Cambria Style - Winter 2017

WINTER 2017

Emma Slater & Sasha Farber of CAMBRIA STYLE WINTER 2017

DANCING WITH THE STARS invite us into their storybook home

Learn how

AMAZING GRAYS

can bring depth to your favorite spaces

PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.

ROBBIE ROBERTSON Rock legend

opens up about his new memoir and its release on the 40th anniversary of The Band’s iconic concert, The Last Waltz

US Pat Pending | 9,289,923 © CAMBRIA 2016

HELMSLEY™ Coastal Collection™

Inspired by the marriage of land and sea on the coast of Wales, new Helmsley™ shines like the rising sun greeting the vast sea. Find all of Cambria’s more than 130 brilliant selections for your new kitchen or bath at CambriaUSA.com.

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2017 features

24 FIRST DANCE Emma Slater and Sasha Farber danced their way into America’s hearts—and into each other’s —on Dancing With the Stars.

See how the pair brought their grace and charm to a California cottage.

30 BEYOND GOLDEN America’s ‘Princess on Ice,’ Olympic champion figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, opens up about her life, her family, and why she’s now focused on giving back to others.

COVER: ALEX WATERHOUSE-HAYWARD; RIGHT: GIJSBERT HANEKROOT / GETTYIMAGES

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THE LEADER OF “THE BAND” ROBBIE ROBERTSON of the legendary group The Band opens up to Marty Davis, Cambria CEO, about life, music, the 40th anniversary of The Last Waltz, and the release of his memoir.

“I never said to anybody that I was the leader of the band, but it was the responsibility and somebody had to take it.”

—ROBBIE ROBERTSON, “THE LEADER OF ‘THE BAND’” PAGE 36

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Publisher’s Note

B

ands, football teams and companies have much in common.

Success to all, relies so much on the entire team.

We manage a band. I’ve never played an instrument, and my singing…well.

In 2005, we met Ronnie Hawkins and his wife, Wanda.

His band was in trouble financially, like many bands, sketchy management. I liked him, and so did my brother, my business partner Mitch Davis, and our CFO, Jim Ward. We made a deal with him, he couldn’t pay us, and we couldn’t pay him. If that was agreeable, we would manage his band. He accepted. We should have paid him, we learned a lot.

Ronnie Hawkins never, ever utters the word “I”, ever, only we, always giving credit to his band members. Give credit to the team! He forbid his band’s girlfriends at the clubs, the band was there to work, to entertain the audience, not to socialize with their friends and take up space from patrons. It was business. The band’s focus, the customers, the audience. Ronnie understood a band without an audience, was a band no more. The audience could quit him at any time, he knew it, obsessed on it, and feared it. Always take care of the customers!

He required his bands to practice and practice...and practice. After the midnight show, Ronnie’s bands were back to the Hawks nest, upstairs of the club, practicing, often until 4 or 5 am. Hard work, dedication, a must! New song material was imperative, always practicing old music, while creating new. Innovation is vital to team success!

Ron highlighted his band members during his shows, everyone had the opportunity to “show off”, contributing to the performance of the band. It was one team. Inspire your team! They were all different, but he created an environment where they liked each other, worked closely together, and had fun. Make it a cohesive team!

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In the end, his band members would do anything for him or for the band; his bands succeeded immeasurably for decades.

The Ronnie Hawkins bands, created and developed some of the finest Canadian musicians of their time. He built teams. Janis Joplin’s Full Tilt Boogie Band, David Foster, David Clayton Thomas, King Biscuit Boy, today’s Weber Brothers and The Band all came through The Ronnie Hawkins Band.

The Band, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, and Rick Danko were all hired, trained and developed by Hawkins. They moved on, and took Bob Dylan electric in 1965. Ronnie encouraged it. The Band, became one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time!

Teamwork, sharing credit, satisfying the audience (customers), collaboration, knowledge, innovativeness, hard work and preparation, unending preparation.

Sounds like a winning football team, and the tenets of any well-run company.

There is much to gain from the music on stage, and maybe even more in the making of the music, off stage.

Enjoy,

Marty Davis President/CEO

RONNIE HAWKINS PERFORMS AT AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH RONNIE HAWKINS AT MASSEY HALL IN TORONTO IN 2013.

READ MORE IN THE STORY THE LEADER OF THE BAND ON PAGE 36.

CAMBRIA STYLE A C A M B R I A® P U B L I C A T I O N

President/CEO Publisher Marty Davis

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departments

Director of Cambria Style Editor-in-Chief LouAnn Berglund Haaf Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Partner Services Peter Martin

OPPOSITE: DAVIS: STAR TRIBUNE/MINNEPOLIS-ST. PAUL; KITCHEN: BARBARA BROWN PHOTOGRAPHY; PANCAKES: STEVE HENKE

Managing Editor Mallory Potter

PUBLISHING PARTNER

Chief Executive Officer Steve Farbman Senior Vice President David Jensen Managing Editor Reed Richardson Creative Director Rob Johnson SPECIAL TO CAMBRIA STYLE

Design Director of Cambria Style Jenna Lalley

UP FRONT 7 WORD ON DESIGN

Discover new, vibrant Cambria® designs, vivid fresh colors from Pantone, and more.

8 WORD ON THE STREET

BRITTANICCA™

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p. 12, 22, 34

CARRICK™

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p. 7, 9, 18-19

ELLA™

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p. 28

ELLESMERE™

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p. 34, 44

HELMSLEY™

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p. 2, 43, 48, 49, 50

HOLLINSBROOK™

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p. 46

LANGDON™

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PRINCETOWN™

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p. 52, 55

ROXWELL™

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SWANBRIDGE™

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WEYBOURNE™

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WHITE CLIFF™

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WHITEHALL™

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20 TREND REPORT

Two minutes and you can choose the perfect knife for your steak, tile for your home and design with a family in mind.

21 DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK

From rock concerts to charity galas and more, here’s what’s new in the world of Cambria.

Love the cool character of gray? Designers do too. Learn from the pros how to use this popular color in your own kitchen from floor to ceiling.

STYLE UPDATE

EAT + DRINK

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44 GOOD MORNING

Set the stage for sophisticated living by layering textures, highlighting modern silhouettes, and building a palette of rich neutrals.

CAMBRIA DESIGNS IN THIS ISSUE:

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13 A CRAFTED LIFE

Guided by a passion for craftsmanship and heritage, Hennepin Made upholds the centuries-old tradition of glass blowing.

16 INSIDE LOOK

Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the designer’s process as Bennett Liefer shares the substance beneath his stylish spaces of every size.

17 FIVE MINUTE SPOTLIGHT

Five minutes with mom and entrepreneur Heidi Whitaker on how she maintains her work-family life balance.

18 TABLESCAPES

Dress for dinner with a mix of refined and rustic finds that will spark conversation.

Break out of your breakfast rut with delicious twists on new and old favorites, from avocado toast to a porridge with endless possibilities.

48 BRANDY

Rediscover this long-loved spirit, on the rocks, in a snifter, or mixed into a favorite cocktail.

52 CAMBRIA PANTRY

The Cambria pantry keeps growing, this issue with hand crafted spice blends. Our star? Curry.

TRAVEL WELL 53 DENVER, CO.

Experience the Mile High City in Cambria style with a spin through LoDo, LoHi, RiNo, and other hip-and-happening neighborhoods.

LAST LOOK 54 SAVOR THE GRAYS C A M B R I A U S A . C O M / S T Y L E

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Editor’s Letter RECENTLY I HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT OBSESSED WITH THE FACT THAT EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN STORY. Their own passions, desires, and reasons for doing what they do. I find myself telling my children: “careful not to judge—everyone has each their own story that guides their hand.” As I look back on the people we have interviewed for our issues, a few stick out. Bryan Cranston and his contagious excitement for the state-of-the-art, energy efficient Malibu beach home he built. Steven Tyler and his intense passion for helping abused young girls, so much so, that he wrapped it into his first solo tour. And Maria Menounos, who was literally giddy when we agreed to help her with her first kitchen renovation.

With each issue, we add more friends to our ever growing Cambria family and with each one we learn how at the end of the day, no matter who you are, everyone’s story boils down to the same thing…living life well. This issue is our fifteenth Cambria Style and to celebrate we have decided to tell three stories of living well.

Enter Robbie Robertson of The Band fame, who regales us with his long rich history as one of the most talented pioneers in rock and roll. Skating legend Kristi Yamaguchi, who gives us insight into what happens after you win gold at the Olympics (turns out things get shinier and brighter).

And Sasha Farber and Emma Slater of Dancing with the Stars—their story danced right off the stage and into their new home like a storybook fairytale, as they begin a life together. In true Cambria Style fashion, the rest of our issue is packed full of great décor, good healthy eats, and tips on how to live your own life well from travel to incorporating the best in design into your home.

Enjoy!

LouAnn Berglund Haaf Editor-in-Chief

As much a piece of art as a chair. The brass details will age beautifully. anthroplogie.c om

Quite simply the perfect lamp. Useful, beautiful and classic in design. dwellstudio.c om

THINGS I LOVE

Emma Slater and Sasha Farber of Dancing with the Stars bring their work home and we were lucky enough to be there.

Watch as they cut a rug all over the house.

Check out the BTS video.

CambriaUSA.com/ Emma-and-Sasha

I love the delicate band paired with the circle monogram. So sassy! jenmeyer.c om 6 |

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LOVE the blanket wrap! Travel, office, watching DWTS.. so stylish and cozy. net-a-porter.c om

HAAF: GEORGE HOLZ

BEHIND THE SCENES

WORD on DESIGN

FAUCET: KOHLER; ART: YIZHOU, JIUNHO.COM; TABLE, DINING ROOM, PANTONE SWATCHES AND SKETCHPAD/PEN: STEVE HENKE

THE B-SIDE

EVERY GREAT DESIGNER KNOWS THE PROJECT ISN'T “DONE-DONE” UNTIL THE ART IS INSTALLED. San Franscisco-based Designer Jiun Ho (jiunho.com) curates his favorite art prints to showcase and sell in his show room. We love the muted tones and quiet movement of this abstract landscape painting.

FIXTURES

GEEK CHIC We’re obsessed by the sleek geometry and incredible functionality of this Karbon™ articulating faucet from Kohler (us.kohler.com).

CAMBRIA ® INTRODUCES THE

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

COLOR TREND

FLORABUNDANT! The global experts at the Pantone Color Institute have named Florabundant a key trend palette for 2017.

The vivid colors of Florabundant are the perfect reason to bring bold, saturated colors into your spaces.

THE RULE FOR FLORABUNDANT? COMMIT! WE'RE NOT TALKING A VASE OR A PILLOW. MIX SMALLER SPLASHES OF COLOR AMONG LARGER SWATHS FOR THE MOST IMPACT.

Swanbridge™ | Gray veining with white accents, and hints of charcoal.

Weybourne™ | Classic marble tones with subtle gray veins.

Helmsley™ | Coppers, golds, tans, pewter, and ebony.

Harlech™ | Coppers, golds, and tans infused with grey-sparkled veins.

