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THE SPRING HOME EDITION

5 DIY TRANSFORMATIONS

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BASEMENT RENOVATION

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Nestled on a hillside in Saddle Ridge, this custom home befits the elegance of its spectacular location in Saucon Valley. Heavy moldings, oak floors, and a lofted library are a few highlights of the home. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. $985,000

2.35 acre lot in Blue Ridge West Estates, at the end of a cul-de-sac. Offers open & wooded land & allows for a walk-out basement. Neighboring homes boast grand designs & present some of the highest values in the Lehigh Valley. $299,000

This 1800’s stone farmhouse sits on 121 acres overlooking a classic red barn, fenced pastures, indoor and outdoor riding arenas, greenhouse, and a large spring-fed pond. Exercise room with a resistance pool. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. $3,200,000

Melrose Lane Construction

Wide curving roads lead to 2 cul-de-sacs within minutes of the Saucon Valley Country Club and Allentown & Bethlehem downtowns. Lots are designed to accommodate 4,500 sq.ft. homes, starting at $300,000. Construction package offered for $1,889,000

Country Colonial

Saucon Ridge Lot #41

Classic design & a timeless floor plan are the hallmarks of this stone and vinyl colonial in Haycock Township. Set on 4 acres with over 3,700 sq.ft. of living space, the location is near essential commuter routes. 4 BRs, 3.5 baths. $699,000

4.92 acre lot in Blue Ridge West Estates, at the end of a cul-de-sac. Offers open & wooded land & allows for a walk-out basement. Neighboring homes boast grand designs & present some of the highest values in the Lehigh Valley. $399,000

2-6 Acre Executive Lots

Newport Ridge offers meadows & forest embraced by rolling green hills. Within minutes of Saucon Valley Country Club & the vibrant Allentown and Bethlehem downtowns. Designed to accommodate homes over 4,500 sq.ft., lots start at $300,000

CONTENTS

PHOTO BY ALISON CONKLIN

March 14 THIS MONTH’S PICKS

What We’re Loving Right Now

17 TRENDING NOW

News, Notes & Quotes

22 GET THE GOODS Marché Maison

25 ASK THE EXPERT

Interior Design for Wellness

31 LIVING WELL

Thriving as We Age

38 INSIGHT

Mariko Heimbach

42 5 THINGS

Get Your Greens

44 A YEAR AT HOME

5 DIY Transformations

54 INSIDE A BEAUTIFUL MAKEOVER

for a Breinigsville Basement

64 BEYOND THE MENU

Sausage with Blistered Tomatoes and Creamy Orzo, Maria Verzino

COVER PHOTO

66 INSIDE DISH

Surv Restaurant

A Year at Home, photographed by Alison Conklin.

70 DINING GUIDE

Where to Go to Please Your Palate

Check out this DIY basement renovation, pg. 49

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72 DRINK THIS Spring Thyme

Keeping You

C NNECTED Service Electric connects you to the things

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EDITOR’S LETTER

3 THINGS

Photographer Alison Conklin perfectly captured food writer Carrie Havranek sampling the menu during their trip to Surv!

our publisher, Pam Deller, is looking forward to this month! pdeller@lehighvalleystyle.com

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A Year at Home It’s hard to believe that it’s been an entire year since our lives turned upside down. For 12 months, we’ve been wearing masks, social distancing and sanitizing like crazy. It’s been a year of staying in—and for the luckiest of us, a year spent at home. But it didn’t take long for the restlessness to set in. Even I, a major homebody, found myself longing for the obligatory nights out I once dreaded. So, what did we do to entertain ourselves? We baked bread, we tie-dyed, we TikToked, we did puzzles and we Zoomed—oh man, did we Zoom. There were days we laughed and days we cried—the exact ratio is unimportant, right? But in between the banana bread and the TikTok and the tears, some were able to find productivity in this year at home. In honor of our annual spring home edition, we’re sharing a few impressive DIY home project stories. Ranging

from a 1910 kitchen renovation to wallpaper inspired by The Queen’s Gambit (another notable pandemic pastime), these locals talk all about their experiences on pg. 44. Even if you haven’t picked up a hammer since 2019, their stories are sure to inspire. And don’t worry if DIY doesn’t exist in your universe—the professionals are always happy to help! Interior designer Shweta Jajodia, of SJ Interiors, is inviting us inside a dream-come-true basement renovation in Breinigsville. But, can you really call it a basement if it includes a full kitchen? Apparently, yes! Find this and more on pg. 54. We hope this edition provides all the inspiration you need to find happiness at home, even if it just means purchasing some fresh plants, pg. 42, or committing to making your house your sanctuary, pg. 25. Warmly,

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The magnificent Shady Nook Farm offers 118 private acres and is convenient to major highways. Pool, in-home theater, private guest house and large barn, perfect for horses or the hobbyist. 5 bedrooms, 5 full/2 half baths. $2,295,000

Stylish & contemporary with nearly 4500 sqft of living space across 3 levels. Abundant light & meticulously maintained grounds overlooking the Little Lehigh River. 1.5 acres, 5 bedrooms, 3 full/1 half baths. $1,075,000

Springwood’s resort-like environment provides the ultimate relaxation or entertainment haven. Top of the line amenities, pool, spa, 2 waterfalls, 5 car garage, 5-hole putting green. 4.6 acres, 4 bedrooms, 5 full/1 half bath. $1,700,000

Luxuriously-appointed carriage home located adjacent to the cross country trails of the scenic Lehigh University Athletic Fields. Featuring an open floor plan, 1st & 2nd floor master suites, home office & gym. 3 bedrooms, 3 full/ 1 half bath. $725,000

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This beautiful 19+ acre lot has undergone preliminary engineering for a 3- or 4-lot subdivision, or create an enviable estate home or gentlemen’s farm with plenty of land for grazing. Just minutes from major commuter routes. 19.33 acres. $399,000

Stunning views of the Delaware River. Easy commute to NYC & NJ. Full time or weekends. Inground pool, tennis court, barn. Large building with 2nd floor loft for cars and yoga/art studio. 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 135 acres. $2,249,000

Luxurious nearly brand-new home on lush grounds, in a unique European-style setting across from Saucon Valley Country Club & Saucon Rail Trail. Condominium ownership, 4 bedrooms, 3 full/1 half bath, 2 offices. $1,195,000

Experience this sensational, nearly 4000 sqft sprawling ranch home situated on beautifully landscaped lawns and gardens, overlooking the 6th hole of the Lehigh Country Club. 4 bedrooms,3 full/1 half baths. 1.5 acres. $1,014,500

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FAVORITE DIY President/CEO Paul Prass Vice President/COO Lisa Prass

A corner of my “dressing room” has now become “the LVS publisher’s office”! #WFH

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Director of Creative Services Erica Montes

I replaced three ceiling fans (sounds simple, but in a 100-yearold house it’s never simple), re-leveled the brick patio and painted my home office!

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My fiancé and I bought our first home during the pandemic, so everything has been a project for us. I’m now pretty handy at putting furniture together!

Graphic Designer Thomas Körp Advertising Executives Kellie Bartholomew, Denise Lichty, Ronell Martz, Pam Taylor Marketing & Events Manager Kelli Hertzog

I took an empty space in my bedroom and made it into a dressing nook, which ended up being published on Target’s website!

Web & Graphic Designer Taylor Van Kooten Contributing Writers Susan Bianchi, Alison Conklin, Carrie Havranek, Morgan Kornfeind, Lori McLaughlin, Ed Rabinowitz, Amy Unger, Daisy Willis

Contributing Photographers Marco Calderon, Alison Conklin, Shelbie Pletz, Andrew Tomasino Proofreader Lori McLaughlin

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Art Director Elaine Wyborski

After moving into a brand-new apartment at the beginning of the pandemic, I had a lot of at-home projects to complete! I created a whole work-from-home office area, and a book nook in the corner of my bedroom. It is so important to make your home have a cozy and inviting atmosphere when you are stuck there all of the time, and I love the space I have created!

