The most exciting restaurant to open in recent memory, the staunchly seasonal Jema in Huntington both confounds and exceeds expectations.

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Chef Franco Sampogna and owner Joy Mangano at Jema in Huntington.

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Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano has opened a new restaurant: Jema in Huntington.

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Wine director Timothy Gemelli pours wine for patrons at Jema, a fine-dining addition to Huntington.

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The top story of multilevel Jema in Huntington has a second dining room, pictured, and a lounge.

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The sommelier cart at Jema in Huntington holds about a dozen bottles of wine served by the glass.

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Chef Franco Sampogna is in full view of the dining room as he plates dishes in the open kitchen at Jema in Huntington.

 

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The bread, served in a felt basket, comes with softened butter sprinkled with rosemary sea salt at Jema in Huntington.

 

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An appetizer of egg, celery-root puree and white truffle is earthy and creamy at Jema in Huntington.

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Duck from Aquebogue's Crescent farm is served with polenta, olives and capers at Jema in Huntington.

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Smoked Black Angus strip steak with potatoes done three ways is sauced table-side at Jema in Huntington.

 

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Butternut squash "tagliatelle" with wild mushrooms features "noodles" and sauce that are both made of squash at Jema in Huntington.

 
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