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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

PRESIDENT

Dear Readers,

Matthew J. McLaughlin

MANAGING EDITOR Amy Hines

EDITOR Cézanne Colvin

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Scott Westgate

ART DIRECTOR Keith Brinker

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Melissa Lascala

WEB DESIGNER Ashley Reinhard

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SALES REPRESENTATIVES Beth DeFrancisco Jill McDonald Dee Stewart

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Kelly Alderfer Kelly Cerimele Andy Cook Bryan Hay Frederick Jerant Cathy Kiley Liz Reph Kathryn M. VanDruff

COVER ILLUSTRATION

The past several years have been quite a ride. I’ve listened to you, laughed with you, and sometimes even cried with you. Through my letters, I’ve tried to give you a glimpse into my world as an editor, mom, and very proud lifelong Lehigh Valley resident—and through your phone calls, e-mails, and hand-written notes, you’ve showed me that nowhere is there greater spirit and love than right here in the Lehigh Valley.

My time as your editor was exhilarating, educational, and even humbling. There were certainly more ups than there were downs, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. But now, it is time to turn the reigns over to Lehigh Valley Marketplace’s new editor, Cézanne Colvin.

You may recognize her from her work as a contributing writer, and now we are lucky to have her on our team. She has a passion and zest for all things Lehigh Valley. Cézanne’s stories in Marketplace and profiles in Good Taste give you a great glimpse into her flair and talent.

I’m looking forward to taking on a new role here at Meris, but I’m also bummed to have to say goodbye as your editor. I want you to know how grateful I am to each and every one of you. Without you, all of our work here at Marketplace and Good Taste is pointless. We do what we do in order to inform you, entertain you, or give you a look into something you’ve never seen. But, really, what we do doesn’t matter if you don’t open the magazine and read it. So thank you for reading and making my job so fulfilling.

As I leave my role as your editor, I am richer in friendship, in spirit, and in belief that the Lehigh Valley truly is the best place to live.

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Departments

BE WELL

HomeBody Challenge 26

BECAUSE YOU LIVE HERE

Roadside America 32

LOCAL COLOR

John Consalvo 36

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Peaceable Kingdom Animal Shelter & Clinic 44

HOT TICKET

Steep in Style/Refine Your Grind 66

GOOD TASTE

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PRIDE OF PLACE

Buss Paint & Wallpaper 76

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Local Speakeasies

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HomeBody CH AL L E NG E

WRITTEN BY CÉZANNE COLVIN

Ten pounds. Thirty pounds. A new backyard patio. More kitchen counter space. Time, money, and energy. These are the things standing between you and your ideal body, between you and your ideal house—perhaps between you and your ideal life.

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5 Fit Tips from Coach Joe

1. Keep a positive mindset.

Distance yourself from negative people and information.

2. Get a good night’s sleep.

The best recovery from your exercise takes place in the deepest stage of sleep. Things like drinking alcohol before bed harms deep, restorative sleep.

3. Manage stress daily.

Stress takes a huge toll on your overall well-being. A smart exercise plan can be cathartic and will naturally help you de-stress.

4. Follow a portion controlled nutrition plan.

Set yourself up for success by preparing your meals and snacks in advance so you won’t be tempted by unhealthy choices. At every meal, pile vegetables high on your plate and add a lean protein.

5. Train with purpose.

In our coaching program, we lift weights and sprint after a dynamic warmup. Our system is based on the fundamental principles of progression (each workout builds on the next) and overload (challenging your muscles while keeping perfect form).

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HomeBody Certified strength and conditioning specialist Joe Arangio—“Coach Joe” as he's known in the gym—and his wife Sharon, a health coach, have spent their careers battling “homebody” culture by teaching their clients how to get and stay active and healthy. Now, they’re redefining what it means to be a homebody entirely with their new reality show, HomeBody Challenge. The transformational show grants Lehigh Valley residents the opportunity to give their homes and their bodies a makeover with help from home renovation professionals and time in the gym with the Arangios.

We sat down with the fit couple to get the scoop on HomeBody Challenge.

Tell us a little bit about yourselves.

We own WorkoutEngine Allentown, a private gym where we work with clients to help them lose body fat and build muscle. We work with fewer than 100 clients at a time so that we can provide adequate individual attention to each of them as we help them reach their goals. Fitness isn’t just our livelihood—it’s also our lives. Everything we preach to our clients, we also practice.

What exactly is HomeBody Challenge?

It’s a fun reality show that takes our passion for health and fitness one step further. It combines two popular formats: home renovation and body transformation. In addition to just home improvement, we also help the show’s participants change their bodies and implement healthy habits to carry with them for the rest of their lives.

Success is about sustainability and longevity—you have to be able to follow your nutrition, training, and recovery plan for the next 20 to 60 years. There are some aggressive and popular body makeover television shows that offer dramatic results, but the participants are exercising for 6 hours a day, 7 days a week, and they’re on extreme diets. They can’t keep that up forever, which is why when you see an interview with them a year later, they’ve returned to their former selves.

What’s the link between your health and your home?

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HomeBody pantry and counter space, as well as updated appliances, but other parts of the home also play a huge role in your health. Having a healthy space to recover from your workout and the stressful demands of day-to-day life is incredibly important and often forgotten. If you live in an environment that encourages healthy choices, it’s easier to make decisions that will result in your success.

