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The Summer Issue
80 NEW ENGLAND CLASSICS A visit to Bannister’s Wharf, Ocean House, and The Charlotte Inn, three storied Northeast institutions where tradition, hospitality, and effortless summer style converge. by Brooke Kelly Murray
86 HAMPTONS BY HAMLET A side-by-side comparison of the Hamptons’ most iconic villages, each with its own distinct personality and perennial charm. by Brooke Kelly Murray
88 SUMMER IS BACK IN AMERICA A few of our all-time favorite destinations for making the most of the long days ahead.
96 A LAUREN FAMILY SUMMER Just in time for entertaining al fresco, Rizzoli’s The Hamptons: Food, Family, and History by Ricky Lauren is back in print.
100 FOR THE SAKE OF THE LAKE A century ago, General Electric scientists began studying Lake George. Today, The Jefferson Project carries that legacy forward. by Tony Hall
106 NANTUCKET’S OPERA HOUSE CUP Barton & Gray celebrates 20 years of this beloved regatta.
110 QUEST ENDLESS SUMMER A stylish retrospective on sun-drenched escapes from decades past. by
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AS I WRITE from my pub perch - overlooking Madison Avenue and 49th Street, I am buoyed by the energy and activity so palpable throughout Manhattan. The museums, theaters, restaurants and clubs are literally overflowing with City dwellers, accompanied by a welcomed wave of visitors and the melodious resonance of foreign tongues (even my morning coffee mates are awed by the volume of foot traffic). New York City is alive and prospering! Yet, with July 4th fast approaching, the exodus to tony towns and traditional watering holes will soon be felt. At Quest, we’ve much enjoyed putting this (fattest ever!) Summer Issue together - reminding each of us of how all-American our summers can be, and how blessed we are for the Red, White and Blue. Whether at peace or in war, our inherent patriotism is embraced and not ridiculed. The consequences of Iranian actions will play out in the weeks ahead; what protects us and our Republic over the longer term is our stubborn nationalism - that unfathomable strength that fuels the imperfect union which we so proudly call the USA.
This year, Quest’s annual Summer number visits our readers’ seasonal coterie of seaside resorts and lake-lined mountain communities. From Southampton, Newport and The Vineyard ... to Saratoga, Millbrook and the Adirondacks ... these enduring enclaves of authenticity reinforce our American traditions and strengthen our native resilience. Several of Quest’s top-notch contributors enrich us in the pages ahead with intimate familiarity of their personal summer colonies, including Tony Hall (Editor of the Lake George Mirror) who lucidly reports on the remarkable progress being made in better evaluating - and preserving! - the enviable water quality of Lake George. Affectionately dubbed The Jefferson Project (’twas Thomas Jefferson in 1791 who referred to Lake George as “the most beautiful water I ever saw”), this cutting-edge enterprise is a successful collaboration of the 140-year-old not-for-profit Lake George Association (LGA) and IBM’s most advanced computer modeling capabilities. Further along, the peripatetic Jamie MacGuire, a.k.a. Audax, visits the Connecticut shore and shares a lovely profile of his old school chum, Christopher Buckley, on the centennial occasion of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s birth - the latter being Christopher’s most erudite, charismatic and rabidly Conservative father, who was also a fabled icon of many readers. Ahead, we navigate our course to Nantucket, where the keenly clever Vanessa Noel is reopening her fascinating and unique Shoe Museum - a historic homage to footwear and the revered designs of Noel herself. Our next salty steps wobble us down Nantucket’s cobbled Main Street to the Wharf, where the legendary Opera
House Cup will be held just weeks from now and the Barton & Gray Mariners Club will again preside - both at sea and onshore. This wildly popular seafaring club now provides access to over 100 luxury yachts, up and down the entire Eastern seaboard; it’s the uberization of yachting, and practical genius of New England “water rats” Tim Barton and Doug Gray.
On a sad note, earlier this week I attended the inspiring memorial service for Leonard Lauder, a cherished confidant to so many throughout the world and a sage mentor to a few lucky souls, including yours truly - his grateful pub, pal and fellow Coconut. Much has been said already about his legendary kindness, generosity and wise counsel - each word of which is true blue and exceedingly well deserved. Perhaps less known, but equally as impressive was Leonard’s uncanny understanding and intensely accurate grasp of the media sector. Over five decades, I’ve had the incredible good fortune to work with, and for, a handful of brilliant editorial and publishing minds; yet, only precious few in this eminent circle shared Leonard’s intrinsic grasp of the slippery balance between “Church and State”, the cornerstones of dispassionate reporting and credible content. While I sat, sadly, during his stirring service and reflected on life and death - amidst the magnificence of New York’s renowned Central Synagogue - I chuckled to myself: “Leonard was God-like ... moreover, he would have made a damn good Pope”. Godspeed, old friend; your impact was widespread, and your virtuous legacy will thrive and multiply amongst generations still to come. ◆
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STORIES FROM THE neighborhood. In more recent years I’ve been inclined to stay in town on these warm Summer days, simply for the pleasure of spending some moments at home, here in Manhattan, without a deadline waiting.
First things first. You’ve heard by now that the great Leonard Lauder died in June at the age 92. I knew him in the neighborly sense, to exchange hellos and goodbyes – especially
at Michael’s and Sette Mezzo where I saw him fairly often with his wife Judy. I also know so many people who knew him on one level or another and liked him. He was naturally a people-person. And a very very popular man and friend to many.
He and his wife Judy usually had a table just across from
the entrance door at Sette. If they were there and happened to look up when you entered, you’d get a warm smile. More recently when I’d see them there he was having a difficult time moving himself and needed assistance, which of course he got.
However, the last time I saw him when he and his wife were
leaving, it was difficult for him to maneuver on his feet. He was bent over and moving slowly with a walking device. You could see how challenging it had to be at that moment. But, you could also see that he wore it all as just one of those things, another stop along the way while moving on.
He was basically a very brave man, all his life. That was his nature. He grew up to be like his mother who also had the common touch in relating one-to-
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one, both in business and in social relationships. And the more famous and rich as she became, she never changed. No doubt she was a great saleswoman when she first started promoting her own fragrance.
She was doing all that when Leonard was a small child, and being a hands-on mother also, she took him with her whenever she left the apartment on business. He was about three years old when she began her business. More often than not, she had him with her on business appointments. And long after she’d departed this life, he was still making all the stops in business just as his mother did, and with much the same style.
I first met Leonard and his first wife Evelyn in the mid1990s when Evelyn was building
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation with Alexandra Penney who was editor of Self magazine at the time. Evelyn – who also was an executive at the family Company – opened up the world to breast cancer and raised many many millions for research and treatments.
She and Leonard were a dynamic couple individually as well as together. However, because my relationship to them was mainly publicizing their dynamic philanthropic efforts, I only knew them socially. I’ve written frequently about their philanthropic activities which were large and impressive in their sensitivity. However, working with their
objectives – getting the word out ultimately to The People – was always of primary importance.
Both Lauder brothers who started their funding research on Alzheimer’s are/were equally devoted to the cause. Working with them and their objectives, you’d feel the responsibility involved. These were all working people, and it was all ultimately a pleasure.
The great wealth that came with their family business as it grew was managed consciously but there was no public statement with it. They lived well and very adequately with multiple residences, and they socialized with those who became
friends for life. And devoted a lot of their time and their wealth to helping others.
There was a lot published in the days right after Leonard died. WWD online in a “beauty” column published a number of brief interviews done with many individuals—well known and not—recalling the Leonard they knew, and their relationships with him. The comments are all brief but inciteful and fascinating about the man and the way he conducted his life.
One comment on this: Martha Phillips, founder of Martha, who knew Leonard since he was a child. She often recalled seeing Estée Lauder in the 1930s when Estée was just starting her beauty business, selling products in New York hair salons with a young Leonard in tow.
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Throughout the years, Martha and Leonard maintained a connection, frequently discussing business strategies and innovations. Leonard was so much like his mother, “Estée,” Martha would often say, “was someone who was innovative, always thinking out of the box. If there was something new on the horizon in the beauty field, Leonard was always one step ahead of the crowd.”
Meanwhile, Summer in New York. The city is often quieter in many ways. The heat when it’s heavy enough keeps people indoors refrigerated. However, I like to get out and around the town on the nice days. It’s usually on the East Side since that is the area I live in.
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I try to go at least once a week or every 10 days to Via Quadronno, the excellent Italian restaurant on 73rd Street and Madison Avenue. It’s a very casual place with a Continental touch to the “décor” and an excellent menu including soups and sandwiches but with a continental flair that just makes for more delicious.
I’ve been patronizing it for years. It’s also situated in one of those small areas in Manhattan that have long been established socially as well as real estate.
local residents of all ages and types, along with travelers who’ve heard of it. It’s casual neighborhood on a block of mostly mansions built earlier in the last century and still maintaining their grandeur.
course, he has his own (organic) coffee which can buy by the pound also.