Princetown™ | Shades of deep purple and gold with dramatic black and white veins.

Hadley™ | Crisp and clean, the sophistication of a modern, solid nautical blue.

WHITE CLIFF

TM

TM Desert Collection

The most intriguing?

Carrick™ | A modern spin on concrete without the maintenance. Perfection!

Pantone 2017 Florabundant Palette: (From top): PANTONE 17-2034, Pink Yarrow.

PANTONE 18-0220, Mayfly. PANTONE 16-0545, Split Pea. PANTONE 19-1555, Red Dahlia. PANTONE 18-2527, Baton Rouge. PANTONE 17-1641, Chrysanthemum.

LEARN CARRICK™ © Cambria 2016, US Pat Pending

Scott McGillivray and Cambria teach you how to take your inspiration and work with contractors and designers to get the kitchen of your dreams with “Dream.

Plan. Do. — The Inspired Kitchen,” a free online course. Go to Cambriausa.com/ DreamPlanDo and log on now, only available through December 31st.

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WORD on THE street GIVING BACK

STEVEN TYLER

UPDATE

DAVID FOSTER

Left: Rocker Steven Tyler performs at the annual Camp Cambria Classic, to raise funds for Cambria's camp for Juvenile Arthritis. Above: Cambria supports Tyler and Janie’s Fund for the last leg of his Out on a Limb tour, which supports teenage girls who have suffered sexual abuse.

EYE ON

UPDATE

Cambria's Toronto Gallery brings in the biggest entertainment as it hosts Steven Tyler raising funds for Janie's Fund. 2 The Sun Country Airlines hangar was the setting for matter.ngo with its hosts Gene Simmons and Darius Rucker as they raise money for those in need.

3 This talented HGTV designer just published his first book, Vern Yip’s Design Wise. Look for Cambria, which Yip loves using in his projects, throughout this bestselling book.

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Favorite Find Like Cambria, anything made by Filson (filson.com) is beautiful, durable, and American made. On a recent trip to Nashville, our editor scored this gorgeous, go-anywhere Bucket Tote ($150) at the inimitable White’s Mercantile (whitesmercantile.com).

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Headed to Minneapolis? Check out the new U.S. Bank Stadium where Cambria’s Princetown™ and 10 other custom designs with rich purple, gold, black, and white marbling and veining are showcased in wall cladding, countertops, and other surfaces in premium clubs and suites.

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Josh Turner releases “Hometown Girl,” the country star’s newest hit. Turner, our Cambria Style cover guy from November 2011, is currently touring the U.S. through April 2017. Get details at joshturner.com.

WHO WE FOLLOW

PURPLE PRIDE

C A M B R I A

JOSH TURNER

#INSTAGRAM

GAME DAY

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Cambria and Floform supported our friend and Cambria Style cover star David Foster as he hosted the annual David Foster Foundation Miracle Gala in Winnipeg, Canada. The 3.2 million dollars raised supports the nonmedical expenses of Canadian families with children undergoing life-saving procedures. You can learn more at davidfosterfoundation.com.

Homepolish @homepolish An unending stream of inspirational design and beautiful spaces from more than 400 designers.

Holly Williams @hollyaudreywilliams + @whitesmercantile Family, reality, and lots and lots of cool stuff. #trendsetter #singer/songwriter, #blogger #daughterofhankwilliamsjr #gwynethpaltrowsbestie What's not to love?

Magnolia Market So fun following the adventures of @magnolia + @joannagaines.

LIfestyle, design, inspiration and lots of treasures curated by the original HGTV Fixer Uppers.

RUCKER: STEPHANIE SZEREMETA; VERN YIP: DAVID A. LAND; FOSTER: GEORGE HOLZ; TURNER: GEORGE HOLZ; VIKINGS: STEVE HENKE; TOTE: FILSON

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teven Tyler proves to be a strong voice when it comes to raising money for children in need. “Janie's Fund is what furthered our relationship with Steven Tyler and his team,” says Marty Davis, CEO of Cambria®. “They are doing really great work with at-risk youth.”

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SHOWCASE A CLUSTER OF HAND-BLOWN SMOKY GLASS PENDANTS AND FIND YOURSELF TORN BETWEEN WHICH IS MORE BEAUTIFUL—THE LIGHT OR THE BREATHTAKING SHADOWS THEY CAST. LEARN MORE ABOUT HAND-BLOWN GLASS ON PAGE 13.

Luxe Layers Add

SURFACE APPEAL Express your personality in every room by tweaking fundamental design elements for a modern take on classic looks.

CARRICKTM Marble CollectionTM © Cambria 2016 US Pat Pending

PHOTO: STEVE HENKE

+ ADD DIMENSION TO A FLAT WALL WITH GEOMETRIC TRIM AND A SATURATED PAINT COLOR. MODERNIZE A RUSTIC TABLE BY ADDING A CAMBRIA® CARRICK™ TOP, TO GIVE THE LOOK OF CONCRETE, WITHOUT ANY OF THE MAINTENANCE.

GET THE LOOK: Banded Pendant lighting Graphic, price on request, Hennepin Made, shop.hennepinmade.com. Emmerson Reclaimed Wood Dining Table, $899 to $1,359, West Elm, westelm.com. Vintage Wood Carved Oval Bowl, $129, Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com. Vintage Dark Porcelain floor tiles, 6x36, $4.50 per sq. ft., Kate-Lo Tile & Stone, katelotile.com. vintage, Victory Vintage, shopvictory.com. Flowers, Brown and Greene Floral, bgfloral.net.

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STYLE report

MAKE IT YOURS

Warm colors, sleek silhouettes, and rich textures are the essentials of modern design.

How you choose to combine them is the secret to true style.

ROXWELLTM Oceanic CollectionTM

PHOTO: STEVE HENKE

Š Cambria 2016 US Pat D750,905 | 9,186,819

GET THE LOOK: Callan chair in Prima, $1,999, Room & Board, roomandboard.com. Ottoman, vintage. Minotti sofa, price upon request, Minotti, minotti.com. Angelo-Ruckstuhl rug, price upon request, Aubry Angelo, aubreyangelo.com. Wooden tray, price upon request; Villa Ginger Tango candle, $48, both from Witt + Bliss, wittandbliss.com. Warmest Throw in Geo, $39; in Cozy Texture, $39, both from West Elm, westelm.com. Succulent floral arrangement, price upon request, Brown & Greene Floral Market, bgfloral.net.

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COZY WOOL PILLOWS TAKE ON A CONTEMPORARY EDGE THANKS TO GRAPHIC PATTERNS IN BLACK AND WHITE OR EARTHY NEUTRALS.

“Bring in rich neutrals inspired by nature with gorgeous taupe and deep brown.

Offset with a crisp, light-reflecting white.”

INSTANT PALETTE: BENJAMIN MOORE'S WEIMARANER AF-155 SNOWFALL WHITE 2144-70 MIDSUMMER NIGHT 2134-20.

—ANDREA MAGNO, BENJAMIN MOORE COLOR & DESIGN EXPERT

EMPHASIZE THE SCULPTURAL LINES OF MODERN PIECES

BY CHOOSING SOLID-COLORED UPHOLSTERY.

GET THE LOOK: Clockwise from top left: Ferm Living Kelim cushion, $100, Ferm Living, huset-shop.com. Felt colorblock pillow in citrus yellow, $44, West Elm, westelm.com. Bright Beads 3-cluster pendant lights, $1,260, Marz, marzdesigns.com. Sailor’s Mirror, $58-$188, Anthropologie, anthropologie.com. Shale 4-Drawer Dresser, $2,199 - $2,499, Blu Dot, 2modern.com. Casablanca Moroccan-wool rug, 8’6” x 11’8”, $8,200, ABC Home, abchome.com. Seagrass Cora tote basket, $40, World Market, worldmarket.com. Vaughn leather chair, $875, Dwell Studio, dwellstudio.com. Modrest Jett end table, $239, VIG Furniture, wayfair.com.

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EARTHLY DELIGHTS Lush, bold florals and opulent textures bring depth and richness to fashion and interior design.

BRITTANICCATM Marble CollectionTM

EDITOR’S DESIGN TIPS: GO BIG AND GO HOME. Look for patterns with similar scale and movement like Cambria’s classic Brittanicca™ and Ellie Cashman’s fabulous floral wallpaper. | SHOP YOUR CLOSET: Find design inspo in your favorite fashion textures: luxe velvet, silk, and metallic. | MIX IT UP: Antiques play well with midcentury accessories and modern accents. | CREATE GOOD ENERGY: Balance feminine and masculine elements for maximum beauty and impact.

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See products featured on this page at CambriaUSA.com/style-and-design

PHOTO: STEVE HENKE

© Cambria 2016 US Pat D751,300 | 9,186,819

A crafted LIFE

CRAFTED

As artisan entrepreneurs, Jackson Schwartz and Joe Limpert of Hennepin Made bring a fresh, modern spirit to the ancient craft of glass blowing.

By MELINDA NELSON

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A crafted LIFE

AFTER PULLING THE MOLTEN GLASS FROM THE WHITE-HOT FURNACE, THE ARTISANS USE SHEARS TO SNIP BUBBLES FROM THE GLASS.

HOLDING A WAD OF WET NEWSPAPER TO PROTECT HIS HANDS FROM THE HEAT, THE ARTISAN SMOOTHS AND SHAPES THE GLOWING GLASS ORB.

housands of miles from Sweden where glass blowing is not only a celebrated art form but an everyday pastime, Jackson Schwartz and Joe Limpert, co-founders of Hennepin Made glass studio, are choreographing a modern interpretation of this centuries-old craft.

Deep inside a former factory in northeast Minneapolis, the studio is illuminated by the primordial glow of white hot furnaces. Like a scene from a contemporary urban ballet, a cadre of daring young men move to the sounds of Marvin Gaye, Al Green, and other R&B greats. Brandishing steel pipes like sabers, the glass blowers thrust and parry, stepping neatly around each other in a process that’s virtually unchanged since 50 B.C., when the Romans pioneered glass blowing.

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Like generations of glass artisans before them, the craftspeople perform a series of carefully calibrated gestures. After loading the furnace with the highestquality Swedish silica, selected for its brilliant color and clarity, long hollow steel pipes are pre-heated on the edge of the furnace to prevent the glass from sticking to the metal.

Shaping the glass either by hand or spinning it inside handmade wooden molds that have been soaked in water to create steam and prevent sticking, the men quickly transform the bubbles into perfectly rounded orbs. Using metal shears, the men carefully remove any imperfections and smooth the surfaces with thick layers of wet newspaper. Working as a team, the process that takes less than an hour from start to finish. The glass blowers take turns blowing air into the pipe as another worker shapes the orbs

THE FINISHED GLASS PENDANTS CAPTURE AND REFLECT THE LIGHT LIKE THE AURORA BOREALIS.

and then re-inserts it into the furnace to start the process again and again until the fixture reaches the perfect shape.