There’s also financial health to consider. Surveys repeatedly show that money is a leading cause of stress. Some renovations that we do, such as adding solar panels to offset expensive air conditioning units or using window film on windows to boost energy efficiency, help save people money.

What inspired the show?

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America has a huge obesity problem. More than 35 percent of adults are obese, and another third or so of Americans are overweight. Prevention is the best solution, and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to bring an entertaining and educational show to our community that offers actionable solutions to fight the obesity epidemic.

How do people get on the show?

Success is about sustainability and longevity—you have to be able to follow your plan for the next 20 to 60 years.

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Any Lehigh Valley resident who has at least 10 pounds of body fat to shed can apply to be on the show to win home upgrades and training with us. We’re looking for people who are committed to changing their lives.

What’s the biggest mistake most people make when they decide to get healthy?

They don’t set a clear goal with a realistic deadline. Rather than saying “I want to get in shape” or “I want to feel better,” it’s important to focus on something that you can objectively monitor.

Decide to lose a certain amount of body fat, run a certain distance, or lift a certain amount of weight by an achievable date—don’t set yourself up for failure by wanting to lose 10 pounds

by Friday. Then track your progress accordingly. Setting short-term goals is great, but you also have to implement a long-term strategy. The reason why fad diets sell—and fail—is because they offer the hope of a quick fix to a systematic problem. The best plan is one that you can stick to.

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What’s one small thing everyone can do today to improve their health and their diet?

Drink more water! Everyone should be drinking half of their bodyweight in ounces. A lot of times, hunger is just thirst in disguise.

How effective is WorkoutEngine Allentown’s training? We put our graphic designer Melissa through the exercise portion of the HomeBody Challenge to find out.

For the past two weeks, she has been starting her morning at 6 a.m. to exercise with Coach Joe as well as following the Arangios’ healthy meal plan. Flip to the next page to read about her experience.

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I feel uncomfortable in my own skin. I knew I needed to make some kind of change when my pants started feeling too tight and my winter coat got harder to button up. I don’t own a scale, but I found out at the gym that I had gained 10 pounds in the past year.

I didn’t want to find out where staying on that path led.

What kind of exercise were you doing before?

I walked my dogs twice a day, and I’d get to the gym three or four times a month to do cardio for 45 minutes.

What are your workouts like now?

They’re a lot more efficient and effective. We do circuits, which keeps my heart rate up and also keeps me from getting bored. Forty-five minutes of exercise four times a week is only three hours total every week, which is totally doable—I used to spend three hours a day watching television.

Have you seen any changes after two weeks?

I lost six pounds, and I already feel stronger. I feel like my posture has improved from lifting weights.

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Local Speakeasies WRITTEN BY FREDERICK JERANT

The years 1920-1933 spanned a peculiar time in American history. Thanks to the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, the production, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was strictly prohibited.

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Speakeasies Of course, that didn’t mean people couldn’t get their hands on alcohol.

Wealthy people stockpiled it before the 18th Amendment was ratified.

“Bathtub gin” and other homemade potables sated the public’s thirst.

Liquor was commonly smuggled into the country, and gangsters such as Al Capone made fortunes from the practice. And, if you knew a guy who knew a guy, you could probably find a “speakeasy”: a secret club where liquor was dispensed illegally. Sometimes just cramped rooms, they operated below the radar and were actually quite profitable.

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The decor is eclectic, to say the least: mismatched furniture, quaintly varied cocktail glasses, and shelves crammed with old books (some of which are used for discreet menu presentation).

Odd pieces of old crystal mingle with the candles and oil lamps that replace the usual electrical overhead lights.

The Bookstore offers small plates like Oysters Rockefeller, Octopus Panzanella Salad, and Duck Confit Salad Sandwiches; the large plate menu spans everything from beef to vegetarian dishes. In the mood for something lighter? Perhaps Black Truffle Fries, Chickpea Popcorn, or a serving of the popular “Amy’s House Made Pickles” will strike your fancy.

The club’s cocktail menu is unusual as well. Many drinks are pleasantly tweaked versions of old favorites: the classic Manhattan morphs into the “Upper Manhattan”—a mix of bourbon, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, sweet vermouth, orange bitters, plus an orange twist and a brandied cherry.

Others are completely new creations, such as “Death in a Bookstore,” concocted from Old Tom gin, Tito’s Vodka, absinthe verte, lemon juice, Angostura bitters, and Prosecco.

They’re crafted by the Bookstore’s trio of bartenders, three professionals that have raised mixology to an art form.

Lead bartender Neil Heimsoth is the go-to guy for finalizing measurements and flavor profiles as well as balancing the proportions of ingredients.

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tails made from various whiskies and gin, and then play with them, using his expertise to improve on the originals.

Fellow bartender Ryan Snyder’s forte is fun and fruity drinks, such as rumbased “tiki” cocktails, while Gabriel Manansala is the high-energy personality behind the bar.

The Prohibition vibe gets even stronger, thanks to rotating groups of musicians that perform several nights a week. Some play authentic jazz from the ’20s and ’30s with traditional instruments like trumpet, tuba, and accordion. Others perform current music, but with throwback arrangements and styles, à la Postmodern Jukebox.

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That’s more or less what gave me the idea for a Prohibition theme.”

(Ironically, neighborhood construction issues have prevented using the back entrance so far.)

Stroll through the long narrow restaurant of Roar, make your way past the open kitchen, and you’ll find a little back room called Hush.

