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In the Know

At home with…

The Chopped judge invites us to his
Hamptons beachfront house.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEVE GIRALT

Most people would call a backyard gathering of dozens of friends
a party. Marc Murphy would call it just an ordinary summer day. The Chopped
judge and his wife, Pam, and kids Campbell, 13, and Callen, 9, moved into their
7,000-square-foot house in Bridgehampton, NY, two years ago—and their friends
descended soon after. “There are people literally always here,” Pam says,
gesturing to the 10-plus friends hanging out at the kitchen island. This is the
way the Murphys like it: Hosting big groups was the main reason they built the
seven-bedroom home, along with the swimming pool and bocce court. The
couple first moved to this street in 2009 and built a different house that had
almost no outdoor space at all. So when this piece of property came up for sale,
they jumped at the chance for a do-over—with a new design that would include
lots of deck space. Construction took more than a year, but they ended up with
their dream house: “I remember asking Pam, ‘What would you do differently?’”
Marc says. “And neither of us could think of anything.”

HAIR AND MAKEUP: ALEXANDRA BROCK.

SEPTEMBER 2016 ● FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE 55