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BYRDIE AND THE BEES It’s the time of year when things heat up around here, and sexy siren Byrdie Bell is too hot to handle. In a city where it-girls come and go like nightclubs, you can expect this one to stick around a while—thanks to her fun-loving spirit, air of mystery and chameleon-like versatility. Here, the bathing beauty models some tantalizing swimsuits, and offers a peek into the life of a gal worth getting to know. by alexis swerdloff photographs by juan algarin styled by cricket burns
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THE TOP 9 HAMPTONS SCANDALS It’s not all clear skies and sunny shores in the Hamptons. Over the years, our little hamlet has been rocked by some major, headline-making scandals. Forget rumors and gossip, this dirt is legit. Now, Christopher Mason wades through the local muddy waters to assess the tragically criminal, the not-so-secretly salacious and the impressively frivolous. by christopher mason
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HIGHS AND LOWELLS IN THE HAMPTONS Growing up, the daughter of Guinness heiress Lady Caroline Blackwood didn’t always have it easy. But Ivana Lowell fondly remembers getaways to the Hamptons with the innocence that only a child can muster. Now a mother herself, the author takes her own daughter to Sag Harbor and relives the magic. She shared her sometimes sweet—sometimes naughty—stories of summer with AVENUE. by ivana lowell
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CATCH HER IF YOU CANNES Jet-setting movie publicist Peggy Siegal makes her annual pilgrimage to the Cannes International Film Festival where she rubs shoulders with Brad and Angelina, Johnny Depp, Ryan Gosling and other Hollywood royals. by peggy siegal
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Dear Readers, SUMMER IS IN FULL, sizzling, hot swing, and the Hamptons are bursting with tented society parties, movie star beach sightings and it-spots like Montauk’s chic Crow’s Nest, where regulars like Bruce Weber and his posse of pretty young things stay up way past midnight. To get in a beachy mood, we had photographer Juan Algarin shoot actress-model and New York girl of the moment Byrdie Bell in the best of the season’s bathing suits. Beautiful Byrdie is one to watch, and writer Alexis Swerdloff charts her ascension from preppy to punk rocker to the fashion world’s favorite new face. The mega-houses and sandy beaches of the Hamptons not only glitter in glamour; they have also played host over the years to countless salacious and often sordid scandals—from decadent debutante balls that end in mass destruction (Tarzan swinging on a chandelier anyone?) to murderous mayhem behind innocentlooking white shingled houses guarded by well-tended privet. Christopher Mason, author and host of Investigation Discovery channel’s addictive new crime show “Behind Mansion Walls,” digs up the dish and dirt on Hamptons Babylon—everything from Ira Rennert’s “Xanadu,” the controversial over-the-top McVersailles in Sagaponack that boasts 25 bedrooms and 3 dining rooms and has his boldfaced neighbors hating him, to the gruesome murder of investment banker Ted Ammon by his wife’s shady, secret boyfriend to the now-mythic Grey Gardens in East Hamptons, which the charmingly batty Beale women made famous in Albert and David Maysles’ brilliant, spooky, shocking 1975 documentary. Meanwhile, Grey Gardens is now looking fresh and fancy, thanks to new owners media power couple Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn. Old-school East Enders gripe about how the Hamptons has transformed from sleepy beach towns to a glitzy gridlock of Hollywood hot-shots and big money moguls. Tennis whites at The Meadow Club have had to make room for Diddy’s “white party,” and the scene in Montauk looks more like Williamsburg than ye olde fishing village. But author Ivana Lowell remembers the good ol’ days, revisiting childhood summers filled with classics from beach houses on stilts to the now defunct drive-in movie theater in Bridgehampton to stealing secret swims in Bob Fosse’s pool. Lowell’s essay is a love letter to the Hamptons, a place the Brit now calls home. We also compiled a list of our favorite spots that have passed the test of time, while trendy restaurants and stores 8 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · JULY 2011
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fade into oblivion each September like August tan lines. For example, if you haven’t had lobster and buttery corn on the cob at my favorite haunt, the no-frills Lobster Inn, on the way back to the city on Sunday night, you really haven’t experienced the “real” Hamptons. So soak up the July heat with a heavy dose of Hamptons-style glamour. Back in New York, we at AVENUE clearly love the glam life, so naturally I was thrilled when famed photographer Rankin took this portrait of me, as well as China Chow, nightlife guru Nur Khan and others at his exhibit for Milk Gallery (covered in this month’s On the Avenue). Rankin has also shot the Queen of England and Kate Moss, so I knew I was in good company. And who knows, maybe I’ll spot Kate sunbathing on Montauk’s Ditch Plains beach this summer. I’ve already packed my sunscreen—and my Leica. See you at the beach,
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“It was interesting to see—no matter how much we love to complain—that so much of everything I loved about the Hamptons as a girl has remained the same,” Ivana Lowell says of looking back at her childhood summers. “It’s been wonderful to revisit all those pleasures with my own daughter, and I hope the tradition will continue for generations to come.” Lowell’s memoir, Why Not Say What Happened?, hit shelves last year and will drop in paperback this November. The tell-all sheds light on some of the more painful parts of her youth, but the Guinness heiress focuses on the positive when it comes to East End vacations with her mother, writer Lady Caroline Blackwood. Lowell wrote her own book during a stint in the Hamptons house she inherited from her mom, which she—and her 11-year-old daughter, Daisy—now call home. Born in New York, Lowell has worked in theatre, publishing and film.
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“There’s always a cornucopia of midsummer mischief and mayhem in the Hamptons,” says Christopher Mason, who visits the pages of AVENUE this month with his account of the top 9 scandals to hit the Hamptons. From event planner (think the party following Andy Warhol’s memorial service) to cabaret performer to writer, Mason certainly has an eclectic c.v. The longtime chronicler of high society and its quirks contributes to The New York Times, New York Magazine and Travel & Leisure, to name a few, and he is the author of The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby’s-Christie’s Auction House Scandal. Now, the bon vivant dons another hat as the host of the Investigation Discovery channel’s new show, “Behind Mansion Walls,” about murders in magnificent homes. The gig prepared him well for this month’s feature, which includes East End acts of infamy from deadly to debutante.
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lunch”), defied the weather, raising a record $3.2 million. Alas, those beautiful Wathne umbrellas, our gift, weren’t given away until the end, so we stood in line in the pouring rain. I, umbrellaless, was befriended by a nice man with a large umbrella. “Have you been before?” I inquire. “No, I’m meeting some colleagues who invited me.” He was unaware that 1,300 guests—almost all animated, chatty ladies with protruding hats, plus the photographers they parade for—lay ahead. I silently wished him luck. Women’s Committee President Gillian Miniter and co-chairs Virginia Apple, Anne Harrison, Julia Koch and Lizzie Tisch welcomed friends and supporters including: Suzanne Ircha Johnson, Martha Stewart, Donya Bommer (in a fabulous hand-crafted version of Princess Beatrice’s much-commentedupon wedding topper), Suzanne Cochran, Jenny Paulson, Betsy Pitts, Fiona Rudin, Blaine Trump, Ann Pyne, Sandra Lee (in a bionic white bloom of a hat, her neck acting as a lovely stem) and Allison Rockefeller (in a beautiful flowered Eric Javits hat). But alas, one cannot live on lunch alone. The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Spring Ball always has a wait-list, such is the good times (and work) it offers. Tory Burch, Shelley Carr, Jamie Tisch and Caryn Zucker chaired. Heather Leeds gave her last speech as president after many years of dedicated service. Her replacement has yet to be announced, but whoever it is should say “so long” for the next five years or so—this role requires 24/7 work. We tucked in to what may have been the most beautiful room of any event this year—blue ikat tablecloths and crescent shaped banquettes—designed by Ron Wendt.
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Auctioneer Jamie Niven, a longstanding MSK supporter, read from a large tip sheet, commenting: “As you grow older, the only thing that goes up is your font size.” And your generosity. He raised $1.5 million for Dr. Craig Thompson’s Cord Blood Transplant Program, including a pledge from my pal, Laurie Durning, who contributed in honor of her mother’s recent life-saving experience there. Then Sheryl Crow crooned, making the whole audience tap and sway, including: Sigourney Weaver and Jim Simpson (my dinner-mates— lucky me), Gigi and Avi Mortimer, Chris and Sherman Meloni, Sandy and Patsy Warner, Eleanora and Michael Kennedy, Carol Mack, Dee Dee Ricks (about whose breast Kim Baker cancer Perri Peltz directed a documentary set to debut this fall Campbell and on HBO), Nicole and Derek Limbocker, Lyor Cohen, Pauline Pitt Tara and Michael Rockefeller, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder, Frédéric Fekkai and Shirin von Wulffen and many more. And our newest annual dinner debuted at The Four Seasons under the direction of Julian Niccolini. Share Our Strength, founded and run by Bill Shore, is trying to end childhood hunger in America, where one out of every four children is hungry. Chaired by Jay and Tracy Snyder and Lizzie Tisch, Anne Harrison, Genevieve and Robert Lynch, Virginia Apple and Julia Koch SOS proved to be prophetic in its choice of special guests. Dennis Walcott, now NYC’s school chancellor, was invited back when he was the deputy mayor for education, and Scott Pelley—who learned of SOS while filming a memorable segment for “60 Minutes”—would announce the next morning that he had become Katie Couric’s replacement on the “CBS Evening News”. Famed NBA All-Star Bob Lanier (my fabulous dinnermate—lucky again!), emceed, standing on his legendary size 22 feet, dwarfed only by his generosity. The raging auction had donors including Food Network President Brooke Johnson and Chef Marc Murphy of Landmarc Tavern. Supping and supporting were: Yvonne Force Villareal, Richard and Marcia Jamie Tisch, Tory Burch, Mishaan, Kathleen Tait, Beryl Snyder, Garland Caryn Zucker, Shelley Carr Hunter and Matthew Ritchie. ✦ and Heather Leeds
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El Museo del Barrio’s annual gala honors the Peruvian fashion photographer, attracting an adoring crowd who can’t keep off the dance floor
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y earliest memory of “fashion” as an entity—the ethos of an industry adorned with all its glamour and mystery—can be traced back to weekend afternoons with mum. Dad would be out golfing, and we would follow our lazy brunches with trips to the local newsstand to pick up fresh copies of the latest monthly glossies. At the ripe old age of six or maybe seven, I was already enthralled by the beautiful narratives dreamt up by imaginative editors and the skilled lensmen who captured it all. By then, I knew how to tell apart the works of Testino, Demarchelier and Meisel, a skill that soon became a party trick for mum as she entertained her industry friends. And in some strange turn of cosmic events, this little childhood gimmick would develop into a career many years later. But at that very young age, like an editor in chief of the highest caliber, I would discerningly tear out my favorite shots and keep them safely in a color-coordinated binder. OCD? A bit, perhaps. In any case, Mario Testino’s prolific work soon took over most of my prized collection. There were a few reasons behind this predilection, including our South American backgrounds and our shared passion for my homeland, Brazil, as well as our diverse interests in a wide array of sitters. So when an invitation to join El Museo del Barrio for an evening honoring the fashion photographer recently arrived in the mail, I simply couldn’t miss it. Once again, dressed to the nines in another tuxedo, I zap through rush hour traffic as the sun begins to sink in the sky. This time I head to the marbled Cipriani 42nd Street to toast a childhood icon in the company of some of fashion’s aristocracy. An honorary committee that reads like an invitation to an Oscar after-party—everyone from Kate Winslet to Donatella Versace—adds to the frisson of the evening. We all like a little black-tie affair, especially one fueled with Cip’s famed Bellinis. Add a little star-gazing and you’ve got yourself an evening. El Museo del Barrio, New York’s leading Latino cultural institution, welcomes more than a quarter of a million visitors annually with exhibitions showcasing the artistic and diverse landscape of Latin American and Caribbean art. In recent years, the Museo has honored members of the Latin American artistic community, from tenor Plácido Domingo to hip-moving pop music superstar Gloria Estefan. This year’s honoree, however, validates the world of fashion as an art form, something most of the evening’s guests ardently preach and believe in. At the check-in table I run into fashion designer and Fashion Group International Rising Star Award-recipient Christian Cota, who has been an avid advocate of the museum for many years. “I got involved through my friend Yaz Hernández, who is the
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vice chair at the museum,” he says. “El Museo is the leading institution to promote art and culture from Latin America. Being from Mexico, I have always felt drawn to support it.” He isn’t alone. Unlike many of the other staple benefits of the season, the Museo’s events tend to draw quite an international set. Friends and supporters fly in from all corners of the world, with a big contingency Candice Swanepoel and coming from, you guessed it, South and Central America. Joining the Liya Kebede diamond-clad internationals tonight are some of Testino’s closest industry and Hollywood friends. I spot Carine Roitfeld in a spectacular vintage Valentino number chatting with her alleged arch-nemesis, Anna Wintour (silly rumors as they look pretty chummy to me). Grace Coddington has opted for an up-do that is quite becoming, even though some guests would prefer to see her trademark red hair au naturel. And then there’s Donatella Versace, clad in a skintight look created by, well, herself. Gazelle-like model Joan Smalls in a beautiful red Prabal Gurung gown wears the designer as her personal accessory/escort for the evening, and Bossa Nova chanteuse Bebel Gilberto is charming as usual. The venue is beautifully decorated. On the center of each table, tall candlesticks draped in orange roses and ivy heighten the atmosphere as we are gently ushered to our seats by the hustling white-gloved staff. From my advantageous table, I have a clear shot of Testino. In a sea of round tables, the man himself is sitting at a long rectangular number next to the dance floor, naturally. To his left, Kate Winslet clad in a beautiful Narciso Rodriguez gown, and to his right, the doyenne of American Vogue—no surprises there. Midway through our veal entrée, Kate takes the stage to present the guest of honor with his lifetime achievement award: a sterling silver tray especially Kate made by the artists at Asprey of London and signed by 35 of Testino’s Winslet and Mario colleagues and friends. With an eloquent and personal speech, Winslet Testino reveals that Testino could practically convince any of his sitters to do whatever he likes. “We know that he will talk us into doing absolutely anything for him,” she says. “When Mario turns to you and says, ‘It’s beautiful, but I think it would be better naked, no?’ I wonder, how can one refuse?” With charming courtesy, Winslet welcomes the Peruvianborn photographer to the stage. Testino’s speech is brief, candid and ends with the shutterbug pulling out a handheld camera and snapping a shot of the audience, who of course cheer him on. Now I can finally say I’ve been shot by fashion’s finest photographer. Testino, between hellos and congratulatory handshakes, confesses that the Museo honor is especially important. “This award is very special because it’s an institution that supports and promotes the art and artists of Latin America,” he says. “It’s being recognized by your own people, so it’s particularly meaningful to me.” Like every good South American bash, the night ended with a Latin beat band taking the stage (brass and drums included). I decide to skip our delicious dulce de leche desserts, and opt for the packed dance floor instead. This crowd—having a little Latin blood—can spin the dance floor on its head. Women hold their gowns and twist and turn with sensuous salsa moves out of a 1980s Lambada video. Not a stranger to a one-two-step myself, I take my date for a spin. The band is followed by tunes provided by D.J. Alexandra Richards, and we hit the bar for one last Bellini—how many that makes, Stefano I don’t know. Tonchi After such a warm-up, the night couldn’t end there. We head outside for a smoke amongst the patient paparazzi, awaiting the celebrity migratory patterns, and decide to take the party to Washington Street. There, a packed Boom Boom Room welcomes us for a late evening of good ol’ spring revelry, all in honor of Mr. Testino, of course. Viva Mario! ✦