It’s a narrow restaurant which gets comfortably crowded with
Ralph Lauren is one block south occupying both sides of Madison Avenue entirely, except for the church on the southeast corner of 71st Street. Ralph even has a coffee shop—Ralph’s—which in the warm weather has tables outside and is even very popular in the early morning when people are getting out to go to work. Of
It’s just like his shops along the block: beautiful, welcoming; filled with people gathering all through the day from early morning, but all done in that unmistakable Ralph Lauren style. Meanwhile, and there’s always a “meanwhile” in New York. Eighteen to 20 million of them every day. What some would call the social life, while others see it as obligatory.
June’s calendar got crowded with a variety of well attended luncheons and evenings. Many of these “events” are for charitable organizations raising funds for their important, needed, and constructive assistance for those
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of us of all ages who are in need. The following is only some of the many activities on the past month. Summertime of course has its own activities.
Literacy Partners hosted its 2025 Evening of Readings & Gala Dinner at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, gathering New York’s literary, philanthropic, and civic leaders to celebrate the power of literacy to change lives.
Proceeds from the gala directly support Literacy Partners’ life-changing programs for adults, parents and caregivers from 30 states and Puerto Rico. focusing in particular on highneed regions such as New York City, Philadelphia, Nevada, and San Diego.
The gala began with cocktails and a waterfront welcome, followed by dinner and remarks from Literacy Partners students and honorees. The Gala also
included a special tribute to the late author Barbara Taylor Bradford and welcomed Global Media Leader Oprah Winfrey as a special guest and presenter.
This year, Literacy Partners honored four extraordinary individuals whose leadership and service reflect the organization’s mission:
Erroll McDonald, Cynthia McFadden, Bob Woodward, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.
master Jerome Rose and rising star Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner Then invited 200 friends.
On another evening, a classical sensation was provided by Barbara Tober and Elizabeth Segerstrom who don’t do things half-way. Last week, they threw a private concert for two acclaimed pianists, octogenarian
The magic of the music filled the private club’s ballroom. Afterwards, doors flung open to groaning tables, passed hors d’oeuvres and buffet dinner for all. Rose and Sánchez-Werner traveled room to room, greeting all. As did Barbara Tober, when she could free herself from the leagues of friends rushing to pay homage. It was all to celebrate the upcoming International Keyboard Institute & Festival (IKIF) Rose founded 27 years ago. From July 7th - 12th at Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center, it will feature recitals by
Rose, Sánchez-Werner, Julian Pflugmann, Pablo Rossi, Massimiliano Ferrati, and Martín García García.
Stories from the neighborhood. In more recent years I’ve been inclined to stay in town on these warm Summer days, simply for the pleasure of spending some moments at home, here in Manhattan, without a deadline waiting.
I live on the eastern-most avenue on the Upper East Side. It’s a quieter neighborhood – as far as the island of Manhattan goes –just nine blocks by the East River, north of 79th Street. It’s not a “through street” and therefore there’s less traffic. Although it has two girls’ schools, Brearley and Chapin, with lots of brief traffic in the early morning and mid-afternoon, as they come and go. And there are lots of families of all ages who live on avenue
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or closeby, including lots of little ones, like two- or three-yearolds, girls and boys racing down the blocks on their own scooters heading toward Carl Schurz Park. Their ease at that age, as well as their instant love of speed, you can see where it begins in all of us.
From the earliest 20th century, there were some businesses on the southern end of the now developed East End Avenue. The land by the East River’s edge and north of 57th Street is now fully covered with more than a score of residential buildings extended to its end on 91st Street.
Once upon a time, right up through the mid-1940s, it was mainly undeveloped and only partly attended to. There were some small commercial doorways and a few four-story
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apartment buildings. But the mainly undeveloped and largely owned land, was part of that inherited by Vincent Astor, son of John Jacob Astor IV who died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, leaving his estate to his eldest son Vincent. At that time, John Jacob Astor’s “youngest” son by his second wife had not been born.
Vincent, who was the grandson of the Mrs. Astor of the late 19th century, was also the son of a terrible mother – Ava Willing, a Philadelphia socialite who obviously married Vincent’s very rich father for that and that alone.
There was the oft-told inci-
dent where Ava Astor was at her makeup table preparing her appearance for a luncheon she was going to, the five-year-old Vincent was in the room just to be around his mother, interrupting her focus on her face, for attention. It soon got to the point where she marched him over to one of her closets, put him in it, and locked the door so he couldn’t get out. Finishing her makeup and dressing task, she left her rooms in the enormous mansion, forgetting the child she locked in the closet. Soon enough he realized he was locked in, and the boy called and cried and banged on the door for long pe-
riods of time (hours) with no one responding. Obviously the staff of the enormous mansion were not within hearing distance.
When Vincent was still a boy, his mother divorced his father, and with her younger daughter (Vincent’s only sister), but not her young son. She moved to England and married a rich lord. Vincent was left in the custody of his father, and mostly his famous grandmother (the Mrs. Astor) who showed Vincent the only affection/love that he witnessed in childhood. Since the two were often the only ones in the enormous house on Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, they had a real grandmother-grandson relationship that was undoubtedly, a kind one and a sweet one.
The “locked closet” was an in-
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cident from which the boy never recovered. Although his mother in her senior years still “visited” her enormously wealthy son by then one of the richest men in America; she was a widow, and her much married daughter, Vincent’s sister was living in a house built for her on the Astor family estate in Rhinebeck.
The Astor fortune started in the US in the late 1700s when the first John Jacob Astor came to live full time in the US. German by birth and youth, by his 20s he was doing business internationally and particularly in China where he was officially remembered for selling the famous furry tail caps made from hunted animals.
Nevertheless, John Jacob Astor the First had taken up residence in New York which at that time was mainly a large unpopulated island. Centered around the
lower, narrower lands by the harbor was the original settlement, first named by the Dutch.
Although the natives (referred to as Indians) had lived on this part of the continent in different areas and different tribes for centuries, Mr. Astor may have been the first non-native who had made one change from Mother Nature’s work, in what was otherwise wild undeveloped territory.
That change was buying the lands on both sides of the route—a simple (dirt) path that ran the entire length of the island—from the south easternmost bottom of Manhattan all the way up to the northern tip of the island reaching the Hudson River. Today, centuries later, that
path is still known and used by the world as Broadway.
Vincent Astor was only 21 when his father left him the bulk of his enormous fortune—in the tens of millions in 1912 dollars—which now would measure well into the billions in today’s dollars.
The first thing he did with his inheritance was build some playgrounds for the children who lived in Harlem on land that was part of the Astor property that had never been developed. These were followed by other constructions on Astor properties that lifted the areas of Manhattan for the working people of the city and especially the children.
His motive was entirely for
the benefit of the children. He was a rich man still in his in ‘twenties. He also developed the seven-story apartment buildings on undeveloped land he owned between the southern side of 79th Street and York Avenue that are still standing and well maintained a century later. They were also designed to be a step above the norm for apartments for the working classes. Today they remain that step above.
Two years after the death of his father and coming into his enormous inheritance, Vincent married Helen Huntington, a neighbor who was two years younger than he. They had grown up together. She grew up in Rhinebeck in her parents’ mansion Hopeland House, a 35-room mansion, near the Astor estate.
The marriage lasted 25 years and what with separate interests and business and pleasure trips on
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the yachts, they often saw very little of each other. They were finally divorced in 1941.
And so began Astor’s serious real estate development of the land that was eventually named East End Avenue, its entrance just across the street from the new buildings.
Originally, there had been only one main house on the northern most plot along the river where the land belonged to Vincent Astor. In the beginning, there was a path for horses, that later became a road and then an avenue that led to a clapboard mansion on a hillock, the northern-most point of the area.
It had been built in the early 19th century by a man named Archibald Gracie who, coincidentally like Vincent’s father, also drowned on the Titanic.
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Today, and for many years now, that mansion is officially the New York Mayor’s mansion, and still known as Gracie Mansion.
The ballroom in Mrs. Astor’s previous brownstone mansion had a capacity of 368. Mrs. Astor’s assistant – who today would be referred to as an important pubic relations advisor, Ward McAllister replaced the fact with the round number of 400 guests for the public announcement, while planning the event. All invited names were on the official guest list printed in the following days’ newspapers. And ever thereafter, Mrs. Astor’s famous guest list always was referred to as the “400 List.”
The number “400” became a frequently spoken term that everyday Americans used well into the late 1990s. No doubt very few even knew who or what the number referred to. It was a semi-insult beautifully disguised.
Vincent had previously lived in a mansion on East 80th Street that he’d built after selling the mansion on Fifth, then he built the penthouse for himself and Helen who divorced him in 1941. By that time, his relationship with Minnie Cushing whom he eventually married, was his main interest, and she moved in with him.
He’d taken up with Minnie Cushing while still married to
Helen. He married her after his divorce from Helen although after a few years, Minnie informed him one day that she wanted a divorce. His response to the news was to insist Minnie help him find a new partner. This was not an easy task because enough people had been exposed to his difficult temperament of the child unloved by his own mother.
He himself told a woman who was a widow of a longtime friend of his dilemma and asked her to marry him.
