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Happy New Year 2008…
Now that the New Year has arrived, I am filled with renewed enthusiasm and energy as we continue our fascinating journey along The Boulevard in its second year of publication. We kick off 2008 with a fabulous celebrity cover and story about Jay Leno, the art of his standup comedy, and some intimate insight into the man many people simply refer to as America’s Comic. Our interview with Jay in Atlantic City was a personal highlight for me, and a day I won’t soon forget. This issue also features a man of incomparable talent and inspiration, the legendary Geoffrey Holder and a great profile on News 12’s Gina Glickman and the many show business hats she wears in her career. All My Children’s Alicia Minshew reveals the journey that led her to the role of Kendall Hart, daughter of Erica Kane, as played by Susan Lucci (who graced the cover of the August-September 2007 Boulevard), and comic Amy Schumer displays why she’s a force to be reckoned with as her career takes off. New and established musicians are profiled in interviews with Gabrielle Ross and The Hooters. Artist Andrea Sanders explains how photography and, more specifically, her own photographic images, are “historical timepieces.” Travel with The Boulevard to St. Barts and South Africa, then back to Long Island’s Gold Coast with a glimpse into old-world style at the Garden City Hotel. Since bridal season is right around the corner, this month’s issue contains a bridal section highlighting fashions and style tips for the bride and groom, as well as venues at which to celebrate that very special day. The Boulevard offers a taste of fine dining, recipes and a visit to the very decadent 2007 Chocolate Show. You’ll also find interesting articles on health for both you and your pets, fitness, fashion, sports and business. In keeping with its roots, The Boulevard continues to devote substantial space to charities, not-for-profits and the people who make a difference in their communities and our world. We are now distributing our magazine from Montauk to New York City and reaching more than 100,000 readers; our website is viewed by thousands each issue and continues to evolve and grow. Relaunching The Boulevard has been a remarkable experience for me and I thank you, our valued readers, for making that possible.
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he pristine walkway in gray herringbone paving was bordered with 2-foot angled stucco, bluestone and garden boxes planted with a variety of specimen bushes. A 30-foot Silver Dollar Gum tree anchored a rock garden spread with white rough pebbles contrasting with ground level evergreens. It had an oriental appeal illustrated by the sharp angles, straight lines and precise order of plantings. The landscaped entrance provided a clue to the interior of this North Shore contemporary house by Lee Najman, whose signature appeal is reflected in his extraordinary use of materials in walls capes, architectural design and avant garde creative expression. Architecture Week said of Richard Neutra, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, who influenced Najman, “Neutra is considered one of the world’s most influential architects. He responded to the Southern California climate with designs in which indoor and outdoor spaces flow freely together and into a carefully arranged landscape.” Najman followed the master and made his own landscape on the North Shore. The front door was given a geometric design by applying cedar strips of alternating colored wood. The hallway entrance features a soaring 18-foot vaulted ceiling and one’s eye is immediately drawn to the flooring zigzagging in all directions. Najman pointed out the floor’s continuous geometric pattern, visualized by 18-inch-wide black and gray Canadian granite strips that flowed throughout the first floor’s open landscape design. The master suite and a powder room have doors, while entrances to the spacious kitchen, den and living rooms are architecturally designed apertures that
Above: The living room could be called the gallery where the owners’ art collection was accommodated by architectural wallscapes. Custom designed furniture appears as works of art in this extraordinary ensemble. Opposite: Bold angles are the welcoming statement to this ultra contemporary home where architectural entrances render doors obsolete. The gray cube, as well as holding the upper hallway and balcony aloft, features an opening into the family room that allows the extraordinary painting to the right of the foyer to be enjoyed.
serve to delineate complex angled walls. Significant architectural details abound. The vaulted ceiling creates a second-floor hallway with an open balcony, sans Juliet. The hand-bent aluminum stair railings shimmer in the light from skylights, holding great promise for a future Romeo. Black molding defines the vaulted ceiling anchoring four hanging lamps dressed with delicate blue shades. A striking red, blue and gray textured metal console contrasts with the wall of gray slate tiles we first saw on an exterior wall near the entrance. Off to the left, a wall of crystallized glass tile,
in cobalt blue, served as a backdrop for chipped-edged, celery colored, glass shelves displaying whimsical glass animal ornaments. This corner of beauty turned out to be a passageway to an extraordinary powder room...more a work of art than its utilitarian function. The same crystallized tiles continue on the powder room wall bordering a large mirror. A curved free-form vanity top, in black granite with a bird’s eye maple gold insert, was a perfect surface to hold a magnificent glass bowl sink with a kaleidoscope interior and splendid cobalt blue exterior. www.boulevardli.com
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The family/entertainment room as seen through the foyer opening. A wall of glass gives access to the patio and garden.
