Hot off the presses… According to sources a deal was struck on the restaurant known as The Lodge… formerly known as Leif Hope’s… formerly known as the Laundry. Apparently city restaurateur Jay Plumeri struck a deal for the lucky location and the his new eatery will be opening sometime before the summer. Plumeri who owned Jonez… now 41 Greenwich downtown will be bringing chic to the Hamptons. Plumeri hasn’t purchased the building but rather the lease… and according to my sources, he’s going to do some minor renovations. The deal was inked yesterday… more details to follow.
But don’t panic locals and low key lovers… owner Michael Gluckman will be setting up camp at the old Bostwicks on Three Mile Harbor road this summer. Let’s hope he continues the Saturday Soiree’s there. Sunset cocktails anyone?
According to Hollywood trades, filmmaker RJ Cutler, who last directed the Anna Wintour/Vogue movie The September Issue, is setting his sites on the Hamptons. He apparently got the green light from Warner Bros. on a movie about a group of teenage Au Pairs who spend the Summer working in the Hamptons. The movie will be based on a novel by Melissa de la Cruz. The girls apparently from different socioeconomic backgrounds balance their domestic work with the carefree and unpretentious life in our little part of the world (yes,I’m being sarcastic). The pic is being produced by GREY GARDENS star Drew Barrymore. I guess she really likes it out here! Hey Drew, I have a couple really great listings I want to show you!