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You’ll find plenty of old-fashioned cocktails on the menu. Saylor sent his bartenders on a research mission to learn what drinks were popular during the ’20s and ’30s, “and they came up with a long list of ingredients and recipes—stuff I’d never heard of, even after 50 years in this business," he says.

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Wentz and his crew are like alchemists—they mix a few drops of this and a splash of that with various liquors and exotic spirits (Frenet Branca, Chartreuse, a variety of absinthes, house made bitters), along with accoutrements such as fresh basil, mint, thyme, egg whites, and cucumbers. (Of course, the less adventurous can always order a Bee’s Knees, made from gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey, or Hush’s variations on the Old-Fashioned, Manhattan, and other classic tipples.)

Food choices emphasize appetizers— flatbreads, pierogies, and spring rolls—but entrées from Roar’s menu are also available.

Wentz said the club mixes old-school ambience (bartenders wear suspenders, ties and long bar aprons) with the 21st century. That’s evidenced by the diverse styles of music Hush offers—guitarists, reggae, and even a ’90s-hits DJ. Although he believes the speakeasy trend has peaked, Wentz is confident that its influence will remain. “The style of cocktail production and the drinks themselves and their recipes are here to stay for a good long time.

They’ve become part of America’s cocktail lexicon,” he says.

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The Hava Java coffee shop on North 19th Street in Allentown has a secret beneath its floorboards— the remains of an authentic Prohibition-era speakeasy!

Ron Devlin, a former Morning Call reporter, knew the shop’s founder Harriet Crouthamel. She took him to a hidden space in the basement, where he found a bar built from glass blocks, a handful of tables for patrons’ use, and some smaller alcoves near the bar.

According to Devlin, the club’s entrance was located in the alley directly behind the building.

Adding to the mystique is a story that Devlin has heard, but was unable to confirm—so let’s call it a “neighborhood legend.” It’s said that, many years ago, that stretch of 19th Street had been torn up to permit underground work. The street crew reportedly found the remains of a tunnel that stretched from the hooch hut into the basement of the 19th Street Theater.

If true, it would have been a perfect escape route during a raid—hustle through the tunnel, and then casually stroll out of the theater (“Whatever do you mean, officer? We were just enjoying the moving picture show!”)

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When you go to Roadside America, you’ll be transported back to a kinder, simpler time.

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Displays bring these to life through meticulous installations, all of which were part of the creative vision of the founder, Laurence Gieringer.

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from generation to generation. Even to this day, with competition from a multitude of places, thousands of people visit every year and are wowed by the amazing landscapes that include many local landmarks.

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One of the remarkable aspects of Roadside America is that is truly preserves the vision of its creator. While Hilbert said they get offers of train displays and other Americana-related items, they really don’t change anything. That’s because the installations are all original per the initial design.

All of Laurence’s work, dating back to the turn of the 20th century, enables Roadside America to be a time capsule, more than anything else.“In many ways, it’s like stepping back in time,” he says. “The only updates that we do are because of necessity.

Electrical upgrades, for example, are done for safety reasons, and we’ve had to update some of the trains due to parts availability.”

That doesn’t mean Roadside America doesn’t connect with the present day.

Bethlehem native Daniel Roebuck, best known for his television roles in “Matlock” and “Lost” as well as the

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Roebuck is filming parts of the movie in the Lehigh Valley and remembered Roadside America because his character in the film is a train lover. Last December, a scene for the movie was shot on location.

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Many of us believe that our soul will continue to exist long after our earthly body perishes—that it will have a future that extends beyond our death.

But what if our soul also had a past? What if, prior to our birth, our soul already had a “life” in which it was free to make choices and decisions that directly impact our current selves? This is the fascinating, thought-provoking question that Bethlehem based author John Consalvo explores in his fantasy book series Earth & Evermore.

“Do you ever wonder how it is that you can meet someone, and after 5 minutes, feel like you’ve known them forever?” Consalvo says. Earth & Evermore explores that very concept. Fantasy might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but Earth & Evermore transcends genres. “It's more than just fantasy. It deals with spirituality, theology, mythology, true love, psychology, and the power we all have in our choices. At the end of the day, many of our favorite bedtime stories and fairy tales are beholden to such elements,” he says.

The inspiration for this soul-searching journey came several years ago, when Consalvo was confronted with the death of his grandparents.

As he struggled to cope with his grief, he found himself at a crossroad. “I was looking at what the purpose in life was,” Consalvo says. “And I said to myself, ‘It’s not like I had a choice to be born.’ But when I said that, I felt a small voice within my heart say, ‘Are you sure?’”

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That small voice sparked a revelation. Immediately, Consalvo was flooded with thoughts that changed the way he viewed not only his own life, but all life in the universe. “I began to ask myself, ‘What causes déjà vu? What if life is much bigger than we think?’” Consalvo explains. “I started to think that maybe we’ve been around for a long time and maybe we make choices to go through this. And so I built on those thoughts.”

Consalvo’s work resulted in the book Earth & Evermore: The Lighted Blade, which he began in 2012. The first volume in a planned seven part series, The Lighted Blade introduces readers to a fantastic universe known as the “Galaxy of Souls.”

Comprised of ten great worlds, it is inhabited by thousand-year-old human souls, enchanted owls, beautiful seraphs, and other magical beings.

