Home Exchanges & Cooking Lessons

In another instance, friends have opted for straight-up home-swaps after going stir crazy in their multimillion-dollar mansions. Hey, it happens. One chef, who owns an East Village eatery and "43-acre farm-to-table concept in upstate New York" let a friend stay on his farm (complete with gourmet cooking lessons) in exchange for a weekend stay at the friend's $30 million Southampton residence. Win-win.


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