Business & Tech

Business Neat: Pizzeria Renovation, New Boutique

Catch up on the week's top business stories from across the East End.

SOUTHAMPTON

County Probes Hepatitis Case at Driver's Seat Pub

A server at the Driver's Seat in Southampton was recently diagnosed with Hepatitis A, possibly exposing patrons to the virus and prompting a health department investigation, the county said on Thursday afternoon.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services said preventive treatment — a free Hepatitis A vaccine or immune globulin — for the virus is available, for free, to anyone who dined at the Jobs Lane restaurant between Aug. 16 and 20.

NORTH FORK

Local Chef Lauches Kickstarter Campaign For Peconic Escargot

Who needs France when you've got the North Fork?

That might be the mantra of chef Taylor Knapp, who has launched Peconic Escargot, a "spanking new farm and start-up company" in Cutchogue.

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Sick of escargot frozen or in a can from France, Knapp set out to become a snail farmer and produce his own.
EAST HAMPTON

Sheebee East Hampton Launches Online Boutique

Sheebee East Hampton celebrated the launch of their online boutique, Sheebee.com, with a trunk show at the Hampton Hang Gallery in Water Mill on Aug. 24th.

WESTHAMPTON-HAMPTON BAYS

Francesca’s Undergoing Major Renovation

Since earlier this summer, pedestrians on Ponquogue Avenue have been diverting around a blocked section of the sidewalk, boarded up with scaffolding. Patrons of Francesca’s Pizza have been using the rear entrance for their daily fix of chicken parmigiana, garlic knots and margherita slices.

But so far nobody has complained. At least according to Mark Caltabiano, owner and operator of Francesca’s Pizza. The family-owned restaurant is undergoing a major renovation project that will reach into early spring of 2014.

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