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Every July, to my daughters’ delight, I reach into the way back of my closet and dust off my collection of red, white and blue accessories—which somehow, sadly, never seem to fall under the broad heading of chic. Leave it to the late, great Alexander McQueen to marry patriotism and punk-rock grit to create this goth-glam-grand-slam clutch. He will forever be the king of cool Anglo references in fashion. I pledge allegiance to this minaudière, with its shiny patent leather patterning, bejeweled skull clasp and cherrybomb red lining! ✦ For more of Cricket’s crushes, visit www.avenueinsider.com
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Byrdie Watching Blonde. Leggy. Hot. Byrdie Bell has all the natural attributes (and attitude) required to earn it-girl status. So it was no surprise when the head-turner swapped the font row at Fashion Week for her own modeling gigs. From there, it wasn’t long before she turned her attention to acting—how ironic for a girl who became New York’s center of attention just by being herself. by ALEXIS SWERDLOFF photographed by JUAN ALGARIN
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pparently, 26-year-old model/actress and it-girl Byrdie Bell has appeared in Vogue more times than Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman. Wow. Not bad for a girl from preppy Greenwich, Conn. (Fun fact: her grandfather inspired the Thurston Howell III character on “Gilligan’s Island.”) When she hit New York, Bell promptly won over the fashion world with her Lauren Huttonesque gap-tooth smile and mile-long legs. And, of course, with a little help from influential friends like Vogue’s Lauren Santo Domingo, it wasn’t long before Bell was perched—looking picture-pretty—in the front row at fashion shows, modeling in ad campaigns and appearing in the pages of countless fashion magazines. But Bell is not your typical society gal. Born in Chicago, she spent her early years in London, then attended the tony Greenwich Country Day School. “I had a really hard time in Greenwich,” she admits. “And when my parents got divorced, I fought them to move to New York. Moving here was essential.” She attended the United Nations International School, studied theater and philosophy and—since it was the ’90s and all—embraced grunge culture; meaning she got 12-plus piercings and regularly hung out with fellow punk kids by the Astor Place Cube. “I was a mess, but it was fun,” she laughs. Throughout high school, she took acting classes, and then briefly attended the New School before dropping out to study acting full-time in Stella Adler’s conservatory program. In 2003, she ditched her baggy pants for a Carolina Herrera gown and came out at the Waldorf-Astoria’s Infirmary Ball. It’s Bell’s refined chicness and innocent features spliced with a rebellious spirit and a mischievous twinkle in her eye that make her so popular with the style monde. She cites Patti Smith, Michael Jackson and Veronica Lake as fashion influences. And her most treasured item of clothing? “My leather Rick Owens jacket,” she says. “It’s a tattered mess at this point and has become more like a child’s blanky, but I can’t part with it.” Shoe designer Brian Atwood was so taken with Bell that he named a thigh-high boot after her. “She has this cool, bohemian style with an edge,” he explains. “Never too sweet. Always very sexy.” New York churns out it-girls faster than you can say “where’s the next party?”, but Bell has managed to stay in the game by
“She has this cool, bohemian style with an edge. Never too sweet. Always very sexy.” —Brian Atwood
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being more than just a beautiful face in a borrowed designer frock at a charity benefit. “Byrdie is elegant and well mannered, but also has a devilish streak and a fabulous sense of humor,” says her good friend, Derek Blasberg, who featured Bell prominently in his modern etiquette guide, Classy. “My favorite thing about Byrdie: You can take the girl anywhere. She handles herself well in all situations, be it a formal affair or a basement dance party. We go together to everything, from a black-tie gala to greasy pizzeria.” It’s this ability to adapt to any situation that no doubt makes Bell a talented actress on the rise. So far, she’s had parts in Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones documentary, Shine a Light, and was featured alongside Jessica Stroup and Mischa Barton in the 2009 thriller Homecoming. She most recently filmed an indie feature called Grand Street with writer/director Lex Sidon, and recently starred in the short film, Blinders, opposite Nathaniel Brown and model Luke Worrall. Directed by Jake Brown, it’s making the festival circuit this summer. “I didn’t really know who Byrdie was when she auditioned,” Brown recalls. “But the thing about her is that she’s really serious and empathetic, which is maybe something you wouldn’t know if you just looked her up on a party pictures site. She likes thinking about characters and psychology, and intellectualizing things. I love to over-intellectualize everything, so that was perfect.” On any given evening, Bell can be found at a black-tie ball, a fashion launch or downing a few drinks with friends at her local dive bar, De Santos. “That’s my ‘Cheers,’” she says. After stints in Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Tribeca and the Upper East Side, Bell moved to the West Village in 2009. “I don’t want to ever move again,” she says. “I would buy my apartment if I could, but it’s not for sale.” In addition to storming her way through the society scene, studying at NYU, auditioning and acting, Bell recently signed with One Management, and has gone on to model in campaigns for Hogan, Club Monaco, Gryphon, Meredith Kahn and Angel Sanchez. Though acting is definitely at the top of her priorities, she has learned to embrace and relish the beauty of diversifying her portfolio. “For a while I was very concerned about not getting sidetracked to the point where I was considered a dilettante,” she confesses. “But I’ve started to realize that I can handle everything, and there’s no reason to be sitting at home, cognizing a character that I’m auditioning for, when I can be out doing other stuff.” She’s also found that modeling has been able to influence, and in fact strengthen, her acting skills. “I’ve learned how to let the immediate circumstances influence me,” she says. “It can take a while to learn how to be yourself.” ✦
“The thing is, Byrdie’s actually really serious and empathetic . . . something you wouldn’t know if you just looked her up on a party pictures site.” —Jake Brown
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The Heat Is On Christopher Mason, host of the new Investigation Discovery series “Behind Mansion Walls”— about murder in fabulous homes—and author of The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby’s-Christie’s Auction House Scandal, revisits a selection of the biggest scandals to ever hit the Hamptons
RTY A P B E D D E DEBAUCH Who: Fernanda Wanamaker Wetherill; stepfather Donald Leas Jr.; defendants Samuel Shipley III, Granville Toogood, chandelier-swinger Eaton “Tarzan” Brooks and Thomas W. Molyneux What: Pedigreed hooligans damage a mansion rented by Donald Leas Jr. for his daughter’s coming-out debutante party Where: Southampton When: Aug.-Sept. 1963
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The high-society debauch that became a notorious example of preppy decadence began quite mildly. Eight-hundred swells, including the Duke of Marlborough and Mrs. Henry Ford, showed up for a debutante party for Fernanda Wanamaker Wetherill, the Philadelphia department-store heiress, at her family’s estate, Westerly, on Ox Pasture Road. The merrymaking lasted through the night. Then, at about 6:00 a.m., 100 or so youthful revelers, serenaded by a twist band, descended on a neighboring mansion that had been rented for overnight guests. Havoc ensued. One blue-blooded partygoer, Eaton Brooks, admitted to “playing Tarzan,” leaping from a mantelpiece onto a chandelier that crashed to the floor. “We had been drinking for two straight days with no sleep,” he explained. Others ripped a ship’s wheel from the fireplace to “steer” the merrymaking through “a stormy night.” By the time police arrived, all but 6 of the mansion’s 1,640 windowpanes had been smashed. The total damages came to $3,202. Fourteen guests, all scions of Social Register families, were indicted for misconduct; the charges were eventually dropped.
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Who: Edith “big Edie” Beale and Edith “little Edie” Beale, mother and daughter What: The aunt and first cousin of Jacqueline Onassis are threatened with eviction for living in squalor Where: Grey Gardens, East Hampton When: 1972-1979
In 1972, the National Enquirer and New York Magazine exposed the plight of the eccentric Beales, who were being threatened with eviction from their home, Grey Gardens, by the Village of East Hampton. The Suffolk County Health Department had inspected the house and found the blueblooded Beales living in squalor amid piles of garbage. Built in 1897, the dilapidated house was infested by fleas and had become overrun by cats and raccoons; it reeked of feline excrement. With the Beales facing the razing of their beloved home, “little” Edie’s first cousins Jacqueline Onassis and Lee Radziwill provided the necessary funds to repair the ramshackle structure to comply with Village codes. The filmmakers Albert and David Maysles were fascinated by the Beales’ story, and obtained their permission to create the
“Big” Edie Beale, at home with her daughter, “little” Edie, in Grey Gardens, c. 1975
documentary Grey Gardens, which was released in 1979. The movie became a cult classic. It has since been adapted as a musical by the same name starring Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson, who each won Tony Awards in 2007 for their performances. The Beales’ story also inspired the excellent HBO film, also titled Grey Gardens, featuring Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore, which won six Primetime Emmys and two Golden Globes. The house underwent extensive renovations and is now owned by Ben Bradlee, the former editor of the Washington Post, and his wife Sally Quinn.
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“The girl’s stepfather . . . whispered the shocking news to Brinkley moments after she delivered the graduation address at Southampton High School—while Cook and their son were sitting in the front row, cheering.”
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Peter Cook waits at New York State Supreme Court for his divorce trial against Christie Brinkley to begin
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The divorce proceedings of former supermodel Christie Brinkley, 54, and architect Peter Cook, 49, became frontpage tabloid fodder in the summer of 2008, with colorful details of Cook’s sexual antics. Brinkley filed for divorce after learning of her husband’s affair with his 18-year-old assistant, Diana Bianchi, a former clerk at Stevenson’s Toys & Games in Southampton. Fearing a sexual harassment suit, Cook had paid Bianchi $300,000 to keep their affair a secret. But the girl’s stepfather, ex-Southampton cop Brian Platt, whispered the shocking news to Brinkley moments after she delivered the graduation address at the Southampton High School—while Cook and their son were sitting in the first row, cheering. Intent on humiliating Cook, Brinkley asked for a public divorce trial against the strenuous objections of her husband, who argued that the revelations would be harmful to their children. Cook’s lawyer, Norman Sheresky, described Brinkley as “a compulsively needy wife blinkered by her disgust, filth and rage.” He added, “For goodness sake: She’s on her fourth husband . . . Your honor, we’re here because of the self-indulgent wrath of a woman scorned.” Under cross-examination, the handsome lothario admitted to using a Web cam to transmit images of himself masturbating and to spending the eye-popping sum of $3,000 a month on Internet pornography. After five days of embarrassing testimony, a settlement was reached: Brinkley won sole custody of the couple’s two children and agreed to pay Cook $2.1 million.
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Who: Christie Brinkley, husband Peter Cook, teenager Diana Bianchi What: Diana Bianchi, 21, claims to have had an affair with Peter Cook when she was 18 Where: Southampton When: 2008
NOT A GOOD THING FOR MARTHA STEWART Who: Martha Stewart and Harry Macklowe What: Heated dispute over a fence Where: East Hampton When: May 1997 The adage that good fences make good neighbors does not seem to have applied in the case of the 8-foot fence erected by Manhattan real estate mogul Harry Macklowe to divide his property from the gal next door, Martha Stewart. After paying $3.2 million to acquire a house designed by modernist architect Gordon Bunshaft and overlooking Georgica Pond in East Hampton, Stewart accused Macklowe of planting trees and bushes on her property, decrying his efforts to “suburbanize the area with inappropriate dark greenery.” Responding to her formal complaint, East Hampton’s Village Zoning Board permitted Stewart to clear 14 trees and shrubs, but Macklowe sued in State Supreme Court to reverse the decision. The neighborly dispute escalated on May 21, 1997, when Stewart drove up Macklowe’s driveway and demanded to know who had erected the offending fence. Matthew Munnich, 23, an employee of a landscape firm working on the Macklowe property, alleged that Stewart spewed foul language then backed out of the driveway, pinning him against a pole with her car. Munnich recalled that he screamed, “You’re . . . crushing me,” but Stewart refused to stop. The goddess of gracious living appears to have scored a minor victory, however. Following another complaint, Macklowe received a summons to dismantle the fence. In East Hampton, it turns out, they cannot be more than six feet high. After gutting the house, Stewart sold the property for $9 million.
“Ammon was in the midst of a bitter divorce from his wife, Generosa, and stood to lose half of his $80-million fortune.”