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Working out at home becomes instantly more chic with a pair of marble dumbbells. We love these ones by Addition Studio. available at additionstudio.com

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For those of us WFH, long gone are the days of drive-thru coffee. If this has you seriously missing that extra bit of latte foam at home, consider investing in any one of the handheld milk frothers sweeping the internet. available locally at Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond

At-home cocktails, anyone? ROOT Crafted Cocktail Mixers are organic and all-natural, so you can keep your bar cart stocked without the guilt— all while serving gourmet drinks without the hassle. available at retailers locally and at rootcrafted.com

We’re keeping our work life, home life, goals and self-care practices in check with Wit & Delight’s Stay on Track desktop notepad. available at witanddelight.com

We’re cleansing our home’s energy with a little Palo Santo in the hopes of restoring some calm and tranquility. available locally at Inside Outer Beauty Market Slippers remain the shoe of the season. We’re loving LOFT’s faux fur buckle style! available locally at LOFT Lehigh Valley locations

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We’re filling the house with plants! A local favorite, Kraft & Co. makes it easy with their online shop available for shipping as well as same-week local delivery and curbside pick-up. available at shopkraftandco.com

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For more than 20 years, Terry Wallace commuted from the Lehigh Valley to New York City for work. Understanding the struggle of commuting, Wallace created an all-inclusive, flexible office space in Bethlehem. “My mission was to kill the commute and give professionals in the Lehigh Valley world-class office space, amenities and services right here at home,” says Wallace, who has a background in global roles at Pfizer and WeWork. “In essence, we plucked the finest office experience from Fifth Avenue and set it right here in our backyard.” Venture X provides businesses and entrepreneurs with private office space, shared desks, meeting rooms and corporate event space options at a monthly membership price. 306 S. New St., Bethlehem | 610.839.8109 venturex.com

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After a divorce and several draining relationships, Michaela Parlett knew something needed to change. “When you just move on without doing the work to heal, you bring old dirt into new seasons,” says Parlett. “I wanted to change that and create a space for women to know how to use their single season as a beautiful and necessary season of growth.” The Savvy Single is a six-week course that helps women upgrade their self-image, strengthen their communication skills and break free from the toxic patterns of old relationships. The course launches several times a year and is coached directly by Parlett on an online platform.

Julia DiFrancesco turned a fun pastime of making cheeseboards into a real-life gig when she launched Cheese Jawn during quarantine. “I have a full-time job where I do not always get to express my creativity and it’s sometimes stressful,” says DiFrancesco. “Making cheeseboards, I get to really express my creativity. It is really stress relieving, believe it or not.” DiFrancesco works with each customer to understand their preferences. Boards range in size and price and are completely customizable with gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options.

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Andrew Stanten learned his first lesson in business at a very young age, as a delivery boy for The Boston Globe. “When the Blizzard of ’78 hit in full force, I wanted to go sledding with the rest of the neighborhood kids. But I knew my customers were counting on me to deliver the news because the power was out for a few days,” he says. Stanten says it was then that he learned the importance of focusing on your customer and not always doing what you want to do. Now the president of Altitude Marketing, which he launched in 2004, Stanten continues to make his customers the priority. “As Altitude grew, my commitment grew,” he says. “About five years ago, I had to make some of the toughest decisions in my life, some involving personnel decisions and others involving macro-level business decisions. It was then that we purposely refocused our client mix on business-to-business technology, life science and manufacturing companies. With that narrower focus, Altitude’s yearover-year growth took off and has been on an upward projection ever since.” It was important to Stanten to foster a charitable culture at Altitude. He supports Big Brothers Big Sisters, Community Bike Works and Betty Lou’s Pantry, and he encourages the efforts of his employees. “It is a no-brainer for me to magnify their efforts. And when they thank me, I thank them right back, telling them cutting the check is the easy part,” says Stanten. “It’s giving of time, energy and heart that is hard.”

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Michelle Olson describes Marché Maison’s aesthetic as French Farmhouse Cottage, and she’s inviting locals to celebrate the vintage market’s Spring Reveal this month.

MICHELLE OLSON Owner/Designer What can locals expect to find in store this season? An inspiring burst of spring! As we thaw out from the winter and just start to see spring bulbs pop out of the ground, a visit to Marché Maison’s Spring Reveal will bring shoppers into a full-on spring environment. The hope is that the vintage market will inspire shoppers, reminding them that a new season of beginnings is upon us, and to celebrate it by bringing home a piece of inspiration—maybe it will be creative ideas they saw at the store, or an actual spring décor piece to enhance their own home’s spring décor surroundings.

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Are there any staples that can always be found at the shop, no matter what season? You will always find unique, specially curated vintage pieces such as European imported tulip bulb drying trays, milk glass or any number of items that are not mass produced. Whatever the season, you will be sure to find handmade one-of-akind seasonal items for walls and tabletops! I also regularly carry a locally made line of candles—the best seller is Hot Sexy Man, but my favorite scent is White Tea. Be sure to check them out!

I have had clients that simply need an hour of my time to bounce their questions and ideas so they can get heading on the right design path. Another project was consulting with a Saucon Valley homeowner for several hours to design the overall layout for their pool pavilion furniture and kitchen placement. Currently, I have a full-blown, new-build assisted living facility project where I am working with different contractors to consult on furniture, wallpaper, colors, fixtures and finishes. If you head to my Instagram @marchemaison you can actually see this project in process! All of that is to say that it is up to the client to decide how involved they want me to be.

Aside from your work with Marché Maison, you’re also an agent for Carol C. Dorey Real Estate. How does your career in real estate influence your love for interior design and decorating? I love being an agent for Carol C. Dorey Real Estate! I regularly go into the most beautiful homes in the Lehigh Valley, which feeds my love for design and expands my inspirations. As I tour our new listings, I have the opportunity to see so many different design styles and the most recent trends in kitchen and bathroom design. I find it to be a really great combination to be a realtor and a designer. It certainly comes in handy as I help give my real-estate-buying clients ideas and vision as we tour prospective homes! 501 Main St., Bethlehem 610.653.6667 marchemaison.com

What’s your advice for achieving a space that’s been collected and has evolved over time? Patience! A collected space takes time and patience. It means not having everything done all at once. It means not going to a furniture store and purchasing a seven-piece living room set. I advise clients to wait until they find a piece that they love, whether that be at an upscale furniture store, a favorite vintage shop or even during their travels. As the years pass by, you will find that you are surrounded by stories of how you found that furniture piece in the living room that fits that wall perfectly or how you picked up that décor item on your mantel at that shop when you were at the shore. It’s a very different look and feel than going to a physical home décor store or a large home décor online platform and getting the whole room at once.

What are some ways to “seasonize” a home this spring? Succulents and ferns are trending and I expect them to continue this spring. Spring blooms are always a staple— cherry blossom stems and tulips, to name a few. Moss is always a go-to for spring décor [and can be used] to decorate candlesticks, tuck into clay pots, line decorative bowls or add to a spring vignette. Tell us about Marché Maison’s design packages. How involved are you in that process? I have a varied approach to helping clients with design. L EHIGH VA L L E YS T Y L E.COM : MARCH 2021

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Home is where the heart is, as well as ground zero for our health. While we’re investing in non-toxic cleaning products and cute kettlebells, tossing our Teflon cookware and shopping for sustainable stuff, there’s also design to consider. Wandra Cain of Wandra Cain Interiors shares how wellness impacts her work.

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When Cain started out, she was all about designing beautiful interiors. A switch flipped when her husband, who was traveling for work, came in the door and said, “My home is my sanctuary.” From his perspective, the four walls of his house represented a place to lay down his work, relax and be himself. Now, although many of our houses are doubling as both home and workplace, setting up a place of good health and safety is something we can take into our own hands for greater comfort.

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The war on clutter continues! Cain was helping a client shop for bedroom furniture when the number of pieces started to climb to conspicuous heights. Dresser, nightstand and chest, on top of a big, roomy closet? Cain asked why all this furniture, and her client said, “This is what I’m used to having.” Cain reminds us that one reason we feel so restful at hotel getaways is the sparse furnishing and décor. Start with what you really need in any given room and provide those things with the mounted shelves (preserving floorspace) or desk drawers they need. “The bigger the desk,” Cain warns, “the more stuff people put on it.”

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The natural world is an ally to our physical and mental health, so emphasize the outdoors with as much sunlight as you can. Bringing the outdoors inside with living plants is a great way to boost energy and oxygen. Not only are they beautiful, our relationships with the plants we tend are therapeutic. “I try to put a real plant in every room,” Cain says. “It grows with you.” A lot of houseplants don’t want much sun, so they can bring a spot of nature to areas without a lot of natural light.

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Working from home can mean a major atmosphere upgrade if you’ve been used to dry, recirculated air and fluorescent lighting. It’s now in your power to have an office tailored to your needs!

Even if you’re not working professionally from home, chances are you spend time on a hobby there. Take time to set the temperature and lighting to your liking where you work, and don’t settle for just any old chair. Cain is a fan of adjustable standing desks and chairs that have been vetted for their effect on your posture.

