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ast month, we celebrated my beautiful niece’s engagement in Asheville with family and her incoming in-laws. My husband and his brother (the father of the bride) were shushed a few times by other members of the family who could see the trajectory of the night. They were two wound up New Jersey bulls in a china shop. Luckily my niece and her smart (and much quieter) fiance’ had recently been introduced to The Five Love Languages, author Gary Chapman’s manual for “love that lasts.” The young bride-to-be explained to her parents and aunt and uncle (both couples celebrated 29 years of marriage Happy Father's Day to this last month) the importance of understanding how your mate great dad and grandfather, expresses love. While the bulls rolled their eyes, the wives Jim Newman. nodded, recognizing that words of affirmation, physical touch and quality time were not necessarily the strongest languages of our mates. They are, however, fluent in gift giving and acts of service. My husband and I have three kids (17, 20, 25) and just last month, he drove 14-plus hours from a meeting in Milwaukee to pick up our daughter and her three college mates when their car broke down outside Indianapolis. He didn’t think twice before organizing a hotel room for them after the tow truck dumped them off. He never forgets birthdays and anniversaries, personally picking out the flowers at our favorite florist in Candler Park.

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social season: Jeffrey Fashion Cares 2017. To be held at Phipps Plaza in the heart of Buckhead on Monday, August 28 at 7 p.m., the event will be celebrating its 25th anniversary and includes a reception followed by a live auction and runway show featuring Kalinsky’s style selections from high-end designers such as Gucci, Celine, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Valentino, Dries van Noten, Saint Laurent Paris, Balenciaga, Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik. The 25th anniversary of Jeffrey Fashion Cares will benefit Susan G. Komen Greater

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Atlanta, the Atlanta AIDS Fund (AAF), and the Medical University of South Carolina. Last year’s sold-out event raised nearly $700,000 for

Atlanta Ronald McDonald

the organizations, and in its history, Fashion Cares has grown into

House Charities (ARMHC)

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mingle and enjoy an unforgettably stylish evening in a completely

within

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transformed and private environment in the Monarch Court at the

Historic Brookhaven neigh-

recently renovated Phipps Plaza. Sue Collins, BuckHaven's editor, has

borhood will host the 19th

been tapped to serve on the Media Committee for this prestigious

annual Historic Brookhaven Candlelight Tour of Homes on October

fundraiser. For more information, visit JeffreyFashionCares.com.

neighbors

5. The Committee hopes to raise more than $90,000 for the Charity to support their mission to nurture the health and well-being of

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children and families.The 2017 Tour is presented by Beacham &

Atlanta Regional Polo Center

Company Realtors and The Skogstad-Sodemann Team. Five of

is offering a Junior Polo Camp

Historic Brookhaven’s most impressive and beautifully decorated

at the Atlanta Polo Club located

homes will be featured on the Tour. For sponsorships and tickets,

in Vinings. The camp is open to

please visit ARMHC.org. ARMHC is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organiza-

juniors, ages 8 - 18. Camp hours

tion dedicated to nurturing the health and well-being of children and

are 1- 5 p.m., June 5 - 9. Campers

families. The two Atlanta Houses (one pictured here) have provided

will learn about horsemanship,

a “home-away-from-home" to more than 48,000 families since the

riding for polo, how to swing a

first Atlanta Ronald McDonald House opened in 1979. For more infor-

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Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital is pleased to announce the addi-

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a Polo School where everyone can learn to play. Come to the club

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Weyl and practice founder Dr. Duffy Jones. “We warmly welcome Dr.

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music! The national touring exhibit is supported by Harman/Becker

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ARTICLE GRACE HAWTHORNE | PHOTOGRAPHY PARISH KOHANIM

he first thing photographer Parish Kohanim did when he moved into The Galleries at Peachtree Hills was to remove the exposed beams and dark wood on the ground floor and transform the space into a sculptured white room with gleaming white marble floors: the Parish Kohanim Fine Art Photography Gallery. It is the perfect backdrop for his award-winning photographs. Printed on Plexiglas, the rich colors and vibrant shapes of his largescale works seem to float in space without the restriction of mats and frames. “Beauty is the essence of art,” Kohanim says. “We take

Kohanim is always exploring new ways to capture

the fundamental core of our emotions and through our

beauty. In one of his latest projects, “Reflections,” he uses

creativity, shape these emotions into a reality that moves,

models and mirrors to create striking optical illusions.

inspires and unites us all.”

Beauty has been the watchword throughout his

A perfect example is Kohanim’s images of Cirque du Soleil

career. Kohanim grew up and graduated from college

performers. The photographs on display will eventually be a

in San Francisco. In the 70’s, he moved to Atlanta

coffee table book. “I worked with individual performers and

and opened his first studio. He has been a resident of

I chose black and white to capture the beauty of their line

Buckhead for more than 35 years, working as a com-

and form rather than the color of costumes. Even shooting

mercial artist before turning to his first love, fine art

at 1/5000th or 1/7500th of a second—which is faster than

photography. His wife Rosanne, who handles the busi-

the blink of an eye—the performers and I had to be totally

ness transactions, and Jared Lowery, Kohanim’s Right

in sync. It took many hours and weeks, but the final images

Hand Man, make up the staff.

represent the best of both of us: the incredibly high standards of the performers and my vision as a photographer.”

