The proprietor of personal membership Zero Bond is dropping the Hamptons location for his standard restaurant, Sartiano’s — after a summer time marred by battles with the notoriously cantankerous residents and native officers over noise complaints.
Scott Sartiano had opened an outpost of his eponymous Soho flagship restaurant on the Hedges Inn in East Hampton final yr following the village dashing his bid to open the celebrity-magnet Zero Bond.
However Sartiano’s gained’t return to the Hedges this summer time as a result of the historic resort was not too long ago bought.
Locals have been so involved about Zero Bond – whose Manhattan location has attracted Kim Kardashian, Leo DiCaprio, Mayor Eric Adams and Elon Musk – that they restored an outdated regulation that pressured his restaurant to shut its doorways at 10 p.m.
Cop automobiles could be stationed exterior Sartiano’s and slap the restaurant with a number of noise violations, main Sartiano to assert he was the sufferer of a vendetta from the city’s police chief, as Facet Dish completely reported.
Sartiano declined remark about his tumultuous summer time, or whether or not he plans to open one other East Finish spot this summer time.
The Hedges Inn, which dates to 1873 and is on the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations, was scooped up for an undisclosed sum by Morgan Stanley funding banking exec Andrew Wetenhall and his spouse, Sarah.
They plan to exchange Sartiano’s with their very own all-day restaurant on the charming 13-room luxurious mattress and breakfast.
The couple personal the Colony Palm Seashore and divide their time between Florida, New York Metropolis and Sag Harbor.
“Our purchase of The Hedges Inn is not just a real estate transaction, it is a commitment to protecting this important piece of our community’s history for future generations,” stated Sarah Wetenhall, the CEO of the Colony Palm Seashore.
Their yet-to-be named eatery will accomplice with native farmers and have down-home occasions like bingo and trivia nights, she added.
