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What do you usually drink in a hot summer day? If you’re as bored as we are consuming ordinary drinks and are needing to try something new, it’s time to make a summer cocktail with TEA. Fortunately, the number of recipes is really great, so you can easily find the one to suit you perfectly. Choose a cocktail low in calories or the one which resembles a light breakfast. All of the following are extremely easy to make and are delicious enough to quench even the hottest summer thirst. 1. Iced Tea With Bourbon Whiskey Ingredients • 16 fluid oz water (heated to 180F-200F) • 2 Tbsps sugar (Demerara) • 2 limes • 2 Tbsps of Gyokuro • 2 lemons • 12 fluid oz Bourbon whiskey • 24 mint leaves (except garnish) • Ice (4 cups) Get To Work – Heat the water up to 180F-200F. Put the loose tea…
What’s the first thing I do when I hop into my car? Pop a mint into my mouth. Whether we’re going out for a night on the Sunset Strip or Hamptons dinner party, fresh breath is always a must. My newest minty trend? Vitalize Mints. If you’re living the Hamptons to Hollywood lifestyle, being active is part of your itinerary. Vitalize Mints cater to that lifestyle. The sweet, little buggers also are jam packed with electrolytes, B12, and Vitamin C, so they restore and replenish your body too. Pop a mint before heading to the Maidstone Club for a morning of golf or tennis session, then pop one on the way home to give some nutrients back to your body. Fresh breath and nutritious? What could be better? What’s even more fun is all the great flavors Vitalize Mints offers. My favorites are the Assorted Mints – which gives a…
Hamptons to Hollywood’s favorite swimwear is back with a brand new addition, so to speak. Syndicut London has just launched a brand new Kickstarter campaign we’re very excited for. Not only is the eponymous company launching a women’s line (what’s up, ladies!), but they’re also rolling out new prints for guys too. SAVE $28 on ALL prints today! Don’t forget to enter code KYLE10 in the “Order Notes” at checkout! But the good news doesn’t stop there. By pledging to support the brand, you’ll also be receiving a myriad of perks depending on your pledge’s price point. T-shirts? Lounge pants? Boxers? Sarongs? You can receive all of them by showing your support. Syndicate has always been a colorful brand that employs talented artists to express themselves with their unique and one-of-a-kind designs. For summer, you wouldn’t want anything else. The last thing you want on the beach is to be…
Summer’s so close we can almost smell it… In celebration of the impending summer season, we partnered with Hamptons Handpoured, our favorite East End candlemaker, to launch the Hamptons to Hollywood Collection; a curated selection of our favorite candles that we think epitomize the Hamptons lifestyle. For Hamptonites, the products are a reminder of home, and for our Hollywood loves, well, they can grab a taste of Hamptons life with the amazing aromas the candles provide as well. The Hamptons to Hollywood Collection includes: The End – The aroma of Montauk’s beachy, coastal, coveted lifestyle East Hampton – casually elegant, just like the town itself Amagansett – fun and traditional, with a little bit of sass Sagaponack – sweet and delicious – try not to eat it Bridgehampton – the perfect candle for the perfect summer day Southampton – classic, preppy, and clean Shop all the delicious flavors in our…
At Hamptons to Hollywood, we like to have our cake and eat it too. But, because cake has too many carbs, in this particular case we’re going to refer to watermelon. Bottom line, we like to have it all, and because watermelon are still fresh and in season in sunny Hollywood, we grabbed a few in an effort to beat the heat, but also to turn one of our favorite fruits into a multi-purpose snack. P.S. – the best part is, you can eat the shot glass afterward as your chaser! INGREDIENTS 1 watermelon Your favorite vodka 1 large spoon/ice cream scooper 1 knife 1shot glass (to measure) GET TO WORK Firstly, cut your watermelon in half. Once done, take your shot glass and turn it upside down, resting on the open watermelon. Then, take your knife and “trace” the outline of the shot glass, outlining the hole you’re going…
Beach scenes and fun with friends – both acceptable forms of photographs everyone should be posting for Labor Day Weekend aka The Last Weekend of Summer aka The Commencement of the Countdown Until Memorial Day 2016. Can you tell I love summer?! A late Friday dinner in Hollywood got the weekend started with a bang when Steven and I witnessed a car robbery along Santa Monica Boulevard. The world we live in is filled with crimes. But there are also instances where innocents are falsely charged with a crime and arrested. In such cases, immediately contact an attorney who can prove your innocence and help in sealing your criminal record to secure your future. One minute we were enjoying a healthy offering of quinoa bowls, and the next, a helicopter started hovering over the restaurant with its spotlight shining down on us. Then, from a car stopped at the stoplight…
Claire Buckingham: is she really the perfect girl society thinks she is? What could she be hiding? The third main character for my upcoming YA Novel, Uncharted Waters, is Claire; a New York socialite and debutante who seemingly has it all. Back to the Hamptons from a year away at her Ivy League college, Claire is excited to focus on spending time with family and friends during the summer months and stay away from all the boy-drama she suffered through during her first year away at college. But when she and her best friend, Kingston, meet a couple of mysterious visitors and reunite with old friends, the drama she so ardently wanted to escape all comes rushing back at her and she’s forced to keep a secret from her friends and family. To make matters worse, her meddlesome mother, despite Claire’s protestations, wants her to find a man to settle…
When the weather is warm, the heavy pasta and hearty dishes that once kept you warm and cozy during the winter months become defunct! Eating lighter, easy-to-prepare meals are what summer is all about in the Hamptons and Hollywood. Plus, you can’t maintain that #summerbody after scarfing down three helpings of mashed potatoes and gravy, much to the dismay of leg-gap seekers everywhere. The solution? A charcuterie plate! These custom-made “cuisine on a board” meals are full of options because you can design everything yourself to appeal to each and every diet and each and every food preference. Have to feed the family? You can create a special plate for each and every member of your brood! It’s the ultimate dream recipe for picky eaters everywhere AND you don’t have to worry about superficial additives that might be showing up in your childrens’/families’ food. I’m doing that low-carb thang for…
I just returned from spending a few days down in Coronado, an island barely off the coast of San Diego that is connected to the Downtown area of the city by a long bridge. I had been to the island once before, a few years ago when my friends Lauren and Jessie came to SoCal to visit from New Jersey, but haven’t had the pleasure of returning since. This time, friends Sabrina (Breezy) and Courtney came back to soak up the Cali sun and dabble into the Hamptons to Hollywood world of revelry and fun. And let’s just say I think they got exactly what they came for. The first day there we spent exploring the Hotel Del Coronado, where they filmed Some Like It Hot, and I went denim on denim for a beachy casual look, which as the Champagne Society knows is my favorite attire to don. I…
As most of you know, Hamptons to Hollywood embarked on its first Vegas excursion a few weekends ago. BEST.TIME.EVER. Whilst in the famed party town, I was able to attend the Wet Republic Pool Party, which, in my opinion, is THE BEST Vegas Pool Party. Why you ask? Let me illustrate… 1. You Meet A Ton of New Friends I think I left Vegas with at least 10 new phone numbers that weekend, a majority of them from the pool. Wet Republic brings everyone together because as we know, alcohol is a great equalizer, making everyone from all walks of life, drunken bafoons. The aura and energy of their pool party though is so infectious it makes you want to share your revelry and fun with everyone around you. You’ll meet people from across the country and bond over vodka red bulls. And so what if you forget their names?…