Francis Derby, the high-flying chef who launched The State Room and Shands General in Patchogue, is now overseeing two kitchens on the North Fork. He left Patchogue in May to take on the position of culinary director at Arbus Hospitality, which oversees the food-and-beverage operations at boutique hotels such as The Halyard at Sound View, on Greenport’s waterfront, and The Harborfront Inn, in downtown Greenport.

"After 30 years in this business," Derby said, a "more corporate" position seemed like the right move for "a father who is going to be 50 and is looking for more stability. Cooking on the line is more of a young man’s game."

He spent the summer streamlining Sound View's culinary operations, which include catering, the food-truck service on the hotel’s beach and overhauling

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