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STAFF Vol. 31 No. 9 Š Copyright 2013 Publishers Rachayle Deutsch Suzi Bollag

TABLE OF CONTENTS SPOTLIGHT ..................................................................................12

MIND OVER MATTER: ENTERTAINING: THE SURVIVAL EDITION ........................36

FROM SOUP TO NUTS THE HEART OF THE PLATE ..................................................54

EPICUREAN EXCURSIONS:

Sales Representatives Shani Schwebel Miriam Goldbrenner Barbara Gold Pearl Silber

Contributing Editors Rachel Rosenberg Shuly Rubel

Beauty Editor Naomi Scheier

Psychotherapists Tova Bollag, LCSW Jennifer Mann, LMSW

CHAGALL BISTRO ..................................................................78

THE FLOWER RECIPE BOOK ....................................................92

GRIN AND BARE IT....................................................................110

DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS ................................................128

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People joke about the Jewish holidays that they are never on time. They are either coming early or falling late. This year, by anyone’s standards, however, they are right around the corner, arriving while it is still officially the summer season. Everything is pushed up on our calendar, including the start of the new school year and, for those who work in education, the resuming of work. While normally, at this writing, there would still be a good five to six weeks to enjoy the summer and not have to think about autumn and its many obligations, this time around the mood is different. Even while on the beach and definitely while on the Avenues, the pace has quickened and the talk has changed. For those parents sending children off to Israel for a year of studying, summer is pretty much over.

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Shopping and packing are already underway. For those of us who get a break from food shopping and preparation during the slow summer months with fewer family members at home scrounging for meals, it is time to hit the markets again. For all of us the holidays loom large and close and, this year, there are more of them. Not, of course, more holidays but more holy days where menu planning, preparation and presenting will take a substantial part of our time and effort. In the past decade the publishing market has changed substantially regarding Kosher cookbook options. We have seen the publication of dozens of impressive titles, featuring gourmet menus with glorious photography. Beautiful books have been

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Continued from page 12 written featuring not only original and creative cooking ideas but table-setting suggestions and party-planning directions. While years ago most women’s kitchen featured an index card file with hand-written and stained, barely readable recipes from relatives and friends, these days many cooks and bakers have shelves of attractive cookbooks in their homes whose pages offer dishes ranging from the simple to the elaborate, the traditional to the nouveau. There are the five-minute dishes requiring little time and few ingredients as well as more challenging culinary creations, taking up several pages of instruction, not to mention hours of devoted preparation. There is something for everyone - the new cook as well as the seasoned one; the working woman and the stay-at-home mom. Some of my friends get very excited when a new Kosher cookbook hits the stores. They rush to get a first copy and peruse its pages like a best-selling novel. I have friends who will study the new tome and experiment in their kitchens with new-found recipes, do taste-tests and family panels. They will not introduce a new dish to their repertoire unless it passes muster. I am not one of those. I enjoy the new cookbooks for their beautiful artwork and creative design. I look through the pages but rarely attempt to follow a new recipe on my own. I usually wait to see what others decide or make my own judgement after I’ve tasted a new dish at someone else’s dining room table. And I look for simple. Any dish that requires multiple pots, too many hours or the separating of eggs loses my attention fast. I know. I am clearly not a gourmand. People do like good food but not necessarily fancy food. And they like good company and an easy, relaxed atmosphere as well. Today, for example, I enjoyed being a guest at an old friend’s home. It’s been over a year since I’ve been officially “entertained” so it was so nice getting out and sharing a meal with friends. She could have served anything or nothing and we still would have enjoyed the experience. But my friend served beautifully and the food was plentiful. She did, however, do something I have not yet seen, if only

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MIND OVER MATTER: Entertaining: The Survival Edition