CREATE A ZEN ZONE

The whole house is ostensibly your castle, but designing a nook just for you is a great way to be able to tap into calm and comfort at will. Cain calls setting this space aside “one of the best things you can do for yourself.” It doesn’t necessarily take much. A chair, a yoga mat, a bar cart—whatever provides you that liminal space away from it all. It’s not selfish to let your family know to leave you in peace in that place.

A WELL-LIT LIFE

“A lot of new home builders are not adding lights, not even lights in the ceiling,” Cain laments. That leaves it up to residents to light their lives, and Cain recommends three sources of light in each room. If you’re working or kids are studying at home, identify the areas where that attention is taking place and prevent eyestrain with adequate light. For many it’s an afterthought, but being able to see easily, with under cabinet lighting in the kitchen, for example, can feel game changing. Technology offers options to dim or brighten lights with the tweak of an app. Create cozy or constructive moods with appropriate lighting.

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Color is powerful, one of the first things we notice in any given space and an enduring influence on our state of mind. Yellow, Cain says, “is like the color of sun. It uplifts, illuminates. It’s the color of success and confidence, stimulating the left side of the brain.” But for some people, bright yellow can trigger fear and anxiousness! When choosing colors to boost the functionality of a space, you’ll have to vibe your own personal response to the shade. Paint experimental swatches in the room to feel out how the colors work throughout the day and various qualities of light. Cain’s client decorating a library in black walls and white trim knows what works for her, even if it’s not everyone’s cup of tea! Notice your needs as well as your taste and your home will be designed to do you good!

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Some may view heading into one’s 60s, 70s and 80s as a time to “slow down,” but falling into the trap of lowering expectations of what we can do can actually accelerate the aging process. As we age, we can and should still challenge ourselves physically. The caveat is that we may need to pay more attention to adequate recovery time as well as listen more closely to our bodies. Depending on the levels of exertion, your body may require more repair time between activity. Allowing for adequate recovery will help ensure more productive and enjoyable activities while reducing risk of injury. Staying physically active is as critical for cardiovascular health, disease prevention and stress reduction as it is for mental health and preventing cognitive disease and decline. Look for opportunities to move, move in a variety of ways, find activities you enjoy, try something new and, as it becomes safer to do so, be active with a friend or with a community.

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The body begins losing muscle mass in one’s mid-30s so it is paramount to put strength work in your routine to combat that loss. There is often fear in lifting heavier objects, but the less we do, the less we are able to do. Lifting heavier things is important to help trigger human growth hormones as well as maintain independence and quality of life. Building strength safely and smartly gives tremendous carryover into everyday life activities, whether it’s confidently carrying your grandchild, hauling groceries or safely lifting the bag of dog food. Always check with your healthcare

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The young girl stood at the edge of the ice skating rink and cried, her unfiltered emotions on full display. Seven-year-old Mariko Heimbach was one of the onlookers. But while others may have interpreted the tears as sadness or frustration, Heimbach saw something else. “I just thought it means she’s passionate about something,” Heimbach, now a 28-year-old accomplished figure skater and Allentown resident, recalls. “I wanted the same thing. I wanted to feel that emotionally attached to a sport.” That desire set in motion a career that would include competing for an All Japan National Championship, and eventually a “dream job” with Disney on Ice. But it also encompassed a full slate of emotional hurdles. Heimbach was born in Tokyo, Japan, on Yokota Air Base. Her father, Rick, who grew up in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, was an educational technologist for the Department of Defense Education Activity at Yokota. Her mother, Naomi, was an accomplished swimmer holding several Masters Japan National Records, and Masters World Records in breaststroke. When they met, neither spoke a lick of the other’s natural language. “They brought little

dictionaries with them on their first date to help them communicate,” Heimbach says. Athletics was in the family’s blood. Rick, who was training for a triathlon when he met Naomi, was a founding father of a local runner’s club. Heimbach’s older sister, Elliko, attended the University of Hawaii on a full swimming scholarship where she set several school records as captain of the swim team. Those accomplishments inspired Mariko… but she had to carve her own niche. “Performing, and the graceful side of figure skating was so intriguing to me,” she recalls. “I fell in love watching it on television. And the first time I got on the ice, it just clicked.” Before her father would endorse those ambitions, however, he wanted to make certain she was serious not just about skating, but schoolwork as well. As an educator, he was adamant she maintain straight A’s. He assigned her the task of logging 100 hours of skating within a specified period of time to document her commitment. “I went and skated my little heart out, by myself,” Heimbach says. Mission accomplished, she began training at the Shinyokohama Figure Skating Club in Japan alongside Olympians Shizuka Arakawa and Fumie Suguri. She progressed quickly, and was working on double jumps (completing two, 360-degree revolutions while in the air) within a couple of years. Her success on the ice, however, was sometimes overshadowed by challenges away from the rink. Life on Yokota Air Base presented social challenges. Friendships Heimbach developed were short-lived, as most families rotated on and off the base every two years. Heimbach and one other girl were the only ones who remained from kindergarten

through high school. “All the relationships I had when I was little were temporary,” she explains. “I had skating to fall back on. But balancing that throughout childhood was tough at times.” This was especially true in high school, where Heimbach was the only figure skater. She wasn’t a cheerleader or volleyball player, and didn’t receive the attention the other athletes did at pep rallies. Even though she was competing and building a successful career, she felt she was on the outside looking in. “Everyone just kind of pointed and laughed at me because I was a misfit,” Heimbach recalls. Eventually, those frustrations boiled over. She rebelled and stopped skating, wanting instead to experience what she felt was missing in her life. For years, she had been unable to attend many birthday parties or have a sleepover because she had to be at practice early the next morning. The Japanese mindset where sports are concerned is extremely strict. “When you’re young, you have school and friends to worry about, and I think coaches try to take one of those things away,” Heimbach explains. “And that was friends for me. Skating replaced my social life.” The rebellion lasted one year, until her father drove her three hours to an audition for Disney on Ice. More accurately, he pushed her to do the audition. Five months later, prepped and ready to attend college, the audition a distant memory, she received the phone call that would change her life. Suddenly, the year removed from skating became a blessing. “I needed that time to realign, to re-center and to realize how much I loved and missed skating,” Heimbach says. “I needed to prove something to myself; that I wasn’t going to quit just because I was tired of it. I wasn’t finished yet.” L EHIGH VA L L E YS T Y L E.COM : MARCH 2021

In reality, a new chapter was just beginning, though at first it was a rude awakening. Heimbach recalls the feeling of being both spoiled and secluded growing up on a military base, where everything is provided for. Going from that environment to being alone on tour was like a punch in the face. Three weeks after receiving the phone call to join Disney on Ice, the 17-year-old found herself sitting alone on her bed in a Florida hotel room her first night in the U.S., eating a peanut butter and marshmallow spread sandwich made after her first shopping experience at a local Walmart. “That was pretty sad,” she says in retrospect. “But you live and learn. And I learned something every single day. I learned how to love the sport again.” Heimbach says she still gets chills thinking back to her first performance with Disney on Ice

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Disney characters including Mulan, Pocahontas, Princess Jasmine, Mrs. Incredible and Dory. Beyond skating, her people skills and outgoing personality garnered such attention that she was tabbed to host pre-show events, and eventually served as Live Show Host for Disney on Ice for seven years. “That was cool,” Heimbach recalls of the pre-show events. “You get to talk to the kids before the show starts and take photos with them. It’s a whole different aspect of the production, and you create these great relationships with the audience.” Everything changed in the spring of 2020. Heimbach was with an international tour in Indonesia that was preparing for its final show in Jakarta before moving on to performances in Hong Kong. The cast and crew were told that, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Hong Kong tour was canceled, and everyone was being sent home. Heimbach, however, was fortunate enough to get moved to a U.S. tour for a few more weeks.

