Day in the life of: Judi Desiderio

Town & Country founder talks about building a brokerage firm in the Hamptons — and making a mean chili

Judi Desiderio
Judi Desiderio

From the May issue: 5:00 a.m. My eyes open at 5 and I get out of bed at 5:30. I’m a morning person and hit the ground at level 10.

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5:45 a.m. I make some French-press coffee: half decaf and half regular, because I’m wired by nature. I drink three cups. While the coffee is steeping, I walk outside. I live on a bay in East Hampton. The other day, I walked to the garden to see what the deer didn’t get, but they had eaten part of my rhododendrons. They must have been really hungry this year. [more]