By: Jennifer Mann, LMSW WARNING: THERE IS NOTHING GLAMOROUS OR DAZZLING IN THIS COLUMN DEDICATED TO ENTERTAINING. WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ IS A RAW, HONEST LOOK INTO THE UNDERBELLY OF PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAYS, I.E., YOUR TEENAGED DAUGHTER FORGOT TO TELL YOU SHE IS VEGAN. IF YOU CANNOT STOMACH THIS, TURN BACK NOW. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. You’ve worked your fingers to the bone in preparation for the Jewish holidays. Let me imagine for a moment what you have accomplished. You sat down with your cookbooks, studied the pages, counted the steps in the recipes. You made your menu. Then you made your shopping list. Oh right, first you looked through your cabinets to see the ingredients that you already have. You have gone food shopping twelve times (the first ten were planned, the eleventh was for the chrain you forgot, and the twelfth was for more napkins). You have been cooking and freezing for days (maybe weeks). After each time you cooked, you cleaned up the kitchen. You took your children shoe shopping and went shopping for the kids. And if you have a teen, pre-teen or a sassy kindergartner she came along with you, vetoing every outfit choice. You polished the silver, vacuumed, scrubbed the floors, made the beds for family and set the table. And the list goes on and on. You managed this second life as a work horse all while maintaining your regular schedule of work, kids and errands. In went days and days of preparation and here you are in the final countdown. You lit candles and here it comes... the inevitable. “We’re having chicken soup? Seriously?” Strike one. “I’ll take out the

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, LMSW

Continued from page 36 taking yourself off the hook for the forgotten lemons? (remember your sister-in-law likes lemons!) If you grant yourself permission to “mess up,” then nothing she can say has the power to upset you. So stop punishing yourself! If your family, like so many, has deep seeded conflict, and you are together for the holidays, consider a game plan. You can call involved members beforehand, and tell them how much it means to you that they are joining you for the holidays even though it is not easy to be in the presence of the other family member. Ask of both members to keep it simple and easy and stay away from hot topics. Be real and tell them how much it would mean to you to have peace at any price. Ask, for your sake, and the sake of any children involved, that tongues be bitten. Wishing you a shana tova u’metukah! Wishing you love, trust, connection and peace with all of the people in your lives. Here’s to being with family and friends over the holidays! Sincerely, Jennifer

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From Soup to Nuts: The Heart Of The Plate

Mollie Katzen changed the way a generation cooked with the publication of the Moosewood Cookbook in the 1970s. This September, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is excited to unveil THE HEART OF THE PLATE: Vegetarian Recipes for a New Generation a sparkling new repertoire of 250 ultra-flavorful, unfussy vegetarian dishes that exemplify the way Katzen cooks today. Her new cuisine is lighter, sharper, spicier, more relaxed, and more vibrant than ever. The recipes present contrasts in color, flavors, and textures. They are, in a word, crave-able. Katzen’s delight in vegetables is as contagious as ever. Optional enhancements to each recipe allow cooks to take dishes in many different directions according to their own tastes. In assembling this collection, Katzen has included only her most loved recipes. MINTY MELON-LIME SOUP MAKES 4 OR 5 SERVINGS * VEGAN The soup is all about the melon, so hold off on the project until you find a perfect specimen (warm hues on the skin; a telltale fragrance when you sniff the ends). It will be well worth the quest. Serve this on a warm day for any meal—even breakfast (my favorite)—or make it into a granita (along the lines of an upscale s n o w cone). • To make the soup into a granita, transfer 54

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Chagall Bistro By: Rachel Rosenberg

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y favorite entertaining ideas include food, and are often themed by cuisines around the world. One of the most difficult cuisines to perfect, but always a crowd pleaser, includes my French dishes of risotto and crispy duck frisée salad. Every now and then though, it is nice to get together with couples from my neighborhood without having to spend time in the kitchen. At Chagall Bistro, an adorable French bistro in Park Slope, Paris meets Brooklyn. The owners of Chagall, Sonia and Dan, are a young Orthodox couple who moved from Paris to Park Slope and converted a nonkosher establishment to a kosher meat French bistro. Chagall looks like a classic French bistro with small tables and wooden chairs scattered throughout with a bar and kitchen in the back. While the vibe is nice, the restaurant could have used some background music to mute the buzz of the neighboring tables’ conversation. The pricey menu includes a large selection of fresh vegetarian and fish dishes along with a smattering of French meat dishes such as roasted duckling and chicken fricasse. The bronzino carpaccio was the best appetizer I tried. The fish was fresh and tangy with lime flavor. The plate was bright with olive oil and the fish was scattered with pine nuts and purple and green lettuce. The crispy duck pastille was delicious and pleasantly filled with a significant amount of duck meat unlike most duck spring rolls. The accompanying “spicy” cilantro dipping sauce was nice but lacked spice.

