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Feature: games among the dunes and the heather.

Mar 22, 2007; Geus, Averill ... The Maidstone Golf Course is East Hampton's Enduring Seaside Treasure On the long lazy summer afternoons of more than a century ago, when eastern Long Island was beginning to see the potential benefits of a resort economy, amusements other than rocking on a boardinghouse porch ...

Guest host: familiarity at the fairway.

Mar 22, 2007; Engeldrum, Dave ... Poxabogue's restaurant is home to all--from farmers to film stars Known affectionately as "The Pox" or "Poxy," Poxabogue Golf Center in Sagaponack belies its sickly nicknames with a healthy dose of fun: a challenging 9-hole golf course, a 75-station driving range, and the ...

Feature: the delicate, delicious passion for Belgian chocolates.

Mar 22, 2007; Verel, Patrick ... Across the Sound, a chocolatier is recreating delicacies from across the pond The gently rolling, secluded hills of Litchfield County, Connecticut have long attracted artisans looking for inspiration among the quaint covered bridges, meandering stone walls and leafy trees. ...

Wine rack: breaking away from Bordeaux.

Mar 22, 2007; Clarke, Jim ... The Wines of Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, have a character of their own We all want to be like Bordeaux. Even last year, 30 years after some Napa wines beat out Bordeaux's best in an expert blind tasting now known as the Tasting of Paris, a newish Napa producer called Vineyard 7 and ...

Amateur epicurean: Matzo Man.(Recipe)

Mar 22, 2007; Foscolo, Ted ... Secret ingredients make matzo ball soup a hero For most recipes, you make changes over the years to get the taste, ease of preparation and such down to a science, so that one of your favorite dishes will deliver what is promised. The evolution of this recipe has such a story, ...

Feature: a portrait of the young man as an artist.

Mar 22, 2007; Galardi, Susan M. ... Tin Ojeda's canvases burst with bold colors and big ideas Tin Ojeda, an Argentinian-born artist of young age and slight build, is dwarfed by the enormity of his own ideas. Wearing an oversized shirt and paint-stained high tops, the soft-spoken 24 year old stopped pacing and ...

Feature: a visit to the land of bulbs.

Mar 22, 2007; Gonzales, April ... Dazzling Blooms Abound in Keukenhof, Holland Springtime is heralded, often anticipated by the welcome colors of flowering bulbs. Avid gardeners wait for the snowdrops that begin a long season of blooms that continues with dwarf irises, anemones and hyacinths. Daffodils and ...

Artisan: branching out with living sculptures.

Mar 22, 2007; Halpin, Anne ... The fine art of espalier, by the Leuthardt masters Rows of trees in fantastic shapes greet visitors entering the Henry Leuthardt Nursery in East Moriches. Some resemble candelabras, with two or three pairs of U-shaped arms. Others form simple vertical or horizontal lines. Some ...

The beauty around us: from fad building to pleasure palace.

Mar 22, 2007; Surchin, Anne ... Whether used as bastions of pleasure or utilitarian, climate controlled enclosures for container plants, greenhouses have had a long, evolutionary history from their beginnings as fad buildings for European nobility. When Portuguese explorers brought Citrus aurantium sinensis ...

Feature: coursework: two options for local golfers seeking challenge, and a good time.

Mar 22, 2007; Mangan, George ... Long Island National Long Island National Golf Course is no pretender. From a 153-acre potato farm, golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. has shaped and crafted a masterpiece accessible to all for their golfing pleasure. Jones was inspired to move between ...

Treasure hunt: taking a swing at golf collectibles.

Mar 22, 2007; Nameth, Louise ... While most golf memorabilia--even recent Tiger Woods autographs--are collectible, aficionados relish finding rare clubs and balls that date back to the mid-1800s. Older "feather" golf balls bearing a manufacturer's mark are usually more valuable than those without a mark. Golf balls made ...

Other places: finding a reprieve in Georgetown.(City overview)

Mar 22, 2007; Smith, Erica ... A quiet D.C. neighborhood is steeped in history Georgetown isn't a typical college town. This vibrant, bohemian neighborhood of Washington, D.C. is clearly influenced by the cultural diversity of its prestigious university and of Washington as a whole, but with a level of ...

Well-being: travel goes green.

Mar 22, 2007; Dougherty, Patrick ... From Death Valley to the East End, Eco-Tourism grows into its own From 30,000 feet, nature's sublime beauty shines. As cities reduce to motes dotting a vast expanse of wilderness, humankind's place on this earth is brought into perspective. The epiphany this majestic aerial view ...

Feature: doing well by doing good.

Mar 22, 2007; Cummings, Mary ... Hope grows at two local greenhouses Greenhouses are upbeat places. They seem to be flooded with sunshine even on days when the sky is grey. They are fragrant, often riotously colorful and exist in a climate that admits of no harshness, no jolting changes or unpleasant extremes ....

If the yellow forsythia buds are not enough to quench a thirst for color, surely a million daffodils will do the trick.(New & Notable)

Mar 22, 2007 ... If the yellow forsythia buds are not enough to quench a thirst for color, surely a million daffodils will do the trick. At the LongHouse Reserve season opener, Rites of Spring (scheduled for April 29, 2-5 p.m.), daffodils, daffodils and more daffodils will be in bloom throughout the famed ...

At Bravura art & objects, gallery founder Leonard Barton boldly presents an eclectic array of original works that pay homage to a broad range of cultures and eras: tribal sculptures, '50s Royal Copenhagen ceramics and vintage costume jewelry alongside Bravura's exclusive hand cut amber necklaces.(New & Notable)

Mar 22, 2007 ... At Bravura art & objects, gallery founder Leonard Barton boldly presents an eclectic array of original works that pay homage to a broad range of cultures and eras: tribal sculptures, '50s Royal Copenhagen ceramics and vintage costume jewelry alongside Bravura's exclusive hand cut amber ...

For classic spring afternoons on the links and a clubhouse to call a second home, Olde Vine Golf Club offers all the luxurious amenities of leisure.(New & Notable)

Mar 22, 2007 ... For classic spring afternoons on the links and a clubhouse to call a second home, Olde Vine Golf Club offers all the luxurious amenities of leisure. The private, member-owned course opened in 2005 and was designed by William "Buddy" Johnson, who also designed the acclaimed Mill Pond Golf ...

Diversions: fine dining during restaurant week, and beyond.(Restaurant review)

Mar 22, 2007; Smith, Erica ... Fruit of the Vine on Shelter Island Spurred by nothing short of true passion for outstanding food, Vine Street Cafe owners/chefs Lisa and Terry Harwood built their dream restaurant on Shelter Island. The cafe occupies a building formerly used as an artisan bakery. Now, wood ...

Look no farther: a handy guide to finding the people & places featured in this issue.

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Another voice.

Mar 22, 2007; Liehr, Lisa ... It's almost that time of year; in only a few short months we will be all swept up once again in the electricity, the surge that is the Hamptons in the summer. The build-up has begun, when the possibility of snow is no longer, daylight is winning the time war and the rental market is ...