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Samantha Yanks: Editor-In-Chief, Hamptons & Gotham Magazines

Online Finds Meet Local Faves In This Insider's, "Girl's Guide" To The Hamptons

ELAINE SAYS: Anyone else firmly hanging onto those last days of summer? I don't know about you but while I will eventually embrace the wind-down, I'm just not quite ready. Yes...I know...I live in LA with an impending autumn that will likely rival summer temperatures. But that sort of misses the point....Or the point of view. Quintessentially defining the easy/breezy summer mood that us freedom files so adore, are the Hamptons and vacationing there...even mentally...can be a treat. Some might even say, an addiction. Enter our lovely enabler and uber-insider, Samantha Yanks. Editor-In-Chief of HAMPTONS MAGAZINE, Samantha runs the veritable guidebook to NYC's warm weather playground. I just can't imagine a better source than Samantha, to deliver an A-Plus A-List for the Hamptons that includes both places to visit [if you're spending your end of summer there] as well as plenty of online shops to browse [if like me, you're flying digital airlines this time]. Either way, Samantha made sure we can all take a walk in her heavenly shoes. PS: Also Editor-In-Chief of Gotham Magazine [she get's it done...I know!], Samantha will soon be giving us a peak into her NYC Black Book as well...stay tuned! PS: Did Samantha get you in the mood? Be sure to shop my Hamptons Inspired, Well Collected Picks by CLICKING HERE!

Posted on August 23rd, 2012

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A NOTE FROM SAMANTHA YANKS:

Like many New Yorkers, the Hamptons are my home-away-from-home for the summer months. As Editor-in-Chief of Hamptons magazine, I’m always on the lookout for all things luxe, from Westhampton to Montauk. Here are some of my favorite spots, from home décor stores [interior design is a passion of mine], to exclusive waterfront dining. –Samantha Yanks

SAMANTHA'S HAMPTONS ONLINE FINDS

Sylvester & Co. SHOP | VISIT: Sylvester & Co. at 103 Main Street, Sag HarborThey have the best coffee called, "Dreamy," and fabulous hostess gifts. Everything they have is inventive in some way, shape or form.
Monc XIII SHOP | VISIT: Monc XIII at 40 Madison St, Sag Harbor Natascha Esch and Matt Coffin’s shop has interior design finds and exclusive items they have brought to the Hamptons, like Frederic Mallé.
Maison 24 SHOP | VISIT: Maison 24 at 2424 Main St., Bridgehampton, 631-537-2488All things modern for the home. Their stuff is so unique; it makes the best hostess gifts. They introduced two new shop-in-shops this summer, Warby Parker and Parke & Ronen.
Jennifer Miller Jewelry SHOP | VISIT: Jennifer Miller Jewelry 55 Main Street, East Hampton + 28 Jobs Lane, Southhampton [may thru september]Aside from my jewelry collection, Samantha Yanks for Jennifer Miller (which I of course love), it really is my go to spot for baubles.
27 Hampton Salon SHOP | VISIT: 27 Hampton Salon at 27 Hampton Road, SouthamptonTHE place for the best cuts and blow-outs. But my secret there is owner Bianka Leffert's, "Rulef" makeup line. I’m obsessed with the glosses and cheek glow powder in “Orgasmic”.

SAMANTHA'S HAMPTONS LOCAL FAVES

Paddle Diva DISCOVER | VISIT: Paddle Diva at 219 Three Mile Harbor Rd, East HamptonPaddleboarding is my favorite summer workout. The Paddle Diva makes it fun and easy, with classes geared towards women. She even has a combo paddleboard and yoga class [It sounds harder than it is.].
The Trifecta: Cavaniola's Cheese Shop, Gourmet Market & Wine Store in Sag Harbor DISCOVER | VISIT: Cavaniola at 89 Division Street, Sag HarborThey have the original cheese shop and now the wine store and gourmet market. Aesthetically, every inch of the three shops is gorgeous and the products they carry are the ultimate.
Byron at the Surf Lodge DISCOVER | VISIT: Byron At The Surf Lodge at 183 Edgemere Street, MontaukOne of the most buzzed about new restaurants this season. I recently went to a dinner party there in their private outdoor dining room, right on the water. Fabulous.
Iacono Farm VISIT: Iacono Farm at 92 Long Lane, East HamptonThey’re known for their fresh eggs but I also love their BBQ sauce. I turned arguably the world’s best seafood chef, Eric Ripert, on to it.
Marders DISCOVER | VISIT: Marders at 120 Snake Hollow Road, BridgehamptonThis is a top-notch gardening center, but what I love about it the most is the shop that is the heart of the property. It’s filled with books that Silas Marders’ mom selects. They carry candles, fragrances and have a flower shop for bringing fresh cut buds over to a friends’ house.