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Southforker Stories: Sag Harbor’s The Church

by Amy Zavatto on September 9th, 2023
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Artist April Gornick, who co-founded and owns The Church with her artist husband, Eric Fischl. (Photo credit: David Benthal)

The signs are subtle. As you walk south down Sag Harbor’s Main Street where the road forks to the left and becomes Madison Street, you see it: a stately white sanctuary, broad and tall. It’s not unlike many a house of worship in many a small northeastern coastal village. As you draw closer, though, you start to notice that this one looks a little different. 

This is April Gornik’s and Eric Fischl’s vision and gift to Sag Harbor, come to life. This is The Church.

Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.

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