The Purist July Summer Issue

ADVENTURE

A STAND-UP WOMAN CHELSEA

HANDLER

STEPHEN MARLEY BRINGS

THE REGGAE SUNSHINE TO EAST HAMPTON

MAMIE GUMMER AT BAY STREET THEATER

THE LOWDOWN ON PEPTIDES, EXOSOMES, MOTS-C

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT: A MONTAUK HOMECOMING

THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC AND LAUGHTER

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This is a unique opportunity to own a home on one of the country’s most exclusive stretches of land. Swans Crossing is a 5-bedroom, 6-bath house on Halsey Neck Pond, just across from the ocean and Hamptons’ finest beaches. This approx. 6,188sf, elegant, contemporary waterfront estate is set on approx. 5.53 sprawling acres and oers magnificent ocean and pond views. With over 700 feet of direct water frontage, this property is perfectly positioned to enjoy spectacular waterfront wildlife, picturesque sunrises, and sunsets over the adjacent protected unbuildable land to the west. The mature trees and landscaping include vegetable, rose, and cutting gardens, a tennis court with a viewing pavilion, a Mediterranean-style pool with a spa and dining pavilion. Plans with permits in place by architect Blaze Makoid. Web# H373483

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E DITOR ’S LETTER

ONE LOVE

Humor is truth—we need this primal vocalization to survive. I laugh uncontrollably when my daughter Carolina does her spot-on Kim Kardashian impersonation. Then she starts to laugh at my laughter. Laughter is a contagious, positive social bond. It enhances the intake of oxygen (like enhanced breathing or tickling), which increases the release of endorphins in the brain and diminishes the stress hormone, cortisol, while also stimulating the heart, muscles and lungs. Benefits to voluntary vocalization, like music, can be spiritual, and also are science-based. Music increases blood flow to the brain. The limbic system, where emotions and memory are regulated, literally “lights” up when our ears hear music. I love to listen to my daughter Bella sing—and I am sometimes moved to tears by the beauty of her sound.

In this special issue, we celebrate the people who bring those two interchangeable healing powers to the East End this summer. Hear from Rufus Wainwright, performing at a special Montauk concert benefiting the Montauk Point Lighthouse. Also sounding off in this issue is Chelsea Handler, who will be performing stand-up in East Hampton in August. There are more musings on wellness in these pages from the legendary Fran Drescher (host of Cancer Schmancer’s East Hampton fundraiser this month); as well as reggae royalty Stephen Marley, who performs this month in East Hampton.

Six years in, I hope you’ve applied some of our Purist self-care ideas. You’ll have a chance to experience lots of it, live, at our annual Purist Health Fair on July 7, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Southampton Arts Center on 25 Jobs Lane

under the tent. Thank you to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Wellness Institute, our title sponsor! The best practitioners in medicine and holistic treatments will be on hand. Some of the highlights and offerings include sound bowl playing; Dr Stacie Stephenson signing her new book, Glow, Dr. Christina Rahm of Root Brands signing her new cookbook, Cure the Causes; delicious elixirs and yummy bites from Juice Press, Hen of the Woods and The Gut Goodness; the future of medicine from Concierge Pediatrics; whole-body health education from Elitra Health; holistic health from Rejuvenation Health; a tour of Coterie Hudson Yards’ highest quality senior care living; mini cranial massages from Revolve Hair; stretching with Pilates teacher Taylor Pearl; toxin-free mini facials with Immunocologie; lymphatic drainage from Body Project Movement and FlexPower; must-have products from Dragon Hemp’s Chinese herbs and CBD remedies; SiO Beauty’s wrinkle patches; hydration powered by Boxed Water; EyeJust’s blue light protection phone and computer screen protectors; and sustainable jewelry from KBH Jewels.

So don’t waste any time—whatever audible medium moves you to tears of joy, listen to it as much as you can and fire up those neural pathways, because laughter and music really are the best medicines.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

133 WIT, WISDOM AND WELLNESS

Chelsea Handler gets real about life, politics and the medicine of laughter.

138 MONTAUK HOMECOMING

Rufus Wainwright celebrates a new album harkening back to his family’s folk roots, and a milestone 50th birthday, with a star-studded concert event at the Montauk Point Lighthouse.

142 THAT MARLEY MAGIC

Stephen Marley carries on the family legacy at the Clubhouse in East Hampton.

144 PLAYING TO WIN

Casamigos co-founder Rande Gerber talks with Purist about his brand, inspiration and wellness practices.

148 MAKING MODERNISM

Barnes Coy Architects celebrates three decades of design.

THIS PAGE: PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID ROEMER/TRUNK ARCHIVE ON THE COVER, CHELSEA HANDLER BY PEGGY SIROTA/TRUNK ARCHIVE; RUFUS WAINWRIGHT BY MELANIE ACEVEDO

Mamie Gummer stars in the classic Dial M for Murder

MINDFUL

66 LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

Talking diet and muscle after 50 with Brownings Fitness

68 PURE VITALITY

New anti-aging skin care from Dr. Christina Rahm

70 RADIANT POTENTIAL

Dr. Eunice Park on a hidden skin care secret

72 PURE PICKS

Clémence von Mueffling’s summer go-tos

SPACE

76 HOUSE AND GARDEN

Landscape architect Michael Derrig expands into building.

78 LAWS OF THE LAND

Adam Miller Group advises on zoning and land use.

80 BALANCED BLUEPRINTS

Kristen Farrell’ s new homebuilding business

82 EXTENDED PLAY

Coterie Hudson Yards offers luxury living for seniors.

84 WILD AND WONDERFUL Eclectic floral displays

86 PURE PROPERTY

WEEKEND

89 BROCHU WALKER

A new Southampton storefront, plus an exclusive Purist shopping experience

90 PURE PICKS

Côté Sud’s Maria Saias offers seasonal faves.

92 TIMELESS BEAUTY

Mindfulness accessories

94 LE STYLE EN ROSE

Topping Rose House hosts a Givenchy pop-up.

96 BEACH READS

Author Lee Woodruff’s summer selections

98 TOP OF THE WORLD

Jamie Tisch, founder of Aspenbased collective Pitkin Projects

100 PEAK CREATIVITY

Aspen Art Museum’s seasonal celebration and exhibitions

102 A CHARMING ESCAPE

Sag Harbor’s Sage and Madison

104 GARDEN OF DELIGHTS

Edwina von Gal’s eco-friendly practices at LongHouse Reserve

106 DOLLED UP

GLOW

62 GROWTH BUSINESS

Nutrafol co-founder Giorgos Tsetis shares his journey.

Not-to-be-missed real estate in Aspen and the Hamptons

Artist Tinu’ s message of unity

Celebrating Aspen’s new Hermès store

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127 AN OLD-SCHOOL DIET

Weighing the pros and cons of calorie counting

128 TASTE THE RAINBOW

Immerse yourself in Aspen’s local farm-fresh scene.

129 COASTAL FLAVORS

Talya’s Mediterranean flair

130 FOOD TRUCKIN’

One-stop guide for food vans on the East End this summer

131 PRIME LOCAL

Mavericks steakhouse hits the bull’s-eye in Montauk.

PLAY

153 THE DEEPEST BREATH

A new film captivates SummerDocs.

154 MEMBERS ONLY

Equinox launches a luxury loyalty program.

155 AT A GLANCE

Hamptons summer events calendar

156 FAMILY GOALS

Aspen’s Ganzi clan celebrates polo.

157 AT A GLANCE

Aspen summer events calendar

158 CROSSWORD PUZZLE

A custom brain game with a wellness twist

160 NUMEROLOGY

A by-the-numbers look at actress Scarlett Johansson

GIVENCHY POP-UP AT TOPPING ROSE HOUSE BRIDGEHAMPTON

EDITORIAL

Founder + Editor Cristina Cuomo

Executive Editor Ray Rogers

Features Editor Jim Servin

Assistant Editor + Photo Editor Jenna Lebovits

Senior Wellness + Beauty Editor Amely Greeven

Beauty + Fitness Editor Beth Landman

Wellness Editor Fernanda Niven

Contributing Health Editors Dr. Jeffrey Morrison,The Morrison Center; Tapp Francke Ingolia, STANDwellness

Copy Editor Michèle Filon

Research Editor Jill Malter

Contributing Food Editor Peter Som

Special Project Editors Jenny Landey,TR Pescod

Contributing Fashion Editor Gretchen Gunlocke Fenton

Contributing Writers Dr. Samantha Boardman, Isaac Boots

Casey Brennan, Donna Bulseco

Candace Bushnell, Christina Chao, Alina Cho, Camille Coy, Chris Cuomo

Dr. Gerry Curatola, Donna D’Cruz, Matt Diehl, Dimitri Ehrlich, Melissa Errico

Pamela Fiori, Marisa Fox, Steve Garbarino, Ann Louise Gittleman, Kara Goldin

Vivien Goldman, Erika Halweil, Kelly Hayes, Linda Hayes, Seth Herzog, Laura Hine

Miss Jaiya, Nancy Kane, Matthew Kenney, Dr. Gail King, Carrie Leskowitz, Jody Levy

Dr. Frank Lipman, Dr Lea Lis, Michael Mailer, Ali Margo, Martha McGuinness

Myles Mellor, Kevin Menard, Roxanna Namavar, Anne Marie O’Connor

Dr. Eunice Park, Dr. David Perlmutter, Annelise Peterson, Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber

Dr. Christina Rahm, Dr Whitney Roban, Hal Rubenstein, Caroline Russo, Jim Shi

Brooke Shields, Biet Simkin, Dr Stacie J. Stephenson, Dr. Carder Stout, Julia Szabo

Abby Tegnelia, Edwina Von Gal,Tess Weaver, Regina Weinreich, Ali Wentworth

Constance C.R. White, Christy Whitman, Julie Wilcox, Lee Woodruff, Sarah Wragge

DESIGN

Contributing Design Director Ben Margherita

Contributing Art Director Mikio Sakai

Contributing Designer Seton Rossini

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Contributing Photographers Melanie Acevedo, Camilla Akrans, Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca, Frederic Auerbach

Lachlan Bailey, David Bellemere, Justin Bettman, Cass Bird, Brian Bowen Smith

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CONTRI BUTORS

EDWINA VON GAL

who offers eco-friendly wisdom in “Garden of Delights”

WHAT CURRENT SHIFTS ARE YOU NOTICING WITH LAWN CARE PRACTICES?

More and more people want to do the right thing. Pollinator gardens and mini meadows are must-haves.

LEE WOODRUFF

who shares her top four summer reads

SETH HERZOG

who wrote “What Wellness Means to Me”

VIVIEN GOLDMAN who interviewed Stephen Marley

CHRISTY WHITMAN who offers tips for raising your vibration

HOW MANY BOOKS ARE ON YOUR CURRENT READING LIST?

About 15, in a pile at all times that I have been sent to review for my book blog at leewoodruff.com.

The good news is I’m a fast reader, and I can tell early on if it’s a book I think my readers will like.

HOW DOES COMEDY HEAL?

One thing I’ve learned as I get older is the direct relationship between someone’s stress and their physical health. Comedy and laughing can change someone’s chemistry, and maybe save a life.

AS SOMEONE WHO KNEW BOB MARLEY

WELL, HOW ARE HIS CHILDREN CARRYING ON HIS LEGACY? Marley spoke of unity, and the way his children, including Stephen, have pulled together in both creative and business directions is a wonderful example.

HOW CAN ENERGY MASTERY IMPROVE OUR LIVES?

It helps us create more of what we want and less of what we don’t. Contrast happens in our daily lives, but our resistance to the contrast is always a choice. If we resist the contrast, we create more of the same.

A leading voice in sustainable gardening and landscape design, Edwina von Gal founded the Perfect Earth Project in 2013 to promote nature-based, toxic-free land care for the health of people, their pets and the planet. She sits on the board of “What Is Missing?,” Maya Lin’s multimedia artwork about the loss of biodiversity, and is an honorary trustee of the Native Plant Trust.

The New York Times bestselling author and speaker Lee Woodruff runs her own communications and media coaching business, and co-founded the Bob Woodruff Foundation with her journalist husband, Bob Woodruff, to help injured service members and their families transition back to the home front.

Seth Herzog, an NYC comedian and writer, is the resident comedian and sketch performer at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and was featured on VH1, Broad City, 30 Rock, Chappelle’s Show, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show and more. He currently stars in the Amazon Prime comedy feature Boy Band

Vivien Goldman is a writer, educator, broadcaster and musician. The author of two biographies of Bob Marley, most recently The Book of Exodus, she worked with the legend for years, briefly as his PR, then as his trusted journalistic chronicler; now she teaches about him at NYU. (See her in the Netflix Marley documentary ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff.) Goldman can often be found in Jamaica.

Christy Whitman is a transformational leader, celebrity coach and law of attraction expert for 20-plus years, as well as the two-time New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All and Taming Your Alpha Bitch. She is also the author of the international bestsellers The Desire Factor and Quantum Success

From left: Inez and Vinoodh, Stefan Radtke, Anya Garrett, Andrea Borjas, Claudia Johnstone

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ABUNDANT AWARENESS

Summer’s bounty awaits. BY DONNA D’CRUZ

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, Drink the wild air.”

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

As the song goes, “those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” are here again. Hot or not dogs, barbecues, soda, pretzels, frolicking on the beach or by a lake. Summer speaks of the glimmering sunlight diffusing its health-giving warmth… the gritty sand between our toes, sloughing away dull winter skin, allied with the absolute joy of the first splash of bracingly cold salt water…the salty heaps of plump silvergilt and gunmetal-colored fish and seafood, farm stalls offering the freshest, tenderest fruits and vegetables.

Summer is the joy of the coldest of drinks to slake our thirst and frosty ice creams and gelatos to temper the heat. Friend and family gatherings where the liveliest discussions are softened by balmy summer breezes.

In the apex of all these seasonal pleasures, let us give deep thanks to the abundance we’ve been blessed with.

The four elements of earth, air, fire and water are in a state of genial benevolence this time of year. Earth grounds us to Mother Earth and all she encompasses. Air

lifts our spirit to the light and sky above. Fire harkens to our ancient, primal being, and water reminds us of the ebb and flow of all our lives.

In the shamanic world, we speak of the Four Directions. South represents summer, a time of fruitfulness, expansion and abundant awareness. We are invited to acknowledge the cycles of the seasons and planets and our place in it—this sacred season of longer days and sharpest light, a time of reaping what we have sowed— physically, emotionally and spiritually. Allow the delicious juiciness of this season to expand your awareness and fully awaken your senses. Get ignited. Like Rumi says, “Set your life on fire!”

You may wish perhaps to light a candle and acknowledge the good things in your life, all the while claiming your own wisdom and strength. Take time to be with those who uplift and bless you, and bless them back in kind.

Tune in for weekly Dip Into Bliss meditations with Cristina Cuomo and Donna D’Cruz on Instagram, @Donna D’Cruz; donnadcruz.com

DIAL M

Actress Mamie Gummer stars in a classic murder mystery at Bay Street Theater.

BY REGINA WEINREICH

“I have no idea what I am going to do,” says Mamie Gummer, speaking about her latest role, in the thriller Dial M for Murder, Bay Street Theater’s second play of the season. That’s not what you’d expect from an award-winning actress who has done theater, films and television, and whose mom is Meryl Streep. Uncertainty is just part of her process. After two days of rehearsal at a Manhattan studio, Gummer praised theater work as a “wonderful, exciting time. You have the luxury of discovery, and start imagining, dreaming and scheming.”

Useful prep for a suspenseful thriller like Dial M for Murder She plays Margot, a wealthy socialite married to Tony (Erich Bergen) who suspects she’s having an affair. Grace Kelly played the part in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 masterpiece from Frederick Knott’s original story. As in the classic, Tony is bent on murder.

In the current adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher, Tony is a failed novelist with a PR job in publishing, promoting a new book by a mystery writer, Maxine, who, in a modern twist, is Margot’s other woman. “The love triangle with two women and a man in the ’50s raises the stakes,” says Gummer.

Having worked with her in The School for Lies a dozen years ago, Walter Bobbie offered Gummer the part by email. “This is a return engagement,” she says, “so I guess

he thinks I’m all right.”

Before Gummer could mull over moving the family over from their current residence in California, the writers’ strike happened. “My husband, Mehar Sethi, is a comedy writer, so it would have been harder to negotiate being away from the kids (4 1/2 and 1 1/2) if he were working. Of course, we don’t know how long it will go on. Me, I am happy to be east.”

Looking forward to rediscovering the Hamptons after some time spent there when she was younger, Gummer says, “I’m a Berkshires girl. I think Connecticut is heaven.” Raised in the Lakeville area with her parents (her dad is Don Gummer, a sculptor), brother and two sisters, she notes of the fact that she, Grace and Louisa became actors, “It’s laughable, ridiculous. We fell like dominoes. We all just enjoy it so much. I blame it on the incredibly supportive way we were brought up.” Mamie Gummer’s first role was on her mother’s knee in Heartburn, at 20 months old.

Is there sisterly competition? “No, honestly. If one of us gets sent a script or hears about a job we think the other one is right for, we’ll say so. We are helpful. I hold my parents accountable. And the good fortune to be able to pursue what we love.”

Dial M for Murder is at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor through July 23; baystreet.org

Gummer considers uncertainty as part of her craft.

WHAT WELLNESS MEANS TO ME

BY RAY ROGERS

PURIST: What does wellness mean to you?

Fran Drescher: Supporting your body to do its best job and operate at an optimal. Learning self-care, and living pristinely.

PURIST: How has the concept of wellness transformed for you over the years?

FD: I began thinking early detection was the most important thing. “Catch it on arrival, 95 percent survival” but eventually, I want to focus on causation and the elimination thereof. “Let’s not get cancer in the first place, how’s that for a cure?”

PURIST: What do you do to keep yourself grounded, and mentally and physically fit?

FD: I try to follow Buddhist philosophy. I find it to be an excellent tool for getting through life. It’s a daily practice, of course, and I often falter, but there is always another opportunity to make a better choice on your journey of self-refinement. Being mindful and not reactive is a big part of it, but also to always ask yourself, “Why is this being presented to me? What is the universe trying to teach me?”

PURIST: As a cancer survivor yourself, what led you to create the nonprofit Cancer Schmancer Movement?

FD: At first I wrote what became a New York Times bestseller, Cancer Schmancer In it I shared my story to help others with things I learned the hard way. But on the book tour I realized the book was only the beginning of what was to become a life mission. I saw that by leveraging my fame, I could empower people to “Take control of your

body!” And in showing people that, “How you live equals how you feel,” and how imperative reducing your risk of disease depends entirely on how toxinand carcinogen-free your life is. How well are you at managing stress? And how cultivated is your spiritual life? How much of a priority is joyfulness, family, friends and community? These are the criteria of the Cancer Schmancer mission.

PURIST: What do you hope attendees will take away from the Master Class Health Summit in the Hamptons this summer?

FD: I hope they realize that being healthy is a lifestyle.

PURIST: As someone who is loved and admired for comedic talents, what role has humor played in your health and approach to life?

FD: Laughter is key to good health. Having a joyful heart is a daily practice. Learning balance is a daily challenge but essential, particularly in the fast-paced digitized and totally unnatural world most of us live.

PURIST: What do you think of the phrase “Laughter is the best medicine”?

FD: I always tell people you can do everything right, but if you’re not lighthearted and joyful, or if you’re not living your life in gratitude, don’t bother!

Fran Drescher’s Master Class Health Summit will take place on July 29 at the Ross School, 18 Goodfriend Drive, East Hampton; cancerschmancer.org

Actress, comedian and founder of the Cancer Schmancer Movement Fran Drescher talks about her relationship with health and what led her to create the nonprofit.

Drescher believes in the healing power of laughter.

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WHAT WELLNESS MEANS TO ME

I feel like the term “wellness” has started to get a bad rap over the years. I’m old enough to remember when that word was only used in terms of looking at your health in fairly new and unconventional ways. But since everyone is trying to extend their life (I mean, their youth) for as long as they can, it gets thrown in with every fad someone thinks they can sell. “OK, If I only drink smoothies made with thorns and rocks with Righteous boost, I should increase my flavonoids.” Or “If I don’t do ayahuasca each month, how am I possibly going to heal my trauma?” Or “I’m intermittent fasting—and I don’t eat anything with the letter R in it.” So now you have to spend countless hours trying to parse out what’s worth your time and effort and what’s just a crock.

Another thing that gets my chakras inflamed is the illusion that folks within the wellness community are open to all viewpoints and energies. Last year, I went to a oneday yoga retreat and the leader opened the first session with an emotional “check-in.” She said it was a safe space, and that any response will be embraced. I decided to be fully vulnerable and tell the group exactly what was on my mind. I let loose about how my kids were driving me crazy and how I was seriously thinking about giving one to my brother to raise, and how our neighbor was making life miserable, and how I mentioned to her “that accidents

happen in the building, and she better shut her meat trap.” I found that actually not all responses are embraced. It was suggested to me to head back to the city.

Finally, I appreciate that the only big component of wellness is the one that doesn’t cost any money. Meditation. From what I can tell, you sit quietly and not think about anything for as long as you can stand it. I’ve tried this several times. Here’s about how it goes: “OK, Seth, relax your body, relax your mind. Don’t forget to breathe. And you’re breathing. This is how I’m supposed to breathe? Is there a special way to breathe? Am I doing it? How do I know if I’m doing it wrong? Am I thinking too much? Remember your mantra. What was my mantra? Didn’t that guy with the weird robe give me a mantra? What was the deal with that robe? It was like a woman’s robe, and way too small for him to wear it. Is that the style, or did he just not know? I think he wanted it to be too small. Gross. Anyway, stop thinking. I’m saying ‘Stop thinking’—is that too much thinking? Am I thinking too much? Is there a limit as to how much you can think during meditation, or is any amount allowable or not allowable? What does it feel like to completely clear your brain? And if you’ve done it, how do you know, if you can’t feel it or think about it?” I kicked myself out of meditation, and made myself a thorn and rock smoothie.

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GOING UP

Three energy mastery practices to instantly raise your vibration.

Your vibration is your most powerful currency. The entire universe is responding to your vibration, which is the sum total of your current thoughts, feelings, beliefs, expectations and moods. And this means that unless you’re deliberate about the vibration you’re offering, you really have no control as to the quality of people and experiences you attract.

This is why energy mastery is so important: because until we learn how to raise our vibration on purpose, we will unconsciously harmonize with whatever vibration is the most dominant—even when it doesn’t serve us.

These three energy mastery practices will help you instantly raise your vibration to the frequency you desire, regardless of how others around you are behaving or feeling:

No. 1: Get clear about how you desire to feel.

Anytime you’re not as happy, clear-minded or joyful as you’d like to be, one thing is certain: You are acutely aware of how you don’t want to feel. For example, if you’re in an unsatisfying relationship, you already know you don’t want to feel ignored or unimportant. If you don’t have as much money as you want or need, you’re clear that you don’t want to feel anxious or deprived. But beneath all of these unwanted feelings lies a burning desire about how you do want to feel instead.

And so, the first, most essential step to raising your vibration is to clearly and powerfully declare the vibration you desire. It might sound something like this:

I want to feel prosperous! I want to feel appreciation. I desire to feel energetic, vital and engaged.