“Marry you?” she is said to responded to him with “I don’t even like you, why would I marry you?”
“But there’s all this money and I’m not in good health and probably don’t have much longer to live,” he responded, hoping to persuade her. She could
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not be persuaded.
By that time in his life he was a very heavy drinker, beginning in the morning with a steady whiskey. His inebriation eventually got to the point where he’d go up to a private hospital in Connecticut where he’d spend a few weeks drying out.
It so happened at the time, there was a woman who lived around the corner from him in the building on Gracie Square, off of East End Avenue on 84th Street overlooking the Park. Her name was Brooke Marshall, newly widowed. She didn’t know Vincent but she had heard the gossip about Minnie’s plan to divorce Vincent, and that he was intensely looking for a new partner.
Brooke had also heard that his drinking led him to that hospital in Connecticut where he was staying when she heard the story. So she volunteered to work at the “hospital” where she soon was a presence in his recovery life. She quickly learned (he told her) that his wife was leaving and
he needed a new wife. Soon after he asked Brooke to marry him. She agreed.
He divorced Minnie in 1953 and married Brooke. Her objective ($$$$) was solved immediately but she soon realized that Vincent himself was a difficult situation that she had no patience for.
In the few years left, Vincent’s habits worsened along with his health. Brooke “worked” with him exhibiting forced patience. But in short time, the marriage was a trial for her. Less than six years later, she already consulted with a lawyer about a divorce. Evidently Vincent had also consulted with his lawyer about it. Then one night, she accepted a dinner invitation although Vincent was too ill to join her. When she returned from dinner that night, she found him in bed, dead.
The irony of Vincent Astor’s story was classic: no amount of money could ever do for him what it did for those who accepted his generosity which was wide and broad for those who needed his philanthropy. ◆
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HARRY BENSON
IT SEEMS LIKE
YESTERDAY
IT WAS a lovely spring day with a slight breeze in May 1977 when I traveled to Montauk to photograph Lee Radziwill, who was visiting her good friend photographer Peter Beard at his home there. She was a good sport as she laughingly waded into the sound, getting her jeans soaking wet for the photograph.
As the younger sister of former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, as well as being the niece of Edith Bouvier Beale, she had quite a linage. Either she handled it easily as it appeared or she hid it carefully behind her casually smiling facade, which gave nothing away.
The former Princess had divorced Prince Stanislaw Radziwill three years earlier and had returned from London where the couple had lived. The media was always interested in what Lee was doing or wearing or whom she was seeing. I had photographed her several
times before, including twice when sister Jacqueline visited London with husband President John Kennedy.
For some reason that day on Long Island I only photographed her host, Peter Beard, with Lee as I was leaving in a helicopter to document the abundance of mansions from above.
In my documentary, Harry Benson: Shoot First , Quest’s and my friend, Chris Meigher, describes how beautiful she is as he talks about my photographs. Someone told Lee that her name was mentioned in the film. She arrived at the New York premiere quite fragile with someone to assist her, and she sneaked out before the lights went up at the end of the film. I was happy she was there… as it was the last time I saw her... as regal as ever. u
Lee Radziwill in Montauk in 1977, photographed by Harry Benson.
REVOLUTIONARY LORE
OKAY, HISTORY BUFFS, I write this 250 years after that most famous of midnight runs, when Paul Revere and William Dawes took to horseback to warn fellow patriots that the British army was on the march. Popular legend has it that Paul warned them by yelling, “The British are coming, the British are coming.” Not true. He yelled, “The regulars are
coming,” as back then both sides thought themselves British.
Joseph Warren, a Founding Father, had tipped off Paul Revere and Willy Dawes to the British plans. The ride was immortalized by Henry Longfellow’s poem and has been reenacted in Massachusetts streets ever since. The Brits sent a contingent in secret out
at night to capture weapons stored by anarchic locals at Concord. Paul and Willy warned them, and the war was on. Actually there was very little fighting. The local militia in Lexington was not looking for a fight. No one has ever proved who was the first to shoot. Nevertheless it
Clockwise from left: Portraits of Paul Revere’s ride, April 19, 1775; Joseph Warren, circa 1765; John Burgoyne, circa 1766.
became known in America later on as “the shot heard round the world.” After that shot a little hell broke loose. The Brit regulars fired volleys and charged with fixed bayonets. Eight local defenders died. Then the colonials retaliated. That’s when the Brit regulars fled. Victory has many followers, and more and more colonials joined, eager to fight.
The British regulars stood and fought back in Lexington. The socalled Americans at the time surprised the Brits by fighting in formation and with courage and discipline. The British regulars were driven back to Boston, having suffered 300 casualties
Americans are admired by many but also seen as loud and vulgar and too rich. But let’s put our cards on the table. Basically the Brits are jealous. The Yanks, as they call them, not only beat them on the field, they also prospered in an unimaginable way.
Perhaps I exaggerate. I’ve been torn between the two countries’ history, changing my mind about them time and again. Writing this on the date it all began puts me on the side of the Americans. My favorite general was Benedict Arnold. And still is. Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne, the Brit general who came to fight in Saratoga with 40 trunks of clothes and his mistress
compared with 100 of the resisting locals. This, then, was the first day of that most incredible birth of a country now dominating the world, the United States of America. The Concord and Lexington battles may have been small beer in comparison with what ensued, but like Thermopylae 1,500 years before, they signaled great things to come. Like the Ancient Greeks, the Americans warned the all-conquering British that they were not about to lie down and be good little British subjects. Pay taxes without representation. Be looked down upon as simple colonials. Like it or not, and they didn’t like it and still don’t, the Brits were taught their first lesson. I lived in London for close to 35, perhaps 40, years, and I know what I’m talking about. The
ordered the army to move against the locals. Margaret Kemble Gage was a very rich local lady who married the Brit general when she was 24. After the outbreak of the war she sailed to England, and her hubby followed after a few months. Thus the stage was set for a fable that suited the British establishment as well as the American revolutionaries. She had extracted her husband’s plans to attack and passed them on to a fellow American. The myth pleased everyone. The British were happy that their loss was due to a betrayal. The Yanks were pleased that an American had chosen her country above her husband. The London set was also
along, was another favorite. And did you know that Alexander Hamilton had led the last charge down south before General Cornwallis surrendered? What do any of you think would have happened had the Howe brothers captured Washington before he snuck out of Brooklyn and into Manhattan and eventually New Jersey? What kind of nation would this part of the world be had America lost the war?
And now for some gossip about how the locals found out that the army was on the move against them and scored that first all-important victory. How did Joseph Warren know about the move and warn Paul Revere? Well, as in all mysteries, a woman was involved. Mind you, this could be vicious Brit gossip, because the lady was an American beauty. She was married to Gen. Thomas Gage, who
pleased because Margaret was a looker and the London gals were not.
Last but not least, by the great society arbiter Taki: An 18th-century lady of her standing did not exactly call on gentlemen she hardly knew and extract secrets from them. The Brits did not take the upstarts seriously enough, no matter the bull Hollywood puts up every so often. The Howe brothers, both great gentlemen and feeling that the Yanks were their naughty cousins, did not truly pursue George Washington in Brooklyn. They dined and wined instead. Margaret Gage was a loyal wife who was snubbed for the rest of her life for something she didn’t do. u
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From left: Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775; Margaret Kemble Gage, circa 1771; Benedict Arnold, 1776.
BUCKLEY IS BACK
THIS IS THE centennial year of Conservative icon William F. Buckley, Jr. (born in 1925). In February, his beloved National Review, which he founded in 1955 (promising his readers to stand athwart history, yelling “STOP”), published a special issue with salutary articles by Rick Brookhiser, Matthew Continetti, Neal Freeman, and John O’Sullivan, among others. In March, Buckley’s longtime friend Lawrence Perelman published American Impresario: William F. Buckley, Jr. and the Elements of American Character. Larry Perelman emigrated to St. Paul, Minnesota from Russia with his parents as a teenager and wrote to Buckley to thank him for his resolute
anti-Communism. A talented pianist, he offered to play for Buckley at the Buckleys’ 73rd Street maisonette, which led to two decades of warm friendship. Buckley was himself an ardent amateur pianist, and the two of them hit it off, especially in their love of Bach. Buckley’s genius for friendship shines through the book as does his love of nurturing new talent. On the day of Bill’s death in early 2008, in fact, Perelman had come up to the Buckleys’ country house in Stamford to play Beethoven’s notoriously difficult Diabelli Variations. Perelman lists Buckley’s major virtues as patriotism, philanthropy, fighting anti-Semitism, and transcendent values, notably his
From left: Julian Booth, longtime estate manager of Wallack’s Point in Stamford, Connecticut, and Christopher Buckley; portrait of Patricia Buckley.
devout Catholicism, but he also carefully catalogues Bill and Pat Buckley’s lupercalian hospitality—caviar, smoked salmon, Champagne, bull shots, and Bill’s favorite, Ritz crackers slathered with peanut butter and bacon bits.
