Coastal Cuisine and an "East Coast Erewhon": Athena Calderone's Guide to the Hamptons

Welcome to Locals Only. In this series, we’re tapping notable locals in the style space to share a tight list of their top recommendations of what to see, eat, and shop in their home city. They’ll share off-the-radar recs that you won’t find in your average guidebook, resulting in digestible mini guides revealing where the city’s most fashionable residents are actually hanging out.

If you were to search up interior design terms like “mid-century” and “minimal” on Pinterest, then you’ll likely see images of a pristine marble kitchen island, antique rattan stools, and rustic brass finishings—the details that have defined Athena Calderone’s internet-viral Amagansett beach house and mid-century home style for a generation. The interior designer, author, creative director, and “modern girl’s Martha Stewart,” according to The New York Times, is the mind behind so much of what defines the minimally cool, vintage-peppered aesthetic that has filled the internet with inspiration for years.