Following the story of three souls named Jovan, Bethany, and Queen Amana, the book takes readers on an emotional journey to discover how the choices we make are important not only to our future, but to the future of the entire cosmos.

Through richly detailed imagery, Consalvo paints a vivid picture of life in the universe and the ways in which it is interconnected. His descriptions of the different planets—like Gardenia, which is known for its beautiful, rich flora, or Fricto, which is characterized by vast, sparkling ice caverns—help readers easily visualize the reality he has created.

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Consalvo’s skill in crafting this imaginary reality comes in part from his career as a musician and songwriter. Having spent several decades writing original material, he is no stranger to the creative process.

“There is definitely an influence,” he admits. “My first album, called ‘Choose This Day,’ is comprised of thirteen songs. If you were to listen to it cover to cover, you’d find a common thread. So I’ve always loved the idea of story albums or concept albums.”

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To help build the Earth & Evermore brand, Consalvo plans to draw heavily on his musical talents by creating an epic, full-length soundtrack for the book. This album will include a main theme and approximately thirteen additional songs that will each be based upon a specific chapter. The idea is to capture the book’s atmosphere, moods, and emotions in music. “I try to see how each specific chapter feels to me,” Consalvo explains. “But with art it’s also in the eye of the beholder.

So the listener can see for themselves however they want to see it.” After writing the songs on his guitar, Con-

salvo works with an arranger, Victoria Beits, to create a final orchestral version. These tracks will be available on the book’s website and social media along with original artwork.

By creating music and artwork to support the book series, Consalvo hopes to develop Earth & Evermore into a fantasy brand that is different from anything currently on the market. “I want to pique people’s curiosity, and also have people identify with it,” he says. “Music is a big part of that because we always remember what we hear musically.”

This novel follows the journey that souls take before birth on earth, and how the choices they make will frame who they ultimately become.

Currently, Consalvo is writing the second book in the series. Tentatively entitled Courting Dreams, it picks up on the more intricate details of soul mates and the potential for destiny.

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Peaceable Kingdom AN I M AL S H E LT E R & CL I N IC WRITTEN BY BRYAN HAY

It’s after hours at the Peaceable Kingdom Animal Shelter and Clinic as Kathy Tomecek quietly approaches and opens the door to the cat room.

“I’m waking you all up. I’m sorry,” she announces as the light reveals a room full of yawning, stretching calicos, tabbies, and other felines of every shape and size, each holding court and regally staring down from their perches or curled contently in some fluffy bedding.

“Aren’t they beautiful?” says Tomecek, who chairs the board of the nonprofit, all-volunteer, no-kill shelter. “The cats are free roaming, and you have a sense of their contentment whenever you come in here.”

After another visit through the dog and rabbit rooms with Tomocek, past a commercial-sized washer and dryer filled with towels and linens for bedding and bins stocked with pet food and chew toys, it becomes apparent that the unassuming, spotless cinder block building at 1049 MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township is more than a way station for pets whose lives have been disrupted.

Last year, Peaceable Kingdom placed 423 kittens, 90 cats, 150 dogs, and 40 rabbits with adoptive families.

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“It’s a loving, temporary home while we work to ďŹ nd new homes and new lives for pets left by owners who could no longer care for them or, sadly, by people who discard unwanted animals at the shelter’s door—some were found in boxes sealed with duct tape or tied to the door,â€? Tomecek says.

Peaceable Kingdom has been taking in and caring for stray pets since 1998.

Last year, it placed 423 kittens, 90 cats, 150 dogs, and 40 rabbits with adoptive families across the Lehigh Valley. Since January 2016, its on-site veterinary clinic, in operation for more than 10 years, has performed low-cost spay and neutering services on 114 rabbits, 394 dogs, and 1,252 cats.

Peaceable Kingdom began in 1998 as a network of volunteers who offered their homes to provide foster care for abandoned and stray cats and kittens until permanent homes could be found. Expansion of services started in 2002, when an opportunity presented itself to rent a small building in Whitehall Township.

Then in 2004, another opportunity arose to lease the upper oor at the former Zimmerman’s Market on MacArthur Road, and the shelter opened its ďŹ rst permanent home. In 2012, the building’s owners, Becky Krisko and her mother Mary Hilbert, both supporters of Peaceable Kingdom, listed the property for sale and gave the shelter ďŹ rst option to purchase it. “We were growing and had to buy it or leave—there was nowhere else to go,â€?

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“It’s insane here on a Saturday. We open to the public at 10 and the staff shows off the dogs, cats, and bunnies,” Tomecek says. “Peaceable Kingdom volunteers staff kitten adoptions at the PetSmart store on MacArthur Road, which donates $10 to us for each adoption.”

Peaceable Kingdom accepts donations of food, bedding, pet toys— “almost anything that we can use,” she says. Nothing goes to waste: any surplus food is donated to the Animal Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley.

Tomecek says it takes $30,000 a month, not including food and supplies, to operate Peaceable Kingdom.

The shelter has a list of goals that include renovating the interior and moving the clinic to a separate part of the building to avoid the inevitable barking when someone brings an ailing pet in for care.

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It’s the many success stories that provide the motivation and inspiration for those who support Peaceable Kingdom.

Angela Passamonte and her husband, Nick Koch, had been discussing getting a dog and decided to visit area shelters just to get more information about the process. A post about available Chow Chow puppies, led them to Peaceable Kingdom, where an adoption volunteer helped the Upper Macungie Township couple take a close look at their lifestyles and offered advice that Chow Chows may not be the best breed for ďŹ rst-time dog owners. “We appreciated her expertise in adoptions, and we took her advice,â€?