While Schwartz and Limpert insist on an age-old process, their approach to the business is uniquely modern. After a chance meeting in a glass blowing class at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, the two men saw an opportunity to reinvent the traditional studio model as designers, artisans, and business owners. Driven by the same spirit that inspired Cambria® to redefine the natural quartz industry, Schwartz and Limpert founded Hennepin Made in 2011. Starting with a small rented studio in Minneapolis, they built their own furnaces and tools from leftover steel generously donated by a friend and fellow manufacturer, and began crafting handblown light fixtures, one piece at a time.

“When we started Hennepin Made, we knew if we moved away from the traditional techniques, we’d have to automate the process with machines,” says Schwartz. “We wanted to maintain the intrinsic spirit and value of the original craft, so every step of our process is done by hand.”

As word spread, serendipity stepped in and a friend introduced Hennepin Made to Room & Board, another family-owned, Minnesota-based company. The Room & Board design team loved the quiet beauty of the light fixtures, so Schwartz and Limpert created an exclusive collection of handcrafted sconces and pendants that reflect Room & Board’s clean, modern aesthetic.

Like a bubble of molten glass that expands with the breath of the glass blower, Hennepin Made continues to grow, fueled by the founders’ enduring passion for craft.

+ TO SEE HOW THESE STUNNING FIXTURES ILLUMINATE A SPACE, SEE PAGE 9 OF THIS ISSUE. TO SEE THE GLASS BEING BLOWN, GO TO CAMBRIAUSA.COM/ HENNEPIN-MADE AND WATCH OUR SIGNATURE CRAFTED VIDEO FEATURING HENNEPIN MADE.

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inside LOOK

Anatomy of a Space Ever wondered how a top interior designer approaches a room?

Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek at the design process.

DESIGNER:

BENNETT LEIFER STYLE:

PRACTICAL ELEGANCE New York designer Bennett Leifer’s projects are undeniably sophisticated, but he never forgets that his clients will live in the rooms every day. So he takes care to mix high style with smart substance, choosing classic shapes and long-lasting materials. Here, he shares the deliberation behind his design.

These window frames are matte black metal, but you could get the same look with pitchblack paint on your own windows.

Metallic wallpaper’s ref lective quality shows every imperfection, so proper wall prep is essential. Have the surface skim-coated. If that’s not in the budget, go with a textured wallcovering.

A lamp should be about half to two-thirds as high as the piece of furniture it’s sitting on.

I usually prefer light-colored shades, but a dark shade can add ambience.

Save on long-term hidden costs like refinishing by topping a desk or window sill with a durable piece of stone, such as Cambria® White Cliff ™, the perfect combination of style and substance.

Rugs made of natural materials like wool or this hair-on-hide style are long-lasting and easy to clean. A textural style with varied colors won’t show wear as much.

GET THE LOOK: Clockwise from top left: Stephen Antonson for West Elm lamp, no longer available. Parsons desk, $329-$1,938, Room & Board, roomandboard.com. Champagne on Pewter Leaf Stockholm wallcovering, price upon request, Phillip Jeffries, hollyhunt.com. Chevron cowhide rug, $1,194-$12,794, Restoration Hardware, restorationhardware.com.

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PHTOO: ©MARCO RICCA

These chairs have a heavy, sculptural base, so the fact that they swivel is great—it saves having to pull them across the carpet.

five MINUTE spotlight

FAMILY BUSINESS

Starting a business is stressful and exhausting, yet rewarding—not unlike raising a family. We spent a few minutes talking to Heidi Whitaker, founder of Minneapolis-based start-up Tug and the Tooth to get her reflections on both.

CS: WORK/LIFE BALANCE, DOES IT EXIST FOR YOU? HW: As a businesswoman and a mother, you’re always going to feel like you’re sacrificing something for something else. Everyday success is a matter of prioritizing—and not feeling guilty about the choice you make, whether it’s spending time on work or with family. I love being a mom and don’t want to miss out on any moments with my children, and at the same time I feel so lucky to have this opportunity to challenge myself and continue to grow as a person.

CS: HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURISM WITH YOUR DAUGHTERS? HW: I love the interest that my girls Annabelle (9), Mary Jane (7), and Whitney (6), show as I build my business. I strive to be an example and show them that they could one day start their own business if they wanted. That pride and confidence is important to foster as I raise strong daughters.

PHOTO: STEVE HENKE

CS: THERE’S SO MUCH ADVICE OUT THERE. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR 20-SECOND SPEECH TO ASPIRING PARENT-ENTREPRENEURS HW: A startup is a huge commitment. A solid plan, with goals and a timeline, is imperative to set yourself up for success. For me, it was the 2014 Toy Fair. I built my plan around that and moved mountains to make sure it happened. Challenges and obstacles are a daily part of any business. Turn them into opportunities, and you will be successful.

Heidi Whitaker is the founder of Tug and the Tooth, a new tradition passed down from her grandmother that celebrates the milestone of losing a tooth. Learn more at tugandthetooth.com

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tableSCAPES

CONVERSATION STARTER No need to wait for a special occasion—every meal offers a new chance to enjoy beloved pieces that elevate home cooking and invite lively conversation.

NEUTRALS LOOK RICH AND INTERESTING WHEN YOU LAYER ORGANIC MATERIALS WITH PLENTY OF TEXTURE. ADD THE GLEAM OF GOLD AND THE WARM NATURAL BEAUTY OF WOOD TO COMPLETE THE LOOK.

CARRICKTM Marble CollectionTM © Cambria 2016 US Pat Pending

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By AMANDA LECKY Photography by STEVE HENKE

GET THE LOOK: Clockwise, from top left: Florim USA Vintage Dark porcelain tile, 6” x 36”, Kate-Lo Tile & Stone, katelotile.com. Madeleine side chair, $132 each; stonewashed Belgian-linen hemstitch dinner napkin in graphite, $50 for four, all from Restoration Hardware, restorationhardware.com.

Fortessa Arezzo 5-piece place setting in gold, $60, Zola, zola.com. Classic glassware, $47 for set of six, Ciel Loft & Home, cielloftandhome.com.

Joshua dinner plate in gray, $32 for four, Pottery Barn, potterybarn.com. Vietri Lastra gray salad plate, $38; Vietri Lastra smallhandled bowl, $55; Vietri Lastra pasta bowl, $38, all from Bloomingdale’s, bloomingdales.com.

Crushed bamboo Swoop serving bowl, $80; Acacia wood servers, $16, both from Sur La Table, surlatable.com. Paella pan, $25-$60, Williams-Sonoma, williams-sonoma.com.

Padwax candles, $11 each, Patina, patinastores. com. Bread board, vintage.

Succulents, Brown & Greene Floral Market, bgfloral.net.

CREATE A DINING EXPERIENCE THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL WITH THINGS SUCH AS REMOVABLE CHAIR PADS, VERSATILE SERVINGWARE, AND A DURABLE STONE TOP, SUCH AS CAMBRIA®.

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5 THINGS TO KNOW WHEN CHOOSING YOUR STEAK KNIFE 1. KNOW THE ORIGIN. “Our butchers use a mixture of Japanese and German knives. Japanese steel is a bit harder than German steel, meaning it will hold an edge longer, but it’s more difficult to sharpen.”

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5 TIPS FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY DESIGN 1. BE STORAGE SMART. “Open storage looks so nice in the magazines. But most kids don’t have all-white toys, so go with drawers, doors, and lids for a neat look.”

2. HANG GREAT ART. “Put quality art in kids rooms that will endure into adulthood. They’ll have something to bring to their first home to remind them of childhood.”

3. GET STRAIGHT. “A knife with a straight edge will allow for a smooth cut on a crustless meat, versus tearing through the fibers.”

4. BE BRAVE. “That interesting knife with the hollows along the blade creates air between the knife and whatever you’re cutting, making it perfect for creating thinner slices and keeping foods from sticking.”

5. GO AGAINST THE GRAIN. “Slicing thinly against the grain delivers short pieces of muscle fiber that are barely held together, for more tender pieces.”

4. CONSIDER CARE. “I love products that make my life both beautiful and easy. Cambria® quartz countertops, for example, require no sealing or maintenance—a win-win.”

1. OVER-ORDER. “The beauty of handmade tile is that every batch is different. That means you should always order at least 10 percent more than you think you need, to be sure the glaze color is consistent."

2. SEAL EVERYTHING. “Seal the grout to prevent staining—and some tile needs to be sealed after installation as well. Ask the installer for advice.”

5. BE BOLD. “Try using tile from floor to ceiling in the kitchen, not just on the backsplash. Or pick a saturated color or a strong geometric motif.”

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4. GO GREEN. Some tile makers, like Fireclay, use recycled materials in the body of the tile. It doesn't change the look, but you can feel good about doing your part to help the environment.

5. MAKE CHANGE EASY. Paint walls with neutral colors so you can adapt to changing tastes with colorful accessories.”

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3. BUY DOMESTIC. “Most tile made in the U.S. is manufactured to the same high standards, but imported tile can be made with softer clay and fired at lower temperatures—making it more likely to break—and the glaze could contain lead.”

3. THINK AHEAD. “We use a regular coffee table as our kids’ craft table now; later, it will go back to being a coffee table for their hang-out area.”

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From top: Kite-Formal tile in Loch Ness; Ogee tile in London Fog; Ogee Drop tile in Venetian Green

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2. TRY ONE WITH TEETH. “A knife with a serrated edge will cut easily through crustier meats like roasts because the teeth tear the fibers.”

DESIGNER’S notebook

By AMANDA LECKY

Amazing Grays

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LEARN HOW TO GIVE YOUR KITCHEN AN ANYTHING-BUT-NEUTRAL UPDATE WITH THE MOST VERSATILE COLOR IN THE SPECTRUM.

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The design darling of the past several seasons, gray is growing up, as homeowners and designers discover its richer, warmer side. The pale, cool grays we’ve been seeing so much of were a welcome antidote to the standard neutral beige, and felt very crisp and refreshing. But now that gray is officially in our neutral comfort zone, homeowners and designers are experimenting more with with the mid-tones, from stone all the way to charcoal. Designers Andréa Dixon and Jen Ziemer of Fiddlehead Design Group in Minneapolis are on the gray train: “We use a lot of gray. It’s the perfect neutral for a kitchen because it works with any style and mixes with any material,” they told us. Read on to learn their pro tips for using this versatile color in your own workspace.

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Good design is all about balance.

So balance dark gray with plenty of light and add hints of color throughout.

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PICK THE PERFECT SHADE OF GRAY

A WARM GRAY CAN MAKE A CONTEMPORARY SPACE FEEL MORE WELCOMING (LEFT) AND A COOL GRAY CAN ADD FRESHNESS TO A TRADITIONAL DESIGN (RIGHT).