“Stewart accused Macklowe of planting . . . bushes on her property, decrying his efforts to “suburbanize the area with inappropriate dark greenery.” TED AMMON’S MURDER Who: Ted Ammon, estranged wife Generosa Ammon and her lover, electrician Danny Pelosi What: Brutal murder of banker Ted Ammon Where: 59 Middle Lane, East Hampton When: October 2001
When investment banker Ted Ammon failed to show up for work on Monday, October 22, his business partner Mark Angelson rushed by helicopter to East Hampton. Entering Ammon’s gabled English-country-style mansion he discovered a trail of blood on the stairs. Ammon lay naked on his bed, his head bludgeoned. Burglary was clearly not the motive—nothing was ransacked. Ammon was in the midst of a bitter divorce from his wife, Generosa, and stood to lose half of his $80-million fortune. Generosa was also seeking custody of the twins they had adopted from the Ukraine. Reports of a naked man sprinting down Middle Lane prompted speculation that Ammon was a closet homosexual who had been slain while entertaining rough trade. The rumor subsided when it turned out that the naked man had been spotted on Friday, while Ammon was still in the city. Three months after the murder, Generosa married her lover, Daniel Pelosi, an unlicensed electrician with a long rap sheet. Both were considered suspects in Ammon’s murder. In December 2004, Pelosi was convicted of killing him, and sentenced to 25-years-to-life. Generosa died of breast cancer in August 2003, leaving most of her estate to the twins, Alexa and Gregory. Their nanny, Kathryn Mayne, was appointed as their legal guardian, but after a protracted legal battle, custody was awarded to Ammon’s sister, Sandi Williams. JULY 2011 · AVENUE MAGAZINE | 51
VITAS GERULAITIS’ LAST GAME Who: Vitas Gerulaitis, host Martin Raynes, pool mechanic Bartholomew Torpey What: Tennis champ found dead in pool house Where: 170 Meadow Lane, Southampton When: Sept. 18, 1994
One day after dazzling fans with his volley technique at a charity tennis clinic in East Hampton, Brooklyn-born tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis—the once third-ranked men’s tennis player in the world—was found dead in friend real estate executive Martin Raynes’ pool cottage. The 40year-old athlete, ostensibly in excellent health, had gone to take a nap. The cause of death was first given as a heart attack, fueling speculation of a drug overdose: The fun-loving, shaggy haired tennis star had recently undergone treatment for substance abuse. But an autopsy revealed that his blood contained lethally high doses of the gas carbon monoxide, which police determined came from a faulty propane pool heater that leaked into the cottage’s heating and air conditioning system. Suffolk County prosecutors concluded that a pool mechanic’s failure to install an extra $1.44’s worth of plastic exhaust pipe had caused Gerulaitis’ death. A representative of the pool heater’s manufacturer, Teledyne Lars, had inspected the installation days before the fatal incident, responding to Raynes’ complaint that the pool was not heating properly. The rep had alerted the company that the heater was inadequately ventilated, but nothing was done to correct the problem. The mechanic, Bartholomew Torpey, was later acquitted of criminally negligent homicide.
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“Ira Rennert’s limestone Xanadu, nearly twice the size of the White House, seemed to symbolize the worst excesses of the cash-Hamptons. But the protests came too late.” IRA RENNERT’S OCEANFRONT PALACE Who: Ira Rennert versus his Sagaponack neighbors What: Outrage over the construction of a 110,000-square-foot palazzo compound amid potato fields Where: Daniels Lane, Sagaponack When: 1998
Neighbors expressed outrage when Fair Field, an Italianate seaside palazzo, began rising incongruously amid the potato fields of Sagaponack, dwarfing local clapboard farmhouses. Ira Rennert’s limestone Xanadu, nearly twice the size of the White House, seemed to symbolize the worst excesses of the cash-Hamptons. But the protests came too late. Plans for the 25-bedroom mansion and 6 outbuildings—totaling 110,000 square feet—had been submitted to local authorities in the dead of winter (January 1998), and all the proper permits had been obtained. A Brooklyn-born tycoon whose holdings included mining operations that belched toxic waste, Rennert was witheringly described as “the biggest private polluter in America” by Vanity Fair. Some wondered why anyone would require a house with 11 sitting rooms, 3 dining rooms, and a multi-story, 17,000square-foot underground garage fit for perhaps 100 cars. When it was complete, neighbors who had objected vociferously to its construction were clamoring to be invited. Those who passed muster ogled double columns, arched windows, pediments and Boulle furniture. It was as if Buckingham Palace had landed in Sagaponack, complete with marble halls and glistening chandeliers overlooking the ocean. Fresh outrage was sparked in April 2011 when a building inspector by the name of John Woudsma saw a concrete truck on Rennert’s estate, but no building permit on file. A stop-work order was issued on April 18. Could the owner of one of the largest private residences in the United States really be feeling cramped for space?
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Who: Andrew Crispo What: Explosion at Southampton estate Where: Gin Lane, Southampton When: July 22, 1989
After Andrew Crispo’s Southampton home burned to the ground, the chimney and door frame were all that remained
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One week after art dealer Andrew Crispo was released from federal prison—having served just over three years for tax evasion—a thunderous explosion leveled his white stucco summerhouse in Southampton, sending flames and black plumes of smoke skyward. The notoriety of its 44-year-old owner made the conflagration seem suspicious. Four years earlier, Crispo had been implicated in the “death mask murder” of Eigil Vesti, a handsome fashion student and model from Norway whose charred and mutilated corpse was found by a group of young boys in a smokehouse in Rockland County.
JOE PIKUL: DRESSED TO KILL Who: Joe and Diane Pikul What: Cross-dressing Wall Street analyst murders wife Where: Amagansett When: Oct. 24, 1987
The victim, wearing only a leather mask used in sadomasochistic rituals, had two bullet holes in the back of his head. Crispo’s assistant, Bernard LeGeros, confessed to firing the gun that killed Vesti, but insisted that he had done so at his boss’s request. LeGeros claimed that other bodies were buried at Crispo’s Southampton estate, prompting a grisly—and fruitless—search. Crispo was never indicted for murder. In 1991, a jury awarded him $8.6 million from the Long Island Lighting Company, which accepted responsibility for the gas leak under the house that had caused the explosion.
In the midst of an ugly divorce, Joe and Diane Pikul met in Amagansett to prepare their summerhouse for sale. Diane arrived at about 1 a.m., while their two young children were asleep. Joe later testified that his wife showed him pictures of himself in women’s clothing—threatening to use them for blackmail in their divorce—and then attacked him with a knife. In self-defense, he claimed, he bludgeoned her head and strangled her to death. He then wrapped her bloodied corpse in a tarp. The next morning, he bought ice from a local deli because, he would later admit, “I didn’t know what I was going to do with Diane’s body.” With his dead wife in the trunk, he drove with his children to upstate New York, leaving the kids with a former girlfriend there. He then visited his first wife, Sandra Jarvinen, in Massachusetts, and asked if he could bury the corpse in her backyard. She refused. Pikul finally dumped the body in a drainage ditch 30 feet from an interstate highway, and drove to a car wash to clean out the trunk. He offered a $100 tip to the attendant, who became suspicious and called the police. After his arrest, detectives instructed Pikul to strip and found he was wearing a bra and women’s panties. He lost custody of his children and was convicted of second-degree murder. ✦
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Old-School Hamptons The Hamptons have seen its share of trendy restaurants come and then vanish the very next season. But what we love most about eating and drinking on the East End are the places that have been around for decades. Dog-ear our list of old-school hangouts and you will truly feel like you’ve been spending summer at the beach for decades. by PETER DAVIS photographs by RICHARD LEWIN
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Lobster Roll 1980 Montauk Highway, Montauk, N.Y. 11930 631.267.3740 Opened in 1965 by father-and-son duo Frederick H. Terry Sr. and his dad Richard C. Terry, Lobster Roll has been in the family ever since. Mistakenly called “lunch” thanks to the word appearing in huge lettering on the sign outside, this unassuming spot is credited with inventing the cold lobster roll by the American Dictionary of Food and Drink.
Silver’s Famous Restaurant 15 Main Street, Southampton, N.Y. 11968 631.283.6443 Opened in 1923 as a tobacco and newspaper shop (that sold The New York Times for a nickel more than the cover price, enraging thrifty WASPs from Manhattan), Silver’s started serving lunch in 1967. It has since morphed into a pricey gourmet restaurant currently helmed by Garrett Wellins, whose grandfather was the original chef. JULY 2011 · AVENUE MAGAZINE | 55
The Fudge Company 67 Main Street, Southampton, N.Y. 11968 631.283.8108 Now the only Fudge Company location (there used to be a second outpost on Jobs Lane), this candy store is a favorite of kids who order from the 30 flavors of frozen desserts and stock up on the famous homemade fudge and salt-water taffy.
Cyril’s Fish House 2167 Montauk Highway, Montauk, N.Y. 11954 631.267.7993 Cyril’s is Montauk’s main hang-out where booze, babes in bikinis and loud music are the draw (order a potent “BBC”: a Bailey’s Banana Colada). Sixty-eight-year-old owner Cyril Fitzsimons always holds court at a front table, sporting his signature sarong and straw hat, puffing away on Marlboro Reds. Celebrity guests like Paul Simon, Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel mix with surfers and rowdy beach bums, but Richard Nixon put it best when he said of Cyril’s: “I was a big fan.” As are we.
Sip ‘N Soda 40 Hampton Road Southampton, N.Y. 11968 631.283.9752 Time travel back to the ’50s at this no-frills diner featuring a young wait staff culled from the local high school. Founded by William and Nicoletta Parash, this well-priced lunch spot is now run by their sons, Jim and Paul, and Paul’s son, Mark, who can often be spotted hovering over the grill, flipping burgers. Parash also originally opened Candy Kitchen in Bridgehampton.
The American Hotel 49 Main Street, Sag Harbor, N.Y. 11963 631.725.3535 Built originally in 1846, The American Hotel became Sag Harbor’s first real hotel in 1876, after a local farmer bought the classic brick building. Flash-forward to 1972 when current owner Ted Conklin took over and re-vamped the interiors, including four separate dining rooms and a candlelit bar. The place is now so fancy that its wine list has won the “Grand Award” from Wine Spectator since 1981. 56 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · JULY 2011
Clam Bar 2025 Montauk Highway, Amagansett, N.Y. 11930 631.267.6348 A roadside stop for travellers en route to Montauk, Clam Bar not only serves great clams on the half-shell, but it has been in countless photo shoots. Opened in 1981 by Dick Ehrlich, this simple clam shack feels as though a shingle hasn’t changed in more than 30 years.
Shippy’s Pumpernickels Restaurant East 36 Windmill Lane, Southampton, N.Y. 11968 631.283.0007 In the 1950s, William “Shippy” Casgrain opened this favorite of the country club set. Come the 1970s, Ed Nielsen bought the eatery and added “Pumpernickels East” to its name, confusing customers until they saw that the AmericanGerman menu includes lots of sauerkraut and wiener schnitzel. JULY 2011 · AVENUE MAGAZINE | 57
Old Stove Pub 3516 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, N.Y. 11975 631.537.3300 Set back from the traffic on Montauk Highway, this unpretentious restaurant opened in 1969 and has since become a favorite haunt of preppies. Its motto— “When you are sick of the chic, come eat with the Greek”—sums up this down-home restaurant with delicious food pretty perfectly.
Palm Restaurant 94 Main Street, East Hampton, N.Y. 11937 631.324.0411 The New York location opened its doors in 1926, followed by the East Hampton outpost in 1980. Italian owners John Ganzi and Pio Bozzi intended to name their restaurant Parma, after their hometown in Italy, but their accents led to confusion and a New York City clerk issued a license for “The Palm” instead. The portraits on the walls are by artists who paid for their dinners in trade, so each dining room is insured for half a million dollars—and that just covers the art. Fans of The Palm include Calvin Klein and Robert De Niro.
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La Parmigiana Italian Restaurant 48 Hampton Road, Southampton, N.Y. 11968 631.283.8030 The fancy alternative to Paul’s Italian American Restaurant near the movie theater, “La Parm” (as regulars call it) serves up pizza, pasta and now boasts an annex with Italian produce. Expect to see everyone from Kelly Ripa to families with kids in their tennis whites.
The Stephen Talkhouse 161 Main Street, Amagansett, N.Y. 11930 631.267.3117
The Lobster Inn 162 Inlet Road, Southampton, N.Y. 11968 631.283.1525 The Lobster Inn, smack on the bay, is the first thing you see when you are driving to Southampton. It’s most popular on Sunday nights as a favorite place to have dinner before driving back to the city. Expect local waiters in Lobster Inn polo shirts (not for sale), a wait (no reservations), wood tables and amazing lobsters served with lots of butter—and an all you can eat salad bar. Talk about unpretentious.
Opened in 1970 and then later re-opened in 1987, The “Talkhouse” is all about live music. Richie Havens first performed here with a band, and other rockers who have had gigs in the main room include Mick Jagger, Buddy Guy, The Shirelles and The Drifters. In 1988, Billy Joel turned up with Christie Brinkley to hear Loudon Wainwright III perform.
Bridgehampton Candy Kitchen 2391 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, N.Y. 11932 631.537.9885 More a diner than a candy spot, this corner luncheonette opened in 1925, and owner George Stavropoulos later sold it to Gus Laggis. Order a greasy hamburger and malted milkshake, and leave your calorie counter at home. ✦
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Stories of Summer From little girl with mom Guinness heiress Lady Caroline Blackwood to a mother herself, author Ivana Lowell reflects on long days and short-lived summers in the Hamptons
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My mother always had what she called “an American life.” She lived in Hollywood and New York, and married two American men. After a stifling upbringing amidst the British upper classes, she felt a sense of freedom and escape when she was on American soil. The specific Hampton we rented in differed from year to year, as did the style of house. Having grown up in large, old houses in the English and Irish countryside, I was thrilled when we rented something modern. It seemed so exciting to have everything painted white, sparkling and new, with buttons and gadgets to play with and break. One year, we took a house built on stilts in the dunes overlooking the ocean in East Hampton. It was really just a wooden box on sticks, but to my eleven-year-old eyes it seemed like the most extraordinary architectural miracle. I felt as though I was living in a futuristic T.V. cartoon. My mother and her friends scoffed at the hideousness of the place, and complained that these types of eyesores were springing up all over and destroying the natural beauty of the area. But as much as she liked to criticize, I know that 60 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · JULY 2011
secretly she, too, adored the fact that everything in the place actually worked. After living with antique plumbing in the Palladian stately home we rented from our cousin in County Kildare, the walk-in glass, modern shower seemed nothing short of miraculous. This was not the unyielding hand-held tube that attached clumsily to the bathtub faucet and trickled out sad amounts of brown, luke-warm water that we endured on freezing cold Irish mornings. To my disappointment, however, our modern experiment was just that, and most years we rented shingled farmhouses or cottages. For several years, we shared the same house in Bridgehampton with the family of one of my mother’s closest friends. Cornelia Foss was an artist who was married to the illustrious and incredibly vague composer and musician, Lukas. Tales of Lukas’ absentmindedness have become almost legendary. Once, when Cornelia returned home from painting, late for dinner and worried that she had left nothing for Lukas to eat, he announced proudly not to worry—he had made himself a delicious tuna fish salad.
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have been spending summer in the Hamptons for as long as I can remember. It may seem like an odd choice of holiday destination for an English family (Anglo-Irish, to be exact), but then my family never did do anything conventional. So on my vacations from boarding school—while my friends headed off to villas in Italy, Spain, France or Greece—we hopped on a plane to JFK and drove out to whichever house we had rented that year.
