{"id":1502,"date":"2014-05-22T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/2014\/05\/22\/whats-new-in-hamptons-hood-14-or-wha\/"},"modified":"2017-02-13T22:25:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T22:25:15","slug":"whats-new-in-hamptons-hood-14-or-wha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/whats-new-in-hamptons-hood-14-or-wha\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New in the Hamptons Hood &#8217;14&#8230; or What Happened While You Spent The Winter with People!"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SurfPanda.png?resize=320%2C320\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">It has nothing to do with Nixon or Kung Fu pandadiplomacy.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>While the folks over at <a href=\"http:\/\/hamptons.curbed.com\/archives\/2014\/05\/20\/summer_2014_new_restaurant_roundup.php\" target=\"_blank\">Curbed Hamptons talk about all the new restaurants this year<\/a>, I decided to go a different direction and talk about all the other stuff! \u00a0 \u00a0 Which calls to mind, I once had a very successful client in my car some time back\u00a0talking about all things\u00a0Hamptons.\u00a0\u00a0As we drove by the East Hampton movie theatre he asked me, &#8220;Kung Fu Panda&#8217;, what&#8217;s that about?&#8221; \u00a0 Really? \u00a0He wasn&#8217;t kidding. Isn&#8217;t it obvious that its a morality tale about a poor tailor and his struggle with alcoholism set in pre war Europe! UH&#8230; Kidding! \u00a0It&#8217;s a frigging cartoon about a Panda that knows Kung Fu! \u00a0 So, that being said, I wonder what they&#8217;re going to think when they drive by Panda Diplomacy in Water Mill! \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/pandadiplomacy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> website.<\/a> \u00a0It&#8217; looks pretty cool and I have no doubt it&#8217;s what everyone will be wearing at The American Hotel this summer! \u00a0Ok, well maybe not there. \u00a0The wax museum has it&#8217;s own separate dress code. \u00a0Well, for those of you that don&#8217;t know it&#8217;s a surfing apparel, boards and accessories store. \u00a0 Located at 760 Montauk Highway in Water Mill, better known as the shopping center where there used to be Blockbuster-Citarella-Water Mill Cupcake-Avanti-Subway-Foodies and the soon to be opened West Elm Shopping Center. \u00a0 \u00a0If you want more info on surfing pandas, check out the<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_2494-1024x682.jpg?resize=200%2C133\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" border=\"0\" \/>Citarella has hit Southampton! \u00a0 While it&#8217;s not a &#8220;full fledged&#8221; supermarket according to sources. \u00a0 It is no doubt a welcome addition to a town that has the second worst supermarket in the Hamptons Walbaum&#8217;s which only comes after Walbaum&#8217;s in East Hampton. \u00a0The store got approved earlier this<br \/>\nmonth by the Southampton Village Planning board and quickly settled into their Hampton Street location. \u00a0 While some locals have voiced their concern over the potential parking problems let me accentuate the positive, THEY HAVE FRESH FOOD!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_2495-1024x682.jpg?resize=320%2C213\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" border=\"0\" \/>Another newcomer is located on Main St. in Bridgehampton and it&#8217;s called BLOW. \u00a0No, it&#8217;s not that kind of place! \u00a0Get your minds out of the gutter people&#8230; this isn&#8217;t Nevada! \u00a0It&#8217;s a hair salon that&#8217;s specializing in blow outs for ladies and the occasional puffy haired gentleman about to kick up their heels at the given Hamptons benefit! \u00a0 \u00a0If you want more information on getting glamours you can check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blowhampton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website here!<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 If you want the other kind you need to get on a plane and head to Vegas or perhaps Amsterdam (ohhhh Amsterdam&#8230; more on that later&#8230; apparently the Dutch love the Hamptons).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Tates05-06-08_044-1024x768.jpg?resize=200%2C150\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/>If you&#8217;re like me one of the greatest things about living out east is not the surf, the beaches, world class boating, golf or even the lack of good cell phone reception. \u00a0 It&#8217;s the fact we have some of the best damn food anywhere. \u00a0One of those that has a reputation of being the best of the best is Tate&#8217;s Bakery and now they&#8217;re selling their White Chocolate Macadamia cookies among other masterpieces out of the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redhorsemarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Red Horse Market<\/a> in East Hampton. \u00a0But if you&#8217;re worried about your waistline \u00a0don&#8217;t fret, the cookies are sugar, fat, calorie and dairy free&#8230;. NOT&#8230; if you have to read the calorie label, move on! \u00a0 I have not doubt there is like 12 pounds of butter in each cookie but damn, they&#8217;re awesome! \u00a0 They make great chipwiches too&#8230; just in case you need more calories!<\/p>\n<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Barrys-Bootcamp.jpg?resize=320%2C213\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">www.barrysbootcamp.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>But if you&#8217;re worried about calories and such silliness, fear not Barry&#8217;s Bootcamp is opening a new outlet in Amagansett this summer. \u00a0 \u00a0Yes, the home of sadistic (IMHO) workouts that burn tons of calories! \u00a0According to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ny.racked.com\/tags\/barrys-bootcamp-amagansett\" target=\"_blank\">Racked.com <\/a>\u00a0the location will\u00a0feature healthy to go meals from Hu Kitchen. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Great news but I&#8217;ll pass on the meals, there&#8217;s a coconut cupcake (from Mary&#8217;s) with my name on it! \u00a0The gym is located at 199 Montauk Highway, right behind Mary&#8217;s Marvelous! \u00a0 Did I mention Mary&#8217;s coconut cupcake? \u00a0It&#8217;s another Hamptons masterpiece and makes a great reward for just doing one of their \u00a0before I do one of their infamous 1000 calorie burning classes. UGH!<\/p>\n<p>Finally one more thing new in the Hamptons this summer! \u00a0A deadly new tick born disease! \u00a0Goody! \u00a0I&#8217;m not going to bore or kill the mood by writing about it. \u00a0If you&#8217;re curious let the kill joys at CBS News do it for you <a href=\"http:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/2013\/08\/19\/officials-warn-of-dangers-of-tick-borne-powassan-virus\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0In the meantime, i&#8217;m going to get some new panda surf clothes and eat my cookies and cupcakes in peace!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has nothing to do with Nixon or Kung Fu pandadiplomacy.com While the folks over at Curbed Hamptons talk about all the new restaurants this year, I decided to go a different direction and talk about all the other stuff! \u00a0 \u00a0 Which calls to mind, I once had a very successful client in my &#8230; <a title=\"What&#8217;s New in the Hamptons Hood &#8217;14&#8230; or What Happened While You Spent The Winter with People!\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/whats-new-in-hamptons-hood-14-or-wha\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What&#8217;s New in the Hamptons Hood &#8217;14&#8230; or What Happened While You Spent The Winter with People!\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2019,"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":[1496,1429,1841,1345,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1350,1847,1747,1848,1610],"class_list":["post-1502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-amagansett","tag-barrys-bootcamp","tag-blow","tag-bridgehampton","tag-citarella","tag-clothes","tag-hair","tag-hamtptons-real-estate","tag-panda-diplomacy","tag-real-estate","tag-salon","tag-surfing","tag-tates-cookies","tag-water-mill"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8pfeo-oe","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SurfPanda.png?fit=602%2C602&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502","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=1502"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3274,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502\/revisions\/3274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}