Identifying the vibration you’re reaching for in any given moment is a necessary first step to harmonizing with it

BY CHRISTY WHITMAN

No. 2: Actively invite this desired frequency into your life. You can’t complain about everything that’s lacking and simultaneously attract abundance. And yet without realizing it, most of us invest the majority of our attention noticing, complaining about or dwelling in what’s unwanted.

To instantly raise your vibration, use your breath to connect to the bottom-line feeling or energy you’ve identified that you’d like to feel instead.

Is it joy? Confidence? Empowerment? Love? Whatever frequency you’re reaching for, breathe its essence into your heart. Imagine filling up every fiber of your being with this frequency. Allow the vibration of this energy to permeate your entire body and radiate out through every cell of your being. And know that this new frequency will magnetize like energies to it.

No. 3: Allow your new vibrational frequency to guide your thoughts and choices.

Most of us wait for circumstances to improve before we allow ourselves to feel the improvement. But energy mastery works in exactly the reverse. First we connect with the frequency we desire, then we allow that frequency to dictate our thoughts and actions. Actions that are backed up with energy alignment are incredibly powerful.

In every moment, we’re all faced with a fundamental choice. We can allow the dominant frequency of the world around us to calibrate our vibration, or we can take responsibility for deliberately cultivating the energy we wish to live in One choice leaves us at the mercy of world events and other people’s actions and reactions. The other choice returns us to our power to create the kind of world we desire to live in.

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BRINGING UP BOOKWORMS

Cultivating young bibliophiles in Aspen’s Roaring Fork Valley, Raising a Reader empowers families and the community.

BY JULIA SZABO

Of her many career highs, Aspen hospitality pro Jayne Poss is proudest to see young children toting bags filled with books they can’t wait to open and read. This new chapter in her life began as Poss was looking for “something new that would give my approaching sixth decade deeper meaning,” she says. Lamenting to a friend that grandchildren might not materialize for her, Poss remembered “how much I had enjoyed the very early years of my children’s lives. My friend immediately said, ‘Jayne, there’s a national, evidence-based, earlychildhood literacy program in northern California called Raising a Reader…check it out!”

That was two decades ago. “With support from local early-childhood specialists in our Roaring Fork Valley—I had no education degrees or certifications—Raising a Reader Aspen to Parachute was launched in the fall of 2003. It was a tight timeline,” Poss adds. “At at one point I asked if we should wait until the following school year; one team member’s response was, ‘We are talking about a small developmental window, of birth to 5 years old—we cannot afford to lose a year to bring RAR into these children’s very young lives.’” Today, Poss reports that “RAR Aspen to Parachute is flourishing.... Red book bags for children under age 6 continue to be filled with the most gorgeous books, while next-level readers proudly carry blue library bags to the library to be refilled.”

Empowering children, parents and communities, RAR Aspen to Parachute engages parents and children— newborn to 5 years old—in a routine of daily book sharing to foster brain development, parent-child bonding and critical early literacy skills. The goal is to provide families with storybooks—like A Day for Rememberin’, illustrated by the Coretta Scott King Award-winning Floyd Cooper—and

parental guidance to build family bonds and encourage positive conversations to set children on the path to school and life success.

Poss did ultimately get the grandchild she hoped for, and RAR has brought her many more—1,400 at last count: That’s roughly how many kids from Aspen to Parachute benefited from RAR’s programming in the latest school year. “To watch a toddler firmly grasp their book bag and trundle out of the child care setting with their parent/ caregiver is such a sight to behold,” Poss marvels. “And do not think for a moment of gently nudging that book bag away from them. It won’t work!”

When the time came “to pass the baton to new leadership that would take the program to its welldeserved next steps,” Poss recalls, “all I asked was, ‘Just make it better’—and they went above and beyond.”

Current Executive Director Suzanne Wheeler-Del Piccolo, former principal of Basalt Elementary School, was an early believer and supporter of bringing RAR into classrooms. “Families who experience the joyful routine of reading at home together,” says Wheeler-Del Piccolo, “cuddling up with a book for 10 to 20 minutes each night. This is health care for both the child and the parent.”

Wheeler-Del PIccolo has overseen the program’s evolution into a powerful force for community wellness. A Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation grant for National Dental Health Awareness Month enabled RAR to put even more perks in its signature totes: toothbrushes, plus a book about a fun trip to the dentist. “Families in our program are not only engaging in literacy, language and learning bonding,” Wheeler-Del Piccolo adds. “They’re also getting great tools to help build healthy home environments.” rar4kids.org

HE A LT H

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ASK THE DR.

As my regular readers know, one of the hottest topics in medical research these days is the gut microbiome, the community of some 100 trillion bacteria that live mostly in the large intestine. I’ve written frequently about how to treat the gut microbiome, and how the microbiome affects our immune defenses as well as our brain function.

Now, the research is beginning to get a handle on how our gut bugs affect our metabolism. It only stands to reason: The gut is where the carbs and the fat we eat gets broken down into the fatty acids and glucose we burn for metabolic energy. How well it does that job—whether we’re running a lean, clean machine or whether high blood sugar and insulin levels are tipping us in the direction of prediabetes or diabetes—determines our overall health in a major way. And, no surprise, the microbiome plays a significant, and increasingly appreciated, role in helping to determine whether your gut is keeping you on the right metabolic track or not. Not sure what that means for your particular situation? Here’s the skinny on the microbiomemetabolism connection—and how to make it work for you: Good “bugs,” good metabolism.

How do we know that the microbiome is bound up with metabolic health? One study found that the gut microbiomes of people who are significantly overweight look different than the microbiomes of those who are not. The lean group had more different types of bacteria inside them and, not surprisingly, a healthier metabolism, versus the heavier group, who showed insulin resistance—the precursor to worse metabolic problems down the road— as well as a propensity to continue gaining more weight.

Another study looked at diabetics versus nondiabetics, and sure enough, in the diabetics, there were fewer of the “good” bacteria and more of the “bad.” We’re not positive about the cause and effect here—are the “bad” bugs promoting the extra pounds and the unhealthy metabolism, or does it work the other way as well? But researchers are teasing out a number of ways that the bacteria are directly acting on our metabolic health, depending on the lifestyle choices we make.

Insulin isn’t the only (hormone) game in town.

By now, most of you are familiar with the hormone insulin. Too much sugar in the blood requires too much insulin to clear it, which sends you down a bad metabolic path. But another hormone is just as important: glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, which cues the pancreas to release the insulin in the first place. People who struggle with diabetes and obesity also have problems getting their GLP-1 to work the way it’s supposed to. And researchers have discovered that we consume a diet that’s high in fiber—in other words, when we feed the “good bugs” in our gut the food they need to be fed—they produce organic compounds that stimulate the production of GLP-1, making the metabolic machinery run more smoothly.

Protect that gut!

Those same organic compounds (short-chain fatty acids, if you want to get technical) produced by the well-fed microbiome do double duty. Not only do they sharpen insulin response, but they also fortify the lining of the gut, closing any gaps and making it harder for microscopic food particles or nasty bacteria to escape

The microbiome-metabolism connection. BY DR. FRANK LIPMAN

into the bloodstream. If that happens, you’ve got a “leaky gut,” and the systemic inflammation that comes with it. And inflammation is one of the major drivers of insulin resistance. In fact, there are many folks who consider Type 2 diabetes an inflammatory disease. So, if you want to help keep your metabolism on track, taking steps now to heal your gut is an essential step.

Eating for your “bugs,” and your metabolism.

Topping the hit list are foods high in prebiotic fiber that the gut bacteria in the large intestine go to town on, fermenting it and producing the compounds that keep the metabolism, and the rest of us, in good working order. Non-starchy vegetables of any description are a good bet, like members of the brassica family (don’t forget to eat your broccoli stems) and veggies high in the compound inulin (garlic, leeks, onions, asparagus, artichokes, etc.), which the microbiome positively feasts on. One caveat here. Some of my patients and readers have sensitive guts—their microbiomes are pretty severely disordered or dysbiotic— and they will need to go slowly, or even avoid, some fastfermenting foods, like the ones high in insulin, which can cause gut distress. Another good source of prebiotic fiber: foods high in polyphenol compounds like berries, green tea, flaxseed, and most herbs and spices.

Don’t bore your bugs.

A healthy metabolism stays that way if you keep your gut bacteria happy, and feed them the stuff they thrive on—and they love variety. The more varied foods they get to break down, the more microbial diversity your gut gains, and the better your metabolism behaves. In other words, everybody wins! Among the must-dos to keep your microbiome and metabolism on an even keel:

1 DO eat clean, organic produce and healthy animals— always avoiding conventionally grown in order to sidestep dangerous pesticides and antibiotics. Organic and/or farmers market products tend to be raised with more small-batch TLC (though they may use some natural pesticides)—and without the antibiotic pesticide Roundup.

2 DO eat more fermented foods—sauerkraut, kefir (fermented milk), kimchi (Korean fermented vegetables), or other fermented vegetables. Fermented foods help repopulate your gut with beneficial bacteria.

3 DO eat prebiotic foods—as in foods that contain the fiber on which friendly bacteria feed. Key prebiotics include tomatoes, garlic, onions, radishes, asparagus and Jerusalem artichokes. Always remember to eat the stalks and stems, as that’s where a lot of the fiber is.

4 DO go deep on fiber—with every meal, and, in particular, add more resistant starch like the kind you find in nuts, seeds and legumes that “resist” being broken down to glucose and feed the bacteria in your gut the

stuff they thrive on.

To help keep your metabolic engine humming and well supported, I also recommend daily probiotics, whether in the form of fermented foods like sauerkraut or tempeh or a supplement—or better yet, both! When ingested in either form, be it pill or food, they enter your system with their own bacteria that interact with your resident gut population in health-enhancing ways, so make sure probiotics are part of your mix. The problem is everyone’s microbiome is very different. Therefore, when buying a probiotic supplement, look for probiotic capsules or powders with the two most common and effective beneficial bacteria, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria. The daily dose for both should be at least 20 billion CFUs for everyday use; rotate brands every couple of months to ensure you get many different and diverse strains.

How not to eat for your microbiome?

The more you eat the right foods, the better your gut microbiome can protect your metabolic health. Eat the wrong foods though (sugar, processed foods and any low-fiber, high-carb junk) and things start to move in the wrong direction pretty quickly. Not only are you dumping more sugar into your bloodstream, but after you’ve starved your good bacteria and spoon-fed the bad ones, your microbiome is progressively less able to deal with the metabolic fallout.

Don’t stress your metabolism, or your microbiome. Being chronically stressed and/or underslept is bad news for your metabolism and your microbiome. Having regularly elevated levels of your primary stress hormone, cortisol, promotes insulin resistance directly and it can alter the environment inside your gut, making it less hospitable for your metabolic bacterial allies and cozier for the problematic ones, as well as for toxic levels of yeast and fungi. To further support your allies, focus on your sleep hygiene and find healthy ways to unwind, be it with meditation, time in nature or a pre-bedtime hot bath. Avoid the micro-menaces.

Prescription drugs, and even over-the-counter drugs like antacids, can do a number on the gut microbiome. But the worst offenders are antibiotics, so I counsel my patients to use them only when absolutely necessary, and certainly not for every cold or sniffle. Antibiotics indiscriminately kill off the bacteria in your system and the bad bugs have a way of growing back faster. If you are taking, or have recently finished, a course of antibiotics, be sure to take the probiotic at a different time of day than when you take the antibiotic, and make sure you include the strain Saccharomyces boulardii.

Bottom line: A healthy microbiome is great for your metabolism, so treat it well! drfranklipman.com

THE PEPTIDE CURE

Can MOTS-c injections and other biohacks offer real results?

In the ongoing quest to extend the length and quality of our lives, biohackers have experimented with heat and cold therapy, intermittent fasting, and gut biome or blood marker testing. The latest: injecting peptides.

Short chains of amino acids linked by chemical bonds, peptides are the building blocks of proteins, and have multiple benefits. Ozempic and other semaglutides are among the peptides best known for their weight loss effect and ability to lower blood sugar, and epitalon is thought to activate and lengthen telomeres, the ends of chromosomes associated with longevity.

“Biohackers joke that if they were stranded on a desert island the one peptide they would want is epitalon,” says Amy Cherry-Abitbol, a personal biohacker herself, who founded the Water Mill wellness retreat Shou Sugi Ban House.

But there is one peptide, MOTS-c, that, when injected, mimics the effects of fitness without exercise. It is derived from mitochondria, the structures that produce cell energy.

The concept of reaping the benefits of a good sweaty workout while lying on a couch reading a gripping book is not a new one. Emsculpt uses high-intensity focused electromagnetic energy to force muscles into contractions that simulate a monthslong workout in just a half hour, but the impact of introducing MOTS-c goes beyond that to improve energy and endurance along with muscle tone.

“I’ve been doing this for over a year,” says CherryAbitbol, who is taking several peptides. “Overall, I feel

BY BETH LANDMAN

and look better, and when I take MOTS-c, it increases my metabolism as well as the ability to build muscle and boost energy.”

Dr. Michael Aziz, an internal medicine specialist and author of The Perfect 10 Diet, has an office on Madison Avenue in NYC, where he prescribes MOTS-c and other peptides, and also offers consultations at Organic Edge in Southampton.

“High-intensity training, lifting weights until we lose our breath, can extend life by years, but it’s not easy for everyone to do,” he maintains. “When we exercise, the levels of MOTS-c increase about two times in the blood, and 11 times in the cells. Mice who took it were able to reduce glucose and be less obese despite their highfat diet, and they were comparable to younger mice in skeletal muscle.”

MOTS-c has other potential health benefits. “It increases glucose metabolism and clearance by skeletal muscle, which actually decreases inflammation throughout the body, helping with longevity by combating obesity, diabetes and heart disease,” notes Park Avenue dermatologist Dr. Anetta Reszko, who also has certification in nutritional biochemistry, and specializes in anti-aging.

If this is making you rethink your gym membership, forget it. “Nothing should be an alternative to a healthy lifestyle,” says Dr. Aziz. “But it is a good substitute for people who can’t exercise at that level, or a supplement for people who do work out.”

When injected, MOTS-c mimics the effects of fitness without exercise, but it’s no replacement for a healthy lifestyle.

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A HIGHER FREQUENCY

Shift your vibrations with these energy practices and healers in the Hamptons and NYC.

BY CHRISTINA CHAO

Energy healing is a holistic practice that activates the body’s energy systems, clears blockages and stimulates recovery. “Energy medicine is a giant umbrella term for alternative healing modalities that work with our bio-fields, or energy fields,” explains Valerie Oula, an energy healing expert, bestselling author and the director of vibrational energy at The Well. These practices have been around for decades, some for centuries, but in recent years have been a popular focus in the wellness community. If you’re curious to try energy healing and shifting your energy, here are some healers to check out this summer.

REIKI

This is a Japanese tradition and energy healing technique in which a Reiki master with formal training uses handson healing techniques to shift the client’s flow of energy, reduce stress, and promote emotional and physical wellbeing. Reiki is unique because it works on the entire self— physical, emotional and mental. It accesses a specific universal life force energy that flows from the practitioner’s hands to the client. Liza Adara, an experienced Reiki and energy healer in the Hamptons says, “I’ve witnessed deep and profound healing treating clients with various conditions such as anxiety, depression, migraines, PTSD, neck and back pain, arthritis, cancer, Lyme and many other conditions. Reiki greatly supports one going through any crisis or major life change, and accessing their own spiritual support during this time. I recommend three to four sessions to support a profound shift; each client has different needs.” Adara provides in-home treatments, in-studio treatments in Amagansett, and will also be organizing a Reiki training in the Hamptons this summer with Reiki Institute of NYC. lizaadarahealing.com

BIO-FIELD BREATH WORK & ENERGY THERAPY

Breath work is a great way to shift energy and refocus. Bio-field breath work accelerates the human experience by opening pathways and releasing stagnant energy. Luminous energetic therapy is another hands-on technique designed to amplify the electromagnetic bio-field, allowing you to feel renewed, expanded and peaceful. Nicholas Pratley is a resident energy healer at Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill and Sage + Sound in NYC. “As we learn to optimize our bio-field, we optimize our immunity, our energy, our whole life,” Pratley says.

With over 20 years of experience, Pratley offers private energy medicine experiences designed to attune and amplify your electromagnetic bio-field. To learn more, you can visit shousugibanhouse.com or his own website, sp8ce.com

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY

CranioSacral Therapy is a form of alternative healing, in which light touch helps to relieve tension and pressure of the central nervous system. It is said that relieving tension in the CNS helps to eliminate pain and boost health and immunity. Somatomotional Release is the practice that uses CranioSacral Therapy by helping clients release toxicity and heal from trauma. Lauralee Kelly is a spiritual healer, mentor and artist who has been practicing energy medicine for more than 32 years. She has been trained and initiated into many healing modalities including CranioSacral Therapy, Somatomotional Release and Heart Centered Therapy. Sessions with Kelly are offered remotely and in person in Amagansett and NYC. “Energy healing gives us more access to our own innate universal life force energy,” Kelly says. lauraleekelly.com

ROLFING

Rolfing is an alternative form of medicine that consists of deep tissue bodywork for resolving all sorts of physical ailments from lower back pain, sciatica, TMJ dysfunction, to name a few. Rolfers use hands-on bodywork and movement to help ease clients’ muscular and psychological tension in the body and restore balance. Rolfing is similar to a deep tissue massage but comes with varying levels of touch depending on the client’s needs. Vincent B. Martin is an experienced Rolfer with over a decade of experience after receiving the Advanced Rolfing Certification at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute. “This is a lifelong study of the human body and its function,” says Martin, who practices in the Hamptons and Union Square. He works by appointment only. rolf.guru

It is important to note that energy healing is a complementary modality and should not replace Western medicine. If you are feeling stressed, anxious, physically drained or imbalanced, energy healing can help you relax, feel more grounded and accompany you on your journey to healing. modernritualnyc.com

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GROWTH BUSINESS

RAY ROGERS: Tell me about where your wellness journey began, prior to founding Nutrafol.

GIORGOS TSETIS: I was born in Greece, in a beautiful environment where my parents always championed health—playing outside, swimming a lot, enjoying what nature can give. I have an engineering background but I was modeling for quite a while and it was quite obvious that if I would work out, live healthy and eat healthy I would feel and look better. In 2009, I went through a tremendous amount of stress, and experienced very

severe panic attacks.

RR: When did the panic attacks occur?

GT: I recognized later that the attacks were triggered by caffeine. At the time, I did a microbiome test and found out that I’m missing some probiotic strains that are responsible for liver function, ultimately making me very sensitive to caffeine, as well as finding out that I’m genetically predisposed to hair shedding. I was 22 and I’ll never forget that moment where I was leaning above

Giorgos Tsetis, co-founder of Nutrafol, shares the story of an eventful life path that led him to creating a breakthrough hair growth product.

BY RAY ROGERS

Nutrafol’s drug-free supplements can improve hair growth and strength.

IT’S THE FUTURE. YOUR BEACH HOME CAN FLY WHEREVER YOU WANT.

BUT CAN IT LAND YOU THE PERFECT BUYER?

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my books and I was just raining hair. At some point I started to count my hairs. You’re supposed to shed roughly 50 to 100 hairs on a normal day. At one point I was shedding about 300 hairs a day.

RR: How did you come to create Nutrafol, with its whole-body, drug-free approach?

GT: It wasn’t necessarily an idea that was born out of starting a business. I was running a quite successful engineering company in New York City. That was a career that I really enjoyed, but in my personal life, I was still struggling with the side effects of taking prescription drugs for my hair issues. I was very actively looking to find a healthy and a safe solution. It just happened that my business partner, Roland Peralta, and I started to talk about a lot of health issues. He was experiencing rheumatoid arthritis, and had reverse-engineered his RA very successfully, with a whole-body approach. My business partner and I spent almost a year and a half diving into clinical studies, connecting different dots. Fast-forward, we came up with this new approach.

“The clinically tested nutraceuticals lead to very effectively addressing the root causes. Not the symptoms, but the root causes that lead to the disruption of the hair growth cycle.”

synergy with each other and the body to balance stress and hormones, provide essential nutrition, fight environmental aggressors, and help provide support internally so that you can grow thicker, stronger and longer hair by addressing the root causes of thinning, naturally. Our Synergen Complex, a unique mixture of vitamins, minerals and other supporting ingredients, helps to address metabolism, inflammation and DHT, among other things, all of which play a big role when it comes to the disruption of the hair growth cycle within the body, and consists of super-antioxidants that focus on free radicals to oxidative stress within the body. The clinically tested nutraceuticals lead to very effectively addressing the root causes that lead to the disruption of the hair growth cycle.

RR: How has your passion for wellness evolved over the years?

RR: What ingredients are used in it, and how do they effectively help hair growth?

GT: It’s not just basic vitamins and minerals that you can find in every other regular hair, skin and nails product. Nutrafol uses standardized nutraceuticals that work in

GT: Family has become so important. I’m currently engaged, and we have a beautiful 1-year-old son. I’m trying to spend as much time as possible with him, to make sure that he’s set up for success and can add great value to the world.

To learn more about Nutrafol and its whole-body approach to hair health, visit nutrafol.com.

Nutrafol co-founder Giorgos Tsetis

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LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

PURIST: Mary Ann, as a woman over 55, as you age and muscles diminish, what are some of the things women should be focusing on in terms of prevention?

MARY ANN BROWNING: Firstly, do not be afraid of building muscle. I can assure you, as you get older it becomes impossible. You can only hope to maintain what you already have. Focus on balance, back strengthening, glute strengthening, and keeping your heart fit too with short intervals. Think powerful.

What are some of your dietary recommendations for older women?

Be very conscious of the sugar in all of your foods. Definitely increase your protein, but don’t be afraid of complex carbohydrates. Your body burns these first for energy. If you don’t have them, you’re going to use your muscles instead. Be careful of intermittent fasting and all of these fad diets. If they worked, we would all do it and look amazing forever. If it’s not sustainable, don’t do it.

At your age now, having done marathons and IronMans, what activities can women do, and what is the importance of moving and getting the heart rate up? I would love to run still and if I could, I would do it. But short intervals, 15 to 30 seconds of a run, a bike ride, a hill incline, anything that gets your heart rate up is important. Walking really is the closest I’ve found, with strength training to be the holy grail. I have tested with clients increasing their steps for two weeks, eating almost the same food, who walk on an average 4,000 to 10,000 steps, then increase to 20,000 steps and they have lost almost 4 pounds. I know this may not be sustainable for people, but it does amaze me how moving, twitching, always doing little things does keep my body the way it is, even though I may enjoy tequila and sourdough baguettes.

How important is flexibility as we age, and how can we

keep limber and avoid injuries?

Unfortunately with flexibility, there’s only so much you can stretch your muscles before they will tear. Having someone stretch you on a regular basis is very important, if you’re not going to do it yourself. And make sure you have active stretching as well as static. For example, being able to do leg kicks to the front, side and back will help keep your hips loose, and that is so important. Being able to pick your legs up as you go, which means your glutes need to be strong, will prevent you from stumbling and falling.

