Forget oysters, hot second grade teachers, or a hint of black lace showing through a sheer dress, the ultimate male aphrodisiac is a Ferrari.  A man’s erogenous zone can be found in his right foot.  Put together a cavalry of classics, contemporaries, and custom designs, and you have the four wheel version of a Miss America Pageant.  The second annual Ferrari Hamptons Rally roared into Georgica Restaurant and Lounge in Wainscott Saturday to be the eye candy for specially invited VIPs at a guest reception following …

By HipHamptons GayGirl
The stars did indeed shine at the Fight Back New York event last Saturday at the drop dead gorgeous hilltop home of Mitch Draizin & Philippe Brugere. (Seriously- you had to see this place.  I’m going to ask them if they will adopt me.)

By HipHamptons GayGirl
For those of you complaining about the lack of gay events in the Hamptons – this one’s for you.
Fight Back New York is having an event Saturday August 28th.  Gay or straight, everyone’s welcome.   Here’s the scoop

You suddenly felt smarter when you entered the tent at the East Hampton Library for the literary star studded 6th Annual Authors Night on Saturday night.  Being in the presence of a plethora of talented writers makes you suddenly want to start texting with complete words and grammatically correct sentences, even consider using adverbs again.

Held at c/o The Maidstone in East Hampton on Sunday August 15th from 3:30pm to 5pm is a chance to meet author Gary Reiswig and Dr. Peter Davies PhD, an expert in research to learn more about what is new in Alzheimer’s disease research.
Author of The Thousand Mile Stare, Gary Reiswig tells the story of his ancestral roots in a small German Town to Dr. Alois Alzheimer’s discovery of the disease, to the Reiswig’s triumphs and tragedies on their Oklahoma farm, to …

If you are looking for the one Hamptons summer event which will have the most luminaries under one tent, put on your grass friendly wedges and head to the 6th Annual Authors Night at the East Hamtpon Library Saturday August 14.
Before we spoke to each other in letters, U R HOT, we actually used complete sentences, beautiful turns of phrases, apt metaphors, and poetic license.  Some of the most talented wordsmiths (think Mr. and Mrs. Smith with lethal phrases) will gather to …

The Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge at Blue Star Jets Field hits its full stride with intense competition on the field with the top goal players and their steeds braving the heat while the coltish long legged gals got to cool off in diaphanous dresses under the VIP tent with cool Patron tequila cocktails.
We caught up with restaurant owner Stratis Morfogen who was there with Chef Philippe Chow of Philippe.  Stratis was toting adorable daughter Beatriz who said her favorite part of the experience …

“Jeff would have loved this,” said Toni Ross of the perfect combination of delectable food, spirited wines and spirits, and great friends coming together to honor her late husband Jeff Salaway and the funds established in his honor at the Great Chefs Dinner 2010.  For the guests it was personal to remember such a beloved member of the community, celebrating Jeff’s Kitchen and Hayground School’s Organic Garden to benefit the Jeff Salaway Scholarship Fund at the Hayground School in Bridgehampton on Sunday.

Friday August 6
Jill Lynn & Co Art Opening
6p to 9p
Aside from the beautiful custom made jewels from designer Jill Lynn you can check out the artwork of Grant Haffner and Dana Bell.
Jill Lynn & Co., 66 Jobs Lane, Southampton.
 
Phao Thai Kitchen – Chill Lounge
This great thai restaurant turns up the heat – body heat that is with music all weekend. 
Project Vibe is Friday from 10 pm – 1am with a $10 cover
Saturday is DJ Cana from 10:30pm – 2am
Sunday is Reggae at …

The unsinkable Nancy Atlas usually leaves a trail of smoke and charred pink boa feathers in her wake but she was so smokin’ hot with her band at Surf Lodge on Wednesday that Montauk’s finest were almost called to bring power hoses to cool it down.  Her special guest fiddle player Randy added a she-devil goes to Georgia energy to the evening.