“The wonderful thing about gray is that it comes in so many varieties, with a range of undertones: brown, blue, green, yellow, pink,” Dixon says. Which gray you choose depends on the effect you want in your kitchen. “When we want to create a traditional look we tend toward warmer grays, ones with a hint of brown mixed in, because cooler grays tend to skew more contemporary,” says Ziemer. Greenish grays can give a space a clean, natural look; blue-based grays can look classic—even historic—or very modern; pinkish or purplish grays can look modern or retro, depending on the architectural style and the other accent colors you use. Designer Lisa Steinbach suggests layering three or four different shades of gray in a single space. “Choose one darker gray as a grounding element and then a few lighter tones to add interest and a cozy, cohesive effect,” she says. And don’t be afraid to add other colors to your palette. To make gray really come alive, mix in other neutrals like taupe or black and white, and colors—a bold rust would add a midcentury modern look, or go with emerald green or dark blue for a sophisticated take.

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MIX IN METALLICS Gold or silver finishes work equally well with gray—or, for the most modern result, go with a little of each. It’s more interesting when all your finishes don’t match. Stainless steel appliances look great with antiqued brass hardware or light fixtures, and both finishes look really good with all shades of gray. The more monochromatic the space, the more important it is to incorporate plenty of variety in finishes of all types. “Try to work in a lot of reflection and texture,” advises California-based designer Dorothy Willetts.

LEFT: BARBARA BROWN; RIGHT: GENEVIEVE GARRUPPO /ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST © CONDÉ NAST

—ANDRÉA DIXON, FIDDLEHEAD DESIGN GROUP

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LOOK TO THE LIGHT

“Dark gray can absorb a lot of light, so in a room that doesn’t have much natural light, you have to introduce that brightness another way, either with artificial light or by using plenty of white in the palette, or both,” says Ziemer. Also, consider what’s outside the windows and how it will reflect back into the room. “If you pick a color in the summer when there’s a lot of green outside, it could look totally different on a snowy January day,” she notes.

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BRIGHT WHITE GROUT HELPS THE RICHLY VARIED GLAZE OF HANDPAINTED TILE STAND OUT AND LENDS CRISPNESS TO THE LARGE AREA OF COOL GRAY.

DO Use a variety of grays. “Think of Scandinavian rooms, which feel at once clean and inviting with all their layered grays,” says Steinbach.

DON’T Forget texture.

Dixon notes: “Reclaimed woods, monochromatic pattern, and elements of sparkle and shine make an all-gray kitchen more interesting.”

DO Keep it subtle.

If you don’t want countertops in a solid gray, opt for a light counter with gray veining, like Cambria’s Ella™.

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DON’T Ignore other colors.

“You want your eye to move around the room, so add pops of color in accessories and art,” says Willetts.

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CHOOSE THE RIGHT MATERIALS

“We’ll balance gray cabinetry or walls with wood flooring and, if we’re not using upper cabinets, with open shelving on the walls,” Dixon says. When it comes to wood finishes, though, anything goes. For an elegant look, pair dark wood floors with gray walls or cabinets and white counters; reclaimed wood adds an eclectic effect. Whitewashed or gray-stained wood looks sleek and Scandinavian. “You can choose light or dark countertops to go with gray cabinets,” says Steinbach. “Or pull the gray in through the countertops themselves. Cambria® Berwyn™ of the Waterstone Collection™ and Roxwell™ of the Oceanic Collection™ are two of my favorites.”

PAINT PICKS | Favorite Benjamin Moore gray paints from Fiddlehead Design Group:

Chelsea Gray HC-168

Valley Forge Tan AC-35

Rockport Gray HC-105

Winter Gates AC-30

Revere Pewter HC-172

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ast year, Dancing with the Stars professionals Emma Slater and Sasha Farber drove deep into a Los Angeles canyon, went up a long and winding road, and fell in love with a house. It looked like something from a fairytale: a magical (if somewhat neglected) 1930s cottage with a big garden, on a lot full of towering trees. “To me,” recalls British-born Emma, “it was as if it had come out of the heart of England. I knew there was nothing I wouldn’t do to get that house.”

They bought the place and in July 2016 moved in.

In October, Sasha stunned the DWTS audience—and a gasping Emma—when on live TV he dropped to one knee before her, saying “Babe, I love you so much, will you marry me?” In November, with a wedding date still in the indefinite future, the couple finished the home’s structural upgrades. Then, with the help of Cambria and celebrity

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interior designer Kelli Ellis, they transformed a cramped dark kitchen into what Sasha calls “our favorite room of the house.”

The two are thrilled with the home they call “our retreat,” and the neighborhood, which Sasha describes as “almost like being up in the mountains.” For Emma, owning her own home is a childhood dream come true. But the canyon’s long, winding road mirrors the journey both had to travel to get there.

Both Emma, 27, and Sasha, 33, fell in love with dancing while they were young and, as a result, they’ve spent much of their lives on the move. Sasha was born in Russia then emigrated with his family to Australia as a teenager. There, he twice won the Australian youth Latin Dance Championship, performed in the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and danced in Australia’s version of DWTS. He was an original cast member and lead dancer in the worldwide production of the immensely popular live dance show Burn The Floor, and in 2009, moved again, to New York, to join the Broadway and American tour productions of the show.

Emma grew up in Tamworth, about 100 miles northwest of London, and took her first dance lessons at age 5. By 15, she’d been ranked in the world’s Top 20 in Latin dance and appeared in a George Michael video (although she says she had to lie about her age in order to perform). She won both the UK and

FOR SASHA AND EMMA, THEIR NEW L.A. COTTAGE HAS BECOME THEIR PLACE TO REST AND RECHARGE. SO, THEY WANTED TO CREATE A NEW KITCHEN IN IT TO REFLECT THAT SAME PEACEFUL, PRISTINE FEELING.

British youth Latin American championships, and at 16 was touring the UK with the hit theater show Simply Ballroom.

Afterwards came a role on South Africa’s Strictly Come Dancing (a British version of DWTS), theater productions in London’s West End, and a 2007 appearance in the film version of the popular musical Mamma Mia. In late 2009, she joined Burn the Floor in New York, where she also met Sasha.

The relationship took its own twisting, turning path. Emma, a slender blond with brown eyes and an impossibly wide smile, and Sasha, impishly handsome, were not only involved with others at the time, they were what Emma calls “polar opposites.” She’s perennially bubbly; he’s more reserved; she likes vintage style and he modern; they even favor different movies and cars. But they quickly became best friends, says Emma, and a few years later, after both had ended other relationships, the pair realized that they “had feelings that we were more than friends.” They’d barely begun to enjoy being a couple when Sasha, who had previously auditioned for Dancing With the Stars got the call and had to move to Los Angeles. They survived that separation, which ended when Emma joined the show—like Sasha, she began as a member of the dance troupe then moved up to be paired with a celebrity contestant. Then came another break-up, which she now calls “unexplainable, because we still lived together.” But that break-up had a silver lining, Emma says now. “It made us look at what life would be like without each other, and made us appreciate that while we will always be different, we do not want to change each other. When we got back together, things were better than ever. We really are made for each other.”

Their renewed commitment led Emma and Sasha to adopt a rescue dog they named Ruby, a Papillon-Chihuahua mix adorable enough to have her own Twitter and Instagram followers (@ rubythecreature). “She’s completely changed our lives,” Emma says.

“I know that’s a dramatic thing to say about a dog, but she’s our first family member.” According to the plan, Ruby was just the start.

“We’re thinking of beginning a family in a few short years,” Emma says, which is why it was time to settle down and find a home.

The quiet, leafy canyon house is a welcome respite from where Emma and Sasha had been living, in LA’s urban center. “We heard sirens and police helicopters constantly at night,” Emma recalls. Yet if their new home’s bones were good and its vintage details appealing, the old-fashioned kitchen was not, especially for two foodies who love to cook and entertain. As they embarked on a renovation, the two came across Cambria stone for the first time at a showroom.

Emma took one look at Cambria’s Ella™ (Marble™

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Collection), clean white with soft beige and black veins and was smitten. “That fresh pristine look was exactly what I wanted! And easy maintenance was important. I love the fact that Cambria is nonporous and even tea won’t stain,” says Emma, who like many Englishwomen really likes her daily cuppa and often, notes Sasha, leaves tea-puddles on the counter. In fact, Emma’s enthusiasm for Cambria stone led her to the company, and a great collaboration. Cambria brought in celebrity designer Kelli Ellis, whose work has been featured

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on the TLC, HGTV and Bravo Channels, to help with the kitchen remodel. (See Cambria Style, June 2015 to read how Cambria and Kelli created a dream kitchen for E! News host Maria Menounos). “Kelli immediately suggested we tear out the overhead cabinets and substitute open shelves,” Emma explains. “Ripping them out instantly opened up the kitchen. Cambria made us custom floating shelves that flank the windows, also in Ella, the same thickness as the countertop. The look is absolutely seamless! We’ve added all our favorite things to the shelves and it’s a lovely way to

showcase them. Kelli came up with great ideas and Cambria made turning them to reality so easy.”

Both Emma and Sasha were thrilled as well by the professional way in which their kitchen was installed. “The Cambria staff was so lovely and professional that I feel like I’ve made a family friend,” Emma says. “They told me exactly how to care for the product and it was great not to have any worries or stress. This was definitely the best experience I’ve had as we renovate this house.”

What comes next? Emma’s in no hurry to schedule a wedding because “I really love having a fiancé.” But when the time comes, she says she plans to include all their friends and family. “When we say our vows and turn around we want to see everyone we love, who will help celebrate our love for each other.” Sasha jokes that he has no idea what his next career move will be. “I’ve been so busy I can’t tell you what’s coming up this week much less in a few years.” Neither has any plans to leave DWTS, though Sasha admits he would love to go back on stage, “in my own show.”

Emma’s goal is to “host more often; I’d love to expand and move into the hosting world.” Starting in December, Emma joins a three-month DWTS tour. Vacations are a fantasy at this point. “We like to go on road trips and be quite active,” Emma says, adding wistfully, “But to be honest we haven’t had time off together for a really long time.” Meanwhile, it’s enough just to come home. “It feels great settling down with the one you love,” says Sasha.

“I want to bring up children in a beautiful happy space full of great memories,” Emma says. “This feels like a house that’s always had lots of love in it.”

There’s no question they’re keeping that tradition: the couple’s joy lights up the room. When Sasha returns from taping one afternoon and frets about a dance routine that isn’t going quite right, Emma steps in. She peers at a video on his phone, then holds out her arms.

“What if you tried this?...” she says, and then the two are twirling around their new kitchen to music only they can hear. In their magical house, at the top of the hill, at the end of a long and winding road, they dance.

CHEEK TO CHEEK “Dancing is a whole new way to communicate—through your body, not your words,” says Emma.” It’s a way to get to know someone on a very different level. Motion is emotion.”

Why don’t more couples give it a try? Intimidation maybe. But you don’t have to be a pro, say Emma and Sasha—or even a talented amateur—to have a good time on the dance floor.

Their tips: MAKE TIME TO DANCE. Whether that means going out or just turning on some good music at home.

ADJUST YOUR ATTITUDE. Toss out your insecurities and your competitive spirit. “There’s no such thing as a mistake when you’re doing something to have fun together,” Emma says.

“So what if you don’t know dance steps that well? Do your own interpretation.”

“Enjoy the experience and the steps will come,” adds Sasha.