How do you describe the Browning Method?

The Browning Method is about building muscle in places you don’t have, to burn fat in places you do—combined with the right nutrition and cardio plan, for you not only to lose weight but change your body shape. (Anyone can be a “skinny-fat” person.) With over 30 years experience in the business, certified not only as a strength-training trainer, but Pilates and yoga, running, swimming, biking coach, and my background as a principal ballerina allows me to cover every area that a client may have—including their nutrition, as I have a nutrition degree. The results that I have achieved are a testimony that my method works, and has for over 30 years. People lose weight, change their body shape and sustain it. There’s no quick fix. There’s no holy grail.

How do you balance a meal at your favorite restaurant when you want everything?

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RADIANT POTENTIAL

Dr. Eunice Park, facial plastic surgeon and founder of AIREM Modern Beauty Rituals, unveils one of nature’s secrets for healthy skin, exosomes.

In recent years, the beauty industry has witnessed a revolutionary advancement in the form of exosomes. With their ability to enhance skin rejuvenation, promote collagen production and combat aging, exosomes have become a sought-after ingredient in numerous skin care treatments and cosmetic procedures. These tiny, naturally occurring extracellular vesicles are now gaining recognition for their immense aesthetic potential. I traveled to Seoul, South Korea, a leading manufacturer of exosomes and one of the aesthetic capitals of the world, to delve deeper into the rejuvenating effects of exosome skin treatments.

UNDERSTANDING EXOSOMES

Exosomes are small lipid bilayer vesicles secreted by cells that serve as essential messengers in intercellular communication. These vesicles contain a variety of bioactive molecules, including proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, which enable them to transfer crucial information and substances between cells. Harnessing their potential, scientists have discovered that exosomes can play a significant role in cosmetic dermatology, delivering a range of benefits for the skin.

ENHANCING SKIN REJUVENATION

Exosomes have been found to stimulate cellular regeneration and improve the overall health and appearance of the skin. They possess growth factors and signaling proteins that promote the production of

Exosomes have regenerative and antioxidant properties, which can reduce the appearance of age spots and fine lines.

collagen and elastin, vital components responsible for maintaining skin elasticity and firmness. When incorporated into skin care products or used in specialized treatments like the AIREM exosome facial, these vesicles can help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and age spots, leaving the skin with a youthful, radiant glow.

ADDRESSING SKIN CONCERNS

Exosomes offer a promising solution to various common skin concerns. Their regenerative properties make them effective in addressing issues such as acne scars, hyperpigmentation and sun damage. By promoting cellular turnover and facilitating the elimination of damaged cells, exosomes contribute to the renewal of the skin, resulting in a more even tone and texture. Additionally,

exosomes possess potent antioxidant properties that help protect the skin from free radicals and environmental stressors, which can lead to premature aging and dullness.

As our understanding of exosomes continues to evolve, their potential for aesthetic applications becomes increasingly evident. By harnessing the power of these tiny messengers, the beauty industry can unlock innovative and effective solutions for achieving youthful, vibrant and healthy-looking skin. With ongoing research and advancements, the future holds promising prospects for exosomes in cosmetic dermatology, revolutionizing the way we approach skin care. airem.com

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Clémence von Mueffling, founder of The Collective by Beauty and Well-Being, shares her top summer beauty and skin care essentials.

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SPACE

“When you are no longer totally identified with forms, consciousness—who you are—becomes freed from its imprisonment in form. This freedom is the arising of inner space. It comes as a stillness, a subtle peace deep within you, even in the face of something seemingly bad. This, too, will pass. Suddenly, there is space around the event. There is also space around the emotional highs and lows, even around pain. And above all, there is space between your thoughts. And from that space emanates a peace that is not ‘of this world,’ because this world is form, and the peace is space.”

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HOUSE AND GARDEN

Michael Derrig, premier Hamptons landscape architect, embraces a lifelong passion for home design with Building Details.

BY JIM SERVIN

As the proprietor of Landscape Details, Michael Derrig has created and maintained spectacular exteriors of Hamptons homes for the past 25 years—white hydrangeas, ilex hedges and low ornamental grasses are some of his favorite motifs. In 2020, with the launch of Building Details, Derrig’s expertise turned indoors to include domicile design and construction, a talent he has been nurturing over decades, first with his own homes—five 5,000-square-foot residences in and around East Hampton—along with a series of highly coveted spec houses. In 25 years, Derrig has done 300 landscape jobs and created 40 structures—airy, sophisticated, modern country homes with clean lines, wood floors and stone fireplaces, including his woodbeamed office and his own slice of Hamptons nirvana, the top-tier bucolic Village Retreat.

“When you arrive at the homes,” says Derrig of his creations, “they look unassuming. As you go further into them, they keep unfolding. There’s a lot of charm to them.”

Bringing a cohesiveness between indoor and outdoor that only a seasoned landscape designer turned builder could offer, Derrig creates, inspires and trouble-shoots from both sides of the hedge: “Being a landscape architect and understanding how homes are sited, you sometimes see houses and think, ‘That’s too bad…you could have saved $30,000 if you’d moved that retaining wall.’ I will take terraces and move them closer to the gardens, so you walk out the door through the plants and onto the terrace, as opposed to jamming the stone against the house.” When given the choice, Derrig will move a tree closer to home: “Trees in front of houses soften them up,” Derrig says. “It’s

the right thing to do. Architects want to put them further away. The tree always wins with me.”

Growing up in Freehold, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen’s hometown (the two have never met), Derrig was drawn to the tools of the building trade: “My mother bought me a circular saw when I was 10. I worked in my basement cutting wood. I built my first patio that year, out of an Ortho book (All About Patios). I had my own house painting business at 12.” It wasn’t until college that Derrig, who had enrolled in Rutgers as a science major, discovered a course in landscape architecture: “I saw how the kids had decorated their cubicles. They had long hair, were listening to loud music and drawing. I thought, ‘I’m doing this.’”

Current projects include a gut renovation for a young family, an office for Building Details and an ultramodern house in East Hampton. With Derrig as both builder and landscaper, an organic balance between interior and exterior prevails: “A guy I work with said, ‘The first day the landscape is finished is the worst it will ever look, As plants grow, they become amazing. The best day of the house is the day you move in—there’s not a scratch on the floor.’”

In a post-COVID-19 world, outdoor spaces continue to be cherished. More Hamptonites than ever are growing vegetable gardens in their backyards. “There was that shift. I haven’t felt it go backward,” Derrig says. “The requirements of clients are the same. The Hamptons is an important place for people to take a deep breath and relax. People here put a tremendous amount of effort into planning their homes. It’s my job to make sure I come through for them.” buildingdetails.com

From left: Genevieve Garruppo, Anthony Crisafulli

A modern country house with character by Building Details

A poolside idyll at Village Retreat in East Hampton

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LAWS OF THE LAND

Attorneys Denise Schoen and Adam Miller of the Adam Miller Group discuss how zoning and land use in the Hamptons are of increasing concern to homeowners.

PURIST: How has the real estate market changed?

ADAM MILLER: The global pandemic changed everything, of course. Many people purchased houses out East, and more homeowners were able to work from home. This meant not only a tidal wave of activity for everyone in real estate, but an increase in renovations, and the way people wanted to use their homes. More recently, given the increase in mortgage rates and the fact that inventory remains low in our area, there have been fewer transactions. As a result, there’s been an increase in homeowners taking a harder look at their homes to make strategic changes and improvements. Many of these desires lead to work for our land use department.

PURIST: With over 40 years of combined local experience, you shed light on critical, often misunderstood aspects of local laws and the impact of how properties can and cannot be developed. What are the most common local zoning issues?

DENISE SCHOEN: More and more people have populated this area—and as vacant land diminishes and people continue to want to build, reconstruct and enhance existing properties, they can discover that they are somewhat constrained. We’re fortunate that the CPF (Community Preservation Fund) has protected so much land. But because so many homes exist, and so much land is protected, parcels available are often restrained by three things: presence of wetlands or other natural features, existing zoning laws/basic regulations, or Suffolk County Health Department laws, like the nitrogen-reducing septic systems.

This is all great for the environment, but for an applicant it can create challenges when redeveloping property. It also means that it’s really important to work with a law firm that understands those three constraints. Upzoning, another issue, occurs when a municipality adopts an amended or new plan, which may include revised zoning. People who had been dreaming of changing something on their property suddenly discover they no longer can.

PURIST: Other examples of potential obstacles?

DS: Common zoning problems vary. In Sag Harbor, people often face challenges, because in the historic district, developing accessory structures is challenging—lot sizes are small and setbacks are limited. In East Hampton, a common issue folks face is needing to get a natural resources special permit or variance in order to develop properties on or near water or wetlands. People are often surprised that wetlands can exist in the middle of the woods. Before purchasing a property, it’s important to know the property’s encumbrances. What’s more, an adjoining lot that’s within 200 feet of your property may have wetlands that prevent you from developing your property, and you’re hampered without knowing it.

PURIST: Is it true you wrote some of the local zoning laws? DS: Yes, I wrote many of the local laws, so I have a deep and personal understanding of the law and the reasons for the law. That knowledge informs my understanding of how to apply the law. For example: a client in Southampton owns a modest house close to the road, but the property is a through lot (running from one street through to another). They loved the property because of the large yard and dreamed of a pool. Because they have “two front yards,” they’re not permitted to have an accessory structure; meaning no pool, pool house, shed—all because the applicant (and his attorney) didn’t know about the code provision prohibiting structures in front yards. Fortunately, we applied and obtained a variance for them to install a pool, but at an expense to the applicant that could have been avoided.

PURIST: How do you see the real estate market evolving in the next 12 months?

AM: While the East End cannot be compared to the real estate market in general, I do see an upward trend in transactions over the next year. I say this because there may be circumstances where people simply cannot afford an asset as their interest rates reset. Further, I see the volatility in the stock market attracting people to invest in real estate, which is less volatile and can be used and enjoyed during its ownership. adammillergroup.com

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The Courtyard House in Sagaponack by Barnes Coy Architects

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BALANCED BLUEPRINTS

Kristen Farrell’s new home-building business focuses on wellness from the ground up.

BY ABBY TEGNELIA

Kristen Farrell shuns the idea of a home gym being just a designated corner of the living room, scattered with a few weights purchased during lockdown, and maybe a yoga mat or treadmill. Instead, she incorporates wellness from blueprint to build, making fitness areas, selfcare spa facilities and Zen dens an integral part of her Hamptons creations.

“Generally speaking, and recognizing where we’ve been these past few years, we’re all more concerned about wellness now,” says Farrell, whose Kristen Farrell & Co. recently put its first wellness-focused, turnkey home on the market. “For the first time, there’s a focus on wellness as part of the intention of the home design. It’s no longer an afterthought.”

In the heart of Sagaponack Village, 219 Sagg Main Street is a fourstructure compound on a rare 3-acre property. A total of 21,000 square feet, the home has sweeping rooflines and classic Hamptons architecture, and features nine en-suite bedrooms, 13 full baths, five half-baths, five laundry rooms, a pool, a theater, a full gym, a spa and a tennis court. Farrell made her mark implementing fitness and self-care zones into her massive renovation debut.

“The entire lower level was built out and designed with a healthy lifestyle in mind,” she says. “The high ceilings, large windows and calm palette provide inspiration to make

wellness a habit. We’ve aligned with Technogym for the fitness area because our visions for home wellness align. Its products are like fine furniture and are designed with the highest safety, performance and durability. The wellness space incorporates a spa area, with a massage room, sauna, steam shower and secondary treatment room.”

The property contains two barns built in the early 1900s. Farrell has restored them with the intention of transforming at least one of the structures into a yoga or meditation room, Pilates studio or library. The pool house includes a steam room and lounge area. Ideas for future projects include cold plunge pools and doing even more with outdoor spaces for summer wellness activities. “All of my houses will be wellness-focused,” she says.

Farrell has been in the Hamptons residential home building business for 25 years, and expertly brings that experience to her designs. “There’s a particular way that you move through your Hamptons house. It needs to both feel very personal and be functional,” she says. “I know why all of the little things matter, whether it’s a butler’s pantry, finished closet or wellness space. These things feed the Hamptons lifestyle.” IG: @kristenfarrell_co; kristenfarrellco.com

Kristen Farrell makes self-care zones integral to her Hamptons creations.

EXTENDED PLAY

At Coterie Hudson Yards, research-backed nutrition and personalized holistic care make wellness the priority for its active senior residents.

BY ABBY TEGNELIA

Since welcoming its first residents earlier this year, the luxury senior living residence Coterie Hudson Yards has kept wellness at the forefront—from its menus and fitness offerings, to the overall holistic approach curated specifically for New York’s most well-heeled and healthminded older adults.

“There is a vibrant and active community at Coterie Hudson Yards,” says Chad Welch, its executive chef and director of food and beverage operations. “It’s been incredible to watch friendships form, and residents become healthier and happier throughout their weeks and months living here. Whether it’s encouraging residents to join a morning yoga class or try a new vegetable, we as a staff are always promoting resident wellness.”

While Coterie offers all the health care necessities of a high-end senior living residence—including roundthe-clock support, personalized physical therapy and medication reminders—each new resident also meets with a dedicated care coordinator to develop a tailored wellness approach.

“The wellness amenities at Coterie Hudson Yards are outstanding,” says Elliot March, co-founder at MAWD, the firm that designed the interiors at Coterie’s New York location (the senior living brand also has a San Francisco location, with another opening soon in Santa Clara, California). “Each of these amenities has a wellness component. Some are obvious, such as personalized

fitness plans from top fitness trainers in the fitness center. Others might surprise you, such as Coterie’s partnership with 92Y, for example, to promote intellectual stimulation and mental acuity in residents. We wanted to bring a member’s club look and feel, while designing interiors that were supportive of 24/7 programming, care and social activity.”

In order to design the most nutritional food offerings, Coterie forged a unique relationship with the Mayo Clinic’s Healthy Living Program. “As a result, each of Coterie’s culinary offerings—from the small plates to main courses— undergoes a process of recipe refinement, with extra consideration given to the unique nutritional needs of older adults,” Welch says. “We look for opportunities to incorporate superfoods and nutrient-rich ingredients, for example, into everyday staples. By boosting the nutritional value of each dish, we are helping residents avoid health issues such as high blood pressure, stroke, osteoporosis, diabetes and heart attacks. This is especially important in the context of memory care. Coterie Memory Care dining features the same elevated and nutritious menus enjoyed by independent and assisted living residents, but with customizations that emphasize special ingredients— berries, leafy greens, fresh salmon or tuna—that contain the extra antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids shown to nourish the brain.” Luxury, meet longevity.

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Coterie offers its residents a range of options, from studios to two-bedroom apartments.

WILD AND WONDERFUL

April Johnson’s statement-making floral designs upend traditional displays.

BY AMELY GREEVEN

April Johnson is giving flowers a major new moment. The longtime fashion stylist, design consultant and founder of made-in-New York fashion label Alasdair switched lanes during the pandemic, when disconnection and isolation compelled her to plunge her hands into organic matter. Tapping back into the bounty of nature she’d embraced as a young girl in rural Arkansas, she began crafting with flowers, fibers and unexpected plant materials instead of clothing. Very much not a floral arranger by training, she began breaking the old-school rules: outsize ’30s glamour collided with ’80s exuberance, mindful Japanese ikebana rubbed up against edgy punk, and as Johnson fell crazy in love with the unlimited possibilities of plants, her project Flowerpsycho was born. Her large-scale arrangements of tropical plants and native flowers are the most-Instagrammed design feature at downtown’s bastion of chic, Nine Orchard, where she oversees all of the hotel’s floral visuals. Design gurus like Jenna Lyons and Ulla Johnson let the fledgling arranger’s imagination run wild for private parties—a tonal orchestration of all-things-chartreuse perfectly complemented Lyons’ legendary pink sofa, while maple sugar “flower floss” glittering with rose petals and lavender made partygoers giggle like kids. Gucci let her spill decadent blood roses and red peonies onto dinner tables from lavish silver cups. For large spaces like design showrooms, she pushes the edge further, crafting outsize sculptural installations such as floating hydrangea balls (one was hand-tinted charcoal black) and massive three-dimensional wall art made of hand-sewn wheat

stalks. By creating stopin-your-tracks encounters with plants in a time when nothing feels more precious than nature, Johnson has become interior designers’ and event planners’ secret weapon of sorts.

This summer, Johnson shares a few ways to reinvigorate your own florals and get a little flower psycho, too.

1 Stretch your imagination beyond go-to flowers and green filler in a vase. Step back and look at the flower you want to showcase and ask, “How could this be paired with something else?” Push yourself to pair unexpected elements—a voluminous bloom or soft iris with a spiky tropical leaf, or consider tall or flowering herbs from your garden.

2 Consider making the greens themselves the star of the show, combining a variety of textures and shapes, with no blossoms added.

3 Invest in striking vases—Johnson loves the dramatic, organic shapes from ceramicist Lost Quarry—and don’t be afraid to go big with plant elements like palm fronds or tumbles of greenery over the side.

4 Forage items from the farmers market and directly from nature to create colorful or extravagant tablescapes that surprise and delight. Johnson has laden tiered cake platters with medleys of mushrooms and vines and done wonders with spiky Romanesco broccoli.

5 Look at spaces where furnishings, sculpture or art might go, and consider a custom plant or fiber creation instead. Plant materials can dry over time and become permanent or semipermanent features.

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Unexpected elements are often paired in Johnson’s arrangements. Ceramics by Lost Quarry

PURE PROPERTY

Summer living in the Hamptons, and a gorgeous Aspen getaway. BY NANCY KANE

Brand-new construction at 26 Cedar Street in East Hampton, Cedar Farm is a forward-thinking home by Young Developments in collaboration with Oza Sabbeth Architects and constructed by Modern Green Home. Designed to deliver a luxury lifestyle with all the benefits of environmentally sensitive design, construction and operation, it is close to East Hampton Village and ocean beaches, but still offers privacy on nearly 2 acres. The home’s highly insulated walls, roof and windows, and its geothermal heating and cooling system, all reduce operating expenses. It is unique in its beauty and functionality with 6 bedrooms, 8 1/2 baths, a finished lower level, gym, a gorgeous patio and a pool and primary suite on the main level. Cedar Farm will generate more energy than it will consume, redefining modern luxury living for this generation and those to come. Asking $8,495,000 with Krae Van Sickle and Lylla D. Carter of Saunders.

Sotheby’s Ann Ciardullo and Keith Green have a stunner for sale at 12 Rolling Wood Lane, also in East Hampton, asking $7,595,000. Offering 2 full acres and 8,000 square feet of living space, the 7-bedroom, 10 1/2-bath beauty features an expansive great room and open kitchen as well as a screened-in porch with a dramatic stone-andseasoned-wood mantel and fireplace. The primary suite holds a sitting room that doubles as an office, and the pool house also functions as a dining pavilion with a world-class outdoor kitchen. On the lower level, 3 en suite bedrooms, a gym and a media room make for happy guests, and car enthusiasts will appreciate the oversize three-bay garage with radiant heated epoxy floor. The home is at the end of a cul-de-sac, perfect for privacy but close to the village and its coastline.

A flight to Aspen gets you to a fabulous rental offered by Tracy Sutton of Aspen Signature Properties. In the exclusive Little Cloud enclave of Shadow Mountain, this 7-bedroom, 9-bath home has multiple patio decks and a cascading water feature that flows into the pond below. The rooftop deck bar, complete with hot tub, creates a magnificent setting with the backdrop of Aspen below. A floating glass staircase and elevator allow easy access in the multilevel home, with details such as custom blue onyx fixtures and tile in the powder room, an oversize fireplace in the large living room and a dining room that seats 12. The chef’s kitchen and breakfast nook open up to the outdoor patio and barbecue, and a dumbwaiter services all levels of the home, making it ideal for relaxing à deux or entertaining a group. A rec room with marble bar and enclosed wine room leads to a game room with foosball, arcade games and shuffleboard. The property rents for $50,000 per night and $750,000 per month.

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PURIST: How long have you had your boutiques in Quinta do Lago and Comporta, Portugal?

MARIA SAIAS: Our first boutique opened its doors in the spring of 1999 in Quinta do Lago, following many trips to Rio and becoming a true admirer of the beautiful catwalks that were Ipanema beaches in the ’80s, with Lenny Niemeyer bikinis and coverups. Ten years later, in the summer of 2010, the Comporta store opened as a spot for friends, their guests and the very few connoisseurs that spent summer weeks in the estate. This year will be the very first we’re open all year round.

Do you find synergies between the resort vibe of Europe and the Hamptons?

MS: Although European resorts can be pretty diverse, there is a harmony between the Hamptons and such European destinations: a casual, understated elegance or quiet sophistication, which I find incredibly charming and always a source of inspiration.

What kind of products do you sell in Portugal, and what will you bring to Southampton at the end of July?

MS: Although we mainly focus on beach and resort wear, a curated selection of products from all over the world complements our offerings— ranging from eyewear to accessories, jewelry, perfumes, home scents, beauty products and more. For the pop-up, we are trying to bring an assortment of products and styles that one cannot find in the Hamptons and a little accent of Portugal.

As a woman in business, what advice would you give your younger self?

MS: As a businesswomen now, to my younger self I would not follow the advice, as I would do it exactly the same all over again...family first!

Since you travel often, what are the must-haves that you pack for a summer getaway?

MS: My travel essentials for a summer destination always include plenty of linen and cotton pieces such as

djellabas from Ambas Italy, caftans from Pippa Holt, poplin shirts from Giuliva Heritage, a blazer from Giuliva Heritage to wear over a summer dress from Thierry Colson, flat Hermès sandals, ballet flats from Manolo Blahnik, extra-large cashmere shawls from Hermès, a merino wool poncho from Wehve, a pair of big earrings from Pippa Small, and a statement necklace from Lilo Benecke to elevate any dress to a more formal look. Must not forget a cozy cashmere jumper from Loro Piana!

What are your favorite summer destinations?

MS: Living in the south of Europe in Quinta do Lago, within walking distance from the beach and at the edge of a natural reserve lagoon, Ria Formosa Nature Park, that stretches for over 25 miles along the Atlantic Coast, summer destinations tend to be planned in the opposite direction, and often include a city escape or a quiet destination away from the summer crowds. St. Moritz, located in the Engadin Valley in the Swiss Alps, is a wonderful option for unwinding and relaxing. The amazing scenery of the valley, starting with the Glacier Express railway trip, to the breathtaking views of the lakes laying 1,800 meters (5,900 feet) above sea level, combined with plenty of palaces, galleries and state-of-the-art spas, make it a dream summer route. You can end your trip in Northern Italy close to the Alps, Lombardia, and its lakes: Lago Como and Lago Maggiore. Only one downside: One cannot travel light!

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Maria Saias, founder and creative director of Portuguese seaside concept store Côté Sud, talks with Purist about resort living and a pop-up coming to Southampton at the Ornare Showroom on July 26-29.

Saias’ seaside boutique

“From our beloved Brazil, Lapima Eyewear is the essence of attitude and luxury, with frames sculpted by hand and available in the most beautiful array of hues and shapes.”

