February 3, the Long Island Restaurant Week mobile app was introduced and is available on the iPhone, Android and mobile web.  The direct link is http://airmo.co/lirestaurantweek.

For more info and a full list of participating restaurants, click here.

Easter Special 4: Besito

Want to make your Easter more of a fiesta?  Hop to Besito for some Mexican themed Easter treats, in addition to their regular menu.  Some of the specialities are: (more…)

Easter Special 3: Garden City Hotel

Why not make it a weekend event at the Garden City Hotel?  “Easter is a wonderful holiday for all the family to celebrate at the hotel.  Breakfasts with the Easter Bunny are a new tradition while our longstanding Sunday Brunch is made even more special by celebrating Easter. We enjoy helping families build fond memories through these dining events,” says Patrick Smalley, Managing Director, The Garden City Hotel.

BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY (more…)

Easter Special 2: Mitch and Toni’s

If catering at home is not for you, try making a reservation at Mitch and Toni’s American Bistro.  From 3-9 pm, the restaurant is offering a three course price fixe meal for $37.95 per person (plus tax and gratuity).  Appetizer options include (more…)

Easter Special 1: Iavarone Bros.

Coming in the next few days, we will be featuring all that is happening with Easter food specials on Long Island, from restaurants to catering and anything in between.  Keep checking back for more info!

First up is Iavarone Bros., offering full catering for your Easter 2012 menu, from (more…)