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20 FITNESS FUSION
36 DARE TO TRI’
Switch up the old routine with these new variations
Ready to take on a reverse triathlon?
24 TUNE IN
42 LOSING BIG
Plug in your favorite jams to motivate your workout
Fight the urge to eat when you’re down
30 GADGETS
49 RETRO SWEETS
Get the skinny on popular workout gear
Go ahead, indulge your inner child
BEST BETS 10 GO Doo Dah Parade, a screwball opera and skeletal street walkers; plus more fun stuff
12 PLAY Have a hand in metamorphosis: Raise a caterpillar from larva to butterfly
14 THINK Meditate on the life of a drone; author events and our latest book recommendations
DEPARTMENTS 18 SHOP Vintage clothes and crafts in South Pasadena
54 EAT Q & A: Chef Laurent Quenioux dishes on his French style
66 INSIDER No more excuses, just exercise already
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Spectacular one story, 5BR, 4.5BA traditional home located in Oaks Area with 4,464SF on nearly an acre. Gleaming hardwood floors, high ceilings, formal DR. Amazing gourmet kitchen and adjoining FR with FP and bar are accented by wall of French doors opening to expansive covered patio. Exquisite master with sitting area and fireplace has stunning luxurious bath with marble. Sprawling rear yard highlighted by sparkling pool, spa and pool house. Fantastic home with every amenity possible. Janie Steckenrider 626-254-1042
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Cute home on cul-de-sac with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, living room and separate dining room, hardwood floors, tile floor in kitchen, C/A, 300SF sunroom, utility room, 2-car garage, automatic sprinklers, new electrical box and Royal Oaks school.
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Forget the boring ol’ treadmill. Why spend an hour staring at the wall (or, if you’re in a crowded gym, another person’s sweaty back) and jogging in the same worn-out spot when there are so many exciting new workout regimens popping up all over the place? There’s YogaHop, a union of East and West philosophies that has bodies changing asanas to the beat of hip-hop, rock and pop music. Or try cycling in the dark. At Cycle Annex in Pasadena, lights are turned off during sessions so all you focus on is your breathing and form. No distractions. Or maybe, if you’ve always wanted a dancer’s body, you can use the ballet barre and repurposed ballet poses to shape and strengthen isolated muscle groups. You have Zumba, of course, but if you want a little more spice to your workout, try bellydance,
flamenco, samba or African dance. Starting on Page 20, we give you more information about these exciting workout hybrids, plus some deals offered by studios in Pasadena for first-time clients. If you’re thinking about buying new workout gear, check out Page 30 for our take on the latest gadgets — Shake Weight and Shape-Ups, anyone? — claiming to enhance your exercise and weight loss efforts. Do they live up to their claim or are they just gimmicks? Finding the motivation to workout is a challenge, yes. Some folks will find it easier to just jump on that treadmill than have to hop from one fitness studio to another in search of the regimen that works for them (and will sustain their interest long enough to reap the benefits). Whatever works for you, just do it.
On the cover We had just set out to TURN TO PAGE 20 TO SEE MORE PHOTOS write a story on “workout FROM YOGAHOP PASADENA AND remixes,” when we heard OTHER LOCAL FITNESS CENTERS about a newcomer to the Pasadena fitness scene that proved to be the very definition of the idea. YogaHop blends the flowing, spiritual energy of traditional yoga poses with high-energy music like hip-hop, rock and pop. The pace is swift and the mood is uplifting. Already a well-recognized brand on the Westside, Pasadena is YogaHop’s second location on the path to, we hope, global expansion. A huge thank-you is due to YogaHop Pasadena for welcoming us into their brand-new studio space, before it even opened to the public. Instructor Molly Ryan graces our cover, and owner/instructor Marko King served as our on-set yoga guru. (See Molly and Marko in more poses, and read all about YogaHop on Page 20.) Everyone on our production team was in awe of Molly’s yoga prowess and stamina. She executed pose after pose for nearly four hours, and never stopped smiling. Marko, also, is a human dictionary of yoga poses, not to mention incredibly talented. Now that YogaHop is officially open for classes, you too can learn from these two, and all their fellow instructors. Molly is wearing yoga gear by lululemon athletica (details on Page 21).
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PHOTOGRAPHER: Watchara Phomicinda PHOTO EDITOR: Bernardo Alps CREATIVE TEAM: Pia Abelgas Orense, Steven Allen, Evelyn Barge and Claudia Palma TALENT: Molly Ryan and Marko King MAKEUP ARTIST: Rose Lopez HAIR STYLIST: Gina Alcaraz LOCATION: YogaHop Pasadena
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A story in our 2011 Rose Parade issue (January/ February), “Back Inn Time,” incorrectly stated that George Roger Hoyman is a retired Navy reservist. It should have said he was a commander of the Navy Reserve. Also, the correct phone number for the Bissell House Bed & Breakfast is (626) 441-3535.
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Oh, the irreverence! It’s weird, eccentric, titillating, scandalous, wacky … but the annual, or rather occasional, Doo Dah Parade is a great counterpoint to Pasadena’s stiff-upper-lip New Year’s Day tradition. With revelers named Electric Squirrels, Martinis in the Morning, Howdy Krishna, Stupidiotic Evolution, Mystik Krewe d’Dieux Dah, Zombies of Debt, and Flying Baby Street Racing and Stroller Cross, you just know it’s guaranteed laugh-out-loud fun. 11 a.m. April 30 on Colorado Boulevard between Sierra Madre and San Gabriel boulevards.
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Meet the beautiful and glamorous Donna Fiorilla, perhaps the Angelina Jolie of her time and her town in Italy. She is married to a rich and slightly henpecked fellow, Don Geronio, not to be confused with her handsome yet tedious lover, Don Narcisco. As if her life is not complicated enough, she falls for Selim, a visiting pasha from Turkey. Fiorilla imagines an adventurous life with this exotic arrival, and is determined to run away with him. (Really, what woman hasn’t had this dilemma?) However, another woman is determined to capture IL TURCO IN ITALIA Selim’s affections: Zaida, Feb. 19-March 13 a former slave in his court, Dorothy Chandler and his former lover, who Pavilion had to escape to Italy after Los Angeles $20-$270 jealous rivals told Selim that www.laopera.com Zaida had been unfaithful to him. (All lies, of course.) Oh, we forgot to mention that a poet, Prosdocimo, decides to write about Fiorilla’s antics, even directing some of the action. The action includes fortune telling, a masquerade ball and several delightful confrontations among the characters in this comedy, who also argue with the poet. (At least they don’t sue.) This very zany story forms the backbone of “Il Turco in Italia” (The Turk in Italy), the next production by Los Angeles Opera. “Turk” is considered one of Gioacchino Rossini’s funniest operas (opera buffa.) What makes it special to opera fans is the poignant ending and the beautiful singing (bel canto). Nino Machaidze, a glorious soprano we last saw in L.A.’s “L’Elisir d’ Amore” in 2009, returns as Fiorilla. Her voice is strong, yet there is a softness and lilt to it. It’s difficult to describe just how good she is. One of her fans has posted several videos of her on YouTube in various roles, in case you want a preview. — Catherine Gaugh
Believing that the classics should be free and accessible to everyone — and maybe best enjoyed with lunch — Parson’s Nose stages one-hour readings every month through its Readers’ Theater Series. In March, the series explores two mysteries by two of America’s finest writers, “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell and “In the Zone” by Eugene O’Neill (adapted by Parson’s Nose’s artistic director Lance Davis). Davis also adapts “The Perilous Streets of Pasadena,” a melodrama by Dion Boucicault, for the April series. 12:10 p.m. March 25 and 7 p.m. March 26 at Lineage Performing Arts Center, 89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena. Free. (626) 403-7667. parsonsnose.com
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RESTAURANT HOPPING
16-May 14 at The Folk Tree, 217
My husband is the adventurous gourmet in our family unit. Wherever we go, he’ll do a full stop at every window with a menu posted in it. In Pasadena, from the old part of town to the eastern limits, that seems to be every few feet. “Moqueca de Camarao,” he reads out loud. “Mmmmm.” “Chicken Balsamico.” We’re at the next stop. “That sounds good.” “Hmm, grilled halloumi cheese — and figs!” “Misoyaki butterfish. What is butterfish? And triggerfish! What is that?” More menus: Butternut squash ravioli! Koshou chicken and Kurabato pork! Black bass! Ragout of Ratatouille! As you can imagine, it can take an hour or more to decide where to eat. And if we can afford it just now. So we are looking forward to Pasadena Restaurant Week, March 27 to April 1. The participating eateries will be offering a choice of fixed-price lunches and dinners designed to show off the best of their menus. It’s a chance to try some of those exotic offerings you’ve wondered about, at a specified cost. Two-course lunches will be $12, $18 or $24. Three-course dinners will be $24, $36 or $48. Look in the Pasadena Star-News
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SAINTS AND SINNERS Easter at The Folk Tree is definitely not about pastel eggs and yellow Peeps. Every year, the gallery’s Saints & Sinners exhibition juxtaposes the sacred and the profane, the religious and the secular, the traditional and the irreverent. Ceramic religious figures and wood carvings of saints from Mexico strategically displayed with paper mache devil girls and skeletal street walkers are meant to challenge traditional religious perspectives. April
Chamber of Commerce and the Pasadena Above: Demetrio Aguilar, Virgin of Guadalupe, ceramics; Right: Joel Garcia, Devil Girl, paper mache
Restaurant Association websites. — Catherine Gaugh