Carlota amber gradient sunglasses, $541, lapima.com

“A collection of pure, luxurious hand-loomed organic cotton gauze.The understated, elegant feel of each piece translates into the perfect swimwear cover-up, whether at the beach, boat or simply at home around the pool.”

Djellaba Sonoko, $188, ambas.it

“Bringing a touch of European seaside style to the Hamptons. Comporta lifestyle is utterly private, understated and yet incredibly sophisticated. The untouched endless coastline is the source of inspiration, perfectly translated at Côté Sud.”

“There is nothing quite like adding a statement piece to a simple white linen caftan, or a crisp white poplin shirt for a summer party look.” Ebony wood and sterling silver choker, $1,500, lilobenecke.com

“Our love for the tropics, wicker and the Bossa Nova Nation is well represented in our selection each season. Here we have the cutest wicker handbag,The Tucano.” Tina Toucan wicker cross-body bag, $195, neimanmarcus.com

“Nature is our main source of inspiration, and Carthusia evokes all there is to seaside life: simplicity, elegance and sobriety, all elements of the island of Capri.” Fiori di Capri Eau de parfum, $97, carthusia.it

“For a jet-setting lifestyle, the limitededition caftans from Pippa Holt are holiday heroes and collector’s pieces. I love every single piece and wear them all season round, with or without a belt, day or evening, as a statement piece at a party.”

Kaftan No.333, $822, pippaholt.com

Courtesy of Maria Saias

“K. Jacques, artisan creator of beauty: the traditional craftsmanship and curated design are a perfect balance between simplicity and refinement.” Zenobie sandal, $223, available online

TIMELESS BEAUTY

House of Now founder Gabriella Sarlo learns to live in the moment. BY

“My love of beauty and my spiritual path—it all intersected here,” says Gabriella Sarlo, about the wearable device she named The Timeless Watch. The pieces feature an inside case engraving that reads, “Past and future are in the mind only. I am now.”

The idea to infuse accessories with more meaning began in 2016, while Sarlo and her husband were preparing for a trip to Burning Man. She decided to create a memento for the festival’s gifting practice. Her vision: custom military-style dog tags engraved with the couple’s mantra, “Today, follow your heart, stay aligned with your source of being, love, and let the universe take care of the details.” The designer produced 300 necklaces. “When we felt guided after having a meaningful interaction with someone we met on the playa, we would give the dog tags to them,” says Sarlo. In return, the duo received an outpouring of positive testimonials for their metal creations. The newly designed dog tag necklaces will be available soon as well.

A few years later, Sarlo launched House of Now. “I wanted to create something that people could wear on a daily basis that would remind them to live in the moment,” she says. “One of the greatest teachings that I’ve come across is that most of us are either living in the past—and frequently that’s accompanied with regrets or worries—or projecting into the future.” The Timeless Watch, which displays no time, but instead the word “NOW,” is available in gold or silver, providing wearers with a gentle reminder to exist in the present. “All we really have is this moment,” says Sarlo. “Nobody can say what will happen in five seconds, five hours, five days, five years or 50 years.” houseofnow.co

JENNA LEBOVITS

From top: Randall Slavin, Courtesy of House of Now

Sarlo’s creations are available in gold and silver.

LE STYLE EN ROSE

Topping Rose House hosts Givenchy Plage, a city-to-sand beachwear pop-up.

BY JULIA SZABO

If Bridgehampton’s Topping Rose House were a fragrance, it would be Irresistible Givenchy, which contrasts luscious rose and radiant blond wood. This summer, that seductive essence comes alive at the small seaside luxury hotel that’s the ideal venue for a Givenchy pop-up event. For two weeks this month, from July 1 to 14, Topping Rose House will host the unveiling of Givenchy Plage, a “city-tosand” capsule beachwear collection of ready-to-wear and accessories, inspired by Le Clos Fiorentina, Hubert de Givenchy’s seaside estate in SaintJean-Cap-Ferrat.

Expect to be enchanted by refined summer accessory essentials, from his and hers swimwear to a chic, beachready raffia basket version of the new Voyou handbag, to statement-making Marshmallow rubber wedge sandals.

And, for the quintessential Givenchy tailored touch that’s always ready to be arm candy for any occasion, there’s also a selection of classic G-Tote shoppers.

It’s all a fitting tribute to the impeccable style of the maison’s legendary founder. “Monsieur de Givenchy loved Le Clos Fiorentina for its protected, natural beauty and a relaxed elegance,” says the designer’s current successor, Givenchy creative director Matthew M. Williams. “With Givenchy Plage, I wanted to explore that lifestyle through light and color, particularly the pearly pink facades that are so typical of that region.”

The items in this collection are must-haves, whether your beach destination is the Hamptons or CapFerrat, or both. Rounding out the Givenchy Plage capsule are playful

and elegant new variations on the 4G Plumetis jewelry line, including a bracelet, earrings and a ring in pink bio-resin with white Swarovski crystals set in 4G prongs. For shoppers who care about transparency, Givenchy Plage marks another milestone: In a first for the house, the selection of swimwear for women and men incorporates a forward-looking approach to traceability. Tags with a QR code detail care and repair information as well as sourcing, materials and life cycle analysis. The pop-up ends on Bastille Day, July 14. Marchons, marchons!

Topping Rose House, 1 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Tpke., Bridgehampton, July 1-14, VIP launch celebration during the Fourth of July weekend; toppingrosehouse.com, givenchy.com

Courtesy of Givenchy

Givenchy Plage is inspired by Le Clos Fiorentina, Hubert de Givenchy’s seaside estate.

A raffia basket version of the new Voyou handbag

The capsule beachwear line features a range of ready-to-wear items and accessories.

BEACH READS

BY LEE WOODRUFF

FICTION: Romantic Comedy

by Curtis Sittenfeld

Sittenfeld’s feel-good romp is centered around gender relations and the search for love in the modern age. Sally Milz, a writer for a popular network late-night show (think SNL), has given up on the idea of eternal happiness. Even her co-writer, an average-looking guy, is coupled up with a beautiful actress, confirming her belief that it’s a boy’s world. Sally begins to wonder if the reverse could ever be true. Enter rock singer Noah Brewster, a guest on that week’s show. As he and Sally run through lines for his sketches, she feels something click, but they both go back to their lives. When the pandemic hits a few months later, Sally moves home to the Midwest, and she and Noah begin texting, which culminates with Sally driving to LA to visit Noah. What happens next will reinforce your belief in true love and good-hearted men.

FICTION: You Were Always Mine

by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza

Cinnamon is a Black woman with a good job, a decent husband and a cozy home, much more than she could have dreamed of during a childhood spent living in foster homes. She befriends Daisy, a 19-year-old, broke white girl who is desperate and alone. When Cinnamon finds a blond, blue-eyed baby abandoned in the park with a note, she’s stunned to realize Daisy has been hiding her pregnancy. She takes the baby home until she can track the mother down. The assumptions made when a Black woman holds a white baby form the heart of this novel, which takes a fresh and clever twist on the ways we view race, motherhood and class. As Cinnamon falls in love with baby Bluebell, she gains greater clarity around both her marriage and the future. Daisy

finally appears, and the story rockets forward as both women examine their past traumas with a surprising ending.

THRILLER: Between Two Strangers

by Kate White

Skyler Moore receives a phone call from a lawyer and learns she’s the recipient of a large inheritance that will change her life. But the name of her benefactor, Christopher Whaley, doesn’t register. Once she begins to put the pieces together, Skyler remembers a man she’d spent only one night with, more than a decade ago. Christopher’s angry widow threatens revenge, and then other bizarre events unfold. As Skyler comes closer to solving the mystery, she understands why Whaley chose not to take his secrets to the grave. But if she doesn’t play her cards right, there could be terrifying consequences.

NONFICTION: The Wager

by David Grann

Based on the true story of the survivors of the ship HMS Wager, Grann recounts a tale so gripping, it sounds like fiction. This well-researched book covers the reality of life at sea in the 18th century and the horror of being marooned for months on a rocky island off the coast of Patagonia. Originally charged with capturing a treasure-filled Spanish galleon, the Wager and its crew are in trouble almost instantly. When the first group of survivors reaches Brazil with their story, they are lauded as heroes. But when the second ragtag group arrives six months later in Chile, they have a different tale. Were they heroes or mutineers? Who is telling the truth? Onshore life begins to look like a dream.

For more book recommendations, log on to bookshop.org/shop/leewoodruff.

Four new page-turners perfect for seaside or poolside lounging.

TOP OF THE WORLD

Art champion Jamie Tisch brings her singular touch to Pitkin Projects.

BY JIM SHI • PHOTOGRAPHY BY DIANA FRANK

“Heaven on Earth.” Jamie Tisch doesn’t mince words when asked to describe Aspen, the picturesque hamlet she’s called home each summer for the better half of two decades. Renowned the world over for its skiing and après-ski scene, for Tisch, a statuesque and athletic mother of three, Aspen in bloom is where she finds her balance— both spiritually and physically. “My meditation is just being in nature here,” she says, “whether it’s hiking the Roaring Fork, sitting in my backyard listening to the rush of the river or, as I have recently started to garden, tending to my tomato plants.”

This summer, Tisch has joined forces with high-design emporium R & Company to showcase the likes of Rogan Gregory, Jeff Zimmermann and Katie Stout at Pitkin Projects, the concept gallery she founded in 2020 as a pop-up that has since grown to be an Aspen mainstay. “I bought a [Joaquim] Tenreiro cabinet from them 20 years ago at a show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and started following them as an antiques groupie,” she recalls. “This was all pre-Instagram, after all.”

Complementing the lineup this summer are works by Nancy Pearce, known for her stunning bronze pieces, glass designs from Paul Arnhold, jewelry by Lisa Eisner, and Gregory Parkinson’s textiles. “Aspen has wonderful galleries, but I’m not a gallerist,” Tisch admits. “The anti-gallery feel is really part of its success.” Also on hand at Pitkin Projects

QUICKFIRE ASPEN Q&A WITH JAMIE TISCH

LUNCH SPOT: The Butcher’s Block

HIKING TRAIL: Smuggler Mountain for a quick catch-up with friends; American Lake if I have more time.

will be a series of drinks trays Tisch commissioned from local artist Jody Guralnick. “I’m a shop girl; what’s featured at Pitkin is really a collaboration of art in many forms—all things I love.”

At 5-foot-11, Tisch is an avid paddleboarder, hiker and biker, yet cuts quite the figure in her high-profile social circles—be it raising funds for the Entertainment Industry’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund she co-founded, or sitting courtside at the French Open. But at the end of the day, “Aspen is the place that I genuinely want to be,” she says. “No matter where I am, a piece of me always longs to be here.”

How she unwinds in the 81611 comes in many forms: dinner and game night with family; yoga and Pilates (her go-tos remain Anna Armstrong at O2 Aspen and Jen Metcalf at Higher Terrain) or hiking up to the Tenth Mountain Hut Division—originally created by the U.S. Army in 1943 to train soldiers to fight in cold weather and high-altitude terrain. “I also try to be still and quiet for 15 minutes a day,” she says with a chuckle.

There is no shortage of activities for the town’s discerning aesthetes. But for Tisch, the annual ArtCrush Gala she cochairs each August is the highlight of the summer season.

“There is something so majestic about being in the mountains. There’s a freedom that exists here unlike anywhere else,” she says. “From extreme workouts to talks on world security, Aspen offers something for everyone.” 516 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen; pitkinprojects.com

DINNER SPOT: My house with friends

MOUNTAIN: Highlands to ski, Tiehack to skin, and all of them to hike

SALAD: Sabrina’s Spring Salad at Spring Café Aspen

COCKTAIL: Gardener from Matsuhisa

MARKET: Aspen farmer’s market on

Saturday morning

SECRET SPOT: The bookstore at St. Benedict’s Monastery is not to be missed! They also sell delicious honey made from their monastery farm.

SIGNATURE DISH YOU MAKE AT HOME: Butternut squash soufflé

Jamie Tisch

PEAK CREATIVITY

Aspen Art Museum’s summer season celebrates art and artists alike.

For aficionados and collectors, or anyone who simply appreciates the heady opportunity to celebrate and support the artistic community, ArtCrush is the Aspen event of the summer. It’s also the largest annual fundraiser for the Aspen Art Museum, with proceeds supporting innovative exhibitions and dynamic educational programs that impact both local and international communities.

The high point of the Aspen Art Museum’s third annual Aspen ArtWeek, the event will be held on Friday, August 4, in an elaborate tented venue at the base of Buttermilk Mountain. Themed “Disco in the Woods,” this year’s iteration will once again feature cocktails and dinner, followed by a live auction of outstanding contemporary artworks.

“ArtWeek is an energetic moment to gather and celebrate the creative output of the museum’s local and international community,” says Daniel Merritt, Aspen Art Museum director of curatorial affairs. “This year, we are delighted to present the work of the dynamic contemporary painter Florian Krewer alongside Nairy Baghramian’s major solo exhibition, Jupon de Corps. We are also excited to introduce a new rolling series of artist-led presentations called A Lover’s Discourse, inspired by the unexpected dialogues that can emerge by exhibiting artworks from different generations of artists side by side. With a host of surrounding events to complement these exhibitions, we hope to inspire everyone coming to the museum

throughout ArtWeek and beyond.”

Co-chaired by Chandra Johnson, Jamie Tisch and Sara Zilkha, the event will no doubt be spectacular—with a mission and a cause.

NAIRY BAGHRAMIAN, SOLO EXHIBITION, JUPON DE CORPS

Through October 22, 2023 2023 ArtCrush artist honoree Nairy Baghramian’s solo exhibition will be displayed across two floors of the museum, bringing together significant constellations of artworks made over the past decade for the first time. The exhibition will establish a personal and poetic dialogue between the artist’s key works, alongside a new body of sculptures conceived for the museum’s outdoor commons.

FLORIAN KREWER: EVERYBODY RISE

Through September 24, 2023

German painter Florian Krewer’s first-ever solo museum exhibition comprises more than 20 paintings displayed throughout two of the museum’s galleries.

JEFFREY GIBSON: THE SPIRITS ARE LAUGHING

Through November 5, 2023

Spanning Aspen Art Museum galleries and on the rooftop in full view of Aspen Mountain and town, this ongoing exhibition invites viewers to immerse themselves in new work by the artist whose practice mixes Indigenous aesthetic histories with the visual language of modernism to explore culture, history and identity. aspenartmuseum.org

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BY LINDA HAYES

From top: Courtesy of Florian Krewer, Courtesy of Jeffrey Gibson, Courtesy of Zeinab Saleh

Florian Krewer, “bird shadow,” 2020

Zeinab Saleh, “Midnight Swim,” 2023

Jeffrey Gibson, “THE SPIRITS ARE LAUGHING,” 2022

A CHARMING ESCAPE

Sag Harbor’s Sage and Madison proprietor Chris Coffee shares what’s in store this season.

BY JENNA LEBOVITS

High-end goods and antique comforts await at Sage and Madison. Part inn, part storefront and part garden, the space exudes a homey feel with a European flair. Nothing quite like it exists in Sag Harbor. Where else can you meet a friend for an afternoon cup of Mariage Frères tea in a historic, garden and after, shop for niche, local goods and hostess gifts?

“In retail, it’s important to have a place that you can discover things,” says Sage and Madison proprietor Chris Coffee, who aims to foster feelings of nostalgia and curiosity in his shop. He carries a range of products by contemporary and historic brands— specialty goods, handmade tabletop items, exotic pantry staples such as truffle mustard, the famed New York-based Louis Sherry chocolate and women’s accessories from heritage and high-fashion brands.

“The whole concept is to preserve history and push it forward in a nice way,” says Coffee. The building, which was built in 1797, has an interesting backstory: Hurd Hatfield, star of The Picture of Dorian Gray, the 1945 film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde novel, lived in the house for

more than 20 years. There are suite accommodations and gourmet drinks and local goods served up in a 400-square-foot barn.

This summer, Coffee, inspired by his background in skin care retail, is launching a clean beauty product that he dubbed Coffeeface: antibacterial, antiviral, serum-infused moisturizer pads made with aloe vera, hyaluronic acid, coffee fruit extract and manuka honey, for purchase in stores and online. “It’s the perfect makeup primer that gets rid of the dead skin cells,” he says. “It’s an exfoliator, serum and moisturizer all in one, so it eliminates the amount of skin care that you have to travel with.”

For wellness warriors, Sage and Madison hosts a weekly Kundalini and meditation club Saturdays at 9:30AM in the garden with Ana Reis, who guides participants through yoga, breath work and sound healing. Coffee maintains a rotation of year-round events where brands are active in wellness offerings. “It’s where fashion meets health,” says Coffee. “It’s a fun vibe.” 31 Madison St., Sag Harbor; sageandmadison.com; coffeeface.com

The historic cedar shake home where Coffee will host Jean Paul Gaultier, Marni and Etro, among others

A range of quaint accommodations is offered at Sage and Madison.

Coffee believes that discovery is key to a next-level retail experience.

X5

SHOW STOPPING LOOKS. NONSTOP ADVENTURES.

Want to turn heads in the Hamptons? Check out the 2024 BMW X5! With a combination of performance and refinement it stands out in a sea of SUVs. The X5 has a trio of powertrains, which starts with a smooth-running turbocharged inline-six that makes 335 horsepower. With a twin-turbo V-8 that has 523 ponies and its plug-in hybrid setup, you get loads of thrills and up to 30 miles of driving on electric power.

A looker inside and out, the X5 promises an exciting adventure no matter where you’re headed. So head over to BMW of Southampton.

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GARDEN OF DELIGHTS

Perfect Earth Project brings nature-based practices to LongHouse.

BY EDWINA VON GAL

I want to let you in on a secret. You can have a lush lawn without synthetic chemicals. For decades we’ve been misled by the landscaping industry: The only way to have a green lawn, they say, is to douse it with chemicals. But that myth—and it is a myth—couldn’t be more harmful. Pesticides and synthetic fertilizers do more damage than good. They destroy the soil biome (organisms in soil like bacteria and fungi) and create a cycle of dependency, requiring more fertilizers, more pesticides and yes, more money. These chemicals damage our vital ecosystem, harming birds, bees, butterflies, not to mention what they do to us, our kids and our pets. As a landscape designer and the founder of Perfect Earth Project, I can tell you that the world will not end when you go toxic-free in your garden. On the contrary, it will come alive and flourish in ways you’ve never experienced before.

Take LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, for example. The idyllic landscape and garden founded by Jack Lenor Larsen (1927-2020) and devoted to the everchanging interactions between nature, art and people, is now going toxic-free, embracing nature-based land care practices. LongHouse is growing more native plants, retaining all biomass on-site, providing fresh water for birds and wildlife, and diversifying and reducing its lawns. On a recent visit, I admired people lounging—safely!—on a lawn dotted with clover providing the grass with nutrients

for free, marveled at Maren Hassinger’s “Monuments” woven from branches that the staff saved all winter (instead of sending them to the landfill) and listened joyfully to a chorus of birds. What a vibrant and healthy place!

I’m thrilled that LongHouse is the pilot partner for Perfect Earth’s Pathways to PRFCT program, a road map for nature-based gardening in public gardens and parks throughout the U.S. This network of diverse landscapes— managed for health and wellbeing, beauty, biodiversity and sustainability—will help us share best practices and celebrate the places where these methods are being done beautifully, inspiring people in their own gardens. To learn more about nature-based land care, download our simple 12-step guide, The Basics of Nature-Based Land Care. Vibrant, toxic-free landscapes are a refuge and a balm for our souls. We’re learning more and more about how time in nature heals and uplifts. To explore this further, Perfect Earth and LongHouse will be co-hosting

Nature of Health, a symposium on the many connections between green spaces and human wellness, on August 11, including talks by experts, walking meditation, gentle yoga and lunch. LongHouse is living proof of a thriving, verdant and bountiful landscape free from toxic chemicals. Come see for yourself!

133 Hands Creek Road, East Hampton; longhouse.org; perfectearthproject.org

Philippe Cheng, Courtesy of LongHouse Reserve

Sustainable, nature-based land care is practiced at LongHouse Reserve.

Maren Hassinger’s “Monuments,” made of branches from LongHouse

We’reback forsummer!

Pitkin Projects is thrilled to be back for another summer in Aspen supporting local and international artists and designers in collaboration with R & Company.

Open 11-6 daily, Tuesdays by appointment

Aspen Art Walk Fridays 4-7

516 E Hyman (upstairs from Sant Ambroeus)

DOLLED UP

Artist Tinu envisions a world where all cultures play a role, at LongHouse Reserve.

BY RAY ROGERS

Befitting a fashion editor who founded a glossy magazine called Shoeholics, there’s some flashy miniature footwear props on view today at the LongHouse Reserve, where the singularly named artist Tinu is shooting a tableau of dolls on the verdant grounds. Case in point: hot-pink platform sneaker boots and statement-making bright-yellow pompom heels, all in miniature form.

A collection which began in childhood in Nigeria had ballooned to some 500 dolls, over 200 of which reside in the Gramercy duplex the artist shares with her husband, daughter and son. “When I was 5, I remember making my own doll clothing and handbags out of leather scraps in Nigeria—it’s always been in me,” says Tinu. “And back then we didn’t have Black dolls.”

During the pandemic, production of her magazine came to a halt. Unable to style models for shoots, her

creative juices had to find a new outlet, and Tinu’s dolls suddenly took center stage. “My dolls are usually on display, in their boxes. But during the lockdown, I started going, Ohhhh, you guys are looking kind of sexy!” she says with a sly laugh. “So instead of leaving them in their boxes, I thought, You’re going to be my models.”

Tinu mixes sartorial creations of her own, such as a mini Fendi frock and classic Chanel suits, with ready-made designer doll wear; the new Barbie and Ken figures, fashioned after the stars of the forthcoming Barbie movie, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, also sport designer duds (Barbie in a Versace gown that’s a replica of one worn by the actress). Tinu was excited to shoot the pair in a treasured vintage Barbie car at the spectacular LongHouse sculpture gardens, along with a cast of other dolls that speak to the cultural richness of the world.

Tinu’s doll subjects are photographed in life-size perspective.

“My concept for the shoot was just family, fun, a day in the park,” says Tinu, who photographs her mini models in life-size perspective. “Diversity was very important—I wanted everybody to be represented. I shot a handicapped lady, a survivor of breast cancer with her family, an Asian couple.” Throughout her work, she proudly employs her figurines to educate people about other cultures and traditions. “On my page [tinuonline.com], we celebrate everything from Passover to Diwali to the pagan holiday of Halloween. You name the culture, I celebrate them. I’ve posted for Filipino, Norwegian and Nigerian Independence Days. It’s an all-inclusive page. I made awareness of Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate, and when it comes to Gay Pride month, I’m all over it! We don’t discriminate.” Rather, in her works, she envisions “a perfect world, a world I wish I could live in, where all races are accepted, all sexualities are accepted, all disabilities, or whatever else you have, is accepted. I live in my own little bubble in my plastic world with my doll artistry.”

Beyond the social commentary and political messages, she’s having fun, creating works that she believes bring joy to viewers. “People are happy around dolls,” she notes. And dolls are having a cultural moment, particularly with the Barbie movie due out this month. “It’s going to be Barbie mania. I’ve got my outfits ready. Expect to see a lot of people wearing a lot of pink that week! It’s going to be a pink world.”

