Marie Eiffel Market

Shelter Island Bakery Owner Marie Eiffel Is Accused of Abuse

"Marie Eiffel Market has some barriers to entry. Like the prices, which some local Shelter Islanders (and even some wealthy summer visitors) have lately started to think are extreme. The lobster roll is $45, a pint of berries recently hit double digits — steep for an island that likes to think of itself as the sleepy inverse of the Hamptons. And then there is Marie Eiffel herself, the bawdy Frenchwoman who owns the place. Regular customers can’t help notice her habit of screaming at young employees and making sexual remarks to customers. But — well, she is French, and the croissants are really good, and the roast chicken is the thing for takeout dinner. Plus where else on the island can one sit with an iced coffee on a dock and watch sailboats bobbing in a picturesque harbor?" - Ezra Marcus