Those are some real nice melons.

from The New York Times

Move Over, $100 Lobster Salad. In the Hamptons, These Melons Cost $400.

Gourmet grocery stores are upping their game in the Hamptons, serving a welcoming wealthy clientele.

By  Dionne Searcey

Ashley Gilbertson for The New York Times

It wasn’t even 8:30 on a recent morning when a shopper emptied his basket of dinner ingredients onto the counter of the Farm & Forage Market in Southampton: two king crab legs, two bags of frozen dumplings, two packages of ramen noodles and a bag of dried sea kelp.

The cash register rang up an already eye-popping tally before the customer realized he had forgotten the caviar. He tossed a jar of it onto the counter. The grand total was $1,860.

“I’ll put that on your tab, right?” asked Jonathan Bernard, owner of the tiny, tidy store. The shopper, a private chef who works in a home nearby, nodded and noted he would be back later for truffles.

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