SHOWCASE HOUSE Once known as the “architect to the stars,” Paul Revere Williams designed homes for Hollywood heavyweights Cary Grant, Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Groucho Marx and Humphrey Bogart, among others. He also designed this 1927 English country manor in La Canada Flintridge, this year’s Pasadena Showcase House of Design. April 17-May 15. Ticket information not yet released. pasadenashowcase.org MARCH-APRIL 2011 | ROSE | 11
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LARVAE LOVE
Adopt a caterpillar — yes, that fuzzy larva of the Lepidoptera order — and have a hand in its journey to becoming a beautiful butterfly. Purchase ($4) live caterpillars at the Busy Bee Learning Store at Kidspace, then, following directions that come with the adoption kit, raise them from the chrysalis stage until they grow their wings. When the butterflies are ready to fly, bring them back to Kidspace and release them into their natural habitat where they can begin pollinating plants and flowers. March 19-April 17 at Kidspace Children’s Museum, 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena. (626) 449-9144. kidspacemuseum.org
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AROUND THE WORLD
You don’t have to fly across the oceans to discover the ages-old beauty of Europe and Asia. Discover the two continents’ famous cities and landmarks through paintings and sculptures in the Norton Simon collections. Then create a travel poster of a real or imagined place you would like to visit. 1-3 p.m. March 19 at Norton Simon Museum of Art, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. (626) 449-6840. nortonsimon.org
Spring at Descanso Gardens is all about celebrating childhood and Mother Earth. Toddlers get their own nature trek (accompanied by adults, of course) on Friday mornings, with stories, crafts and an enchanting walk in the gardens. A popular puppet show, courtesy of Los Angeles-based Moodoo Puppets, educate children about the animal and plant kingdoms during a day-long Earth Day festival. And on Easter weekend, youngsters leave no stone unturned as they search for Easter eggs in the garden, after they partake of a delicious brunch prepared by chefs at Patina Group. Toddler Treks: 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., Fridays beginning April 15; Earth Day: April 16, free with Gardens admission; Easter Brunch and Egg Hunt: seatings at 10 and 11:45 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., $42 members, $19 children 4-12, free for 3 and under. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. (818) 949-4200. descansogardens.org
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The female perspective
Artist Daniel Wheeler’s last major project, “Gulp,” photographed the Los Angeles landscape from the bottom of swimming pools, documenting a distortion of typical Southern California views. In his current installation at the Pasadena Museum of California Art’s Project Room, Wheeler once again turns to water to tell a story but he scales back and focuses on a single subject and a simple experience: the struggle of a bee caught in a body of water. Through March 20 at Pasadena Museum of
The seed for author Attica Locke’s first novel, “Black Water Rising,” was planted in the thick brush along the Buffalo Bayou in Texas, where a woman’s screams ignited a debate, both spoken and internal, among the people celebrating a birthday on a boat. Pasadena native Naomi Hirahara’s parents survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan; in her Mas Arai mystery series, an atomic bomb survivor is a crucial part of the plot. Marianne Wiggins describes being on the run with her then-husband Salman Rushdie, author of “The Satanic Verses,” in her short-story collection “Bet They’ll Miss Us When We’re Gone.” Maile Meloy, whose “Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It” was named one of Ten Best Books of 2009 by The New York Times Sunday Book Review, was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. All four authors will talk about their books and their lives at the third annual Pasadena Festival of Women Authors. The event, which was first held in 2009 to raise funds for the Pasadena Senior Center, has a distinct local feel, focusing on female novelists with Southern California roots. Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, author of “A Women of Independent Means,” will serve as moderator.
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April 2, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Pasadena Senior Center,
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85 E. Holly St., Pasadena. $80 (cost includes lunch).
COSMIC REVOLUTION
WIDE-EYED IN THE SKY
Something so moving as the birth of stars from a gravitational collapse of interstellar gas clouds goes unnoticed by the human eye as blankets of cold interstellar dust obscure our view of the changing sky. It is with the help of scientific scopes like the ESA Herschel satellite that we get a better view of the universe. Since its launch in May 2009, the satellite has made astronomical discoveries, such as galaxies a trillion times more powerful than the sun. In Herschel’s technology, developed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, low-temperature detectors allow for these cosmologically distant views, but a new revolution has emerged since. Speaker James J. Bock, a visiting physics associate professor at Caltech, will discuss the advancing technology to change future observations in his lecture, “Revealing the Cold Universe,” as part of the Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series. March 9,
When the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) was commissioned to capture the skies last year, it did so with images hundreds of times greater than previous surveys. Since then, NASA’s Planetary Science Mission Directorate has funded a 2.0 version of the WISE project to discover and archive moving objects in a full survey of the sky. NEOWISE is expected to observe around 500 near-earth objects, 150,000 asteroids and 100 comets. The capture of these tiny specks in the sky is history in the making as the vast catalog of information will serve stargazers to come. NEOWISE’s Dr. Amy Mainzer at JPL is the key speaker to “WISE: The Infrared Full Sky Survey” in the von Kármán Lecture Series. March 17, 7 p.m., at the von Kármán
8 p.m., at Caltech Beckman Auditorium, 332 S.Michigan Ave.,
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena,
Pasadena, free. (626) 395-4652. events.caltech.edu
(626) 585-7123. jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures.cfm
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Auditorium at JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, (818) 354-4321; March 18, 7 p.m., at the Vosloh Forum at
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The latest in our list of must-reads this season THERE’S CAKE IN MY FUTURE by Kim Gruenenfelder Fiction St. Martin’s Griffin Available now
THE SCIENCE OF KISSING: WHAT OUR LIPS ARE TELLING US by Sheril Kirshenbaum Science Grand Central Publishing Available now
For Valentine’s Day, forget the chocolates, flowers and other aphrodisiacs and pucker up in the name of science. You may have heard about Sheril Kirshenbaum’s new book, “The Science of Kissing: What our Lips Are Telling Us,” on one of her many recent appearances on television, radio and in print. After a Valentine’s Day article she wrote about smooching received a lot of attention, Kirshenbaum decided to expand on the subject. She worked alongside researchers and scientists for the study, which covers topics such as why we kiss, if good kissers make the best lovers and whether those expensive lip-enhancing glosses are worth it. The book includes her findings on the evolution, culture and chemistry of kissing.
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Bride-to-be Nicole’s best friends are faltering in love so she devises a bridal shower “cake pull” to boost their luck. Superstitious Nic carefully places several ribboned charms in the party cake and arranges the seating accordingly. For Melissa, who is languishing in a long-term relationship, she selects the engagement ring charm. For Seema, who is looking to push a platonic friendship to the next level, a spicy hot chili pepper. For herself, Nic picks a shovel to symbolize the hard work needed to rev up her career. But the cake is shifted during the fete and the charms don’t got to the intended recipients. As some of the guests’ fortunes start to come true, the women anticipate what the future holds for them. THE RED GARDEN by Alice Hoffman Fiction Crown Available now
Alice Hoffman’s latest novel, “The Red Garden,” traces the history of the fictional town of Blackwell, Mass. The book begins with the community’s conception by a handful of founding families. Notable among them is Hallie Brady, a young English woman who has a strong bond to the surrounding wilderness that ultimately leads to the creation of a mysterious garden in which only red plants can grow. What follows is a series of stories about the characters that inhabit the township as nearly three centuries unfold. Hoffman links their tales of love, dark secrets and redemption through her style of magic realism. From the author of “Practical Magic.”
SWAMPLANDIA! by Karen Russell Fiction Knopf Available now
In Karen Russell’s debut novel, the Bigtree family runs the Swamplandia! alligator-wrestling tourist trap in the Florida Everglades. But when the family’s matriarch and star performer dies, the clan begins to fray. The father, Chief, goes missing; daughter Ossie falls in love with a spooky boy who may or may not be a ghost; and son Kiwi defects to the World of Darkness, a theme park competitor that features the “rings of hell.” That leaves 13-year-old Ava to mind the family’s stable of ancient lizards in the tangly “Swamplandia!” Much critical excitement surrounds the highly imaginative writing style of Russell, who previously penned the short story collection “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised By Wolves.” THE WEIRD SISTERS by Eleanor Brown Fiction Amy Einhorn Books/ Putnam Available now
The Andreas sisters were raised in a scholarly family in Barnwell, a small Midwestern college town. Their father is a renowned professor who speaks mostly in Shakespearean verse. And the girls — Rosalind, Bianca and Cordelia — were so busy reading that they never really learned how to like each other. Years after the daughters dispersed across the country, their mother’s battle with breast cancer is a welcome excuse to return to Barnwell and lick their wounds. In “The Weird Sisters,” by Eleanor Brown, the girls eventually must straighten out their issues in that strange, tumultuous way that only sisters can.
