Montauk Tango

From the Ashes of 9/11 to the Frying Pan of a Hampton’s Restaurant

A shell-shocked family has bet everything on starting a beach-town business. Would they survive the odds, determined to drive them to ruin?

New York, September 2011. Lewis Gardell watched in horror as his old life and many others’ vanished overnight. After 9/11, buried his Tribeca loft in human tragedy, the holistic dentist moved his wife and three sons to Montauk to hold everyone within the fragile hope of a new home. But he soon found himself tested when they tried to turn a run-down ice cream parlor into a dream restaurant.

Betting on the family-run bistro, Lewis struggled as opening day flopped and the local community resisted change, while mounting problems threatened to shut them down. But as he fell in love with the tango dance and determinedly shared it with others, this city transplant discovered that a second chance is never too late…Could Lewis save his livelihood while learning the secret to happiness?

Montauk Tango is a profound tale of heartbreak and rebuilding. Blending sharp humor with real-life experiences, listeners follow Lewis through achieving the impossible. And as we embrace recent lessons learned, we will never lose hope in a fresh start, Montauk Tango is a warmly resilient memoir. If you like restaurant anecdotes, post-9/11restoration, and stories about discovering what truly matters, then you’ll love Lewis Gardell’s inspiring journey.

Buy Montauk Tango to dance through disaster and reinvention today!

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