(Carle Place, NY) — On February 16, LL Dent Restaurant will be celebrating eight years of serving Southern-style cuisine to Long Island customers. Guests are welcome to join the LL Dent staff to celebrate their eighth anniversary of the restaurant’s opening. LL Dent is located at 221 Old Country Road in Carle Place.

Co-owners Lillian Dent and her daughter, Chef Leisa Dent, provide traditional American cuisine with a Southern-style twist to guests at their Nassau County establishment. Set in an environment reminiscent of a Southern dining room, LL Dent’s authenticity is only surpassed by its hospitality. Opening a restaurant and serving unique dishes to Long Island customers has been a long-time dream for both Lillian and her daughter.

Lillian and her husband Toby moved to New York from Evans, Georgia with their two children. When the children attended grade school, Lillian would make them a large, hot breakfast every morning to ensure that they were ready for the day. Her daughter, Leisa became inspired by Lillian’s delicious meals and decided to take on cooking as a hobby at 10 years old. After many years of contemplating career paths, Leisa decided to give the Long Island restaurant industry a chance. When she initially entered the business, she began working at small, local restaurants on Long Island. Subsequently, Leisa acquired a job as Personal Chef for a childhood friend, Eddie Murphy, in New Jersey and California. Eventually, Leisa returned to Long Island to pursue her goal of earning her Associate’s Degree at the Culinary Institute of America, which led her to achieve yet another goal of opening a Southern-style restaurant with her family in the heart of Nassau County.

The LL Dent menu features a variety of well-known southern classics that Chef Leisa has perfected over the years, such as fried chicken and waffles, pulled pork, fried catfish, and homemade cornbread. The restaurant also offers specials such as a Sunday Brunch Buffet and a Tuesday Night Buffet, so their customers can enjoy a bit of each homemade dish.

“We would like to thank our guests who have supported the restaurant for the past eight years,” said Lillian Dent, Co-Owner, LL Dent. “It is so rewarding to serve Southern-style dishes to our customers, who have also become our close friends over the years. Our patrons truly mean the world to us and I can’t wait to share many more memories with them in the years to come.”

For more information on LL Dent, call (516) 742-0940 or visit www.lldent.com 

Buffet Will Have A Different Theme Each Week

(Carle Place, NY) — LL Dent Restaurant is inviting everyone to come down and dine in during their new Tuesday Buffet Nights, beginning on February 11, for only $19.95. This special is only available on Tuesday nights and will allow guests to try new, unique dishes from LL Dent. A full dinner menu will also be available.

Tuesday nights will be a special time that customers can indulge in some of LL Dent’s family recipes for a fixed price, with a different theme each week. In celebration of New Orleans’ “Fat Tuesday,” Tuesday nights in February and March will be Cajun-themed, featuring popular southern specialties such as Gumbo, Chicken Etouffee, Mustard Greens, Dirty Rice, Baked Squash Au Gratin, Choux Rouge and Turnip Mashed Potatoes.

“Fat Tuesday,” better known as the French term “Mardi Gras,” is an annual worldwide celebration that takes place the day before Ash Wednesday, when the 40 days of fasting — also known in the Christian tradition as Lent — begin. Those who celebrate “Fat Tuesday” indulge in an immense amount of food that they cannot consume during Lent, such as meat. Today, it’s a popular New Orleans tradition in which dancers, musicians, and revelers march down Bourbon Street and traditional Cajun dishes are served.

The dinner buffet will be served by LL Dent’s staff, similar to its Sunday brunch buffet. “We are happy to announce our new weekly buffet special that will allow customers to try a wide variety of our unique Cajun dishes and a few of our popular dishes from the regular menu,” says Lillian Dent, Co-Owner, LL Dent. “We encourage everyone to come down and get a taste of our Cajun-style meals. This shows you don’t have to travel to Louisiana to enjoy this unique cuisine.”

For more information, call LL Dent at (516) 742-0940 or visit www.lldent.com.

(Patchogue, NY)— BrickHouse Brewery and Restaurant is proud to announce its collaboration with Patchogue’s Roast Coffee & Tea Trading Company for the third year to create a new, festive beer for the holiday season, complete with a mocha finish. “Main Street Mocha Porter” will be ready for customers to enjoy during the week of Christmas.

The creamy, chocolate-caramel brew is comprised of a strong porter beer, organic cocoa from Ecuador, and two types of coffee—Santa Rita from El Salvador and a Brazilian blend.  The idea was derived from suggestions by the BrickHouse’s newest brewmaster and brewer, Arthur Zimmerman and Paul Komsic, respectively. Mr. Zimmerman originally wanted to create a coffee beer and Mr. Komsic wanted to make a chocolate brew, which led them to combine their ideas for this innovative holiday creation. “I loved partnering with Roast on this holiday concoction. We had a great time as we shared different ideas that contributed ultimately to the recipe of the brew,” says Mr. Zimmerman.

