Stunning Waterfont Views
Everyone has their
postcard-perfect picture of the Hamptons—an indelible first image of the
Atlantic's ferocious waves crashing
on East Hampton's Main Beach, or
the pastel evanescence of Napeague Bay at sunset. Where else in the
world do endless green lawns
and box hedges creep so
near to the glistening sea? No wonder this landscape has attracted
so many generations of artists,
from 1891, when American impressionist painter William Merritt Chase
started the Shinnecock
Hills Summer School of Art, to
the 1950s, when Jackson Pollock and later Willem de Kooning immortalized
it in their work.
Secret Spots
Times have changed. These days,
instead of donuts and penny candy at Dreesen’s, visitors buy $5
ice-cream cones at Scoop du
Jour. Places change, perhaps more
than people. But if you know your way around this end of Long Island,
there are still countless
simple pleasures and secret spots
to discover.
Fresh Produce
With farms being the traditional
natural resource of the area, many of the East End's best-kept secrets
involve fresh food.
East End residents and visitors
will go to extremes to track down the best ingredients and produce. Most
of these farms have
been in the same families for
generations, which is what makes them so good.
Scenic Routes
Other pretty places to visit
include Sag Harbor’s Old Whalers' Church, with
its grand white facade
and prim, peeling pastel
interior; Gardinier’s Bay in Springs, and the modest wood-frame house
and studio on Accabonac Creek
where Lee Krasner and Jackson
Pollock lived and worked.
Cuisine
A hike along Mashomack Preserve's 20 miles of trails circumventing the coastline is a perfect precursor to an indulgent dinner
at the nearby Vine Street Café. Pack a picnic from a not-so-secret spot in Sag Harbor: Cavaniola's Gourmet, where you can buy artisan breads and freshly fried potato chips.
In Sag Harbor, Bay Burger
bake their own buns and grind their own
beef. They even make their own ice cream, in flavors
like Cookie Jar, Mud Pie, and
Black Cherry. Each pint comes with the perfect tag line: "It's from the
Hamptons, so you know
it's rich."
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Hanna Liden Lobster Roll |
Thriving Art Community
Another longstanding and vital
part of East End communities is their artists, with many in residence
(Cindy Sherman, Donald
Sultan, April Gornick, Eric
Fischl) and new art centers popping up in random places. Who can miss
the enormous barn-like Herzog-
and de Meuron--designed Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill? Not everything is overscale, though. Former ballet dancer Edsall Williams cultivates an intimate crowd at
The Fireplace Project,
a contemporary gallery in a onetime garage across the street from the
Pollock-Krasner House. Shows for artists such as Martin
Oppel, Hernan Bas, and Aaron
Young have attracted high-wattage locals like Paul
McCartney and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Melissah xox
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6 comments:
I really love Hamptons:)
lucky youu:)
xoxo
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really stunning places.. first picture reminds me a surrealistic painting :)
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That is one coastal community I've yet to visit! Sounds so dreamy. i love the elegance that the hamptons seem to have even though I am more of a boho-chic kind of beach girl from the Pacific. Loved your post.
wow wonderful pictures <3
I've been to the Hamptons once and I loved it!
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