Cornelia knew that there was no tuna in the house, and never did tell him he had eaten a tin of cat food. My mother was a writer, and so the arts were nicely represented on those long, hot summer days. There was Lukas in one room muttering to himself as he stabbed out discordant notes on his piano, chuckling whenever a sound pleased him and quickly scribbling down its formula. Cornelia would be in a smock and hat at her easel on the lawn looking out over Mecox Bay, one of a long line of painters obsessed with trying to capture the extraordinary light that is unique to the East End of Long Island. Then there was my mother curled up in the shade on a high-backed wicker chair on the porch, un-tipped Gauloise in hand, scribbling prose into her black-and-white covered school notebook. There was an easy rhythm to those days. The children would be dispatched to the beach with whichever college student had been hired for the summer, with a stop for the even-then ridiculously overpriced lobster salad at Loaves & Fishes and then chocolate fudge milkshakes in Bridgehampton’s Candy Kitchen. Then return to the house as the light was fading, all sandy and sunburned and pleasantly tired. Of course, in those days— which my own eleven-year-old daughter describes as “the dark ages”—there were no cell phones or computers. Our only technological entertainment was a rather decrepitlooking television set whose round dials sporadically jolted a couple of local channels into snowy life. However, Bridgehampton did have, rather incongruously, a drive-in movie theater. It is long since gone, having been replaced by what is now known as the Commons, incorporating a King Kullen, a T.J. Maxx and a Kmart. Those evenings crammed in the back of a hot car with my older sister and the Foss children eating ridiculous amounts of candy and liters of Coca-Cola were the high points of my summer. The Foss children and their friends were older teenagers, and, therefore, sophisticated and cool. I felt proud and grown up to be included in their gang. Of course, the truth was they didn’t have any choice. If they wanted to use the car, our parents insisted that they damned well include me, too. My beloved drive-in outing eventually turned sour on me. One week, the movie showing was The Amityville Horror— about a house in Amityville, Long Island, that was possessed by some kind of horrifying demon. The older teenagers all told me that I was too young to go to a horror film, but I was determined not to be left out and insisted on going with
them. The film was terrifying, and the family that lived in the house was put through every kind of torment, from walls that shed tears of blood to screams and attic doors flying open in the night. Unfortunately, the house in the movie looked identical to the house we rented. Seizing upon such a good opportunity to tease me, my sister and the others convinced me that the events in the film were in fact a true story based on our summerhouse. After the movie, they laughingly dropped me back at what was now called “the horror house,” and sped off to the Talkhouse in Amagansett, the only nightclub that existed back then. Of course, that was the end of peaceful nights for me. I spent the rest of the summer sitting upright in bed with all the lights on, checking to make sure the walls were not weeping blood. But daylight offered me respite. Though the house we rented on the bay did not have its own swimming pool, the imposing white house next door, just a few hundred yards away, did. It belonged to the famous choreographer Bob Fosse and his dancer/muse wife, Gwen Verdon. We didn’t know them at all, and they never seemed to be there in order for us to introduce ourselves. On one particularly boiling hot day, my mother persuaded us to join her for an illicit swim. At first, I was horrified. It would be illegal trespassing, I protested. But the temptation to slide into cool relief was too much for me, and soon I was blissfully immersed in forbidden water. “What if they come back and catch us?” I asked my mother nervously. “Oh, we shall just tell them we are English and presumed that theirs was the pool house belonging to our summer rental,” she replied confidently. After that, our secret swims became a ritual, and apart from a couple of narrow escapes with the Fosse-Verdon pool boys, they remained undetected. After years of dithering about where and if she should buy her own place, my mother finally settled for an old captain’s house in the comparatively sleepy whaler town of Sag Harbor. She liked the old village feel of the town, and (not being much of a driver) the fact that she could walk everywhere. My mother spent many contented years in that house, and wrote several books there. I am now the proud owner of that house. I, too, have written a book here. And it is wonderful to watch my own daughter as she discovers and creates Hamptons summer pleasures and memories of her own. ✦
“The house next door belonged to the famous choreographer Bob Fosse and his dancer/muse wife, Gwen Verdon . . . ‘What if they come back and catch us?’ I asked my mother nervously. ‘Oh, we shall just tell them we are English and presumed that theirs was the pool house belonging to our summer rental.’
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To Cannes With Love,
Peggy Siegal The untiring guru of movie publicity hits the French Riviera for the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival. There, she once again mixes it up beneath sparkling skies with cinema’s brightest stars. In her exclusive diary, Siegal shares movie-worthy moments spent rubbing shoulders with Robert De Niro, running into Johnny Depp numerous times and orchestrating Jane Fonda’s runway debut. TUESDAY, MAY 10 Arriving to the 64th Cannes Film Festival on the Côte d’Azur (my fourth trip there), I am picked up by Sebastian, my Brad Pitt look-a-like driver. We head to the Carlton Hotel on the Croisette, smack in the middle of the action. The festival is the world’s most prestigious 12-day convention of cinema, giving us the perfect excuse to slip on an evening gown nightly, strut our stuff on the red carpet, network till dawn with endless flashbulbs in our face and chat with reporters posing as friends. I fall into that category of overdressed film aficionado, fan and friend with a pencil. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 I fly down the Carlton’s stairwell in a spectacular Dennis Basso sequined-and-fur get-up, overloaded with mother’s inherited diamonds, and head to Woody Allen’s premiere of Sony Classics’ Midnight in Paris. I accidentally crash into Barry Levinson coming from a financial meeting on Gotti: Three Generations, which he’ll be filming in New York this winter with John Travolta as John Gotti Sr. and Al Pacino as his mentor. Three years ago, Barry’s film What Just Happened, produced and written by Art Linson and starring Robert De Niro (this year’s jury president), closed the festival. Barry walks me to the paparazzi-infested Palais. He has no tuxedo or tickets for tonight. I tell him to meet me at the dinner and Sony Classics copresidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard will get him in. My date, eccentric Jane Fonda, Italian investor Jean Pigozzi, Peggy Siegal and Naomi Campbell arrives by boat from his villa. 62 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · JULY 2011
There’s total Woody-mania on the red carpet. Woody is very calm. This is his 42nd film and his first shot entirely in Paris. It’s about the struggle to deal with the present while romanticizing the past. Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams with real-life lover Michael Sheen, Adrien Brody, starlet Léa Seydoux and Woody climb the mythic red steps to be greeted by festival Director Thierry Fremaux and President Gilles Jacob, who receive every actor every evening in the exact same spot. Notably absent are French first lady Carla Bruni, who is pregnant with twins, and Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard, who gives birth to baby boy Marcel eight days later. French actress Mélanie Laurent serves as emcee, introducing the jury at the opening ceremony. A reel of Robert De Niro’s iconic performances is shown as he emerges on the stage to receive an emotional five-minute standing ovation. Jury members Uma Thurman and Jude Law cheer. The first recipient of the Palme d’Honneur, an honorary career achievement award, goes to Bernardo Bertolucci, who declares the festival officially open. Lady Gaga, oblivious to the Woody worship, is performing on the adjacent beach. THURSDAY, MAY 12 I attend the 8:30 a.m. press screening at the Palais of the eagerly awaited We Need to Talk About Kevin, directed by Lynne Ramsay. Tilda Swinton gives a tour de force performance as a mother whose life is shattered after her teenage son goes on a killing spree at his high school.
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Milla Jovovich
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
That night, Sony Classics’ Restless, Gus Van Sant’s latest exploration of smart-but-troubled young people, premieres. Dennis Hopper’s talented 20-year-old son, Henry, stars as a moody kid obsessed with death and who’s in a quirky relationship with luminous Mia Wasikowska. Ron Howard’s pregnant daughter, Bryce, produces. FRIDAY, MAY 13 Press run to a midday screening of the controversial documentary Unlawful Killing, the unapologetically one-sided view of conspiracy theories about the deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed in the fatal 1997 car crash in Paris. At the press conference at the Carlton, journalists yell questions challenging the movie’s accuracy. Mohamed Al-Fayed paid $5 million to underwrite the entire film, which tries to prove that 90-year-old Prince Philip had Diana assassinated because the royal family didn’t want her to marry AlFayed’s son, a Muslim. The film is banned in England. The Weinstein Company throws a packed cocktail party for buyers and media at the Martinez to showcase the clip reel for their 2011 slate. Victoria Parker greets me. C.O.O. David Glasser introduces Harvey Weinstein, who describes Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Paul Thomas Anderson’s untitled film, Simon Curtis’ My Week with Marilyn and David O. Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook. Sarah Jessica Parker shows scenes from I Don’t Know How She Does
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Henry Hopper and Mia Wasikowska
Melanie Griffith Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn
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SATURDAY, MAY 14 Another 8:30 a.m. press screening, this one for blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Captain Jack Sparrow is back, and this time he’s looking for the Fountain of Youth. (Who isn’t?) Jerry Bruckheimer has invited me to the premiere later tonight, which is at the same time as English entrepreneur Charles Finch’s dinner. So the trick is to be in two places at once. How? See Jerry’s entire film at 8:30 a.m. and repeat half of it at 6:30 p.m., then head to dinner. But first, Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik and Harvey Weinstein host a lunch on board Len’s yacht, the Odessa, to celebrate the festival. Tenders ferry us on choppy seas from the Carlton dock to the mother ship. Skinny Melanie Griffith is in skinny jeans accessorized with sparkling light blue stoneand-diamond earrings, matching necklace and a ring just gifted from Antonio Banderas for their 15th anniversary. I ask Jane Fonda why she didn’t respond to my email about being the surprise finale at Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief event on Monday night. Naomi is on the boat and ready to kill me for pushing Jane. Jane says her email is down, but that’s a very interesting idea. It’s a done deal, and Naomi and Jane are already organizing fittings. It’s another night of bedlam on the red carpet for the Pirates premiere. I sit next to Jane, who is wearing a Chopard 53.5-carat diamond necklace with a whopping 160-carat cushion-cut blue sapphire pendant. We are right in front of the cast’s reserved seats, watching their arrivals on the huge screen. Johnny Depp (no one cooler), Penélope Cruz (no one more beautiful), Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Rob Marshall, Jerry Bruckheimer (no one richer) and Keith Richards (he could be cooler than Depp, but not richer than Jerry) dutifully pose and smile. This is the off-year for Graydon Carter’s biennial Vanity Fair shindig, so Sydney and Charles Finch fill the slot with their Finch’s Quarterly Review filmmakers’ dinner. Guests include Quarterly’s Nick Foulkes, honorary producer Jeremy Thomas, Paul Allen with a new book out titled Idea Man, Mick Jagger hinting at releasing new music in the fall, producers Cassian Elwes, Lawrence Bender and Ed Pressman, directors Simon Curtis and Bertrand Tavernier, Vanessa Hudgens, Boris Becker, Kevin Spacey, Christian Louboutin, Dominic Cooper, Glenn Close and newcomer Emily Browning and Max Irons canoodling on the terrace. Back at du Cap’s bar, Art Linson and Bob De Niro are ensconced in the actor’s favorite corner. Linson, who produced The Untouchables featuring Bob as Al Capone, remains his close friend. Bob has been seeing two films a day
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Lady Gaga and dancers
It. Harvey highlights his last-minute Cannes competition entry, The Artist, a stylish silent black-and-white movie about 1920s Hollywood. TWC’s acquisition of The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s only female prime minister, has early Oscar buzz for the actress based on a five-minute teaser showing her extraordinary ability to assume Mrs. Thatcher’s tone of voice and pattern of speech. Would one expect less from the world’s most gifted actress?
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Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz
in town and attending numerous dinners at night. Now he relaxes with his daughter, Drena De Niro, Jane Fonda and her boyfriend Richard Perry and Melanie Griffith (still wearing the new jewelry) and Antonio Banderas. Grace Hightower, Bob’s wife, is by his side at all times. In walks Jerry and Linda Bruckheimer, followed by Rob Marshall and Johnny Depp. The lounge is heating up. De Niro is the Godfather, but mysterious and beautiful Depp is the matinee idol—who happens to be staying on his own 156-foot sailing ship, Vajoliroja, that even you can charter for 84,000 euros a week. Depp settles on the terrace with Rob Marshall and Disney Studios Chief Rich Ross. Producer Graham King oversees the scene because he’s got Depp on a plane to London the next day to start shooting his Tim Burton-directed blockbuster, Dark Shadows. After 2:00 a.m. a gang of young people come off Steven Spielberg’s new yacht. My first kid-to-adult kiss comes from director Jake Paltrow and his girlfriend, art-photographer Taryn Simon. They are headed to Uma London shortly because she has a show at the Tate Thurman Modern. Sasha Spielberg also bestows a kiss. She tells me it’s her 21st birthday and her boyfriend of two years, Max Winkler (son of Henry and director of Ceremony), has given her a little jewelry—nothing like Antonio’s gifting to Melanie or Jane’s Chopard stuff, but the real thing nevertheless. The Godfather’s circle, the Pirates entourage and the children of the beloved famous are all having so much fun, saddening only when the hotel bartenders blink the lights at 3:00 a.m. and throw everyone out.
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Christian Louboutin and Sydney Finch Gilles Jacob, Jude Law and Uma Thurman
SUNDAY, MAY 15 I bump into Jessica Chastain in the Carlton lobby. She has made 11 films in the past 4 years. I hop into her huge black van to go one block to a screening of Sony Classics’ Take Shelter, in which she co-stars with Michael Shannon as an anguished husband experiencing apocalyptic visions. Lunch is around a pool overlooking the Mediterranean at Jean Pigozzi’s Villa Dorane, where Mick Jagger is the annual house guest. Jean is a large, loveable host who chronicles his every social move with a tiny camera. Italian Vogue Editor Franca Sozzani, L’Wren Scott and Mick Jagger lounge on double outdoor day beds. Others chatting include Bob De Niro, Denise Rich, Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper and Google C.E.O. Eric Schmidt. Bob and Grace, plus Fiona and Art Linson, Brian McNally (visiting from Saigon) and I are given a private tour of Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen’s 414-foot boat, the Octopus (staffed by ex-Navy Seals), by the man himself. In his screening room, Paul shows us films of his explorations, including melting glaciers in the Arctic and Antarctic. De Niro cannot resist climbing into the yellow submarine, resting in the hull and sitting in the captain’s seat. Later, I see Martha Marcy May Marlene, starring 22-yearold ingénue Elizabeth Olsen, sister of 25-year-old billionaire twins Mary-Kate and Ashley. Elizabeth plays a young woman JULY 2011 · AVENUE MAGAZINE | 65
who escapes from a cult and is never the same. Fox Searchlight’s Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula know they have a serious hit.