Mr. Zimmerman and Mr. Komsic met with Tiffany Rivera, Manager of Roast Coffee & Tea Trading Company a few weeks ago to try different types of coffee flavors that could be mixed with a porter beer. In order to identify the perfect flavor, Mr. Zimmerman and Mr. Komsic knew they had to choose a coffee with low acidity to enhance the sweet flavor of the beer. After many trials, Mr. Zimmerman, Mr. Komsic and Ms. Rivera decided to use a blend of two types of coffee to combine with the beer. The joint taste of the Brazilian and the Santa Rita created the ideal coffee flavor for the “Main Street Mocha Porter.” From there, the brewers began infusing ten barrels of beer, 12 pounds of coffee, and three kilograms of pure cocoa to prepare for fermentation.

“We knew this was going to be a great experience and that we’d end up with a tasty brew. When Arthur and I get together, two heads are better than one,” Mr. Komsic stated. Now, BrickHouse employees cannot wait to share the deliciousness of their new holiday beer with its customers. The medium-bodied beer, combined with the honey-caramel malt flavor, coffee, and dark chocolate aromas is sure to be a hit. Be sure not to miss its debut over the holidays.

“We enjoy partnering with Roast Coffee & Tea Trading Company each year to create a unique beer-coffee brew that our customers can indulge in,” says Maud Franklin, General Manager, BrickHouse Brewery and Restaurant. Working with other local businesses in Patchogue is a pleasure and gives us great joy. We cannot wait to hear the reviews from our customers about ‘Main Street Mocha Porter’.”

For more information, call (631) 447-BEER (2337) or visit www.brickhousebrewery.com

CAPTION: Arthur Zimmerman, BrickHouse’s Brewmaster, carefully adds the coffee mixture to the fermenting porter beer at the BrickHouse Brewery, in order to create their latest festive brew, the “Main Street Mocha Porter.”

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About The BrickHouse Brewery (BHB)

Housed in the oldest commercial building in Patchogue, New York, The BrickHouse Brewery is first and foremost an operating brewery creating a variety of delicious, handcrafted beer. The family-style restaurant is a great place to dine-in, take-out, or hold a memorable family or office event. At night, the brewery takes on a different feel as it morphs into a vibrant music venue featuring local, original, and national acts. For more information, please visit: www.brickhousebrewery.com.

 

About Roast Coffee & Tea Trading Company

We are a micro-roaster located at 41 East Main Street in Patchogue, NY. A small, family-owned company located in the heart of Patchogue. We tend to source single origin coffee green beans from around the world, roast them, brew them and serve them as single origin brews so that our customers can taste the different regions and how they compare to one another. We conscionably and transparently source coffee green beans from around the world and use the highest-quality ingredients for our teas. Each coffee bean is unique. Like a fine wine, each harvest yields a different taste. Test your coffee palate with us and enjoy the freshest, most unique coffees the world has to offer. For more information, please visit: http://www.roastcoffeeandtea.com.

Carle Place, NY — Those who are looking for a break from cooking during the hectic holiday season can look to LL Dent Restaurant for all their catering needs. LL Dent offers a Southern twist on the traditional Christmas menu with an assortment of down-home items.

For dinner, LL Dent offers a choice of either fried turkey injected with Cajun butter or a roasted turkey injected with garlic and herbs. Each weighs 10-12 pounds and serves 10-15 people. The cost is $60 each. Ham is also available upon request.

Side dishes are offered in half pans (which feed 12-15 people) and full pans (which feed 30-40 people). A half-pan of collard greens, macaroni and cheese, or cornbread stuffing is $50, $100 for a full pan. String beans, cabbage, and Hoppin’ Johns (black eyed peas and rice) are $45 for half a pan, $95 for a full pan. A half-pan of potato salad or cole slaw is $40, $80 for a full pan. Tossed salad is $30 for a half-pan, $60 for a full pan. A cornbread loaf (10 pieces) is available for $7.50.

A Holiday Combo is also available for $245. The combo includes turkey with green beans, macaroni and cheese, yams, Hoppin’ Johns, cornbread dressing, and 10 pieces of cornbread. This meal will feed 10-15 people.

All turkey orders must be placed by Thursday, December 19 at noon and picked up no later than Tuesday, December 24. LL Dent will be open for pickup from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on that date. All sides will need to be heated.

