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Southforker Stories: Female-forward and fab, our Arts & Entertainment issue on stands

by Amy Zavatto on June 13th, 2026
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With the thoroughly wonderful Brenda Simmons, co-founder of the Southampton African American Museum, graving our cover, we’ve got a power-packed Arts & Entertainment Issue ready to wow all you South Forkers, on stand stands now! From Simmons to music and sound producer Cynthia Daniels of MonkMusic, to semolina ballerina Natalia Lepore Hagan and her art of pasta, the women headlining this issue bring the big ideas, power and passion to our pages. Haven’t seen it yet? Take a listen to Amy and Emily as they give you the details on what’s on our pages this month…

Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for Southforker, Northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits and food journalist whose work has appeared in Wine Enthusiast, Food & Wine, 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 has judged regional wine and spirits competitions, 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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