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August is an underrated time to visit Paris. In that month, it seems as though half the city has decamped to the beach.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It’s one o’clock on a Tuesday afternoon, and Frank DeCarlo is in the kitchen of his lower Manhattan restaurant, Peasant, preparing for dinner service.
Many Greek-Americans dream of one day returning to live in the Old Country. Joanne Cosona, whose parents are from Greece, had a more original idea. She and her husband Tony Medina decided to bring Hellenic style to the North Fork.