Vanity Fair recently caught up with Sam Talbot, the head chef at Surf Lodge, who will spend the rest of the summer out east before leaving for the Mondrian Hotel in New York. So what's there to learn about Talbot? The Air and Speed Surfshop in Montauk is his favorite neighborhood store, Newton Lane in East Hampton is his idea a "necessary Hamptons extravagance," and the ideal summer meal is anything grilled—especially if someone else is cooking. [VF Daily via Grub Street]
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