“The second you put pressure on yourself is when things tend to fall apart.”

SEEK OUT DIY HELP. YouTube can be a beginning dancer’s best friend, says Emma. “You’ll find every kind of dance tutorial, free and yours at the touch of a button. Find a clip you like, then grab your partner and have a bit of a laugh. Don’t forget to make eye contact.”

MAKE DANCE PART OF YOUR SOCIAL ROUTINE. “Social dance classes at a studio will have a solid syllabus so you will never feel lost; it can be really fun going every week, practicing and climbing through the levels with your partner,” says Sasha. He grins. “And if you want to become a good dancer, don’t forget to listen to your teacher.”

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Beyond Golden

BY C A R O L L IN N PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE HENKE

THE PALE GRAY LIGHT OF A RAINY MINNESOTA DAY REVEALS TWO KRISTI YAMAGUCHIS: The first is a serene,

FOR AMERICA’S ‘PRINCESS ON ICE,’ OLYMPIC CHAMPION FIGURE SKATER KRISTI YAMAGUCHI, LIFE TODAY IS ALL ABOUT RAISING HER FAMILY AND GIVING BACK TO OTHERS.

sophisticated, and confident 45-year old woman. But when she flashes a sparkling smile, the second one takes over and you’re thrust back in time, holding your breath as you watch an elfin, 20-year-old girl spinning alone on the ice to win Olympic gold in figure skating in 1992.

“I love this place,” Kristi says, referring to the lakefront vacation home she shares with her husband along with the outdoor beauty surrounding it that is Northern Minnesota.

Kristi herself would be the first to admit that these two different images— and two different selves—are a recurrent theme in her life. She is someone who spent her youth in what she’s called “the inherently selfish and self-centered” life of an elite-level solo athlete, only to do an about-face. Her post-Olympic years as wife, mother, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, have been all about family, teamwork, and giving back.

In person, Kristi is not an intimidating, larger-than-life personality. She’s quiet, friendly, unpretentious, the kind of woman with whom you could imagine striking up a conversation at the grocery store. In fact, she was hardly fated to attain Olympic glory: initially, just walking was a challenge. Kristi was born in 1971 with club feet and wore casts with metal bars and later painful corrective shoes and braces until she was two. When her mother encouraged her to try skating as physical therapy, she was instantly smitten. “By six or seven, I knew that one day I would be a professional skater and travel the world,” she says.

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t was an unlikely goal for a native Californian— the beginning of her big successes. In 1992 at the Winter Kristi became an Olympic champion without ever Olympics in Albertville, France, her artistry and athleticism having skated outside or on natural ice. She seems were so dazzling that a sportswriter who saw her perform called almost painfully aware of the sacrifices her family made her “the nearest thing to a living poem as an athlete gets.” That to support her unlikely dream. Her mother, Carole, drove year, she became the first American female skater since 1976 her to the rink for training every day at 4:00 am, sitting in to win Olympic gold—and the first Asian American ever. Years the cold for hours. Her parents were familiar with hardship. later, writer Nicole Chung, described the impact of that win on At four years old, Jim Yamaguchi and his family were forced her own girlhood self as “a sudden, unexpected gift. …It had into an Arizona desert internment camp and Carole, who he never occurred to me that Asian-American heroes might exist.” later married, was born at the Amanche internment camp in Kristi left the Olympics feeling grateful, a little relieved to Colorado. (Ironically, at the moment of her birth, Carole’s be past the intense preparation, and also scared: “I wondered father was off serving in the U.S. Army.) Both Jim and Carole ‘What next?’” she recalls. “You don’t like to think you hit the were determined to give their children the childhood and life peak of your life at 20.” that they never had.

The first change in Kristi’s new life involved discovering a For Kristi, skating’s lure was emotional. Painfully shy, she whole new way to skate. She joined the celebrity touring show bloomed on the ice, later calling it “my safe haven.” Fiercely Stars on Ice, where other skating champions taught her “how focused on achievement, determined never to to perform as an entertainer, rather than focusing feel she’d failed because she hadn’t tried hard on the technical aspects of skating.” The shows AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS IN enough, she walked away from normal childhood benefitted the Make-a-Wish Foundation, which ALBERTVILLE, FRANCE, and teen pleasures, choosing instead long hours grants the wishes of children diagnosed with lifeHER ARTISTRY AND ATHLETICISM WERE at the rink. By the time she was 15, she and a threatening conditions. Spending time with some SO DAZZLING THAT A partner Rudi Galindo won the first of several pairs of those kids and their families marked another SPORTSWRITER WHO skating titles. After Kristi graduated high school, crossroads, as she realized how much the idea of SAW HER PERFORM CALLED HER “THE her longtime coach, Christy Ness, moved to “making a difference” mattered to her.

NEAREST THING TO Edmonton, Canada, and Kristi followed her there This year, Kristi’s Always Dream Foundation, A LIVING POEM AS AN ATHLETE GETS.” alone to train full-time. which funds after-school programs and Though it’s hard to imagine, at first Kristi enrichment for underprivileged children, struggled to find success as a single skater. After coming in celebrated its 20th anniversary with a big gala in San second in three consecutive contests, she began to question Francisco. A more recent addition to her philanthropic everything, especially her choice to skate. She later recalled efforts, “Always Reading,” a program promoting childhood that the Canadian world champion Kurt Browning, who was literacy, now serves 2,000 kids in California, Arizona, and training at the same rink, caught her between practices and Hawaii. Once Kristi discovers a passion and a cause, it inquired why she always looked so miserable. The truth was she becomes an ongoing part of her life. had begun to think “maybe skating’s not for me.” But seriously Family is very much one of those passions now—and in an considering quitting brought her to a crossroads, and forced her unlikely way, skating was responsible for introducing Kristi to a realization: she literally “couldn’t imagine not skating.” With to the love of her life. While waiting for the 1992 Olympics that, she later said, “a light went on…I had to get back to that opening ceremony to begin, Kristi and a teammate had pure joy that got me into the sport in the first place.” introduced themselves to several members of the US Men’s Kristi made the hard choice to focus only on solo work.

National Hockey team, even taking a couple of pictures with Her renewed commitment and rediscovered passion inspired them. Fast forward to the day the Stars On Ice cast was in not only her rekindled her love for the sport, but also marked Vancouver, Canada, and a player for the Vancouver Canucks,

Becomes World Junior Figure Skating pairs champion with Rudi Galindo. Also wins World Junior gold medal as a single skater.

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Founded the Always Dream Foundation.

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Becomes the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in individual figure skating since 1976 at Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.

Named to World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

1998 Named to U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame.

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Writes first of three Dream Big, Little Pig, which debuts as #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list.

2005 Inducted into the USOC Olympic Hall of Fame.

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there for a game, approached Kristi, saying that they’d met in Albertville. Kristi hadn’t remembered that brief hello to defenseman Bret Hedican, but he’d never forgotten her.

(She was skeptical that the meeting had even happened, until she went home and found that old group photo.)

Although Kristi later confessed that she’d always imagined hockey players to be “brutes,” she agreed to a date. In San Jose, California, the two met over ice cream, and for a few months, their touring schedules magically meshed.

The courtship that followed was an old-fashioned, almost fairy-tale romance, with scattered moments together stolen out of two unimaginably busy schedules. “If you’re both athletes, you know you’ll spend lots of time on your own,” Kristi says. That mutual understanding and affection for

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each other was enough to keep them tied to each other during their years apart. The two were (and are) opposites in many ways: he was tall, she was tiny; he was social and she was shy. But “we understood each other,” Kristi says. In 2000, she and Bret were married in Hawaii, the state that welcomed her paternal grandfather when he immigrated from Japan in 1899. Sixteen years later, anyone who spends time with the couple can feel their enduring connection and deep affection.

After 10 years with Stars on Ice, Kristi made the decision to quit and move to South Carolina to be closer to Bret while he played with the Carolina Hurricanes. (In 2006, Bret achieved his own life’s dream when the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup. Bret now serves as a pre- and post-

A HOME AWAY FROM HOME Through the many changes in the lives of Kristi Yamaguchi and Bret Hedican, there has always been one constant: “our sanctuary,” which is what Kristi fondly calls their waterfront vacation home on central Minnesota’s popular Gull Lake.

Bret had purchased the property before they married as a way to stay rooted in his beloved home state.

“There’s something about getting in the car, and driving two hours out of the hustle and bustle,” he says.

“First you see the cornfields. Then the lakes. It grounds you. Tells you

to slow down, reminds you that life isn’t just about trying to get ahead of the next guy. He adds, with a smile, “When I proposed to Kristi, I said: ‘Just so you know, my lake house comes with me.’”

In 2000, Bret and Kristi razed the tiny original house, replacing it with a log cabin big enough for a family. Despite all the improvements, though, the kitchen never quite met their needs. Since the addition of the Cambria® countertops and island, that’s changed. “The kitchen looks so beautiful,” Kristi says, looking

around happily, “The classic look of the Brittanicca™ countertops with the rich Ellesmere™ island is stunning.

And the chiseled edges are such a perfect fit for the cabin. This is now my favorite kitchen ever.”

The couple was introduced to Cambria when they met Deb Schroeder, wife of John Schroeder CEO and President of Cambria Financial. They immediately clicked.

“Minnesota people are unique,” Bret says. “The weather here makes us tough and resilient—nothing gets us down. It also keeps us humble.

We know that what really matters is friends and family. That was something Deb understood. She gave us the backstory on the business and we realized that Cambria is a company that believes in family and staying local.They’re committed to environmental responsibility, and their products are American made.

The company stands for the same Midwestern values that I grew up with. What a great product. What a gorgeous product. Once we chose it for the kitchen, we decided to add it to our bar and all of our bathrooms.”

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KRISTI REVELS IN HER 1992 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WIN FOR A PERFORMANCE THAT WAS SO DAZZLING THAT A SPORTSWRITER WHO SAW HER PERFORM CALLED HER “THE NEAREST THING TO A LIVING POEM AS AN ATHLETE GETS.”

game TV analyst covering the San Jose Sharks.) A year later, in 2003, Kristi’s and Bret’s daughter Keara was born. The birth of Emma followed in 2005.

Kristi dove into motherhood without looking back. “I’d done everything I ever wanted to do in skating,” she later said. “I was ready to hang up the skates, unpack my suitcase and not pack it for a very long time.” Leaving the rink, however, wasn’t the same as retiring. “Kristi,” says Bret with a smile, “has a hard time sitting still.” In 2008, at the constant urging of friends, Kristi re-indulged her competitive side with an appearance on Dancing With the Stars. Of course, she won; after weeks of rehearsals and practices, she and partner Mark Ballas received perfect marks for their last three dances (a record that still holds).