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MONDAY, MAY 16 It’s the morning screening of Terrence Malick’s artistic Tree of Life. This is the film to see from Fox Searchlight. The press, jumping barricades in a punching frenzy, arrive early enough to take a power nap in their coveted seats. The film is a visual sensation set in a small town in central Texas circa the mid-1950s and tells the story of a stern father (Brad Pitt) and a beatific mother (Jessica Chastain) and their three boys. At the press conference, Brad Pitt, dressed in white, is charming as he uncomfortably explains that his famously private director is just too shy to come talk to the reviewers and company. Producer Bill Pohlad explains that Sean Penn is en route from his humanitarian work in Haiti. The press is pissed. Lunch is at du Cap. Sean Penn, just off a plane, eats on the terrace with his agent, fashion-icon Bryan Lourd, sporting a seersucker suit and straw hat. Then I’m off to the Carlton for Wendi Murdoch’s cocktail party promoting the film she produced for Fox Searchlight, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a timeless portrait of female friendship in 19thcentury-China. Wendi poses for photos with Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, Shala Monroque and her best friend Dasha Zhukova (Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s significant other). Dasha and Roman have recently restored the white-washed Chateau de la Croe, next door to Jean Pigozzi, where Edward VIII lived with Wallis Simpson after abdicating.
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Bedecked in a Luisa Beccaria organza gown with an impractical flowing train, I and my escort, Angus Aynsley (producer of last year’s Waste Land), charge across the Croisette to the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s cocktail party and then on to the Tree of Life premiere. Amid red carpet hysteria, Brad (again, minus Malick) leads Jessica Chastain and Sean Penn up the Palais steps. But, surprisingly, he turns on his heels, descends and treks back to the street. Out of nowhere, Angelina Jolie emerges onto the carpet in a low-cut, strapless Versace gown, slit to reveal her entire, perfect leg. The king and queen of fame slowly work the walk, giving their adoring subjects every ounce of drama and glamour they have been panting for. Angus and I slip out to attend Naomi Campbell’s all-star Fashion for Relief show, benefiting those affected by the devastating tsunami in north Japan. Leave it to super model Naomi to pull off a Cannes red-carpet event opposite Tree of Life. Co-host Franca Sozzani helps style the models backstage. The girls include Karolina Kurkova, Yasmin Le Bon, Nadja Auermann, Sessilee Lopez, Japanese model Tao Okamoto, Rosario Dawson and Grace Hightower. It is 73-year-old Jane Fonda, 50 years older than any runway girl, who steals the show as the surprise finale in a white seethrough-lace Marchesa gown. The crowd erupts as Jane sashays past Harvey Weinstein, who is pointing to his wife, Georgina Chapman, and proudly mouthing, “This is the designer!”
Naomi Campbell
Tilda Swinton
TUESDAY, MAY 17 Tonight, on a launch to Paul Allen’s annual party on the Octopus, Ryan Gosling sits next to me with his Blue Valentine producer, Jamie Patricof. Their next film, The Place Beyond the Pines, will be directed by Derek Cianfrance, and is shooting in Schenectady this summer. Co-starring with Bradley Cooper, Ryan plays a motorcycle stunt rider who robs banks. I ask him for a walk-on as an innocent bystander who he throws to the floor before yelling, “Stick ’em up!” Ryan loves it. Patricof agrees. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 I attend the morning screening of Magnolia Pictures’ Melancholia, in which wedding guests witness a planet (Melancholia) hidden behind the sun that is now on a collision course with Earth . . . and that’s the good news. At the press conference, Danish director Lars von Trier announces, “Okay, I’m a Nazi,” sending shock waves through the media. He had been asked to comment on a recent interview in which he expressed interest in the Nazi aesthetic. His mother, on her death bed, revealed that the Jewish man he thought was his father actually was not. Lars then found out he’s German. Making matters worse, he says he has an “understanding” of Hitler. Co-stars Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg (Jewish) are horrified. Possibly Lars’ English is rusty. Reuters later prints that the comments were made in jest. What a sense of humor this guy has; he could do standup. Festival officials promptly throw him out and cancel his post-premiere party that night. What a sorry mess for such a good film.
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THURSDAY, MAY 19 Yet another early morning screening on four hours of sleep. Beloved Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In stars Antonio Banderas as a wealthy, cultured and respected Madrid plastic surgeon. This highly anticipated film explores themes of sexuality and identity. I immediately campaign to Sony Classics that I need to promote it, being somewhat of an authority on anti-aging. The worlds of film, fashion and music unite at amfAR’s annual Cinema Against AIDS gala at the Hotel du Cap hosted by Kenneth Cole, Harvey Weinstein, Bold Films and Chopard. AmfAR sets a record by raising $10 million. Every celebrity I have mentioned is here, as well as Janet Jackson and Sarah Ferguson. The evening’s highlight comes when HRH Prince Albert II of Monaco and fiancée Charlene Wittstock offer personal tennis and swimming lessons, with lunch at the palace thrown in, for $1.4 million (it sold twice). I wonder if they play doubles. De Niro is back at his favorite corner in the du Cap bar with Naomi Campbell and Brooke Shields. It’s fascinating to see two of the most famous faces in the world discussing the longevity of
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Kirsten Dunst, Robert De Niro and Jean Dujardin
This story is as crazy as the other hot gossip of the day: Arnold Schwarzenegger—a.k.a. the Terminator, a.k.a. the Sperminator—had slept with the maid of 20 years and had their love child around the house so Maria Shriver could watch the half-brothers (her son with Arnold is about the same age) grow up together. This is the reel to real suspension of disbelief. Hollywood Reporter Editorial Director Janice Min and Publisher Lori Burgess host a cocktail party at the Hotel Martinez beach for Jodie Foster in honor of her directing The Beaver with Mel Gibson. Keeping with the Nazi theme, Mel, the son of a Holocaust denier, got a standing ovation the night before at the Palais for his profound performance as a tortured soul. Not a stretch. Countess Nathalie von Bismarck (an Israeli Jew and married to Count Carl) throws a cocktail party at the Carlton to celebrate a screenplay she has written about her husband’s Swedish grandmother, Ann-Mari Tengbom (a.k.a. Princess von Bismarck-Schonhausen) and her sympathetic efforts to help displaced people after the war. Can’t wait to see it. I’ve never been to a cocktail party for a first draft script. Cinema for Peace holds its inaugural Cannes dinner and auction at the Carlton, where Sean Penn’s humanitarian work in Haiti is acknowledged. Sean hosts an impressive oval table in the middle of the room with Leonardo DiCaprio, Harvey Weinstein, Roberta Armani and Naomi Campbell’s boyfriend Vladislav Doronin, who each pledge $75,000 to the $750,000 total raised. Also sitting with them is Robert De Niro, Ryan Gosling, Uma Thurman, Rosario Dawson and Faye Dunaway. Leo tells me he is excited to go to Australia to start work on Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. Oddly, there is another Haitian cocktail party and auction on the same night at the same time. This one is hosted by Paul Haggis to benefit Artists for Peace and Justice. Milla Jovovich, Ryan Kavanaugh, Karolina Kurkova and Jane Fonda co-host at the Chopard Lounge at the Martinez. Celebrity supporters include Peter Fonda, Kenneth Cole, Patrick Dempsey, Angela Lindvall and Michelle Rodriguez. Haggis raises $400,000 to support the country’s first free high school (children’s education is terminated in the sixth grade).
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their careers. Naomi talks about her 41st birthday on Sunday, and tries to figure out Vlad’s surprise destination celebration (it’s Capri). Last year, for her 40th, he played host to 300 of the world’s chicest fashionistas at the du Cap, which I crashed (only because I didn’t know her) and wrote about. This year, Vlad has his security guard hand me (and the other guests) a 30-pound, limited edition, lavender and pink coffee table book featuring the black-and-white party photos. I pray I’m not in it. FRIDAY, MAY 20 I have invited Debra and David Reuben (normal people, not in the business) to the premiere of Sean Penn’s This Must be the Place. Sean daringly plays a 50-year-old American former rock star who still dresses as a cross between Kiss band members and Alice Cooper. He’s living in a castle in Ireland until the death of his father, a Holocaust survivor, brings him back to his Jewish roots in Brooklyn. He discovers his dad was obsessed with a German guard living in the Midwest, whom he then tracks down for revenge. I take the Reubens to the after-party at Cherie Cheri Beach, where Courtney Love explains to us that Sean’s character is based on a friend of Bono’s. They also meet co-stars David Byrne and Judd Hirsch, who plays the Nazi hunter. It’s a bit overwhelming for non-pros, so we bolt to the Croisette for steak frites. SATURDAY, MAY 21 Last lunch on the du Cap terrace, and Harvey Weinstein walks by to give Jane Fonda and the Reubens tickets to The Artist, his hottest film. Finally, a screening where we can wear jeans. Harvey introduces the film and warns me not to hype it. Okay. It’s sensational. We end up at the famous Michelangelo in Antibes for pizza. The walls are covered with signed photos of international movie stars. Jane sits under a young Al Pacino, but swears to me it’s not him. She talks about her new book, Prime Time, published in August, about love, health, sex, fitness and friendship. If she’s so healthy, how come she doesn’t recognize Al? SUNDAY, MAY 22 Jane gets me a backstage pass to go with her to the closing night ceremonies at the Palais, where she introduces an award in perfect French. Kirsten Dunst wins best actress for Melancholia in spite of her director’s Nazi comments. Famous French actor Jean Dujardin wins best actor for The Artist, a silent film by Michel Hazanavicius. Best director goes to Nicolas Winding Refn for FilmDistrict’s brilliant but bloody Drive. His star, Ryan Gosling, grabs his face and plants a wet kiss on his lips. Best screenplay goes to writer/director Joseph Cedar for Sony Classics’ Footnote. Jonathan Sehring’s IFC Films The Kid With a Bike and Polisse Maïwenn Le Besco win awards, too. The big award of the night, the Palme d’Or, goes to Terrence Malick’s epic visual poem, The Tree of Life, which took four years to shoot. I have seen 14 movies that expand the imagination, mirror our society and convince us that cinema is the very best reason to visit Cannes. Twelve days of four of hours sleep a night leaves me in a state of total cinematic euphoria and social exhaustion. Next stop, the Venice Film Festival in September where Al Pacino’s being honored—I’m already packed. And then there’s always Telluride and Toronto . . . ✦ Check out Peggy Siegal’s Cannes scoops online at www.avenueinsider.com
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East End Eats
At Dan’s Taste of Two Forks, chefs from premiere restaurants and wineries on Long Island’s North and South Forks gather under one elegant tent to share their seasonal specialties
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he Hamptons is as much known for its local fare as it is for being a chic summer getaway. This July, Dan’s Taste of Two Forks will draw epicureans from far and wide to enjoy the area’s top local purveyors. This special night of fine food is sure to delight your palate and feed your soul. Here, a few TOTF’s participating chefs share their favorite East End eats and eateries, and offer a behind-the-scenes look at what to expect at one of the most anticipated events of the season. For more interviews, please visit www.tasteoftwoforks.com/chefs-restaurants.html and click on a chef’s image.
Name: Chef/owner Keith Luce Restaurants: Jedediah Hawkins Inn, Luce & Hawkins Time with restaurants: 1 year
Favorite menu item I prepare: Pork belly and clams with hot and sour broth. My favorite East End restaurant (other than my own!): The North Fork Table & Inn, or my home with my family. Go-to local purveyors: We have our own farm and a large kitchen garden, as well as chickens for our eggs. We also work with Goodale Farms for poured dairy products—they are less than five minutes away. Sneak-peek of TOTF fare: Duck wings may make a South Fork appearance. What I am most looking forward to at TOTF: For people to see what a great food destination the East End has become. When not in the kitchen at the restaurant, I can be found: Working on my farm, making cheese or hanging out with my son, daughter and wife. Frequent celebrity diners we host: In my eyes, all of our regular customers are celebrities.
Name: Chef/owner Starr Boggs Restaurant: Starr Boggs Time with restaurant: 30 years
Favorite menu item I prepare: The crowd pleaser is the almond-crusted flounder. My favorites are the seasonal, fresh offerings—especially seafood. My favorite East End restaurant (other than my own!): Stone Creek Inn in East Quogue. Go-to local purveyors: Crescent Duck Farm, Braun Seafood, Cor-J Seafood, Early Girl Farm, Densieski Farm and Satur Farm, to name a few. What I am most looking forward to at TOTF: The collaborative efforts of the local restaurants. Sneak-peek of TOTF fare: Local seafood salad and/or lamb polpetti. When not in the kitchen at the restaurant, I can be found: On the golf course or at a friend’s for dinner. 70 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · JULY 2011
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Name: Executive Chef Joseph Realmuto Restaurants: Nick & Toni’s, Rowdy Hall, La Fondita, N&T Café and Townline BBQ, all of Honest Man Restaurant Group Time with restaurants: 19 years
Favorite menu item I prepare: Whole roasted fish at N&T, escargot at Rowdy Hall, tacos al pastor at Fondita, smoked chicken at TL BBQ and pizza at the Café. My favorite East End restaurant (other than my own!): Chowder House. Go-to local purveyor: Balsam Farms. Whatever they are harvesting, we put on the menu. Sneak-peek of TOTF fare: We are thinking Balsam Farms strawberry and ricotta tart. What I am most looking forward to at TOTF: Interacting with the chefs and meeting new and old customers. When not in the kitchen at the restaurant, I can be found: At the beach with my family, fishing, and at the East Hampton farmers market every Friday morning in the Nick & Toni’s parking lot. I also love to hang out at home and cook with family and friends.
Name: Executive Chef Gretchen Menser Restaurant: Fresno Restaurant Time with restaurant: 5.5 years Favorite menu item I prepare: Cazuela roasted Montauk cod with baby bok choy, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and coconut curry broth. My favorite East End restaurant (other than my own!): Beacon, red/bar and The North Fork Table & Inn. Go-to local purveyors: Mike Babinski (Babinski Farm Mecox), Balsam Farms and Satur Farm. Sneak-peek of TOTF fare: Crudo of local striped bass. What I am most looking forward to at TOTF: Getting together with other local chefs and purveyors to showcase East End bounty. When not in the kitchen at the restaurant, I can be found: Out to dinner, sleeping in or at the beach. Frequent celebrity diners we host: Eric Ripert, Gywneth Paltrow and Keith Hernandez.
