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After nearly 40 years, the Greek restaurant Alpine is now Franklin & Phoebe Brunchery.

Longtime LI restaurant pivots to new brunch spot

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It was Long Island's most inventive Greek eatery.

Huntington restaurant appears to close

L'Etoile, a French spot serving a hit list of classics and a vast all-French wine list, means "the star" in French.

L'Etoile French spot opens in Oyster Bay

The Mineola taco spot is expanding to Baldwin, setting up in a former Friendly's.

Sneak peek: Inside LI taco spot's second location

Eric LeVine is bringing two new concepts to Brooklyn, the borough where he grew up.

LI celebrity chef opening 2 NYC restaurants

The soon-to-come Farmingdale and Jericho locations will seat twice what the existing locations do.

LI chain planning 2 new restaurants

A new restaurant has opened in the Hampton Bays space that was once a Friendly's. Dero's Food & Family has a crowd-pleasing menu of pastas, wraps and burgers.

Brothers open new restaurant in former LI Friendly's

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Find out which local eateries recently served their last meals.

Biggest LI restaurant closings of the year so far

Instead of 20 courses for $195, you can choose your own starter, main, dessert. 

Longtime Italian restaurant adds a la carte menu

Some of the most satisfying meals occur late in the evening and in unexpected places, which is half the fun.

Guide: Late night eats on LI

Check out Long Island's latest restaurant openings.

New Long Island restaurants to try in 2025

We're surrounded by water, but most of our seafood comes from overseas.

Why it's so hard to find local fish at LI restaurants

The seasonal spot will offer prepared food and serve as a catering hub.

Popular LI Italian grocery store opening Fire Island outpost

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Newsday food writer Erica Marcus visits Gra-Bar in Copiague to learn about local versus non-local fish.

Exploring fish at Gra-Bar in Copiague

Jay's Hidden Treasures Flea Market & Gift Shop, in Lake Ronkonkoma, is a place where you can find collectibles such as Jeremy Chiaramonte's Betty Boop collection. Chiaramonte says Boop never really went out of style and is back on top thanks to the new Broadway musical "Boop."

'She has not lost any popularity'

While visiting Charleston, Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel learned how to make biscuits with Carrie Morey, owner of Callie's Hot Little Biscuit.

Making biscuits in South Carolina

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited the Easter Bunny at the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park, where the Peter's Cottontail Treehouse Workshop will be set up until April 19.

Easter Bunny sighting: Tanger Outlets Deer Park

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Buster Bunny at Wyandanch Plaza. 

'Buster is Long Island's favorite chocolate Easter Bunny'

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa stopped by Phil's Pizzeria & Restaurant Syosset to try their viral dessert pizza, which is made with Nutella and cookies. 

Making a viral dessert pizza 

The ambitious kaiseki tasting menu is 10 courses.

Longtime Long Island restaurant turns into upscale Japanese spot

Groomsmen are facing a growing number of expenses, from bachelor parties to tuxes, similar to the cost of being a bridesmaid.

Groomsmen on Long Island are paying up to $2,000 to be part of the big day

A golden retriever meetup was held on April 6 at Six Harbors Brewing Company in Huntington, which gained a bit of fame during the COVID-19 pandemic when it used its retrievers to deliver beer door-to-door.

Golden retriever meetup draws hundreds of dog owners to LI brewery

Bartenders from The State Room and sister concept Shands General in Patchogue won a Long Island cocktail competition at Coastal Kitchen and Daiquiri Bar in Bay Shore.

'Chips and salsa verde-inspired cocktail'

Alibi Lounge in Farmingdale is being transformed into a sweet destination.

Candy-themed popup opens in Farmingdale

Reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny's salsa-focused album inspires fans to take up dancing lessons on Long Island.

'The music is just intoxicating' 

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Newsday FeedMe writer Erica Marcus tries prepared foods at Wegmans in Lake Grove. 

Tips on eating your way around LI's first Wegmans

It was retirement in 2020 that pushed Randolph Brown toward fulfilling a lifelong dream: opening his own BBQ restaurant. 

'I had a fascination with preparing meals'

At Sweeties Candy Cottage in Huntington, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano learns how to make a Dubai chocolate bar. 

We learned how to make this viral chocolate bar

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits three Long Island restaurants to find out where the best wings are.

LI's best chicken wings? We've got the sauce!

NewsdayTV's Andi Berlin tries the Flying Dutchman burger at 8-Bit Bites in Centereach. 

Centereach's 8-Bit Bites serves up popular burger with a side of fun

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus visits Farina 00 in Franklin Square to talk about Italian American cuisine.

Your Italian favorites aren't made in Italy 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits two restaurants serving creative brunch items.

2 brunch spots to check out

Rob Cervoni, owner of Taglio in Mineola, teaches Newsday food writer Erica Marcus how to make a pizza.

Making pizza at Taglio in Mineola

Newsday food writer Andi Berlin tries dishes from Trinidad at Trini Street Food in Valley Stream.

Our food writer tries shark, roti and other Trinidadian dishes

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited some of Long Island's coffee shops. 

Sweet corn latte and more fun flavors at LI's coffee shops

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A single bite of its shatteringly crisp, golden-brown fabulousness will make an instant taste memory.

Best LI spots for Korean fried chicken

Sliced and piled between slabs of mustard-slathered rye, there is something about pastrami.

Pastrami: An iconic LI tradition

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