1. Jack Luber
Restaurateur, owner of (the recently shuttered) Hy’s Fried
“My family and I have a summer tradition of getting Tommy B’s pizza and taking it down to the lake and getting on the boat until sunset. We love us a true New York pie.”
tommybspizza.com
2. Walton Goggins
Actor
“Dinner at Hilltown!”
hilltownhotpies.com
3. Damon Clift and Diane Creed
Owners of Hawk Dance Farm
“Salsa made with heirloom tomatoes, hot peppers, onions, and cilantro from our farm. We put a lot of love into what we grow and you can taste it.”
hawkdancefarm.com
4. Frank Muytjens
Co-owner of The Inn at Kenmore Hall
“My favorite summer bite has to be the Pan Bagna from Bizalion’s. It’s made with the freshest of ingredients: tapenade, tuna, hard-boiled egg, anchovies, and greens on a fresh crispy baguette. If I close my eyes I can picture myself sitting on the cay of a small unspoiled fishing village in the South of France, basking in the sun and watching the boats come in.”
bizalions.com
5. Dana Veraldi
Chef and doula
“Anything topped with micro cilantro from Vibrant Farm in Bantam.”
vibrant.farm
6. William Li
Contributing editor to The B
“The soft serve (twist) in a wafer cone at Modern Milk Bar.”
modernmilkbar.com
7. Gayle Kabaker
Multiple-time New Yorker cover artist
“I love to eat a salad from my garden in the summer. Greens plus tomatoes is one of my favorite things. And I love picking vegetables!”
8. Kate Maguire
Artistic Director and CEO of Berkshire Theatre Group
“My favorite summer bite is my daughter Isadora’s spanakopita, shared on her front lawn with my grandchildren as the late afternoon light settles in. With the music of Tanglewood drifting across the street and a gentle Berkshire breeze in the air, it feels like pure magic—and a perfect summer moment.”
9. Marley Freeman
Painter
“I mean, it’s obviously Bistro Box, even though the line is crazy. But it’s just fun to stand there and have a burger once a summer.”
thebistrobox.rocks
10. Andrea Westerlind
Westerlind boutiques
“Local corn, when it’s in season and you don’t even have to cook it. And snap peas—the ritual of picking them off the vine, stringing them, and that sweet crunch!”
