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A milestone birthday is celebrated as a fundraiser for Paws for Patrick
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NEWS DYNAMIC DESIGN
From PG 1
was built for a different time, designed for a more formal way of living.” Architect Paul Konstant made the space more efficient with an open floor plan, anchored by a large kitchen open to the family room, breakfast room, and screened porch.
The architecture was designed to reflect the house’s vintage ... with a few fun upgrades, like a full-size basketball court in the basement. For the interiors, Natalie worked to achieve a balance between formal and family-friendly, making sure that all selections were conducive to an active lifestyle, while still responding to the original aesthetic.
“What we’re doing is so intimate,” says Natalie. “We’re creating spaces for people to live their lives in. So, while it’s our job to make it beautiful, it also has to function and work for their lifestyle.” The homeowners took Natalie to the Ralph Lauren showroom in Chicago, where they found inspiration in the store’s grasscloth wall coverings, sisal stair runner, signature plaids, roll arm sofas, oversized tufted
wing chairs, and brass nailhead trim. While many of these aspects were incorporated in the design, “It was really the warmth and coziness in such a traditional setting that they were responding to,” says Natalie. In achieving this, she upholstered traditional silhouettes in textured indoor-outdoor fabrics that mirrored the look and feel of real wools and linens. In the kitchen, the warm tones of the red brick fireplace are what led to the selection of the ebony island and mahogany counterContinued on PG 8
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top. “It’s that play of texture, material, and color that really bring the space to life,” she adds. In the master, a custom-designed four poster bed sits in front of bookshelves that allow the owners, who she describes as “avid readers,” easy access for a nighttime read. The array of books also enhances the room’s otherwise calming palette, which has Benjamin Moore’s Blue Lace paint on its walls and Konstant White molding (the same throughout the entire home). Natalie designed the master bedside tables, set in front of windows, to have two lower drawers and a shelf to ensure they wouldn’t block the room’s light, or what she calls “the best accessory.” “My dad has always designed every aspect of a house himself,” she notes. “So when a room calls for a particular design, like the master nightstands, I love to create a oneof-a-kind piece.” While custom design is beneficial when
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it comes to the function and personalization of a space, Natalie notes the importance of incorporating the old with the new. “There is such a thing as ‘too perfect.’ It can make a space feel sterile,” she explains. For this project, she sourced a vintage fire truck wheel from an Evanston antique store, which hangs above the family room sofa, and a game table from Maze Home in Winnetka. “It’s the character of those pieces that really bring the room to life,” she adds. Another essential to finishing a space, “the owner’s personal items,” says Natalie. Never over accessorizing, she leaves space for the client to add their own personal touches and room for them to grow in to. “That’s what really turns a house into a home,” she notes. In this case, that meant hanging a large Richard Misrach photograph, which the client purchased at a gallery during a trip to New York, above the living room sofa. Natalie then complemented the piece with a George Constant—yes,
Family Room
her great uncle—which hangs above the fireplace. Ultimately, Natalie helped the family build a home that will stand the test of time,
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THE SOCIAL LIFE
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Molly Sarver said "yes" to her close friends, Fronzie and Steve Roemer, when they founded Paws for Patrick in September 2020 in memory of their son Patrick—also joining the organization’s Board of Directors. Based in Lake Forest, the nonprofit's mission is to connect young people with emotional support animals (ESAs) and therapy dogs to aid them as they live with mental illness. As Sarver celebrated her milestone birthday in May during National Mental Health Awareness Month, she threw a fiesta with her
favorite people, food, and drinks—tacos and tequila—for her favorite cause. Working with her friends Dawn Burns (Social Settings) and Mary Hess (Trend Event Rentals), the trio devised a plan to transform Sarver’s backyard into Puerto Vallarta for the day. Add in some extra styling from Ellie Nottoli (elliestyled) and it was a true fiesta! In lieu of gifts, Sarver asked her guests to support Paws for Patrick and its new donor program, Patrick’s Patrons. Funds raised allow the organization to give the love of animals to the people who need it most. pawsforpatrick.org
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CLASSIC APPLE PIE BY MONICA KASS ROGERS THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
Good recipes are like friends. They come; they go. Some, you may not see for a long while, so that when reconnected, it's with a flood of happy. Some you may take for granted. Others, you wish you could see more of. Thinking of this, I realized that in all the years I’ve written about vintage recipes, I’ve never done a post about apple pie. Iconic, American, just apple, pie. It seemed about time. I do have a favorite. I’ve tweaked it over the years to make my own. It’s originally credited to a 1940s grandmother in a community cookbook. I don’t know her name, but sure would like to thank her. This pie is pure and perfect. It does take some time to make a good pie. So, settle in. Put good music on while you peel, core, and slice the apples. Immerse in the sensory, breaking the little bits of butter into the flour with your fingertips, rolling out the dough. And read that good book or write that letter to the friend you miss the most, while the pie bakes.