Name: Chef/owner Terry Harwood Restaurant: Vine Street Café Time with restaurant: 9 years Favorite menu item I prepare: Bouillabaisse is probably my favorite, and [my wife and restaurant partner] Lisa’s strawberry-rhubarb crisp with homemade buttermilk ice cream. Favorite food that defines Long Island summer: Corn, tomatoes and shellfish—in any combination or solo. Go-to local purveyor: Sylvester Manner Farms. Sneak-peek of TOTF fare: Smoky baby back ribs with my third-generation BBQ sauce recipe. What I am most looking forward to at TOTF: We do a lot of behind-the-scenes charity work and rarely do big events like this, but this is a good one. It’ll be a big surprise for many of our restaurant patrons to see us there. We also look forward to meeting people who have never been to Shelter Island. Please note, when you purchase tickets to Dan’s Taste of Two Forks, you will also receive a complimentary VIP Pass for two to artMRKT Hamptons! Valued at $100, these complimentary passes include admission all weekend long, as well as access to the VIP lounge at the best-known art fair in the country. So enjoy your art this summer at the new contemporary and modern art fair taking place Thursday, July 14, through Sunday, July 17, on the grounds of the centrally located Bridgehampton Historical Society. Thirty-five leading galleries from across the United States will present painting, sculpture, drawings, photography, video and installation. Showcasing a tightly focused selection of work by important artists in a boutique setting, artMRKT Hamptons will create an ideal context for the discovery, exploration and acquisition of art.
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financial roundtable Jason D. Pride
Peter E. “Tony” Guernsey Jr.
Jennifer Lee
Richard R. Hough III
Smart Money AVENUE’s expert panel of financial advisors talks about the nature of the economic recovery and investing in less than certain times
DORIS MEISTER: The markets are very much being driven by global factors. Volatility is here to stay, and it is going to feel sideways—with ups and downs, rather than a clear trend—for a prolonged period of time. But there are still going to be great opportunities for the nimble investor who does his or her homework. JASON PRIDE: Things are murky. The average investor has to look at the investment opportunities and recognize that the most protective assets available in this environment are the most overpriced assets. TONY GUERNSEY JR.: Frankly, earnings are way ahead of forecast. The market has done reasonably well. It has gone from 6,000 to 12,600. I think we have great growth, and the political climate is very good. RICHARD HOUGH: When was it ever a smooth ride? Volatility has always been there; The consumer has been declared dead multiple times in the past 15-20 years. But look at all the positives: The GDP hit an all-time high last year, trade looks good and manufacturing looks good in the United States, actually. AVENUE: So, why doesn’t it feel that good?
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RH: Well, when there’s 9 percent unemployment, there is still anger. And when people worry about the future and the assets that protect them look expensive, that increases anxiety. Jennifer Lee: Two things are weighing on people: unemployment and housing. Those factors feel very personal. DM: We’ve also got looming entitlement problems coming down the road. AVENUE: It seems as if crisis is happening every week. How is an investor to make sense of all the headlines? JL: It’s not just volatility; it’s velocity. The number of players in the market and the speed at which they move means that every piece of news feels monumental and seems to require immediate action. TG: Silver is a great example. It was seen as a poor man’s gold, and then the hedge funds piled on and silver went up 40 percent. AVENUE: Isn’t this a wonderful environment for bubbles for that reason? Brazil was up and now is deflating because everyone is expecting the pinprick. JL: The unsexy solution is averaging in, taking your gains and diversifying out. The advice that we are giving is to be exposed to commodities more broadly.
ANDREW SCHWARTZ
AVENUE: The economy has been murky for the last couple of years, with uncertainty not just at home, but also an increasing number of shocks and surprises abroad. It seems to me to be relatively uncertain still. Is this the new normal?
Doris Meister
TG: There is too much information for investors to digest on a daily basis, and if they start looking at that and acting on the basis of it, they are going to get in a lot of trouble. RH: Which argues for the strategic over the tactical. The tactical is going to change tomorrow. And to make it worthwhile, an investor would have to make the big bet—and none of us are in the business of making the big bet. JP: I like the idea of averaging. But you could take it to the next step by employing a rigorous valuation discipline. When you hit either the 90th or the 10th percentile of valuations, more likely than not, an asset is going to eventually move significantly in the opposite direction. You can use such extremes as a trigger for altering allocations. DM: We still believe that private investors should have a strategic allocation that is set for the long term. However, what is different now is that we also look at the near term and the medium term. The “stay the course” approach is just not relevant today. Balancing the tactical and opportunistic with strategic allocation bands is really how investors should be thinking. JL: I think the lesson is to hold your strategic allocation, but be much more nimble in implementation. So, if you have a view on currency, we suggest potentially being somewhat more diversified, perhaps
expressing that view through a long, short or a hedge fund strategy, as opposed to more traditional tools. AVENUE: Common wisdom suggests that inflation is lurking out there, and that it will come back. How do investors prepare for it? JL: Inflation may be inevitable, but there aren’t any present inflationary factors, and we are not looking for any meaningful inflation. So I don’t know that this is a consensus view. JP: Inflation is coming about in a broad sense because of the devaluing of currencies. When you look at other areas of what traditionally constitutes inflation—like housing or employment—the supply-demand balance is just not there. So people need to realize that this is one of those odd biflation environments. DM: Our economist, Dick Hoey, describes the situation as “damp firewood.” In other words, we have all of the stuff loaded in the fireplace, ready to flare up and generate a lot of inflation, but the firewood is damp right now. So if that firewood starts to dry out, and actually all of the reserves and money that have been pumped into the system suddenly start to cycle, then we have to start worrying about inflation. AVENUE: Do you think they’re going to be building statues
ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS
PETER E. “TONY” GUERNSEY JR., Chief Client Officer, Wilmington Trust FSB
RICHARD R. HOUGH III, C.O.O., Silvercrest Asset Management Group
JENNIFER LEE, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, Wells Fargo Private Bank DORIS MEISTER, President, U.S. Markets-Tri-State BNY Mellon Wealth Management
JASON D. PRIDE, Director of Investment Strategy, Glenmede
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of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, or will he be remembered as a buzzword for irrational exuberance? DM: Bernanke is a great student of the Great Depression and the period when the government took a number of steps that actually threw the economy back into a deep depression. So, my personal opinion is he is doing the right things. AVENUE: Give me some examples, if you would, of moves your firms are making to stay “nimble” in these uncertain times.
“Investment banks are hiring people, and deals are happening in both the small and large cap sectors. Some of the large caps that are emerging are very interesting. Look at Skype: $1.2-to-$8 billion in 18 months—unbelievable.” —Tony Guernsey Jr.
TG: Three years ago, we started a real asset fund. Basically, it is TIPS, real estate and commodities—a multi-manager fund.
for ways to build in some extra protection for clients’ portfolios. A value approach is one way to accomplish this.
DM: We started a corporate bond strategy in early 2009 and a municipal opportunities strategy later that year.
RH: Domestic equity markets are poised to do better in the future, but we are entering a period where fundamental value analysis and good stock picking is going to be better than just going blind into an index. I think there will be a premium on the ability to value assets in the market place.
TG: Frankly, we get some of these ideas from our clients. We also have an incubator group called Lab Wilmington where our junior CFAs and our leading marketers get together once a week and ask, ‘What are you hearing? What’s out there? What don’t you want to do? What do you want to do?’ We are constantly looking. Maybe 80 percent of the ideas are turned down, but once in a while, there is a good one.
AVENUE: What happened to emerging markets? DM: At this point, we wouldn’t overweigh our allocation to emerging markets. We are more favorable on U.S. large cap stocks right now.
AVENUE: Let’s turn to equities as a class.
JP: We are positive on equities long term, but we are leaning slightly towards international equities due to valuations. I’m constantly looking
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TG: The biggest reason for that approach is that there is robust mergers and acquisitions activity. Investment banks are hiring people, and deals are happening in both small cap and large cap. Some of the large caps that are emerging are very interesting. Look at Skype: $1.2-to-$8 billion in 18 months—unbelievable. AVENUE: Are alternatives still a good idea? DM: Yes, we think alternatives are a permanent part of the larger investor’s portfolio. Alternatives give you not only different investment
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RH: We still like domestic equities. We thought it was the cheapest asset class in the world. Earnings momentum will come down—it cannot keep up its recent pace; earnings are always going to be volatile. But the outlook still looks bright, and the corporate balance sheets are still great and the fundamentals of the economy are pretty decent. So we expect to like equities for at least another year.
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“It’s not just volatility; it’s velocity. The number of players in the market and the speed at which they move means that every piece of news feels monumental.” —Jennifer Lee
JL: Our recommendation is that clients have exposure in various ways: Some of it is long, some of it is in the debt market, some of it is long-short. So, you are expressing an emerging market view, but it is based more on what your client can tolerate from a volatility perspective than from a risk perspective. JP: I think it is possible to be more specific about a trend in emerging markets, which tends to have longer legs than almost any other industrial-oriented or consumer-related trend. One of the things we have been seeing for a little while now is a shift in the economic gains from corporations and government to the consumer. Wage gains of 15-20 percent for emerging market consumers is leading to rather rapid growth in that consumer’s spending.
AVENUE: Let’s talk for a moment about intergenerational wealth transfer. Is there a big rush to the door to take advantage of the gift tax exemption?
TG: Huge rush. Huge. Because you can give $10 million away tax-free. We’re booked. We’re just booked like crazy doing this. AVENUE: What else is going on? What are wealthy individuals taking advantage of structurally, legally, to get that money transferred? TG: The 529 plans—plans that have been monetized. They started them a few years ago, so now they’re reaching a certain level that they’re valuable. AVENUE: Let’s look 6-to-12 months out and put our best foot forward. What’s your pick? Any instrument, anything you want—where do you put your money? JP: I would probably stay with a covered call portfolio at this point, and ride out moderate equity gains and collect the premium on top of it. JL: The U.S. equity market and large caps in particular.
DM: One of the ways to capitalize on that trend is to invest in large U.S. multinationals that are investing in China.
DM: I can’t break the trend here. We would say large cap domestic stocks.
TG: At the same time, the recent revolutions are affecting emerging markets. Countries where rebellion is going on, with flags being waved at the top of capitols and statues being toppled, tend to scare investors.
TG: Technology, and I would add most probably the U.S. stocks.
RH: That is part of the explanation of why so many safe asset classes
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RH: Domestic equities. JP: Equities play on continued GDP growth and earnings growth, which I think is there—but increased protection is necessary. ✦
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strategies, but they are a different way to interact with the markets and take advantage of opportunities. We actually are quite straightforward in recommending alternatives to the right client, and included in that would be both hedge funds and private equity.
in the United States are so seemingly expensive. There is a flow of capital just to avoid risk elsewhere.
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Guided by its spirited president and C.E.O., Kathy Korte, Sotheby’s International Realty prides itself on forging strong relationships between its agents and with clientele. With a leader whose intimate knowledge of the company extends back decades, loyalty is the name of the game. After all, the real estate business is as much about people as places.