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The couple learned that the dog, while friendly, needed to be the only one in the home and had health issues. “The Peaceable Kingdom team was raising funds for her care, and the clinic staff performed her mammary tumor surgery,â€? Passamonte recalls. “We met in a socialization area and just fell in love with Clover, and the application process was easy. We ďŹ lled out the paperwork and were contacted, as were our references, within the week.

They made it easy to arrange a pickup and have her foster family bring her to the shelter for us.�

Clover came with instructions and tips from her foster family, which smoothed the way for her transition into her new home. “Peaceable Kingdom’s dog team also reached out to us after some time to make sure we were doing okay and to offer any help if we needed it,” Passamonte says.

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Passamonte’s experience with Peaceable Kingdom was so positive that she is now a volunteer. “I hope to show people that every pet in the shelter, regardless of age, deserves a loving home,” she says.

Successful adoptions require hard work that never ends, Tomecek says, who began her relationship with Peaceable Kingdom in 2000 by providing foster care for cats and kittens.

“When we find homes, there’s always another animal arriving here in desperate need,” she says. “But the reward comes when we take homeless and abandoned animals and make them whole again. We heal wounded bodies and hearts. We love them and teach them to love and trust again, and we find them new people to love them in return.”

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The Lehigh Valley local was wellprepared to star on Chopped, thanks to her culinary skills. While she loves tacos, bacon, dates, cheese, and ice cream, she especially enjoys making complicated dishes—things like pan caramels, custards, French meringues, marshmallows, and sauces—because it’s “almost like a puzzle.”

“I love playing with spices,” she says.

“We can't just have a spice rack in our home. We have a spice cabinet. I also love using acids like citrus or vinegars to deglaze pans. It still seems like magic when the pan goo becomes a yummy sauce.”

Once the surreal experience of being able to star on her favorite show was in motion, it was only a matter of time until the filming. While Chopped didn’t ask for anything in advance, Gullo decided to do some preparation of her own. Her husband brought home mystery baskets at random and timed her in the kitchen as she prepared different kinds of food. She also hosted an open house one week before taping where her friends could bring baskets, giving her a round and judging her creations. That day she prepared eight rounds of food!

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For preliminary details, the film crew met at Gullo’s home from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. to gather background footage for the program. When the day of the show arrived, the contestants headed to Chopped’s studio, the Chelsea Market in New York City—the very same space that has seen the likes of Emeril and Iron Chef America. Gullo arrived that day at 4:30 a.m. for filming and didn’t leave until 10 p.m.

“The set was all decorated, so there was an extra challenge of avoiding the decorations,” Gullo says. “The coolest part of the Halloween angle, other than costumes, was probably the lighting they used for lightning. They had three kinds of lightning lamps!”

During the show, Gullo dazzled the judges with her appetizer, a Zombie Hand Face-Melting Taco. For the entrée, she creatively presented a pork loin seasoned with coffee and cocoa.

Gullo made it through the round neck and neck with drag queen Schwa De Vivre, with both hearing from the judges that they’d had a little trouble keeping the pork from drying out.

Still, they were happy to move on to the next and final round.

The judging portion between each round typically took the judges about 15 minutes. For the final round as the two remaining contestants waited, nearly an hour and a half passed before they learned of their fates.

Gullo ended up coming in a very close second place when her Goat Cheese Spider Ice Cream got “chopped” due to the horned melon’s flavor getting lost in the dish. Gullo cited the horned melon as the most challenging aspect of the day.

“It had almost no flavor and was full

of seeds,” Gullo explains. “It was more like a cucumber filled with watered down honey.

I tried to use it as a sweetener, but it wasn't strong enough. Other challenges were my height (I had to keep moving the one step stool they had everywhere), forgetting to double check my cooking temps the morning of the show, and my contacts, which were starting to dry out by the dessert round.”

Despite those challenges, though, she put up a valiant fight and got to live out something that, for most people, is something only from their wildest dreams.

“At one point in the judging, Scott said that I could cook for him anytime,” Gullo says. “It was such a flattering compliment. If Scott judged the show alone, I'd be $10,000 richer!”

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Let me just say two things: I am not a pedantic grammarian, nor am I infallible.

In fact, people who correct other people’s grammar in casual conversation are more of a personal pet peeve than people who can’t remember the difference between “your” and “you’re.” There is no reason for everything to read and sound like a terms of use agreement. I believe in liberally exercising your poetic license—as well as considering both your audience and the evolution of language—when writing and speaking. Let your freak flag fly and prepositions dangle, I say! (It should perhaps be noted that I also believe that a carefully curated cheese plate is a well-rounded dinner.)

Still, in honor of National Grammar Day—it falls on March 4 for those of you who would like to begin an annual observance—it seems appropriate to address a few lingering nuances of language and punctuation that still seem to nonplus us.

Semicolons Are Tired of Being Misunderstood I often read e-mails and forum posts in which the author decides to use a semicolon. It seems that whenever an author feels like their sentence is starting to get wordy, he or she remedies verbosity by adding a semicolon.

When two thoughts are independent clauses (complete sentences) and follow the same thought or topic, use a semicolon. You do not need a semicolon if you’re connecting the clauses with a conjunction

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If you’re making a list where each item has a comma, you can use a semicolon to separate the items as if it is a super-comma.