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Family Fair
810 Meridian Ave., South Pasadena Open Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Thur., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (626) 799-6533 familyfaircandyandgifts.com
South Pasadena was a different place when Clara Richards opened her store nearly four decades ago. The longtime proprietor and her family have deep roots in the city, particularly in the Mission West District. Dick Richards, her late husband, twice served as mayor of the city, and three of her daughters started their own business, Buster’s Ice Cream and Coffee Stop, a stone’s throw from their mother’s boutique. Richards has adapted along the way, and her shop moved from Mission Street to its present location on Meridian. Today, Family Fair is a hybrid of old-fashioned sensibility and contemporary polish. Richards still operates her kid-friendly candy counter and does her best to help adult customers locate the nostalgic sweets of the past. Housed in a lovely converted home, Family Fair makes use of every nook and cranny to display goods. Look especially for the outdoor garden area. Inside, you’ll find all sorts of uncommon gifts and collectibles, including jewelry, handbags, scarves, fair-trade products, Mexican folk art and even an assembly of antique teacups.
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HotBox Vintage
What do you do when your personal collection of vintage clothing has grown unmanageable? Delilah Rabina was facing just such circumstances when she decided on the rather profitable solution of opening a vintage clothing boutique. If her initiative doesn’t immediately impress, here’s another 1001-A Mission St., South Pasadena surprise: She was 16 years old Open Thur.-Sun., noon-7 p.m., when she launched HotBox and by appointment Vintage with the help of her (626) 421-2781 mother and some savings from babysitting to put toward rent. As a teen, hotboxla.com scouring for secondhand gems from San Diego to San Francisco had become Rabina’s passion. Now, at 21, she channels that enthusiasm into running her own South Pasadena boutique out of a tiny, closet-like space that spills over with charm. “It’s a fun hole-in-the-wall place,” Rabina says. “People don’t expect a little vintage shop in the alley.” Rabina also started her own clothing line about three years ago, which has sold to a number of private-label retailers, including Shopbop and Forever 21.
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Common Thread
This haven for the crafty and the wannabe crafty is an expansive studio with home- and industrial-grade sewing equipment for in-house classes and open use. For beginners or those wanting to expand their repertoire, Common Thread offers lessons in basic sewing (the most popular class), simple alterations, detail couture and even silkscreening. Other tutorial sessions focus on creating one fashionably utilitarian object, like a tote bag, laptop carrier or gumdrop pillow. Among more advanced sewers and designers, the chic studio provides access to industrial machines and on-staff experts, plus all the spread-out space you wish you had at home. A $5 sewing social is held monthly, when crafters bring 1011-A Mission St., projects and refreshments to share among friends. Owner Jin Kim South Pasadena has also fashioned a gift boutique at the front of the store, where Open Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.she sells exceptionally handmade and stylish gifts that will inspire 6 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.; your own creations. You’ll be opening that Etsy shop in no time. Closed Mon. (626) 799-2265 commonthreadstudio.com
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Mission Ten Eleven Salon
Stylist Ernie Hernandez had a vision for his salon that would allow artistry and environmental 1011-B Mission St., harmony to coalesce. He strikes South Pasadena Open Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-close; that balance in Mission Ten Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. and Eleven Salon. The longtime South Mon. by appointment Pasadena resident shaped the (626) 403-6652 design of the space himself, and mission1011.com it reflects the natural philosophy he says he learned from surfing. When Hernandez opened the salon, he was able to restore the original, 100-plus-year-old floor and vintage windows that had previously been hidden. He used raw materials to craft the visual environment. There’s no plastic in this salon, only salvaged wood, glass, tile and metal. The effect is elegant and masculine; Hernandez likens it to a sophisticated cigar bar or a high-end whiskey lounge. Salon staff serve up an array of beverages to clients, including French-press coffee, wine, imported beers, teas, juices and mineral water. Down to the details, the experience is luxurious and organic. Nothing in Hernandez’ salon is toxic, from the paint on the walls to the styling products in your hair. Clients especially appreciate the ergonomic shampoo bowls that cradle the neck and head. And, when your appointment is done, the locks you shed at Mission Ten Eleven are donated to an organization that creates oil-spill mats out of recycled hair. MARCH-APRIL 2011 | ROSE | 19
REMIX FIT TIP systems can work together, says YogaHop cofounder and CEO Mary King. Try cross-training in different disciplines to take your fitness to the next level.
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WORKOUT
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STUCK IN A ROUTINE RUT? The best studios AND TRAINERS IN PASADENA HELP YOU BLEND SPICE BACK INTO YOUR FITNESS LIFE.
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» Park free for 90 minutes in the Schoolhouse Block Parking Structure at Raymond Avenue and East Green Street. It’s the closest public parking to YogaHop. » New YogaHop students get two weeks of unlimited yoga for $30.
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In a basement in the heart of Old Pasadena, two unlikely forces meet in collusion: yoga and hip26 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena hop. Together they assume the Enter through the red door on Mercantile Place portmanteau of YogaHop, an upbeat (626) 844-7222, yogahop.com/pas blend of modern music, high energy and ancient asanas that’s already swept the Westside and early this year arrived in the Crown City. YogaHop founders Mary King, Marko King, Matthew Reyes and Jonathan Watters opened their original Santa Monica location in 2006. The Pasadena studio is their second one, and a natural extension of the style they established in the westerly locale. MARCH-APRIL 2011 | ROSE | 21
YogaHop instructor Molly Ryan and owner/instructor Marko King
refrain when someone suffers a muscle injury: “You should try yoga.” A decade ago, writer Claire Dederer took the advice seriously after throwing her back out. The first class proved the gateway to a decade of advancing poses. In the vein of “Eat, Pray, Love,” this is, of course, a journey of self-discovery along the path of life. Dederer takes a witty, self-reflexive stance in her yogameets-motherhood memoir and, in the process, turns some of society’s notions about marriage and family on their head. Claire Dederer, “Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses,” Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 352 pages, hardcover, $26, clairedederer.com
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The thoroughly renovated subterranean space feels anything but buried. Its two yoga rooms are long and spacious, vibrant in color and filled with natural brilliance, thanks to skylights that allow light to spill in during the day. In the early evening, the light shifts with the setting sun, and some after-dark classes utilize flickering candlelight. PHOTOS COURTESY Jonathan Watters / YOGAHOP YogaHop takes its studio soundtrack seriously. While designing the new location, sound engineers were brought in to create an exceptional aural experience. Unlike traditional yoga classes, hip-hop, rock and pop music pulse through the YogaHop studio rooms during class. The tunes set the pace for each session and help students keep their motivation going. Combining the natural flow of yoga with an invigorating tempo means students see not just improvements in endurance and flexibility, but also strength and weight loss, CEO Mary King says. “Music fuels the soul for everybody,” she says.
FIT TIP
» When practicing yoga, yogitoes SKIDLESS® mats prevent slipping and sliding. The überpractical, vividly hued and environmentally friendly mats are available at YogaHop Pasadena and yogitoes.com
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» To raise awareness and research funding for lung cancer, an inaugural Free to Breathe yogathon will take place on March 20 at Descanso Gardens. Join the community in the fight against the disease by performing 108 sun salutations in celebration of life and in support of those touched by lung cancer. Proceeds will benefit the National Lung Cancer Partnership’s research, education and awareness programs. March 20, 9 a.m. registration, Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. Online registration, $25, through March 16; mail-in registration, $28, through March 14; day of event, $30. freetobreathe.com
Flawless Fitness Personal training by Melody Schoenfeld (626) 644-8182 flawlessfitness.com
Melody Schoenfeld is, by most measures, tiny. In her youth, she was the last person picked for any team in gym class, she says. But today, Schoenfeld is five feet of fury. “People are surprised when they see what I can do,” she says. Schoenfeld has been a physical trainer for nearly 20 years, and a Pasadena resident since 2001. “I kind of fell in love with physical culture … and the history of physical fitness,” she says. To that end, a personal training session with Schoenfeld is quite different from most others. Some of her favorite training modalities are ancient ones: Russian kettlebells, sledgehammers, Indian clubs, sandbags, ropes and simple bodyweight training. Her fitness philosophy centers around building strength, endurance and power. Most people take up exercise to lose weight, but Schoenfeld says she also believes it’s important to get stronger as you tone your body. Some women believe they will bulk up if they lift heavy weights, but Schoenfeld says that’s not at all the case, and she points to her own small frame as evidence. Schoenfeld also likes her workouts to be fast and effective. Like many people, she says she finds it hard to fit an hour-plus workout into an already busy schedule. A quick-paced, intense session lasting about 15-30 minutes is all it takes, she says, with the right approach. “I don’t believe in training to failure,” she says. “There’s a misconception that you need to feel wrecked every time you train. It’s important to keep your workouts challenging, but not to the point where you need someone to carry you home.” Besides individual training sessions, Schoenfeld also runs a lunchtime bootcamp on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and a 30-minute evening group on Mondays and Thursdays.
FIT TIP
The body starts to adapt to your workout within about two weeks, says trainer Melody Schoenfeld. To keep the body guessing — and keep your fitness routine more effective — switch it up at the two-week mark. Or, try variations from day to day. It can be as simple as lifting heavier weights with fewer repetitions one day and then using lighter weights with more repetitions the next.
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Exercise and music are beautiful together By Michelle J. Mills
Kurt Hong, M.D., executive director of Center for Human Nutrition at Huntington Medical Foundation in Pasadena, shared a few good tips to get you moving.