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t has been more than 30 years since Sotheby’s Auction House established its real estate agency, Sotheby’s International Realty, with the company’s first office across from The Carlyle Hotel on Madison Avenue. Today, the brokerage is part of a network that employs 10,000-plus agents worldwide, and oversees the buying and selling of some of the most premier real estate properties in the world. Just eight years after Sotheby’s International Realty’s founding, current President and Chief Executive Officer Kathy Korte came on board as an assistant manager. She has since seen the agency’s transformation firsthand, and stresses that one thing remains unchanged: the interpersonal relationships connecting agents and clients. This is the cornerstone upon which Sotheby’s International Realty has built its tremendous success, and it’s the philosophy upon which Korte’s impressive career is based. Petite and effervescent, Korte sits cross-legged in her office—now located on 61st Street on the Upper East Side. Her enthusiasm for both Sotheby’s and the real estate business in general is apparent in her animated hand gestures and the broad smile that spreads 80 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · JULY 2011
across her face when asked about the company she’s been a part of since 1984. Korte ascended the professional ladder at Sotheby’s very quickly by industry standards, and she modestly credits her rise to timing. “It was a young company,” she notes. “And I was able to interact with the agents and management more so because of it.” This propensity towards face-to-face communication became the essential premise for Sotheby’s growth and expansion. “There’s credibility in the brand and there’s credibility in the expertise and the professionalism of the agents,” explains Korte. “And that’s true throughout all of our offices, be they the company-owned ones that I oversee or the affiliate network.” “Being part of the Sotheby’s network is so fantastic because it gives you the ability to get in front of a really targeted market of both buyers and sellers, often through the events that we do with Sotheby’s Auction House,” notes Korte. Consider the real estate desk and V.I.P. reception her New York office hosted this past May in conjunction with Sotheby’s Impressionist and Contemporary sales, or a similar event held in London last month during a sale of Russian artwork, which Korte and
approximately 20 agents from Sotheby’s International Realty’s U.S. offices attended. “These are opportunities for our agents to invite their clients to be part of Sotheby’s extended family,” Korte says. “Then they have the chance to walk around and see works of art that many times you only see in a museum. So we work together with clients on both the art and the real estate sides.” This intersection is entirely unique to Sotheby’s, with its established auction house as well as the Sotheby’s International Realty brokerages. Sotheby’s International Realty also participates in a variety of annual in-house networking events focused on forging relationships not only with clientele, but also between brokers and agents at every level of operations. In addition to auction house events, these include regional meetings scheduled throughout the year to keep the communication channels open between the companyowned offices and affiliate agencies. Towards that end, Korte’s role at such events is that of liaison. “I help facilitate connections between my managers and the local affiliate firms, and also share what is happening with the client base in all of my markets,” she says. “What’s happening in New York City real estate—what’s happening in Wall-Street-driven markets, Greenwich and the Hamptons— often has an impact on other real estate markets throughout the United States, so it’s interesting for me to give our point of view.” Korte’s networking skills serve her well at Sotheby’s. In fact, according to her
“Relationships are critical in making certain that your clients get the most exceptional service.” —Kathy Korte colleagues, they are a defining facet of her career. Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, LLC, President and Chief Operating Officer Philip White says, “As the leader of our company-owned offices, Kathy works closely with the owners and managers of our worldwide affiliate companies. She is tenacious in her pursuit of providing quality service to her agents and managers, which enables them to be the best they can be in their individual markets.” When asked about her ability to float seamlessly between as varied markets as Miami, New York City, San Francisco and London, Paris and beyond, Korte pauses for only a moment as she reflects on her professional philosophy. “I think a lot of it is relationship-building overtime,” she says. “I have known so many of the different affiliate owners because we come together for conferences and meetings over the years, so my name is automatically known to them and theirs to me.” “There is a channel of referrals coming in and out of our offices consistently,” Korte continues. “It’s exposure you can’t necessarily
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get unless you have those relationships and connections outside of your own home market. That’s business you would not ordinarily be able to develop on your own.” So Korte frequently travels to ensure a certain level of synergy between Sotheby’s local, regional, national and international offices. This past spring, she flew to Portugal to participate in a Sotheby’s-sanctioned European owners meeting. “I was invited as the U.S. representative because my company happens to be located in so many markets across the country. It was really an opportunity for me to talk about the markets, what’s happening in Palm Beach, San Francisco, L.A. and New York City. That’s all relevant to what the European affiliates are working on for their buyers and sellers,” says Korte of her trip. “It was a chance for me to build those relationships, and let those owners know that if they have a client who they want to put in the right hands—in any one of these markets—they can contact me. At the same time, I now know who to call when one of my Manhattan brokers says, ‘Oh my gosh, I have somebody who needs the best broker in Sweden. Who do you call?’ And the same can be said for London or Paris or wherever it may be.” Back in New York, Korte wakes up in her Upper East Side apartment at five o’clock a.m. for some exercise before heading to the office. These early morning moments comprise rare solitary time for her. After all, Korte is the quintessential people person—in her line of work, she has to be. “Relationships are critical in making certain that your clients get the most exceptional service,” she says. “I have so much passion for Sotheby’s. It defines quality. It defines expertise, and it’s all done with discretion and confidentiality. We’re not in this to build a name for ourselves; one is already instilled in the Sotheby’s brand. We’re in this to protect and service our customers as best we can. The passion I have today, as much as it is for the industry, it’s more so for the people.” F —Jordan Galloway JULY 2011 · AVENUE MAGAZINE | 81
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Dr. Andrew Kaplan gives us the inside scoop on how to achieve a red carpet-ready smile Tell me, how do I get a movie star smile? Getting a movie star smile may not be all that difficult, but the question is what defines a “movie star smile”? I can tell you firsthand that some celebrities have crowded teeth, others have subtle discolorations and some of the hottest models have spaces between their teeth (à la Lauren Hutton). So what you may really want is a lighter and brighter smile, with teeth that look better aligned and better proportioned. To do this, we start by getting to know you. First, you should try to decide what really bothers you about your smile, then Dr. Mark Gross and I will take the time to discuss your concerns and wishes. We will do a detailed work-up including digital x-rays, photographs, models of your teeth and a thorough examination. We will then consult with our onsite aesthetic ceramist, who will fabricate a mock-up to preview the intended results. In a second appointment, we look together at the proposed new smile, and see if all of your concerns have been met. We discuss the proposed treatment and the costs and time involved, and all questions are answered. Only then are the procedures scheduled. How long do these procedures take? While most cosmetic procedures can be completed in two visits, some can be finished in one short visit, while others need multiple appointments. Limited reshaping and/or bonding can usually be done in one visit. Procedures involving many veneers or porcelain crowns can take two or more visits, and complex procedures that may include braces, gum treatments, implants, crowns and veneers take much longer. But most commonly, placement of crowns and/or veneers is done in two or three visits. We are able to limit the number of appointments by having an in-house ceramist. Are these procedures painful? Bonding and tooth reshaping procedures can often be done quickly with no anesthesia, and the results can be dramatic. Procedures involving veneers, crowns and dental implants generally require local anesthesia. Once the anesthesia is administered, treatment should be comfortable and pain-free. In our practice, we also offer Nitrous Oxide Analgesia (laughing gas) for patients who may be a bit anxious. For those that have a real phobia of dentistry, we can bring in an outside anesthesiologist to administer IV sedation. Which procedure offers the quickest way to refresh one’s look? The quickest, easiest way to refresh one’s smile is to have cosmetic tooth recontouring, combined with in-office teeth bleaching. In one appointment, unsightly jagged edges can be improved, tooth alignment can be made to appear less severe and color can be enhanced. This is not only the quickest solution, but also the most economical. What should one consider when choosing a dentist? We suggest that you start by speaking with friends and assemble a list of three or four dentists. Visit their websites and get an idea of their educations and backgrounds, the range of services offered and convenience 82 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · JULY 2011
of location. Try to choose a dentist that has an in-house laboratory with a good ceramist. Look at some before and after photographs. Next, narrow the selection down to two dentists and schedule consultation visits. On visiting the office, note the cleanliness and how up-to-date the facilities are, and assess the helpfulness and friendliness of the staff. On meeting with the dentist, tell him why you are there, allow him to gather the necessary information and to present the proposed solutions. Ask as many questions as needed, including costs and time involved, and have him describe (and show) the anticipated results. What sets you and your practice apart? At Dental Partners of Fifth Avenue, Dr. Gross and I have more than 60 years of combined experience. Our office offers a wide range of procedures, including preventive dental care, composite fillings, porcelain veneers and all porcelain crowns. Our in-office specialists (who have been with us for more than 15 years) provide comprehensive periodontal care, dental implants and root canal treatment. Our office has the latest digital X-rays, lasers and full service laboratory. We are very adept at putting together complex treatment plans to achieve the most optimal aesthetic and functional results. Come and ask us what we can do for your smile. ✦
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Freshen Up Dr. Robert Guida shares his knowledge on how to keep looking and feeling your best
If a patient doesn’t want a drastic change, but simply wants to “freshen” his or her look, should they consult a plastic surgeon? Absolutely. My patients all want to look younger and refreshed, without looking like they’ve had “work” done. When someone says, “I look as though I’ve had a restful vacation,” I know I’ve done a great job, whether I’ve simply administered injectables or done a full facelift.
Your specialty is noses. How would you address aging in this area? Noses do show significant signs of aging, since they can droop and become more bulbous. And, some of my patients have found that summer is a good time of year to have a surgical procedure on the nose, since the warmer weather can make breathing more comfortable. For a patient looking to rejuvenate their look, I can do a minimally invasive rhinoplasty to lift the tip, reduce the bulbous look and remove a prominent bump. This will make the nose look perkier and more youthful. No nasal packing is needed and the bandage is off in 4-5 days, often with minimal bruising.
What’s the quickest way to freshen your look? The quickest way to refresh your look non-surgically is with a combination of injectables that eliminate or minimize facial lines and wrinkles. These injectables include either Botox or Dysport to relax the muscles that cause deep lines, or a variety of fillers, such as Restylane or Juvaderm, which can fill in deep lines and wrinkles. These injectable treatments, of course, are temporary and won’t last as long as a surgical procedure.
Are there some procedures that shouldn’t be done in the summer? I think the fractional laser treatments are enormously effective, and I use them in conjunction with surgical procedures like facelifts and blepharoplasties for truly amazing results. However, having a laser treatment is a commitment to steering clear of the sun. While some standards indicate that you can be out with a hat and sunscreen after a week, I believe that 3-4 weeks out of the sun is far better, so that’s what I advise my patients. F
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After injectables, what procedures do you offer as quick and easy ways to look younger? Many of my patients choose a blepharoplasty—cosmetic eyelid surgery—since the eye area is the first part of the face to show signs of aging. Whether the problem includes puffiness and wrinkling of the lower eyelid or hanging, hooded skin on the upper eyelid, a blepharoplasty can resolve the issue. The incisions can be done internally or hidden in the natural eyelid crease, the recovery time is less than a week and it can give the most significant, long-lasting and refreshed, more youthful look in the shortest amount of time. Liposuction of the neck and arms is also a very quick way to look younger and fitter. I’m using a combination of Aqua Lipo and Smart Lipo (laser assisted body sculpting) to ensure the best result. My patients experience very little bruising, and the Smart Lipo leaves skin looking tighter and more toned. Once again, the recovery time is about a week and the difference can be quite remarkable.
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The real estate expert shares his wisdom on . . . professionals among friends
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esidential real estate is a very personal business. Because of the very nature of home buying and selling, agents become privy to some of their clients’ personal issues. In addition, clients are occasionally friends or family members. Relationships among friends and family are frequently cast in different terms, take care of different needs and operate differently from the client-agent relationship. Even in strictly professional relationships, especially in the sale of cooperative apartments, personal information is in the mix. Unlike most sales jobs that focus on the product, real estate agents are involved—to some extent—in the personal lives of their clients. A professional agent knows how to keep his role clear and focused, and, if necessary, separate friendship from professional service. Agents as fiduciaries are guardians of their clients’ interests. They share a commitment to discretion that is absolute and more essential than ever in today’s age of transparency and over-sharing. Agents are governed by law—their clients’ welfare outweighs all other interests. A professional agent’s goal is to be successful in achieving the goals of the client. They are committed to treating everyone involved with honesty and with disclosure of material facts. They should always be clear about this, and provide the best service. A professional should always be part of the solution, not the problem. F
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STARRING THE SUNRISE UES Excl. Beautiful renov 2BR/2.5BA duplex, panoramic East River views, 2 balcs, W/D. White glv co-op, garg & storg avail. $2.599M. Web#1942783 Madalyn Robbins, VP/Ann Bialek, SVP 212.381.3244/3246
DIRECT RIVER VIEWS UWS Excl. Spectacular PW RSD Co-op in pristine cond. 3BR/2BA + maid’s rm & full bath. FDR, Viking stove, DM. Original details. $2.395M. Web#1970249 Mark D. Friedman, SVP 212.381.2379
MAGNIFICENT PENTHOUSE 70s/E Excl. Stunning duplex w/spectacular views. Tranquil 2BR/2.5BA with sunny atrium, terrace, wbfp and Jacuzzi. F/S bldg. $2.25M. Web#1969092 M. Cangiano, VP/L. Cangiano, EVP 212.381.3295/3397
AMAZING RIVER VIEWS UES Excl. High floor 2BR/2.5BA with dining room, oversized windows, W/D, terrace, S & E exposures. Luxury F/S bldg, HC, pool. $2.2M. Web#1969010 Harris Scher 212.381.4271
1,700SF 2BR PH 60s/E Excl. Mint sun-filled space. Great S/W views of Chrysler & Citicorp. 8’ x 26’ terrace, dbl sized LR/ DR, chef’s WEIK w/Sub-Zero, etc. $1.595M. Web#1880866 Fern Hammond, SVP 212.381.3270
TRUE VILLAGE GLAMOUR Downtown Excl. Be dazzled w/ this exceptional, renov 1BR in Bing & Bing bldg in prime loc. Prewar details, wbfp, mint & new kit. $1.275M. Web#619762 Chris Pomeroy, SVP 212.381.2531
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Edith Tuckerman
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PERFECT TOWNHOUSE OFF FIFTH AVENUE
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CPW/70s. Excl. Outstanding space and magnificent views from every room of this elegant eleven room residence in one of Central Park West’s finest prewar cooperatives. $20M. WEB# 1158568. John Burger 212-906-9274
