East of NYC - The Buzz

Roots in Sea Cliff

Eating Long Island, our sister site that is devoted solely to dining on Long Island, has just posted a review of Roots in Sea Cliff, an exceptional slow-food restaurant that blew their minds. Located on the north shore by Glen Head and Roslyn Harbor, click here to read the review and see the pictures of the delicious cuisine.

Winterfest Classic Beer Dinner at The Library Cafe in Farmingdale

If you're a beer-loving Long Islander, you'll love this event that we're letting you all know about.  The Library Cafe in Farmingdale is hosting a Winterfest Classic Beer Dinner on Wednesday, December 2nd at 7pm.  A four-course dinner, not only will you be sampling some great brews and food, you'll also get to listen to and meet Josh Havey, of Samuel Adams.

The menus will consist of:

1) Pretzel, Cinnamon Sugar paired with Old Fezziwig Ale

2) Chopped salad infused with Samuel Adams Cranberry Lambic dressing, paired with Coastal Wheat

3) Skirt Steak marinated in Boston Lager OR Chicken breast marinated in Cranberry Lambic dressing paired with Winter Lager

4) Molten Lava Chocolate Cake with vanilla ice cream, paired with Holiday Porter Float

Seating is limited, so call 516-752-7678 for a reservation.

Mark Levine now on FiOS 1 (LI) with Rob Petrone for "Reservations with ROb"

Along with our sister-sites (Eating Long Island, Eating Brooklyn and Eating Manhattan) we've been making some great headway in discovering and experiencing some of the best restaurants out there.  In the past few weeks we've even had the great opportunity to work with Rob Petrone of FiOS 1 News on Long Island to do a little segment called "Reservations with Rob."  We've been shooting and airing these every other Friday and if you're interested in checking out this week's review of Shiro in Carle Place, head on over to this link to check it out.

International Great Beer Expo at The Nassau Coliseum

Today is the day where over 100 beers are brought together from all over the world (and some that are local too!) to reach out to the masses that attend.  If you're anywhere near the Nassau Coliseum and are at or above the legal drinking age, head on over to the International Great Beer Expo for either of their two sessions (12:30-4pm and 5:30-9pm).  Oh yeah, bring a designated driver, you'll need one.

Sunday Brunch on Long Island: The Brunch Wars!

To see all of our brunch picks, please click here.

We've recently been to a few great brunch spots on the island.  We don't know which one is better, but we'll leave it up to you to try out all three and drop us a note.  Each one has it's own great thing going on and now we need to hit the gym.

jojo Apples in Point Lookout

Maureen's Kitchen in Smithtown

JT's Corner Cafe in Nesconset