INGREDIENTS FOR THE FILLING: • 8 large Granny Smith apples • Juice of ½ washed, fresh lemon
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• ½ cup pure cane sugar • ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar • 2 ½ Tbsp all-purpose flour • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon • ½ of a nutmeg, finely grated to make ½ tsp • 1 tsp salt • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into small pieces FOR THE CRUST: • 1, 9-inch deep-dish pie dish • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, sifted • 2 tsp. pure cane sugar • ¼ tsp salt • 1 cup (two sticks) ice cold butter • 3 Tbsp ice-cold half-and-half OR cream or a little more as needed) • 1 egg mixed with 1 tsp water for egg wash • 1 Tbsp sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon for sprinkling on crust
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METHOD MAKE CRUST: In a large shallow bowl, sift the flour with salt and sugar. Cut the two sticks of butter into tiny pieces and scatter over the flour. Using two knives, one in each hand, pull knives in a motion from the center out to cut the butter into the flour. Then, with cool fingertips, toss and break up each of the remaining larger bits into the flour until it resembles damp sand. Pour in the half and half a little bit at a time and stir with a fork until the dough begins to gather up. Don’t add too much liquid, it’s OK if it’s not all one mass. Cover your clean work surface with two sheets of overlapping plastic wrap to make a large square. Scrape the pie dough onto the center of the plastic. Pull the ends of plastic up around the dough and squeeze and knead through the plastic to form a nice ball of dough. Cut ball of dough into two pieces. Cover work surface with another two overlapping pieces of plastic wrap. Place one of the dough balls on
the center. Flatten with your hands to make a ½ inch-tall disk. Cover with two more pieces of plastic wrap. Gently pat out dough through the plastic and then roll out dough to make a large circle. Place plastic wrapped circle on a pizza pan and place in refrigerator. Repeat the process with the other piece of dough; stack second plastic wrapped circle over dough over the first in the fridge. Allow dough to chill while you slice the apples. MAKE FILLING: Wash and core apples. Cut each apple into quarters. Using a mandolin slicer (and great caution, as mandolins are very sharp!) or a sharp knife, thinly slice each quarter of the apple into a large bowl. Squeeze the lemon juice over all. In a small bowl, combine the sugars, flour, cinnamon, and grated nutmeg. Pour this over the apples and toss to mix well. Set aside to rest. ASSEMBLE PIE: Preheat oven to 375. Remove one of the plastic-wrapped pie crust circles from fridge. Roll out a bit to ensure the circle is
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one inch larger than the circumference of your pie dish. Remove plastic from one side of the crust. Flip crust over pie plate and ease into the plate, removing the remaining plastic. Gently nudge crust into the plate, pressing down to make sure there are no air pockets, leaving the excess dough around the circle extending over the edge of the dish. Fill crust with the apples, mounding at the center. Dot with the tiny pieces of butter. Remove second pie crust from fridge and remove plastic from one side, flip to place over the pie, remove remaining plastic sheet. Gently fold and tuck the top crust dough edges over the bottom crust, tucking and folding all the way around the pie. Crimp dough edges with thumb and forefinger, all the way around the edge to create an attractive fluted edge. Brush pie with egg wash. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Cut air vent slits in the top center of the pie. Bake at 375 for 50 minutes to 1 hour until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling. Remove pie from oven to a cooling rack. Allow to rest for ½ hour before serving. THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
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There’s Pat Fitzgerald, the former Northwestern University linebacker and current NU football coach, and there’s Patrick Fitzgerald, the creator and a co-owner of the online grocery delivery service Fresh Midwest. One develops well-fed young men and watches them move and tackle other well-fed young men on Saturdays. The other delivers fresh food, typically reserved for high-quality eateries, to doorsteps at the homes of men and women, young and old, way more than one day per week. One helped a team of Wildcats reached the Rose Bowl. The other cuts out the middleman to connect customers directly with local farms, fishmongers, butchers, and savory fare—via meal kits—from a slew of acclaimed area restaurants, including Prairie Grass Café, Wildfire, and … Big Bowl. Patrick Fitzgerald, the “Fitz” without Big Ten foes on his mind, launched Fresh Midwest last October. Its mission: “Better Food for Everyday.” “We thought there would be a demand for what