A wall of windows provides a view of the garden and patio from the family room, dining area and kitchen. The spacious and brightly-lit kitchen is a symphony in white highgloss epoxy cabinets with brushed stainless steel handles. Black and gray granite backsplashes, black counter tops and appliances all contrast with a bold splash of red in ceiling trim and ribbed red vinyl-covered corner columns. Here functionality takes priority and the black, white and gray theme of the entire first floor is captured. A large two-tiered serviceable center isle provides for both dining and displaying food. A glass oblong table capable of extending to banquet size is angled in view of the kitchen island as well as a family room. It is surrounded by black and gray contemporary chairs and features an attractive, rather unusual large glass contemporary-shaped vase. Colorful and interesting shaped glass ornaments appear on built-in shelving, including a vibrantly colored glass trumpet. These colorful accessories are in stark contrast to the minimalist, albeit luxurious, furnishing of the family room adjacent to the dining area. What appears as a freestanding gray slate tiled wall, with a sprinkling of mica that responds to light, is actually the support for the second floor balcony. Here again, the wall is given an opening allowing an oversized painting in (you guessed it, black, white and red) to be viewed from the hallway and the family room. A soft black and white fabric dresses the sofa, nestled in a gray suede frame trimmed with a woven leather base. It appears to be built into the 8
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wall. Custom-built wall units in a patterned aluminum and black laminate conceal practical amenities such as a bar. Entertainment equipment and a fireplace share the wall. The comfort of soft carpeting halts the granite floor adding warmth to this space where whimsy takes over. Gray wool borders black squares decorated with zigzags of silver lorex. A solo red leather chair appears as a symbolic compromise to color. The cocktail table incorporates many shapes and replicates the colors of the foyer console. Its two-tiered L-shape features a red laminated metal top with gray textured laminate below. A circular blue top completes the design, another work of art in itself. Moving along to the hallway to the living room, the image-oriented design takes another giant leap. Here the space is so serenely coordinated that one is tempted to whisper. The owner’s accessories have found a wonderful home on Najman’s champagne-colored wallscape that includes a stainless steel fireplace. A black oak platform provides the definitive setting for a sumptuous curved sofa in white suede with black woven bolsters. Anchoring this seating is a magnificent contemporary sculpture by Cory Springer made for the owners in celebration of their new home. The room includes several colors making it distinct from the others. They are subtle, nevertheless. A gold, plumb and gray textured carpet adds contrast. A trio of curved, suede ottomans in bright copper, blue and yellow are nestled below a huge painting of two half faces, each with different coloring. The painting’s title ... Color Blind.
The dining room foreground gives a panorama of the kitchen. The harmony of black, white and gray is elevated by the bold introduction of red columns, soffit trim and accessories.
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The bedroom is distinguished with the addition of cobalt blue trim on the tailored bed frame and night tables…also on the built-in cabinetry around the fireplace to accommodate the entertainment elements.
The angled wall under the stairs features a gold metallicized vinyl wallpaper and leads to the only visible door in the hallway, that of the master suite. Here again, there is both drama and tranquility. Black and gray along with cobalt blue dominate this spacious well-lit area. The master suite comprises three sections. The bedroom with sleek contemporary wall units in a soft gray laminated surface includes a fireplace and entertainment unit. An elaborate marble headboard angled to fit into a corner highlights the angled bed. This marble design is replicated on the ceiling. Standing guard between these two marble designs is an exquisite glass sculpture of a family unit (man, woman, child). Off to the left there’s an entrance to his built-in closets, a dressing room and shower bathroom. Masculine in design, it features a lustrous blue pearl granite tile. Madam’s separate, although larger bathroom, on the opposite side of the room includes an attractive built-in vanity table with chair, a walk-in dressing room and a wall built for shoes, as well as a shower, commode and a Jacuzzi tub. The black, white and gray color theme is continued.
It is above this spacious bedroom suite that the owner wished to have a home office. Mounting the stairs, a multicolored square oil painting and a vibrant red sculpture standing guard at the top are distinct in the overall monochromatic theme. Najman’s signature is immediately apparent in the texture and style of the sleek cabinets featuring aluminum laminated doors. A gray suede sofa and cocktail table are joined by a red leather lounge chair and ottoman. It is clearly more than an office and to accommodate its dual usage, an entertainment unit that would serve both the desk area and the seating area was designed in a cylinder shape, made of black oak with an aluminum center that rotates for viewing options. Also on this level are three additional bedrooms and bathrooms and an additional back staircase to the kitchen, laundry room and basement. Viewing the downstairs hallway from the office provides a true appreciation of the complex angles of the construction process and as Najman pointed out, a great deal of steel was necessary to provide stability. While the entire house is new design and construction, it was derived from the footprint of a three-bedroom hi-ranch. What has transpired is a spacious 4,000-square foot, young at heart, sophisticated, entertainment-oriented house for adults with a penchant for modern design and a love affair with the classic colors of black, white and gray.