» Be practical and don’t set a huge goal, instead begin by exercising once or twice a week.
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We all know the importance of exercise, but most of us look at it as a chore. Kurt Hong, M.D., executive director of the Center for Human Nutrition at Huntington Medical Foundation in Pasadena, encourages using music to make the task fun. “Most personal trainers will incorporate music, and it’s not by sheer coincidence that most gyms play music. People look at bringing enjoyment to exercise,” Hong says. One of the biggest obstacles for people seeking to lose weight or get fit is getting into a routine of exercising regularly and staying motivated. If you consider working out something you can do while relaxing to music, your attitude will change, Hong says. “They’ve actually done studies showing the release of certain endorphins when people are exposed to music, which will help optimize your exercise regimen,” Hong says.
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They’ve actually done studies showing the release of certain endorphins when people are exposed to music, which will help optimize your exercise regimen.’ Kurt Hong, M.D., executive director of the Center for Human Nutrition at Huntington Medical Foundation
Both music and exercise are all about rhythm — you can use slow tunes for workouts incorporating pilates and yoga, and upbeat songs for walking and spinning. But the musical genre you choose doesn’t really matter, Hong says; it depends more on your cultural exposure and mood. You may select very different grooves than your workout buddy or what is played over the sound system in your gym. The important thing is listening to the music you like because if you don’t care for it, it won’t necessarily help you. “There are some people who can use even noise as a
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give you a better chance at success. As you meet each small goal you’ve set, it becomes easier to follow through and remain motivated. » You don’t have to exercise for 45 minutes straight; break your regimen into 15-minute blocks. For example, take a 15-minute walk around your office building twice a day and another walk at home. » The time of day you work out is not important, exercise when it works best with your schedule and you will be more likely to make it a regular routine. » People often ask Hong what is the best exercise and his answer is “one you enjoy.” Walk around the Rose Bowl with your friends or trot the block with your spouse after dinner. If you prefer, pedal a stationary bike indoors by yourself or grab the kids for a set of tennis. Whatever activity you choose, make it a special time just for you.
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» Barre work and light weights combine for a high-energy, fat-burning exercise class. Toning and resistance exercises focus on the derriere, legs, torso and arms. The body grows long and strong as you focus on isolated muscle groups. The barre provides a new center of balance, allowing you to concentrate on the targeted muscles with new intensity.
stimulant. Basically it’s a distraction to take away from, if you will, the pain of exercise. This is the reason why some people on the treadmill watch television shows so it seems like 30 minutes goes by a lot quicker. There are other people who will use music or noise and rhythm to motivate them and allow them to perform a little bit better,” Hong says. After a workout it is important to stretch and cool down. Some people prefer to do this in a quiet area, but Hong recommends adding music. “The whole point of cool down stretching is to help you relax and we think music’s No. 1 goal is to release some of those body hormones that will naturally help you relax and it will allow you to achieve your goal a little bit quicker,” Hong says. For fitness success, he emphasizes that you should select a type of exercise that you enjoy because you will be more likely to stick with it. For example, he plays a lot of golf and always walks the course, which is more than 3 ½ miles. Hong also works out with resistant bands in between seeing patients. At home, he and his wife are kept active by their two children. “Exercise is important to motivate people to live a little bit healthier because they have done multiple studies and people who exercise tend to eat healthier and live a healthier life,” he says. Part of the reason for this is that people who work out regularly have a better energy level than couch potatoes and those motivated to exercise carry that motivation into their nutrition and lifestyle. In this way, exercise becomes a behavior modifier. “If you are somebody who’s trying to lose weight and you spend an hour on the treadmill, you’re really going to think twice about eating that donut after you exercise because you don’t want to throw away everything you just did,” Hong says. R
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MISSION STREET YOGA 1017 Mission St., South Pasadena (626) 441-1144 missionstreetyoga.com
» Restore body and mind with
HEARTBEAT HOUSE
3141 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles (Atwater Village) (323) 669-2821 heartbeathouse.net
» Tackle your fitness goals while enjoying yourself along the way. Classes are non-competitive and engaging, drawing on an eclectic mix of ethnic, mainstream, traditional and non-traditional dance techniques. There’s an great mix of yoga and pilates in the schedule, along with tango, bellydance, flamenco, samba, salsa and African dance.
PLAYHOUSE PILATES
1000 Fremont Ave., Suite 120, South Pasadena (626) 371-0000 playhousepilates.com
Anusara yoga, a blended style of affirmative, uplifting yoga derived from Hatha. Classes include yoga for kids, prenatal and postnatal yoga, gentle yoga, pilates and therapeutic yoga for students with limited mobility due to injury, trauma or illness. Also look for a bargain in the $7 yoga classes, held almost every day.
» Pilates classes help you get back
POP PHYSIQUE
YOGA HOUSE PASADENA
3501 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles (Silver Lake) (323) 665-7777 popphysique.com
» A signature Pop Sculpt class is an hour-long workout that targets each muscle group in the body. The boutique fitness studio brand was founded by a former pro ballet dancer. At Pop Physique, the goal is to elongate the muscles, tone the rear and shape the arms and midsection. The Silver Lake studio is clean and modern, with a booming sound system, shock-absorbing dance floor, mirrors, ballet barres and eco workout mats.
to basics, while BalleCore sessions blend pilates with ballet and yoga, using a free-moving barre for posture, balance and alignment. Step out of the mainstream with Yamuna Body Rolling sessions that work to integrate your internal body organs into your muscletargeting fitness program.
11 W. State St., Pasadena (626) 403-3961 yogahouse.com
» Perhaps the longest-established yoga house in Pasadena, the space has been kept clean and well-equipped over the years, and it’s populated with a knowledgeable cadre of instructors. A great variety of classes are offered, including different stylistic approaches like Iyengar (detailed and in-depth), Vinyasa (flowing and aerobic) and Ashtanga (challenging and sequential). Community classes are deeply discounted.
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Rock ‘n’ soul pilates at Heartbeat House
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FIT TIP
replace what your body loses when you sweat or you risk dehydration. Drink water while you are active, and drink several more glasses of water after your workout is done. Always choose water over sugar-sweetened beverages. — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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» Keep it
simple, says Cycle Annex founder Brandon Hament. The repetitive exertion of cycling is great for the body, and keeps the mind from wandering. You’re left free to focus on tempo, form, breathing and keeping a clear head.
The Cycle Annex 1017 Mission St., South Pasadena (323) 993-8565 cycleannex.com
Always wanted to try an indoor cycling class, but fear you won’t be able to keep pace with the superathletes? The Cycle Annex removes the intimidation factor by putting everyone on a level playing field. Annex instructors help each cyclist, from beginning to advanced, find a resistance setting that is challenging but not impossible. There’s no judgment, because there are no numbers on the resistance dial. Cyclists set their own pace throughout the class, with the option to turn up or down the dial on their bike. Founder Brandon Hament likes to go even further: He’ll remove sight from the equation by turning off the lights during after-dark classes. Instead of glancing around, cyclists are redirected to look inside themselves and to focus on breathing, form and quieting the inner mind. The Cycle Annex takes up an austere, intimate space behind Mission Street Yoga in South Pasadena’s Mission West District. Hament says he derives a lot of his cycling methodology from yoga. He’s particularly interested in
the connections between cycling and yoga’s key tenants of flexibility, breathing and meditation. » Your first class at The Cycle Annex is free. Those qualities go a long way, too, in cardiovascular endurance exercises, Hament says. His 30/30: Cycling/Core TX class on Thursday evenings, in fact, is a split hour of cycling first and then core yoga floor work. To keep the energy level in the Annex high, Hament also collaborates with DJ Closer, whose mixes modulate the rhythm of each class. Besides cycling, Hament is a triathlete and a professional emergency medical technician who works as a manager for an ambulance company. Hament is hoping to develop a training program specifically for first-responders like firefighters, paramedics and police officers.
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Gadgets & gimmicks
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Wish you could try before you buy? We tested some of the latest fitness fads so you don’t have to.
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By Stacey Wang
You’ve heard it all before: Get sculpted abs in just 10 minutes per day. All it takes is three weeks to get that beach body you’ve always wanted. Slim down instantly. From buying “quick fix” products to trying wacky diets, we’ve all sought an easy route for losing weight and getting fit at one time or another. Following the mantra, “don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it,” Rose Magazine staff tested a few of the latest gadgets claiming to enhance one’s exercise regimen. Here’s what we (and the experts) have to say.
» TONING APPAREL THE CLAIM: Clothing has built-in resistance bands for toning and extra calorie burning.
EXPERTS SAY: A group of kinesiologists were hired by a shaper undergarment company, ShaToBu, to test out its product to see whether it would help women shape, tone and burn more calories during everyday activities. ShaToBu, which uses the same concept as several toning apparel brands, allowed the University of Virginia researchers to publish the findings whether it was positive or negative. The study on 30 women wearing the apparel found there was a 4 to 8 percent increase in energy expenditure. “In the vast majority of women, they expended more calories wearing the shaper than their normal underwear,” says UVa Director of Exercise Physiology Arthur Weltman, who led the study. “It’s a small resistance and it’s that small resistance of the band that was enough to increase how hard the muscle had to work.” Weltman, however, urges consumers to check for substantiated claims on these garments before making a purchase. A study is currently being conducted to determine whether the shaper tones muscles, says Weltman, who joined ShaToBu’s science board after the initial study.