Correct: I have a dog; he loves to go for walks.

Correct: I have a dog, and he loves to go for walks.

Incorrect: I have a dog; who loves to go for walks. (“Who loves to go for walks” is not a complete sentence.)

Correct: The girls at the party were Sally, who brought chips; Sarah, who brought drinks; and Liz, who brought cookies.

Incorrect: The girls at the party were Sally, who brought chips, Sarah, who brought drinks, and Liz, who brought cookies.

Quotes Aren’t Emphatic Tools Quotation marks are used to indicate something that somebody said, announce that something is a title, or signify that something meant to be ironic (also known as scare quotes).

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Driving around town, I’ve spotted posters for bars advertising “live” music and signs for yard sales claiming that they are “huge.” Rather than drawing attention to the realness and largeness of each event, it instead looks like the music is, in fact, not live; the sign reads like the yard sale is rather small.

I vs. Me At some point, the English-speaking world collectively and silently agreed to just start using “I” instead of me, thinking that “I” always sounds proper, but does it really? Is it Brian and I went to the movies, or Brian and me? Would you like to go to the movies with Brian and I, or Brian and me? The answer is easy. All you have to do is omit Brian and see how the sentence reads.

Correct: Brian and I went to the movies. (I went to the movies vs. Me went to the movies.)

Correct: Would you like to go to the movies with Brian and me? (Would you like to go to the movies with me? vs. Would you like to go to the movies with I?)

The Lay/Lie Struggle This one is like a phone number in 1999 in the sense that you just have to memorize it.

If you assume a supine position somewhere, you lie down. If you set a book down, you lay it down.

If it’s not already, here’s where it gets tricky: if you assumed a supine position in the past, you lay down. If you set your book down in the past, you laid it down.

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Correct: I’m going to lie down.

Correct: Lay the book over there.

Incorrect: I’m going to lay down.

Incorrect: Lie the book over there.

Correct: I lay down yesterday.

Correct: I laid the book down yesterday.

Incorrect: I laid down yesterday.

Incorrect: I lay the book down yesterday.

I Shouldn’t Have Done Did That There Thing We know that “did” is the past tense of “do,” but when the auxiliary verb “have” enters the picture, did doesn’t cut it anymore. The same rules apply with the verb “go.”

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Correct: I did that.

Correct: I shouldn’t have done that.

Correct: I went there.

Correct: I couldn’t have gone there.

Incorrect: I shouldn’t have did that.

Incorrect: I couldn’t have went there.

If You’re Involved in Something, Then You Play a Part Oh, the number of times I’ve read someone excitedly chirping on Facebook that they’re so grateful to be “apart” of such a great group. It is unfortunate, then, that the word apart literally means to be separated from.

Everyday Occurrences Happen Every Day Everyday is an adjective that means daily or ordinary. Every day is a noun that means each day. If you’re not sure which one to use, just try using “each day” in the sentence to figure out if you want to use everyday or every day.

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My husband Tom and I recently spent a delightful evening enjoying French-inspired cuisine at 187 Rue Principale in charming downtown Emmaus. This unique spot serves brunch during the day; at night, it transforms into a cozy bistro that serves intimate dinners. In true French fashion, tipping is not allowed—employees are paid a fair wage.

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Owner Mitzi Cullen celebrated the eatery’s second anniversary in November. She and Executive Chef Christopher Goodwin have created a farm-to-table menu utilizing local purveyors to ensure freshness. Chef Christopher practices sous-vide cooking for many of his ingredients, which is a method of slow cooking meats and vegetables in a vacuum-sealed, temperature-controlled steam environment. This interesting cooking practice aids in retaining moisture and preserving natural flavors in foods, all while preventing overcooking.

We were seated at a comfortable banquette in the main dining area by Brandon. The other server that night was Alex, and together, the two provided professional yet friendly service. Wednesday is half-price wine night (both glass or bottle) and we sipped a glass of 2013 Joseph Drouhin Chardonnay while we enjoyed a tasty amuse-bouche of a mini buckwheat pancake with quince and admired the decor. The red bar stools complement the attractive marble bar and wall of liquors. Red is carried throughout onto the comfortable leather-covered dining chairs and banquettes. The lighting is perfect for the muted colors that accent the attractive artwork and clean wooden floors. A rear dining area is similarly decorated and increases the total indoor seating capacity to about 55. There are fabulous still life photographs in this room, which were taken by Mitzi’s son. During warmer months, al fresco seating allows diners to enjoy the sights of downtown Emmaus.

The dinner menu is small but mighty.

In addition to three salads and a daily soup, appetizers include a Cheese Plate with a selection of four fromages with grape compote and three textures of honey; Beef Tartare with accompaniments; Torchon of Foie Gras with apple and pear chutney, Pain Perdu (bread similar to French Toast); as well as Scallops Served Three Ways—pan seared, tartare, or crème fraîche. There are also three selections on the small plate menu— Duck Carpaccio with charred onion, grapefruit, and peach foam; Scallop Carpaccio with orange, apple sticks, and beet caviar; and a Lump Crabmeat Salad.

In true French fashion, tipping is not allowed —employees are paid a fair wage.

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For dinner, I chose the Duck Breast with cajun spices, ten stewed local vegetables with Pistou (a French version of pesto sauce), carrot-anise glaze, and a Meyer lemon marmalade.