Kohanim has the honor of being a Canon “Explorer of Light” for more than 20 years. Through this program he

Kohanim brings the same dedication to his portraits. “First

shares his passion and expertise by speaking to pho-

I get to know my subject. Based on that, I may decide on a

tography schools, groups, and clubs. He participates

neutral background or I may create a different world for them;

in seminars and workshops, makes personal appear-

a Tuscan landscape, a magical garden or a striking landscape.

ances, and even offers one-on-one sessions, all as a

“Once I have the final image, I blow it up on a 30-inch

way of sharing what he knows and loves. Kohanim’s

screen which allows me to pay attention to every small

art is also shown in the Besharat Museum Gallery here

detail, like a wisp of hair or, in my floral series, the tiniest bit

in Atlanta and Barbizon, France, as well as galleries in

of pollen on the stamen of a peony.”

Greenwich, New York, Dallas, and in France.

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into The Galleries at Peachtree Hills and turn left. Call

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The Great

Crab Cake ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY DENNIS MALCOLM BYRON

Hunt

Is there an amazing crab cake inside and outside Atlanta’s perimeter? Our lifestyle writer Dennis Malcolm Byron aka Ale Sharpton is about to find out.

y family includes generations of chefs originally

breading (if any). Just a sprinkle of crushed saltines and

from Jamaica, West Indies, before immigrating

maybe an egg to bind the meat, a hint of seasoning, and

to Bronx and Brooklyn, New York. In other words, I was born a foodie.

lumps of yes, crab. Since residing in Atlanta for more than two decades,

When we lived in Ithaca, New York, we often loaded

I have been on the hunt to find a crab cake comparable

up the car during the holidays and drove to either the

to B-More’s with a lot of hope to fuel the journey. I figured

Big Apple or Baltimore, where many of our relatives

that even being landlocked, ATL still has talented chefs

eventually moved. The latter city sparked my love

that share the same fetish for legitimate crab cakes, right?

affair with crabs. My Uncle Cyril and his family made

Hence, I started a now very popular hashtag based on my

it an annual tradition to spread newspaper across

@realalesharpton Instagram called #crabcakehunt; it gar-

his dining room table and dump bushels of steamed

ners hundreds of “Likes” and replies supporting my pictorial

crab spiced with Old Bay straight from the nearby

mission not only in my hometown but worldwide.

Chesapeake Bay harbor. The work to get through the

Well, here are two restaurants—one inside Atlanta’s

shells was always a chore, but the reward was the

perimeter and one beyond—I found out about through

sweet, tender, perfectly spiced meat that no other

word of mouth from fellow crab cake fanatics. Chops

species could match in my opinion.

Lobster Bar Executive Chef Ryan Delesandro in Buckhead

And then I had a Baltimore crab cake. No shells. Just

and Executive Chef Charles Zeran from Stone's Cuisine &

a snowball-sized serving of succulent, fresh jumbo crab

Cocktails based in Johns Creek happily offered tastings of

baked, broiled or in some cases fried with very little

their scrumptious versions. I was in heaven.

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Executive Chef Ryan Delesandro, Chops

EXECUTIVE CHEF RYAN DELESANDRO

CHOPS LOBSTER BAR

Chef Delesandro’s crab cake instantly transported me to Maryland. I heard about this work of culinary art from my good friend Seth Herman who used to live in Baltimore and is also a crab cake fiend residing in ATL. I took his recommendation and confirmed: Delesandro knows crab cakes. Delivered in a dish with just enough depth to hold the shallow base of lemon mustard beurre blanc to surround the main attraction, the evenly browned crab cake was a quarter-pound masterpiece boasting an edge jagged enough to give each jumbo morsel its own identity. Unprecedented in my dining experience, a healthy flake of white crab meat was used as a garnish on the top. “I only use jumbo lump crab meat,” Chef Delesandro said while I cried internally due to forking the last of his crab cake. “I instruct my staff that they only use a limited amount of crushed crackers and mix it with the crab only in two tosses. No more. The meat will break otherwise. After that, it is baked. Nothing else.” Ultimately, I owe Seth a beer. This crab cake was the best I’ve ever had inside the perimeter so far. CONTINUED >

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CRAB CAKE HUNT (CON TI N U ED)