As if that wasn’t enough the wizard of drum sticks Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers sat in to …

 
The crème de la crème of Hamptons society resplendently gathered to raise funds to fight a disease which has touched so many lives.  Deborah and Allen Grubman graciously invited guests to their home on Saturday to host with Princess Yasmin Aga Khan the kick off for the Alzheimer’s Association Rita Hayworth Gala which will be held in New York City on October 26th.
 
Princess Yasmin Aga Khan established the Gala as a tribute to her mother Rita Hayworth who lived with Alzheimer’s disease …

SATURDAY JULY 31
Clothesline Art Sale
9 am to 4 pm
A vast array of artists display and sell their art work at Guild Hall.  Discover the next Pollock in the making.
Guild Hall 158 Main Street, East Hampton, www.guildhall.org 631-324-0806.

LongHouse Reserve Book Signing and Music In the Gardens
5:30 p
This Saturday, July 31st, LongHouse Reserve will host THREE exciting events in its 16-acre East Hampton sculpture garden – the worldwide release of Jack Lenor Larsen’s LongHouse by Molly Chappellet, a preview of this year’s second art …

This past Saturday, party-goers and art lovers alike converged in Shinnecock Bay for an enchanting Vernissage at the private Southampton home of Peter Felfe. For the third summer in a row, New York artist Annika Connor and her production company, Active Ideas Productions, has collaborated with Mr. Felfe to put together an annual summer art show that doubles as a lavish party celebrating both emerging artists and the summer season.

And they’re off.  Jetsetters and their entourage donned their Saturday afternoon and it’s bloody hot out best and headed to Blue Star Jets Field at Two Trees Farm to enjoy the Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge opener between Great Oaks and La Alegria.  The series runs every Saturday from 4 -6 through August 28th and proceeds from the gate go to support the very worthy South Fork Breast Health Coalition.

 
On Saturday the most successful ever Chefs and Champagne® New York to benefit the James Beard Foundation defied the heat and with the cold champagne flowing, the tent at Wolffer Estate Vineyards in Sagaponack was the chic place to be.
Taste buds were watering with delectable dishes from 37 fine chefs from Amagansett to Anguilla, most based in the New York area, happy to srut their culinary stuff.

FRIDAY JULY 23
Fridays At Five – Author Series
5pm
Bridgehampton Library hosts this event each Friday in their grassy back yard with wine and other refreshments.  Authors of various books (books, actual hard cover books, think pre-Kindle) are there in person to give you their first hand accounts of their stories.  This week’s author is Frances Osborne talking about her biography of her enigmatic great grandmother Idina Sackville a proper British woman breaking the boundaries in the jazz age.  Admission is $15.
Bridgehampton Library, 2478 …

 
If ever there was a supernatural sense of time and space it is the experience of the annual gala at the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, this year entitled Excentrica with donations supporting its mission to exemplify living with art in all forms.
Alexandra Munroe’s description of the LongHouse Award honoree Laurie Anderson, “She shares a shimmering knowledge here and now of the universe,” perfectly described not only the performance artist but the whole evening.

By Tracey Toomey
 Sure, it’s a famed vacation destination and the beaches are ranked the best in the world.  But when traffic is so bad it takes you 45 minutes to drive two miles, it can be challenging to find peace in the Hamptons. And when the person in front of you at Citarella grabbed the last head of romaine (and you were craving a Caesar salad!), it’s damn near impossible to stay centered!  Thankfully, the ladies here at Hip Hamptons have a …

EXcentricA comes to the LongHouse Reserve for their annual gala which is truly a midsummer’s night dream.  This Saturday July 17 they will turn their 16 acre East Hampton sculpture garden into a magic forest to honor artist Laurie Anderson and arts patron Jan Cowles.  Click here for the special video invite by Laurie Anderson.