Finally, Sam Tanenhaus’ long awaited biography, Buckley: The Life and Revolution that Changed America, was published last month by Random House. Tannenhaus, the former editor of The New York Times Book Review and author of the acclaimed Whittaker Cambers biography, Witness, has written a 900-page door stopper that is relentlessly readable but seems oddly truncated, giving short shrift to the 20 years Buckley lived and worked after the halcyon years of the Reagan administration, the first mostly Conservative administration in history and one that Buckley strongly influenced (Ronald Reagan was a devoted reader of National Review).
Although the book does detail such personal pursuits as Bill’s love of sailing (known for his frequently reckless docking, his nickname among fellow sailors was “Captain Crunch”), the
book is primarily a political biography that comprehensively traces the progress of the Buckley family from Texas to Mexico to Sharon, Connecticut, South Carolina, and New York, and the growth of the conservative movement from Buckley’s first book God and Man at Yale to the ideological conflicts among Buckley and his brain trust in the 1950s to the Goldwater campaign in 1964 and the dawn of Reaganism.
Through it all, Bill Buckley’s incisive wit and charismatic charm are on constant display, as are Pat’s, his glamorous, generous, if occasionally histrionic, wife.
Tannenhaus closes his book:
“(Buckley)…left a vacuum no one since has been able to fill. This is the absence so many feel today—adversaries and apostates as well as advocates and admirers. A founder of our world, he speaks to us from a different one, beyond our reach but hovering near, if only we could discover in ourselves the imagination and generosity, the kindness and warmth, that Bill Buckley demonstrated time and again in his long and singular life.”
Clockwise from above: Christopher Buckley; portrait of William F. Buckley, Jr.; William F. Buckley, Jr. steering his yacht off the Long Island Sound, 1966.
SHIZEN STUDIO’S SUBTROPICAL SOUL
INDIA FOSTER has always found beauty in the overlooked. With a background in fine art and more than 15 years as an interior designer at her family firm, Leta Austin Foster & Associates, the Florida-based creative launched Shizen Studio to introduce a sculptural, nature-forward sensibility to modern interiors. Shizen means “nature” in Japanese—a fitting name for a practice rooted in the textures, tones, and raw poetry of the natural world.
Her latest release, the Subtropical Collection, is perhaps her most personal. Designed and crafted in conversation with the land and sea around her Palm Beach studio, the collection celebrates the region’s unique ecology through functional yet contemplative forms—tables, seating, and objets that quietly honor their origins.
“I tried to channel all the beauty of our local, natural materials into thoughtful furniture and objects for the home,” says Foster. “I hope my designs can help people
appreciate the splendor of our unique environment in their everyday lives.”
Working with materials like petrified palm wood, fossilized coral, and native hardwoods, Foster draws out subtle narratives of time and place. “Patterns and forms in the natural materials I work with bring my imagination drifting back in space and time,” she reflects. “A knothole in the wood reminds me of the branch once held aloft by a living tree. The visible sections of brain coral in the limestone evoke ancient waves crashing over a great expanse of living reef.”
This layered storytelling is the hallmark of Shizen Studio’s work. In a world of fleeting trends, Foster’s pieces offer permanence and presence—an invitation to connect more deeply with both object and environment. “I love the idea of awakening the senses through design,” she says. The Subtropical Collection, like the lush landscape that inspired it, does just that. u
Clockwise from above: Designed in collaboration with Puddle Pieces and Miles of Wood, the Rio Mirror is cut by hand and set into a freeform specimen of reclaimed mahogany, cross cut to reveal the vibrant grain; the Calypso Bench can be made in any size, using mahogany or oak for the top; the Fossil Table features tops made from fossilized palm trees that grew over 30 million years ago and hand sculpted bronze legs; the Diana Bookshelf was built from reclaimed mahogany, featuring a frame made using solid wood pieces with mortise and tenon joinery. Opposite page: India Foster.
QUEST Fresh Finds
BY BROOKE KELLY MURRAY & ELIZABETH MEIGHER
WE’RE STEPPING into July with a spirited nod to Independence Day—stars, stripes, and all. From red, white, and blue style staples to standout picks for every event on your summer social calendar, consider this your ultimate seasonal edit.
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Fashioned from lead-free crystal, Asprey’s Riviera Highball ($460) and Riviera Jug ($1,170) take inspiration from the captivating nautical imagery of St. Tropez and the French Riviera. Visit asprey.com.
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TAMARA COMOLLI’s White Gold Mikado Flamenco Ocean Bracelet with Diamonds.
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J.McLaughlin’s Amalfi Short Sleeve Polo in Stripe ($168), Taylor Straight-Fit Chino in Italian Twill ($178), and Oksar Grasscloth Loafers ($328). For more information, visit jmclaughlin.com.
Dewar’s 19 Year Old Champions Edition whisky. $80 at select liquor stores.
Portage Foods offers only the best—from smoked salmon and sustainably sourced caviar, to artisanal cheese and impeccably selected charcuterie, working with local farmers, cheese mongers, fishermen, and butchers to deliver the freshest products available straight to your door. Visit portagefoods.com.
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Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual GMTMaster II, 18 ct Everose gold. Price upon request at rolex.com.
Fresh Finds
Medium Link Bracelet by Seaman Schepps. $13,500 at greenleafcrosby.com.
Brunello Cucinelli’s Cotton Poplin Top ($2,090), Striped Jersey T-Shirt ($1,390), Cotton Poplin Bubble Hem Skirt ($2,950), Sandals ($1,390), and Hobo Bag in soft leather ($4,100). Visit brunellocucinelli.com.
Barton & Gray Mariners Club offers an assortment of membership options. Members enjoy a lifetime of yachting with the ability to adjust their membership and take advantage of the ever-expanding harbors and new yachts being added to the club. Visit bartonandgray.com.
J.Crew’s Claudia scrunchie one-piece in Red Arroyo. $128 at jcrew.com.
Made with red, white, and blue striped polyester fabric, Lele Sadoughi’s Patriotic Stripe Holly Striped Embellished Headband is an ’80s-inspired version of the best-selling knotted headband, complete with a side-knotted bow. $150 at lelesadoughi.com.
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Ferragamo’s Prisma 55mm Modified Rectangular Sunglasses in red. $430 at nordstrom.com.
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Via Coquina’s Chantecler Capri Jellyfish Turquoise, Diamonds, and Emeralds Campanella earrings in 18k yellow. $14,550 at viacoquina.com.
Effortlessly chic and timeless, Scarlett Poppies’ Euphoria Long Dress in Vista Blue, crafted from crisp Cotton Poplin, features scalloped hems and side pockets for both style and practicality. $355 at scarlettpoppies.com.
J.McLaughlin’s Crawford Straw Bucket Bag in blue. $348 at jmclaughlin.com.
Linda Horn’s impressive iron Gold Wheat Table Lamp in antique gold finish. Handcrafted by skilled artisans in traditional gathered wheat design. Supported by a black granite plinth base. Complete with barrel shaped cotton and linen shade. $1,150 at LindaHorn.com.
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THE ROYAL ALWAYS IN SEASON
BY ROBERT JANJIGIAN
POST-PANDEMIC PALM BEACH is bustling pretty much year-round, it seems. Real estate prices have soared, businesses have discovered that the resort town is a draw any time of year. Restaurant reservations are hard to come by even during the so-called dog days. And increased traffic is a perpetual issue up for discussion at monthly town council meetings.
The formerly quiet summer months are cherished by locals who like the comparatively lower intensity of Palm Beach from June to October. It’s the time of year when the social calendar is less jammed, when tuxedos and evening gowns go back into closets.
One of the places that maintains its status as a go-to all year round is The Royal Poinciana Plaza, known as
The Royal. There is plenty of action on the premises of the 12-acre shopping, dining, and entertainment venue, which was designed by premier Palm Beach architect John Volk and opened in the late 1950s. The landmark center was carefully restored to its original Regency elegance in 2017, with an updated and high-style range of new retailers, galleries, restaurants, and other businesses opening their doors.
The Royal has continued to evolve. “Our summer and fall programming reflect how Palm Beach has changed,” says Lori Berg, General Manager of the property. The Royal is active throughout the year, no matter the season. “Our guests are here year-round, and expect fresh experiences every time they visit.”
from above: Enjoying activities on the
after shopping;
Clockwise
lawn
The Royal in the 1960s; General Manager Lori Berg. Opposite page: Aerial view of The Royal Poinciana Plaza.
So, on weekends, one can do some shopping and stop by for complimentary gelatos, juices, or rosé wine and Aperol Spritzes, or take a stroll through a courtyard hedge maze. There’s also live jazz Thursday evenings at Sant Ambroeus, which is offering a price-fixe summer menu from 3 to 6 p.m. daily.
New shops that recently debuted at The Royal include James Perse, Thom Browne, La DoubleJ, and Loewe.
For the past year, Palm Beachers have kept watch on the progress of the rechristened Poinciana Playhouse, dark for more than 20 years, which will likely open next season as Glazer Hall, a purpose-built cultural anchor for The Royal that will host private events, performances, and community programs. Adjacent to Glazer Hall and also expected to debut in the coming months is Tutto Mare, a Mediterranean waterfront
restaurant conceived by the well-regarded Hamptons Tutto Il Giorno group. And a flagship Cartier store will be unveiled in 2026, also part of the Playhouse restoration.
