1) What are the Top 5 food stories of the year? Hamptons Online reveals its picks this week, which include the Blue Parrot's opening, Southampton Publick House's winning brews, Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa fête, Mecox Dairy's local cheese line and the lack of local wines on supermarket shelves. [Hamptons Online]
2) New Year's Day menus are out for all of your forthcoming hangover needs. Word is East Hampton's Babette's will offer its traditional buffet lunch, while Sag Harbor's Blue Sky and Riverhead's Stonewalls with both serve up brunch on the holiday. [EH Star; CurbedWire]