At LongHouse, Tinu’s dolls frolic and vamp among East Hampton’s celebrated sculpture gardens.

PURE PICKS

Kim Slicklein, founder of sustainable children’s clothing brand Macrae Skye, shares her favorite worldly essentials.

“This custom print was a labor of love, and is made up of hand-illustrated stamps from all of the countries my family and I have lived in.” Blacklock smocked dress, $128, macraeskye.com

“Bring your happy place to your walls with our original designs and hand-drawn art collection of favorite Hamptons hamlets. Our Hamptons Collection was created in collaboration with illustrator Emily Taylor.” Hamptons framed art, $168, macraeskye.com

“Never have you seen cuter shorts, and in four adorable prints: Tootsie Pop, Impressionist (our version of Fourth of July fireworks), Salt Marsh and Shibori.These versatile shorts are made of the softest cotton poplin. With an adjustable button waistband, they can fit multiple body shapes, and can extend as your child grows.” Jamie ruffle shorts, $48 each, macraeskye.com

“I love the juxtaposition of the colors and the translucency in these traditional African necklaces, which are made of recycled glass.” String of recycled glass beads (extra large), $115, sarzastore.com

“These beautiful pieces of furniture, inspired by old Dutch architecture, are artful and bring color and cheer to any room.They can be used as hanging closets or as cabinets, and can be lined up alongside one another to replicate the Old World charm found along the streets of the Netherlands.”

Customized cabinet Amsterdam, $1,280, thisisdutch.nl

“Our Vintage Caden tees are made of the softest cottonmodal blend jersey—each one with a message that inspires.” Vintage Caden tee, $58, macraeskye.com

Courtesy of Kim Slicklein

“Everything in the Macrae Skye collection has been inspired by my travels and time living abroad—the colors, the textures, the prints, the people, the memories, the joy.”

EDITOR’S PICKS

Purist founder Cristina Cuomo’s top picks for a comfortable, glowing season.

“This high-phenolic olive oil is a daily must, especially throughout the different life stages we go through.”

Kyoord high-phenolic olive oil, $49, kyoord.com

“This is the most comfortable, supportive bra I’ve ever worn.”

Tee System, $48, nuudiisystem.com

Me and my Carolina after Alicia Cook of Revolve Hair in Southampton beautifully cut and styled our hair for a mommy-daughter date—plus, her new Oribe scalp conditioning treatment is intoxicating! She will be offering mini-treatments at our Purist Health Fair on July 7 at the Southampton Arts Center from 11AM to 2PM.

“You must visit the new Hermès store in Aspen!” Cheval Au Faubourg embroidered plaid in cashmere, $18,000, hermes.com

“Improve brain functionality, heart health and the immune system with shilajit’s antioxidant properties.”

Manna Vitality, $111, mannavitality.com

“Summer in a bag—this faux grass garden-collab has a monogrammable charm.” Court Grass clutch, $425, mmemink.com

“It’s an oxygen facial in a jar—pure cellular repairing and anti-aging properties.”

Activated Oxygen

Infused Jojoba Cream, $43, purelyprana.com

65TH ANNUAL SUMMER PARTY

SAVE THE DATE SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS TO BENEFIT STONY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL

Honorees

Audrey & Martin Gruss, Jay Lieberman, John Paulson, Megan & Ken Wright

Honorary Chairs

Fiona Druckenmiller, Julia Koch, Mary Kathryn Navab

Co-Chairs

Stacey Bronfman, Laura Lofaro Freeman, Ros L’Esperance

Ashley McDermott, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos, Renee Rockefeller, Sarah Wetenhall, Joey Wölffer

Legacy Chairs

Somers & Jonathan Farkas, Sheila & Joseph Fuchs, Margo & James L. Nederlander

Melanie & John Wambold, Cindy & Ladd Willis

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2023

UNDER THE TENTS ON WICKAPOGUE ROAD SOUTHAMPTON

COCKTAILS 6 PM | DINNER & DANCING 7 PM

RSVP to:

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Cocktail Attire

V I B R A N T

The radiant full supermoon, known as the Buck Moon, will be visible on July 3. Attend one of Purist’s upcoming full moon ceremonies to attune yourself to your inner glow Stay in the loop by visiting thepuristonline.com.

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V.I.B.R.A.N.T. TO GLOW

In an excerpt from her new book, Glow, Dr. Stacie Stephenson offers daily meditations for personal wellbeing and spiritual growth.

I reserve a sacred 15- to 30-minute block of time at the beginning and end of every day. No matter how busy I get, whether I’m home or traveling, I prioritize these moments, when I don’t have any obligations and can sit all by myself, resting, reflecting and setting my intentions for the day ahead, or settling into a restful evening. This daily practice has been one of the most powerful and influential things I do to keep myself feeling mentally centered, physically healthy, emotionally balanced, socially connected, spiritually calm and focused on my goals.

The significance of this practice in my daily life is what

inspired me to share it with others through my new book, Glow: 90 Days to Create Your Vibrant Life From Within

My first book, Vibrant, was about foundational health, but to me, vibrant and glow are related because living a vibrant lifestyle results in the unmistakable glow of vibrant health. This is why I organized Glow around the acronym V.I.B.R.A.N.T. To give you a little taste of what’s in this book, which contains 90 days of morning and evening inspiration, in this article I’ll tell you what each section is all about, and give you a sample from the book of the kind of inspirational tip, advice, motivation or meditation you’ll find in that section. This is just dipping your toe in,

Dr. Stacie Stephenson teaches readers how to glow up—inside and out—in 90 days.

enough to get you glowing!

V is for Voice, and every Monday, I’ll talk about the way you talk to yourself, as well as the way you express your thoughts, feelings and desires to the world around you. You’ll work on achieving a new level of self-awareness and courage to step into your life and make it what you want it to be, unburdened by the expectations of others. Let the worries of potential judgments from others take a back seat and learn how to use your unique voice to express exactly what you want to say. Here’s a meditation from Week 1: How you talk to yourself is a reflection of how you value yourself, and it matters. Does your self-talk reflect confidence and compassion or disrespect and insecurity? Today, see if you can tune in to the voice in your head. Without judging, simply notice what it’s saying. When you wake up and look in the mirror, where do your thoughts go? See if you can notice patterns: When are you hard on yourself, and when are you self-supportive? When you notice a negative pattern, try reframing by asking yourself: Would I say this to a friend in my position? Try treating yourself with the same compassion you’d offer that friend.

I is for Intuition, and every Tuesday, I’ll talk about some aspect of intuition, which is your inner knowing. We all have intuition, but sometimes that still, small whisper is hard to hear. Yet, it’s always talking to us, in the form of thoughts, feelings, hunches and even physical symptoms, as our bodies give us constant feedback about what we’re doing and whether it’s good for us. On Intuition days, you’ll work on honing this very special skill so you can build trust and confidence in your own inner sense of what is right, what is good, what is safe and what is a warning. Focusing inward turns down the volume of your thoughts and the noisy world so you can hear what your intuition is trying to tell you. Here’s a meditation from Week 2:

It’s nice to spend your evening with someone you love, whether it’s a romantic partner or a close family member or friend. When you retreat from the noise of the day, take the opportunity to use your intuition to better understand the people closest to you. Try to feel the energy in the room. Notice body language and expressions. Is there something more going on with someone you care about than is being said? Can you pick up on subtle cues that someone is hurt or happy, pulling away or trying to get closer? So much communication within relationships is

unspoken, but you can use your intuition to learn more about your partner and loved ones than you could ever learn from the words they speak out loud.

B is for Balance, and on Wednesdays, we’ll talk about how the demands of daily life can often pull you in countless directions and away from your balanced center. Whether it’s work-life balance, self-other balance, physical- and mentalenergy balance, you’ll explore where imbalances exist, how to dial back habits that aren’t helping you, and how to establish routines that lead to feeling better and accomplishing more. Here’s a meditation from Week 3:

Humans are built to be both autonomous and interdependent. To feel balanced, we need to be both personally capable and communally connected. You may have heard that self-worth should come from within, but nobody exists in a bubble. If you depend entirely on others for your self-worth, you give away your power. If you rely only on yourself, you may miss out on how impactful it is to be useful and of service to others. You have inherent dignity and are worthy of love, but don’t forget that we all rely on one another, and reaching out to see what others need is one of the best ways to boost your own morale.

R is for Rejuvenation, and every Thursday, you’re going to learn how to slow down and get the restoration you need to get back to your optimal state of being. With guidance for all kinds of regenerative strategies, from digital detoxes and healing baths to better sleep hygiene and other physical habits to help your body regenerate for a more energetic, youthful you, you’ll explore how to get back to feeling your best, especially during times of stress. Here’s a meditation from Week 5:

Have you ever considered eating as a way to rejuvenate your skin? The best foods for rejuvenating the body from the inside out contain lubricating healthful fats and antioxidant polyphenols and carotenoids that fight skin-damaging free radicals. My top 10 rejuvenating foods are fatty fish (like salmon), avocados, walnuts, eggs, any berries (but especially blueberries and raspberries), broccoli, red bell peppers, sweet potatoes, dark leafy greens (like spinach and kale) and green tea. How many of these foods can you fit into your diet today?

A is for Abundance, and on Fridays, we’ll talk about how focusing on abundance can bring enough of the

things you need into your life: love, support, meaningful relationships, connection with nature, fulfilling work and you-time. Abundance is about much more than material possessions and financial resources. When you have enough physical, emotional and spiritual abundance, sharing with others will feel joyful and fulfilling. You’ll work on exploring where you are most rich, and then, how giving and sharing your resources, time or talents can actually increase abundance, lower stress and infuse you with a deep sense of appreciation for the gifts in your life. Here is a meditation from Week 8:

Think about how resources flow in and out of your life. There’s money, of course, but there are also other resources like the material things you own, the food you eat, the hospitality you offer to others, the friendships you invest in, and the quality time you spend with family. Do these things feel rightly ordered? You create an atmosphere of abundance when all of these resources work in tandem. Think about how you might make this flow of energy happen more smoothly, with incoming resources unblocked and outgoing resources appropriately let go of. Imagine your life is like a bridge over a river. Resources constantly flow in and constantly flow out, but beneath the bridge, there is always an abundance of river.

to gauge whether your actions are having the nurturing effect you intend. You might learn something valuable about what kind of touch gets the most welcome response from someone you love.

T is for Thoughtfulness, and you’ll be infusing your Sundays with the kindness, consideration, generosity and deep spiritual joy that comes from sending your energy outward. There are quiet ways to do this, like meditation and prayer, and obvious ways to do this, like focusing on those who really need your attention. The best remedy for stress or sadness is to express your most openhanded and open-hearted impulses through intentional thoughtfulness. Here is a meditation from Week 12:

Today, practice reframing an unpleasant interaction with someone. About when someone said something that made you angry or hurt your feelings. See if you can momentarily put your own feelings aside to consider what that person might have been going through that could have impacted how they treated you. Perhaps they just received some bad news, are having personal problems at home or are recovering from a traumatic event. Instead of holding on to residual anger or hurt, let your thoughtfulness guide you toward giving that

N is for Nurturing, and on Saturdays, you’ll focus on this essential part of the human connection. We can gift our nurturing not just to children, but also to our parents, partners, friends, co-workers, pets and communities. You’ll explore the many ways you can care for the people who populate your life through teaching, supporting, sharing passions, bonding physically and emotionally, and creating meaningful connections. And of course, I’ll remind you how important it is to nurture yourself with all the love, care and attention you offer to others. Here is a meditation from Week 11:

Think about how touch can be nurturing to other people. This evening, can you make an effort to connect physically with your loved ones? This can be as simple as a hug, the squeeze of a hand, or an impromptu back rub if someone is feeling stressed. You might rock a baby, cuddle a child or be intimate with your romantic partner. Whatever you do, be mindful of the sensation of touch in particular. Notice how the other person responds in order

person the benefit of the doubt. When people stoop to hurtful words or actions, it’s usually coming from a place of deep hurt within themselves. When you think about the interaction from a position of sympathy and understanding, it becomes much easier to release your anger and avoid saying something that will only escalate the situation.

I hope you’ve found something to love in these meditations. It’s my sincere hope that you’ll benefit in profound ways from taking time for yourself each day. You deserve that and more, and I would be honored if you used Glow as your guide during those quiet moments of growth and contemplation. drstaciestephenson.com

Taken from Glow: 90 Days to Create Your Vibrant Life From Within by Dr. Stacie Stephenson.

Copyright © 2023 Vibrant Literary Works LLC. Used by permission of Harper Celebrate. www.harpercollinsfocus.com/harper-celebrate/

“Abundance is about much more than material possessions and financial resources. When you have enough physical, emotional and spiritual abundance, sharing with others will feel joyful and fulfilling.”

FOOD IS MEDICINE

For 11 years running, Moby’s remains one of the hottest tables in town, thanks in no small part to a commitment to good taste across the board—from what’s on the plate to the buzzy environment. This year’s annual refresh includes a new front café for light afternoon dining, and the Aperitivo Room. After many years with Katana Kitten, Nathalie Durrieu will be joining the Moby’s team as beverage director, bringing plenty of color and play to the cocktail menu. (Try an F.W.N., or Fresh White Negroni, composed with Suze, cucumber and lemon oil.) Fear not, the kitchen, helmed by Executive Chef Fernando Mayers, will continue to serve up its beloved Italian-inflected menu of woodfired pizza, seafood, pasta and vegetable dishes, all with a local and seasonal focus. 341 Pantigo Road, East Hampton, mobysny.com

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Optimize your metabolism using chrononutrition.

Did you know that when you eat is as critical as what you eat? Welcome to the emerging field of nutrition science: chrononutrition, the study of how food, metabolism and meal timing interact to impact metabolic well-being. Central to chrononutrition is the circadian rhythm. Marrying chrononutrition with circadian rhythm is the magic potion for good metabolic health.

Circadian rhythm is the body’s clock. Operating on a roughly 24-hour system, circadian rhythm regulates the body’s internal processes. This internal clock is influenced by external cues such as light exposure, sleep patterns and feeding schedules. It orchestrates physiological functions that include hormone secretion, gene expression and metabolic activity.

The study of chrononutrition focuses on the importance of meal timing in relationship to circadian rhythm. Research suggests that metabolic activity is highest upon waking, and it gradually decreases throughout the day. A 2022 study shows how metabolisms respond to food in a high metabolic state (morning) as opposed to a low metabolic state (evening) in entirely different ways. Namely, that insulin response to morning meals is more favorable than to meals eaten in the evening. This study suggests that if two people eat the same food both in type and portion size, the individual who eats most of their calories later in the day may be more prone to weight gain, poor digestion and insulin dysregulation than someone who eats bigger meals earlier.

Traditionally, humans synchronized their eating patterns with daylight hours, consuming meals during the day, and sleeping at night. Irregular eating habits, latenight snacking, disrupted sleep patterns and exposure to artificial light from computers and phones can throw

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circadian rhythm out of balance.

So, why does meal timing make such a difference? When circadian rhythm is disrupted, it affects the part of the brain responsible for producing digestive enzymes essential for proper nutrient absorption. Consequently, the ability to break down food is compromised, leading to increased hunger and potential weight gain. Research indicates that insulin levels typically decrease over the course of the day, reaching their lowest levels at night. Due to the impact that insulin has on blood sugar, this creates a higher blood sugar level after evening meals, increasing the risk of insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes.

The most popular form of intermittent fasting—skipping breakfast and eating only between the hours of noon and 8PM—may not be the best choice when it comes to blood sugar regulation and weight management. Instead, living by the old adage “eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper” may be the better way.

Making strategic adjustments to mealtimes can help support metabolic health and living more in tune with the body’s natural rhythms.

1 Make breakfast your biggest meal of the day. Prioritize consuming a substantial breakfast to kick-start your metabolism and provide sustained energy throughout the day.

2 Adjust portion sizes throughout the day. Consume larger, nutrient-dense meals earlier and lighter, smaller portions in the evening.

This approach supports weight management, helps regulate blood sugar, and reduces the risk of insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction. Eating in sync with the body’s natural rhythms may be the perfect recipe for balanced metabolic health. standwellness.com

CAESAR SALAD DRESSING

INGREDIENTS:

1 egg yolk

Juice from 1 lemon (about 1 tablespoon)

1 oil-packed anchovy fillet, or more to taste

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 medium cloves garlic

1/4 cup cold-pressed unfiltered olive oil

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

This summer, take advantage of the abundance of farmfresh, local produce.

THE BEST OF SUMMER

A perfect alfresco picnic, rife with seasonal bounty and delicious Asian flavors.

BY PETER SOM

Those halcyon days of summer have arrived! We’ve sloughed off our hard city veneer for swimsuits and seasalted tresses; the hot gray pavement for sun-dappled verdant afternoons by the pool punctuated only by the gentle hum of the grill and the shimmery glint of cream puff clouds above. And of course, what’s also arrived is the eagerly awaited bounty that is summer produce—all

Summer Melon Salad With Lime Five-Spice Honey

For local melons at their peak, less is more. The bright, sweet, floral notes of honeydew, cantaloupe and watermelon only need to be dressed up by a drizzle of lime, five-spice powder, honey and mint.

SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS:

¼ cup honey

¼ teaspoon five-spice powder

Juice of 1 lime

1 ripe honeydew

1 ripe cantaloupe

1 small ripe seedless watermelon

Mint leaves, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a small bowl, stir together honey, five-spice powder and lime juice and mix to combine. Set aside

2. Cut each melon in half. Scoop out honeydew and cantaloupe seeds and discard. Using a melon baller, scoop each melon half into balls. Add melon balls to a shallow serving bowl, pour honey mixture atop and gently toss to combine. Garnish with mint leaves and serve.

Honeydew, cantaloupe and watermelon

summer salad

so bright and juicy and still warm from the sun. This trio of summer recipes takes the best of farm stand produce and marries them with Asian flavors to create effortlessly made and nourishing platters of food perfect for setting down on the garden table. So, let’s raise a glass to these weeks we get to exhale a bit and savor what’s good and delicious.

Mushrooms With Miso Caesar

Meaty local mushrooms take center stage in this simplest—but most delicious—of dishes, and it’s all about that quick miso Caesar. Labneh and a touch of Kewpie mayonnaise along with a dash of miso create an umami-filled punch—it’s the perfect foil for the beauty of golden seared

(or grilled) tender mushrooms. Furikake—a Japanese seasoning made from a piquant blending of sesame seeds, seaweed, katsuobushi and more—is a pantry staple for me (available at most Asian markets or online), and provides the perfect finishing touch to the dish.

SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS:

For the Miso Caesar

2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1 tablespoon yellow or white miso

¼ cup labneh

2 tablespoons Kewpie mayonnaise

2 teaspoons anchovy paste

½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger

1 garlic clove, grated

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For the Crispy Capers

Avocado oil or other neutral oil

2 tablespoons capers, drained and rinsed

8-10 ounces mixed mushrooms such as maitake, shimeji and king oyster (royal trumpet), cut or torn into large bite-size pieces

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

1-2 teaspoons furikake

1 sheet nori, crumbled

Flat-leaf parsley, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Make the miso Caesar: In a small bowl, add rice wine vinegar and miso; let sit a few minutes then whisk with a fork until miso is completely dissolved and incorporated. Add to a medium bowl along with labneh, mayonnaise, anchovy paste, ginger and garlic; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper and whisk until smooth.

2. Make the crispy capers: In a skillet over medium-high heat, add enough avocado oil to coat the entire surface. Add capers and fry, stirring frequently, until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Wipe out the skillet and return to the stove.

3. Add more avocado oil and butter to the skillet. When butter is melted, add mushrooms (don’t crowd the skillet; work in batches if needed), cut-side down, and saute, covered, for 2 minutes, then uncover, season with salt and pepper and cook until mushrooms are tender and deep golden brown in spots.

4. To serve, swirl miso Caesar on a serving platter and arrange mushrooms atop. Finish with furikake, then garnish with nori and parsley.

Mushrooms are chock full of protein, fiber and antioxidants.

Chilled Soba Noodles With Spicy Peanut Sauce

This is a dish that’s packed with flavor—the creamy peanut butter sauce is a breeze to make (and can be prepared in advance)—the hits of soy, Sriracha and lots of lime let this dish sing, along with the crunch of carrots and savoy cabbage and the zip of scallions and cilantro.

SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS:

For the Spicy Peanut Sauce

½ cup smooth peanut butter

¼ cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

Juice of 2 limes (approximately ¼ cup)

2 tablespoons maple syrup

2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce

½ tablespoon toasted sesame oil

1 tablespoon finely minced or grated ginger

2 garlic cloves, minced or grated

¼ cup water, as needed

2 large carrots

1 pound soba noodles

2 cups thinly sliced savoy cabbage

2 scallions, sliced, plus more for garnish

½ cup cilantro leaves, chopped, plus extra leaves for garnish

Lime wedges, for garnish

Peanuts, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Make the spicy peanut sauce: In a medium bowl, add peanut butter, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, lime juice, maple syrup, Sriracha, sesame oil, ginger and garlic and whisk until smooth. Add water to thin out as needed. Set aside.

2. Using a vegetable peeler, peel and slice carrots into lengthwise ribbons.

3. Cook soba according to package instructions and rinse with cold water. Transfer to a large mixing bowl along with carrot ribbons, cabbage, scallions and cilantro. Add spicy peanut sauce and mix to combine. Transfer to a serving platter; garnish with lime wedges, peanuts, and additional scallions and cilantro. Serve chilled or at room temperature. For more healthy, delicious recipes, visit petersom.com.

Dig in to a bowl of fresh, spicy peanut noodles.

COWBOY CUISINE

Buttero, the latest from the team behind Dopo.

BY CRISTINA CUOMO

The latest in steakhouses to hit the Hamptons is Buttero, the name for Italy’s cowboys, specifically from the coast and Tuscany. It is also the new iteration of elevated dining from co-owners chef Maurizio Marfoglia and Larry and Maria Baum, pictured here. Buttero’s spacious Race Lane restaurant in East Hampton is casual yet well appointed, from the fireside banquets to the vine-covered brick terrace. The Dopo family of restaurants includes Dopo La Spiaggia (“after the beach”) in Sag Harbor, the family’s original cozy eatery, Dopo Argento in Southampton and Bridgehampton’s Dopo il Ponte (Italian for bridge) pizzeria. At the latter two you’ll find house managing partner Vlad and chef Fabio.

Buttero is this carnivore’s new favorite summer feasting ground, because chef Marfoglia’s passion for steak is evident in every morsel. Having perfected the art of cooking a steak with his new steak-searing double broiler, Marfoglia’s carefully curated (Colorado grass-fed and grain-finished for flavor) Florentine porterhouse was

sublime. I’m a lifelong foodie, and this steak tops them all—buttery, tender, fresh. The rib-eye side of the porterhouse was flavorful and fatty, and the filet tender to perfection. Peppercorn, Buttero’s steak sauce and bearnaise were all savory and sweet. Other steaks on the robust menu are local—from Acabonac Farms—like the beef burger, beef filet, bone-in rib-eye, rib-eye and New York strip.