Real Housewives photos courtesy of R. Cole for Rob Rich
Ever wonder where the Real Housewives of New York go house hunting?  We spotted Jill and Bobby Zarin and Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen at the Panoramic View Resort and Residences checking out the newly renovated luxury units on the beach in Montauk.
Distinctive Management LLC and PRIME Real Estate teamed up to host this Exclusive Preview Fete of the Salt Sea units where the dress code was white, the drinks were pink – …

Anyone who thought that a little downpour would stop the sold out party at the Empire State Pride Agenda’s 18th Annual Hamptons Tea Dance has never watched Singing In The Rain twenty two times. 
When the humidity is rising and the barometer’s getting low, according to all sources, the Hamptons Tea Dance is the place to go.  It’s Raining Men was the literal theme.  Guys and gals got soaked, on and off the dance floor, and let’s just say that it was steamy!

Photos by Lianne Alcon Charles Ferri with Maurico Devrient, Melissa Hornung
 
Body shots take on new meaning when your new vodka company sponsors a co-ed polo team which isn’t afraid to go full out in this contact sport.
The fetching Charles Ferri launches his new Star Vodka on and off the polo field, picking his favorite “divot” stomping grounds, the Hamptons.  HipHamptons visited him as he cheered on his Star Vodka polo team at Southampton Polo.

All of the stars have aligned in a vortex of Hamptons events this weekend which gives new meaning to “there’s something for everyone.”
 
Thursday July 8 – Sunday July 11
ArtHamptons
With 95 galleries from all over the world, the people watching is as much fun as perusing the incredibly diverse post-war and contemporary art work.  For the avid collector or art nubie there is a feast for the eyes and for the mind with various lectures, book signings, and chances to meet the artists …

Get up close and personal with filmmakers through the The Hamptons International Film Festival and Guild Hall Summer Docs Series.  You can’t live on a diet of social fluff alone so here is the chance to feed your intellect – as well as rub elbows with major cinematic players.
On Monday July 5th at 8pm HIFF presents The Art Of The Steal at Guild Hall in East Hampton.  The audience will be treated to a Q&A following the screening with Alec Baldwin and …

Looking for bright shiny objects in the sky?  Cascading tendrils which resemble Tina Turner’s hair?  Things that go boom in the night in a good way?
Here is the round up of Hamptons Fireworks for the Fourth Of July 2010
SATURDAY JULY 3rd
Sag Harbor Fireworks -9:30 pm in front of Breakwater Yacht Club on Bay Street
Viewing: Long Wharf, Marine Park, Havens Beach, B Smith Restaurant, Dockside Restaurant, any fine yacht you can charm your way onboard (bring lots of Veuve Clicquot)

 
photos courtesy of Rossa Cole
Despite the local lack of rain, “There’s no draught of talent,” stated juror and king of exterior decorating John Danzer of the garden desginers competing in Planters On & Off The Ground III and Open Bowls at the LongHouse Reserve sculpture gardens last Saturday in East Hampton. 

Saturday June 26 
It’s one of those weekends with too many fun Hamptons events.  With the warm weather, the full moon, and the full docket of activities HipHamptons picks out a few favorite Hamptons events for the weekend.

While you may get in on a few closely guarded Hamptons secrets like the beach you can park at without a sticker until July 1 (Gibson Lane in Sagaponack) or the place you can find Manolo Blahniks at great prices (Collettes in Sag Harbor)  the one thing Hamptonites won’t share is the number of their favorite local Hamptons babysitter.
If you need a psychic surf instructor, vegan private chef, or deer-resistant garden expert, no problem.  A CPR certified babysitter with her own car …

Want the grape vine to be abuzz about your business?  On Wednesday June 23 the place to see and be seen for your Hamptons business is the Parrish Art Museum Business Council evening at Bedell Cellars from 6 – 8pm.  Hamptons movers and shakers are headed to Cutchogue on the North Fork to the scenic Bedell Cellars Vineyard for their fine wines (see why their Domaines cc Rose´ is a summer must have), hors d’oeuvres by Brent Newsom Caterer, Rolling in Dough …

