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By Peter M. Gianotti A sextet of local Hamptons artists will display their works at Wildthyme on Friday. After the "Local Harvest" show, a $25 fixed-price dinner will be available. Featured artists include Darlene Charneco, Kristen Miller, Tracy Collins, Maggie Shively, Candyce Brokaw and Jason Green. A reception, with free wine and hors d'oeuvres, goes from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The prix-fixe dinner menu choices include Tuscan-style white-bean soup, an onion tart with Catapano Farms goat cheese, spring-vegetable risotto, tempura-style wild shrimp and Iacono Farms chicken. Dessert: semolina cake with foraged berries and whipped cream. Wildthyme is at 129 Noyac Rd., Southampton, New York. 631-204-0007 |
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