“Our strength is in the mix,” says Berg. “The Royal has gone from a seasonal, service oriented shopping stop to a booming year-round destination. The opening of the Playhouse, coupled with the waterfront dining at Tutto Mare and Glazer Hall’s dynamic programming will undoubtedly secure the property for all months and seasons,” states Alexandra Clark, Chief Operating Officer at WS Development, operator of The Royal. ◆
Visitors enjoying lawn activities and garden games. Clockwise from above: The Royal is a pet-friendly environment; Oscar de la Renta’s storefront; live music.
HIGH SEASON IN THE ETERNAL CITY
NOTHING BEATS a trip to Italy in the height of summer, when the ochre facades of Rome glow beneath an indigo sky and the clink of spritz glasses rolls down every cobbled vicolo.
In Roma Eterna—Assouline’s newest love letter to the Eternal City—journalist James Horncastle guides readers through centuries of splendor and dolce-vita nonchalance, pairing his narrative with sun-splashed photography and a foreword by Italian resident Cesare Cunaccia.
From dawn’s first light on the Pantheon’s portico to midnight cocktails in back-alley speakeasies, Horncastle captures a Rome that is equal parts legend and living, breathing metropolis: Fendi ateliers humming beside crumbling forums, Vespa rides skimming the Tiber’s edge, the roar of Stadio Olimpico mingling with the hiss of pasta all’amatriciana in a family osteria. u
Clockwise from top left: The illuminating interior of St. Peter’s Basilica; crowds gather in St. Peter’s Square awaiting the results of the conclave, 1978; the cover of Assouline’s Roma Eterna . Opposite page: Built by Agrippa between 27 and 25 BCE, the Pantheon was a temple dedicated to the 12 gods and to the living sovereign.
“A city greater than any upon earth, whose amplitude no eye can measure, whose beauty no imagination can picture.”
—Claudian
From above: Claudia Schiffer sees the sights on her own Roman holiday in a cotton-candy-colored shift dress in a photograph by Arthur Elgort for Vogue , 1994; a flock of cardinals cross St. Peter’s Square; a stylish couple in the Antico Caffè Greco, a historic landmark that opened in 1760 on the Via dei Condotti.
The Colosseum—a 50,000 seat stadium built in the first century CE; the gardens of the Villa del Priorato, headquarters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (inset).
A STEP INTO FOOTWEAR HISTORY
The Noel Shoe Museum’s summer pop-up returns to Nantucket.
THIS SUMMER, the Noel Shoe Museum returns to Nantucket with its highly anticipated 2025 exhibition, Nantucket Steps: A Shoe Love Affair. Opening on July 4th at the historic Seven Seas building on Center Street, the exhibition will run through Labor Day. Last year’s exhibition attracted over 3,000 visitors in just two months, an impressive milestone that reflects growing public interest in the Museum’s unique mission to explore the culture of mankind through the evolution of footwear.
Housed in a 1720 landmark once home to Captain George Pollard - the real-life inspiration for Herman Melville’s MobyDick - the museum’s exhibition offers a unique blend of fashion, history, and culture. Visitors will explore the transformation of footwear from ancient civilizations to modern innovations, highlighting shoes as symbols of creativity, resilience, and social identity.
Additionally, the exhibition will highlight the museum’s exciting Icon Collection, featuring shoes from inspiring individuals and their incredible stories told through their footwear. Reflecting diverse cultural narratives, the Icon Collection includes shoes worn by figures such as President
George H. W. Bush, Olympians Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shaquille O’Neal, and more.
A special designer showcase will also feature a behind the scenes look at NSM founder and celebrated shoe designer Vanessa Noel’s unique design process together with the most iconic shoes from her personal archive.
Beyond its exhibitions, the Noel Shoe Museum is deeply committed to educational outreach and this winter, invited by Avenues the World School in NYC, the museum launched its first in a series of Reimagining Education exhibitions tailored for schoolchildren, aiming to inspire the next generation by connecting them to history, design, and cultural studies through the lens of footwear. These initiatives provide students with hands-on experiences, fostering creativity and critical thinking as they learn about the evolution of shoes and their societal significance.
Supporting the museum’s mission is an extraordinary following of Stiletto Ambassadors, an invitation-only network of influential individuals celebrating the Noel Shoe Museum. This exclusive group is invited to join exciting, educational
events, including private curator-led tours and discussions with renowned historians and industry leaders.
The Museum’s impressive board of supporters includes Carolina Herrera, H.R.H Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, Susan Gutfreund, Hon. Carolyn Maloney, Maribel Lieberman, Michael A. Dean, Joe Pacetti, Marc Rosen, Jackie Tucker, Rachelle Friedman, Billie Bailkin, and Director of Education Dr. Luca Lo Sicco.
As the first and only shoe museum in the United States, founder Vanessa Noel is excited to be building one of the most exciting new 501(c)(3) non-profit institutions in New York City. While plans are underway for additional exhibitions and collaborations with other arts organizations until a permanent home for the museum is established, the Noel Shoe Museum is preparing to take its passion to Europe. Beginning in 2026 and through 2027, shoe lovers will be able to experience the Noel Shoe Museum’s exciting collections in museums in Italy, France, and England.
Through dynamic programming and meaningful collaborations, the Noel Shoe Museum continues to demonstrate how something as everyday as a shoe can tell extraordinary and iconic stories; bringing history to life and reshaping the way we learn. u
Clockwise from top left: The Noel Shoe Museum pop-up will be located at The Seven Seas gallery in Nantucket; inside the 2024 summer pop-up; Turkish Bathing Shoes; Julian Hakes Mojito Shoes;
JULY
On August 3rd, Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner will perform at LongHouse Reserve’s “Music in Sanctuary” concert in East Hampton at 5 p.m. For more information, visit longhouse.org.
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SUMMER ART PARTY
Newport Art Museum will host its annual Summer Art Party honoring Minnie Cushing Coleman at 6 p.m.
The event will celebrate the life and work of Howard Gardiner Cushing in conjunction with the exhibition of his work. The party will consist of a cocktail hour followed by an elegant sit-down dinner and live auction/auctioneer with music and dancing. For more information, visit newportartmuseum.org.
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IYRS GALA
The IYRS School of Technology & Trades in Newport will host its 2025 Summer Gala with cocktails beginning at 6 p.m. on the wharf. Featuring top-tier entertainment, fine dining, and a gathering of 650 esteemed guests from diverse industries and circles, this event celebrates a community committed to education and excellence. For more information, visit iyrs.edu.
NEWPORT REGATTA
The 2025 Newport Regatta will take place on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island through July 13th. For more information, visit sailnewport.org.
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NANTUCKET BY DESIGN
Nantucket by Design is an annual celebration of art, design, and history hosted by the Nantucket
On July 19th and 26th, Ken and Maria Fishel will host Polo Hamptons at their Bridgehampton estate. For more information, visit polohamptons.com.
Historical Association on the charming island of Nantucket. The event, taking place through July 17th, brings together worldrenowned designers, artisans, and skilled craftspeople to showcase the timeless elegance of Nantucket’s design heritage. Through panels, keynotes, master classes, social events, and more, participants experience how modern style is interwoven with Nantucket’s iconic history. The event benefits the Nantucket Historical Association. For more information, visit nha.org.
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HAMPTONS LUNCHEON
The Southampton Hospital will present its 5th annual East Hampton Emergency Department Luncheon: A Conversation with Aerin Lauder. For more information, visit southamptonhospitalfoundation.org.
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SUMMER AT THE REDWOOD
The Redwood Library and
On August 1st, Aspen
Athenaeum in Newport will hold its annual Summer Party on the lawn at 6:30 p.m. with music by Chris Norton and Band. For more information, visit redwoodlibrary.org.
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MIDSUMMER GALA
The Parrish Art Museum will hold its annual Midsummer Gala, “Echoes of the Cosmos,” at 6 p.m. in Water Mill. The event will honor philanthropists Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder and artists Sanford Biggers, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, and Nina Yankowitz. An afterparty will follow. For more information, visit parrishart.org.
HAMPTONS POLO
Ken and Maria Fishel will host Polo Hamptons – the equestrian sport of Kings – at their Bridgehampton estate. Ken & Maria’s exclusive pre-polo VIP reception will honor leading charities - the Center for Family Services Palm Beach County Old Bags Luncheon and ARF Hamptons on July 19th and July 26th – with a toast to these great causes courtesy of BIATCH Tequila. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit polohamptons.com.
AUGUST 1
ASPEN ARTCRUSH
Aspen Art Museum will hold its annual ArtCrush gala honoring artist Glenn Ligon, recipient
of the 2025 Lewis Family Art Award at the Aspen Art Museum, at 6 p.m. Esteemed for his incisive explorations of history, identity, and language, Glenn Ligon has emerged as a pivotal figure in contemporary
art. For more information, visit aspenartmuseum.org.
