A photograph is a miracle. It is the living past captured forever, of scenes vanished and people long dead, springing out with a flawlessly truthful image frozen in time.

When I recently found myself on stage at Avery Fisher Hall to receive the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant Service, I was able to understand how rewarding that culminating moment onstage really can be.

Instead of discussing the season’s trends, I want to share with you a very exciting project I am working on with Duca Sartoria.

Geoffrey Bradfield reports on mogul manoeuvres

One of the definitions for the word passion is an intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction. As the president of The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, it has been my driving philosophy that excellence results only from such intense conviction.

Hon. Linda Kabot, Supervisor of the town of Southampton, gives us an insider’s perspective on what makes this area special enough to call home year-round.

You know her network and may recognize her face from the flashing promos for the hit FOX News Channel program she co-anchors or from her regular appearances on The O’Reilly Factor.

Eva Longoria as Scarlett O’Hara? Susan Sarandon as Carmen? Christina Ricci as Juliet? To support Montblanc’s and UNICEF’s fight against illiteracy, these actresses, along with nine other revered Hollywood starlets, answered with a resounding, “Yes!”

The Hamptons have long been considered the stomping grounds for the nation’s elite. For a three-month span each year, the East End of Long Island becomes the most exclusive stretch of land in the U.S., a haven where celebrities intermingle with the extremely wealthy while those who are considered merely rich are relegated to spend their summers observing from the sidelines.