The duck was very lean, as it should be, yet crispy on the outside. The veggies were fantastic—a unique blend stewed and accented with the savory glaze. I loved this dish. Tom ordered the Coq au Vin, a 187 Rue Principale favorite.

The leg and breast of chicken in wine sauce was served with pearl onions and pancetta with a red wine glaze and a crispy sourdough baguette.

Tom enjoyed this traditional French dish. Both portions were beautifully presented. We also tasted a side dish of Wild Mushroom Pancakes, which were yummy. Other sides include Collard Greens, French Lentil Ragout, and Yukon Gold Mash Puree, while additional entrĂŠe selections include Halibut with Horseradish Panko Crust, Mushroom Duxelles, Ginger Glazed

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Carrot and Beurre Saffron; Seared Arctic Char with French Lentils; and Honey-Glazed Skate. There is also a vegetarian selection available on the menu.

I had a glass of Louis Latour Pinot Noir while Tom tried the Raymond Red Blend from Napa with our meals.

We appreciated that Brandon served our wine (both red and white) in proper stemware, which so often is overlooked in many restaurants today.

Later, we enjoyed excellent coffee, fresh from the French press, with dessert. I ordered the Apple Crêpe with cinnamon and fresh cream; Tom finished with the Poached Pear Crêpe with caramel sauce and sea salt. Both were to die for and a wonderful way to end the meal.

Executive Chef Christopher Goodwin graduated in 1990 from New York Food and Hotel Management Culinary Academy and brings 25 years of experience to 187 Rue Principale including stints in New York at Aquavit, Picholine, and Tavern on the Green as well as tenure at Glasbern Inn, Hotel Bethlehem, and Hook. He is very personable and I look forward to chatting with him on our next visit.

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The time has come to paint or wallpaper your house. You have endless possibilities of colors and designs, and may have tons of ideas bouncing around your head. Where do you start? With so many colors, how do you pick one? What finish should you go with? Once you’ve settled on a color you like, there’s always the chance that while it looks great on a swatch in a store, four walls of the shade might clash with your decor. Fortunately, there’s a store in Emmaus—Buss Paint & Wallpaper—that has a team of helpful and knowledgeable employees eager to help you with your project.

Before the 1950s, buying paint in the Lehigh Valley was a simple business transaction until Carl Buss decided that it should be an experience instead. In 1955, Buss started a paint and wallpaper business that would go above and beyond the expectations of what is typically offered at an interior supply product retailer.

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After 22 years of growing his business, Buss sold the store to Jim Capehart.

Eleven years after that, Scott Flexer became the sole owner of Buss Paint & Wallpaper. Today, Flexer takes pride in owning “the best paint store in the Lehigh Valley.”

What makes Buss Paint and Wallpaper so outstanding? Over 175 years of collective experience helps. Right now, they have a team of five paint professionals with 20 to 40 years of experience, three interior decorators, a window treatment specialist, and a commercial contractor, creating a dynamic group that can offer services to just about anyone looking to improve their home interior.

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Additionally, Hunter Douglas window treatments are available with free quotes, measuring, and installation by treatment expert Randy Moser.

Need a color match or custom tinting? The team has you covered. In fact, there’s one guarantee they stand behind: “If we can’t match your paint or stain—you don’t have to buy it!”

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lem considering that they have a great selection of brands, including Benjamin Moore, Sikkens, Zar, Coronado, Pittsburgh, and beyond. Currently, they are in the works of bringing in another high-quality brand, C2 Paint, which should be available in early March. “We always pride ourselves in carrying the best products in the market,” says Flexer.

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In addition to all of the services homeowners can get, contractors and commercial customers also receive competitive job quote pricing for paints, stains, and wallpaper, special pricing on quantity orders of painters tools, and free delivery of the products.

One extra little detail that goes a long way for all customers is the option to create an account with the store to keep track of their purchase history.

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COMING IN APRIL

Calling all photographers and photography junkies!

April’s issue will contain the first Snapshot theme:

Pet Photography

Send us your pet photos, whether they’re in the house, in the backyard, or out exploring all the Valley has to offer!

Photo by Pam Reube, Moore Township.

If you have a photo you’d like to share, simply visit our website lehighvalleymarketplace.com/snapshot and click the Snapshot tab.

Our only requirement is all submitted photos must be taken within the Lehigh Valley.

By submitting your photo you give Lehigh Valley Marketplace permission to publish it in print and digital forms.

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4025 West Hopewell Road, Center Valley

635 North Broad Street, Lansdale

610.798.SKIN (7546)

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Sands Bethlehem Event Center 77 Sands Blvd Bethlehem 8 p.m. sandseventcenter.com/event/jeffross-dave-attell

Sunday, March 19 Pints and Poses: Yoga at the Brewery 905 Line St Easton 10 a.m. weyerbacher.com

Allentown St. Patrick’s Day Parade 435 Hamilton St Allentown allentownstpatricksparade.com

Wednesday, March 22 & Thursday, March 23 AIR HOCKEY, FOOSBALL, TABLE TENNIS & MORE! Nicole Miller Trunk Show BoutiqueToGo 522 N 19th St Allentown 10 a.m. boutiquetogo.com

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Friday, March 24 Russian National Ballet Theatre presents Swan Lake Zoellner Arts Center 420 E Packer Ave Bethlehem 8 p.m. zoellner.cas2.lehigh.edu

Friday, March 24 Sunday, March 26 Blast Furnace Blues Festival 101 Founders Way Bethlehem Times vary steelstacks.org

Monday, March 27 Free Beginner’s Yoga Class The Yoga Loft of Bethlehem 521 E 4th St (3rd Floor) Bethlehem theyogaloftofbethlehem.com 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, March 29 & thursday, March 30 Once: The Musical State Theatre Center for the Arts 435 Northampton St Easton Times vary statetheatre.org/events/once-2

If you have an upcoming event in the Lehigh Valley for your organization or business, we want to hear about it!

