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"The Inquisitive Guest: Hamptons Classic\nHow Sofia Vergara, Jerry Seinfeld, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Steven Gambrel, and others decorate their tables\nThe Inquisitive Guest drove into the venue directly behind Nick Loeb and his fianc\u00E9e Sofia Vergara, who were seated at the Sam Edelman table. Loeb, whose father famously collected Danish art when he was the ambassador to Denmark, claimed ignorance when it came to setting a table. \"I love flowers and I know that the knife goes on the right and the fork on the left.\" Vergara was actually using her utensils right then, but paused to interject one word\u2014\"Amazing!\"\u2014in regard to the beautiful flowers on the table.\nNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had two bodyguards and was standing near the sumptuously decorated Bloomberg News tables. \"Georgina is doing well,\" he answered when I asked about his daughter jumping that day. \"She was fourth in the junior younger horses,\" he offered affably. But he claimed to be far less informed about the Bloomberg table design. \"I'd love to tell you that I designed it personally,\" answered the Mayor. \"But I have great people that do that. I just want people to be happy and to enjoy the horse show and see the other people. It's a wonderful event.\"\nAnnette Roque, the wife of Today Show anchor Matt Lauer, deserved a ribbon for the beautiful table she helped decorate, which featured antique silver candlesticks and burlap bags filled with live lavender and was sponsored by the couple's Bright Side Farm. \"My wife rides,\" Lauer told AD. \"And my nine-year-old daughter [Romy] rides every day, too. So we love this. My wife did this,\" he said of the table setting. \"And I love it because I didn't have to do anything.\"\n\n\"I was hoping to capture a little bit of the spirit of the South of France,\" mentioned Roque, wearing a sundress by Temperley London. \"It is lavender and very farmlike and unpretentious. I didn't want to go over the top. I'm thrilled that it turned out very simple and countrylike.\"\n\nLauer and Roque are seen here at a David Yurman luncheon.\nChristie Brinkley, a late arrival, was standing near Annette Roque's inspired table when we caught up with the former supermodel. She was wearing a dress by Catherine Malandrino and a vintage Ralph Lauren belt. \"When it comes to table design, I'm like my outfit: mix and match,\" she said. \"Two plates from this line, one from that. And tons of flowers from my garden. I love to bring nature in. And in my beach homes, I do a lot with driftwood and shells.\"\n\"I'm a fan of Bernardaud China,\" said the famed music producer Antonio M. \"L.A.\" Reid, seated at Bright Side Farm's table and seen here with Jon Bon Jovi. \" I like a festive table\u2014if it's Thanksgiving, I want it to feel like Thanksgiving. If it is summer, I want light and greens.\"\n\"When I do a table setting, I like to think of the season,\" explained Beth Ostrosky Stern, the animal activist and former model married to Howard Stern. \"Last week I did sunflowers all around my house. And each person had a sunflower on their plate. It doesn't have to be fancy, just simple and elegant.\"\n\nStern is seen here at an event at the Bridgehampton Tennis &amp;amp; Surf Club.\nDesigner Steven Gambrel fashioned the table for Firefly Farm, where he rides. \"Every year they let me have my way,\" said Gambrel. \"This year my imperial yellow theme was inspired by these local tomatoes. The candlestick lamps [with shades] down the table are an English tradition. I wanted height. And I designed the klismos chairs.\" And the triangle side table? \"Belgian, 19th century,\" he said. \"And I've had that big old Japanese root at the end of the table for years.\"\n\nGambrel is seen here at a David Yurman luncheon.\nJerry Seinfeld, seen here with his wife, Jessica, was seated at the Beach Acre Farm table, decorated with simple grasses and blue floral accents. I asked Seinfeld what he thought of the Marders topiary mannequins across the way, but he claimed not to have spotted them as yet. \u00A0And what does Seinfeld require for a table setting? \"Four legs,\" he answered. Everyone at the table burst into laughter.\n\nJerry and Jessica Seinfeld at an event they hosted with Rag &amp;amp; Bone."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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