Today, Kristi’s work ethic still drives her, but family is firmly at the center of her life. In Minnesota, that means Bret’s big sprawling clan; in California, she lives close to her parents and siblings, and her sister Lori serves as the Always Dream Foundation’s Executive Director. Like her mother, Kristi takes Emma, now 10, to skating lessons— her teacher, Kristi says with a sparkle in her eye, is former partner, Rudi Galindo. “It’s hard for me to give skating tips to my girls, so I’ve found it’s best for everyone if I just sit quietly and watch,” she says. Twelve-year-old Keara’s passion is Hawaiian dance. When Kristi speaks of her children, she is the epitome of the proud mother, glowing as she tells and retells their stories. America’s princess of the ice has come of age—and if Kristi Yamaguchi once worried that she’d peaked at 20, she now knows that Olympic gold was only the start of a life full of wonderful adventures.

“Being a mother,” she says, “is by far the highlight of my life.”

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19 43 BORN JAIME ROYAL ROBERTSON OUTSIDE OF TORONTO, CANADA, ROBBIE TOOK UP AN INTEREST IN THE GUITAR AT AN EARLY AGE.

eaders are not appointed so, they seem to emerge from an independent evolution in their life; its challenges, its varying moments and the often uneventful nature of each day. Many things influence who becomes a leader, other people, their environment, emotions, personal challenge, education, the times, genetics, life mixes influencing the psychology of an individual processing it all in their amazing human brain, wherein a leader becomes.

James Royal Robertson was born on July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Canada. His mother, Dolly, was from the Six Nations Indian reservation, she was of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, his father, James Robertson from a working class Toronto family. By the time he was 8 years old at his Mother’s Indian reservation, he was listening intently to his Indian relatives playing guitar and humming tunes. He became enthralled with music and it fast became his dream, his BIG DREAM, a life in music was it. At age 13 he got his first authentic guitar, a Christmas gift, at 15, two songs he wrote were headed to New York, a big time record producer was recording them, and by 16, he was off,

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headed to ground zero of the rock and roll revolution, the Mississippi Delta, Dixie. The dream was taking hold, and it would become the catalyst to all that he became, and the leader that would evolve.

Robbie grew up in the bustle of Toronto, with the diversity of time spent with his Mother’s family back on the reservation. It was there Robbie enjoyed his relatives, absorbing his heritage and the ways of the Mohawk nation, Indian life. Robbie was raised by his Mom and Dad in a seemingly normal, usual childhood. As in most, normal and usual, have no actual definition, it means something different for everyone. Robbie would learn by the age of 13 that his Father, James Robertson, wasn’t his blood father. His real Father Alex Klegerman, had died in a freak automobile accident while his Mother was unknowingly pregnant with Robbie. Klegerman, a Jewish born card shark in Toronto, was rumored to have a sordid nature to him, and an amazing memory, the last of which Robbie already felt in himself. His Father who raised him, James Robertson, was a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde, strong attempts at warmth and love for them, overwhelmed by intermittent, escalating violence and explosiveness ensuring Robbie’s withdrawal

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(L TO R): RICK DANKO, LEVON HELM (DRUMS), RONNIE HAWKINS, ROBBIE ROBERTSON, GARTH HUDSON, RICHARD MANUEL (HIDDEN), BRASS RAIL TAVERN, LONDON, ONTARIO.

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from him. Robbie was becoming ingratiated by his blood father’s family, the Jewish Klegerman clan. This was also near the time that Dolly and James Robertson split, and soon divorced. Robbie’s unique heritage, further spawned and nurtured the anxiety and mystery as to who he was, that in the end, developed his skill to figure things out. He embraced his blood father’s family, the Klegerman’s Jewish roots, his Mama’s tribe, Mohawk and proud, and still found some of the good in the Father who raised him, James Robertson. He learned from many of the people in his life, the adversity, he hardly acknowledges. As Robbie put it “I was embracing all these aspects in life, I was developing a combination of being streetwise and later learning the code of the road from Ronnie Hawkins.” As to those obstacles in life, Robbie could easily process them, “I said so what, we go to where the light is shining, we can’t stand here and not imagine these things,” Robbie reflected, “I’m following my dreams.” Intrigued by Uncle Natie Klegermans deep involvement with the mob in Toronto in the 1950’s, and in spite of his seedy friends and acquaintances, Natie fast became a sort of mentor, even hero to Robbie. His family and friends, save for his Mother Dolly, tried to quell Robbie’s

“I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE DIDN’T DREAM, BIG DREAMS, AND HAVE A WILD IMAGINATION OF WHAT YOU COULD DO IN YOUR LIFE.”

dreams in music.

“I understood, at a —ROBBIE ROBERTSON very young age, the possibilities music could hand one and I started having big dreams,” Robertson said, “I didn’t understand why people didn’t dream, big dreams, and have a wild imagination of what you could do in your life,” Robbie continued, “I couldn’t fathom the limitations that people talked about. I don’t understand them, and I couldn’t let go of the dreams.” It was the enlightenment of these challenges, changes and oddities in his life, that brought clarity to how deeply Robbie’s dream remained, his world and his future, was music. His youth was a fervent member of all that formed him, but soon a part of his past, he had work to do, and dreams to realize.

In 1958, Robbie Robertson met Ronnie Hawkins on the west side of Toronto. Robbie’s small band, the Suedes, was opening for The Ronnie Hawkins Band. Ironically, they were playing the Dixie arena. It was there as well, that Robbie spotted a little bleach blond-headed drummer with a big smile, and drumming like he had never seen before,

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ABOVE: VAN MORRISON, BOB DYLAN, AND ROBERTSON SINGING ‘I SHALL BE RELEASED,’ THE FINALE OF THE LAST WALTZ. LEFT: ROBERTSON’S FORMER BANDMATE, RONNIE HAWKINS, JOINS HIM TO PERFORM DURING THE LAST WALTZ.

“LEVON CAN SEE I’M GOING TO BE SOMETHING AND, I THINK THAT HE IS THE MOST MUSICAL GUY I HAVE EVER BEEN AROUND IN MY LIFE, AND A GREAT GUY TOO!” —ROBBIE ROBERTSON

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1961, Ronnie hired, at the urging of Levon and Robbie, a meat cutter from Simco, Ontario, Rick Danko, to play bass guitar for the Hawks. Richard Manual, from Stratford, Ontario joined in as the newest Hawk, on piano. “Richard,” Robbie reflected, “had an amazing voice and was one of the nicest guys around.” Late in 1961, the Hawks had their eye on an organ player thought to be a music extraordinaire, Garth Hudson. He was highly skilled musically, and would bring an entire new dimension of musicality to the group.

The Band members were to pay Garth $10 per week as their music teacher, satisfying his Father, the preacher, who didn’t want Garth simply playing in a sketchy, rock and roll band. The new Hawks band was set, as was the stage, ultimately for, The Band.

From 1962 to the beginning of 1964, Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks developed into one of the most powerful rock and roll bands in Canada. Rock and roll was roaring in Canada at the time, having been stamped down in the United States. America wrestled with the advent of this harsher music called, rock and roll. Ultimately rock and roll was “here to stay”, but for the years 1960 to 1964, Canada was where rock and roll flourished, and the

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it was Levon Helm. Ronnie liked what he saw in young Robbie, and so did Levon. Robbie hung around the band for months doing any little thing he could to be involved.

Robbie Robertson began his dream, on the bottom rung of the ladder, he carried equipment for the band, practicing on the side while working to get his shot. It wouldn’t come easy, but Robbie was already proving he was an enormously hard worker. He was hooked, “mesmerized,” he would say later, this was it, music. “I am on my way down to the Mississippi Delta, I’m going to the holy land of rock and roll,” Robbie said, “I’m going to join up with the most wicked rockabilly band around, called Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks.” Robbie was there to try and break through and become a playing member of the Ronnie Hawkins Band.

He was on an audition with the band, wherein the Hawk would take measure, and see if he had the stuff.

By 1960, Robbie was in, ultimately landing at lead guitar, with Levon on the drums, what would become The Band was beginning to form with Levon and Robbie quickly becoming brethren. “Levon and I had become running buddies in this,” Robbie remembers, “Levon can see I’m going to be something and, I think that he is the most musical guy I have ever been around in my life, and a great guy too!” Robbie goes on, “we’re growing and it was like Ronnie, Levon and me and its building to this stage.” In

THE BAND AND FRIENDS PERFORMING AT THE LAST WALTZ. FILMED AT WINTERLAND BALLROOM IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA. THE BALLROOM RECEIVED ITS NAME AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY AN ICE SKATING RINK BEFORE BECOMING AN ENTERTAINMENT VENUE. (L TO R: RICHARD MANUEL (PARTIALLY CUT), NEIL DIAMOND, DR. JOHN, JONI MITCHELL, NEIL YOUNG (BLOCKED), RICK DANKO, BOB DYLAN, ROBERTSON, LEVON HELM (BLOCKED), ERIC CLAPTON, PAUL BUTTERFIELD, BOBBY CHARLES).

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Ronnie Hawkins Band was the group leading the entire Canadian music scene. It seemed like it might never end.

Then, one day in 1964, Ronnie Hawkin’s Hawks became restless; Helm, Robertson, Danko, Manual and teacher, Hudson, were leaving him. Hawkins was working the stage less, the boys were feeling a bit too controlled by the Hawk’s rules, the band was getting really good and being sought after all over the music industry, they were moving beyond Ronnie, and it was time for a good thing to come to an end. The five band members left Hawkins, and formed a new band of Hawks. Levon and the Hawks toured around Toronto for a while and ultimately, as a result of Robbie Robertson’s relationships in the New York music scene, hooked up with Albert Grossman and Bob Dylan. Grossman was close to Dylan and arranged an audition for Robbie to become a part of Bob Dylan’s Band taking Dylan electric. Dylan wanted Robbie to play with him for a couple shows, but Robbie was cautious, “I might do it, if you take Levon on the drums with us” Robbie suggested, ultimately Dylan agreed. After a couple of shows with Dylan, Robbie insisted, Dylan would need to take the whole band. “It’s all the Hawks,” Robbie told Dylan, “or nothing.” Dylan then came to Toronto to see the band audition. Dylan agreed, and Levon and the Hawks were now fully immersed as Bob Dylan’s band, soon becoming known as the band who took Dylan electric.

Incidentally, the name, The Band, found its roots in this period of playing as “the band backing Bob Dylan”. As time passed, Dylan called them the band, and as Robbie noted “everyone just kind of referred to us as, the band, we just kind of became, The Band.”

It was highly toxic taking Dylan electric, the folk music crowds were unruly and raucous. Ultimately Levon hated the gig, and in 1965 he up and left New York, Bob Dylan, and Robbie. In doing so, he left his own band, basically in the dark of night, sharing only his departure plan with Robbie. Robbie described it to me still with a sense of dismay these many years later, “you can’t leave your own band, it’s your band, but he left.” Robbie assumed the role as the leader of the band, a role he had begun to share with Levon. “as all of these things are happening, I have to keep stepping up and stepping up, and taking on another responsibility”, Robbie reflects, “so I do that, Levon goes and we do all the stuff with Bob Dylan and we do the basement tapes when we come back.” In July 1966, Dylan was severely injured while riding a motorcycle in Woodstock, effectively ending his work with The Band.

