The Scene · Lloyd Harbor
How to Host Without Looking Like You Tried
The perfect Long Island party should feel inevitable, not engineered. The lighting flatters, the first drink appears before anyone asks, dinner is gen...
Editor’s Letter
Long Island Has Entered the Edit
The BF Edit arrives with one foot in the Hamptons, one on the North Shore and a deliberate eye on everything between them. This is not a directory of everything happening on Long Island. It is a selection of the rooms, restaurants, houses, people and ideas that deserve attention—and a few that deserve a second look.
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Escape · Montauk
Montauk After the Rush
Montauk becomes more interesting when the performance of summer begins to loosen its grip. The line shortens, the wind sharpens, and the end of the is...
Houses · Old Westbury
The North Shore Knows the Power of Restraint
The most compelling North Shore houses do not perform luxury for the driveway. They reveal it gradually—in proportion, old trees, disciplined material...
The Table · Sag Harbor
Lunch That Quietly Becomes Dinner
The finest East End lunch is measured by how completely the afternoon loses its schedule. One bottle becomes two, the harbor changes color, someone ca...
Style · Southampton
The White Shirt Is Having a Better Summer Than You
The Hamptons uniform has always depended on pieces that look effortless and are anything but. The white shirt returns as the quiet power move: oversiz...
Houses ·
The North Shore Garden Went Formal Again
Boxwood lines, clipped hedges, gravel paths and disciplined views brought a renewed sense of structure to North Shore gardens in 2022. Formal did not...
The Table ·
The Dinner Party Became the Restaurant
Home dining reached a new level in 2022 as Long Island hosts borrowed the best habits of restaurants—timing, lighting, confident menus—without importi...
Escape ·
The Shoulder Season Became the Smart Season
September and October became Long Island’s most elegant travel months in 2022. The water stayed inviting, reservations became civilized and the landsc...
THE POINT OF VIEW
Luxury is not loud. Taste does not need permission.
The BF Edit covers Long Island with a sharp eye, a proper reservation and no interest in being ordinary.