Hamptons Happenings

HarborFrost 2014…Get your freeze on

Sag Harbor: Hamptons Happenings…HarborFrost 2014..Get your freeze on Greetings Hamptons MouthPiece Readers….The Sag Harbor chamber of Commerce is hosting The 4th Annual HARBORFROST February 7-9th in Sag Harbor, NY. Who’s ready to get your freeze on for the Frosty Plunge? I have attended this event for the last 3 years and I look forward to it every year. Last year the water was all ice and thus the Frosty Plunge was cancelled…will it be thawed out this year? I just don’t know…take a look for yourself, I took this picture last week. It will be brisk but with all the activities maybe it won’t feel so cold.

HARBORFROST WEEKEND ACTIVITIES:

FROSTBALL: February 7th 201 6pm – 10pm $65PP @ Muse in the Harbor

Open Bar All Night + Unlimited Hors’ Devours To purchase tickets and see a schedule of events for the weekend, click here: http://sagharborchamber.com/harborfrost-2014/

You do not have to be a Sag Harbor resident to come out and enjoy the day. If you live in the Hamptons spend the day in Sag Harbor with your family, enjoy the beautiful boutique stores, and the amazing restaurants.

The Golden Pear is offering a Weekend Harbor Frost Special…

Open Late Friday & Saturday! Light Dinners, Soups, Chili & Dessert Bar! Panini, Quesadillas, Stews…$9.95***

Saturday & Sunday..FREE lattes with all Specialty Breakfasts.

FREE Hot Chocolate with ALL Lunches! Any Dessert & Latte Combo $4.00

Visitors the perfect getaway weekend to spend in the Hamptons…

The shopping is amazing, many winter sales in full swing. Hotels and Inns in the Hamptons are incredibly affordable in the winter and you will definitely enjoy your stay. So pack that overnight bag and come on out and enjoy a weekend in the Hamptons…Lets get your Freeze on the Hamptons way.

Black History Celebration in Song featuring the Earth, Wind, and Fire Tribute Band

Hamptons Happenings: HomeGirl Entertainment is launching their 1st of many events to come. The first event will be Black History Celebration in Song featuring the “Earth, Wind, and Fire Tribute Band” the band is based out of Md./DC Area. Friday, February 21st at 9:00 pm at 230 Elm in Southampton.

You don’t want to miss this event! Let’s Celebrate Black History Month with an evening of LIVE MUSIC celebrating 40 years of Earth, Wind and Fire. They brought us some unbelievable music and the Tribute Band will be playing all of your favorites all night long.

HomeGirl’s events always have partial proceeds go to a local charity. For this event, partial proceeds will go to the Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center.

There are limited advanced tickets. Cash Bar.

Tickets are ONLY $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

For more information and tickets, contact Bonnie at (631)204-8028 or 230 Elm at (631)377-3900

LET’S GROOVE TONIGHT on Friday, February 21st.

Celebrate Black History Month in the Hamptons

Celebrate Black History Month in the Hamptons: “FROM AFRICA TO ABSTRACT: Journey of a People Through Art and Image” at the Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane, Southampton, NY 11968, (631) 287-4377.

Start: Jan 28 2014 – 10:30am End: Mar 4 2014 – 2:30pm

Opening Reception: February 1, 2014, from 4 – 6pm.

Gallery Hours:Monday – Saturday 11 – 3pm or by appointment.

Six African-American artists are featured in a new exhibit to celebrate Black History Month at the Southampton Cultural Center. Called “From Africa to Abstract: Journey of a People Through Art and Image” the works of Brent Bailer, Rosa Hanna Scott, Jacquelyn Flowers, Tina Andrews, Dianne Smith, and Danny Simmons showcase abstracts, sculptures, pastels, mixed media and representational works which together chart the African-American experience in America.

Guest curator Tina Andrews gathered the artists from Washington, DC, Harlem, Brooklyn and East Hampton to expose their works to east end audiences. Says Andrews “It’s an exciting, soulful exhibit filled with not only works which envisage our slave past, but abstracts and photos which visualize the present and promise of a post racial future. I urge everyone to come out and see it.”

“From Africa to Abstract: Journey of a People Through Art and Image” is on exhibit from January 29 through March 4, 2014. Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane, Southampton, NY 11968, (631) 287-4377…southamptonculturalcenter.org

cover art: Brent Bailer…Courtsey www.brentbailer.com

Sag Harbor Lends a Helping Hand

Sag Harbor, NY: Hamptons Spotlight: Sag Harbor Lends a Helping Hand…Nick and James Dwoskin, residents of Sag Harbor, have just returned from Nicaragua. They had the opportunity to visit the village that is the beneficiary of the money raised by SHINE, Ulwasking. SHINE stands for Sag Harbor in Nicaragua Enterprise. The mission of SHINE is to assist campesinos in rural, Nicaragua to improve their living standards through sustainable development in clean water and sanitation. This project allowed the people and community organizations of greater Sag Harbor to support El Porvenir’s work in the village of Ulwasking, Nicaragua.

In 2010 and 2011 several fundraising events were organized by local Sag Harbor residents, including our own Hamptons Mouthpiece, Vanessa Leggard. Since 2011 there have been a series of mishaps and false starts before completing the Ulwasking project. The original targeted village was unable to secure the source of the water to pump into the community and had hydrology that prevented a simpler well from being dug. After a careful study of Ulwasking and securing the villagers participation in the construction and maintenance of the project, construction began.