Stone's crab cake

Chef Charles Zeran, Stone's

EXECUTIVE CHEF CHARLES ZERAN

STONE'S CUISINE & COCKTAILS Executive Chef Charles Zeran has showcased his culinary skills throughout the East Coast including, yes, Maryland, but his crab cake style is obviously one of his own. Breaded with browned panko crumbs to provide a crunchy encasement, the slightly creamy crab filling is made with about 70 percent jumbo and a pinch of diced red peppers. “I think they should be about the crab,” Zeran explains. “Just enough seasonings to highlight the flavor, just enough other ingredients to accent, and just enough breading to keep them together.” The dish was accompanied with an extraordinary passion fruit tartar sauce, celery root, and crowned with yam straw disclosing Zeran thrives on complexity. His crab cake—as well the other picturesque, mouthwatering dishes that passed me by—boasts the delectable fusion of various textures, colors, sweet, and savory all resulting in a burgeoning legion of loyal customers. You can count me as one of them. Dennis Malcolm Byron aka Ale Sharpton is a world-renowned beer authority,

I left Stone’s content, gratified, and enlightened.

award-winning journalist, blogger (AleSharpton.com), photographer, event host,

Although the traditional Baltimore style will always

and gourmand. Although a native New Yorker and alumnus of Cornell University, he

own real estate in my heart, Chef Zeran has given me

proudly calls Atlanta his home. Globetrot with him on Twitter (@alesharpton) and fol-

another interpretation to truly appreciate and revisit as

low him and his #crabcakehunt on Instagram (@realalesharpton).

the Hunt continues.

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recent scans had been great.”

his chemotherapy chair, while Liz applied her

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tion. “I was truly amazed at his dedication and

cancer in his lymph nodes.

months, the couple juggled surgery, chemo-

positive attitude despite all of his trials and our

“It was quite a shock,” says Eichelberger,

therapy infusions, doctor visits, wedding plan-

setbacks,” says Liz. “It’s just one of qualities that

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sense of community in the BuckHaven area

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community and “can do” attitudes, Jay and

Jay has been cancer free since September

Liz are looking forward to bringing peace to

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Lifestyle Calendar

June

JUNE 1 - 4

ATLANTA FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL MIDTOWN ATLANTA Enjoy a sample of the best food that Atlanta has to offer. Various times and locations until Sunday, June 4. ATLFoodandWineFestival.com

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BROOKHAVEN BEER FEST

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With more than 150 beers and wine, along live music, a DJ,

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JUNE 3 - 25

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GEORGIA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL

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CONCERTS IN THE GARDEN

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ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDENS

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Turning the Page ARTICLE MARIA SMITH

he mission for the non-profit organization Page Turners Make Great Learners (PTMGL) is simple: to expand chil-

dren’s knowledge and understanding of the world, themselves and their unique possibilities through a love of reading. This Atlanta-based initiative is putting the work into create communities where all children can grow up to be literate, well-informed, productive and compassionate citizens. Page Turners Make Great Learners serves students in Title I elementary schools throughout the metro Atlanta area, with an emphasis on the Atlanta Public Schools. In addition to literacy programs, PTMGL also focuses on providing positive role models to help students start to imagine potential careers. While embracing reading as an enjoyable activity is one goal, the organization also wants students to recognize reading as an essential

Page Turners Make Great Learners’

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founder, FeFe Handy, is a mother of two. She

Page Turners Make Great Learners has made impressive gains since its modest inception

started the program to encourage her own

in 2003. They are serving some of the most vulnerable and underserved student populations

children to learn to love reading. She thought

in Atlanta. Over 95% of the students who benefit from their literacy programs receive free and

she could make reading a social activity that

reduced lunch and come from low-income families. PTMGL believes all students should have a

might help kids see the value in it. The thou-

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Page Turners Make Great Learners has made great inroads to instill a life-long love of reading. Their achievements are remarkable:

PTMGL program prove she was right! Page Turners has garnered the support

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of prominent civic and community leaders

• This year alone, PTMGL has reached over 5,000 children attending Title I Schools.

such as award-winning author and poet,

• Along with community partners, PTMGL has helped to provide over 7,000 books to deserv-

Pearl Cleage, First Lady of Georgia, Sandra

ing children and schools this school year.

Deal, sister of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr.

Students involved in the Page Turners Make Great Learners program benefit from developing a love of reading, which is something many children in their communities do not ever receive. They also bene-

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PTMGL HAS THREE PRIMARY PROGRAM INITIATIVES:

be hosting their annual gala, A Storybook

Page Turners Make Great Learners will 1. School-wide read-a-thons. Adult volunteers read to children in each classroom and commu-

Evening - Food for Thought, at the Buckhead

nicate the importance of reading in the work they do. During the read-a-thons, PTMGL recognizes

Theatre on June 22. The fun night will fea-

and awards prizes to outstanding young readers and provide books for the school’s media center.

ture Rodney Bullard, Vice President of

2. After school and summer book clubs. These events are more than just about books. They

Community Affairs, Chick-fil-A and Executive

feature arts-infused activities, field trips, and guest speakers to reinforce the joy of reading.

Director, Chick-fil-A Foundation as keynote

They can also help stem the loss of critical literacy skills during the summer.

speaker. CBS46 and Kendra Scott, of The

3. Book collection drives. PTMGL believes children must have books at home to further their love of reading. They use book collection drives to give children books to own. 34

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