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The warm beef tongue was not impressive. It was a thick slice of pale colored tongue lacking any spice or sauce. It was served with a green vegetable relish which could not overcome the blandness of the meat. The smoked salmon and avocado salad was surprising because I expected a raw “smoked” salmon like lox but it was actually cooked salmon that was smoked and piled on top of creamy avocado salad. The dish, like most of this French chef’s food, was tasty but salty. The waiter was very attentive and friendly and willing to advise on what to order. The owner, Sonia, stopped at our table numerous times to ensure we were okay and enquire as to whether we were enjoying the food. When we complimented some of the dishes, she gave us a warm open smile and promised to relay the message to the chef. It is clear this is a family owned restaurant and customer service is important to them. For my main course, I had the watercress risotto and veal sausage. The bright green risotto was very hardy and a bit too much for a main course. To quote my friend, the watercress gave it a flavor that was “bitter on the back end.” It was streaked with a mustard sabayon which had a faux cheese effect adding to the heaviness of the course. The risotto had no meat in it but was topped with a few slices of veal sausage which was wonderfully spiced. My husband had the crockpot of sweetbreads “en croute” which was perfect, albeit, again, too salty. One of my friends ordered the single steak on the menu and for a non-steakhouse, the prime rib eye was spoton. It was thick, juicy and cooked to a perfect medium as ordered. The roasted crispy organic Cornish hen was moist with a flavorful skin. While we were all full after our mains, we felt obligated to try the desserts, as who knew when we would next make the trek back to Brooklyn. The soufflé Grand Marnier was beautiful and this chef certainly takes risks with this extra high soufflé. It was accompanied with a warm shot of orange brandy which our waiter instructed was to be Continued on page 80

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Continued from page 16 because I’ve been out of circulation for a while. My friend set up a beautiful salad bar in her kitchen nook area. She laid out a large selection of cut up vegetables, assorted toppings - both sweet and crunchy - several choices of dressings and huge bowls. She also put out slivered beef, cubed turkey and pastrami and strips of chicken cutlets. What a wonderful idea. We were all so excited. While there were many more options to choose from for lunch, the salad bar was a huge hit and was definitely a meal unto its own. Now here’s what I’m thinking: Instead of having to come up with menus for over a dozen holiday meals why can’t I follow my friend’s trend and offer a scrumptious fully-loaded salad bar at each meal and forget the complicated mains and the calorie-laden sides? Easy, healthy and delicious! I admit it is 3 AM at the moment and I might be feeling a bit punchy. Tomorrow I may pull down one of my own cookbooks and fondly remember a favorite dish I want to serve. Or I may stop at a local bookstore and get pulled in by the latest cookbook with a mouth-watering glossy photo on the cover. I guess the point is that entertaining should not be daunting. Good food comes in many forms and preparing it should not make you panic. With so many meals to address this coming holiday season a chilled attitude will go a long way. I’m so chilled I probably won’t even think about my menus until, well, past a reasonable time. But it will come together It always does. Hmmmm. I’m considering the salad bar again. I really think it’s a great idea. What about you?

