(November 27, 2012) The East End’s famed natural light may fade during the winter, but Wölffer Estate Vineyard has come up with a Rockefeller Center-esque solution to... More
Holidays — Archive
Holiday Events at the New Parrish Art Museum
(November 27, 2012) Artists talk reverentially about “the light” on the East End—a subtle luminosity permeating sky and land that they attribute to... More
Delightful Local Scenes For Your Holiday Cards
(November 25, 2012) With so many people now sending holiday ecards and year-end photo letters, it’s gratifying to find that there’s still a... More
Thanksgiving Myths, Hamptons Originally Part of Virginia?
(November 22, 2012) By the time you are reading this, you will have begun your Thanksgiving Day festivities. They may even be over already,... More
Holiday Season Revised, 2 New Holidays Coming
(November 21, 2012) Everyone knows what’s coming up. It’s the holidays. Crackling fires, grand feasts with family and friends, Santa Claus, the exchanging... More
The Simple Art Of Cooking
(April 7, 2012) I was once asked to speak about the specialty foods of Easter and Passover. It is significant that both of... More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Sheltered Island
(March 17, 2012) Being Irish is sort of like being Jewish, I think. You feel a strong affinity to the homeland, even if... More
A View From The Garden: Partying While the Garden Sleeps.
(December 26, 2011) Now that we all have the garden put to sleep for the winter, the hoses drained and put away, the... More
Somebody Needs To Find Out Who This Anonymous Santa Is And Buy Him A Beer
(December 25, 2011) All I can say is wow. Have you heard this story about a man who bought Christmas gifts for homeless... More
This Weekend in the Hamptons: Happy Holidays!
(December 22, 2011) Lights! Gifts! Celebrations! Hanukkah! Christmas! It’s officially Holiday Time in the Hamptons! Southampton Village Annual Menorah Lighting Friday, December 23,... More
