LIFESTYLE

HAMPTON HABITUÉS

By Dawn Watson
September 15, 2017

The Hamptons shoulder season is not without its own distinct benefits. With the slightly cooler air comes a few essential, and very welcome, perks. The beaches are just as glorious, and...

Guitar Prodigy Brandon Niederauer Rocks The Talkhouse

By Ruth Thomas
September 1, 2017

From the moment he stepped on stage at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett on a warm summer night in July, 14-year-old Brandon Niederauer had his audience mesmerized...

When Rick Friedman says, “I have some really nice paintings,” he isn’t making an idle boast so much as an understatement. The founder of Hamptons Contemporary: The Home Design and Décor Show has over three hundred works by twentieth...

Hampton Classic

By Rachel Bosworth
August 22, 2017

The last week before Labor Day in the Hamptons marks the unofficial end of summer with one of the year’s most prestigious and exciting events. The 42nd Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show returns to Bridgehampton, featuring some of the...

Hampton Habitues

By Dawn Watson
August 22, 2017

It’s been a very busy season. And we’ve got the unforgettable experiences (and photo documentation!) to prove it...

Haute Spot

By Dawn Watson
August 22, 2017

Converging on 65 verdant acres of the Hampton Classic’s established Bridgehampton show grounds during the final days of August and first of September each year, it’s here that riders and their equine counterparts travel from nearby...

Jake Rajs Magical Lensman

By Heather Bryce
August 11, 2017

When Jake Rajs published his 2008 book, These United States, with an introduction by Walter Cronkite, Reader’s Digest wrote: “Not since Ansel Adams turned his lens on the Snake River has a photographer so glorified the American landscape...

Food With A Sense Of Place

By Isabella Jenkins
August 8, 2017

Growing up in Corsica, Alex Apparu, the chef at Southampton’s Tutto il Giorno, waited tables from an early age at his parents’ restaurants. His dad’s place was in the mountains, and it presented the young waiter with no particular challenges. His mother’s place was a different story. Located within the walls of a thirteenth century ...

Haute Spot

By Dawn Watson
August 8, 2017

Everyone knows that Nancy Atlas is a serious rocker. But there’s more to this mistress of music than meets the ear. And the eye too. After attending one of her sold-out summer shows at the Surf Lodge, winter Fireside Sessions at Bay Street Theater or annual free...

Unmatched Waterfront Dining at The Pridwin Hotel

By Rachel Bosworth
July 21, 2017

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. A steep and lush green lawn spans the front of the building, while large trees shroud the surrounding property. It’s hidden away and protected by the ...