Since there seems to be extensive Nobu chatter in today's press, we thought we'd chime in. (Page Six item) Nobu has been negotiating for several months to run a pop-up restaurant this summer at the Ross School in East Hampton. Word is that it will be open on four designated weekends.

For those who have never seen the Ross School campus, it is one of the more striking and beautiful places you could ever imagine going to school.  Built with natural and sustainable materials, Asian and African influences dominate throughout.  The gym and the cafeteria are both spectacular spaces.  Following slow food principles, students are served healthy, local cuisine prepared by natural foods chefs. In Japanese style, students wear slippers, not shoes in the dining room.

Seems the perfect, albeit enormous space, to host Nobu. But the announcement has been so long in the works, that maybe this deal evaporated, leaving Nobu scrambling to find a new locale.

But some Page Six-style publicity would be good for the Ross School at this juncture.  The school needs to attract both funds and students. Through well-advertised presentations at New York City private clubs, Ross is actively marketing itself to New Yorkers who are considering planting themselves full time in their sprawling potato field homes. For many years, because of significant support from it's founder, the school had no reason to bring parents into the fundraising fold. But now the Ross namesake has apparently reduced support and there has been some dicey publicity, including a recent New York Magazine piece.  A few weeks ago, a disgruntled parent alerted the press of a plan to sell off a significant parcel of land at the Butter Lane campus (formerly Hampton Day School), prompting a sudden announcement explaining the school's need to boost the endowment.

We hope that Nobu pops up at Ross. Sounds like a fun alternative to the usual Hamptons restaurant scene. More like the private fundraisers that are hosted there. And it's a perfect opportunity for Ross to showcase their wonderful facilities and campus.