Back in 2013, we were charmed by the ridiculously over-the-top decorations for Société du Vin, a wine club started by Leslie Alexander, billionaire (and former owner of the Houston Rockets). Alexander spent $5 million over a couple of years to turn an old Bridgehampton potato barn into a wine storage […]
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The Maidstone Club Proudly Welcomes Its Newest Member, Lil Nas X
EAST HAMPTON, NY–Emphasizing that the venerable East Hampton institution is eager to shed its “fuddy-duddy reputation,” Maidstone Club Secretary Mrs. Charles Worthington-Smythe announced to reporters today that the club has accepted its first musician member, Lil Nas X. “In the past, we were reluctant when musicians applied to the club, […]
Snag a signed cookbook and homemade Easter chocolate on the North Fork!
On the East End, we’re all about the locavore these days, and it doesn’t get any better than The Hamptons Kitchen, a delicious regional cookbook, and the North Fork Chocolate Company, which makes a variety of delicious treats right in house. On April 3, the day before Easter, stop by […]
Not enough caviar or ammo, too much poop: welcome to winter in the Hamptons
It’s February 2nd, a day after the East End was pounded with snow and wind. It’s 40 degrees out, drizzly and gray. Tomorrow’s forecast: drizzly and gray. Ah, the glamorous Hamptons in the off-season. But don’t, friends and neighbors, get your hopes up too high when you head to Citarella […]
Here is the Hamptons Agent Hot List for 2021!
It’s time to make up a bunch of awards and hand them out to the most deserving people, places and things in the worlds of Hamptons real estate! That’s right; it’s time for the first ever Hot List. In December, we asked you for nominations for the folks in Hamptons […]
Hamptons Hot List: the biggest real estate discounts of 2020
It’s time to make up a bunch of awards and hand them out to the most deserving people, places and things in the worlds of Hamptons real estate! That’s right; it’s time for the first ever Hot List. Today’s subject: the largest discounts of 2020. 301 and 317 Murray Place, […]
We need your nominations for the 2020 Hamptons Agent Hot List!
It’s time to make up a bunch of awards and hand them out to the most deserving people, places and things in the worlds of Hamptons real estate! That’s right; it’s time for the first ever Hot List. And the first ever Hot List starts off with a bang, as […]
Just a quick note: We’re baaaack!
Hey all–as most of you know, this site is a one-person deal. Unfortunately, said person had to take about a month off from blogging for illness, but now we’re back and more full of life than ever. Thank you, Smedley’s, the King of Cures!
Here’s the new Mets owner’s old East Hampton house
This is a fairly generic Farrell house, of the overly-gambreled style of the mid-aughts. The only thing really interesting about it is who it belongs to, Wall Streeter, $1.2-billion-insider-trading-SEC-fine-paying and new Mets owner Steven Cohen. Cohen bought the place back in 2007 for $18 million; it’s on the tonier south […]
Bid on a gorgeous designer Christmas tree (one by Martha!), all in a good cause
Get on out of the house and get started with the holiday season by heading over to the Carriage House at the Southampton History Museum! Friday, November 27, and Saturday, November 28, the museum is holding a silent auction of tabletop Christmas trees created by well-known designers, including our own […]