Silver Service in the Heart of the Hamptons
This is the easiest French toast recipe I make, and it’s a guest favorite. The recipe appears in “A Butler’s Manor: The Cookbook” as Raspberry Cream French Toast, but it is so often compared to a jelly doughnut that we’ve … Continue reading
You’ve been cooped up for lo, these many weeks and now–finally!–the weather and the COVID restrictions are such that you can dare to venture outside and breathe the air! And you’re considering a trip to the Hamptons. But oh, … Continue reading
Here at A Butler’s Manor, we have always taken our cleaning and guest comfort very seriously, and through the Coronavirus pandemic we have been researching best practices to ensure that our guests and our staff stay healthy. Therefore, in compliance … Continue reading
For about ten years, we had the pleasure of hosting a shy teenage boy and his mother during the week-long Hampton Classic Equestrian Show where Zach competed as a show jumper. One of the mornings during his second year with … Continue reading
It’s been a mild winter on the East End of Long Island and though, as they say in financial advisor ads, “Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns,” we’re starting to hope that we might make it through … Continue reading
With our house manager Deb McKay at the helm, A Butler’s Manor is open this winter and we’re pleased that guests have been enjoying the quiet beauty of the winter season with us. If you didn’t realize that you could … Continue reading
And while we’re on the subject of Downton Abbey… First-time visitors to the area often wonder if, like Newport, Rhode Island, some of the “summer cottages” here in the Hamptons are available for tours. Sadly, that isn’t something you can … Continue reading
The holiday season is stressful The perfect gift — do you order it online and hope it arrives in time? Do you brave the malls with all that traffic? Here’s a suggestion: Give experiences, rather than goods. Time away is … Continue reading
We ask about dietary restrictions and food allergies for every reservation, so I can plan menus to accommodate all or most of our guests in house. In recent years, we get a lot of requests for gluten free, or low … Continue reading
I’ve always loved to bake, and when Chris and I first opened A Butler’s Manor, we knew we wanted to have cookies in each guest room on arrival. The first year or so I made many different cookies, changing it … Continue reading
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