GETWILD! GALA
Meet some of the feathered and furry friends at the 25th Anniversary Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center GetWild! Gala at the Southampton Arts Center and enjoy an evening knowing that your donation makes a difference to the lives of the injured and orphaned wildlife that inhabit this region. A special auction item at this year’s gala will be a painting by renowned artist Hunt Slonem. For more information, visit wildliferescuecenter.org.
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HAMPTONS CONCOURS
Bradford Rand and his team at RAND Luxury will be hosting their invitationonly Annual Hamptons Concours event, bringing together $100m of classic and contemporary cars with a special emphasis on the Ferrari and Porsche marques in Bridgehampton, benefiting the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation. For more information, visit randluxury.com.
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CONCERT AT LONGHOUSE
Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner will return this year to perform at LongHouse Reserve’s “Music in Sanctuary” concert in East Hampton at 5 p.m. For more information, visit longhouse.org.
From July 12th through July 13th, the 2025 Newport Regatta will take place on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. For more information, visit sailnewport.org.
Art Museum will hold its annual ArtCrush gala. For more information, visit aspenartmuseum.org.
NEW ENGLAND CLASSICS
Three storied Northeast institutions where tradition, hospitality, and effortless summer style converge.
BY BROOKE KELLY MURRAY
BANNISTER’S WHARF
IN THE HEART of historic Newport, Bannister’s Wharf has served as a harborfront gathering place since 1742, when merchant John Bannister first established it as a commercial and social hub. Nearly three centuries later, it remains one of New England’s most iconic destinations—a picturesque strip of 20 boutique shops, galleries, restaurants, and guest rooms, all anchored by its celebrated marina, where sailing legends and Super Yachts alike dock for the season.
At the center of it all is the Clarke Cooke House, a layered culinary landmark set in a restored 18th-century structure. From the romantic elegance of the Porch to the laid-back Candy Store café and the jacket-required SkyBar, each level offers its own atmosphere and view of the harbor. In the summer, the Bistro throws open its windows to the buzz of the Wharf.
Helmed by Executive Chef Ted Gidley—who trained in fine French kitchens—the Cooke House is beloved for its
fresh seafood and enduring classics like the Snowball in Hell dessert. Its Espresso Martini—crafted with Absolut Vanilla, Kahlua, dark cacao, and Springline espresso roasted right on the Wharf—enjoys national acclaim.
July 4th brings one of the Wharf’s most spirited traditions: the Clarke Cooke House Champagne Sing-Along. At 4 p.m., staff and guests gather for a recitation of the Declaration of Independence, patriotic songs, and the firing of muskets by the Newport Artillery. Each night at 1 a.m., “God Bless America” marks the close of business—a quiet salute to Bannister’s Wharf as both a landmark and a living celebration of Newport’s legacy.
Clockwise from above: Independence Day celebration outside of Clarke Cooke House; Bannister’s Wharf Marina; Clarke Cooke House’s fresh oysters and Espresso Martini; performers during the 4th of July event. Opposite page: Exterior view of Clarke Cooke House.
OCEAN HOUSE
PERCHED HIGH above the Atlantic in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, Ocean House remains one of New England’s most beloved summer retreats. As one of only three Relais & Châteaux properties in the region, this seaside hotel delivers old-world elegance with a distinctly relaxed charm. With 49 beautifully appointed rooms, 20 signature suites, and a collection of private cottages, Ocean House blends luxury with a sense of home.
Guests are invited to indulge in everything from an excursion on the hotel’s 74-foot Aphrodite yacht and croquet classes on the lawn to the signature treatments at the Ocean & Harvest Spa. Dining is a highlight, whether savoring coastal Italian fare
at Dalia by Dantón Valle, taking in the view from the Seaside Terrace, or enjoying a New England classics with a twist at one of the hotel’s seasonal venues.
A standout of the summer calendar is the Annual Independence Day Beach Ball, held on July 5th. Set against sweeping ocean vistas, the evening features a classic New England Lobster Boil on the beach, alongside barbecue favorites, signature cocktails, live music, and a fireworks display.
Sprawling view of Ocean House’s property. Insets, from left: Aboard the iconic Aphrodite yacht; dining at Seaside Terrace. Opposite page, insets, from above: Croquet on the lawn; a stroll towards the beach.
THE CHARLOTTE INN
TUCKED ALONG tranquil South Summer Street in Edgartown, just steps from the harbor and village green, The Charlotte Inn offers that rarest of Vineyard experiences: seclusion without remoteness. Behind wrought iron gates and climbing ivy lies a world of English elegance, where every detail whispers of a more gracious era.
Originally built in 1866 by whaling captain and civic leader Samuel Osborn, Jr., the stately threestory home was once the heart of Edgartown society. After changing hands over the next century, it found its calling under the careful stewardship of current owners Gery and Paula Conover. The couple has spent decades restoring the property with uncompromising taste, transforming it into one of New England’s most romantic retreats.
Today, The Charlotte Inn is a proud member of Relais & Châteaux, offering just 19 rooms and suites, each filled with period antiques, fine art, fresh flowers, and luxurious linens. Quiet parlors invite reading by the fire, from the cozy Green Room to the book-lined Library at the base of the grand staircase. Outside, manicured English gardens unfold in hushed harmony, offering the perfect place for a morning coffee or moonlit cocktail.
At The Terrace, the Inn’s intimate restaurant, guests dine on French-inspired cuisine while overlooking the gardens—a setting as elegant as it is inviting. And though the inn feels delightfully tucked away, the boutiques, cafes, and historic waterfront of Edgartown lie just beyond the hedges. u
Clockwise from above: The Terrace’s dining room; entrance of The Terrace; fountain in the garden; hotel owners Paula and Gery Conover with their dog, who roams freely around the inn; fountain in the garden.
Opposite page, from above: The entrance of The Charlotte Inn on South Summer Street; the hotel is a Relais & Châteaux property; rear view of the inn.
HAMPTONS BY HAMLET
BY BROOKE KELLY MURRAY
Quogue
Southampton
Ranking:
Accommodation:
Power Breakfast:
Go-to Pit Stop:
Beach Bod, courtesy of:
Signature Drink:
Cultural Institution:
Mode of Transport:
Activity of Choice: Event “Must”:
Sweet-Tooth Stop:
Sunset Selfie Spot:
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Boutique to Blow Your Budget:
The Non-Hampton
The Quogue Club at Hallock House ›
Beth’s Cafe
Schmidt’s Country Market › Jogging
Rum Punch
The Quogue Library
Main Street Sweets (Westhampton)
Docker’s Waterside (East Quogue)
Stone Creek Inn (East Quogue)
The Classic Hampton
The Southampton Inn
Citarella
Hill Street Boxing
South Side ›
Peter Marino Art Foundation
Sip’n Soda
Coopers Beach
Dopo Argento
Ralph Lauren ›
Juice Press ›
parties and beach bonfires
Southampton Hospital’s Summer Party
Quogue Shop (for all things Q!)
(Sagaponack)
‹ Goldberg’s Famous Bagels
Dylan’s
Equinox
Parrish Art Museum (Water Mill)
Carissa’s
SoulCycle
Cucumber Gimlet LongHouse
SUMMER IS BACK IN AMERICA
The Adirondacks
Clockwise from above: The Point, a luxury resort in the Adirondacks and the former Great Camp of William Avery Rockefeller; five generations of Korffs have warmed themselves before the fire at Freiheit Schloss, built in 1884; Upper Saranac Lake, part of the Saranac River; the Great Hall at The Point; vintage picnic baskets line the hallway of Sunset Hill, where the Cheney/Learned clan has spent their summers for six generations; Whitecap approaching Crown Island.
Saratoga
Clockwise from top left: Saratoga Race Course, circa 1937; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt sitting in their box seats, 1946; Ramon Dominguez rides Alpha (left) in a dead heat against David Cohen on Golden Ticket in the 143rd running of the Travers Stakes (both horses were named winners); Saratoga Springs, 1915; Marylou and C. V. Whitney; Onion beating reigning Triple Crown winner, Secretariat, in the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga, 1973; former U.S. Ambassador to Finland and thoroughbred owner/breeder, Earle Mack, in his box at Saratoga with George Pataki and friends; Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps enjoying the races in Saratoga, August, 2015.
Northeast Harbor
Clockwise from top left: Jericho displaying the Northeast Harbor Fleet burgee on her bow staff while cruising the sound; David Rockefeller, former chairman and chief executive of Chase Bank, as a young boy with his mother, Abby (who imparted to him her lifelong love of art), outside the Rockefeller’s home in Seal Harbor, Maine, circa 1920; Brooke Astor walking in the garden of Cove End, her Northeast Harbor estate, 1993; a regatta of IODs in Northeast Harbor; a postcard of the Asticou Inn as seen from Clifton Dock in Northeast Harbor; Eileen Rockefeller (left) with her father, David Rockefeller, at age 95, Seal Harbor, Maine, 2010.
