Spring Clean Up Time.... and are you Dirty Dining??!

"Spring has sprung, the grass has riz'.  I wonder where the birdie is?   The little bird it's on the wing.  No that's absurd the little wing is on the bird"  - Curly Howard

Yes, spring is beginning to poke its head in the Hamptons.   That of course means time to get your  house and home ready for the avalanche of new friends and guests that seem to appear about the same time as the tulips and daffodils bloom!     But as we all know, those bulbs and flowers don't bloom themselves.   A beautiful garden takes prep!  It also requires a spring clean up and recently I discussed this very topic with the talented and affable Frederico Azevedo from Unlimited Earth Care in Bridgehampton.     Here are some of his basic suggestions to make sure you have a house beautiful!  



Speaking of seasonal clean ups, there are a few food establishments on the East End that need to get their acts together.   In case you missed the headlines, there has been quite a stir in the city lately with the home of the "cronut" Dominique Ansel bakery... (I'll have cronut hold the Mickey please).... and Per Se having lots of drama with health inspectors.    So that got me thinking (yes occasionally that happens),  "Self,  are the restaurants in the Hamptons clean?"

This is a better image then seeing a mouse in a kitchen, right?

While it would be great to see those grades on windows like they have in the city, no such thing exists in Suffolk County. So naturally that means you need to go on the web and do some snooping of course!  Now, I'm happy to report that while all my favorite establishments have received a clean report card, there are others in the Hamptons that weren't so lucky.  So what are some of the violations?  Well, not to gross you out but apparently inspectors found everything from moldy cheese, improperly stored fish and poultry, uncovered rodent bait stations to some employees who don't like washing their hands!!!     So, who were the guilty parties?  I'll never tell you need to go the link here and see for yourself.   Be careful,  you might not like what you find!!!