{"id":1436,"date":"2016-08-04T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/2016\/08\/04\/august-in-hamptons-no-reservations-no\/"},"modified":"2017-02-13T21:06:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T21:06:26","slug":"august-in-hamptons-no-reservations-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/august-in-hamptons-no-reservations-no\/","title":{"rendered":"AUGUST IN THE HAMPTONS… NO RESERVATIONS… NO PROBLEMS… THE BEST GOURMET TO GO!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, it’s finally August in the Hamptons. \u00a0 \u00a0 The water is warm. \u00a0The sun is shining. \u00a0 Traffic is bumper to bumper on 27 with Range Rovers in full bloom. \u00a0 \u00a0While SoulCyle’s parking lot looks like a WWF pay per view. \u00a0 \u00a0But enough about all the things we cherish in the Hamptons during August. Instead lets talk about a major first world problem that so many of us know first hand, \u00a0the difficulties with getting a weekend restaurant reservation!<\/p>\n

Yes, it’s the time of year when 25 minutes turns into 2 hours for a bar table. \u00a0 \u00a0It’s more than any south of the highway socialite should have to endure. \u00a0 But luckily for you Paris, Kimye and all of the other society readers of Hamptons Chatter, you don’t have to suffer in silence any longer! \u00a0 Here are a few ideas for getting gourmet meals in your very home without having to stoop to pizza or any sort of wonton that comes in a paper carton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Free form lasagna from JK Chef Collection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1) Call JKChef Collection<\/a> – 631-460-0010 – started by chef Jeff Purrazzi and Jack Kelly, the service has a stable of top tier chefs that come to you and and will handle the entire meal from soup to nutted apple tare-tatine. \u00a0 According to Purrazzi, “The process of hiring a private chef is pretty easy. \u00a0 We normally speak with our clients over the phone and get an overview of the families culinary likes and dislikes…<\/p>\n

…. from the formal dining to the beach BBQ. \u00a0The key is to match the clients needs to the perfect chef. \u00a0 Once we do that, we put the two together to create the perfect dinner menu.” \u00a0 \u00a0Prices vary based on the size of party and the duration of the event. \u00a0 If you like more information you can visit their website www.jkchefcollection.com<\/a> or give them a call at 631-460-0010. \u00a0 \u00a0Make sure to tell them Hamptons Chatter sent you!<\/p>\n

2) Saaz <\/a>-1746 CR 39 Southampton – 631-259-2222 – Gourmet Indian food that in it’s short in town has garnered a large and loyal following. \u00a0 \u00a0The location is easy since it’s virtually the first restaurant you see as you drive into the Hamptons. \u00a0 \u00a0The full menu including a slew of vegetarian dishes is available online<\/a> and they even deliver to a large chunk of the east end. \u00a0So skip the pizza and go for some steamed chicken somos instead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Salmon Tartare – Fresno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

3) Fresno<\/a> – 8 Fresno Place East Hampton – 631-324-8700 – New American cuisine at it’s best. \u00a0 Head Chef Gretchen Menser’s rotating menu of classic crowd pleasers with an epicurean twist is why updated menu<\/a> and get your tilefish or osso bucco to go! Diners have been lining up at this East Hampton favorite for years. \u00a0 \u00a0But the real reason I’m mentioning this here is you can go online, check out the<\/p>\n

4) East Hampton Grill <\/a>– 99 North Main St. East Hampton – 631-329-1955 – Walk right by the crowd at one of the most popular Hamptons restaurants, step up to the bar and grab your grub and get out of there. \u00a0 \u00a0 Yep, the home of the “heavenly biscuits” will pack your dinner for you to enjoy in your own kitchen. \u00a0 The menu is available online and updated frequently. \u00a0 \u00a0While I’m not sure I would get the oysters to go (a little messy) from the fresh fish, to the roasted chicken and the french dip all are made from scratch daily and travel well. \u00a0But most important of all, the clean up is a breeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The french dip at East Hampton Grill – ask for horseradish!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

5) The Seafood Shop <\/a>-356 Montauk Highway, Wainscott – 631-537-0633 – \u00a0 Yes you can buy your shrimp and your fresh fish for home cooking but you can also get a complete dinner on the fly without breaking a sweat. \u00a0 Lobsters, grilled fish and fresh salads and even a chicken breast sandwich are all on the take out menu. \u00a0 \u00a0It’s a complete menu available online <\/a>that is updated with specials daily and diverse enough for even the finickiest of diners. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It might not be fancy but the food is awesome!<\/p>\n

So there you have it 5 ideas for the hungry agoraphobic in all of us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, it’s finally August in the Hamptons. \u00a0 \u00a0 The water is warm. \u00a0The sun is shining. \u00a0 Traffic is bumper to bumper on 27 with Range Rovers in full bloom. \u00a0 \u00a0While SoulCyle’s parking lot looks like a WWF pay per view. \u00a0 \u00a0But enough about all the things we cherish in the Hamptons … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","generate_page_header":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[1346,1347,1383,1378,1384,1385,1358,1386,1387,1388,1389,1390,1391,1392],"class_list":["post-1436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dining","tag-east-hampton","tag-east-hampton-grill","tag-food","tag-fresno","tag-gretchen-menser","tag-hamptons","tag-hillstone","tag-jeff-purazzi","tag-jk-chef","tag-saaz","tag-seafood-shop","tag-take-out","tag-wainscott"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8pfeo-na","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/lasagna-2.jpg?fit=240%2C240&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1436"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3130,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions\/3130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}