COURTESY OF EILEEN ROCKEFELLER
Newport
Clockwise from top left: A topiary camel on the lawn of Doris Duke’s Rough Point estate; jumping off the boat for a dip in Jamestown’s Mackerel Cove, as seen in Bettie Bearden Pardee’s book, Living Newport: Houses, People, Style; the lawn of Castle Hill Inn; Castle Hill Lighthouse; the New York Yacht Club’s on-the-water clubhouse, Harbour Court; Lee Radziwill dancing at Newport’s America’s Cup Ball, August 15, 1977; John Jacob Astor VI with his wife, Ellen, at Chetwode, their estate in Newport, 1935.
Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard
Clockwise from above: An evening on Nantucket Sound; a vintage poster touting Nantucket; a fleet of colorful sailboats line Nantucket’s coastline; located on the shore of Edgartown Harbor, the private Chappaquiddick Beach Club’s distinctive red, white, and blue pointed beach pavilion tops are easy to spot; sailors approach the shore decked in “Nantucket reds”—the iconic sailing staple of both islands; Carly Simon at home in the 27-acre house she shared with James Taylor in Tisbury, Massachusetts, 1981; The Charlotte Inn of Martha’s Vineyard, the home that Samuel Osborn built and that Charlotte Pent later turned into an inn.
Greenwich
Clockwise from top left: Sailors on the dock of Riverside Yacht Club, circa 1890; members pose after a tournament at the Field Club of Greenwich, circa 1930; a 1917 postcard of Greenwich Country Club, which was reconstructed after a fire in 1930 and a fire in 1961; the commodore of Riverside Yacht Club, circa 1920; the view of Indian Harbor Yacht Club from Captain’s Harbor, circa 1960; a 1908 picture of Anatares, a power ocean cruiser that was commissioned by Alexander Stein (a resident of Greenwich) and designed by Morgan Barney (a member of Indian Harbor Yacht Club).
Millbrook
Clockwise from above: “The Huntsman,” a photograph by Kathy Landman, captures the Millbrook Hunt Club; a rider checks her position during the Fitch’s Corner Horse Trials; Thornedale, the Millbrook home of Mrs. Oakleigh Thorne; Farnham Collins with his horse, Limerick; Tony Hennenbert in his tree house; the Mashomack International Polo Challenge.
The Hamptons
Clockwise from top left: The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett; Mr. and Mrs. Orson D. Munn, Jr. at the Bathing Corporation of Southampton, circa 1968; Tate’s Bake Shop in Southampton; Franklin D’Olier, Winifred Lee, Jacqueline Bouvier (late Kennedy Onassis), Marian Raymond, and Mrs. James T. Lee at the Southampton Riding and Hunt Club; children taking over the lifeguard stand on Coopers Beach in Southampton; Monte Hackett (left) with the Horn brothers and W.P. Laughlin at the Boys Club in Southampton, circa 1940; Genevieve Clendein and E. Morgan Gilbert sunbathing on the beach in Southampton, 1938.
A LAUREN FAMILY SUMMER
JUST IN TIME for summer, Rizzoli’s The Hamptons: Food, Family, and History by Ricky Lauren is back in print, offering a sun-drenched glimpse into life at the Lauren family’s Amagansett beach house. First published in 2012, the beloved book blends more than 100 coastal recipes with personal re-
flections, family photographs, and design ideas for effortless entertaining by the sea. Drawing inspiration from the region’s storied history of artists and writers, Lauren weaves together memoir, cookbook, and visual diary into a tribute to the charm and culture of the Hamptons. ◆
COURTESY OF RICKY LAUREN
Ricky and Ralph Lauren in Amagansett, 1976. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Ricky holding her son, Andrew, in Southampton, 1970; Hamptons lunch picnic; Ditch Plains Clambake; Pan-Seared Salmon with Roasted Corn and Tomato Salsa; the cover of The Hamptons: Food, Family, and History by Ricky Lauren.
Clockwise from top left: Dylan, Andrew, and David Lauren in East Hampton, 1977; Ricky Lauren; London Broil with Creamy Horseradish Sauce. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Pasta with Hamptons Summer Vegetables; Chilled Carrot Soup with Dilled Orzo; Ralph Lauren and his sons, August 1972.
FOR THE SAKE OF THE LAKE
BY TONY HALL
A century ago, scientists from General Electric began studying Lake George. Today, The Jefferson Project carries on that tradition.
“Lake George is without comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw; formed by a contour of mountains into a basin... finely interspersed with islands, its water limpid as crystal, and the mountain sides covered with rich groves... down to the water-edge: here and there precipices of rock to checker the scene and save it from monotony.”
- Thomas Jefferson, May 31, 1791
HOW DID LAKE GEORGE, New York, become not only “the world’s smartest lake” but “the world’s best protected lake?” Answer: a unique collaboration called “The Jefferson Project” between IBM, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the 140-year-old Lake George Association.
“We have done some amazing work,” said Dr. John E. Kelly, the former IBM executive best known as “the father of Watson” who helped launch the project at RPI’s field station on Lake George 12 years ago. “We built the most advanced sensing infrastructure and computer modeling systems of any place on the planet. Using that unique capability, we moved from science to solutions. We’ve had an impact on the lake.”
When Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) were found in Lake George in November 2020-the first reported sighting of HABs in Lake George in decades and the first officially confirmed outbreak in history-The Jefferson Project responded immedi-
From above: Dr. Irving Langmuir, right, the Nobel laureate who conducted scientific experiments from his home on Lake George with assistants from his General Electric lab in Schenectady, such as Vincent Schaefer, left; a vintage postcard of a public campground on land donated by George Foster Peabody; John Apperson, a General Electric engineer who became a pioneering conservationist on Lake George and in the Adirondacks. Opposite page, from above: A party riprapping the shores of a Lake George island to protect it from erosion, circa 1910; Thomas Jefferson.
ately, deploying vertical profilers to collect data at sites where the blooms were observed.
The economic costs of Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) to New York are said to be of a magnitude of $6 billion every year. And yet the state’s body of knowledge of HABs was rudimentary at best, at least until The Jefferson Project began publicizing its findings.
According to Dr. Brendan Wiltse, an aquatic biologist who became the Lake George Association’s executive director in January 2025, there is no single cause of HABs. There are, however, several, often necessary but not sufficient conditions to produce them, on Lake George and other freshwater bodies.
“What’s the recipe for an algal bloom? You need, in just the right
combination, nutrient-rich waters and abnormally warm, windless and sunlit days. Climate change, water circulation, runoff, and sediments in the lake bed all play a role,” said Wiltse.
“What causes HABs? I think we’ve answered that question. Why are some toxic and others aren’t? I think we might be able to answer that question as well,” said Kelly.
One of The Jefferson’s Project’s AI-powered computer models, the so-called “Scenario Engine,” enables scientists and policy makers to anticipate impacts to ecosystems and to develop preventative measures to thwart even severe threats to water quality.
A lake impacted by climate change, where more intense storms are washing more nutrients, more frequently, into the lake, is one such scenario. Algal blooms will become more common and hypoxiac zones (i.e. oxygen-deprived areas of the lakebed inhospitable to plant and animal life) may increase in size or duration. Or hotter, drier weather might leave the lake saltier, imperiling its complex ecosystem as well as human health. “Climate change is the threat
Clockwise from bottom left: Jefferson Project researcher Brian Mattes; Jefferson Project director Kevin Rose and LGA executive director Brendan Wiltse; Dr. Rick Relyea and IBM Fellow Dr. Harry Kolar; research at RPI’s Darrin Fresh Water Institute on Lake George.
Lake George Association is now in the process of drafting a new strategic plan that will enable the organization to mitigate at least some of the impacts of climate change.
It’s being accomplished with the support of some of the lake’s most influential and generous residents, people such as George Hearst and Richard DeMartini and chairs of family foundations; its recommenda tions will be implemented through the significant financial contribu tions of a Legacy Group, created to bridge the gap between the scientific understanding of the lake and the policies and actions necessary to defuse the many threats to it.
The new strategy is expected to be a model for sustained ecosystem protection – a strategy that will not only help protect Lake George, but, if adopted elsewhere, fresh water bodies around the globe.
“The work of The Jefferson Project is beyond anything being done any place else in the world,” said Kelly, who noted that the project and its name have a distinguished lineage: Thomas Jefferson himself. In 1791, during a tour of New York and New England with James Madison, Jefferson wrote to his daughter Martha that “Lake George is, without comparison the most beautiful water I ever saw.” The Jefferson Project means to keep it that way. ◆
Clockwise from bottom left: Lake George is home to five confirmed species of native turtles; view of the lake; a vertical profiler capturing data from Lake George that enables scientists to predict how weather, contaminants, invasive species and other threats might affect the lake's natural environment; George R. Hearst III, a Lake George resident and LGA supporter; Richard DeMartini and Jenny Brorsen at a recent Palm Beach event for the Lake George Association.