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PHOTOS BY KEITH BIRMINGHAM AND GETTY IMAGES
OUR TESTIMONIAL: “I checked out a couple brands of toning apparel and decided on the Fila Women’s Toning Resistance Tank and Tight Capri since there was a really good resistance built into the material. Putting on the clothing alone is a workout. The first time I put it on, I felt like it was a fight to get dressed. There is definitely a resistance with every movement. When I work out, I feel like I have to try that much harder because there’s something pushing back. It causes me to sweat more, breathe much, much harder and my posture is great when I wear it. Whether it will continue to work long term is hard to say, but at the least, wearing it makes me look slimmer. I’ve been tempted to wear the gear on a regular basis, but I don’t know if I’d like to be short of breath all the time.” — Rose staff
» TONING SHOES THE CLAIM: The shoes have an unstable sole design to make your muscles work harder at toning legs and butt, while burning more calories.
» POWER BRACELET THE CLAIM: The band uses embedded holographic technology that is designed to help in performance, balance, energy and improve overall wellness.
PHOTOS BY KEITH BIRMINGHAM AND GETTY IMAGES
OUR TESTIMONIAL: “I wore the band (EFX Silicone Sport Wristband) all day, except while sleeping, for almost two weeks. I was looking to benefit from its increased energy claim. I figured that was probably the only thing I would really notice, because I don’t generally sleep well and become tired mid-day. I usually reach for some kind of caffeinated tea or energy drink to get a boost. The first weekend I wore it, I didn’t drink any tea or energy drinks. I had a very busy weekend but didn’t feel any energy surge coming to my rescue. After a few days of not feeling any energy bursts, I had to reach for my standbys a few times to get me through the day. I felt nothing with this band. I stopped wearing it after a week and a half.” — Rose staff
OUR TESTIMONIAL: “I am an avid walker and to get a little more out of my trek, I took the advice of my dance teacher and purchased a pair of off-brand Ts Sport shoes. They were cheaper than the bigger name brands of shaping and toning shoes, but still came with tags touting that they were recommended by the American Orthopaedic Association. Best of all, they were extremely comfortable at first try. I began wearing them faithfully on my daily walks. It took a few days to get used to the rolling motion of the shoes, especially when I did the stair climb portion of my walk (I use the staircase of a business after hours, not a stair step machine). Since I exercise regularly, as well as dance, I can’t vouch for the shoes toning and shaping my legs and behind like the ads boast, but I did notice that I was working my muscles a little harder and that the shoes “forced” me to stand straighter and walk correctly — which could benefit many of us. I tried wearing the shoes for a full day and found them tiring, so I use them only when I am exercising. They have a nice cushion to counteract the shock of pavement and there’s plenty of toe room. I will definitely buy another pair when these wear out. Summing it up, though, shoes or any item that will get you University of Wisconsinoff the couch and moving are a good thing.” — La Crosse study for the Rose staff American Council on Exercise EXPERTS SAY: A team of exercise scientists from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ran two studies for the American Council on Exercise comparing several toning shoe brands to a traditional athletic shoe for muscle activation and exercise response. According to the studies, “across the board, none of the toning shoes showed statistically significant increases in either exercise response or muscle activation during any of the treadmill trials. There is simply no evidence to support the claims that these shoes will help wearers exercise more intensely, burn more calories or improve muscle strength and tone.” If anything, the shoes serve as a motivator for those who otherwise would not exercise.
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EXPERTS SAY: Mark Schwarz from ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” investigated Power Balance’s claims for its wristbands, which aired in October 2010 in a segment called “The Power of a Wristband.” The show featured an American Council on Exercise study being done by the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse on 12 men and nine women — 20 of whom were athletes at the school. The group of exercise physiologists ran four tests to compare the Power Balance band to a 30-cent rubber placebo bracelet. In the study, there was no performance benefit in terms of flexibility, balance and strength. However, lead researcher John Porcari, executive director of the La Crosse exercise and health program, declined to comment in a recent interview request on behalf of ACE because of the number of lawsuits surrounding these bracelets. MARCH-APRIL 2011 | ROSE | 31
» SHAKE WEIGHT THE CLAIM: Shake Weight shapes and tones arms, shoulders and the chest, with results in just 6 minutes a day. OUR TESTIMONIAL: “I first used the Shake Weight for a two-day weekend where I actually worked out intensely — two hours at the gym, followed by Wii Boxing and finally the Shake Weight regimen. Then, I tried it out with no other real workout. You’re first provided with a handy 6-minute workout DVD, though it’s actually 10 minutes. Still a short, decent and convenient amount of time for an arm workout. For the first few minutes, you don’t feel a thing. It’s just repetitive movements where you’re manually shaking the weight and working the biceps and triceps. I didn’t start to feel the “burn” until I started working on my deltoids — the shoulders. Since I’m not used to really lifting any free weights, and add to that the fact that I have to continuously shake it without stopping and then move on to the next arm, it definitely starts to burn. And for the finale, I was instructed to shake the weight with both arms in front me. And doing that almost immediately after working my deltoids, it keeps on burning. So do you feel the burn? Yes. Will it make my arms look like the girl in the video? I doubt it. Without being able to add more weight, how can your arms really get an effective workout a couple of months down the road? With no resistance and no way to add extra weight, the muscle will just adjust to the same weight and same movements that you have to work with. It’s a simplistic workout.” — Rose staff
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PHOTOS BY KEITH BIRMINGHAM AND SHUTTERSTOCK
EXPERTS SAY: With almost 20 years of personal training experience, Melody Schoenfeld of Flawless Fitness in Pasadena is not a big fan of the Shake Weight. She sees the product as Melody Schoenfeld the “quick fix” everyone looks for since it does of Flawless Fitness the work for you. “I think what is happening is people buy things to fix things over night and it eventually sits in the corner. Most of the things you see on an infomercial on TV are generally not that great of a product; every once in a while you’ll find product worthwhile but that’s pretty rare,” she says. Schoenfeld — who trains clients using body weight, dumbbells, barbells, cables and Russian kettlebells, among others — believes the Shake Weight does not work because it does not require a proper utilization of the body. “It’s not a particularly heavy weight so it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me,” the certified trainer says. “Unless you have a really good diet, any kind of weight training you do isn’t going to make a difference.”
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Kate Kuo and Elizabeth Gayed were already devotees of The Bar Method for several years before it dawned on them: “Hey, why don’t we open a studio?” Gayed recalls wondering. The longtime friends live in San Marino and South Pasadena, respectively, and were frankly getting tired of commuting to farflung parts of Los Angeles County to get a good workout. In August 2009, the pair opened the doors to The Bar Method Pasadena, and introduced their favorite fitness system to the West San Gabriel Valley. So what is The Bar Method? To some degree, Kuo and Gayed say it’s one of those things you just have to experience to understand. The method draws techniques and movements from yoga, pilates and ballet. “It was designed with physical therapists,” Gayed says, “so you get into the muscle quickly. It’s very precise — you feel it right away.” 34 | ROSE | MARCH-APRIL 2011
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Combining interval training, isometric muscle shaping and dance conditioning, The Bar Method has helped Kuo, Gayed and their clients get physical results, from changes in » Your first class at body shape to strength and flexibility. Bar Method Pasadena costs $10. New clients Vanity alone can be a strong motivator, can also sign up for Kuo points out, and if you want to look like a 30 days of unlimited dancer, The Bar Method is the means to that classes for just $100 end. ($90, if you already paid for the first And, because the method is grounded class). in physical therapy, it’s a good option for those with joint pain or stiffness. As the area around the joint is strengthened, clients are able to achieve a greater range of mobility. While most of the studio clients are women, male staffers at The Bar Method say it’s some of the best strength training available.
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As the owners of The Bar Method Pasadena, Kate Kuo and Elizabeth Gayed share their perspectives on staying dedicated to your health. When it comes to keeping a fitness routine fresh and interesting, a little can go a long way, they say.
» It goes without saying, but try teaming up with a friend, especially one at a similar fitness level. The buddy system helps you stay accountable and motivated. » Move your workout outdoors for a spell. Go for a hike, bike around the Rose Bowl or power walk through your favorite botanical garden. The fresh air and change of scenery can transform your workout. » If you’re losing interest in your current exercise class, try a similar one. A dramatic change of pace is not necessarily the right one. A different teacher alone may help you refocus your dedication. » Instead of dabbling in many different areas of fitness, consider becoming a master of one. There’s no such thing as perfection, but the journey of reaching for excellence can become a lifelong pursuit. » Flexibility is one physical trait that will help keep you forever young. Always incorporate stretching, no matter what fitness route you choose.