Other honorable guilty pleasures include the homemade fettuccine with truffles, mushrooms and prawns; shishito peppers with a buttery miso sauce; and burrata with caramelized figs, topped off with flavorful, locally sourced honey.

“Wellness is so important to me,” says Maria Baum, whose passion for Italian food, creation of a highphenolic olive oil on their family farm in Tuscany, investments in countless wellness-focused businesses, and philanthropic dedication to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation Board, has lead her to this—“food is medicine.” butterohamptons.com

From top: Sascha Mazzucco, Seamus Mullen

Chef Maurizio Marfoglia with Maria and Larry Baum

Marfoglia’s flavorful, tender steaks

A CHEF’S PANTRY

Hen of the Woods founder Jonathan Bernard and head chef Anna Lembo have created an inventively eclectic, ethically sourced Southampton gourmet specialty market.

BY JENNA LEBOVITS

PURIST: Jonathan, what led you to launch a specialty store that sources rare, niche and hard-to-find food items?

JONATHAN BERNARD: I was delivering one-of-a-kind ingredients to restaurants on the East End, and thought about how cool it would be to bring this to ordinary home consumers. A mix of items they are familiar with, and some things that can really push the boundaries of cooking.

What sets Hen of the Woods apart from other markets on the East End?

JB: We are a one-stop shop for incredible ingredients and nutritious prepared foods made from those same items. Chef Anna is obsessive, in the best way possible, about where each ingredient comes from, keeping it simple and delicious. It is also worth mentioning that we are now offering omakase-style sushi for takeout. Each piece is carefully crafted by a sushi master with over 30 years in New York City’s best sushi restaurants. Fish is flown in from Japan, as well as caught locally, and served exactly the way it should be consumed.

What role do strong relationships play in this industry?

JB: Knowing your farmer, fisherman and producer is paramount for us. It allows us to get the freshest quality possible for our customers and chefs, and also helps to support local producers. Seasonality of food is something we try to express as much as possible, and is just a lot of fun to work with.

Anna, what are a few favorite specialty items you make that you love turning customers on to?

ANNA LEMBO: My personal favorite list is long. Everything I make at the store is well thought out and very important to us. To name a few, of course our top seller, mixed mushroom soup; mushroom and buckwheat medley, a nutritional powerhouse; and of course mushroom and vegetable dumplings—hand-rolled and comfort food redefined.

What is your go-to summer dish, and what are its health benefits?

AL: The seasonal, local, grilled vegetable medley with grilled mushrooms, local catch of the day with a side of bright, herby chimichurri would have to be my go-to summer dish. It’s mineral-, vitamin- and nutrient-rich, as well as overall light and satisfying.

Where do you source your cooking inspiration?

AL: From the items we carry at the store. Jonathan is amazing at what he does. We have beautiful wild foraged and seasonal ingredients from all over the world. And of course, in the summertime, local farms and farmers markets are just a cornucopia of inspiration.

How did you land on Southampton as the place for your business?

JB: Southampton is a great mix of home cooks, chefs and people who are looking for food they can trust. It has an amazing local community that really comes out and tries new things. It also has a handful of farms and agriculture surrounding it, such as Halsey Farm.

How has your business shifted and transformed over the past two years?

JB: Although we are known for rare ingredients, I don’t think we’ve ever had this amount of prepared foods, and that is completely thanks to Chef Anna. Nearly everything we offer is made fresh daily, with our customers’ individual nutritional needs in mind. We are pushing the boundaries for sure, and uncompromising on the quality of ingredients found in every item.

Anna, what current shifts are you noticing with food trends?

AL: There’s definitely awareness about the quality of the food. People are more mindful about how the food they consume is sourced. Farm to table is definitely on the front lines more than ever.

48 Hampton Road, Southampton; 48hampton.com

ON-DEMAND OMAKASE

Maxwell Weiss brings personalized sushi experiences directly to you with Ten Homakase.

BY JULIA SZABO

Few food experiences are as transporting, as dramatic, as omakase, which invites diners to experience the sushi master’s fanciful flights of raw—and occasionally seared—artistry, challenging us to the shock of the chef’s choices (having first made known all food allergies and aversions, of course).

Maxwell Weiss remembers his first omakase immersion at Sushi of Gari—where on a given night patrons have included actor Matt Dillon, fashion editor Elizabeth Saltzman or wellness guru Andrew Weil—and observing the restaurant’s namesake expertly wield a gleaming sushi knife.

“I had grown up eating sushi, but what got me was the quality and attention to detail, the craft, the fact that each piece was prepared in a unique way with so much intention,” says Weiss, the son of Ukrainian immigrants who would later work at restaurants, including an izakaya (Japanese pub). “Sushi was always one of my favorite foods, but I never knew it could be that good.”

During the pandemic of 2020, omakase was one of the perks of the “old normal” that many foodies missed most, a fond eating-out memory possibly lost forever. Until, that is, Weiss hit on a plan to bring omakase home. Those days of restaurant closures prompted an ingenious enterprise: Ten Homakase. The business has since expanded, bringing omakase to a range of venues, from rooftops to office conference rooms, backyards to penthouse patios.

“Usually, people eat this kind of food in a certain environment: sitting at a sushi counter with the chef right in front of you, the emphasis being totally on the food,” says

Weiss. “But for people who want to play their own music and drink tequila with their sushi, yet still want to have that same level of quality…if they have a Hamptons ocean view and want to look at it, whether from their home or their yacht…I like serving this food in different environments; it’s a really special part of our business.”

Acknowledging all dietary restrictions, Ten Homakase has observed patrons’ willingness to discover. “Generally people are excited and want to let it be up to the chef,” Weiss says. “We serve kosher guests, make adaptations for people who are pregnant or have shellfish and gluten allergies—we do it all, and we try our best to make sure everyone is included. After all, we’re going to your place; you get to make some rules!”

Sourcing wild fish from around the world—“our fluke is from Montauk, our ocean trout is from New Zealand”—Ten Homakase is anchored in wellness. “Sushi and seafood are generally very healthy. Add to that the experience of the chef telling you why he chose a particular preparation, and you’ve got a really nice holistic discussion.”

It’s a dialogue more diners are pleased to join. “We started in the home and our chefs have since become expert at serving sushi in unexpected environments. We’ve served on planes, in art galleries…we’ve really been all over. Omakase has boomed in the last 10 years, and skyrocketed in the last three to five,” says Weiss. “Still, the people that Ten Homakase serves discover that we break an entirely new barrier of what they thought omakase could be.” tenhomakase.com

Nicolas Zilkha Photography

Enjoy a nigiri dinner by a master chef, with all diets and lifestyles in mind.

AN OLD-SCHOOL DIET MAKES A COMEBACK

Is calorie counting worth a try?

BY ANNE MARIE O’CONNOR

Like flowy white pants, cozy oversize cardigans and giant straw hats, dieting is having a Coastal Grandmother moment. Calorie counting—an oldfashioned weight loss method in which you write down every morsel you put in your mouth and then do the math—is finding new fans.

After many years of increasingly restrictive diets—keto, Paleo, intermittent fasting, Whole30—counting calories is refreshingly basic, relying on the idea that eating fewer calories than you burn will lead to weight loss. “That’s not untrue, but it’s complicated,” says Jenn LaVardera, M.S., R.D., a Southampton-based registered dietitian. “The concept of ‘burning calories’ is often misunderstood. It’s common to think that we need to exercise to ‘burn’ calories off, but the vast amount of caloric energy we take in goes to fueling basic life functions—like keeping your heart beating and your lungs breathing. Reducing caloric intake can be an effective way to lose weight, and counting calories may have advantages over some fad diets as a tool for weight loss, because it is very possible to eat too much food on other types of programs,” she adds. “It can help get someone back on track and be more aware of how much they take in.” No foods are off-limits, either, so it can be easier to stick to.

While you can track calories granny-style, with a notebook and pencil, apps have made it a lot less timeconsuming. There are straightforward calorie-focused apps like MyFitnessPal, or calorie-based weight loss programs like Noom. When you sign up for the latter,

a questionnaire determines your weight loss goal; based on that number, your daily caloric intake is calculated. Every day, you enter everything you eat; the app then computes the calories consumed and deducts them from your daily goal. (It also tracks your exercise.)

What sets Noom apart is that it nudges dieters to eat the most nutrient-dense foods, ones that give you the most nutritional value for the fewest calories, versus just the lowest-cal foods, which may have little in the way of vitamin, minerals, protein or fiber (looking at you, rice cakes!). Noom color-codes foods, encouraging you to eat lots of fruits, vegetables and fat-free dairy, while urging moderate portions of lean proteins, low-fat dairy, grains, legumes and healthy fats, and even more restraint with processed and fast foods, sugary foods and drinks. Noom also offers custom meal plans and coaching sessions that help develop healthier eating habits.

Like many dietitians today, LaVardera recommends food journaling over strict calorie counting, which can lead to obsessive dieting and disordered eating. Besides tracking what you eat, food journals prompt you to take note of your hunger and fullness levels, along with your emotional state (are you eating because you’re hungry, or because a work project is a mess?). After (ideally) reviewing with a dietitian, your diary can help you learn to consume appropriate portion sizes and balance your intake of food groups— factors that are key to long-term weight loss.

myfitnesspal.com, noom.com

Dietitian Jenn LaVardera recommends food journaling over strict calorie counting.

TASTE THE RAINBOW

A bounty of farm-fresh activities to savor in Aspen this summer. BY

ALI MARGO

On July 18 and September 13, cyclists will meet at The Little Nell (thelittlenell.com) to cruise 23 miles down valley to Rock Bottom Ranch for the annual Ride & Dine Series, a farm-to-table alfresco dining experience complete with produce procured from the extensive on-site garden. The 113-acre property serves as the mid-valley hub for the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, a wildlife preserve offering environmental education, wildlands preservation and sustainable agriculture. Set between the Roaring Fork River and the Crown of Mount Sopris, diners will gather in the heart of the valley surrounded by open pastures and mountain vistas for a special meal prepared by The Little Nell’s Executive Chef Matt Zubrod. In true Aspen fashion, there will be plenty of vino, curated by winemaker Evan Martin of Martin Woods Winery in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, and transportation for bikes and riders alike, back up the hill to Aspen.

While Aspen’s location deep in the Rockies might not conjure images of bucolic farms and verdant land that yields the plump, rainbow-colored produce found in other parts of the country, hot summer days and cold nights make for some of the sweetest, most exquisite produce during a short growing season. “Our climate brings a special flavor or terroir to the produce here,” says Matt Kottenstette, cofounder of Farm Runners (farmrunners.com), a regional custom-harvested farm products distributor based in Hotchkiss that connects Aspen with over 70 local producers in the Roaring Fork, North Fork and Colorado River Valleys. “For us, ‘local’ isn’t just a marketing catchphrase; it’s a commitment to building a connection between farmer and consumer. It’s also about our relationships with local chefs

that spans entire careers, even as they move from one organization to the other.”

Those chefs include Zubrod, culinary director for The Little Nell, and chef Barclay Dodge, whose downtown Aspen restaurant Bosq (from the Spanish word bosque, meaning “forest”) offers an ever-changing five-course tasting menu inspired by fresh local produce and the surprising variety of products that Dodge, who grew up in Aspen, gathers in local forests (bosqaspen.com). “In the summertime, everything that goes on the plate is coming from the farms and forest within a 40-mile radius of the restaurant,” he says. “To me, the true meaning of farm-to-table is going out into the wild to forage, or visiting local farms.” It’s the relationships with Sustainable Settings, Two Roots, Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute and Seed Peace, among other local farms, that are the life force of Dodge’s restaurant. “Chefs and farmers, we’re all flavor seekers,” he says. “I can’t do what we do without their craftsmanship behind me.”

Visitors to Aspen can connect with the farmers in person at the Saturday Aspen Farmer’s Market weekly from midJune to early October from 8:30AM to 2PM in downtown Aspen. Kids can also get their hands dirty at Cozy Point, where The Farm Collective offers summer programs for all ages to connect children and community to nature through farming and food (thefarmcollective.org). “One of my favorite things is seeing children whose parents say, ‘My kids won’t touch vegetables’ grab handfuls of kale and chard and stuff their faces,” says Eden Vardy, executive director. These farms might be deep in the Rockies, but they still deliver the cream of the crop.

The Little Nell offers environmental education, sustainable agriculture and wildlands preservation.

Buying local means strengthening the connection between farmer and consumer.

COASTAL FLAVORS

Talya pays homage to Greece and seaside France with island-inspired dishes.

BY CHRISTINA CHAO

Montauk meets the Mediterranean at Talya, a chic new restaurant and bar located in the Ruschmeyers hotel. Open since Memorial Day weekend, Talya captures the essence of both Montauk and Greece with a tasteful menu of fresh dishes inspired by the vibrant and diverse culinary traditions of the Mediterranean.

Owner Thibaut Castet, who also co-owns hot spots Maison Close in Soho and Montauk, wanted to pay homage to both Greek and coastal French culture with this new restaurant (co-founded with Theliau Probst), nestled in a prime location in Montauk. “It’s been a dream bringing people together over food and creating an atmosphere that is now quickly becoming the signature of our restaurants,” says Castet on the opening of Talya. Guests can dine outside in the sandy beach area, dine inside next to the DJ spinning tropical house beats or enjoy a drink at the cozy bar with a welcoming staff.

Talya’s design evokes a sultry jungle vibe and was curated by DMDesign & Architecture, which helped to develop an enchanting atmosphere filled with lush greenery

and florals. Executive Chef Geoffrey Lechantoux, who has worked alongside Michelin Starred chefs Gordon Ramsay and Alain Ducasse, brings a distinctive French flair to the traditional Greek dishes, and is excited about adding fresh, locally sourced ingredients to the menu. “Helming the kitchen was the most natural path in my career as it combines my two greatest passions: food and connecting with people,” says Lechantoux.

Talya’s menu features mouthwatering and healthy options like Fried Cauliflower Salad made with heirloom cauliflower, Charred Octopus Salad with turmeric aioli, Crispy Zucchini and Eggplant Tempura, and more. The bar offers an impressive wine list and unique craft cocktails made with some of the finest and freshest local ingredients. Guests can also grab blankets when dining under the stars.

Castet is also excited about opening Maison Close in Montauk (its opening is delayed due to a fire). Guests can visit maisoncloserestaurant.com or follow @maisoncloserestaurant on Instagram for updates. talyarestaurant.com

Talya’s interior by DMDesign & Architecture evokes a sultry jungle vibe.

FOOD TRUCKIN’

Fresh, local and convenient offerings to satisfy all your culinary cravings. BY

BuddhaBerry

The beloved Sag Harbor frozen yogurt and sweet shop has a new and mobile option: BuddhaBerry customers can rent a food truck for a variety of events and enjoy a town favorite. 125 Main St., Sag Harbor; buddhaberry.com

Cocktails & Dreams Mobile Bar

Enjoy craft cocktails and mocktails created with high-quality ingredients, all served from a beautifully restored pastel 1979 Citroën H van. Cocktails & Dreams is available for private events such as birthdays, weddings and cocktail parties from Montauk to Westhampton, all summer long. hamptonsmobilebar.com

Green Gold Kitchen

Chef Jose Guzman serves up Latininspired cuisine and American classics with local and organic ingredients and plenty of vegetarian options, available for pickup and delivery. 1346 Montauk Hwy., Water Mill; greengoldkitchen.com

Pizza Sin Nombre

Formerly known as Homeslice Pizza, Pizza Sin Nombre offers a refreshing

take on a food truck: a converted military trailer turned mobile woodfired oven. Pizza Sin Nombre provides catering for parties and events and delivery to residents of the South Fork of Long Island. pizzasinnombre.com

Rolling in Dough Pizza

A fully restored 1943 K-6 International Harvester truck serves up high-quality wood-fired, brick-oven pizza for every occasion. The self-contained operation features a speedy setup, and mouthwatering thin-crust pizzas cooked to perfection in three minutes. The mobile pizza bar also offers salads and desserts. Greenport; rollingindoughpizza.com

Shinnecock Lobster Factory

Shinnecock tribal leader Lance Gumbs merges his culinary expertise

JENNA LEBOVITS

with Food Network talent Marco Barrila to deliver a delectable seafood offering to Southampton: fresh, specialty lobster rolls. The food truck proudly serves locally sourced bread and a variety of sides, desserts and drinks. 42 Montauk Hwy., Southampton; shinnecocklobsterfactory.com

The Plaza Cafe

Bring a Southampton favorite to your home, venue or private event. With a seasonal seafood menu featuring luxe local fare and unique wines, this food truck delivers all that The Plaza Cafe has on offer at its restaurant, with a convenient twist. 61 Hill St., Southampton; plazacafesouthampton.com

The Sea Bean Natural Foods Co.

Eastern Long Island born and raised, private chef Shawn Christman dishes out fresh and locally sourced eats in his food truck and catering company. This health-conscious establishment serves hearty in-season bites and comfort foods, and, of course, its famous must-try tacos made with freshly caught fish. Montauk; IG: @theseabean

From top: Cocktails & Dreams Mobile Bar, Courtesy of The Plaza Cafe

Indulge in first-class seafood innovations from The Plaza Cafe. Above: Cocktails & Dreams Mobile Bar serves up top-tier drinks.

PRIME LOCAL

new favorite

Lest you forget where you are, as soon as you enter Mavericks steakhouse in Montauk, you spot a Warhol print of a cow. Take a few more steps and the constellation of Taurus, in intricate golden rods, adorns the ceiling, four times layered upon itself. Whether they knew it or not, the number 4 represents the material world, the four elements of the earthly plane and also the four seasons. Blue, brown and gold throughout the interior speak to the perfect balance of sea and Earth, nourished by the rays of the sun. The west-facing wall of windows welcomes spectacular sunsets and continues to invite the wonders of nature into the restaurant. As its slogan reads: “A surf-and-turf reboot, with sunsets on the side.” In this reimagining, you find yourself stepping away from “Fred Flintstone dinosaur cuts” in favor of various bone-in presentations from fish and land animals, a unique, signature maitake mushroom steak, as well as flavorful, well-composed vegetable side dishes.

Jeremy Blutstein, executive chef and partner of Mavericks (along with managing partner Vanessa Price), is passionately committed to localism and food-as-bond.

“I think it’s super-important to maintain these relationships because that’s what this community is built on,” says the East End native, who has helmed numerous beloved restaurants in Montauk over the years, from The Surf Lodge to Crow’s Nest to Showfish. “The underlying community here is wildly talented and mostly unknown, and should be celebrated on the biggest stage possible. I’m proud to come to work and show you what my friends are doing. The stuff I get from them is perfect. I keep things in the purest form. Just about everything from the piece of cheese on a plate, to the asparagus, to the carrot, to the vodka behind the bar, relates to someone within a 20-mile radius.

It’s important to put our best food forward with all the ingredients. It’s not just a story, it’s a friendship, and I think that friendship is celebrated on the menu. And that menu is a testament to the people who live out here, who have stayed true to an antiquated industry, and are not only thriving in it but are progressing the industry to new levels.”

For their beef, the team at Mavericks also works with small farms in the Adirondacks, Hudson Valley and Sullivan County. Unlike conventional beef, which is finished on corn for its quick fattening effect, much of the beef at Maverick’s is finished with the spent mash from a beer brewery in the Adirondacks. They use the wheat from Amber Waves for pasta as well as the made-in-house Parker House rolls and crackers. “Not only are we embracing the seasons as they come, with a fresh perspective,” says Blutstein, “but we are harvesting the season and either fermenting or pickling or freezing or doing whatever manipulating so that we can use it again at a later date.”

When you work with ingredients the way Blutstein does, each creation is a reminder of the importance of community supporting friends, neighbors and the environment, protecting what is unique about each part of this magical planet, and ensuring that it will be experienced for one more season.

At Mavericks, the effort is genuine and sincere, and the ingredients speak for themselves. When the world is so flashy and externally focused for validation, it’s nice to be somewhere where you can sense the depth of care and genuine love that went into the craft and the offering. Make a plan to visit Mavericks, and experience the beauty of localism on every level.

51 S. Edgemere St., Montauk; mavericksmontauk.com

Michelle McSwain

Montauk’s

steakhouse, Mavericks, hits a bull’s-eye. BY ERIKA HALWEIL

Enjoy classic dishes with a sunset view.

FEATURES

“There’s a healing power in sitting next to a stranger at the Clubhouse in the Hamptons, and laughing hysterically with someone you’ve never met before.” —Chelsea Handler

Following her August 26 date at the Clubhouse in East Hampton, Handler plays the Beacon Theatre in NYC on September 29 and 30.

Wit, Wisdom and Wellness

After years of groundbreaking success as a comic, talk show host, podcaster and bestselling author, Chelsea Handler has revitalized and prioritized touring nationwide, and on August 26 rocks East Hampton’s Clubhouse as part of her Little Big Bitch tour. Cristina Cuomo speaks with the political satirist about the importance of standing in truth, fighting the good fight and the healing power of humor.

CRISTINA CUOMO: I love that you are living your dream. I’m excited about your tour. Where did it all begin?

CHELSEA HANDLER: Livingston, New Jersey. I was born to a family that already had five children, making me the youngest. My parents were pretty wiped out—I guess would be the right way to describe their parenting—by the time I came along. I came out at a very early age with a mouth on me, very disgruntled by my upbringing. I couldn’t believe how disorganized and financially ill-prepared my parents were to be raising six children. I stepped into leadership mode at a very young age. I was large and in charge. Even at age 3 I was harassing my parents, asking them if I had a dowry, what was their plan, did they have a savings account. I was a terror from the moment I could use my mouth. My dad tried to calm me down by making me read big books. He just knew I was going to be trouble, so he made me read Anna Karenina, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Moby Dick when I was 7 and 8 years old. He thought that was going to quiet me down, but it just gave me more information to get back at them and go at them all the time about—he was a used car dealer, so he wasn’t the most honest, upright guy. My whole life I was on him like, “You can’t do that. You need to look people in the eye. You need to respect people.” I think I was born waving a women’s flag.

CC: Who was the big influence in your life?

CH: My brothers and sisters had the biggest influence on me. They championed me and loved me. When I was 8 and 9 years old, they were taking me to fraternity parties. My brother would be like, Go up and go off on that guy, he’s an idiot. I grew up very quickly, and my brothers and sisters will tell you that it’s been this way the whole time. There has been no change in personality, except for when I went to therapy when I was 40, and decided that I don’t need to attack everybody when I talk to them if I don’t like them. Also, if I don’t like them it’s not necessary to disclose that information right away. I tempered myself quite a bit, but I think that was a very valuable two years of my life, gaining the gift of self-awareness and recalibrating myself as a stand-up. It just gave me a new energy toward all of my creative endeavors, stand-up being one of them, because I had taken a six-year

Handler finds balance with meditation and talk therapy.

break. I came back and I did a special three years ago for HBO Max and then another one last year for Netflix. Now I’m just so into it in a way that I hadn’t been for a really long time. So, therapy is the gift that keeps on giving.

CC: I’m glad it helped you find your groove. What was a life lesson or experience that led you to be such a dependable friend and sibling, and to live instinctively?