NANTUCKET’S OPERA HOUSE CUP
ONBOARD BARTON & GRAY
BARTON & GRAY
EACH AUGUST, Nantucket plays host to one of the most distinguished events in the world of classic yachting: the Opera House Cup. A beloved tradition since 1973, the Cup was the first all-wooden, single-hulled clas sic boat regatta in the United States, and it continues to attract some of the most beauti ful sailing vessels from around the globe. The Opera House Cup is more than just a race; it’s a celebration of craftsmanship, history, and life under sail. With its rich maritime heritage and picturesque harbor, Nantucket provides a fitting backdrop for a weekend of spirited competition and elegant shore-side festivities. Barton & Gray Mariners Club is proud to be a part of this iconic event for the 20th year running. With a deep appreciation for nautical
Clockwise from above: View of Nantucket Harbor during the Opera House Cup; the original Opera House building; Barton & Gray’s reception at CRU. Opposite page: Barton & Gray boats on Nantucket Harbor.
tradition and a fleet of classic Hinckley yachts, custom built Daychasers, and sailing Catmaran ‘ Andromeda,’ Barton & Gray shares in the spirit of the Opera House Cup. During the race weekend, members can enjoy elevated access to the action, whether it’s from the deck of a signature yacht positioned along the racecourse, or from curated onshore events that capture the vibrant social energy of Nantucket in the summer.
The Opera House Cup isn’t just for sailors, it’s a full weekend experience. From the Rainbow Parade, when the regatta fleet makes a ceremonial sail through Nantucket Harbor, to the post-race celebration that brings together captains, crews, and fans alike, every moment is steeped in tradition and community. For Barton & Gray Members, the weekend offers a unique blend of relaxed luxury and front-row access. It’s an opportunity to witness the grace of classic yachts under full
Lynx sailing out of Nantucket. Opposite page, clockwise from bottom left: Barton & Gray’s Catamaran, Daychaser, and Hinckley; Barton & Gray’s New England harbors; the Opera House Cup.
SUMMER EVENTS CALENDAR
JULY 7 - 11:
Downeast Summer Excursion through Mt. Desert Island, Maine
JULY 25 - 27:
N ewport Folk Fest
AUGUST 1 - 3: N ewport Jazz Festival
AUGUST 15 - 17:
Nantucket’s Opera House Cup + CRU Party
sail, sip cocktails dockside, and mingle with fellow maritime enthusiasts—all while enjoying seamless hospitality and concierge service from the Barton & Gray team.
Whether onboard for the race, cruising the harbor, or attending the iconic post-race reception at CRU, Barton & Gray Mariners Club offers its members and partners an unforgettable way to experience the Opera House Cup. The event is a natural fit for a club that honors the art of yachting and curates exceptional moments on the water. It’s not just about watching the race, it’s about being part of a storied legacy that comes alive each summer off the coast of Nantucket.
Boats on Nantucket Harbor during the Opera House Cup.
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ENDLESS SUMMER
BY ELIZABETH MEIGHER
“All in all, it was a never to be forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.”
L.M. Montgomery
Clockwise from below: Natalie Wood laughs between puffs while dialed into a classic rotary phone in 1963, photographed by Bill Ray; London’s Social Season in 1957, photographed by Mark Kauffman for LIFE magazine; Marylou Whitney (right) poses with her daughter, Heather Whitney (later Mabee), on the lawn of their home in Saratoga Springs, New York, August 1973; Boating in Porto Ercole, Italy, August 1969, photographed by Slim Aarons; guests enjoy an afternoon at the track while seated in a box at Saratoga Race Course in 1954. Opposite page: Princess Grace of Monaco (formerly known as actress Grace Kelly), Monaco’s Prince Rainier III and Princess Caroline of Monaco attend the gala of the Croix Rouge Monegasque, Monaco, August 4, 1973.
Clockwise from above: Grace Jones looking ravishing at Hotel Byblos in SaintTropez, 1978; Meteor catches wind while sailing past The Breakers during Newport’s Candy Store Cup Superyacht Regatta, 2019; Gogo Schiaparelli
Berenson holds hands with daughters Marisa and Berry on the beach at Eden Roc in Rapallo, July 1954; ‘Way Out’ George Harrison and Fans, Chiswick Park, London, May 1966; Jackie Kennedy wearing oversized shades, a blue shift dress and one of her signature scarves in Capri, summer of 1968; John F. Kennedy, Jr. at Hyannis Beach in Massachusetts during Labor Day Weekend, 1980. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Women play backgammon while sunbathing at the Habitation Leclerc pool in Haiti, 1975, photographed by Slim Aarons; Peter Beard and Mary “Minnie” Olivia Cushing on their wedding day in Newport, 1967; Newport’s 12 Metre Yacht Club, photographed by Nick Mele; two boys watch tennis on Nantucket, 1957, photographed by Toni Frissell; playboy Gunter Sachs in good company on his motorcycle in Saint-Tropez, 1966.
Quest ENDLESS SUMMER
Clockwise from above: Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt meets with a trainer at sunrise to watch workouts at Saratoga race track, 1941; Mrs. Lucile Carhart on a beach in Southampton, 1955; Elizabeth Taylor lies on a bed in Paris with her then five-year-old daughter, Maria Burton, 1967; Natalie Betteridge of Greenleaf and Crosby plays backgammon in Palm Beach wearing David Webb’s Lapis Emerald Diamond Chimera Bracelet ($210,000) and Lapis Emerald Diamond Cocktail Ring ($45,000). David Webb’s Green & Blue Enamel Emerald Diamond Pendant Brooch ($39,500) and Seaman Schepps’ 18k Yellow Gold Lapis Emerald Frog Brooch ($5,500) on the board; Minnie Cushing goes waterskiing in Newport, 1962; Princess Margaret offers a royal wave in Jamaica, 1962. Opposite page, clockwise from above: Tennis in Southampton, 1955; Mick Jagger seated at the wheel of his Morgan Plus 8 Roadster outside of Hotel Byblos in Saint-Tropez, 1971; France Gall on a street in Paris circa 1968; Kate Middleton on holiday in Ibiza with a group including Prince William, 2011; Diana, Princess of Wales, at Royal Ascot in 1988.
THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST
BY BROOKE KELLY MURRAY
Royal Procession during the 2025 Royal Ascot.
IN MID-JUNE, all eyes turned to Berkshire as the British social season reached its pinnacle with Royal Ascot. Each day began with the King’s carriage procession, a tradition that set the tone for the five-day affair. Beneath cloudless skies and strict dress codes, guests embraced the event’s time-honored elegance with an explosion of millinery masterpieces, bold suiting, and garden-party glamor. From the Royal Enclosure to the trackside lawns, this year’s event proved once again that no one does high summer—and high society—quite like the British.
ROYAL ASCOT IN ENGLAND
Clockwise from top left: Eric Underwood and Daisy Knatchbull; Prince William; Alex Gore Browne and Tilly Bamford; Lady Laura Meade, Lucy van Straubenzee, Alizee Thevenet, and Carole Middleton; Lady Amelia Spencer and Eliza Spencer.
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THE FRICK COLLECTION’S SPRING GARDEN PARTY IN NEW YORK
ON JUNE 17TH, the Frick Collection welcomed guests back to its historic Fifth Avenue home for the Spring Garden Party—the first to be held since the museum’s multi-year renovation. Beneath the fading evening light, the newly restored Fifth Avenue Garden opened exclusively for the occasion, offering a rare alfresco moment in the heart of the Upper East Side. Partygoers sipped cocktails and sampled hors d’oeuvres to the sounds of New York–based jazz quartet The Flail, while enjoying private access to the Frick’s permanent collection galleries.
Cocktails in the garden
Alexandra Longanecker and Bach Mai
Avishan Bodjnoud and Sarah le Chevelier
Tiara McIntosh and Julietee Geiss
Alessia Fendi
THE KING’S TRUST GALA IN NEW YORK
LAST MONTH, a constellation of bold-faced names gathered at Casa Cipriani for the King’s Trust’s annual Global Gala, co-chaired by ambassadors Lionel Richie and Edward Enninful OBE . The evening raised critical funds for the charity founded by HM King Charles III in 1976, now marking a decade of work beyond the U.K. and impact in more than 20 countries. ◆
Heidi Klum, Guram Gvasalia, and Edward Enninful
Georgina Chapman, Helena Christensen, and Charlotte Tilbury
Bella Tilbury and Brooks Nader
Sophie Sumner Teyana Taylor and Natasha Poonawalla
CANDY KITCHEN AT 100
BY BROOKE KELLY MURRAY
FEW LANDMARKS in the Hamptons have kept their original recipe for charm as faithfully as Candy Kitchen, the neon-lit luncheonette that has anchored Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton since May 2, 1925. Step inside and the decades peel back: swivel stools, Formica counters, and the sweet churn of house-made ice cream spun to a decades-
old formula. The diner has weathered Prohibition and post-war booms, yet its old-school mentality endures— cash only, no reservations, just cones, sundaes, and comfort-food. Owned by the Laggis family since 1981, Candy Kitchen remains the town’s most recognizable icon a century later. u
Clockwise from above: The exterior of Bridgehampton’s Candy Kitchen today; in the 1980s; the iconic neon signage; ice cream sundaes; the interior.