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Traditionally, triathlons are run in the order of swim/bike/run. But in many instances if a pool is only available, the order is reversed. At the TYR Pasadena » For more detailed triathlon information and registration, visit genericevents.com/pasadenatri. Triathlon (formerly sponsored by Whole » Register at active.com; the day before, Friday, Foods) on March 19, triathletes will start March 18, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Brookside Park, with a run around the Rose Bowl, followed 360 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena, just behind Rose by bike loops and a few laps in the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center; or on race day at 6 a.m. at Brookside Park. Bowl Aquatic Pool. » Triathlon course: 5k run (1 loop around the “This is a great event for beginners Rose Bowl), 15k bike (3 loops around the Rose because it’s reverse and it’s a really safe Bowl) and 150m swim (3 laps in the Rose Bowl area,” says Brennan Lindner, events director Aquatics Pool) » Duathlon course: 5k run, 15k bike and 5k run. for race organizer Generic Events. “You’re 5k run course distance is actually 3.3 miles or 5.3k. not too exposed to much traffic and it’s » All races start on Seco Drive. not an ocean swim. Some (new triathletes) are really nervous about going into open water.” If the idea of running one loop around the Rose Bowl, then doing three loops on a bike before swimming three laps in the pool is still daunting, the race also offers a duathlon course (run/bike/run) and a 5K fun run. There will also be an expo with vendors and activities for attendees not participating in the race. “It’s a great family event,” says Lindner. “(The triathlon) is unique as in there’s no other like it in the city.”
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» Livestrong.com’s Calorie Tracker, $2.99: Livestrong.com’s Calorie Tracker is a companion app for the website’s The Daily Plate, a nutrition database of more than 650,000 food and restaurant items. The app lets you customize your daily calorie intake, set goals, track your weight and keep a diary of your meals.
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With the help of Generic Events and the Pasadena Triathlon Club, here are a few things you should know if you’re brave enough to try the race this year or if you want to plan ahead for a triathlon later this year or the next.
SWIMMING: The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center offers group swim classes for a fee and will offer a free clinic before the race. During the clinic, designed for the novice swimmer, participants will go through a workout and skills evaluation. They will be provided some helpful hints to improve and maximize their stroke. For more information about the classes and clinic, contact Aquatics Director Kathy Schmitt at (626) 564-0330, ext. 405, or e-mail kschmitt@rosebowlaquatics.org. BIKING AND RUNNING: The Pasadena Triathlon Club also plans to offer other clinics, such as bike maintenance, and group bike rides for all levels of riders. Club president Greg Quetin notes that training programs start at eight to 12 weeks before a race and athletes should try to get a workout in each sport — run, bike or swim — three times a week. Some people do substitute a spin class for a bike workout if they are not able to get outside or have regular access to a bike. Focus on the sport you are weaker in as you train and prepare for the feeling of transitioning. Training for “bricks” are also key, says Quetin. Brick training is when an athlete does a bike ride and then runs directly after, the transition one would also do in the race. It is called brick because that is how your legs feel after you get off the bike and start to run. Knowing the feeling — and getting your body used to it — makes transitions easier. BEGINNERS: Beginning triathletes should start with a sprint-distance race, usually consisting of a shorter swim, then move on to Olympic-distance » An expo will be held March 18 from 4 to 7 p.m. races such as the TYR Pasadena at the AAF Rose Bowl Aquatic Center, 360 N. Arroyo Triathlon. And if they feel the need for a Blvd., Pasadena. Optional packet pick up during the expo. challenge and have the time to devote » Volunteers are also welcome and needed to help to training, they can go for a halfin various aspects of the race such as directing Ironman or Ironman race. An Ironman participants, handing out water or just to cheer on consists of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile the athletes. To volunteer or for more information, contact Generic Events at (310) 821-7898 or e-mail bike and a 26.2-mile marathon. Most volunteer_pas@genericevents.com Ironman races have a time limit of 17 hours to complete.
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For Android: » CardioTrainer, free: Track and record all of your fitness activity with this app by WorkSmart Labs. Besides the staples of GPS tracking and workout recording, the app lets you autopause when you stop moving, listen to your favorite workout mix and gives you voice notifications about your exercises. It has a built-in pedometer and offers a fun game, Move Your Bot, to play with friends to improve your Android’s fitness. You can also buff up CardioTrainer with two features at $2.99 each — Weight Loss Trainer allows you to create a weight loss plan without calorie-counting, while Race Against Yourself allows you to record your workouts and compete to beat your best times.
» Calorie Counter by FatSecret, free: Available for Android, BlackBerry and iPhone owners, this app allows users to manage their food, exercise and weight all in one location. The application offers calorie and nutrition information, a barcode scanner for nutrition labels, a food diary to track meals, an exercise diary to record burned calories and a progress journal to track weight loss. For more information about the application, visit FatSecret.com.
» BeerGut Fitness, $0.99: Fight the beer gut with this application by LiveOncePlayHard. Calculate the calories you’ve burned while exercising to determine whether you’ve earned a fresh brew or need to hit the treadmill again. The app allows you to log the number of libations to the long walks and determines about how much you can drink — from how many ounces of light beers to red wines to mixed drinks. BeerGut Fitness can’t guarantee to help you slim down, but it will definitely help you watch the waist line a little better.
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PASADENA TRIATHLON CLUB: The Pasadena Triathlon Club hosts free Intro to Triathlon clinics the first Thursday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, 360 N Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena. Learn what to expect on race day, how to transition from one event to the next, gear and equipment selection and more. The clinic will help you in picking a race, making sure you have the right equipment, training for the race and what to expect. Visit pasadenatriclub.com for more information.
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THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD By Evelyn Barge
When Ken and Austin Andrews arrived at “The Biggest Loser” ranch, the father and son already knew a great deal about what had led them there. It was more than the stroke of good fortune when NBC producers picked them as contestants for the show’s 11th season. Above all, it was years and years of poor diets and little physical activity within the Andrews family. The two Pasadena residents were obese and desperately in need of intervention. Serious health scares compounded the urgency. At the root of the weight problems were emotional eating habits. 42 | ROSE | MARCH-APRIL 2011
“I had just gotten into a place in my life where, any kind of negative emotion I would experience, instead of dealing with it, I just ate,” Ken Andrews says, adding that he passed that behavior on to his son. Ken and Austin’s combined weight at the start of taping was 773 pounds. “Our mentality has been, we’re here to lose weight, and we’re getting our lives back,” Austin, 21, says. As of press time, four episodes of the season had aired, and Ken and Austin had, so far, continued to evade elimination and to drop pounds. They say their goal is to make the most of an undetermined amount of time with “The Biggest Loser” trainers and expert staff. “It is a contest … but, in reality, we are just losing as much weight as we can every single week,” Austin says. The opportunity for dramatic weight loss on a reality show is an exceptional case, but the tendency to seek out comfort in food is an extremely common trait among many types of people. Ken and Austin shared with Rose Magazine some of the many takeaway lessons and coping strategies they will bring back with them to everyday life, when their journey on “The Biggest Loser” ends. SIZING IT UP Ken, 49, says he believes his problematic relationship with food began in his youth. “I had a very difficult childhood,” he says. “I don’t have a lot of memories before (age) 7.” Instead of confronting the emotional fallout from his turbulent past, Ken buried his feelings, and food became a comforting presence. It’s not just negative feelings that reinforce emotional eating habits, says Dr. Alexis D. Abernethy, professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology. Positive events, like birthdays and celebrations, can also be a trigger for overeating. “There are many traditions and rituals that food is a part of culturally,” Abernethy says. Ken says this is true for him, especially in his role as pastor of Pasadena Christian Center. “With much of church activity, if someone gets married, you eat. If someone dies, you eat,” he says. The family environment, Abernethy says, is where a lot of behaviors and attitudes toward food are formed. “So much of growing up in a family, in a home like this, is watching what your parents do,” says Austin, a Pasadena City College graduate and local radio board operator. “But part of growing up, also, is to kind of surpass my parents and overcome some of the difficulties they haven’t.” On the show, Ken and Austin say they’ve had an opportunity to sit down and deal together with some of their familial issues, which is an important first step toward healing and moving forward. “I think many obese people, at least the largest percentage, want to be people pleasers,” Ken says. “We avoid conflict at any cost. When there is difficulty, we stuff those emotions.” “Learn how to deal with conflict,” he says, “and you can get through it. It doesn’t have to be as painful as obesity can be.” Practically speaking, physical exertion is a great tactic for tackling anxiety and stress. (It has the added benefit of burning off calories and fat.) “Part of what helped me to deal with the rage and anger (is that) boxing has been a prevalent part of our workouts,” Ken says. “It helps the anger to come out and be able to deal with it.” Besides the physical component, mental well-being also comes into play. Ken and Austin say the time on the show has helped them begin to process and acknowledge raw emotions, old and new. MARCH-APRIL 2011 | ROSE | 43
EMOTIONAL EATING “I’ve had this time in the morning, going on walks, long walks early in the morning,” Ken says. “I call it my walk of tears ... all the tears over the years that I never cried.” Some people will need to seek professional guidance to get through what can be a difficult emotional journey, Abernethy says. “That allows you to start to take stock,” she says. “People have very good reasons, very painful experiences, for avoidance. When you face that gradually, with support, there’s an increased sense of, ‘Oh, I can handle that.’” And when the going gets tough, Austin says it’s important to realize that most perceived limitations are self-imposed. “I think recognizing that you’re hitting that wall is the first step to it,” Austin says. “Recognize that wall is absolutely mental. You have every option to overcome it.” R
When it comes to emotional eating, an important strategy for stopping the cycle is learning to address painful feelings, instead of using food as a way to avoid them, says Dr. Alexis D. Abernethy, professor of psychology at Fuller Seminary. Emotional eating is often not even a conscious effort. Serious self-reflection may help you better understand your relationship with food. With the right tools, “you may still feel the urge, but you have additional coping strategies,” Abernethy says. These tips from Abernethy and The Mayo Clinic are a good place to start:
» Keep a food journal. By tracking your meals — including what you ate, how much you ate, when you ate and what you were feeling at the time — you may begin to see larger patterns emerge. » Join a group or lean on family and friends who can serve as your trusted support network. » Clear the cabinet of your greatest temptation foods, and avoid grocery shopping when you’re feeling emotionally vulnerable. » Strive for full, well-balanced meals. Too much restriction will only intensify your cravings. Incorporate small indulgences into your meal plan. » For when you do snack, keep healthy treats on hand. Fruits and veggies are best, or try the lowfat, low-calorie version of your favorite foods. » Get a good night’s sleep to help keep your energy level stable. When you’re feeling wiped out, take a nap. » Don’t be too hard on yourself. Perfection is not attainable, so strive for healthy moderation, and forgive yourself if you feel you’ve slipped up. » If you’ve tried to curb your eating but find it’s been a struggle, don’t give up. Reach out to a professional therapist or psychologist. Affordable mental health care is available through local centers like Fuller Psychological and Family Services and Foothill Family Service. — Dr. Alexis D. Abernethy of Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Psychology, and The Mayo Clinic
» Look for ways to reduce your overall stress. Look at the sources of stress in your life, and develop a plan to minimize them. Some stress management techniques include yoga, meditation and relaxation. » Learn to differentiate between physical hunger and emotional cravings. “If you just eat everything that’s on the plate, you’re not paying attention to your body cues,” Abernethy says. “Some of us don’t know when our bodies are full, when our stomach is full.” » Reflect on the early messages you got about food from your family and environment. “It’s a little simplistic, but really true,” Abernethy says. “Some of us may have taken on additional messages that may now not be helpful.” » Keep busy. Boredom can lead to idle snacking, so take a walk, read a book or call a friend instead.