UWS. Excl. Extraordinary free-standing mansion. 41’ w 73’ d, museum quality, exquisite orig details, superb light, high ceils, fireplaces & 3,400SF outdoor space. $20M. WEB# 1102553. Diane Abrams 212-588-5605 Felise Gross 212-588-5681
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Fifth Ave. Excl. Corner apt w/direct park and CPS city views from this 2BR hotel apt. Large living rm and formal dining rm with terrace overlooking the park. Triple mint renovation. Panoramic views. $5.95M. WEB# 1062973. Nancy Candib 212-906-9302
Mad Sq Park N. Excl. Spectacular PW PH loft w/terrace & panoramic views thru huge wndws Dwntwn, 12’ ceils, gut renov, 5 rooms, 3 baths, top-of-the-line finishes. $5.7M. WEB# 1218125. Mary Rutherfurd 212-906-9211 Russell Miller 212-906-9360
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East 50s. Excl. Mint 3BR/3 bath downtown style apartment in one of NY’s most desired locations. Close to Park Ave and 57th Street. Fabulous storage space in white-glove, full service building. $2.895M. WEB# 1214847. Ileen Schoenfeld 212-396-5878
UES. Excl. On a high flr, bright, and in mint condition. Living room with wbfp, 2BR, 2 bath, maid’s incr. into chef’s kitchen, another maid’s room/office on ground floor. Top building and location. $2.495M. WEB# 1188650. Rina I. Schafman 212-906-9220
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Sutton Place. Excl. A most elegant townhouse designed and decorated authentically in Louis XVI Style with access to Sutton Square Garden. Must be seen to be believed. $10.5M. WEB# 1214543. S. Jean Meisel 212-906-9209
TriBeCa. Excl. 4,200SF exquisitely designed loft w/dramatic 23’ ceils. 3BR/2.5 bath + home office & priceless silk walls. Wall of glass opens to private 900SF patio. $9M. WEB# 1060870. Craig Filipacchi 212-452-4468 Jacques Foussard 212-452-4475
UWS. Excl. Fab 4,400SF condo w/40’ LR/DR, chef’s kit, 5BR, 5.5 bath, libr & den. CAC, huge windows, garage, gym, pool, and playroom. File No. CD 07-0536. $8.95M. WEB# 1161207. Lisa Lippman 212-588-5606 Scott Moore 212-588-5608
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Midtown West. Excl. Approx 3,104SF with spectacular views from every room. Three large bedroom suites and three and a half marble baths with parquet floors and crown moldings. $5.595M. WEB# 1218065. The Morrel Group 212-396-5882
East 60s. Excl. Rarely found in NYC, this penthouse Co-op featured in Architectural Digest is surrounded by terrace with sublime Central Park views. 2BR/2.5 bath, eat-in kitchen, doorman. $4.7M. WEB# 1227008. Kathy Sloane 212-906-9258
CPW. Excl. Spectacular views. High over CP and the reservoir, this mint prewar Co-op has grand scaled rooms, high ceilings, 2BR, 2.5 bath, living room, dining room, and eat-in kit in a white glove bldg. $3.85M. WEB# 1212112. Sallie Stern 212-906-9270
Nada Rizk
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FABULOUS 1 BEDROOM WITH PARK VIEWS
315 EAST 70TH STREET
THE WEDGWOOD HOUSE
Fifth Ave. Excl. High flr, Emery Roth designed F/S Co-op. Park views from every rm. Gym & storage. Large tilt/turn pic wndws. Elec & cable incl. Pieds-a-terre ok. $2.325M. WEB# 1189070. Burt Savitsky 212-906-9337 Jessica Savitsky 212-906-9273
UES. Excl. An elegant, light filled 3BR, 2 bath high floor Co-op apt. Living room, formal dining room, terrace for outdoor dining and open city views. New fully equipped kitchen. Beautifully renov. $1.995M. WEB# 1013819. Elizabeth D. Savage 212-396-5864
Downtown. Excl. Spacious, sunny 2BR/3 bath with flex FP. Renov kitchen and bath by Euro designer. Office, W/D, great closets, hardwood flrs, south, east, and north expos, DM, storage, roof deck, garage. $1.585M. WEB# 1220672. Curtis Jackson 212-317-7774
Thomas Hemann
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Exclusive. Authentic Victorian on 1.1± acres high on a bluff, with expansive lawn to Great Peconic Bay. Porte-cochere, wrap-around porch, 3 replaces, living & dining rooms with replaces, 6 bedrooms. $2,895,000. WEB# 52502. Christine Sullivan Witker 631.204.2403; Deirdre DeVita 631.288.5409
Exclusive. The light & views that inspired American Impressionist William Merritt Chase are just as inspiring today from this delightful 4 bedroom, 3 bath house on Shinnecock Bay. Gunite pool, over 100’ of bulkhead with steps to the beach. $2,300,000. WEB# 44828. Marie McCullough 631.204.2420
Exclusive. Unique boater’s paradise. Amazing 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house in move-in condition, with replace, custom kitchen, South American cherry oors. Expansive deck & deep water dock. $2,950,000. WEB# 33652. Amelia Doggwiler 631.204.2426
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Exclusive. Lake Agawam is cherished for its natural beauty, location by the sea & rich history of ne estates. Shy 0.80-acre currently holds a 3-bedroom, 3-bath house with balcony & terrace. A short distance to the nest village beaches. $3,250,000. WEB# 11601. Christine Sullivan Witker 631.204.2403
Exclusive. Singular opportunity to relocate Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bachman Wilson house to a new setting within the acclaimed modernist development, Houses at Sagaponac. Completely restored. $5,000,000. WEB# 46331. Ingrid Brownyard 631.725.5576; Amelia Doggwiler 631.204.2426
Exclusive. Graciously appointed 2-story townhouse offers a lovely living room with replace, formal dining area & private agstone terrace. Library, kitchen with pantry, elevator, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. Full basement, detached garage. $2,100,000. WEB# 34362. Christine Sullivan Witker 631.204.2403
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Exclusive. Striking ve-bedroom home offers gorgeous views over Cold Spring Pond & private moorings for easy access to Peconic Bay. Permits for xed dock. Custom-built with careful attention to every detail. $3,995,000. WEB# 11190. Elyn Kronemeyer 631.204.2432; Nancy Grady 631.204.2417
Exclusive. Mark Matthews designed beach cottage offers sweeping views across nature preserve & Peconic Bay. Private sandy beach & dock. Sumptuous details include bamboo oors, hand-crafted cabinetry, a gourmet kitchen. $1,695,000. WEB# 24273.Elyn Kronemeyer 631.204.2432; Nancy Grady 631.204.2417
Co-Exclusive. Enjoy distant water views from this striking contemporary, highlighted by a soaring great room with oor-to-ceiling replace, large eat-in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. Heated pool & a manicured full acre. $1,195,000. WEB# 40064. Sue Murtha 631.204.2425
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Exclusive. Sophisticated custom estate seamlessly integrates old world charm with modern luxuries. 11,000± sq. ft. of grand living spaces, 5 replaces, 8 bedrooms, 10.5 baths. 2± acre grounds, terraces, innity pool with centered spa, tennis court. $6,500,000. WEB# 28993. Diane Sadowski 631.204.2429
Exclusive. Immaculate, well-appointed 3-bedroom, 3-bath home on pastoral 1+ acres. Beautiful wood oors, high ceilings, impressive kitchen, living room with replace and family room. Fenced heated pool in the rear of the property. $1,199,000. WEB# 47777. Diane Sadowski 631.204.2429
Co-Exclusive. Spectacular views from this wonderful 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home abutting Cormorant Point Wildlife Preserve on Shinnecock Bay. Beautiful common rooms, 3 replaces, heated saltwater pool and path to miles of bay beach. $2,150,000. WEB# 40460. Sue Murtha 631.204.2425
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new construction in wainscott south wainscott. A new 5 bedroom residence offers an exquisite 8,000 SF+/-. A double height paneled entry welcomes you into the great room with coffered 10 ft ceilings and fireplace. Turn left past powder room into the handsome formal dining room with coffered ceiling and chunky moldings. The expansive kitchen is bolstered by a butlers pantry and opens to an informal living room with 15’ ceilings and fireplace. The screened outdoor livingroom offers its own fireplace. An expansive master with fireplace, his/her closets, steam shower and jacuzzi completes the first level. Upstairs, a second fireplaced master with private terrace and similar amenities reigns over 3 additional ensuite bedrooms. The lower level offers recreational and media rooms, full bath and two staff lounges. The 1.2 acre property includes landscaping that frames the pool and patios. Exclusive. $4.995M weB# 33595
FaBled Futher lane amagansett. A sprawling 9,000 SF +/- stucco manor anchors 2 luxurious acres in a privileged setting. A long driveway from one of the Hamptons most storied lanes leads to a gated entry that opens to a profusion of color surrounding this unique residence that includes dramatic great room, children’s wing with 2 bedroom suites and large play area, 1st floor guest suite as well the state of the art kitchen with adjoining living room. Upstairs the expansive master wing offers sumptuous bath, office, sitting room and a large outdoor terrace. An additional bedroom completes the second floor. The finished lower level has screening room, gym and spa bath with steam room. A park like atmosphere, including specimen trees and extensive gardens, envelops the pool, spa and unique waterfall that cascades past children’s pool and 2 additional hot tubs all serviced by the large pool house with 3 baths and cabana kitchen. With a varience in place for tennis plus proximity to ocean beaches expect this intriguing property to quickly find a new owner. Co-Exclusive. $8.5M weB# 35550
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“I believe in my listings...apparently my buyers do too.” listed & sold 5/11
tyndal Point. $44.99M*
listed & sold 5/11
east hampton. $5.95M*
listed & sold 1/11
sagaponack. $1.05M*
listed & sold 6/11
water Mill. $5.495M*
other listings sold in 2011 in contract 6/11
amagansett. $2.95M*
sold 5/11
southampton. $7.95M*
sold 4/11
sagaponack. $9.95M*
sold 4/11
sagaponack. $21.9M*
sold 4/11
water Mill. $3.15M*
sold 1/11
sag harbor. $7.9M*
Over $86M Sold & Closed in the First 5+ Months of 2011 Another $12.75M in contract Over $46M Of His Exclusive Listings Sold to his own Buyers in 2011 Tyndal Point : Highest Price Ever Achieved North of the Highway Call Today to Discuss Listing Your Property For Sale Gary DePersia, SVP, Associate Broker d: 631.899.0215 m: 516.380.0538 gdp@corcoran.com • corcoran.com/gdepersia • MyHamptonHomes.com
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Properties of the Month A selection of deluxe residences in New York Brown Harris Stevens
THE JULIA AND CASS GILBERT MANSION This significant and totally renovated 25-foot limestone mansion with a rare garage is located right off Fifth Avenue and Museum Mile. The 6-bedroom, 8-bath elegant residence has a truly impressive—entirely paneled—parlor floor. Amenities also include an elevator to all seven levels, many WBFPs, a superb gym with sauna, a lush garden and a sunny terrace with views of Central Park. This home provides a chic, contemporary sensibility within a traditional architectural vernacular. $26 million. Please call Sami Hassoumi at 212.906.9267.
Brown Harris Stevens
MAGNIFICENT RIVERSIDE TOWNHOUSE Internationally acclaimed Guerin Glass Architects restored this landmarked historic façade. Every detail of this spectacular, fully renovated, 6-story, single family home is thoughtfully designed. This spacious 8,000-square-foot home features a full-floor master bedroom suite with a private terrace, four additional bedrooms with en-suite baths, guest bedroom, a lush landscaped garden, a fully outfitted roof deck and two additional terraces. $13.75 million. Please call David Kornmeier at 212.588.5642.
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PRIME DOWNTOWN TOWNHOUSE
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Chelsea. 10,000 SF 20’ ceilings, oversized elevator, 6-7 bedrooms, 10 baths, indoor/outdoor penthouse opens to 2 large terraces, garden and outdoor jacuzzi. $18.7M WEB# 2107522
E 96th St. Mint prewar penthouse w/massive wrap terrace. Central Park/skyline views. 4 BRs/4 bths, LR, DR, media room, chef’s Kit w/top appliances. WBFP, CAC, sun flooded. $4.95M WEB# 1999913
Soho/Mott St. Triple mint renovations by Workshop/ADP bring to life original details in 2 BR/2 bath condo-barrel vaulted ceiling, exposed brick, large open space. $3.475M WEB# 2149557
Julie Pham 917.517.8123
Sharon E. Baum 212.836.1036
Guy Abernathey 212.941.2528
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UNIQUE PREWAR PENTHOUSE
Prime 60s. Grand foyer leads to living room with balcony, dining room, 3 bedrooms, staff/office, 3.5 baths, white glove co-op, garage, gym. 2,350 SF+/. $3.15M WEB# 2192421
Church & Leonard Streets. Prewar corner 3 BR, 2 bath loft with 11.5’ ceilings, very sunny south & west expos with 11 oversized windows, keyed elevator access. $1.995M WEB# 2188617
E 50s/Beekman Pl. Extraordinary loft-like penthouse, 2,700 SF+/- terrace, perfect for entertaining. Grand LR with WBFP, 12’ ceil, prvt elev landing, panoramic river & city views. Lux FSB. $1.75M WEB# 2159091
Marjory Berkowitz 212.836.1013
Darren Kearns 212.941.2588
Joan C. Billick 212.848.0474
MINT KIPS BAY THREE BEDROOM
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PARK VIEW PIED-A-TERRE
E 32nd St. Mint renovated 3 BR/2 bath, 2 terraces, spacious chef’s kitchen, oversized living room and dining room, master bedroom has ensuite bath. $1.495M WEB# 2172100
Beekman Pl. Gorgeous 2 BR/2 baths, new master bath, LR w/WBFP & sep dining alcove. N & S expos, HW flrs, new windows, WICs, W/D, dishwasher. F/S co-op. Mt. includes utilities. $899K WEB# 2123527
E 80s. Unique 1 BR/1 bath, grand great room, reno windowed galley kitchen & original parquet floors. Boasting open City & Central Park views. F/S luxury co-op w/24hr DM. Pets OK. $775K WEB# 2186793
Lisa Margulis 212.360.7138
J. Gasdaska 212.821.9138, J. Conlon 212.508.7162
J. Gasdaska 212.821.9138, J. Conlon 212.508.7162
Search by WEB# on Equal Housing Opportunity. The Corcoran Group is a licensed real estate broker. Owned and operated by NRT LLC.
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Manalapan, Florida IMPORTANT OCEANFRONT ESTATE
Brand new construction completed in 2010. Magnificent custom direct oceanfront estate with deepwater dockage on the Intracoastal. Tastefully appointed with the finest interior and exterior finishes. Incrediable value under 20 million dollars.
DIRECT LAKEFRONT VACANT SITE
The very best lakefront land available in Manalapan. Large oceanfront parcel included. Priced to sell at just $5,850,000. Exclusives
LAWRENCE A. MOENS ASSOCIATES, INC. 245 Sunrise Avenue • Palm Beach, Florida 33480 Tel:(561) 655-5510 • Fax:(561) 655-6744 • moens@earthlink.net
Palm Beach, Florida PERFECT NEW FAMILY RESIDENCE
A special new six bedroom home in the finest location on the Island. Great floor plan with large master suite and separate guest house. Builder owned, priced to sell. $8,950,000.
LANDMARK WYETH MASTERPIECE
A very special Mediterranean estate with many original materials in place. A very unique opportunity exists to renovate and update this magical residence. Located two blocks to Worth Avenue and one block from the Atlantic Ocean. Priced at just $7,250,000.
AMAZING DIRECT LAKEFRONT An extremely desirable original Clarence Mack French regency is available for purchase. Several beautiful interior renovations include new flooring, kitchen and baths. Very attractive price at under seven million dollars. Owner will consider lease/option.
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LAWRENCE A. MOENS ASSOCIATES, INC. 245 Sunrise Avenue • Palm Beach, Florida 33480 Tel:(561) 655-5510 • Fax:(561) 655-6744 • moens@earthlink.net
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The poetry of Frank O’Hara. AT WHAT ADDRESS WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
I’m pretty happy with my present digs in Fort Greene.
WHO IS THE SMARTEST NEW YORKER YOU KNOW?
The two smartest people I have known, Harold Brodkey and George Trow, are no longer with us.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO GET AROUND NEW YORK?
In my car, myself at the wheel. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TRANSIT MOMENT IN THE CITY?
WHEN DID YOU FIRST FEEL LIKE A NEW YORKER? WHAT HAPPENED?
My dog.
Watching the crowd rush by from the inside of a comfortable bar.
In my first week here, I was walking down the street smoking a joint and happened to pass by a cop who looked blithely on.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE DINNER PARTNER?
WHAT IS THE HARDEST PART ABOUT LIVING IN NEW YORK?
My dog.
The mindless worship of money and status.
WHO IS THE FUNNIEST?
WHAT NEWSPAPER COLUMN DO YOU READ FIRST IN THE MORNING?
WHAT PART OF THE NEW YORK LIFESTYLE CAN’T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?
I don’t read columnists.
My neighborhood restaurants.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WATERING HOLE FOR LUNCH? FOR DINNER?
WHAT’S THE ONE THING ABOUT NEW YORK YOU WOULD CHANGE?
Lunch: Da Silvano; dinner: Roman’s.
More and better theaters for dance.
WHO DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK SOUND?
The true artist who does what they do without regard for the culture’s approbation. The choreographer Karole Armitage, for example. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORKER, PAST OR PRESENT?
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WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE NEW YORK MOMENT?
Seeing Garbo at a show of mine—no big deal. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE HAMPTONS EVENT OF THE SUMMER?
The first tomatoes at Marilee Foster’s farm stand.
“Your table is ready.”
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE HAMPTONS PASTIME?
WHAT’S YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING NEW YORK MOMENT?
Reading on the beach.
Seeing the way Donald Trump’s staff fawns over him; I was embarrassed for all of humanity.
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