Year in Review: The Year in Food and Drink

In Three Village, with a wide variety of places to eat and drink, it's fair to say we can both eat to live and live to eat. Here's a throwback to a few tasty moments on Patch in 2011.

• When opened earlier this year, Patch was on hand to check it out. Read the review .

• Kumo wasn't the only new eatery to open its doors in 2011. and also opened for business, and isn't far from its own opening day.

• Dave Seel, our resident Food Adventurer, blogged in detail about his experiences at local restaurants like and .

• Lake Side Emotions, a new wine shop, opened in Stony Brook Village Center.

•  In our column "The Dish," we reviewed a number of local eateries' offerings, including the , the , the , and more.

•  Reknowned chef Guy Reuge of shared some of his exciting recipes with the Patch community, including a , a , a , and more in the column "A Taste of Long Island."

• In the series we checked in at The Bench to explore the Monday Night Football scene.

• In October, we checked in with local eateries to find out what are the most popular lunches customers were ordering, and came up with

•  When Thanksgiving came around, Patch checked in with local chefs to find ways you can in new ways.

• In December, Restaurant Mirabelle opened .