By
Heather Buchanan
Gentlemen, are you looking for the last stop of civility in the Hamptons?  We’ve found it.  Southampton Inn is hosting the ultimate Hamptons golf guys getaway (yes golfing gals you will want in on this too), Steer, Scotch, Sticks, & Stogies.  The two day package gets you teed up with life’s great pleasures on Thursday June 24 and Friday June 25.  For all you men who feel forgotten in the Prosecco sipping, designer shoe shopping, tofu tasting Hamptons events, this one …

 
Looking for a private beach and a cold glass of rose´ to toast the setting sun with a lobster roll or plate full of fresh oysters in front of you? Look no farther. There’s a new kid on the Hamptons beach scene and she’s wearing a vintage bikini and serving up coastal and comfort food with couture cocktails. The new cool Hamptons hot spot is Navy Beach Restaurant in Montauk tucked off the beaten path where you can dip your toes in …

by Tracey Toomey 
When you’re paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for your summer rental, you’re not going to commute back and forth with a Toyota Corolla you rented at Hertz.  According to a representative at Gotham Dream Cars, New York and Miami-based exotic car rental company, summer is peak season for luxury car rentals in New York City.  The most popular cars?  Ferraris and Lamborghinis, which can cost between $2500 and $5000 for a weekend.  But, in the grand scheme of things, …

Do you suffer from peony envy?  Haven’t stopped to smell the roses?  Or just want to impress your date with a secret garden?  In these busy times we may not be able to indulge our inner green thumb but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the fruit of other gardener’s labors.  Think Lady Chatterly.  Here is a guide to the Hidden Best Hamptons Gardens.

he fresh, new face of home design debuts at 83 Main Street in East Hampton.  The hamlet’s historical landmark “Home Sweet Home” may now become “Home Stylish Home.”  If it looks slightly familiar you may recognize HB Home Design from one of its other “only the best addresses” locations in Westport, CT, Greenwich, CT, and Manhattan’s upper east side at 74th and Lexington. 

Something bold and beautiful is in the air, and it’s not just the scent of Melody Parfume roses blooming early this year.  Amateur grillers go boldly forth with lighter fluid and undercooked chicken.  Ex husbands and wives join forces to travel to the Hamptons together so they can take advantage of the HOV lane.  Whole teams from Price Waterhouse debate the magic number for the price of lobster salad.  Farmers markets re-open with the anticipated return of mushroom man, pickle Pete, and …

You had me at hello. That’s the reaction when you walk into the new oceanfront boutique Omphoy Ocean Resort in Palm Beach and are greeted not only by warm wafting breezes but by the effervescent Danielle who is there to wave Omphoy’s magic relaxation wand.
Have you been feeling stressed after a long cold winter? Would you describe your skin tone as powdered sugar pasty white? Has the only heat wave you’ve experienced been your hormones run amok? Before the madness starts here in the …

Hollywood Glamour was the theme, but martinis weren’t the only things served with a twist at B Smith’s Halloween party.  Clearly the joy of this holiday is to shed your own identity and become someone else for a night.  Home to royalty both real and imagined, the Hamptons stepped out in style, and tiara-ists took their crown wearing seriously.   We saw Audrey Hepburns and Charlie Chaplins, Betty Boop, Liza Minelli, Tippi Hedron from The Birds, and of course the Beales from Grey Gardens,Little and Big …

“Where do we import most of our oil from?”  This is the opening question of the film, Dirty Oil an eye opening documentary which will make you think twice about driving your hummer to the store for milk.  The answer is the majority of our oil comes from Canada, specifically from a region in Alberta about the size of Florida.  Forget the land of rockies and mounties —  Alberta is a petrol state.

We all were the real winners at the Hamptons International Film Festival, the film goers who had the chance not only to see moving, provocative, educational, and entertaining films but to interact with actors, writers, directors, producers, and industry executives.  It’s not every day that you can discuss rabbits and the Berlin Wall with Alec Baldwin.

