Raise a Glass!
Hard cider is the new beer. Or rather, small-batch cider is the new craft beer. Put another way, sales of mass-produced cider are in the doldrums and demand for …
Object Lessons
North Fork-based ceramicist Chris Fanjul is a winemaker’s apprentice gone wrong. A former cellar rat at Paumanok Vineyards, in Aquebogue, he quit the business when he realized that owning his own winery wasn’t in his immediate future.
Marais Modern
August is an underrated time to visit Paris. In that month, it seems as though half the city has decamped to the beach.
Unmatched Waterfront Dining at Pridwin Hotel
From the shores of the North Fork or from a boat traveling the Peconic River from the bay to the sound, a grand white structure sits peacefully atop a hill for all to see that pass by.
Living History on Shelter Island
On the East End, there’s the North Fork and there’s the South Fork, and then there’s a little something in between. Shelter Island was cool before becoming a hashtag on Instagram, you just didn’t know it unless you, well, knew it.
Climate Change Policies
Waterfront real estate in the Hamptons is worth Billions. The coastline of the East End is perhaps its most important asset. This is a conversation with Don Matthason, the local head of the Citizens Climate Lobby, a non-partisan advocacy organization focused on policies to address climate change.
Local Flavor
Two evenings a month an impressive form of dinner theater takes place in Greenport.That’s when Taylor Knapp, a young chef, commandeers the kitchen at Bruce’s Cheese Shop. Some might call the ensuing production a one-man show.
Outdoor Entertaining
There are only 15 weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day, with 93 official days of summer. We’re now in the thick of it, soaking up every afternoon at the beach or night out dining alfresco.
Honey and (Thai) Spice
It’s an indisputable truth that life on the North Fork would be perfect if only there were a farm-to-table Thai restaurant in one of its towns. Mattie Bennett and Rupert Noffs, the Aussie co-owners of New York City’s justly-acclaimed Lucky Bee, see it that way, too.
Something For Everyone
The summer season on the East End seems to start a little earlier each year, and with a place like the Village of Greenport to spend our warmer days, we’re okay with that.