But one mid-March afternoon before opening night in Phoenix, Arizona, everything came to a halt. All Disney on Ice traveling shows were being shut down. “I don’t think any of us was as educated as we should have been about how serious [the pandemic] was,” Heimbach admits. “We kind of lived in our own bubble. We were focused on entertaining families.” Heimbach and her colleagues were devastated. Three days later she was sitting in her bedroom in her parents’ Allentown home wondering, what just happened? But she didn’t sit still for long. The education fund her father had amassed had never been used. And even though Heimbach had absorbed a great deal of life lessons during her 10-year stint with Disney on Ice, she wanted a more formal college education in the field of communications. She enrolled at Lehigh Carbon Community College, took two summer classes and three more during

the fall 2020 semester, pulling down straight A’s. She also bought her own home in Allentown, and when coaching at the Steel Ice Center in Bethlehem didn’t pan out due to COVID-19 restrictions, she took advantage of an opportunity to teach skating to children at Navesink Country Club’s outdoor rink in New Jersey. Heimbach and another woman, a friend who she skated with at Disney on Ice, provide lessons to 106 students. “I absolutely adore these kids,” she says. “I learned a lot from my coaches in Japan. They definitely shaped who I am today. And now, getting to share my experience with little ones has been amazing.” While 2020 was a rough year, Heimbach says she learned a lot about herself, and has come a long way since touring with Disney on Ice came crashing to a halt just one year ago. “I’ve gotten to a place where I love my life again,” she says. “I just want to keep doing what I love. I’m excited for what’s ahead.”

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These plant places offer both fresh and faux varieties.

The hype around plants couldn’t be more justified, as houseplants, native landscaping and the fresh, zesty power of sprouts promote all-around well-being.

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1.STEEL CITY PLANT CO. 484.553.5567 | steelcityplantco.com

This pop-up shop based in Bethlehem accommodates your love of both flora and fauna with a collection of plants that are all pet-friendly! If that’s not a concern, other plants are available on request. Plants are available for pick-up at Domaci, or shop Steel City’s website and have your new leaf babies shipped.

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45 E. Belvidere St., Nazareth | 610.905.2495 curiousplantaholic.com

Much more than just a plant shop, The Curious Plantaholic is a hub for the Lehigh Valley’s foliage-fixated community. With teeny little succulents and towering cacti, colorful Calatheas and classic snake plants, plus an array of items handmade by local plant lovers, you’ll struggle to leave the shop empty-handed.

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Get plants delivered contact-free to your home or office from this interior landscaping company, now offering faux and preserved plant installations along with modern houseplants. Any workplace can be elevated in mood and atmosphere with a healthy touch of greenery (Mission loves the rubber plant, Alocasia, Monstera deliciosa, and dieffenbachia)—good for people, good for business!

Vintage Repurposed specializes in mid-century modern furniture and home décor. All the furniture has been professionally restored: both the finishes and the upholstery, if warranted, have been renewed to bring it back to its former beauty, allowing it to be enjoyed for many more decades to come. There is an ever-changing inventory of merchandise from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Vintage Repurposed 5533 Chestnut St., Emmaus 610.217.1607 vintagerepurposed.com

Farmhouse-Style Furnishings & Design Just over the Riegelsville Bridge, discover warmth and wonder in this century-old barn. Interior designer sisters Jennifer and Melissa create a sense of lifestyle using eclectic groupings of new, old and garden. Chelsea Forge is a Gabby Home Dealer and offers interior design services, custom made furniture, candles, gift items and more! Follow them on Instagram. Open Thurs.–Sun. 11 a.m.– 5 p.m. Chelsea Forge Antiques 118 County Rd. 627, Pohatcong, NJ 908.995.4300 | chelseaforge.com

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Start planning now for this woman-owned nursery’s April retail hours, when you can find shrubs, trees and perennials grown naturally by horticulturalists for healthy roots and friendliness to visiting bees and insects. These native plants grow readily since they’re in their own habitat and help your yard or garden participate in the local ecosystem.

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It’s safe to say that everyone was touched by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way. While many essential workers had to keep clocking in like usual—and we're eternally grateful to everyone who has confronted the virus on the front lines, day in and day out— the luckiest of us were able to stay safe at home to wait out the worst of it. And sometimes that stay-at-home time presented new and unexpected opportunities for change and growth. Now meet some Lehigh Valley residents who found a path to productivity during many long months of social distancing.

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Veronica & Kathleen

A blending of lives also necessitated a blending of styles for Kathleen Oswalt and Veronica Bocian. It’s a process that’s inevitable for any couple that merges households, but the pandemic inspired the two to really dig in, especially since their Allentown home also had to double as a work-from-home space for both of them for many months. Oswalt, an executive assistant for PPL, first purchased the home solo in 2010. She’s always been mindful of the way she’s adorned the place, which she christened Candlewick Cape. “I love things with meaning,” she says. “I love things that tell a story.” Bocian, a communications and marketing associate at Allentown’s Swain School, describes her style as a bit more spontaneous. “I tend to be more of an impulsive decision maker,” she says. And yet the two found a lot of common ground in the projects they tackled, including a gallery wall in the living room that’s like a 3-D scrapbook highlighting memories they cherish. “It’s the first thing you see when you walk into the room,” says Oswalt. There’s a banjolele (think banjo mixed with a ukulele) that Oswalt purchased for Bocian during a day trip to the New Hope/Lambertville area. A drawing scrawled on a placemat recalls Oswalt’s thirtieth birthday

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celebration, and Bocian’s artwork (including a portrait of Oswalt) is in the mix as well. The couple is also very much in the pro-wallpaper camp; Oswalt had previously used it in the dining room and master bedroom. With Bocian’s blessing, it was added to one of the walls off the living room as well as a bedroom-turned-office. Oswalt appreciates it as a means to mix patterns and colors. Adds Bocian: “You can try it out, play with it. You don’t have to worry about its permanence.” Bocian took the lead on a backyard re-do, that, according to Oswalt, transformed the space into their own private oasis. While the couple entrusted the building of a new deck to the professionals, Bocian added plants, furniture and other touches like hanging lanterns to create a sense of coziness and intimacy. As most homeowners know, once one project wraps up, there’s usually another waiting in the wings. “We have other things we want to do, but the vibe is very good now,” Bocian says. The time and thoughtfulness they’ve already invested has only reinforced the notion that one’s home should also be a sanctuary. “I think a lot of people have learned that during the pandemic,” Oswalt says.

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Dina Hall and Gail Lehman found the answer to their storage problems on Facebook Marketplace: a free shed for the taking. All the owners of Bethlehem’s Back Door Bakeshop had to do was lug it from Leesport in Berks County back to the Lehigh Valley. With plenty of power tools and lots of spare time on their hands, they spent two very hot summer days dismantling the shed and hauling it home, where the work continued: new flooring, a new door, new roof panels and new stain on the exterior. Even then, the job wasn’t quite done. Hall says one of the major challenges was making sure the shed was level, since it was sitting on an incline. She borrowed the tire jack from her VW Rabbit to lift the shed and then added stone underneath. The couple completed the project with a fence, gate and stone walkway. The total cost of the storage space upgrade was about $700.

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One of the projects on Amy Bloom’s stay-at-home to-do list was a space her 17-year-old son, Max Coleman, could claim as his own in her South Whitehall Township home. The end result is a basement remodel that’s a far departure from a typical “man cave” loaded with La-Z-Boy recliners and sports paraphernalia. In fact, Max’s 19-year-old sister, Molly Coleman, also likes spending time in the space, even though he has decreed that she’s only welcome when he’s not there, Bloom explains with a laugh. Bloom, a home stager, designer and artist who founded Spun Design, says she had toyed with the idea for the renovation for years. “I could never find the time,” she says. But, like many people, she found herself spending a lot more time at home in the early days of the pandemic and needed to find a way to keep the creative juices flowing. It was the first time she was really able to dive into a project for her own home. “I always do for others because it's my job.” Step one was parting ways with the clutter in the basement, and Bloom applied the same criteria she encourages her clients to use: “Ask your kids, ‘If I died today, would you want this in your house?’ If the answer is no, why are you holding on to it?”

The design itself is budgetfriendly and ideal for a smaller space. Rather than putting up a lot of drywall, Bloom used a dark paint on the cement and cinder block walls for a textured look. She sourced bamboo from a friend’s yard as a divider. “It looks like a piece of art and it doesn’t close up the room,” says Bloom. A Murphy bed blends in seamlessly with the wall, and lights hung from the unfinished ceiling add a rustic flourish. Seating options include swing chairs and a giant Lovesac (think oversized bean bag chair). There are personal touches, too, like the buffet table that once belonged to Bloom’s grandmother which now serves as a homework desk for Max. And mother and son have been known to duke it out on a nearby foosball table on occasion. “I kick his butt all the time,” Bloom says. The neon sign reciting Stevie Nicks lyrics also means so much to Bloom. “My mom passed away when I was three, and I feel as if her music was my inspiration throughout my life.” The entire project took just a few months, with Bloom doing a lot of the work herself with assists from Jordan Morales of Cutting Edge Contractors and Keith Fraley of Consolidated Carpet. And just because idleness isn’t her thing, she also used her down time to complete a weight room for her son as well as an art studio for herself.