By 1967, Levon Helm was back, and The Band was reborn, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manual and Garth Hudson. Robbie was glad to have Levon back as was the rest of the band, “but now I’m in this other position, he’s still the older brother but now

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2013 “I BRING LEVON BACK IN WITH ALL THE LOVE YOU CAN IMAGINE AND WE DO FANTASTIC STUFF TOGETHER” —ROBBIE ROBERTSON I’m the one that kind of knows what’s going on,” explained Robbie, “and I bring him back in with all the love you can imagine and we do fantastic stuff together.” The Band had moved forward with Robbie’s leadership, “as time goes on we both understand that I am the person that needs to think of what to do,” says Robbie, “I need to be the creative force in this, that it makes sense,” Robertson went on, “the guys in the band were incredibly talented, but they didn’t have a path, they couldn’t see beyond and they each needed to have a responsibility, my responsibility kept growing and growing.” Robertson then sets the stage for the first record, and is the lead in that development,

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“I’m not doing it to take charge, I’m doing it because it’s my responsibility and everybody realizes that I’m better at it, or willing to do stuff they don’t want to do.” John Simon, a near member of the group, would produce their first two records. The band melded together to make unbelievable music, Helms vocals in sync with his awesome drum playing, Richards voice, Rick’s harmonies, and the sounds of a Garth’s organ made the music a style of its own, but it was Robertson’s lyrics through his poetic songwriting and the strings of his lead guitar that would begin to embody The Band’s style and musical tone; his leadership that would cultivate the journey. “I never said to anybody that I was the leader of the band,” Robbie states, “but it was the responsibility that fell on my shoulders, and somebody had to take it, I was more comfortable with it than the other guys, they respected my taste and my vision, my point of view, my writing and my ideas.” The first album release, the Music from Big Pink, was in 1968, with their most recognized single, Robertson’s, “The Weight”, leading the way. It was a big hit, and they followed it up with a second album, The Band, in 1969, featuring, again Robbie’s, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and “King Harvest”.

In 1969, The Band toured all over the world and became recognized as one of the greatest bands of the times, Time magazine, who put them on the cover on January 12, 1970, called them a culture maker. Stage Fright, The Band’s third album was released in 1970. The Rolling Stone gave large

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ERIC CLAPTON AND ROBBIE ROBERTSON PERFORM ON STAGE DURING THE CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

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ROBERTSON WITH KEITH RICHARDS DURING FINAL JAM SESSION AT THE 16TH ANNUAL ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION DINNER AT THE WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL IN NEW YORK.

amounts of praise and attention to The Band, hailing them as one of the most influential and unique bands of their era. Eric Clapton and George Harrison cited The Band as a major influence on their changing styles of music, with Clapton wanting to join The Band in 1969.

They struggled handling their enormous success. The Band spiraled up and down in the years following their very accomplished work, as addiction and the distrust amongst partners that it breeds, abound. Robertson explained, “everything had driven right up to the edge of the cliff, and we needed to pull it into the station, I could no longer go out in front of the public with the health issues that had arisen in the band.” The group was out of control, still making good music, but going in different directions and taking turns going near the edge. Robbie Robertson began to realize, in all ways, this would end badly if he didn’t do something about it, that The Band couldn’t continue like this “it was time to get the train into the station,” adding, “we just couldn’t continue to survive this way, people were in real trouble, we needed to stop and catch our breath.”

Robertson had a brilliant idea, and with it he would begin the process to create, orchestrate and produce what would become the greatest rock and roll concert of all time.

It should be a celebration, he concluded, allowing for The Band to leave the road on high ground. In doing so, Robertson was doing what he had done naturally for a long

time, ever since he was that young boy in Toronto, he was taking the responsibility and leading.

Robbie would take charge of the entire enterprise, meet up with Martin Scorsese, and share this vision around a final concert. The Band was an extraordinary group of musicians who had performed extraordinary work together, they should go out on top, not flailing off the rails. Over the next couple of months Robertson led a team who planned, orchestrated and produced the greatest rock and roll concert of all time and they called it, The Last Waltz. It was Robbie’s idea and Robbie’s vision. The Last Waltz did more to elevate the music of their generation and the music of The Band, than any other single thing associated with both. It was brilliant, hugely successful, and will live endlessly, frozen in time, elevating all who participated in it to a mythical place, forever, in the lore of music.

It was on Thanksgiving Day 1976, The Band celebrated their amazing body of work and performed their final concert, The Last Waltz. It was at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, the first concert hall wherein the band played as The Band.

The Last Waltz was a celebration of an awesome time and place in musical history, and it happened because a young indian-jewish boy, born of the 1940’s, dared to dream…big dreams.

Thank you Mr. Robertson.

+ “IT WAS AN HONOR TO INTERVIEW ROBBIE ROBERTSON ON THIS, THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST WALTZ. BE THANKFUL AND ENJOY THE GREATEST ROCK CONCERT OF ALL TIME, HAPPY THANKSGIVING.” —MARTY DAVIS

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NUTRIENT-RICH QUINOA, WHITE WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR, YOGURT, AND BLUEBERRIES ELEVATE SUNDAY PANCAKES, ADDING TANGY SWEETNESS TO FLUFFY SATISFACTION.

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STARTING WITH A LAYER OF RICH ALMOND BUTTER ADDS NUTTY DEPTH OF FLAVOR BENEATH CREAMY AVOCADO AND A CRISPY, SMOKY BACON TOPPER.

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Unexpected additions add flavor and a protein-packed punch for an extra dose of (delicious) early-morning energy.

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Sprouted bread toasted with smashed avocado and a drizzle of olive oil and sea salt. Delish!

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CROWN YOUR AVOCADO TOAST WITH A PERFECTLY COOKED EGG, SPRINKLED WITH A SAVORY MIX OF SEEDS, SEASONINGS, AND LIME.

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and batter. Serve with fruit preserves, fresh fruit, peanut or almond butter, and maple syrup.

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Recipe adapted from AmbitiousKitchen.com

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Makes about 9 pancakes

1 cup cooked quinoa 3/4 cup all-purpose or white wholewheat flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 3 large egg whites 1/3 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt 2 Tbsp. almond or other milk 1 Tbsp. brown sugar or honey 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 2 /3 cup fresh blueberries Butter or cooking spray DIRECTIONS

In a medium bowl, whisk together quinoa, flour, baking powder, and salt. In another medium bowl, whisk together egg whites, yogurt, milk, and brown sugar or honey until smooth.

Add egg mixture to flour mixture and whisk to combine. Add vanilla and lemon juice and whisk again. Gently fold in blueberries and set aside.

Lightly coat a large nonstick skillet or griddle with butter or cooking spray and place over medium heat. When skillet is hot, drop ¼ cup of batter onto skillet for each pancake. Cook for about 2 minutes or until bubbles appear on top. Flip cakes and cook for 2 more minutes or until golden brown. Wipe skillet clean and repeat process with butter or cooking spray

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4 eggs 4 slices whole-grain bread, toasted 1 avocado, peeled and mashed 1 tsp. each white chia seeds, sesame seeds, and cumin seeds Freshly ground sea salt and black pepper Fresh lime wedges and baby mint springs for garnish DIRECTIONS

Place the eggs in a saucepan of boiling water and cook for 7 minutes.

While the eggs are cooking, combine chia seeds, sesame seeds, cumin seeds, and salt and pepper in a small bowl and set aside. Place 2 slices of toast on each plate and top with avocado. When the eggs are finished cooking, drain and refresh under cold water. Peel and slice the eggs in half and place on the toast. Sprinkle the seed mixture over the toast and garnish with lime wedges and mint.

Serves 4

4 cups water ½ cup scarlet or other quinoa 1 tsp. olive or coconut oil 1 cup steel-cut oats ½ cup almond or other milk

FRESH-START SMOOTHIES When it comes to smoothies, it’s anything goes—as long as your combo is heavy on fresh produce and protein, and low on sugar.

Need ideas? Try one of these bright blends.

DIRECTIONS

Bring the water to a near-boil in a kettle or in a microwave. Place the quinoa in a heat-proof bowl and pour the water over it and set aside.

In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat and add the oats. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes until lightly toasted. Add the quinoawater mixture and bring it back to a boil. Turn down the heat and let the mixture simmer for about 20 minutes until chewy, but not hard. Add the milk and turn off the heat. Serve with additional milk, fresh fruit, maple syrup, brown sugar, raisins, or nuts.

Editor’s Note. For fast, easy breakfasts, double the recipe and heat up the leftovers.

Recipe adapted from Thug Kitchen

Recipe adapted from Donna Hay

Editor’s Notiee: The smooth mixtures also make tasty popsicles!

FRESH-START SMOOTHIE DIRECTIONS For each recipe, place all ingredients in a blender. Cover tightly and pulse until ingredients are blended and ice is chopped.

Purée until smooth. Taste and adjust flavors, adding more fruit and honey for sweetness and more liquid if the mixture is too thick. Pour into glasses and serve immediately. Store any leftovers in a covered container in the fridge for up to 24 hours.

GREEN POWER SMOOTHIE

BERRY OAT BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE

INGREDIENTS

INGREDIENTS

Makes 1 smoothie

1 cup (about 3½ ounces) kale leaves, packed and chopped 1/2 large, ripe pear, chopped 1/2 large, ripe banana, chopped 1 Tbsp. almond butter 1 cup plain soy milk DIRECTIONS

Place kale, pear, banana, and almond butter in an airtight container or freezer bag and freeze until ready to make the smoothie.

Recipe courtesy of Christine Byrne and Terri Restaurant

Serves 2

½ cup frozen blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, or a combination ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats 3 Tbsp. honey 1 cup almond or other milk 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt or plain Greek yogurt 1/4 cup ice, preferably crushed

Recipe adapted from LeCremeDeLaCrumb.com

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BANANA SMOOTHIE Serves 1 generously INGREDIENTS

1 large ripe banana, previously peeled, sliced, and frozen 2 Tbsp. natural peanut butter 1– 2 sticky dates, pitted 1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder or cacao powder 1–1½ cups almond or other milk ½ cup ice OPTIONAL

Top smoothies with a spoonful of coconut whipped cream, a drizzle of dairy-free chocolate sauce, or a sprinkling of cacao nibs, flax seeds, or hemp seeds.

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DID YOU KNOW?

More brandy is sold in Minnesota and Wisconsin than in any other area of the United States.

One of the world’s premier spirits is attracting the attention of a fresh generation of enthusiasts. Here’s what’s new about this old favorite.

BRANDY BASICS

FORGET THE SMOKING JACKET. Brandy is quickly shedding its reputation as an old-fashioned drink best enjoyed in a stuffy men’s club. American brandy distillers are bringing new-world ingenuity to the classic spirit and bartenders have noticed, crafting creative new cocktails that are a far cry from the traditional after-dinner snifter. This recent surge in popularity is just the most recent step in brandy’s distinguished history. The Middle Ages brought the discovery of the distillation process and gave the wine-based spirit its name: brandy comes from the Dutch “brandewijn,” or “burned wine.” Brandy crossed the Atlantic in 1640, thanks to a distiller in Staten Island in the New Netherland Colony of what is present-day New York—and Americans have been enjoying it ever since. If you’d like to get a taste for this new-old tradition, read on: This brandy primer will help you sip like an expert.