LL Dent will be closed on Wednesday, Christmas Day (December 25) and Thursday (December 26). They will reopen on Friday (December 27) at 11:30 a.m. for lunch and 5:00 p.m. for dinner. To place an order, or for more information, call LL Dent at (516) 742-0940 or visit www.lldent.com.

(Patchogue, NY) — BrickHouse Brewery and Restaurant is proud to announce Arthur Zimmerman and Paul Komsic have joined the establishment as its new Brewmaster and Assistant Brewer, respectively. Both men have a passion for craft beer that aroused years ago by conducting their own experiments.

Mr. Zimmerman grew up in Colorado and began brewing in college by experimenting with various types of beer and developing his own flavors. After graduation, Mr. Zimmerman landed a job at a small, local brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado called Funkwerks. He worked at Funkwerks for two years and gained a great deal of experience by learning how to brew alongside professionals and testing the mixture of countless flavors.

After discovering that brewing was his passion in life, Mr. Zimmerman decided to enroll in the Master Brewers Program at the University of California at Davis to learn more about the science of making craft beer. Following the completion of his degree, he was briefly employed at Avery Brewing in Boulder. While working at Avery, Mr. Zimmerman heard about BrickHouse’s Brewmaster opening and knew he wanted to work there to share his love and creativity for eccentric beers with the Patchogue community.

Mr. Komsic was searching for a new hobby in 2007. He decided to try brewing in his Queens home after researching and planning innovative flavors. Mr. Komsic was impressed by his newly acquired brewing skills, which led him to host parties that offered his very own crafted beers. He then discovered that brewing was his true passion and applied for a job at BrickHouse.

Mr. Komsic gladly took a position as an assistant chef at the BrickHouse. He came one step closer to brewing every day as he assisted the former Brewmaster with chores in the brewhouse, before and after he finished his daily kitchen shift. After three years of learning daily duties from BrickHouse’s former Brewmaster, Mr. Komsic finally landed his dream job as an Assistant Brewer.

“It is our honor to welcome Arthur and Paul to our team in our efforts to execute our mission of brewing unique beers and sharing them with the public,” says Maud Franklin, General Manager, BrickHouse Brewery. “Their talent and passion for craft beer will enhance our brewery and introduce a host of new flavors and brews.”

For more information, call (631) 447-BEER (2337) or visit www.brickhousebrewery.com

About The BrickHouse Brewery (BHB)

Housed in the oldest commercial building in Patchogue, New York, The BrickHouse Brewery is first and foremost an operating brewery creating a variety of delicious, handcrafted beer. The family-style restaurant is a great place to dine-in, take-out, or hold a memorable family or office event. At night, the brewery takes on a different feel as it morphs into a vibrant music venue featuring local, original, and national acts. For more information, please visit: www.brickhousebrewery.com.

(Patchogue, New York) — Off Key Tikki (http://www.offkeytikki.com/home.php) will be celebrating the Halloween season this year by presenting a live rendition of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” by CM Performing Arts Center on their beach. Each performance will be followed by a Halloween party.

Performances will take place on October 27 and October 31 at 7 p.m. and November 2 at 9 p.m. This abridged version of the play will include all of the songs from the movie to ensure that nobody will miss their favorite!

VIP level seating is available for $30, which includes cabaret seating on the beach, a “Rocky Punch” cocktail and a “Bag O Rocky” props. General table seating is $20, which provides upper-level table seating with a free “Rocky Punch” cocktail. General admission is $10, which will allow the audience to watch the show from the bar and standing room only on the beach. Audience members are advised to arrive one hour before the show for the best seating.

Off Key Tikki is located at 31 Baker Avenue in Patchogue. To buy tickets in advance, please visithttp://www.brownpapertickets.com (search “Tikki”) or go to www.offkeytikki.com . Tickets can also be purchased the day of the event at Off Key Tikki by calling (631) 475-1723.

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About Off Key Tikki

Off Key Tikki (http://www.offkeytikki.com/home.php) is the place to go for live entertainment, casual cuisine, Sunday brunch, waterfront dining and signature tropical drinks. This upscale spot features a bar for those 30 and over, an outdoor deck, a spacious lounge, beach and marina, all in a resort-like atmosphere. Serving lunch and dinner, Off Key Tikki offers a mouth-watering selection of burgers, sandwiches, salads, appetizers and entrées. When people come to Off-Key Tikki, they feel like they are on a tropical island. Off Key Tikki is located at 31 Baker Place in Patchogue, New York. For more information, call (631) 475-1723 or visit www.offkeytikki.com.