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Photo by Geoff Conklin

Photographer and Lehigh Valley Style contributor Alison Conklin was inspired to spruce up her home office space after seeing the changes being made in the homes of some of her clients—including Kathleen Oswalt and Veronica Bocian. “I was so tired of my boring Zoom background,” she explains, “and I’ve always been obsessed with wallpaper. I love all of the patterns and textures and breaking it up.” Conklin says watching The Queen’s Gambit also helped—anyone who’s binged the Netflix series about an orphaned chess prodigy in the 1950s and ’60s will tell you that the bold, patterned wallpaper featured in many scenes might as well get co-star billing. Conklin had been eyeing a green and orange pattern for a while, and when she found it in a peel-and-stick variety, she took the plunge. She also painted the remaining walls in her office a dark navy, and now she’s loving the fresh look of her creative space. “I needed to make it my own,” says Conklin. She also needed to find other ways to occupy herself during the earliest days of the pandemic. “This has been the slowest year of my adult life,” Conklin says. Many of the weddings that Conklin would typically shoot with her husband, Geoff, were either delayed or canceled. So Conklin also used her considerable down time to reconnect with herself. “I got to figure some things out, do some things for me, which I haven’t done in a long time.” That meant escaping from the relentless drumbeat of the 24-hour news cycle, limiting social media scrolling time and finally committing to often-delayed personal pursuits like reading, trying out new recipes and diving into DIY tutorials on YouTube. Another major perk? Extra quality time with her two sons, Jonas, 18, and Moses, 17, in the waning days of their childhoods. “Man, that was such a gift!” she says.

Dan and Chrissy Belk got to spend a lot of time together after tying the knot in May of 2020, just not in the way they imagined. Of course, the wedding itself wasn’t exactly what they had planned, either. “We were supposed to have a 225-person wedding,” Chrissy says. But large gatherings were an early casualty of the coronavirus, so the Bethlehem couple had to settle for a small, intimate service with 10 family members at a church near their home. International travel was also taboo by that point, so instead of hopping on a plane for a much-anticipated honeymoon in Dubai and Italy, the Belks found themselves stuck at home. Their plan B, according to Chrissy? “I thought, ‘We’re both off for two weeks. Let’s just do the kitchen.’” A kitchen remodel was the last major renovation project on the couple’s wish-list after purchasing their home in 2018. Just two days after saying “I Do,” they packed away their wedding duds and prepared to do some damage. And Dan says they had their work cut out for them. “It was a mess,” he says. “If you picture a bad kitchen out of the 1970s, that’s what it was.” The wood-panel walls, laminate flooring, drop ceiling and outdated cabinets and countertops all had to go. “We gutted it for two days, then just got to work,” Dan says. One piece of the past worth saving, though, was the original hardwood flooring the couple discovered underneath the laminate. Chrissy says they wanted to preserve that to help maintain the character of the home, which was built in 1910. With the exception of the electrical work and the installation of the countertops, the Belks handled all the grunt work themselves—moving an entryway, installing new cabinets, drywall and tile, and coming up with a new layout for a space that’s now more conducive to cooking and entertaining. “We just wanted to make it as functional as possible,” Chrissy says. The project took about four to five weeks to complete. Now, with that in the rearview mirror, the couple is hoping that a honeymoon—a real honeymoon—can happen in 2021.

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The design team at Inspired Interiors believes every home or workplace should be a space that reflects individual style and aspirations. They listen carefully to the client’s needs so their new space becomes an extension of their own personality, family and lifestyle. The Inspired team offers interior design services and they work by appointment in their Allentown showroom and at the project location. They provide services such as in-home consultations, measuring, installation, project management and floor planning design. Offerings include custom furniture, window treatments, blinds, light fixtures, reupholstery, flooring, rugs, wall coverings, color and paint selection, wall art, accessories and more. The showroom displays thousands of fabrics, finishes and wall coverings as well as window blinds and floor model furniture to try out. Most brands are made here in the USA. White-glove delivery and installation is always included. Project size can range from a total interior renovation to a smaller project of window treatments or selections of furniture. Come in with inspiration, thoughts and ideas and the team at Inspired Interiors will turn that dream into reality. Call, text or email for an appointment.

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“It’s Time to Love Your Room!” Love Your Room offers an uncommon approach to residential interior design with progressive, individualized solutions and a signature service to give clients more than they expected. Whether it’s a full home renovation or one room, clients benefit from hiring a friendly experienced team. They do the design work, then handle all the moving parts of the project down to the final details. They are the best choice for hard-working homeowners looking for a well-executed end result with quality craftsmanship. Founder Shoshana Gosselin and Senior Designer Jennifer Bonner understand the importance of impactful, purpose-driven design, with a curated look and feel. The result is a one-of-a-kind space. Since 2006, LYR has been creating functional, memorable and comfortable living environments with understated elegance and timeless appeal. Their design studio is connected with a wide network of skilled artisans and vendors. With an office in the Lehigh Valley, they work with clients throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and, most recently, Texas. Their client reviews say it all! “They completely understood my style,” says Patti from Easton, “and translated that to every fixture, color choice and design scheme. They made the process easy.” Contact them today to Love Your Room! Love Your Room 610.387.6002 loveyourroom.com

Good Design + Happy Clients = Good Architecture

SCF Architecture, LLC 22 S. 2nd St. Suite 301, Emmaus | 610.297.0140 | scf-arch.com

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Samantha Ciotti Falcone and her team at SCF Architecture, LLC, love helping clients realize their dream projects. From renovations and additions to new home design, it’s never too early to start designing a new space. Past projects include front porch face-lifts, master bedroom suites, basement designs, in-law additions, custom man-cave garages, pool houses and custom lake houses. For small-business owners looking to move into a brick-and-mortar location, SCFA can help. SCFA expertly handles commercial projects such as restaurant and retail work, including branch designs for Univest, restaurant rehabs, office renovations, custom millwork design and historic projects. Recent projects include tenant spaces in Quakertown’s Trolley Barn Public Market and assisting with the Archibald Johnston Mansion renovation in Bethlehem Township. Sam believes strongly in giving back to her community and participates in charity work with her staff. On the drawing boards is an addition to the Camelot for Children building to improve their space for children with special needs. Her team has helped with Habitat for Humanity projects and has participated in She Nailed It! nail-hammering fundraising competitions. She also helped lead the “advanced camper” shed construction project for the Let’s Build Construction Camp for Girls, and enjoys mentoring students interested in the architecture field. Let Sam and her team make the process easier and make that next architectural project a success.

Left to right: Samantha Ciotti Falcone, AIA, LEED AP (left) and the SCFA team: Melissa Rutledge, Tracy Tsamoutalidis and Devyn Sinko

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Inside a Beautiful Makeover for a

By Lori McLaughlin | Photography by Structure Advertising & Creative Agency

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MEET THE DESIGNER Shweta Jajodia is an interior designer certified by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) and has been practicing design for the last 18 years in the U.S. Her work is predominantly residential with some niche projects in hospitality, hospitals, showrooms and offices. Jajodia has a full team of tradespeople to handle end-to-end design and build projects, such as kitchen and bath remodels, basement builds and renovations.

Some people go down the stairs to an unfinished basement and see a cave, but when Shweta Jajodia stepped down into this empty basement in Breinigsville all she saw was opportunity. “When I walk into a space I can see the place finished in my head,” says Jajodia. This came in handy for the fun-loving family of four who tasked her design firm, SJ Interiors LLC, with transforming their 1,600-square-foot basement into a fully functional space, complete with full kitchen, bath, theater, office and play space. Having hit roadblocks with a previous contractor, they were anxious to hand over the reins to someone who would oversee the project from start to finish and give shape to their dreams. With Jajodia, they found their perfect fit. “Finishing a basement can be equivalent to building a house on a smaller scale,” says Jajodia. It can be overwhelming for homeowners, who typically greet her with fistfuls of pictures from the internet or torn from magazines—yet are unsure how to make it happen. “They can give me a list of 10 things but my job is to take it a step beyond and bring in elements they hadn’t thought of.”

