Jeffrey Epstein And The Hampton Eatery That Destroyed His Favorite Table

Jeffrey Epstein was a regular patron at 75 Main, an upscale restaurant in Southampton, New York. The restaurant’s owner, Zach Erdem, later publicly addressed that association by dramatically destroying the very table Epstein—and Harvey Weinstein—frequently occupied. Erdem used an ax and sledgehammer to break the table and then set it ablaze, in a symbolic gesture meant to erase the “bad energy” the disgraced figures left behind. The spectacle drew cheers from staff and patrons. This symbolic act was not just performative but a deliberate statement: “People who abuse women are not welcome here,” Erdem declared, effectively drawing a line between his establishment and the abusers it once hosted. The flaming table became both a literal and figurative cleansing—an attempt to reclaim the space from the stain of Epstein’s presence. To contact me: [email protected] source: https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/jeffrey-epsteins-offshore-fortune-traced-to-paradise-papers/