CH: It’s funny that you use the word “dependable,” because if there is one word that I would want people to use to describe me, that would be it. Growing up, it was very important to me to be dependable not only for my friends but for people that I don’t know, people that are in need and people that you meet that are going

time comparing yourself to other people, on Instagram and on social media. The only way to get to know yourself is to really spend time alone. A lot of people are scared of that. I know I was. I think meditation, being alone, writing, journaling, whatever you’re into you can’t ever do more of it. Nobody ever said, Oh, I started meditating and my life went to shit. Or, I started going to therapy and it went to shit. Getting as close as you can get to who you really are is only found by being with that person which is you, alone. I was very scared of doing that for a long time, But now I love it.

CC: Do you have a pet peeve?

CH: Oh yeah, like a million. Men’s toenails. Bare feet on

through something. It could be a stranger. I just want to make sure people know, you’re safe with me, I’ve got your back. Especially for women and any group that I feel like is targeted or marginalized.

CC: What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?

CH: It doesn’t matter how many people say no, you just need one person to say yes.

CC: I love that. What’s the most outrageous thing you’ve ever done?

CH: I dove off a sailboat in the middle of the Balearic Sea while I was on an edible, and swam 3 miles to the house we were renting to get away from my Russian sister-in-law.

CC: And clearly you survived it.

CH: Yeah, I’m now a strong swimmer after that.

CC: I know you’re a strong skier. I watched your bikini ski thing. That was hilarious but also very impressive and healthwise, smart, like a cold plunge. You’re such a forthright and unapologetic woman. How can we get more women who are always chasing confidence to be more like us?

CH: I think women really have to spend time with themselves alone and lessen the outside noise, spend less

planes. That’s more than a pet peeve. I feel like that should be illegal or finable at the very minimum. Male jewelry. Room temperature water is a huge pet peeve of mine as well.

CC: Can you give us a glimpse into some subjects you will be covering on the Little Big Bitch tour?

CH: I talk a lot about my childhood antics. I started a lot of businesses when I was a little kid to try to split ties with my family, because I was looking to get my own place at around 8. I talk a lot about my origin story. Then I get into adulthood and talk about some of my close calls, close encounters that I’ve had with a lot of people that have been canceled. My sister has a theory that our dead mother is basically navigating my life from heaven and that I get out of close calls always at the last minute, not because of me and any intuition, but because my mother removes me from the situation.

CC: So, you’re a spiritualist if you’re communicating a little bit with your mom.

CH: Oh, yeah. I communicate with my mom more now that she’s dead than I did when she was alive probably.

CC: I love that. You’re a very learned woman. I don’t

think most people would know that about you. What is something people don’t know about you other than that?

CH: Each week I read about four books. I have to read one section of everything—one nonfiction, one fiction, one historical and then one autobiographical.

CC: What do you want people to take away from four seasons of your podcast, Dear Chelsea?

CH: The podcast is just because I absorbed so much during therapy and I went to this incredible therapist, Dan Siegel, who’s written a series of books, and I ended up writing my last book about him and my experience. I just couldn’t wait to dish it back out and share it with everybody—for the people who can’t afford to spend

going to stand for any of these draconian laws or rules. Voting is the most important thing you can do. So many young people are disgruntled because they don’t want to vote for an 82-year-old man, but it’s the choice between decency or indecency, and it’s the choice between everyone’s future.

CC: What’s your favorite medium as a political satirist?

CH: I did The Daily Show also this winter, one of the best outlets that I can have, because I digest the news and then regurgitate it back to everybody else—it’s my favorite thing to do. That is also a thing that I feel like I should be doing again, a late-night show.

CC: How does comedy foster positive behavior, and have you observed this healing power of comedy through your work?

CH: There’s a healing power in sitting next to a stranger at the Clubhouse in the Hamptons, and laughing hysterically with someone you’ve never met before. That’s definitely healing. My whole social media is a lot of serious issues but with comedy because it’s more easily digestible through that lens. Nobody wants to be yelled or screamed at. I used to do a lot of that. I don’t anymore. It’s light and it’s fun and it’s informative because I want people to be understanding of what’s at stake.

CC: What do you source your creative inspiration from?

serious money on a psychiatrist. When I started Dear Chelsea I thought people were going to call up with questions about anal sex or whatever, but it turned into something very serious and very moving and profound. People call up with major life decisions and we’re able to steer them in the right direction ,or in the direction of taking a risk and believing in yourself. I think a lot of people are lacking the confidence to make them move, and they need a kick in the butt—a big sister who’s going to kick you in the butt.

CC: You really take deep dives in your podcast. It’s so educational on so many levels. You stand for a lot of important issues.

CH: It just feels like a death call for old white men who are losing power, so they are trying to strip away everybody else’s power in the process. I was listening to The Daily podcast yesterday about the women in Afghanistan and what they’ve had to endure, and I was just thinking they would love it in this country if they could do that to women. Taking away our reproductive rights is the first step in making that happen. I’m very hopeful that our future is bright, and that these young people that we have coming up are not

CH: I like to spend a lot of time traveling. After this I’m about to take a three-month break. My first show back I think at the Clubhouse. I did the first leg of my tour and I make sure I travel and see the world. I’m going to Africa, Portugal and London for Wimbledon. I’m going to Majorca for a month. I go and I travel and I make sure that I understand what’s happening in different parts of the world and I fill my brain up with something that I have to reflect on and turn into stand-up when I come back.

CC: One of our Purist premises is self-care. It’s about taking care of ourselves so we can better care for others. What are some of your go-to wellness rituals?

CH: Meditation every single morning. I have a hyperbaric chamber which sounds ludicrous, but it’s really helpful for jet lag, for sleep, for inflammation, for everything. I am very into wellness and taking care of myself. I’m on the road a lot so I’m constantly getting IVs wherever I go. I always get in my exercise first thing in the morning. I’m very early to rise. I get up around 6 every morning and I make sure I work out for about an hour. I hop in my chamber. I do my meditation. I write down 50 things I’m grateful for every morning.

CC: You are a wellness warrior indeed.

CH: Then I start my day so that I have a great attitude because I went through a time in my life where my attitude sucked and it showed and now it’s great, and it shows.

Rufus Wainwright has recorded 10 studio albums.

A MONTAUK HOMECOMING

With his new album, Folkocracy, the genre-hopping, honey-throated tenor Rufus Wainwright returns to his family’s folk roots, and to his beloved home in Montauk, for a special one-off all-star concert event, “50 Isn’t the End: A 50th Birthday Concert with Rufus Wainwright & Friends,” at the grounds of and benefiting the Montauk Point Lighthouse.

BY RAY ROGERS

Ray Rogers: The new album and the concert event in Montauk are both sort of homecomings. Is that fair to say?

Rufus Wainwright: Yeah. It wasn’t orchestrated as such, but I can’t help feel somewhat spooked by celebrating my 50th birthday this year and then looking at the cover of my album, and I’m a little kid there. There’s definitely a kind of cosmic triangle or something that’s occurring between Montauk, the album and my birthday. It’s all meant to be, I guess.

RR: I’ve followed your career from the very beginning. Your work has encompassed all kinds of genres and hybrids, from operatic pop to smoldering torch songs and so much more… Yet you haven’t done an album of folk songs before. Given the family lineage [folk icons Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle are his parents] was it inevitable that you’d come around to it?

RW: Yeah, it popped up in my imagination after I watched the Grammys. My last album was nominated for a Grammy, and it’s always been very difficult to categorize me because there isn’t, in fact, a singer/songwriter category, so I’m always in these weird areas. I was watching them and then I noticed, oh my god, there’s all these folk categories and roots music and Americana. A light went off, and I said: I’m from that world. I grew up doing that as a kid and it made me start to really investigate that period of my life. And then also having

lost my mother, and my father is in the second half of his 70s now, so it feels like the right time to take advantage of that ability and that knowledge but also celebrate that education and those who are still with us and those who sadly have departed.

RR: Montauk has seen some pretty seismic shifts since you bought your home here. What’s your impression of the place now?

RW: It’s changed dramatically since I first started going, about five or six years before I bought our house. So, it’s almost 20 years ago that I started coming in earnest. I feel like it’s leveled out a little bit in the sense that there was a point where it became so red-hot and so trendy, especially after Sandy. It was a bit crowded and all that. Now I feel like they might have moved on to something else a little more red-hot. I think the temperature’s gone down slightly. It’s no longer the kind of godforsaken place it used to be, which we all loved about it. It still maintains that quality occasionally. The beaches are still exquisite. Also, there’s always been a party atmosphere out there. It’s always been somewhat decadent and I think that has remained, which is fun.

RR: The title of the concert event is “50 Isn’t The End.” Turning 50, has this been a time of reflection for you?

RW: There’s a funny story behind that title, because originally the title was going to be “This Isn’t The End” and there was a big picture of me and people thought that it was like a

funeral service. We had to put “50” in there to clarify it. It’s not going to be the Folkocracy show, it’s going to be a really unique show. A lot of the family will be there, friends, people like Jimmy Fallon and Tig Notaro, Laurie Anderson and Jenni Muldaur, so it’s going to be a totally unique evening of many people singing songs in honor of both me and my husband, who also turned 50 this year.

RR: We first met about 25 years ago when your debut album was about to come out. I’m curious what your impression is of who you were back then.

RW: Well, I think a lot about myself right now, and maybe it is because there’s a picture of me as a baby on my cover. So signing records, I have to stare at myself a lot, so it does engender thoughts. Sometimes I have to remember that I was a very special kid, and not in a way that I’m better than everybody or that I’m more worthy. I was really obsessed with music in an intense way and I sometimes think, Why aren’t all the kids today listening to Mozart operas? I was a weird kid and it was a wonderful and beautiful thing, but I also can’t expect the whole world to be like that. I don’t want to sound like I’m a total megalomaniac—I’m celebrating but also there’s a certain loneliness there. There’s a certain solitude. That’s the way it is.

RR: Looking at that journey to where you are now, what are you most proud of?

RW: That I did realize at a certain point in the midst of my musings, especially involving drugs and alcohol earlier on, that I really need to take care of my health. I need to take care of my body—and mainly because I’m a singer. If I drank all the time or smoked all the time and did crystal meth, I’d lose my voice. I was able to realize that and that was yet another instance where music saved my life. In order for me to perform it purely, I have to have all my cylinders going. That’s what I’m most proud of.

RR: What role has sobriety played in your life? Is it a daily struggle?

RW: I don’t tend to like to advertise my sobriety as this or that. I’ve had some ups and downs. It hasn’t been a clean slate. There’s been some wobbly times. Hitting 50 and still working as a musician and as a singer, so physically someone who has to really use their body 100 percent, I am just so cognizant of the fragility of my position, whether it’s the touring or with singing or just the grueling schedule that I have to keep. I’m thankful that I can give this lesson without it being from Yul Brynner in the hospital with tubes coming out of his nose, and by the time you hear this I’ll be dead. I’m able to do it from a position of strength and health and ability, and just guarantee people that if you take care of yourself you will be rewarded.

RR: Do you have a meditation practice or other ways of staying present?

He was Grammynominated in 2009 and 2021.

Melanie Acevedo

RW: I could definitely use more of a meditation practice. One of the things that I really got into during COVID-19 was actually practicing my instruments, practicing piano specifically. I’ve been playing a lot of piano and also drawing. I got back into the visual arts. I started off going to art school years ago, so I’ve done a lot of drawing, and I started illustrating my songs. In fact, I created the illustration of the lighthouse for the Montauk show poster. For me, the visual arts have become incredibly meditative and incredibly focusing.

RR: What was it like to revisit your song “Going to a Town” with your good friend Anohni on the new record? Having Anohni, who is a transgender woman, duet on this imbues the track with extra resonance, given the nature of the song and where we are yet again culturally.

RW: It’s kind of a happy-sad situation, in a sense. I’m happy that the song is still relevant, but I’m also sad that

that song. It brought us all together.

RR: Music for many people can be a great healer, or at least a soothing balm in a pretty chaotic and tough world. In what ways does that resonate for you?

RW: I’m not one to usually promote music as a healing force or something. In fact, I tend to like music that disrupts your life and makes you want to do horrible things. With that being said, I do feel that this album might be more in that department only because— especially in this day and age where everything is so disposable and so technological and so digital and really impersonal—folk music is about coming together. It’s about communing, it’s about being in the same room at the same time and doing the same thing and trying to be in harmony and being about the moment. I think that’s a very valuable spirit to fight for these days. I don’t think it’s the way the world is going to be, necessarily, but I think it’s

the song is still relevant. It really is—we are experiencing now in the United States multiple traumas, whether it’s during or after the Trump years, and then this right wing extremism that’s coming back, or with the rise of antisemitism or anti-LGBTQ stuff. I’m a big Biden fan. You think for a second everything is great, and then the floor is ripped out from under you again. The song is very powerful still, which is both great and also kind of terrible. RR: There are so many wonderful songs and collaborators on Folkocracy What were a few performers or songs that were especially interesting to you?

RW: Singing with Chaka Khan [on “Cotton Eyed Joe”] was an incredible thrill and two nights ago we got to do it live at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Rufus singing with Chaka Khan. I mean, come on. It’s pretty iconic. I love all the special guests. They’re all fantastic but certainly being able to end it with my family on “Wild Mountain Thyme”—my sisters Martha and Lucy, and my cousin Lily and my Aunt Anna and Chaim—was so important. I think if that aspect wasn’t on the record, the anchor would be pulled up. I’m happy that we got that last number in with the family. That was a big part of my life.

RR: Is that a song that you and the family had sung in years past?

RW: Yeah, it was something we grew up singing. It’s a Scottish song. On both sides, whether it’s on the McGarrigle side or the Wainwright side, we always sang

something the world shouldn’t lose track of, the idea of everybody being together in the same room and singing together and the power of that.

RR: Another strong force for you is the music of Judy Garland. You’ve done two Judy Garland tributes. What is the enduring appeal of her for you, and for the culture at large?

RW: Oh boy, she had it all at one point and then lost it all. Look, as a singer I’ve always been drawn to her and I’ve always admired her vocals so much and always emulated her a little bit. I actually just recently celebrated Memorial Day with her daughter Lorna out in Palm Springs. I’m a huge fan of old Hollywood and the star system and MGM musicals and stuff. I’m a victim of glamour, as they say.

RR: Montauk itself has been a source of inspiration over the years. I’m thinking of an old song, “Montauk,” sung to your daughter: “One day you’ll come to Montauk / And you will see your dad wearing a kimono / And see your other dad pruning roses / Hope you won’t turn around and go.” That is so hilarious. Your daughter is 12 now. What does she make of Montauk, and will she be at the show? RW: Yeah. She’ll be around. She’s excited to come. She loves Montauk a lot. Sadly, during COVID-19 none of us could go, so that cut out a good chunk of time for her. That being said, she loves the big waves. What’s great about Montauk are the waves, the big beach as we say, just the power of that water when it’s really doing its thing.

“I’VE ALWAYS ADMIRED JUDY GARLAND’S VOCALS SO MUCH, AND ALWAYS EMULATED HER A LITTLE BIT. I ACTUALLY JUST CELEBRATED MEMORIAL DAY WITH HER DAUGHTER LORNA OUT IN PALM SPRINGS. I’M A VICTIM OF GLAMOUR, AS THEY SAY.”

That Marley Magic

Bob and Rita’s youngest son, Stephen Marley, brings the family’s legendary reggae vibes to the Clubhouse in East Hampton.

BY VIVIEN GOLDMAN

A feature of the many musical junior Marleys—now three generations deep, as Skip Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson, is a young leader of the pack—is how their singing voices often resemble that of the late patriarch. It was evident even back in 1979, when the world first heard Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, the band put together by Bob and consisting of his children with wife, Rita: Stephen, the youngest, Cedella and Ziggy. Stephen wryly reflects on the father-son artistic echo, “Well, I am a fruit from that tree, so nothing hard in being just that…no thought to it…just being oneself.”

In “Old Soul,” his new single and the title track of his imminent album, he muses on the ancestral spiritual inspiration, genetic and otherwise, that propels him forward to represent. Evoking an encouraging childhood, he sweetly sings, “I was the favorite.” Of his paternal training, Stephen recalls, “He would always tell us to practice and be serious about it, if we’re going to do it.”

Now, as he hits the Hamptons for his 51st birthday, with his Babylon By Bus tour (coming to the Clubhouse in East Hampton on July 29), a creative conglomerate of other Marleys, including his popular nephew, Skip, and sundry bright sparks of Jamaican talent, Stephen is proving he learned Bob’s lessons well.

The whole touring shebang is spearheaded by the acoustic grace of “Old Soul,” in which Stephen channels the epic minimalism of “Redemption Song”—a Marley classic he told The Guardian he would have liked to have written. Its touching video is dedicated (or “livicated,” as Rastas prefer to say, with their inventive, profound use of language), to Stephen’s eldest son, Jo Mersa Marley, also a musician, who died tragically young in December 2022.

In the several years I covered Bob Marley as a journalist, at home in Jamaica, where he had a studio, or on the road, the kids were too young to be around much

in the workplace. But whenever Bob spoke of them, it was with a proud smile, and he applied to their training the same rigorous discipline he directed to his own music and leadership.

The children of Bob’s many legendary liaisons, brief or enduring, have long since formed a de facto clan, sensibly welded by Rita. They became the Royal Family of Reggae, and Stephen was always recognized as the tribe’s inhouse producer from a young age. But since 2007, he has also been a solo artist, winning Grammys for his first three projects (he has five more as a producer). “People kept asking for a ‘Steve set,’ so that was really the inspiration behind me performing more,” is his humble comment on the transition that propelled him to step forward now as an elder statesman and guardian of sacred mentors and memories in “Old Soul.”

“Everything me sing about come true, you know, every time,” Bob Marley once said to me about his compositions. Seeing generation after generation of Marleys grow into the family music business—and diversify into so many others business areas, as well, from coffee to (legal) ganja—makes any fan of his lyrics smile at the fulfillment of Bob’s prophecy in the song “So Jah Seh”: “Not one of my seeds / Shall sit on the sidewalk / And beg bread.” clubhousehamptons.com

Stephen, the Marley family’s acclaimed producer, recorded his first solo album in 2007.

PLAYING TO WIN

Stylish entrepreneur Rande Gerber, co-founder with George Clooney of the billion-dollar Casamigos tequila brand, brings his sophisticated touch to Casamigos’ new cristalino and Hampton Sun.

BY JIM SERVIN

Jim Servin: Growing up in Hewlett, Long Island, did you get out to the Hamptons much?

Rande Gerber: I don’t have a favorite Hamptons story, but friends and family going to my dad’s house every weekend in the summer felt like summer camp. We always had 10 to 20 people over, and it was always a great time.

JS: You live in Malibu. How do the Hamptons and Malibu compare?

RG: The winters and spring in the Hamptons are like all year round in Malibu. Malibu essentially has one village that people know about, with restaurants and stores. A few other spots are more local, which is really nice for those like myself who live here. Malibu really is a small surf community where most of us live all year round.

JS: You recently invested in a favorite product on the East End, Hampton Sun. How did you come to know the brand? What did you find compelling in the product line?

RG: Cindy [Crawford, his wife] and I were staying at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami and were introduced to it there. We forgot our sunblock, and they had it in the store. It was so great we bought a few products and loved them all. We decided to get hold of the owners to let them know we were fans, and see if they would be interested in us investing and helping get the word out. Fortunately they said yes, and

here we are today, spreading the word about Hampton Sun and how uniquely wonderful it is.

JS: Where did the inspiration for Casamigos come from?

RG: Casamigos was created out of our desire to drink the best tequila. At the time, George [Clooney] and I were building homes in Mexico, and as one does when you spend time in Mexico, we were drinking a lot of tequila. We’d go to different restaurants and bars, and bartenders would suggest different tequilas, some really expensive, some not so expensive, some good, some not so good. They all had one thing in common—they burned going down. With that, George turned to me and said, “Why don’t we just make our own, one that’s perfect for us?” So we did. We wanted the best-tasting, smoothest tequila, one that didn’t have to be covered up with salt or lime. We wanted to be able to drink it all night long and not be hung over in the morning. We spent many months researching master distillers and distilleries and found the best in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. Two years and 700 bottles of samples later, we finally got it perfect. We made Casamigos just for us to drink and share with friends. We took the time and had the patience to get it just right. Named after our homes in Mexico, Casamigos loosely translates as House of Friends. It wasn’t intended for the public, but after word got out, we

While spending time in Mexico, Gerber and Clooney sought to create the smoothest, best-tasting tequila.

couldn’t resist sharing it with everyone.

JS: What makes Casamigos so special?

RG: Casamigos Tequila is made from the finest handselected 100% blue Weber agave, grown in the rich, red clay and cool climate of the highlands of Jalisco. It takes time to make the best and it takes Casamigos almost twice the amount of time as the industry standard to produce our small-batch tequila before it goes into the bottle.

JS: What does wellness mean to you? What is your wellness regime like today?

RG: There are no typical days. I wake up pretty early, around 6, go downstairs, have a coffee, sit with Cindy and the kids if they happen to be staying over, and then usually head to the gym or the ocean for a workout. I end it with a sauna and cold plunge and then start my day. I love playing sports. I grew up going to an all-boys camp playing eight hours of sports every day, and even now I try to do something athletic besides gym workouts. I mountain bike, play basketball, pickleball, stand-up paddleboard and hike. I really like mixing it up. Something active every day is important to me.

JS: How has both of you having been young models affected your attitude toward such wellness staples as spas?

RG: Cindy is the model. I did it for a short period of time when I was younger in order to pay some bills and afford the freedom to travel through Europe for two years.

JS: Are there any aspects of wellness getaways that appeal to you?

RG: I really love most Aman resorts, as the design and vibe seem to really fit the environment of the area they are in. I do like spa services, but I mostly appreciate when there is an outdoor component part of a retreat.

JS: How did you celebrate the sale of Casamigos for $1 billion to Diageo in 2017?

RG: With Casamigos, of course!

JS: What inspired you, George and Mike Meldman to create Casamigos cristalino?

RG: George and I are passionate about Casamigos and everything we do. Just as we made our tequila and

mezcal, we wanted to create a cristalino that we wanted to drink. There’s a growing population curious about cristalino in the States. We have been working on this for a while, and we’re really excited about the launch and for people to finally get the chance to drink it.

JS: How would you describe this tequila?

RG: Cristalinos are complex and subtle. The process is very unique. With our Casamigos cristalino, we have a tequila that has the complexity and character of our reposado with the clear, crisp, bright notes of our blanco.

JS: How do you recommend people enjoy it best this season?

RG: Simple cocktails work well with the cristalino, such as a nice Casamigos cristalino martini—not too many ingredients. Keep it simple to preserve the integrity of the cristalino.

JS: Did you and Cindy experience empty nest syndrome with your kids, Presley and Kaia, ages 23 and 21, recently coming of age?

RG: We do every day, but are happy they are independent and flourishing in this crazy world.

JS: What did you learn from working with Ian Schrager, and how did that relationship influence your career?

RG: Ian is the master of creating environments and notices every detail. He is also great at recognizing talent and bringing on the right people to ensure his vision is brought to life.