Jajodia and the Breinigsville homeowners kicked off the design process with a lot of brainstorming, allowing her to understand their personalities, tastes and how they planned to use the basement. All this helped inform her space plan—a sketch mapping out the future basement and the flow between spaces. It’s the most vital step in the design process. Jajodia next presented a “concept board”: a visual representation of her ideas for each basement area. “This is where I put together samples of finishes so the client can see how they interact and how the spaces flow into each other,” she explains. A neutral palette of grays and white with occasional pops of warm wood tones was nailed down at that first meeting. Furnishings, art and accent colors were addressed much later in the process. The end result is nothing short of spectacular. “The homeowners told me they could never have done this by themselves or imagined their space had so much potential,” says Jajodia. One can only hope for an end to the pandemic so the family can start entertaining again, this time in their new basement.

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INSPIRED BY A DREAM

For a family of music lovers, the colorful guitar on canvas and staff of musical notes were the perfect design solution for a large expanse of wall segmented by three speakers. A large piece of art was out of the question, but the lively decal connecting the speakers creates movement—as if it was music streaming through them. The idea literally came to Jajodia in a dream, and the homeowners were delighted. One of them painted the guitar. “Our clients inspire us and we inspire our clients,” says Jajodia. “Creativity becomes almost contagious.”

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RELAX TO THE MAX The soft gray leather chaise seats four and comes fully loaded with power recline and trays for popcorn and drinks. Its six-foot length allows movie-watchers to completely stretch out.

RESPECT THE

STRUCTURE When laying out space for large projects, it’s always a challenge to work around steel columns, ductwork and other utilities. Because moving any of these structural elements is costly, it’s better to get creative with what you have. Here, Jajodia devised a half wall to connect an existing load-bearing column with the exterior wall, creating a visual divide between the theater and play areas. Barstools provide seating to watch the action in either area.

HAVE A SEAT A 12-foot-wide by three-foot-deep recess along an exterior wall was the perfect spot for a cozy bench for reading or watching TV. The built-in shelving on either side is asymmetrical—one set of shelves faces out and the other faces in— for added interest. Extra blankets and pillows are tucked away in the drawers beneath the bench.

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A few simple stripes—painted by one of the homeowners—and a few round shelves prove that not every flourish has to be expensive. Jajodia says “there was a lot of experimentation” in the overall project, and also a lot of trust in her design skills. “If that trust is there I get more and more motivated to try things and make it to the client’s expectations.”

What movie-loving family wouldn’t want to binge-watch their favorite shows on an enormous, 150-inch screen? This projection screen is built into the wall, with wiring out of sight. The sound system is linked to the TV and everything is automated and voice-activated, including the lighting. One of the homeowners, an engineer, contributed his expertise for the automation. There are speakers and storage for digital components beneath the screen.

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SURPRISE AND DELIGHT

It would have been obvious to hang a piece of artwork behind the bench, but Jajodia saw an opportunity to surprise and delight the homeowners with a design both elegant and inexpensive. The dark gray millwork contrasts with the surrounding white, while creating a pattern play of light and shadow.

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FUNCTION Jajodia purposefully located the kitchen near the bottom of the stairs for easy access when bringing groceries down from the first floor. (There’s also a storage/utility room located on the other side of the staircase for other supplies.) With the back door and bathroom nearby, noise and activity are limited to these functional spaces so as not to disturb anyone in the office or theater areas.

BE PLAYFUL Nothing less than a full kitchen would do for a family that loves to entertain. Its status as a secondary kitchen freed the walls from the usual hanging cabinets and allowed Jajodia to have fun with the backsplash. “I wanted to play with tiles,” she says. Her lively mix of textured white and wood-toned porcelain tiles complements the neutral colors found elsewhere in the basement.

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A QUIET

SPACE

Extra office space became a priority as the pandemic forced the homeowners and their school-aged children to work from home. With plenty of built-ins the desktop stays tidy. Both the desk and oversized work table are topped in a faux-wood laminate, introducing warm touches and keeping the surfaces stain- and scratch-free.

PLAN FOR BUILT-IN STORAGE Basements are the place where everyone’s “stuff” goes to die, so if you’re planning a makeover you will want to move it somewhere out of sight. Dedicate a separate storage area behind closed doors for the hot water heater, furnace and other bulky items, and create as many builtin cabinets as the budget will allow out in the living space.

TEXTURED WALL Jajodia took the homeowners’ desire for a stone wall and reimagined it as a more interiorfriendly wall of light-gray textured marble. “I wanted a clean, contemporary look— nothing heavy, rough or cold,” she says. “Something I could lean on with a glass or a drink.” The marble comes in ready-made, 12-by-12-inch mosaic tiles, which give the look of individual pieces of chiseled marble but are much easier to install.

HARD-WORKING DOORS Double barn doors perform double duty: slide them wide open to reveal almost the entire office within, or slide them shut for privacy. Frosted glass panes allow light to pass through while the inside occupant works without visual distraction. Framed in black, the doors beautifully contrast the lighter colors all around.

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GRAFFITI IS GOOD

Homeowners and guests are invited to grab a Sharpie and leave a note or scribble on the “doodle wall.” Two white walls around the coffee station were left intentionally blank for acts of self-expression.

MAKE ROOM FOR COFFEE (AND POPCORN) The space beneath the stairs is cleverly utilized as a coffee station, and also houses a popcorn maker for movie time. A leftover piece of paneling offered an opportunity to personify the space. “We decided to give the coffee bar a name,” says Jajodia. A family member created the “Apni Tapri” sign, which translates to “Our Joint” or “Our Bistro” in Hindi.

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Sausage with Blistered Tomatoes and

Creamy Orzo

Maria Verzino, Owner of Saylors & Co Verzino opened Saylors & Co with her husband in 2007.

There is something to be said about growing up in a traditional Italian home, knowing that cooking is one of the many love languages. Maria Verzino grew up just like that—with an Italian mom who loved to cook. There was always something on the stove simmering and Verzino was fascinated by it. She loved reading cookbooks and creating her own dishes. Verzino became a full-time banker, but also opened a little Italian food stand at the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers’ Market. It was there that she met Tim Mease, who was running a butcher stand that had been in the family for generations. The pair fell in love, married and decided to combine their two businesses in 2007 to open Saylors and Co on Main Street in Hellertown. Their cooking from the heart, the fresh gourmet food and the fact that everyone who comes in becomes part of the family has made Saylors a neighborhood staple. Here, Verzino shares her recipe for sausage (with broccoli rabe and provolone!) and blistered cherry tomatoes over creamy orzo. It is a go-to favorite in her home and can be altered to fit whatever seasonal ingredients are available at the time. On Sundays, Verzino says she always has something braising in the oven. She loves to cook for her family and, even though their work lives revolve around food, it still remains her hobby. “What else would I do with my free time?” she says with a wink and a shrug.

1105 Main St., Hellertown 610.838.6363 325 Northampton St., Easton 484.544.4810 | saylorsandco.com

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INGREDIENTS 3 of Saylors’ broccoli rabe and provolone sausages 2 pints of cherry tomatoes 3 cloves of garlic, sliced thin 1 tsp. oregano ¼ cup white wine 1 bag of orzo 1 container of Saylors’ Alfredo sauce

INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 350. Sauté sausages in olive oil. Top with cherry tomatoes, garlic, oregano and white wine. Bake for one hour. In the meantime, boil the orzo pasta until done and drain (reserve ½ cup of pasta water). Add half of the container of Alfredo sauce to your pasta and add pasta water as needed. Plate the pasta and top with sausage and the cherry tomato sauce. Enjoy! LEHIGH VA LLE YS T Y LE.COM : M A RCH 2021

INSIDE DISH

BY CARRIE HAVR ANEK | PHOTOGR APHY BY ALISON CONKLIN

The food is well plated, imaginative and above average.