Brandy begins with fermented fruit: grapes, grape skins, apples, plums, pears, or cherries, to name a few. During the distillation process, the wine or mash is heated in a still—usually made of copper—concentrating the flavors as the water boils away. Most brandies then

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spend some time aging in oak barrels, gathering sweetness, richness, and color from the wood. After aging, many producers intensify the look and flavor with caramel and sugar or a solution called boisé, made from a macerated mixture of oak chips, sugar, and lower-proof

brandy. Next comes chill filtering, a step just before bottling that removes solids and oils from the liquid, creating a more uniform and predictable product. Some producers elect to skip this step.

“We don’t chill any of our brandies,” says Joe Heron, co-founder, with his wife,

Lesley Heron, of Kentuckybased Copper & Kings craft brandy. “We want to keep those oils in, so you can taste all the varietals in the grapes we use. We want a more individual and less mass-produced flavor.

We also don’t adulterate any of the brandy with sugar or caramel or boisé.”

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eat+drink BRANDY GEOGRAPHY

AMERICA VS. THE REST OF THE WORLD AMERICA

SPAIN

“Most brandy worldwide is made in the French tradition, but American distillers have some advantages because we’re not limited to certain grape varietals the way Cognac is,” says Joe Heron of Copper & Kings. American oak barrels impart different flavors during the aging process, as well. “French brandy becomes more tannic because French oak has a tighter molecular structure,” says Heron.

“Ours has more vanilla and honey notes, versus black tea or walnuts.”

“All fortified wine, like port, is fortified with brandy—so brandy is very important in Spain,” says Miller. Brandy de Jerez is the best-known Spanish brandy and has fruity flavors ranging from fresh to dried fruits.

FRANCE “The most famous French brandies are Cognac and Armagnac, and the aged apple-based brandy Calvados,” says sommelier Leslee Miller. “Cognac is the more famous. It’s doubledistilled, so it has a sharper flavor and more lifted fruit notes. Armagnac has more toffee or caramel flavors.”

EASTERN EUROPE The Romanov Court in St. Petersburg was known for its vast collection of wine and brandy, and the story goes that during the Bolshevik siege of the Winter Palace in 1917, the storming forces paused for a week to gorge on the stores.

Poland is known for its plum brandy, Slivovitz.

ITALY AND GERMANY Grappa, a clear pomacestyle brandy (see “Brandy Vocabulary,” opposite) made from grape skins, is Italy’s claim to brandy fame. German brandy tends toward the fruit-based Eau-de-Vie style, called Schnapps.

SOUTH AMERICA Brandy is big business in South America, particularly in Peru and Chile, where Pisco, an un-aged, clear spirit rules. “Pisco has a very clean taste,” says Miller.

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Brandy Vocabulary

TASTING TIPS

Although many of us hear “brandy” and think “Cognac,” the term actually refers to a broad category of distilled spirits. In addition to the regional differences (see “Brandy Geography,” opposite), there are several different basic types of brandy defined by base ingredient and production process.

French and Spanish brandies also use specific labeling terms to denote the age of the product.

Here’s a quick run-down of some words to drink by: REGULAR brandy is made from white wine. In areas with tightly controlled production rules, the region determines the type of grapes used to make that wine and the length of aging (at least two years in oak barrels for Cognac).

POMACE brandy like Grappa or Pisco is made from the skins left over after the grapes have been pressed for wine. Unlike regular brandy, pomace brandy is typically not aged and is usually clear.

FRUIT brandy is made from the mash or juice of fruits like apples, plums, peaches, pears, blackberries, and apricots. Clear, un-aged fruit brandy is often called “Eau de Vie.”

To get the best from your brandy, consider this expert advice from sommelier Leslee Miller: 1

“Use a snifter. It pinches in at the top, which concentrates the aromas. If you don’t want to stick your nose all the way into the glass you can also just dab a bit on the back of your hand, let it dry, and then sniff.”

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(and many French-style brandies)

VS | Very Special/Superior brandies that are aged for at least two years VSOP | Very Special/Superior Old Pale for those aged at least four years XO | Extra Old, for those aged at least six years

ARMAGNAC

CALVADOS

Fine, Trois Etoiles, Three Star, or Trois Pommes | aged at least two years Vieux or Reserve | aged at least three years VO, VSOP, or Vielle Reserve | aged at least four years Extra, XO, Napoleon, Hors d’Age, or Age Inconnu | aged six or more years

Try it on the rocks.

“The cold makes the oils clump together so you can really taste all the varietals.”

Pair it with food.

“Cognac and Armagnac can stand up to rich, heavy foods like ribeye or crème brulée. Calvados is perfect with a cheesy dip or scalloped potatoes. And Eau de Vie goes really well with bold cheeses like blue and a mix of dried fruits.”

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Enjoy it in a cocktail.

“The Sazerac, Sidecar, and Pisco Sour are all classic brandy cocktails, and a lot of bartenders are using it in really creative ways.”

Solera | aged about one year Solera Reserva | aged about three years Solera Gran Reserva | aged about ten years

PERFECT MATCH:

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VS | aged at least two years VSOP | aged at least five years XO | aged at least six years Hors d’Age | “beyond age,” or aged at least ten years

BRANDY DE JEREZ

Don’t get it too hot.

“If you prefer warm brandy, just run warm tap water in the glass before you pour. It does open up the aromatics.”

LABELING SYSTEMS COGNAC

Pick the right glass.

BRANDY AND CIGARS

A snifter of brandy and a great cigar—the pairing can be a match made in heaven. But how do you pick a combination that will bring out the best in each? A general rule of thumb is to match a medium-colored spirit like brandy with a medium-body cigar. Or, try these pairings with Copper & Kings brandy, suggested by spirits historian and cigar aficionado Michael Veach: DRINK: Copper & Kings American Craft Brandy “A blend of copper pot-distilled brandy with real character and depth of flavor with a polished, velvety finish.”

SMOKE: Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Sun Grown “A medium-full bodied smoke with delicious cedar, cinnamon, and leather tones accented by a lasting sweetness.”

DRINK: Copper & Kings Butchertown Brandy “Robust whiskey notes with brandy fruit coming forth toward the back end. The finish is slightly tannic, with an oaky dryness that lingers.”

SMOKE: Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Maduro “Intrinsic mixtures of dark spicy notes meld beautifully with this Toro’s rich, nutty core.”

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SPICE TRADE

Stock your pantry with flavorful homemade seasonings.

By MELINDA NELSON

Photography by STEVE HENKE Once you taste the inimitable flavor of homemade spice mixes and seasonings, you’ll never settle for store-bought varieties again. Layered with fragrant, health-giving spices like aromatic cumin, zesty coriander, and peppery yellow turmeric, curry powder and other seasonings bring warmth, color, and exoticism to curries, soups, stews, and salads. For our chai spice blend, chili and taco seasoning, and other master recipes, visit CambriaUSA.com/eat-and-drink.

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CURRY POWDER Makes about 3 Tbsp.

INGREDIENTS 2 dried red chiles, stemmed 1 Tbsp. each coriander seeds and fennel seeds 1 tsp. each cumin seeds, ground mace, and ground white pepper ½ tsp. turmeric

FOR THE MOST FLAVORFUL SEASONINGS, BUY FRESH SPICES IN SMALL QUANTITIES FROM A NATURAL FOODS STORE OR SPECIALTY SPICE SHOP SUCH AS PENZEYS (PENZEYS.COM).

DIRECTIONS In a small bowl, combine chiles, coriander, fennel, and cumin seeds.

Cover with cold water and drain.

Place mixture in small, heavy skillet and dry-roast over medium-low heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally until seeds are dry, slightly darker in color, and beginning to pop. Cool in skillet.

Place mace, white pepper, and turmeric in spice mill or grinder and add cooled spice mixture. Grind to a powder and use immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.

Recipe adapted from Bon Appétit

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DENVER C O L O R A D O

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Throw on a puffy down jacket and a Broncos beanie and explore Denver’s LoDo (Lower Downtown), LoHi (Lower Highland), RiNo (River North), SoBo (South Broadway), and other hip-and-happening neighborhoods. By MELINDA NELSON

CRAWFORD HOTEL: TRYBA ARCHITECTS; BUMBLE BEE: CHRISTINA MCNEILL; ALL OTHERS: STEVE HENKE

SALMON BENTO BOX AND VIRGIN COCONUT FIZZ

Root Down Restaurant Concourse C

A BOTTLE OF WATER AND SOME HEALTHY SNACKS

Modernmarket, C Gates, Near Gate C28 A GOOD READ FOR THE PLANE

Tattered Cover Book Store, A, B, and C Gates, Center Core ONE LAST VIEW OF THE ROCKIES

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EDITOR’S PICKS

Headed to @denairport?

Here’s where to find:

THE SOURCE

MOD LIVIN’

THE CRAWFORD HOTEL

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TRAVEL well

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LUNCH

STE. ELLIE

THE BUMBLEBEE

At this stylish speakeasy, you can enjoy champagne and numerous other libations as well as scrumptious menu options like freshly shucked oysters. 1553 Platte St., 303-477-1447; saintellie.com

This charming food truck offers fresh salads, sandwiches, and homey desserts. Civic Center Park and 7045 E. 38th St., 303-434-4503; thebumblebeetruck.com

INDULGE

HAMMOND’S CANDIES

BREAKFAST

Take a free factory tour and watch colorful ribbon candy, candy canes, and lollipops being made. 5735 N. Washington St., 303-333-5588; hammondscandies.com

SNOOZE

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Jumpstart your day at this morning eatery with quinoa porridge, pineapple upside-down pancakes, and other specialties. 700 N. Colorado Blvd., 303-736-6200, and two other Denver locations; snoozeeatery.com

EDITOR'S TRAVEL PICKS

SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES ® Offers easy, nonstop flights from Mpls./St. Paul to Denver. Find flights and vacation packages at suncountry.com.

| Travel well in Cambria style with these road-tested, editor-approved products.

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2. Trakdot Luggage Tracker, $50, trakdot.com.

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4. Cord Tacos by This is Ground, $25 for three, thisisground.com.

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LAST look

The Story

JOHN COBALT

Savor the grays. The moments in between the black and white are the ties that hold it all together. The minutes, the days, the years, the decades. Together they weave a canvas of time that creates our own story, each one building on the last.

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PRINCETOWN™ Coastal Collection™

Inspired by the village named in honor of the Prince of Wales, Princetown™ cloaks itself in regal shades of deep purple and gold to turn any home into a castle. Discover all of Cambria’s more than 130 beautiful designs for your dream kitchen or bath at CambriaUSA.com.

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LANGDON™ Coastal Collection™

Inspired by the rich landscape of our homeland in Wales, Langdon™ recalls the enduring marriage of land and sea. Discover all of Cambria’s more than 130 beautiful designs for your dream kitchen or bath at CambriaUSA.com.

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