JS: What do you consider the highlight of your professional life? Your personal life?

RG: Building a world-class company when most people said I was crazy to even try. Having the insight to do things my way and not listen to those who said it won’t work. The highlight of my personal life is having a wife and kids that still love spending time with me.

JS: Could you share with us a favorite inspirational quote?

RG: You need to live while you’re alive.

JS: Any motto or mantra that’s been helpful to you in business and life?

RG: Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to!

Courtesy of Casamigos

Casamigos cristalino: the brand’s small-batch, ultra-premium tequila

“Highlight of my professional life: building a world-class company when people said I was crazy to even try.”

MAKING MODERNISM

In honor of the 30th anniversary of Barnes Coy Architects, writer Camille Coy sits with her father, the esteemed architect Christopher Coy, to celebrate a spectacularly sculptural, light-infused, high-tech, frequently Hamptons-centric body of work.

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Barnes Coy Architects is celebrating its 30th year designing modern houses on the East End. In 1993, when I was 2 months old, my parents moved from Greenwich Village to East Hampton. My father, Christopher Coy, founded Barnes Coy Architects that year with his childhood friend and fellow architect, Robert Barnes. I grew up on tours of Barnes Coy construction sites, with my father patiently explaining to me the wonders of concrete and glass. I especially loved peering into the meticulous wooden (now digital) models of their houses. Barnes Coy Architects, having designed over 250 houses, has played a role in shaping the face of modern

architecture in the Hamptons. As a writer, I’m happy I get to be the one to talk to my father about BCA’s 30th anniversary.

CAMILLE COY: I want to begin with the future, rather than ending on it. How would you describe Barnes Coy Architects’ direction for its 30th year?

CHRISTOPHER COY: Barnes Coy Architects continues to focus on the design of the house as the most important building type in our lives. I feel so privileged to have been able to design in a beautiful place such as the Hamptons, and I look forward to continuing my practice and meeting new design challenges.

Modernism can refer to specific styles of design, but it can also describe a conceptual approach. How do you understand modern architecture, and how has that understanding shaped Barnes Coy?

The modern movement liberated architecture from the practice of mimicking historical forms. Houses had small windows and pitched roofs because of limitations in building technology, which gave rise to what we now refer to as “traditional” architecture. A sense of warmth can be conveyed by materials, no matter the form. A modernist study can be paneled in warm wood and a large open living space, transparent on both sides, can be bracketed on the ends by hand-laid Irish stone walls. More people are realizing that familiar materials such as wood and stone can provide emotional warmth and comfort in the context of well-designed open floor plans.

The built environment is the major component of our daily experience, so architecture past and present, should first be beautiful.

Clients have often spoken of a sense of spiritual calm they feel in our houses, which I attribute to the experience of nature being near to them. We use long-span steel structures to allow for expansive walls of glass to bring the experience of nature inside the house. You have designed houses in deserts, swamps and jungles, but as an architect you are often confronted with the intensity of oceanfront. From what I’ve seen of how you work, which is a lot as your only child, I know that you focus on the design of the house as a way toward a

heightened experience of the ocean, a way to capture the best views and the calmest mornings. The question of what to do with the ocean beach, that magical place where the land abruptly ends and the ocean begins, is always present in our studio because Long Island, especially the roughly 36 miles east of the Shinnecock Canal we call the South Fork, is essentially a sandbar in the ocean. We are surrounded by water. The quality given to the light by breaking waves throwing salt spray into the air has brought artists to the East End since the 1880s.

Except for the occasional set of large French doors leading out onto a terrace, most traditional beach houses had small, double-hung windows with muntins dividing the glass panes and fracturing the view. An oceanfront house should surrender to the enormity of the ocean it confronts, with as much transparency as possible. A paradox is created: You want to feel one with the beach and the water, and yet you also need to feel protected from the power of the ocean. A successful modern design has poetic visual dialogue between the ocean and the house. Robert Barnes was my godfather and your best friend since you were 10 years old. You met on the beach here in the Hamptons, where you would one day design houses together. Your book, Assembled in Light: The Houses of Barnes Coy Architects, written with Alastair Gordon, was published by Rizzoli in 2020. What was it like to look back on such a large body of work?

It is unusual for a friendship to last a lifetime, and even

A breezeway open to the sky encourages passage through the house, from the arrival side to the pool and ocean.

more unusual for it to turn into a creative partnership like the one I had with Rob [Barnes passed away in 2018]. Organizing my thoughts about our work for the book, in the time between running the studio and my travel schedule, forced me to look back. Preparing the book allowed me to look at our body of work with a detached, critical eye. I took the time to consider how I thought about residential architecture and Barnes Coy, and I was able to discern a line of logical progression in our work. The book process encouraged me to look to the future.

Barnes Coy houses are site-specific and intensely custom, meaning that you work intimately with your clients to ensure that every aspect of their house is designed in consideration with their lifestyle. How do you tailor your designs to meet the specific needs of your clients while still creating beautiful architecture?

Most clients’ programs follow similar requirements: Everyone needs a kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, gathering spaces, etc. It gets interesting when there are very specific requests, which can be challenging. Usually these have to do with designing spaces for entertaining, indoor sports or specialized areas for anything from meditation to wellness to gallery space. We once installed a vertical cold plunge pool below a basement floor. People are increasingly interested in having custom health and wellness spaces. Another request was for a bridge that doesn’t go anywhere but ends abruptly, dangling midair toward the Pacific Ocean, pointed at the sunset for the perfect views. Because every family is an institution unto itself, learning about them and putting that knowledge into our design is what keeps us stimulated.

On Sundays, our family outings were always a visit to your construction sites. As a kid, I loved walking through the steel framing, trying to imagine the different rooms. Tell me about your process, from sketches through to a completed project.

I still go on those Sunday outings! I like to walk through

the site and be alone with the project during its early stages, when it’s developing from a two-dimensional sketch into a building on the landscape. The actual process of getting from a sketch to a manifestation of that idea in a built project, is mysterious. Sketches develop into drawings, and details expand on the intention in the drawings. Then I discuss the drawings with a builder, and the important collaboration between architect, builder and client begins.

Barnes Coy Architects is based in the Hamptons, one of the most beautiful and desirable places. You’ve loved it here your whole life, and I feel this the most when we’re out sailing together, looking back at the shoreline. The Hamptons has played a huge role in your approach to architecture and your sense of design. What first comes to mind about this collection of villages and hamlets we call the Hamptons is its relationship to water. The 5-mile-wide South Fork is pierced by harbors, inlets, wetlands, marshes and estuaries. The area became an incubator of early modern architecture. The most famous example is the work of Pierre Chareau, who designed the Maison de Verre in Paris. Chareau came here after the war, and designed Robert Motherwell’s studio and house in East Hampton in 1947. The light and views, not only of water but of the extensive farm fields, continue to inspire architects. I can remember farm fields going all the way to the dunes, and as a kid I thought that the gentle fields were like a solid version of the ocean. Thank you, Papa, it’s good to talk through Barnes Coy Architects’ 30th year with you. It’s kind of amazing to see so many of your sketches and ideas expressed as built forms—as you say, you are devoted to truth and beauty. In my work, I travel to many parts of the world, and when I come back to the Hamptons I am once again confirmed in my belief that it is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. What better place to create architecture? barnescoy.com

The central volume of the house is a glass cube, which visually connects the pool and the harbor. Cedar and oak interiors provide a sense of warmth.

6TH ANNUAL

HAMPTONS ARTISTS FOR HAITI BENEFIT BASH

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SATURDAY, JULY 29TH 5:30-8PM AT THE HAYGROUND SCHOOL 151 MITCHELL LANE, BRIDGEHAMPTON

Live Music by Lynn Blue Band

Silent Art Auction 50+ works curated by Folioeast

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P L AY

On July 8, Hamptons International Film Festival’s SummerDocs series will

a documentary

screen Laura McGann’s The Deepest Breath,

that follows free diver Alessia Zecchini as she attempts to break a world record with the help of safety diver Stephan Keenan.

MEMBERS ONLY

Equinox launches a stellar loyalty program with luxury brands and amenities.

BY BETH LANDMAN

Equinox continues to grow not just as a gym, but a lifestyle brand. What started as a stylish fitness studio with innovative classes, and moved on to world-class hotels, is now collaborating with a collection of other luxury companies.

Equinox Circle, available to all members in New York, the Hamptons and beyond, is a new program launched in May with eight partners. It will offer members special events, opportunities and exclusive access in the areas of travel, fashion, entertainment and health.

“We challenged ourselves to not only curate the right partners in the right categories, but also to find partners that want to do things differently with us,” says Julia Klim, vice president of strategic partnerships and business development at Equinox.

Among those partners are the luxe jet service Blade; the cool collectibles emporium StockX; fitness and sleep tracker Oura; membership-based travel company Indagare; restaurant membership platform Dorsia; high-end meal delivery service Provenance; top-rated supplement brand Thorne; and chic watch marketplace Bezel.

The benefits can be significant. When Equinox members take a Blade helicopter to and from the airport, they get $50 off, a complimentary greeter, and a car service to their terminal. Best of all, their dogs ride gratis!

Sneakers, of course, are a natural fit, but StockX is a lot more than a place to buy kicks. With a range of colorful

collectibles, it’s a way for instructors and members to express themselves.

“One StockX executive told us during our meetings about his LA trainer who often has the latest drops that even he wouldn’t wear working out,” reports Klim. “Many StockX employees are also longtime Equinox members and love the brand, so this was a natural match.”

A healthy diet also dovetails with membership needs, and the meal delivery service chosen to mesh with the brand is Provenance, which caters to all manner of preferences, from vegan to high protein.

Sleep is a big subject in the wellness world, so Oura, the fitness and sleep tracker that also launched a partnership with Gucci, was a no-brainer for the program. A limited edition co-branded rest and recovery kit with a ring, cover and pouch will be available only to members.

Since Equinox is about luxury as well as fitness, it’s no surprise Circle includes Indagare, a specializer in supercurated trips, and Bezel, seller of authenticated luxury watches. “Bezel will source any watch for a member in 48 hours, and will also bring watches to the clubs,” says Klim.

Later this month, Circle will hold an interactive event at the Equinox Bridgehampton club, and members can expect more collabs in the future.

Says Klim: “The launch is only the beginning of a long road map of joint unique experiences, both digital and physical, alongside offers. It is also our launchpad into larger Web3 and loyalty aspirations.” equinox.com

Equinox Circle offers travel, fashion and entertainment rewards.

AT A GLANCE

Celebrate art and commendable causes this summer in the Hamptons.

BY JENNA LEBOVITS

HAMPTONS

JULY 8

Bay Street Gala

The Bay Street Theater transforms into an intimate space for dinner, drinks, dancing and special performances. The event’s honorees include Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and Julie Andrews. Tickets from $1,750. Bay Street Theater, 1 Bay St., Sag Harbor; baystreet.org

JULY 13-16

Hamptons Fine Art Fair

Featuring the biggest names in 20thand 21st-century art—from Pablo Picasso to Helen Frankenthaler—this is a wonderland for art lovers. Tickets from $45. Southampton Fairgrounds, 605 County Road 39, Southampton; hamptonsfineartfair.com

JULY 14

Midsummer Dance 2023

The Parrish Art Museum hosts its annual Midsummer Dance, a highspirited outdoor celebration in support of the museum’s educational programs and exhibitions. Tickets from $300. 279 Montauk Hwy., Water Mill; parrishart.org

JULY 15

HMI’s Annual School’s Out

Hetrick-Martin Institute’s annual cocktail party returns to help ensure that LGBTQIA+ youth have the resources they need throughout the summer. The evening includes a VIP “Best of The Hamptons” dinner. Tickets from $500. Water Mill; hmi.org

JULY 22

LongHouse Midsummer Dream Summer Benefit

A night of Shakespearean wonder,

dance, food, drink and garden art, LongHouse Reserve’s 32nd annual celebration will honor the achievements of Mary Heilmann and A.M. Homes. Tickets from $1,250. LongHouse Reserve, 133 Hands Creek Road, East Hampton; longhouse.org

JULY 29

SOFO’s 34th Annual Summer Gala Immerse yourself in a night of environmental activism with The South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center. Tickets from $550. 377 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Tpke., Bridgehampton;sofo.org

Fran Drescher’s Master Class Health Summit

Actress and Cancer Schmancer founder Fran Drescher hosts an educational series featuring trailblazing doctors and medical experts who will discuss the connection between lifestyle and

disease. Tickets from $482. Ross School, 18 Goodfriend Drive, East Hampton; cancerschmancer.org

Hampton Artists for Haiti

Wings Over Haiti’s sixth annual benefit party supports an important grassroots project: the building of a thriving school in Haiti from the ground up. In addition to helping fund the school, the event will also raise money to provide the students with meals and medical care. Tickets are $175 in advance, $195 at the door (under 12 free). 151 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton; wingsoverhaiti.net

The Watermill Center’s Annual Summer Benefit

The BODY is a dynamic celebration of international artistry, where guests can immerse themselves in performances and installations across The Watermill Center’s vast property. The Watermill Center, 39 Water Mill Towd Road, Water Mill; watermillcenter.org

JULY 31

Ladies Lunch

Enjoy a delicious Italian meal while supporting Solving Kids’ Cancer, an organization that advocates for breakthrough treatment options for pediatric cancers. Tutto il Giorno, 56 Nugent St., Southampton; solvingkidscancer.org

AUGUST 4

Guild Hall’s 2023 Summer Gala

Guests at this year’s Summer Gala can enjoy seasonal eats, an exhibition by Renee Cox and dancing. Tickets from $500. Exhibition at 158 Main St., East Hampton; Cocktails, Mulford Farm, 10 James Lane, East Hampton; guildhall.org

You may see Picassos like “Head of Sleeping Woman” at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair.

FAMILY GOALS

This summer celebrates a decade of polo at Aspen Valley Polo Club, a 15-acre facility that includes six worldclass fields and indoor and outdoor polo arenas near Carbondale, a charming town down valley from Aspen in the shadow of 12,965-foot Mount Sopris. The season opens with the traditional Independence Cup on July 5 and includes 10 more tournaments in July and August.

While the first polo fields in the Roaring Fork Valley date back to the 1800s, polo today thrives in the area because of one family: the Ganzis. Melissa Ganzi invites everyone to watch a match. “It’s very common to fall in love with the athleticism of the horses, the sounds of galloping and hit of the ball,” she says.

Nine years ago, Melissa, who grew up riding in Florida, and her husband, Marc Ganzi, raised ski racing in Aspen, opened the club. Despite its reputation as one of the highest-end facilities in the country that gathers the world’s best players every summer, the Aspen Valley Polo Club emphasizes inclusivity and accessibility—every child’s first lesson is free, and matches, food and refreshments are free and open to the public. The preliminary no-fuss matches every Friday in July and August are often more entertaining than the Sunday finals, says Grant Ganzi, Melissa and Marc’s 25-year-old son. “There’s no obligation to wear the large hats or adhere to any dress code,” he says. “Polo spectators usually wear casual clothing.”

For the Ganzis, who have long touted the benefits of the child-horse connection, polo has always been a family sport. Marc’s father, Wally Ganzi, played polo for three decades and convinced Melissa to take up the sport in 2000 when he gifted her a polo pony as a birthday present

(a year later, she became the first woman to win the Monty Waterbury Cup). Both Grant, a U.S. Open semifinalist for the U.S. Polo Association, and his sister, Riley Ganzi, 23, play professionally. At a match in May 2023, Riley (named Most Valuable Player at the Casablanca Spring Challenge) played alongside her mother, and the duo combined for 12 of their winning team’s 14 goals.

Growing up at Grand Champions Polo Club, the nation’s largest and most innovative USPA-sanctioned polo club, in the heart of Florida horse country, Grant and Riley had no shortage of horses to ride and talent to watch. It’s the club’s mission to promote low-, medium- and high-goal polo, developing new players at all levels. Melissa made history as the first female player to win the 2019 Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz, and serves as a role model for many girls and women in the sport. She and Marc also founded the World Polo League, the only 26-goal polo, and the highest level of polo played outside of Argentina.

In addition to spending the summer months in Aspen (with more than 250 of their horses), the Ganzis return to Aspen for the World Snow Polo Championship in December. They have raised funds for the Aspen Valley Hospital, and in recent years, the family has sent matching funds from its World Snow Polo Championship to Valley View Hospital and the Calaway Young Cancer Center, where Melissa received cutting-edge treatment for Stage 2 breast cancer in 2020.

“I look forward to everything Aspen has to offer,” says Melissa. “From the moment my feet touch the ground, and that first breath of fresh air, I get a sense of being home.”

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For Aspen’s Ganzi clan, polo is much more than a pony ride. BY TESS WEAVER

Playing polo can improve coordination and build core muscles.

Riley Ganzi plays professionally.

The barn at the Aspen Valley Polo Club

AT A GLANCE

Aspen’s art, music and wellness-focused festivities.

ASPEN FROM JUNE 20

Concept of a Visualist: Herbert Bayer’s World Geo-Graphic Atlas

A new exhibition arrives in Aspen—a landmark body of work highlighting Herbert Bayer’s 1953 World GeoGraphic Atlas and his contributions to map design and scientific illustration. Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies, 610 Gillespie Ave., Aspen; thebayercenter.org

JUNE 15-AUGUST 24

The Snowmass Free Concert Series

The beloved ski resort celebrates its 31st anniversary of free summer concerts. From country to funk, enjoy tunes with a stunning mountain backdrop. Aspen Snowmass Ski Resort, Snowmass Village; aspensnowmass.com

JULY 5

Aspen Valley Polo Club

The world’s destination for summer polo has a robust schedule, including the Independence Cup and the Silver Queen Invitational, all free and open to the public. Aspen Valley Polo Club, 3275 County Road 100, Carbondale; aspenvalleypoloclub.com

JULY 6-7

Irene Neuwirth Trunk Show

Meridian Jewelers invites guests to experience the allure of Los Angeles-based jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth’s whimsical pieces. Free. Meridian Jewelers, 525 E. Cooper Ave., Aspen; aspenchamber.org

JULY 15-16

Downtown Aspen Art Festival

A vibrant outdoor art festival returns for its 20th year in Main Street’s historic

and picturesque Paepcke Park. The event will feature goods from local and national vendors and fine crafters. Free admission. 151 E. Main St., Aspen; artfestival.com

AUGUST 1-4

Intersect Aspen

Formerly known as Art Aspen, this gathering features a selection of outstanding galleries, collectors and art professionals. The art fair, running since 2010, serves as a lively hub for the collector community. Tickets from $25. Aspen Ice Garden, 233 W. Hyman Ave., Aspen; intersectaspen.com

AUGUST 10-13

The Beyul Mushroom Retreat

Here’s a unique offering for all mushroom lovers: a luxury highalpine wilderness retreat with some of the greatest mycologists on the planet. Guests will learn mushroom identification, how to create medicinal tinctures and wild-crafted food, and be able to recharge deep in the

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mountains. Tickets from $1,625. Beyul, Frying Pan River Valley, Colorado; beyulretreat.com

AUGUST 15

Consensual Improv in The Vault

The Wheeler house, an Aspen cultural institution, is hosting a live performance by Consensual Improv. The comedy group is composed of actors and comedians hailing from the Roaring Fork Valley. $28. Wheeler Opera House, 320 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen; wheeleroperahouse.com

SEPTEMBER 1-3

Jazz Aspen Snowmass

The famed music experience returns for its 32nd season this Labor Day weekend, bringing an impressive lineup of talent—from The Lumineers to Foo Fighters—for three days of world-class performances and events. Tickets from $200. Snowmass Town Park, 2835 Brush Creek Road, Snowmass Village; jazzaspensnowmass.org

Foo Fighters rock Jazz Aspen Snowmass in September.

PURE PUZZLE

Test your wellness wisdom.

BY MYLES MELLOR

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A Resort-Like Estate in Amagansett Pool, Tennis, Yoga Pavilion & More

Amagansett. The Promised Land, so named by early settlers, defines a part of Amagansett close to ocean beaches, village shopping and pristine bay fronts. And somewhere in between Alec, Gwyneth and Sir Paul, a dramatic 6 bedroom, 10 bath modern joins the area elite for sale or rent. Perched on a knoll, from which the ocean is often heard and its breezes most definitely felt, this recently completed 7,500 +/- sq ft residence offers masterful construction, consummate detail and impressive symmetry on three levels of living space. The journey begins as a double height gallery-like entry welcomes you into a sun dappled environment over richly stained wood floors. Spread out to one side is the great room under white wainscoted ceilings with fireplace, huge flat screen TV, large wet bar and dining area. Turn right, past the powder room into the expansive eatin kitchen, professionally equipped and bolstered by a fireplace, large screen TV, wine refrigerator butler’s pantry all under another wood clad ceiling. An office and a two-car heated garage compete the first floor. Upstairs, the generous fireplaced primary suite with sumptuous bath, walk in closet, terrace and fireplace reigns over 4 additional ensuite bedrooms, plus laundry room and half bath. The open staircase descends to a finished lower level offering screening room, wine cellar, recreational/game area, a fully outfitted gym with full bath, staff suite and another powder room. The tiered 2.44 acre property includes handsome stone walls and colorful landscaping that frame the heated salt-water pool with spa, outdoor kitchen, pool house and a separate unique yoga/exercise pavilion/ artist studio. A full size, all weather tennis/ basketball court and a pair of outdoor showers completes this resort-like property, Additional amenities include full audio/visual package, a Savant controlled 9 zone HVAC system and radiantly heated floors. With proximity to everything that makes the Hamptons a world class destination this recently repriced offering deserves your attention today.

$7.995M WEB# 897890

NUMEROLOGY

A by-the-numbers look at actress Scarlett Johansson, who stars in Wes Anderson’s comedy-drama Asteroid City, in theaters now.

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Johansson approaches wellness in three phases: weightlifting, plyometrics and reflexes. She’s worked with New York-based trainer Eric Johnson since her 2009 appearance in Black Widow.

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Johansson has lived in Amagansett for nine years with her husband, SNL comedian Colin Jost, and their son, Cosmo. They live between New York City and the Hamptons.

Our special Hamptons International Film Festival Issue from 2019. Check out their website for their summer documentary schedule at hamptonsfilmfest.org/summerdocs

“The Outset means a new beginning, which feels more relevant than ever at a time when we are all starting over and pressing the reset button,” says Johansson about her nontoxic skin care line.

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The actress’s films have grossed more than $14.3 billion globally. Her biggest box-office success is her role as Black Widow, or Natasha Romanoff, in The Avengers films.

For two consecutive years, in 2018 and 2019, she was named the world’s highestpaid actress, earning $56 million in 2019.

The actress’s clean, Earthfriendly vegan skin care brand, The Outset, saves 55 tons of carbon emissions each year through its eco-friendly shipping practices.

Johansson has been nominated 236 times, for Oscars, Golden Globes, Kids’ Choice Awards and others, and received 70 awards, including a BAFTA Best Actress prize for Lost In Translation in 2004. In 2020, she was a double Oscar nominee for her performances in Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit

The actress

for the role of Griet in the 2003 film Girl with a Pearl Earring

of Scarlett Johansson photographed by Craig McDean/Art & Commerce