Surv Restaurant SEE WHAT THEY'RE BRINGING TO THE TABLE AND THE CURBSIDE Surv is the kind of place that offers so many choices, it may be hard to decide exactly what to order. (We tend to enjoy this kind of problem.) That’s not because the restaurant is unfocused; nor does it have to do with the fact that Surv essentially offers two personalities within one multifaceted menu. The indecision that a diner may face has little to do with any of these facts. It is, instead, the fact that both of those personalities are so strong and compelling that they have so much to offer. And

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therein lies the intelligence of the restaurant’s approach. You want to come back, because you can’t decide what to eat in one go. You have to come back, in order to eat what you couldn’t the first time. This is the perfect approach for a restaurant that very easily becomes your neighborhood place—if this is your neighborhood. (And if it’s not, you might wish it were.) Seeing a serious dearth of dining options in Forks Township, Tim and Karen Widrick decided long before COVID-19 surfaced that their next venture would be in Forks. It’s a great and somewhat

surprising choice; despite the township’s proximity to Downtown Easton’s great dining scene, it doesn’t really have much to offer for dinner beyond pizza, bar food and pan-Asian fare. Surv did some pop-up dining events within the strip mall complex where they’re located before the restaurant opened—it built up a lot of anticipation. “They’ve welcomed us with open arms,” says Karen. “People here really want their own place, right in the community.” You might recognize the names Tim and Karen Widrick; Surv is

brainchild of the team behind Edge Restaurant in Bethlehem, Lotus Restaurant Group, which also includes Spencer and Carissa Cobb. So you know a few things right off the bat: Surv, which opened just this past November, is well run and well designed, the food is well plated, imaginative and above average. It’s the execution of the restaurant’s m.o. that’s intriguing. To wit: You have the casual, vibrant side, with its muralcovered wall and orange chairs, long bar and wide-open, woodfired pizza oven. If you use your imagination and pretend we’re not in a pandemic for a minute, it becomes easy to see that this is the place where you’d walk in without a care in the world, order

a few pizzas with some friends or extended family, and hang out for a bit. (Sounds dreamy, right?) At the very back of the restaurant (it has a side and a back entrance), you walk into a more sedate, subdued space: one with high-backed booths and a very very long (35-foot) resin-poured wooden bar and a wall full of succulent plants. This side feels slightly more formal, but it’s not stuffy. And regardless of which side you favor, you can order pizza here or a steak up there on the other side. It’s two vibes, one menu. You might think with such a concept that the menu would be sprawling and uncontained, but there’s a recurring theme in restaurants that have opened during the pandemic. The conditions have necessitated an extreme level of focus on

KAREN AND TIM WIDRICK

every detail, whether it’s how a restaurant packages food to go so that it still looks good and stays hot, or what’s on the menu in the first place. And there are also crucial matters, such as how many people you can afford to keep in the kitchen and/or on staff to execute the demands that are bound to change even by the time I finish writing this sentence. There’s some beauty to the situation, even if it is less than ideal for everyone involved. “We could really control as much as we could and make it the best we possibly could, based on what we could do,” Karen says. To put it another way: the pandemic has completely turned what’s typically a big flashy deal—a restaurant opening—upside down and inside out. “We got to open it slow. We didn’t get our teeth kicked in like we normally would,” she says, laughing. OK, no more pandemic talk— let’s discuss the food. The pizza here is a definite. As of this writing, you’re usually likely to

encounter a few choices, but things will definitely expand as time passes. For the Johnson & Wales graduate who’s known around these parts for his classical techniques and fusion style, pizza was something to explore. “We’d never done pizza before,” says Tim. But when you put a chef who understands how to really build flavors in the kitchen, the pizza is bound to be superior. Surv does a slow ferment of the dough, which is made from tipo 00 flour imported from Italy and baked in a wood-fired oven. (It, too, is Italian, and the same one they use at Scratch at the Easton Public Market. Odds?!) Start with Margherita to get the baseline, then move on to Rick’s Pomodoro, which is a sweeter sauce (the pizza is named for the building’s owner). Don’t pass up Fungi Amongi—the mushroom pizza—because it’s the most interesting of the three

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INSIDE DISH Boursin Mushroom Spring Rolls Herb Boursin cheese, assorted wild mushrooms, whisky barrel aged fish sauce and ramp pistou

We just really want to offer good food for anyone and everybody.

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that were available at the time of this writing. One of the keys to restaurant cooking versus home cooking is that chefs are constantly seeking opportunities to optimize the flavor experience. To that end, the mushroom pizza has porcini powder, porcini along with other mushrooms, and the whole thing is drizzled with a fig balsamic glaze and then sprinkled with lemon zest. (Yes, lemon zest. Trust.) Pizza is such a widespread, beloved food item—one whose ability to unite humans is perhaps unrivaled by few other foods—that you should go here just to try the pizza. But that would be doing a disservice to everything else on

the menu. (Besides, remember, we told you you’d have to come back anyway, so…) But pizza is a smart strategy for a restaurant for so many reasons, one of them economic: the classic Margherita, with its tomato purée, fresh mozzarella and basil, is just $11. “We wanted to keep it at a lesser price point [than Edge] to have a more diverse clientele, but still offer a fine-dining feel that’s casual,” says Karen. “Pretty much all of our entrées are under $30.” And people are ordering full-on entrées for takeout, a fact that shows how desperate we are for a restaurant-quality experience even if we aren’t actually always eating said food in the establishment it came from. Surv’s menu consists of salads, medium plates and large plates. The menu really does offer a lot of welcome twists. There’s a Caesar salad, but how many of them do you know that come with crunchy and slightly nutty hearts of palm? Theirs does. The beet salad is always a must for a fusion place like this, but instead of going the goat cheese route, its centerpiece is a gorgeous bulb of burrata cheese, along with arugula, pickled golden raisins, Greek yogurt and, of course, extra virgin olive oil.

Even something simple such as a polenta fry (or, if you’re Surv, you spell it “fryz”) cuts to the chase of using tomato as the dipping sauce and putting tomato right into the polenta fry itself, and then mixes it all up with flavors you aren’t really expecting—a chickpea yellow curry purée, charred green onion drizzle—and then, of course, because we’re talking polenta, Chef Tim brings it all back to where he started with shaved Parm. (If you order their “fryz” trio, the accompaniments are curry ketchup, charred jalapeño tamarind sauce and a truffle aioli.) Other pops of surprise come in the spring rolls, which veer sharply off any exclusively Asian course and instead go mostly French, with herb Boursin cheese and assorted wild mushrooms, which, come to think of it, also feels very much Pennsylvanian. If you’re hedging your bets on the entrées, people are also loving the crab cakes (no filler, naturally, from this all-scratch kitchen), and the chicken and waffles is a hit, too—the waffle is made out of mac and cheese. You can, of course, order a classic burger ground in-house, and the salmon goes in what you might call a humorous direction: crusted with everything seasoning, served over couscous studded with apricots, along with fried cauliflower cumin yogurt and a curry mustard. It works way more than you think it might, proving that everything seasoning perhaps has far surpassed the imagination of the humblest bagel maker. Surv’s menu is ready for whatever you could possibly want, whether it’s a humble but delicious slice of pizza, a filet mignon or anything in between. The culinary team has thought of it all—dessert, too! “We just really want to offer good food for anyone and everybody,” Karen says. Mission accomplished.

Surv Restaurant 1800 Sullivan Trl., Easton 484.544.0624 | surveaston.com

*Please check their website and/or social media for current operating hours and procedures. Hours Tues.–Thurs.: 4–8:30 p.m. Fri.: 4–9:30 p.m.; Sat.: noon–9:30 p.m.

Parking Very large lot on the premises.

Reservations Given the fluctuating conditions because of the pandemic, it’s wise to call ahead if you want to reserve and dine in. Curbside pick-up is always possible.

What to Order Pizza! We’ve covered this already! Try one of the beautifully presented salads (Asian pear or beet and burrata, for example). Main plates also include pasta, and an Asian veggie and rice bowl to which you can add tofu, chicken, shrimp or salmon; and, of course, those Chicken and Waffles where the waffles are made from mac and cheese. (You have to see it to believe it.)

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Classic Margherita

Surv has a full bar program, offering crafted cocktails, 16 beers on draft and “a wine book to fit any palate,” says Karen (12 to 14 wines by the glass). There is a ton of potential for exterior dining space when the weather breaks, and plans for an outdoor bar. There’s a circular covered patio with a bar (this had not been complete as of this writing because it was cold) that will also be home to some live music. There’s also plenty of space right along the exterior of the restaurant that will be dedicated to outdoor dining.

Tomato purée, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil and EVOO

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DINING GUIDE

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Historic pub serving up all American classics with weekly specials to make mouths water. Lunch, dinner & late night.

Italian restaurant making homemade pasta, sauces, desserts and more! Serving lunch and dinner Wed.–Sun. and brunch 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. on Sun. Brunch, lunch & dinner.

THE GRILLE AT BEAR CREEK

101 Doe Mountain Ln., Macungie, 610.641.7149, bcmountainresort.com

Features modern American cuisine, a full-service bar, scenic views and award-winning outdoor dining. Dinner & late night.

MCCOOLE’S AT THE HISTORIC RED LION INN $-$$$ 4 S. Main St., Quakertown, 215.538.1776, mccoolesredlioninn.com

Offering a dining room, martini lounge and bar in a beautifully restored inn from the 1700s. Monthly featured wines and brews from their own Red Lion Brewery. Also offering a complementary door-to-door and hotel shuttle service within a five-mile radius of the restaurant to bar and restaurant patrons, as well as private events at McCoole’s Arts & Events Place. Brunch, lunch & dinner.

