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MAIN DISH
WAYSIDE MARKET
MEAT MERCHANTS RETURN
Walking through the doors of Wayside
Market in Southold is like stepping
back in time to when butchers helped
to make novice home cooks shine — an
era this meat retailer is helping revive.
Since the coronavirus pandemic
forced many families to cook more
when restaurant options were limited,
the staff at Wayside has seen a spike
in new customers seeking prime cuts
of meat and a professional butcher’s
expert dinner prep advice.
“It’s collaborative,” says Isabella Rutigliano,
chief operating officer of the
market and a butcher apprentice to
her father, Pasquale Rutigliano, who
owns the shop. She recalls customers
coming in asking, “My mother-in-law’s
coming, my father-in-law’s coming,
please help. What can I do?”
Founded in 1950, the fourth-generation
old-school deli and meat market located
in the heart of the North Fork Wine
Trail has saved countless homecooked
meals since it’s been
in the Rutigliano family for
the past 30 years.
The shop is currently
gearing up for soup season
and the holidays with
roasts, veal, lamb, prime
rib, and whole turkeys as
well as stews, stocks, and
other cold-weather food. It
also has a charcuterie section
with imported 18-month
aged cheeses inside a recently
updated retail space. But the
farm-to-table trend has really
spiced up its recipe for success.
“I think we’re starting to see a
real inception of this trade again,
which is very exciting,” Isabella
says. “There’s so much
possibility, especially
on the North Fork,
as we’re looking
at the resurgence
of farms
and everyone
really going
back to the
basics in
w h a t
they’re eating and the proteins
they’re putting in their body.”
And for those looking for nothing but
the best, Rutigliano boasts customers
coming from as far as the South Fork
for fresh cuts of USDA Prime beef.
“Our product is by far the best product
that you can get out here on the East
End of Long Island,” she says. “We’re
actually pounding out the patties by
hand and we do it right in front of
you. You can’t find that anywhere
else.”
Wayside Market is located
at 55575 Main Rd.
in Southold. It can be
reached at 631-765-3575 or
southoldwaysidemarket.com
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Pasquale Rutigliano is head butcher.
HOT PLATE
DINING SCENE ADDITIONS
BY MARISA VALENTINO
FLORA
Flora’s unique atmosphere, reflected in
its name and chic indoor dining room
and outdoor seating area with plenty
of greenery.
The new dining spot was launched by
Rooted Hospitality Group, which runs
RUMBA Inspired Island Cuisine & Rum
Bar, Cowfish, RHUM Island Inspired
Cuisine & Rum Bar, and AVO TACO.
Open for breakfast, brunch, and dinner,
Flora offers dishes centered around
fresh ingredients. Grilled filet mignon
with wild mushroom demi and pomme
purée and a French dip sandwich with
shaved slow-roasted prime rib and
genuine au jus are two fan favorites. An
extensive drink menu offers lavender
fizz, well fashioned, and other unique
libations.
149 Main St., Westhampton
Beach, 631-998-9600, florawhb.
com
SHRIMPY’S BURRITO BAR
Shrimpy’s Burrito Bar combines
the California beach style with
New York flavor.
Located in Massapequa Park,
Shrimp’s opened a new store
in Huntington and is owned by
three Long Island locals who
grew up on the South Shore.
Open for lunch and dinner, the
restaurant offers tacos, quesadillas,
burritos, and more. The menu is influenced
by LI and offers dishes such
as the South Shore burrito and The
Strong Island burrito. Locally brewed
beers and various fountain drinks are
also offered.
125 Front St., Massapequa Park, 516-
797-3299, and 135 W. Jericho Tpke.,
Huntington Station, 631-312-5588,
shrimpysburritobar.com
DICKEY’S BBQ PIT
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit brings Texas
style barbecue to Long Island.
The barbecue joint
with locations nationwide
from New York
to California is opening
its first Suffolk County
location in Centereach.
Another local Dickey’s
is in Lawrence. The
new location is owned
and operated by Long
Island local Gerard
Stephan.
The full menu offers
authentic Southern
favorites from mac
‘n’ cheese to fall-off-the-bone ribs and
other slow-smoked meats prepared and
smoked on-site over hickory wood.
13 Centereach Mall, Centereach, 631-651-
5500, 305 Rockaway Tpke., Lawrence,
516-239-2410, dickeys.com
Flora’s lobster roll.
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