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Former Hawkins Inn staffer launches Greenport eatery

GIANNA VOLPE PHOTO | First and South owners Sarah Phillips and Peter Pace in their Greenport restaurant Monday.
GIANNA VOLPE PHOTO | First and South owners Sarah Phillips and Peter Pace in their Greenport restaurant Monday.

North Fork foodies are atwitter over a new Greenport restaurant called First and South.

The New York Times reviewed the restaurant Aug. 10, calling it a “charmer.” The tough-grading Times gave First and South a “worth it” rating, its second-best.

The restaurant is co-owned by former Jedediah Hawkins Inn employee and one-time Jamesport resident Sarah Phillips and New York ad man Peter Pace.

It occupies the space of the former Vine Wine & Café.

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