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732 Hamilton St., Allentown, 610.351.7600, brudaddysbrewingcompany.com

Brewpub featuring food that’s as good as the beer and an authentic outdoor beer garden. Brunch, lunch, dinner & late night.

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Offering a sumptuous menu of contemporary Italian fare in its breathtaking 350-seat restaurant, with spacious and customizable rooms for private events. Lunch, dinner & late night.

NOTCH MODERN KITCHEN & BAR $$$

5036 Hamilton Blvd., 610.351.8222, notchmknb.com

Modern American with an Asian Twist. Lunch & dinner.

SAVORY GRILLE

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2934 Seisholtzville Rd., Macungie, 610.845.2010, savorygrille.com

A culinary gem housed in the historic Seisholtzville Hotel, Savory Grille takes gives back to a time when fine dining was an experience to be savored. Dinner.

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2934 Seisholtzville Rd. Macungie

MADELINE’S

1250 Turnstone Dr., Fogelsville, 484.277.2250, madelinesfogelsville.com

MELT

340 Old Rte. 22, Kutztown, 484.452.3633, folinoestate.com

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Come to eat, drink and have fun! Friendly, food-oriented sports bar with cold brews! Lunch, dinner & late night.

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Wed.-Sat. 4:30-10pm Sunday 1-8pm

HOPS AT THE PADDOCK 1945 W. Columbia St., Allentown, 610.437.3911, hopslehighvalley.com

Casual fine dining with a creative gourmet flair. Madeline’s, where friends gather. Brunch, lunch, dinner & late night.

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GLASBERN INN

2141 Packhouse Rd., Fogelsville, 610.285.2942, glasbern.com/dining.html

GIO ITALIAN GRILL

6465 Village Ln., Macungie, 610.966.9446, gioitaliangrill.com

Gio Italian Grill offers old world charm with a progressive twist. Centering around their woodstone open flame hearth, Gio uses only imported ingredients to produce mouth-watering flavors. Take-out and private parties available. Lunch & dinner.

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TOP CUT STEAKHOUSE

The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, 610.841.7100, topcutsteak.com

Classically inspired cocktails, exquisite wines and USDA prime steaks in a 1940s style rooftop atmosphere. Dinner & late night.

TORRE

The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, 610.841.9399, torrerestaurant.com

Classic Mexican cuisine with a modern twist in a fun, familyfriendly atmosphere. Enjoy Happy Hour gathered around the three-story tequila tower. Brunch, lunch, dinner & late night.

Northampton A CA MIA

4330 Lehigh Dr., Walnutport, 610.760.3207, acamiapa.com

Unique, homemade, Italian cuisine made with fresh flavorful ingredients; served in a family-friendly atmosphere. Lunch & dinner.

AMAN’S ARTISAN INDIAN CUISINE $$$ 336 Northampton St., Easton, 484.298.0400, amanseaston.com

Aman’s elevates Indian dining with an upscale ambiance and an award-winning menu to match. Lunch & dinner.

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AMERICAN LOBSTER

1420 Jacobsburg Rd., Wind Gap , 610.881.4031, american-lobster.com

The mission at American Lobster is to bring the best steaks and seafood to the area. Lunch & dinner.

BLUE GRILLHOUSE & EVENT CENTER $$$ 4431 Easton Ave., Bethlehem, 610.691.8400, bluegrillhouse.com

Sunday Brunch 10–3 Dinner 3–7 Mon.–Thurs. 11–9 Fri.–Sat. 11–10

From a party of four on the covered outdoor patio to a party of 400 in the newly renovated event center ballroom, blue delivers with prime steaks and seafood, a sprawling wine list and impeccable service. Brunch, lunch, dinner & late night.

BUDDY V’S RISTORANTE

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77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem, 877.726.3777, windcreekbethlehem.com

The menu offers twists on Italian-American favorites like Sunday Gravy and Steak Pizzaiola. Lunch & dinner.

BURGERS AND MORE BY EMERIL $$

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem, 877.726.3777, windcreekbethlehem.com

Chef Emeril Lagasse uses only the freshest and finest ingredients to create a mouth-watering burger customers will never forget. Lunch & dinner.

DIMAIO’S ITALIAN RISTORANTE $$ & PIZZERIA 27 Main St. Shoppes at Hellertown, 610.838.8004, dimaios.net

Family owned since 1985. Serving southern Italian Cuisine. Known for home-made bread, Chicken Francese, DiMaio’s Creamy Clam sauce and NY style pizza. Lunch & dinner.

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EDGE RESTAURANT 74 W. Broad St., Bethlehem, 610.814.0100, edgerestaurant.net

An all-scratch kitchen “combined with a fun, relaxed atmosphere, you get edge.” Lunch, dinner & late night.

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Indulge in a variety of irresistible dishes featuring tender steak cuts, mouth-watering prime rib and so much more. Dinner.

EMERIL’S FISH HOUSE

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77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem, 877.726.3777, windcreekbethlehem.com

Discover an exciting new menu featuring notable additions including Grilled Octopus, a raw bar and so much more. Dinner.

M c CARTHY’S RED STAG PUB $$$ 534 Main St., Bethlehem, 610.861.7631, redstagpub.com

Experience the flavor of the Irish and British Isles! Over 200 scotch/whiskies, homemade breads and baked goods and from-scratch cooking! Breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner & late night.

PRIME STEAK HOUSE

325 Stoke Park Rd., Bethlehem, 610.882.4070, primestkhouse.com

Serving Premium Black Angus steaks, fresh seafood, chicken and pasta. Extended wine list. Lunch & dinner.

STEELWORKS BUFFET & GRILL

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem, 610.419.5555, steelworksbuffetandgrill.com

Experience a variety of fresh culinary dishes from around the world at Steelworks Buffet & Grill. Featuring live action cooking and a fully stocked bar, guests will enjoy a variety of fresh international culinary dishes at the all-you-can-eat buffet or choose their favorites from the a la carte menu, including artisan pizza, a pasta station, fresh-carved meats and more. Breakfast, lunch & dinner.

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SURV RESTAURANT 1800 Sullivan Trl., Easton, 484.544.0624, surveaston.com

Dual-concept restaurant with a New American menu and wood-fired pizza. Dinner.

YIANNI’S TAVERNA

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3760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem , 610.410.9300, yiannistaverna.com

Authentic Greek restaurant specializing in the clean flavors of the Mediterranean and seafood. Brunch & dinner.

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The Rooftop at 306 S. New St., Bethlehem, 610.419.4320, zestbethlehem.com

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Spring Thyme EIGHT OAKS FARM DISTILLERY

Eight Oaks’ Spring Thyme cocktail is made with gin, passion fruit, thymeinfused syrup and pineapple, and served with a sugared rim and fresh thyme.

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Savor springtime at Eight Oaks Farm Distillery with their Spring Thyme cocktail. “It combines summer flavors like passion fruit and pineapple with our botanical American gin, keeping your taste buds thinking of warmer weather, perfectly balanced with the herbal flavor of thyme,” says Carly Butters Snyder, GM and co-founder. Butters Snyder works with Farm Distillery and Kitchen Manager Tessa Koss to brainstorm all of their cocktails, calling the creation process one of the most fun parts of the job. “We are always researching and trying out new flavor combinations and cocktails, always trying to keep the menu interesting but still inviting,” she says. “We sit down and rough-draft cocktail menus for the year based on what fruits, veggies and flavors are in season, as we try to get as many locally sourced ingredients as we can.” Eight Oaks has been serving the Spring Thyme cocktail for four years now, dubbing it an original of the Farm Distillery and Kitchen menu. And Butters Snyder says it pairs well with almost any dish due to its balance of fruit and herb. “Trè on the Farm keeps their menu ever-changing based on the season, so they’ll be rolling out some amazing and fresh flavors this spring,” she says. Springtime on the farm shouldn’t be missed. “The cocktail and food menus come to life with fresh ingredients, the sun invites you out into the yard again and the views turn from brown to green,” says Butters Snyder. And locals can continue to enjoy Eight Oaks’ cocktails and cocktail growlers to go, as the team doesn’t see an end to those offerings in sight. “They are so convenient for the customer and we really love having that versatility at the Farm Distillery and Kitchen.” 7189 Rte. 309, New Tripoli | 484.387.5287 eightoaksdistillery.com

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