All too often independent filmmakers live on a steady diet of “No” so when someone says “Yes” and especially if it’s putting money where your mouth is, it is a real treat.  At the Hamptons International Film Festival funding sources for filmmakers came from surprising directions and provided much needed light at the end of a dark financial tunnel.

In an age of cutbacks on investigative journalism and media filled with political pundits, it is often difficult to get at the “truth.”  A first person account holds more credibility than ever.  If you want to see the “truth” of war, the films in the Conflict and Resolution Section curated by Cara Cusumano, serve as a history lesson, current affairs eye opener, and moral compass with incredibly compelling, disturbing, and ultimately effective filmmaking.

 
strong>Stephen Talkhouse is going to be jamming this week and weekend, not only being the official late night watering hole for the Hamptons Film Festival, but featuring some favorite bands and fantastic newcomers.
Thursday Oct. 8 at 10pm:
PERROTTA is a fashionable pop rock trio that combines songwriting aptitude with a grand and sweeping soundscape. The band features Sarah Perrotta: Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer, and voice; Johnnie Wang: guitar and voice; and Will Olsen: drums. With their romantic melodies and driving rhythms, Perrotta’s sound …

So you want to be rubbing elbows with the stars or chatting up famous filmmakers or simply absorbing the artistic energy of the influx for the film festival, how do you get access?
The old fashioned way is still the best.  Buy it.  If you’re feeling flush the very best way to get all access is to purchase a Founders Pass for $1200 which gets you into any film or panel or listed event.  If you can’t step up to that gold plate …

If Columbus Day is about Europe discovering America then this Columbus Day we will see America discovering Europe through film.  The 17th annual Hamptons International Film Festival runs from Thursday Oct. 8 – Monday October 12 and focuses not only on American independent film but a cornucopia of fascinating foreign films both narrative and documentaries which serve as a first person lense on the rest of the world.

 
Harborfest in Sag Harbor which runs from Sept. 11 – 13 is a hallowed local tradition which lets you know front and center that you are lucky to be in a maritime village with a rich history. How many times have you walked by historic buildings or cemeteries or heard something about a famous author who lived here. Now is your chance to find out.

celebrity photos courtesy of Jerritt Clark
Just as there is a signature scent, there is also a signature sound which suggests great things to come.  Gentlemen start your Ferrari engines.  For enthusiast and collector Nathaniel Christian who founded the first annual Ferrari Hamptons Rally, the best moment came when 40 Ferraris, the world’s finest driving machines, fired up their ignitions (think how 25 million worth might sound) to get ready for their tour of hallowed Hamptons lanes. 

The first Labor Day took place in New York in 1883 and was a “workingmen’s holiday.” with a parade to exhibit “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations.”  For everyone out there who has been busting their butt all summer, now is the time to express your own personal Hamptons esprit de corp and set up your perfect holiday.  We have the best of the weekend laid out here for you to enjoy, no permission slip required.  …

As the Mercedes Benz Polo Challenge at Blue Star Jets Field galloped to its finale, spectators crowded to the rails to see the match where team White Birch emerged victorious after a fierce and pounding hooves and heat battle with an impressive team performance including rising star fifteen year old Santiago Torres who was awarded Most Improved.

The Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge redefined “hot” as the battle for the Cup at Blue Star Jets Field was in its second to last week.  You could tell the competition was compelling as spectators in the sponsor VIP tent even braved the blazing sun to get right up to the fence to watch the match.  Considered a gentleman’s sport and increasingly a gentlewoman’s sport (although the new female competitors are hardly wilting flowers) polo invites at least small acts of chivalry where the …

 
Tax-deductible dating continues in the Hamptons with social events raising money for causes ranging from Breast Cancer Patient Support to homeless animals, to local cultural institutions.   As always fine food and wine and let’s face it, perfect pretty people watching abound whether you’re listening to Gershwin under a tent or sliding into home base (literally or should we say literarily).  Read on.