Friday, August 1, 2025 from 5:30 to 7:30pm

at the Nathaniel Rogers House

Celebrating 100 Years of the Candy Kitchen

Honoring Gus Laggis and the Laggis Family

General Admission – $125 per person

VIP Tickets – $1,000 includes:

• 4 General Admission Tickets
• Invitation to our VIP Community Stars kick off at 5pm sponsored by Channing Daughters
• A first look at our new “In Miniature” art sale. Inspired by the life and work on Nathaniel Rogers who was a miniature portrait artist, local artists have created miniature works that will be on sale to benefit the museum
• A Bridgehampton Museum gift bag including a hat, Candy Kitchen inspired Milkshake squeeze ball, a copy of “The Log of the Whaler Helena” by Claus Hoie and a coupon for one free ice cream cone at the Candy Kitchen

Thank you to our Current VIPs

Paul Brennan

Bonnie Chajet & Family

Andrea & Doug Madaio

Ann Sandford

Gerrit & Toni Vreeland

The Candy Kitchen c. 1976

Since 1925, the Candy Kitchen has been a beloved staple of the Bridgehampton community. Over the past century, it has seen a handful of owners, but for the last 44 years, it has been the Laggis family who have faithfully served generation after generation.

Gus Laggis, the family patriarch, immigrated to the United States as a teenager and achieved the American Dream when he purchased the Candy Kitchen in 1981 from longtime owner and friend George Stavropoulos.

Today, Gus continues to run the restaurant, now joined by his daughters, Jamie and Maria. Together, they have preserved the Candy Kitchen as a living time capsule—a place where the spirit of the classic American soda shop lives on.

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Join us at the historic Nathaniel Rogers House as we honor this year’s Community Stars: the Candy Kitchen and the Laggis Family!

The Candy Kitchen staff (left to right) Mauricio Lima, Maria Laggis Lima, Jamie Laggis, Anahi Vargas, Cindy Gonzalez and Kris Vinski – Photo by Dana Shaw/Express News Group

Candy Kitchen c. 2025 – Photo by Dana Shaw/Express News Group