we provide, especially with Peapod no longer around and the number of people choosing to eat at home during the pandemic,” says the 53-year-old Patrick Fitzgerald, a New Trier Township High School graduate and a Highland Park resident for about a year. “People were looking, and continue to look, for fresh, healthy local food. They don’t want to feel guilty about what they’re eating, and we’re helping them spend less time in the kitchen by making mealtime easier.” Patrick’s father, the late James Fitzgerald, ran Finer Foods for decades, beginning in the late 1950s. Based in Chicago’s South Water Market on the Lower West Side, the produce purveyor saw to it that clients like the Ritz-Carlton and Hyatt and Hilton hotels received only the best, freshest fruits and vegetables. With Fresh Midwest, James’ son has adhered to the same approach, only this time the kitchens are spaces that are shared by mothers and fathers and their children, not head chefs and sous-chefs. “Back then,” Fitzgerald says, “there were no large distribution companies. It was a relationship-based industry. It still is, to me. My relationships
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with farmers and restaurants are critical. We’re partnering with Garwood Orchards (La Porte, Indiana) and Mick Klug Farm (Saint Joseph, Michigan) and other farms. Access to nourishing, flavorful produce is important to us. “Why shouldn’t consumers at home enjoy the type of fresh
Why shouldn’t consumers at home enjoy the type of fresh food that they enjoy in their favorite restaurants?
food that they enjoy in their favorite restaurants?” Fitzgerald, a twin with seven brothers and sisters, and his family moved from Chicago to Winnetka when he was 8. Dad would wake up at 4 a.m. six days a week, drive to work in Chicago, and head home between 4-5 p.m. Precious cargo, at times, during the commutes? Patrick. “When I was 10, I’d run around where my dad worked and jump onto every box,” Fitzgerald recalls, adding he eventually assumed more serious responsibilities, such as filling orders, cleaning produce, loading trucks, and serving as a dock supervisor, and established sturdy ties with fresh food leaders and innovators through the family-owned, Chicago-based Midwest Foods. “My dad was a little bit of a character. He was an IrishItalian man. He worked hard. He stood out. I
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went to two movies with him in my life. Only two. They were Star Wars and Murder by Death. No football games, no basketball games, no baseball games. “My mom ( Jill) took me to Cubs games.” Two of Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald’s sons played football in high school. Patrick did not, opting to gain income instead of rushing yardage on Saturdays by working in the family produce business. History classes at New Trier fascinated him, especially the years leading up to, and during, the American Revolution. “I like beginnings,” Fitzgerald says. “I like looking back. I loved history. I found it interesting, what many people in America did and endured to create our union. They had visions.” Fitzgerald enrolled at Loyola University in Chicago and nearly earned a degree in business marketing. He was a student at the Jesuit Catholic school for three-and-a-half years. He has two grown children, Paige and Connor. Paige lives in Boston; Connor in New York. In Philadelphia, a little more than four years ago, a museum opened. Fitzgerald visited it earlier this year. It’s his kind of museum. It’s none other than the Museum of the American Revolution. Fitzgerald flew to the City of Brotherly Love in the morning and returned to Chicago that night. “It was like entering a church,” Fitzgerald says. “I enjoyed seeing the George Washington stuff. It had all these wonderful exhibits, some for kids. In a way it also was like going to a farm and being able to touch a vegetable. It’s one thing to see a green pepper, for example. It’s entirely different to see that same green pepper up close and touch it. “That day in Philadelphia, what a great experience that was for me.” Creating Fresh Midwest experiences for others continues to ignite Fitzgerald, whose passion for his line of work could be described as inferno-esque. Fresh Midwest has been focused, since Day One, on bringing the best of fresh to those who savor the flavors of the heartland. Its produce delivery includes local, organic, and pre-cut options. Quick, delicious meals. Fresh-prepared salads. Sandwiches. Convenient, fresh snacks. Fresh Midwest delivers all of the above. Plus its chef-inspired meal kits and exclusive meats and premium seafood provide dinner solutions. “We’re all about local,” Fitzgerald says. “All about helping local farmers, local restaurants. And we want people to know that their healthy meals can start with us.” Visit freshmidwest.com for more information. Questions? Call Customer Care at 1-800-9637125. THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
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