swordfish

 

Still abuzz from the July 4th festivities the day before, Pamela McBride - an Architect who works in the tradition of Robert A.M. Stern, Carol Adams - owner of the shop "Excentricities" in Westhampton Beach, New York Interior Designer Garrow Kedigian, new friends Bob & Peggy Dillmeier, and myself enjoyed a casual lunch by the ocean at Swordfish in Westhampton. Delightfully kitsch, Swordfish remains largely unchanged from the 1960's. From the brilliantly painted turquoise wood swordfish arching over the entrance, to the garage door fronted "cabanas" which open out to the ocean, the entire compound assumes the feel of a piece of pop art. The view from the cabana as we enjoyed a picnic lunch was spectacular, but a quick jump into the ocean afterwards greeted me with an icy-cold chill, keeping all but the hardiest swimmers out of the water.