Aug. 17, 2005 

September Events at NYIT's de Seversky Center

Old Westbury, N.Y., August 17, 2005: New York Institute of Technology’s de Seversky Center is pleased to announce the following events for September. For additional information, contact 516.686.1249. NYIT’s de Seversky Center is located at the college’s beautiful campus on Northern Boulevard in Old Westbury, N.Y.

Fall Lunch Specials

NYIT’s de Seversky Center offers a buffet lunch every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in September, October and November. Call 516.686.1249 for reservations.

Seatings at noon and 12:30 p.m.

$15 per person; tax, service and beverage additional.

Grandparents Day

Spend the day with your grandchildren, and treat them to a wonderful lunch. Children ages 5 - 12 eat for half price, and children under age 5 eat free. Call 516.686.1249 for reservations.

Sunday, Sept. 11, seatings between 10 a.m. and noon.

$24.95 per person; tax service and beverage additional.

Seafood Buffet Dinner

Dinner features a wonderful variety of hot foods, including baked clams, muscles, potato crusted tilapia with chive and mustard sauce, crab cakes, herb-crusted salmon, grouper with plum tomatoes and oregano, vegetables and rice pilaf. A variety of cold food selections include chilled calamari and crab salad, shrimp, crab claws, mesclun greens, raw bar with clams and half-shell oysters, dessert cart and fresh fruit display. Call 516.686.1249 for reservations.

Wednesday, Sept. 14, seating at 6 p.m.

$28.95 per person; tax service and beverage additional.

Twilight Champagne Reception and Four-Course Wine Dinner

Receive complimentary Pacific Echo sparkling wine while you treat yourself to delicious hors d’oeuvres, including sautéed crab cakes, potato latkes with duck confit and apricot chutney, fresh herb frittata and a smoked salmon station. Following the cocktail reception, enjoy an elegant four-course dinner featuring a first-course of poached Maine lobster with beefsteak tomato with basil and yellow pepper oil and a second course of grilled swordfish with pineapple and mango salsa with basmati rice pilaf and grilled asparagus. Entrée includes a filet of beef, chicken with two sauces, duchess potato and fresh seasonal vegetables. For dessert, enjoy a piece of flourless chocolate cake with wild berry sauce. Call 516.686.1249 for reservations.

Friday, Sept. 16, seating at 7 p.m.

$60 per person; tax and service additional.

Surf and Turf Dinner

A stylish four-course dinner features a first course of Jersey tomato and buffalo mozzarella with pesto dressing and a second course of Jurgielewicz Farms duck breast salad with mesclun greens. Entrée includes filet of beef, broiled lobster tail with baked potato and sautéed green beans. For dessert, enjoy rainbow sherbet with sugar cookie and chocolate-dipped strawberries. Call 516.686.1249 for reservations.

Wednesday, Sept. 21, seating at 6 p.m.

$34.95 per person; tax service and beverage additional.

International Wine Tasting Dinner

Chef Robert Rizzuto of NYIT’s de Seversky Center, Stew Leonards Vintners of Farmingdale and Banfi Vintners of Old Brookville present an international four-course wine tasting dinner. Begin the evening with hors d’oeuvres including oysters, clams, crab, lobster and shrimp served with a Cecchi Litorale Vermentino. The four-course dinner features a first course of fennel truffle sole wrapped in potato with fennel broth served with a Castello Montauto Vernaccia di San Gimignano and a second course of Jurgielewicz Farms duck salad with matsutake mushrooms, pear hazelnut vinaigrette served with Val delle Rose Morellino di Scansano DOC. Entrée includes grilled skirt steak with caramelized cipollini onions, sweet onion risotto cakes and rainbow swiss chard served with a Villa Cerna Chianti Classico Riserva. For dessert, enjoy Lidia’s Crostata with chocolate hazelnuts and orange served with a Florus 2002. Call 516.686.1249 for reservations.

Thursday, Sept. 22, seating at 7 p.m.

$75 per person; tax service and beverage additional.

Second Annual Wining Duck Experience

This celebration of rich, flavorful Long Island duck prepared by some of the metropolitan area’s most renowned chefs is paired with local hand-crafted wines. Call 516.686.1249 for reservations; major credit cards accepted.

Monday, Sept. 26, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Tickets in advance are $55 plus tax per person; $65 plus tax at the door.

Prime Rib Buffet Dinner

Enjoy a tender prime rib with Madeira wine sauce and a selection of various foods, including shrimp cocktail, salad, New England clam chowder, baked potato, baked vegetable lasagna, sautéed wild mushrooms, sautéed green beans and carrots and herb crusted salmon. Call 516.686.1249 for reservations.

Thursday, Sept. 29, seating at 6 p.m.

$32.95 per person; tax service and beverage additional.

NYIT’s de Seversky Center is one of the premier conference and dining facilities in the New York metropolitan area and a setting for weddings, business meetings and other celebratory occasions. Its beautiful mansion is open to the public for lunch Wednesday - Friday and for dinner several nights each month. The center is named for well-known Russian aviator Alexander P. de Seversky, who played a key role in NYIT’s acquisition of the estate in 1972. NYIT’s de Seversky Center is led by Robert J. Rizzuto, executive chef and general manager, who has more than 20 years of culinary experience, is certified by the American Culinary Federation and along with his staff is an honoree of the James Beard Society. Rizzuto is also a chef instructor for NYIT’s culinary arts program. For additional information, visit www.nyit.edu/deseversky.

About NYIT

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