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Jennifer Mann, LMSW . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

JEWELRY

Private Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

FLOORING/TILE

All That Glitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Raquel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

Boro Rug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Allegra Fine Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Red Carpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Direct Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Aqua Jewels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Sarelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Shop At Home Flooring . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Chanie Greenzweig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Signatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

FLORISTS

Empire Jewels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Simply Gorgeous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Floral Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Exclusive Creations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Teal Couture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Hostess International . . . . . . Inside Back Cover

Fabulous Faux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Teen Bride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Once Upon A Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Golden Treasures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Trace of Lace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

FURNITURE /ANTIQUES

Kaufman's Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Tresor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Dinetc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Molly's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Tznius Princess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Eisenberger's Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Onyx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

White Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Finders Keepers Antiques & Lighting . . . . . 102

Paradox Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Bridal Gowns for Sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chanie Greenzweig Headpieces . . . . 118 Custom Bridal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Dassy's Bridal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Elegant Reflections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Emerly's Bridal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Escalate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Exquisite Gowns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Finds & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Fit Me by Amalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 The Flower Girl's Collection . . . . . . . . . 22 Gown Galaxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Great Expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Halioua Bridals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Julie's Quality Couture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Kleinfeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Le Couture du Jour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Lew Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66A Miri Bridal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 & 27 Pessy Blum's Bridal Salon . . . . . . . . . . 37 Pessy Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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The Showroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Mom's Secret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

WOMEN'S ACCESSORIES/HOSIERY

Ultimatime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Mylo Dweck Maternity . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Amanda K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Uniquely Yours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

MEN'S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES

Bersel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

The Yellow Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Shirts Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Double Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

JUDAICA

MOLD REMOVAL/VENT CLEANING

From Head to Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Artscroll Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Apex Mold Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Head to Toe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Judaica Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Dryer Vent Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Shaimos L'Gnizah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

5 Boro Mold Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

KITCHENS/BATHROOMS

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Enterprise Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Devorie Zutler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Nagad Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Mendel Meyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Regency Kitchens and Interiors . . . . . 115

PRE-SCHOOLS

LASER HAIR REMOVAL

Keshet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

byShira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Green Planet Salon and Spa . . . . . . . . 61 The Perfect Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Shulamis' Laser Hair Removal . . . . . . . 96 Supreme Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 LIGHTING Bibi Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66F Rainbow Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Renaissance Custom Interiors . . . . . . . 69 Timeless Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 LINEN D'Rose Linen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Elegant Linen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Feathers and Lace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 The Linen Closet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 LINGERIE Le Bon's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 My Self . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 LUGGAGE Luxury Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 MAKEUP/HAIR/SKIN CARE

REALTORS

Legaacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Perfect Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Tip Toes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Upper Class Hats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 WOMEN'S APPAREL Chic de Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Couture off the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Elegance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66H Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Chani (Sharon) Kushner . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 STERLING SILVER

Exquisite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Fashion Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

E. B. Estate Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Finds & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Empire Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Furs by Kurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

PJ Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Gerry Weber Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

TABLECLOTHS--SALES AND RENTALS

Hooked on Fashion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

En Vogue Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

It's You/Lynda's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Gitta Steinmetz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Julie's Quality Couture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Hostess International . . . . . . Inside Back Cover

Junee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Table Tops & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Kloz Klozet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

TILE

Lew Imports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66A

Home and Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Miri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 26 & 27

TRIMMINGS

Novella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Katz Trimming Shoppe . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Pink Label by Rachel Kairy . . . . Inside Front Cover

WEIGHT CONTROL/EXERCISE

Raquel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

Be A Loser--Rochelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Chaya Stern--Nutrition Spot . . . . . . . . 12 Diet Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Giti Gamss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

The Shell Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 The Teen Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tiffany Knits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 A Touch of Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ultra Chic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66E

Gita's Facials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Phyllis Lifshitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

La La Lipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Yossi Zak, RD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Make Up by Leba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

WIGS

Reflections Cosmetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Adriana's Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

MASSAGE THERAPY

Azziza Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Mona Flaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Ben Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Junee Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

MATERNITY CLOTHING

Esther Aron Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Legaacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Jap Wigs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Looking Swell Maternities . . . . . . . . . . 56

Future Mom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Joseph & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Miri Bridal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 & 27

Hindy's Maternity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Milano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66C

PJ Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ladies in Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Paparazzi Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Raquel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

Looking Swell Maternities . . . . . . . . . . 56

Pery Wigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Timeless Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Maternichic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Yaffa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Upper Class Hats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Unique Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 LONG ISLAND/QUEENS ADVERTISERS Breezy's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Jennifer Mann, LMSW . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Junee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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