It’s September, the favorite month for hurricanes. The shorebirds that went to the tundra to breed are already halfway south. We humans have very high I.Q.s, but we can’t fly. Some butterflies and darning needles are also on their way south. They have lower I.Q.s than birds, yet they can also fly and know where the winter is warm.

It felt like only yesterday that we were all celebrating Memorial Day in joyful unison. The summer season was upon us. Time to relax and take in the lazy, hazy days of sunshine, fishing, barbecues, and beaches. But, while the calendar technically states that it is still summer, the party is over for many people. It went fast, too fast for me.

I recently had the honor and pleasure of interviewing Bobby Flay and Michael Symon, Food Network superstars and occasional residents of Amagansett and East Hampton village respectively. The interview time allotted (20 minutes) was not quite enough to construct a meaningful story, but I got a few tasty morsels of cumin-scented, perfectly seared Tomahawk steak nonetheless.