WARNING TO ALL EASTER BUNNIES.... AND SMALL DOGS! HAPPY EASTER! SUGGESTIONS FOR BRUNCH!

Break out the pastels and the whites... it's now officially ok to wear your fancy duds!  Well as of Sunday anyway.   So after the bunny has dropped the basket, where are some great places to wear your best bonnet?   Well look no further, Hamptons Chatter is here to help.  Here are my top 3 suggestions:

Page at 63 Main in Sag Harbor (page63main.com, 631-725-1810)  will have an a la carte brunch menu from 11 to 4 featuring such holiday favorites as leg of lamb and Eggs Benedict.   They'll also have plenty of champagne and mimosas to help with that headache from the all the little kiddies sugar high!

So CUTE.. and hopefully not on any menu!

Topping Rose in Bridgehampton (toppingrosehouse.com, 631-537-0870) will also have an al carte brunch menu featuring everything Brioche Donuts to Painted Hill Short Rib hash from 11:30 to 3p.   They'll also have activities for the kids and a giant Easter Bunny around for photographs.  You'll be able to order EXTRA champagne without drama.  Earplugs will not be provided.  

Barons Cove in Sag harbor (baronscove.com, 631-725-2101) will be hosting an Easter egg hunt for the kids... so hopefully they'll be outside.   Brunch will be served from 11 to 4p and feature all your holiday favorites including lamb, roast beef and rabbit stew.  OK, actually there is no rabbit stew.... that would be kind of cruel.   Don't cha think!?    I mean... "Thank you Easter Bunny for the chocolate... now jump into the pot!?"    

Speaking of Easter Bunnies, they need to be watching their eggs and hops these days.   While I'm not sure if it's a real warning or where the heck it originates, there is a message circulating on the internet and Facebook about there being a larger number of Hawks this season on the east coast.   The alleged warning has been issued by "Park Rangers" and "Veterinarians" to pet owners who have dogs or cats

WARNING: FOR OWNERS OF SMALL PETS

that weigh less then 12 pounds.   Apparently our small furry friends run the risk of being swooped away.   I actually had a friend who swore that happened to her pet a few years back but I question that particular incident and attribute it more to her 3 martini breakfast.    "I saw it... my dog flew away!"   Kind of scary considering it was a German Shepard. Anyway, all kidding aside I did some digging online and while the "warning" may possibly be bogus, the risk is actually quite real.    But before you panic and call your local veterinarian for advice or veteran with a gun on addressing the potential problem, just remember these birds of prey are FEDERALLY PROTECTED!      So what can you do?   Well here is are a few tips for keeping your pets safe.  

-Keep them leashed and supervise when outdoors.

-Remove bird feeders.   They attract small birds and mice which in tern attract raptors.

-Put hhiny objects that move out of the yard, such as silver streamers.   They will scare off the birds.

-Build a pen with a wire mesh for your pet to play.

So keep your pets safe, have a great weekend and remember SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.  Which means traffic.   Yeah!

Hamptons Snow and Tell... Meredith's Mistake... and Sag Harbor's Newest Chef!

Meredith.... what went wrong?

Yes, the weather outside is frightful...  so frightful in fact I actually stayed inside, drank coffee and while I was loading kerosine into heaters and batteries into my zillions of lanterns, I watched  the "Meredith Vieira Show!"   I know, I sound like a doomsday prepper!   Anyway, it's  so sad,  Meredith had the potential to be the new Phil Donahue but instead she's busy trying to imitate the "Ellen" show.  Why????!   I guess what the television executives are thinking is nobody with half a brain watches television during the day.  Well I guess they're not wrong but with the ability to watch TV on your phone and everyone having a built in DVR, won't audiences follow smart programming?  Vieira was great on The View, 60 Minutes and the Today Show.   She was smart and approachable and added a spark to most anything she touched.  What happened!? Oh well but I digress...

Something's cooking at Baron's cove!

Some interesting news is thawing around town, while construction continues on the former Baron's Cove Hotel, the restaurant that's going into the new facility has apparently lined up a new chef to run the roost.   Rumor around town is that chef Matt Boudreau will be overseeing the new waterfront eatery.    In case you don't know the name, Matt was the chef at Vine Street Cafe on Shelter Island for the past few years.     While I do love spending the extra $16 bucks and 40 minutes travel time going to "The Rock", I'm kind of excited to make the trip for some good bolognese a little closer!  Hint to Matt - - - the bolognese on the menu!      In case you weren't aware, Baron's Cove was bought by Cape Advisers the folks behind the Watchcase factory a few years ago.  They've since started a major renovation of the site and after some back and forth, got permission to open a restaurant on the site with some restrictions.      

Meanwhile, the numbers are out and things are looking up for real estate in the Hamptons!   Douglas Elliman just released it's fourth quarter 2014 “Elliman Reports” for Long Island, Hamptons and North Fork, as well as our Decade (2005-2014) versions of those same markets. The reports are produced in conjunction with Miller Samuel and provide "the most comprehensive and neutral market insight available." 

Buy this listing of mine now.... Pool, tennis, beach!! 

The Hamptons finished the year with a strong performance. The quarter totals had the most sales in nearly a decade and the highest median sales price in more than seven years.  Along with the rise in sales, inventory remained stable which kept the market moving at a fast pace.

If you'd like the read the rest... check it out on Elliman.com!