Ulwasking is an extremely poor community even by Nicaraguan standards (Nicaragua is the 2^nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere). The population of the village is primarily Miskito Indian, a marginalized indigenous group, similar to the Native Americans in our own country. The Miskitos have their own language and culture. The Spanish conquest only tangentially reached the Miskito population in Eastern Honduras and Nicaragua. For this reason the Spanish language was not adopted by the Miskito. The balance of the village is Mestizo, Spanish speaking of mixed European and Native American decent. Until recently the village was entirely Moskito. The Mestizo have moved to the area seeking better locations for subsistence farming distant from larger more populated areas. Ulwasking is in a remote location on the Northern border directly across the Rio Coco from Honduras. One side of the river is Nicaragua and the other is Honduras. To reach the village they drove eight hours north from Managua to Wiwilli and then floated six hours east on the Rio Coco in a motorized dug out boat similar to a canoe, but longer.

I am pleased to report that thanks to the money raised by SHINE and the planning, coordination and supervision provided by El Porvenir (www.elporvenir.org), an excellent charity on the ground in Nicaragua dedicated to providing sustainable water and sanitation projects to impoverished mostly rural Nicaragua, life has been improved for the residents of Ulwasking.Ulwasking has a new functioning water system that pipes water through a filtration system to approximately thirty faucets distributed throughout the village. These spigots are in relatively close proximity to the villager’s homes. Before the completion of the system the women collected the water for drinking, cooking, washing and sustaining their animals from distant, tainted sources. Ulwasking also now has approximately forty latrines, outhouses. Prior to their construction, there were no latrines in Ulwasking.

The following is a link to a video that describes El Porvenir. El Porvenir (EP) is an international non-profit organization that assists people in rural communities in Nicaragua to improve their living standards through sustainable development in clean water, sanitation, reforestation, and health education.

The people of Ulwasking send their sincere thanks. For more information on how you can help, visit website: (www.elporvenir.org),

Images Courtesy: James & Nick Dwoskin

Doppio is seeing Double..NYC and Sag Harbor

Hamptons Eats:Doppio is seeing Double..NYC and Sag Harbor..Greetings Hamptons Mouthpiece readers I visited Doppio Artisan Bistro, in Huntington the Long Island branch of a Greenwich, Connecticut pizzeria-gelateria-trattoria and had a delicious meal which will be opening soon in Sag Harbor… Executive chef Louis Barresi, who co-owns both restaurants with his brother, Joseph, launched the Huntington place with a third partner,Thomas Pescuma. This Bistro is village-cozy, the kind of place that one would see in the West village the food is fresh, tasty, and reasonably price. If you’re in Huntington and are undecided give Doppio a try. Good Italian food and all of their pasta are homemade and cooked in traditional Italian style.

Be sure to make a reservation because the energy is vibrant and a favorite among young families. The place is intimate and I have been told gets very busy on a Friday and Saturday nights. This is the place to go when you’ve been everywhere and need something new and exciting. The atmosphere is great and the service is unparalleled.

Dani and I shared with the signature Brick Oven pizza “Doppio” Butternut Squash, Fresh Mozzarella & Pancetta. It was light and savory, satisfied every taste bud, and the crust was thin and crisp.

We also shared some Truffle Parmesan Fries…I was so happy to see this on the menu, and although I had already ordered the pizza I had to taste these truffled fries. I was not disappointed they are delicious.

One would think we would be completely full after the fries and the pizza, but we did not feel full and made room for a pasta dish. We decided to share a dish because the portions were fairly large to share, family style. We had the Fusilli Cartoccio (hand rolled pasta,Porcini mushroom, baby heilom tomatoes, truffle oil, mascarpone cheese) Oh my goodness was this amazing. The sauce made me want to lick the plate because it satisfied my palate and left me feeling wonderful and very satisfied. See for yourself how much was on my plate and this was a shared portion.

Doppio Artisan Bistro is a fine Italian restaurant specializing in artisinal pizza, authentic cuisine, and handcrafted gelato. The menu includes traditional and contemporary dishes in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The restaurant has a full bar, and offers brunch specials on Sundays. It offers take out and delivery in addition to dining in. Doppio Artisan Bistro opened in Huntington in 2013.

Doppio Italian Cuisine is coming to Sag Harbor, NY and opening in March. They bought Madison & Main restaurant that was labelled as one of the Hottest places to be in Sag Harbor last summer 2013. Michael Gluckman & Eric Miller sold the Restaurant to the owners of Doppio, LLC in Early December 2013 after only being open for less than 1 year. I spoke with Frank Bono and Tom Pescuma and asked if they would be making major changes at Doppio in Sag Harbor, I was told they would be making minimum changes, since the restaurant is fairly new. I am happy to announce that they will be keeping the bar where it is at because lets face its that is a draw….They will be adding in a Brick Oven Pizza Oven.

DOPPIO will be competing with other Italian Restaurants in Sag Harbor, Concordora, Tutto Il Giorno, Cappelletti Italian Grill and the beloved Il Capuccino Restaurant, Doppio states they will bring a completely different Vibe to Sag Harbor and they are 1 of 4 restaurants that I am aware of in the Hamptons that offer Brick Oven Pizza… the other places to my knowledge are Nick & Toni’s(EH), World Pie(Bridgehampton) Pizzetteria Brunetti (West Hampton).

They plan on being part of the community, the Executive chef Louis Barresi trains every chef that works for Doppio and they pride themselves on the fact that the food taste the same at every restaurant. They will be starting their search very soon for staff at the Sag Harbor location. The West Village location will be opening very soon. We wish them tremendous success and I look forward to ordering that butternut squash pizza again and the Nutella Pizza with Bananas & Strawberries for dessert. I asked if there were plans to open additional locations and lips were tight at this time, so for right now..Doppio is seeing Double..NYC and Sag Harbor locations. Doppio Hudson & Doppio Sag Harbor 2014 newest locations.

The Doppio Restaurants are part of the Timeless Hospitality Group founded by Louis Barresi, Tom Pescuma, and Harry Armon.