Hampton's Luxury Food Pantry L’Épicuriste Now Opens
Luxury food pantry L’Épicuriste has opened its doors, just in time to welcome The Hamptons’ summer guests. Located on Montauk Highway, in the heart of Bridgehampton, L’Épicuriste is a high-end specialty food store catering to chefs, guests, hosts, and everyone in between. Sourced globally but not readily available in the area, the pantry will stock international dried goods and ingredients essential to the refined palates of the area’s visitors.
Thoughtfully curated by Chef Amin Kinana, L’Épicuriste was born out of necessity, as he was unable to find key and quality ingredients to cook to his high standards. Chef Amin Kinana has been working in restaurant kitchens since the age of 15. He honed his skills at two Michelin starred restaurants before moving to Paris and expanding his experience and repertoire. He transitioned to working as a private chef, traveling globally and mastering Asian cuisines and pastry along the way. After visiting the Hamptons this past summer, Chef Amin recognized a white space for products that are not available in the area.
To bring his vision to reality, Kinana teamed up with financier-cum-designer Charles de Viel Castel, who is a homeowner in Bridgehampton for the past decade and is familiar with the clientele and landscape. With a love of home cooking and an eye for gifting and design, the partnership between Kinana and de Viel Castel was a natural one.
Comprised of five main categories, L’Épicuriste will offer specialty items with a flair from pantry, to curiosités, cadeaux, macarons, and chocolatier. Highlights include baskets from Ghana, a selection of Moroccan spices that hail from Kinana’s birth city, linens from Portugal, knives from Japan, one-of-a-kind objects, and more. L’Épicuriste gift baskets will be both pre-selected, and available to be custom-made by clients, making for the perfect cadeaux for the host who has everything. L’Épicuriste will present an assortment of uniquely flavored macarons, imported directly from France and will be available to purchase singularly or in beautifully branded boxes. L’Épicuriste Chocolatier will offer an assortment of European-inspired chocolates.
The pantry will also host goods and art from local artisans to take taste and flavor beyond the kitchen. Visitors can enjoy stunning bouquets from botanical atelier, Miss Flowers and explore the exquisite artwork of East End artist, Sydney Albertini, on display and available for purchase in-store.
Visit:
2466 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY. Open Daily 10 am-6pm
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