Rustic Root is open for dinner seven nights a week. Starting June 18 it also will be open for brunch and lunch. Rustic Root is at 7927 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury; 516-364-5041, rusticrootkitchen.com ...

The Rustic that night was an experience like I have never seen before. I was touched by the younger generation, their curiosity and their willingness to accept people who were different.