This one is about Bert Greene, a larger than life chef, food writer, columnist, sometimes playwright who I came to know in the 60’s. Bert Greene opened The Store, located in Amagansett, Long Island in 1966, reputed to be the first take-out gourmet food store in America. Bert referred to his store as being “smaller that a NYC Checker cab” – not far from the truth. The Store’s prepared food cases displayed gorgeous baked ham, roast beef and chicken, chilled shrimp, inventive salads including my favorite: Bert’s Pasta Salad. Add onion, cucumber, pickles, snap peas, baby peas, sweet pepper, shallots, chives, and scallions.