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Researchers are hoping a new study of Alzheimer’s disease at the Huntington Medical Research Institute could lead to early detection and possible treatments of the disease. The hope of the study at the Pasadena research institute is to slow or stop the disease’s progress by detecting early biomarkers or signs of the disease before the onset of symptoms. Once these early signs are detected, treatments can be studied in patients with the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease, also referred to as AD. “The challenge is if you have AD and are showing symptoms, it’s too late,” says Dr. Michael Harrington, chief of the Molecular Neurology Program at the institute. “Some 20 years of slow brain damage has been going on without you or your family knowing it.” The two-year study to find biological indicators of Alzheimer’s at
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» A staggering 30.6 million people worldwide were estimated in 2009 to suffer from the disease and that number is predicted to quadruple by 2050. The reason for the increase in cases is population growth and longer life span of the average person. A greater number of individuals are living long enough to display symptoms of brain damage that took years to develop. Brain-tissue could have been deteriorating for 20 years in some circumstances, researchers say. » Annually, the U.S spends $172 billion to care for people with Alzheimer’s. » The cause of the disease has not yet been determined, doctors say. A family history of Alzheimer’s can put an individual at more risk for developing symptoms, but doctors also believe environmental factors may play a role in the disease’s genetic chemistry.
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Candy, chocolate, lollipops ... They tasted better when we were children because we could eat them without guilt. No counting calories. No checking the glycemic index. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s give ourselves a break once in a while and return to those simpler days. By Stacey Wang
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The pull of nostalgia
If you’re all about reliving your childhood, pop by Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop in Old Pasadena. The shop sells enough gag gifts, candies, and soda flavors to make any inner child giddy and Willy Wonka jealous. Rocket Fizz “Here, every item has a story. Soda Pop and There’s something special to Candy Shop somebody in here. Everybody has 111 W. Green St., something that they know, and have Pasadena. a story behind, in this store,” says (626) 449-7632 Rocket Fizz co-founder Ryan Morgan of Camarillo. With hundreds of candy and soda selections at the store, customers can easily get lost in the sugary goodness
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Old-fashioned goodness Some things never go out of style, especially when it comes to candy. Just ask Rob and Jennifer Linsalato. The couple own and founded Sierra Madre Candy Co., an online wholeseller that specializes in treats made from as early as the 1800s. The company sells candies of a simpler time with a simpler price — candy lovers can grab a bag of root beer barrels, chocolate malt balls and licorice bites for $3.99. Though the prices are enticing alone, it’s really the bright colors and vintage taste of their rock candy, fruit sours, candy sticks and the likes that Sierra Madre bring truth to the company’s motto, “old-fashioned goodness Candy Co. is always in style.” sierramadre “We found that people enjoy the sweets from their youth,” candy.com Jennifer Linsalato says. “It’s amazing the stories you hear, too.” Sharing a love for all-things turn of the century, the Linsalatos began the company in 2007. At first selling at events like Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival and a local Civil War reenactment, the duo saw the popularity of these candies and realized that even youngsters loved these old-time confections. “What we’re seeing in society right now is a push back. People are looking more for the natural favors and the real taste,” Rob Linsalato says. Sierra Madre Candy Co. has no storefront, but goods can be found locally, including at The Gamble House, Pasadena Museum of History and Vroman’s Bookstore on Colorado Boulevard. The company is developing its wedding candies and special orders to give an even more personal touch to the products — along with keeping these candies fashionable.
surrounding them. Patrons have been spotted spending hours and even a hundred dollars (a lot of moola in the candy and soda world), depending on the severity of their sweet tooth or nostalgia. Best of all, the shop has a selection of 650 sodas and sweet treats from all over the world. Favorites range from Rocket Fizz’s own Judge Wapner Root Beer to a Japanese fruit candy known as Hi-Chew. The store’s got a feel-good, retro flair with old-school products, but there are contemporary merchandise added to the mix, such as a life-size cutout of Justin Bieber. From the moment customers enter to the time they leave, they are always smiling, Morgan says.
The co-founder spends his work days hunting down requested goodies and digging up new treats to bring to his stores — everything and anything his clientele might enjoy. It’s his mission to fulfill customer requests, even if it takes a year. He and business partner Robert Powells of Incline Village, Nev., started Rocket Fizz in 2009. Since then, the chain now has 13 stores nationwide, including the Pasadena shop that opened in summer 2010. “We’re just trying to bring the fun back to the routine. We like selling soda; we like selling this stuff; we just like making people happy,” Morgan says.
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Step into Carmela’s artisan creamery and you’ll experience ice cream the grown-up way
Handcrafted taste In a world of over-processed, artificial and massproduced ice cream, a little shop in Pasadena hopes to revive an old-fashioned belief in authentic and handmade frozen creations. But unlike the creameries of old, Carmela Ice Cream brings a contemporary twist to its flavors with a “grown up” taste. “It’s a little more geared towards an adult palate, but it’s obviously still ice cream so kids like it, too,” founder Jessica Mortarotti says. Try the Salted Caramel ice cream, a patron favorite as rich and silky as eating a caramel candy. Or, Lemon Basil sorbet, a fresh take on the zesty herb typically used to season savory foods. Carmela’s ice creams play with ingredients plucked straight from the garden — flowers, herbs and spices are key to giving the enticing flavors their pop. Even the frozen desserts, Carmela Ice Cream along with the homemade waffle 2495 E. Washington Blvd., cones and ice cream sandwich Pasadena cookies, are as tasty on the eyes as (626) 797-1405 the taste buds. carmelaicecream.com “It has a lot to do with simplicity. We don’t do flavors that are too crazy,” says Mortarotti, the artisan creamery’s flavor developer. At times, some ingredients may raise eyebrows — like olive oil for this season’s Meyer Lemon Olive Oil ice cream, or anise star for desserts — but Mortarotti likes to pair and play with ingredients that compliment each other in the cooking world. The company also stays true to the mantra that less is better. It insists the handmade confections include all-natural ingredients; no “extra” flavoring is allowed. Garden-inspired indeed, Carmela only picks fresh farmers market produce and organic dairy to create the delectable desserts. Vanilla beans are even painstakingly scraped to ensure an authentic taste for the Brown Sugar Vanilla Bean ice cream. “There are no flavorings or extracts or powders. It’s all fresh ingredients infused into milk and cream,” Mortarotti says. R
Signature Flavors Salted Caramel Lavender Honey Mint Cacao Nib Strawberry Buttermilk Lemon Basil Sorbet Spiced Strawberry Sorbet Cucumber Sorbet Brown Sugar Vanilla Bean Dark Chocolate Cacao Nib
ABOUT CARMELA Carmela Ice Cream was named in honor of Mortarotti’s grandmother, a baker’s daughter who taught her granddaughter a love for working in the kitchen. In love with the possibilities of ice cream, Mortarotti decided to start her own business almost four years ago even without any idea of how to make it. Through trial and error (with not “too many total disasters”), and a short ice cream course at Penn State University, Mortarotti began selling her creations in 2007 at a farmers market in downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo.
