Food tip

Coconut Crisp cookie

Tate's Bake Shop

Until recently, all I knew about the wealthy sections of Long Island is A) what I've seen on "Royal Pains," the fine TV series about a concierge doctor who guides Rich Persons back to health; B) that "Barefoot Contessa" cook, who hopefully wears shoes whilst padding around the kitchen making exotic dishes; C) that, like Jay Gatsby, we all beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past; and D) there's a company out of Southampton called Tate's Bake Shop that makes a truly wondrous cookie called the Coconut Crisp. It's a thin, brittle-bite bit of alchemy involving a glorious mixture relying on butter, sugar and coconut — and I want to eat them forever. Locally, you can by them individually at Thames River Greenery in New London (50 cents each!) or in various bulk sizes by accessing tatesbakeshop.com.