FEELIN' BEACHY.

Okay, so did anyone see this DAMAGE!?!??!?! Like, seriously, what the FRENCH is up with that. Doesn't the entire blogosphere know that I have been on the hunt for the best lobster roll in the city for like...the past YEAR!??!?! Who the french is Paul Liebrandt and what does being chef-owner of Corton have ANYTHING to do with lobster rolls!?!??! Okay. So maybe a lot. But DAMMIT why can't that article have been written by ME!?!??!!?

Well, Mr. Liebrandt, I believe that you haven't yet covered the best lobster roll in the HAMPTONS so I am MARKING MY TERRITORY. So don't even try to take this away from me. I will begin my journey by reviewing the lobster seafood salad roll at the Dock House in Sag Harbor.


Dock House is a charming little seafood shack right next to the most horrendous restaurant in the universe, B. Smith's (at least that's how I felt after dining at their Restaurant Row location). When you place your order, they hand you an adorable seashell with your order number painted on it!!


My lobster seafood salad roll. Look at those huge claw chunks!!!!!!!! While it was not your conventional lobster roll, the seafood still tasted amazingly fresh. Thankfully, the natural flavors of the seafood were not masked or covered by many added flavors and ingredients. Although I missed the normal buttered toasted bun, this was certainly a refreshing alternative.

In other news, despite the fact that I spent my Memorial Day weekend in East Hampton, I did not lay my eyes on a beach!!! Well..unless you count Sag Harbor as a beach, but really it's just a tiny plot of sand that is covered mostly in sticks and discarded sea shells. Thankfully, I got my beach fix when I returned to Manhattan on Monday evening!!!! The new Water Taxi Beach at South Street Seaport opened up this past weekend, and of course I needed to check it out.


The sand at the Water Taxi Beach was definitely nicer (and cleaner) than the sand found on Sag Harbor.


Across from the sanded area is a tented area, which encloses the DJ booth and dance floor. Definitely has potential for a lively night. Drinks can be purchased and imbibed on board the nearby BOAT floating at the pier. Fun, if you like drinking on the choppy waters of the East River.


And, more importantly - please note the existence of a FISH SHACK at the Water Taxi Beach that serves hot dogs, hamburgers, soy dogs, and (drum roll please)....FISH TACOS. The best part about this fish taco is that you have access to an amazing CONDIMENT stand, where you can D.I.Y. and put unimaginable things like SAUERKRAUT, RELISH, and POTATO CHIPS on your taco!!! Delicious. And adventurous.

Maybe the Water Taxi Beach should consider another outpost at the Hamptons?? Just to be funny?