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Allentown Appliance ...........................................29 American Fence & Flag ........................................15 Apollo Grill................................................................39 Assist 2 Sell ............................................................... 25 Banko Beverage ......................................................84 Bella Casa Kitchen & Bath................................2-3 Bill Stofanak Kitchen Facings ......................... 78 Blink Optical Boutique........................................39 Boutique To Go ........................................................17 Brick Tavern Inn ......................................................73 Buss Paint & Wallpaper........................................51 Carol C. Dorey Real Estate ................................59 Chestnut Hill Landscape Contractors .....ifc-1 Christina M. Lawrence, DMD ...........................61 Coldwell Banker Hearthside Realtors ......... 83 Cooper Electric ........................................................74 Coordinated Health .............................................. 58 Country Meadows...................................................16 Creative Awnings......................................................4 Curtis E. Schneck, Inc. ..........................................41 Designer Awnings .................................................48 Divine Catering....................................................... 23 Dynamite Woodworking....................................49 Eastern Surfaces ..................................................... 56

K&H Custom Window Treatments has been beautifying

Edge of the Woods Nursery .............................68

the windows of homes and businesses for over 30 years.

Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley ..............5

Their talented designers create custom looks, with any type

Enhancements ......................................................... 79

or style fabric, tailored to ďŹ t any application. They also offer a

Enviro-Tech Pest Services .................................50

wide selection of blinds, shades and shutters, in manual or

Extraordinary Smiles ........................................... 25

motorized operation. Everything is professionally measured and custom ordered for your home or business, and K&H will oversee all projects from initial design to installation.

Eyecare of the Valley ............................................ 23 Fabrics By Allan ...................................................... 53 Fairgrounds Opticians ........................................ 78 Fiesta Ole Tequila House................................... 22 Finishing Edge ........................................................ 63 First Northern Bank & Trust Co. ...................ibc Friendly Tree Service ............................................71 Gebhardts ..................................................................80 Grille 3501 ...................................................................81 HCR ManorCare Health Services .................62

CUSTOM WINDOW TREATMENTS

Holencik Exteriors ...................................................7 ICS Heating & Air Conditioning.................... 57 Jeffrey J. Febbo, CFP............................................49 Jumbars ...................................................................... 55 K & H Custom Window Treatments & Accessories ............................. 82

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Klein Farms ................................................................74

Kreative Kitchens .................................................. 52 KWM Insurance...................................................... 34

Experience is key.

Lehigh Valley Electric.......................................... 79 Macungie Animal Hospital ..............................69 Maui Kitchens .........................................................68

Whether you’re buying or selling in the Lehigh Valley, experience and knowledge will be the difference between for sale and sold.

Maxim's 22 .................................................................48 McCoole's at the Historic Red Lion Inn ......41 Meadowood Music .................................................51 Meera Salon & Day Spa.......................................40 Millcreek Landscape Design ..............................9 Moravian Academy............................................... 28 Mountain Road Landscaping........................... 52

SERVING THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND BEYOND

Parkland Nurseries ................................................73 Pearly Baker's Alehouse .....................................69

Call us today to see how we can put our experience to work for you.

People First Federal Credit Union..................81 Pharo Garden Centre ...........................................30

215.872.2662 melissa@CliffMLewis.com cbhearthside.com

Physicians Weight Control ...............................40 QNB .............................................................................. 38 RCN................................................................................75

HEARTHSIDE, REALTORS®

Richards Window Fashions .............................. 35 Sachdev Orthopaedics ........................................ 55

MELISSA SUE KECK

Sacred Heart Hospital ......................................... 56 Saranda's on Broadway .................................... obc Savory Grille .............................................................29 Sette Luna .................................................................. 63 Smith Brothers Tent Rentals ............................ 24 Spring Home Show at Stabler Arena.............................................42-43 St. Luke's University Health Network ..........31 State Farm .................................................................. 53 State Theatre Center for the Arts ..................30 Stofanak Custom Cabinetry............................. 38 The Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology.............................64 The Dining Dog & Friends ................................62 The Floor Show ........................................................71 The Paver Savers .................................................... 22 The Shoppes of Premise Maid ........................ 70 Tru-Comfort..............................................................50 Turfpro Lawn & Landscape ................................21 Werley Heating & Air Conditioning Co. ....65 Western Lehigh Landscape .............................. 70 Weyerbacher Brewing Company....................17 Youell's Oyster House ......................................... 28 Young Medical Spa ...............................................80 Zionsville Antique Mall .......................................61

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Contemporary French Cuisine

Take a trip to the French countryside without leaving the Lehigh Valley. Savor the finest of modern French cuisine in this historic Fountain Hill location. Exposed 150 year old wooden beams and repointed Pennsylvania Sand Stone walls set the stage for an unforgettable dining experience.

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