The Hamptons: Food, Family, and History

by Ricky Lauren

Fresh, seasonal recipes that perfectly evoke the relaxed luxury of the Hamptons Combining food with her memories of raising a family in New York's legendary Hamptons, Ricky Lauren's The Hamptons perfectly captures the lifestyle—plus the rich history—of America's most exclusive resort. Written by Ricky Lauren, who is an accomplished author, photographer, and artist, this lush and evocative book is packed with delicious recipes, beautiful photographs, and original watercolors that paint a picture of the Hamptons life.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

256 pages, Hardcover

First published April 24, 2012

Reviews

[Libraryassistant]

As beautiful as you would imagine for the Laurens in the Hamptons. But the history part is well done, and there is a sweetness to the family story: her learning to cook and trying to get her kids to eat fish…relatable and more real than one would imagine. Delicious looking fairly simple recipes. Makes me want to pack a beautiful picnic and head to the beach.

[Sungyena]

Did you know the hamptons is a nice place to live? Well it is!

This book is very plain vanilla like not even madagascar vanilla but that’s ok because I like vanilla.

[Shannon]

Ricky Lauren, wife of designer Ralph Lauren has written a book that reflects her deep love for her family and the Hamptons. The book is heavy and large to the point of being oversize to showcase the stunning photographs of Ricky's recipes, the Hamptons, home decor and personal Lauren family photos. The recipes are a mix of seasonal, comfort foods and coastal seafood such as fish and chips, mussels, seared tuna and clambakes. Due to the book's size this is not a book I would add to my cookbook collection but it's a lovely photo diary reflecting the author's obviously charmed and affluent lifestyle.

[Michael]

It evokes the essence of the Hamptons "lifestyle." The recipes have provided me with some new flavor ideas, but the few I've tried haven't always been successful.