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Since then, the company has expanded its market to include specialty food stores and restaurants. Locally, Carmela can be found at the South Pasadena farmers market on Meridian Avenue and Mission Street, and at its shop in Pasadena. The storefront opened early January to a fan base built mainly at farmers markets. Unlike its presence abroad in the Los Angeles County area, the Carmela shop sells scoops along with its prepackaged goods. Handcrafted toppings may soon be on the menu.
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Q&A: Chef Laurent Quenioux Executive Chef, Vertical Wine Bistro
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One could say Laurent Quenioux is out to dominate the culinary world. He started with practicing his mother’s recipes as a pre-teen in Sologne, France, then he hopped from one restaurant to another before settling in his own kitchen. But this talented chef isn’t done. He added another restaurant under his chef’s hat late last year. He now leads the quaint Vertical Wine Bistro in Old Pasadena as executive chef, while still manning his own West Hollywood restaurant, Bistro LQ. And he still has plenty of energy to do more. Quenioux, 49, is no stranger to Pasadena. Aside from being a proud resident, he was also chef at the now closed Bistro K on Fremont Avenue in South Pasadena. He first worked at French restaurants before heading to America to help open The Regency Club in Los Angeles. He then became part of the award-winning 7th Street Bistro in downtown Los Angeles, serving French Nouvelle California cuisine, before subway construction forced the restaurant’s closure in 1995. Quenioux spent the late 1990s as food and beverage director/executive chef for Dodgers Stadium. He opened Bistro LQ in 2009. “It’s difficult to open up a restaurant,” he admits. “I admire folks like me who open up a restaurant with their own money just to give pleasure to people with food and wine. There’s a serious line to be drawn, it’s a serious business.” Aside from guiding and mentoring two separate kitchens and striving to give guests a unique dining experience, Quenioux tries to squeeze in time to collect rare mid- to late-19th century French stamps, play mix master with deejay friends and explore his own city. Rose: On the Bistro LQ website, you mention your favorite dish is your grandmother’s snails, the ones you caught with your grandfather after a rainy day. Is that typical where you grew up? Quenioux: That was typical growing up in the countryside, (gathering snails) is something as a kid you do. In the mountains you can hunt venison, rabbit, everything is there.
Beans (tarbais beans) 8 qts water, divided 2 lbs dried beans - emergo or French horticultural (soaked) 12 fresh parsley sprigs 6 large fresh thyme sprigs 4 bay leaves 1 medium onion, skin on 1 whole garlic head, skin on 2 tsp coarse kosher salt 2 tsp ground black pepper Wine sauce 2 tbsp olive oil 2 cups chopped onions 2 cups dry white wine Cassoulet 3 lbs Toulouse saucisson (cooked sausage) Pork belly 4 duck confit legs 3 lbs lamb shank 2 cups coarse fresh breadcrumbs 1/4 cup olive oil
1. Combine beans with the rest of the Tarbais ingredients. Reserve 6 cups of bean broth. 2. Arrange the duck pieces, skin side down, on a rack Cassoulet: in a roasting pan and slow-cooked broil them under a bean stew or preheated broiler about casserole from 4 inches from the heat the south of for 10 minutes. Turn France. the duck pieces and broil them 10 minutes more, or until the juices run clear and the meat is cooked through. Transfer the duck with tongs to a cutting board and reserve 1/4 cup of the duck fat. 3. In a 6-qt casserole, layer one-third of the reserved bean mixture, half the braised meat mixture, half of the duck pieces, half the remaining bean mixture, the remaining braised meat mixture, the remaining duck pieces and the remaining bean mixture. 4. Pour reserved bean broth slowly over the mixture, sprinkle the top with 2 cups of bread crumbs and drizzle with 2 tbsp of reserved duck fat. 5. Bake the cassoulet, uncovered, in the middle of a preheated 325-degree oven for 30 minutes. Press the crumb layer lightly into the cassoulet, top it with the remaining 1 cup of crumbs and drizzle the top with the wine sauce and remaining 2 tbsp of duck fat. 6. Bake the cassoulet for another hour and 45 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
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R: I heard you like (rap artist) Ludacris and deejaying, what is it about them you enjoy? Quenioux: I love to dance ... and party. Right now I just mix (music) but when I have the opportunity to deejay somewhere, yeah I’ll do it. R: What do you think about all the cooking television shows now and television chefs? Quenioux: (The shows are) good and bad. They show usually to young people, who go to culinary school who want to be a star chef, the wrong idea. Some of (the shows) are not helping. Then there are very educational shows, that’s what we need, you know, for people at home.
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R: Are there any new chefs or restaurants you’re excited about? Quenioux: I don’t go to too many restaurants. When I do, I like odd places. There’s Green Island on Atlantic Boulevard (in Monterey Park), the concept is pretty cool. I like a lot of ethnic restaurants. Le Saint Amour in Santa Monica is good — very traditional French cuisine. Rosemead is where I go shopping (for ingredients) — the spices, the cuts of beef are much better. R: What would you suggest or serve someone who has never had French food before? Quenioux: Steak frite and french fries. It’s a staple in every restaurant in France. A thin rib-eye, could be a hanger (steak) — sauteed very quickly, very rare — and crispy fries, with a bit of french butter on top (of the steak). R: What are your favorite places in Pasadena? Quenioux: I love everything in Pasadena. I like the San Gabriel Mountains. I love to ride my bike all around here. I love the boutiques, the proximity of everything. I love how the streets all have trees, the people, it’s more eclectic. Here, it all blends more. There’s a lot of culture. R: What is your guilty pleasure? Quenioux: I can live on chocolate and cheese. There’s a few brands of chocolate I really like. Cheese is very important to me. All the cheese (we use at the restaurant) come from France now. R: What are your ideas for the future? Quenioux: I would love to take a year off and go to Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. I lived in Japan for three months, in Osaka. We really want to create a Bistro LQ in Paris. There are great restaurants in Paris but what we do is different. That’s toward the end of the year. R 58 | ROSE | MARCH-APRIL 2011
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Exercise for good health? It’s very simple
A couple of years ago — that means it must have been eight or nine — Pasadena activist Peggy Phelps asked me out to lunch to discuss a notion she had. Peggy often has notions. This one came to her after a visit to Reno, hometown of her granddaughter Megan Michelson, an unbelievable athlete who has been world’s No. 1 in the wild sport of freeskiing. In telemark, too. Megan was proud that her outdoorsy city was sponsoring a citywide fitness crusade in the form of a grand contest to see how much weight everyone could lose. As the pounds peeled off, the mock mercury in one of those giant public thermometers was made to go up. What could we do like that in Pasadena? Peggy wondered. So we got together with some other Pasadena people who make things happen, and we brainstormed. What’s the best way to help people get and stay fit? Our ideas started out on the complex side, as they can with a lot of smart people in the room. And they ended on the extremely simple side, as they will when all the smart people see simplicity’s many virtues. Gyms? Too expensive. Touting good nutrition? Great, but takes too many professionals. How about plain old walking, which at that point was beginning to take off like crazy in the Arroyo Seco? Cheap, fun, social. Up & Moving Pasadena hired the brilliant Kristen Farley, who happens to be an ultramarathoner herself and knows a few things about fit. It helped organize groups of walkers. It started those Wednesday morning Walks with the Mayor, kicking off with special guest John Naber, the Olympic gold medal swimmer. We never had a public thermometer, but Up & Moving does have a body mass index calculator at its website, and I’ll bet it’s helped Pasadenans shed more than a few pounds over the years through a very simple plan.
The simple answer we came to is for me the only answer to the question of how to keep healthy by keeping exercising. Walking’s all right. I like to walk. But while I still can, and as I have for 30 years, I’ll run. I used to find all kinds of excuses to keep from running really regularly, though. My main one, and this still cracks up my wife, was that 25 years ago, I would always maintain that I needed to be fully stretched out to hit the streets. I also had to have a beer after I ran, being hot and sweaty and all, and in need of reward, and that meant I had to run after work, never in the morning before work, and sometimes it was too dark after work, or too cold, or we had something to do, and I wouldn’t go. It was a bunch of hooey. Here’s how you exercise: You do it every day. I don’t really care when you do it — but don’t let the when be an excuse, ever. It’s not a matter of rain, or dark, or cold. There are clothes and lights for that. It’s so much easier when there are no decisions to make. Do I want to go running when I wake up? I have no idea. I have no choice. I just roll out the door. (P.S. lack of time’s no excuse, either. I don’t run very far.) Next-best tip: Get yourself a border collie. If a border doesn’t run twice a day, he’ll go nuts, and ruin your life. He is not scared of the rain or the dark. If you know anything about a collie’s eye, you know about expectation. So now there are a couple of us in the house who need to roll out the door every morning, soon as we’ve had some coffee and kibble. The power of two. Exercise is simple. Just ask my dog Charlie. You live? You run. Or you whatever. Don’t let the thing be the excuse, either. You live? You yoga. You live? You dance in your wheelchair, like Stephen Hawking does. And you do it every single day until they put you in the pine box, which will be a lot further off because you did it. R
Larry Wilson is public editor of the Pasadena Star-News and the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group.
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