About Vanessa
A local heart, a global perspective.
Hamptons-based event planner and producer, publisher and on-air expert specializing in culinary travel, luxury hospitality and coastal destinations.
About Vanessa
A local heart, a global perspective.
Hamptons-based event planner and producer, publisher and on-air expert specializing in culinary travel, luxury hospitality and coastal destinations.
Her story
Media, hospitality and experience, under one roof.
Vanessa is the CEO and Founder of East End Taste, a culinary travel and lifestyle publication and full-service event planning, production and staffing company. Through it, she works at the intersection of media, hospitality, experiential events and brand storytelling, creating distinctive experiences in the Hamptons and destinations around the world.
In 2018 she founded the Hamptons Interactive Brunch, an annual experiential event that brings together leading brands, notable guests, media personalities and tastemakers. She primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth private clients and top-tier brands across travel, beauty, lifestyle, culinary and technology.
Her commentary and reporting have appeared in The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, BBC Travel, Travel + Leisure and Business Insider, among others.
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Producer
Luxury private and brand events, from intimate dinners to signature experiences.
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Publisher
Founder of East End Taste, telling the stories of the people, places and flavors of the East End.
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On-air expert
Commentary on culinary and sustainable travel, luxury hospitality, entrepreneurship and life in the Hamptons.
Philosophy
“Vanessa’s philosophy in her own words — one or two sentences.”
Milestones
Founded East End Taste
2015
Founded the Hamptons Interactive Brunch, bringing together leading brands, tastemakers, media, and hospitality partners.
2018
M.A., NYU Steinhardt
St. Edmund's College, University of Oxford
Manhattanville University
Education
Producing elevated events, brand experiences, and hospitality concepts in the Hamptons, NYC, California, and globally.
Today