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Prudential Douglas Elliman and Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty Are Proud to Present The Estates at Greenfields, Old Brookville
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rudential Douglas Elliman and Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty are thrilled to share with their community of neighbors, friends and prospective buyers that they are moving right along with their schedule to build and sell their customized homes in this exciting new development. The companies invite you to come and view their spectacular models. Ready for occupancy – the 8,500-square foot shingle and stone Hamptons Colonial with wood roof, welcoming arrival courtyard and exquisitely detailed interiors sits on 3 majestic acres of flat usable property. Priced at $5,100,000 – $5,300,000 Awaiting your personal touch – the Brick French Chateau Manor – built and ready to be customized! Priced at $5,200,000 - $5,400,000
There are other parcels ranging from 3 to four-and-onehalf acres from which you can choose to design and create your own castle come true. These parcels can accommodate homes from 6,500 to 11,000 square feet. Residents will enjoy the quiet serenity of a cloistered community, within a 25-mile commuting distance to Manhattan. The surrounding area is renowned for fine dining, haute couture shopping, culture, entertainment, country clubs, boating, private schools and public schools in the North Shore School District. Come explore this premier development of luxury homes on Long Island’s famed Gold Coast. For open house information, visit www.prudentialelliman.com and www.danielgale.com. * Call for builders’ fabulous incentives.
Prudential Douglas Elliman Ludmilla Stanco Licensed Associate Broker Ludmilla.Stanco@prudentialelliman.com 516-954-0260 Cell 516-426-9536
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty Judith Lenchewski Licensed Associate Broker judithlenchewski@danielgale.com 516-484-1800 ext. 224 Cell 516-445-7887
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Oleg Cassini Available at Lord & Taylor www.lordandtaylor.com
2008 – Kicking off the Year of the Suit Three-piece ensemble dressing for a completely ‘pulled together look’ is done in the classic Cassini signature fabric of smooth silk/wool in a rich tone of jet black. The tailored jacket has a double crystal jewel closing and finely detailed seams to create a very flattering shape. The jacket is worn with its own bandeau tank top and pencil skirt.
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Chic and assured in Oleg Cassini’s Signature Suit The two-piece suit in Cassini’s silk/ wool luxury fabric in a rich tone of black onyx is accented with golden soutache buttons. The jacket is shaped to the body with distinctive pocket trim. The pencil skir t enhances the look of a sleek silhouette.
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Luxury dressing in Oleg Cassini’s Make a Statement suit Shimmering Veronese Green sets the tone for early spring event dressing. The flattering silhouette features distinctive fine tailoring, with a narrowed peplum waist, long sleeves with fold-back cuffs and a matching pencil skirt. The jacket is closed with three-jeweled signature flower buttons of faceted crystal stones.
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“The dress is an envelope for the body” … Oleg Cassini
The ‘Wow Factor’ happens wearing the Oleg Cassini strapless sheath dress in tawny buff-toned stretch satin. The sweetheart cuff neckline with narrowed waist and slash pockets are all Cassini signature looks that image Red Carpet dressing. The sheath dress is one of the hottest trends for spring ‘08. Oleg Cassini coined the phrase ‘the sheath’ which set fashion trends.
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Black & White Ball Yards of beautiful sheer white silk chiffon are banded with an alluring black lace midriff, setting the stage for a memorable Oleg Cassini gala evening gown. The dramatically bare neckline is shaped and held with narrowed straps, and the midriff is wrapped in a delicate black lace above the opulent floor-length skirt of white silk chiffon.
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A love affair that never ends.
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Mark the Day in Red Suede Opera Gloves and Silk Make a Valentine’s Day Debut By Lauriana Capone he opera glove has been recognized for well over a century as one of the foremost symbols of feminine elegance and sensuality. The sight of suede gloves hugging the hand and arm communicates that the wearer is a woman of style, passion and power. Opera gloves are a beautiful tradition dating back centuries as a mark of elegance and class. Unfortunately, classic opera gloves have nearly disappeared from the modern retailer’s inventory. Thanks to designer Carolina Amato, these classic accessories are brought to the market, created at the highest quality and with flawless design. Opera gloves make a powerful statement indeed; nothing is sexier than a woman in opera gloves and a fitted gown. If your Valentine has an eye for fashion and luxury, she will melt when she slides on the luscious smooth texture of fine Italian suede gloves by Carolina Amato. A formidable choice for Valentine’s Day, you won’t doubt your Valentine’s pleasure over such a gift. The fine suede is honored with a rich red hue and opera length cut, fit for a night to be remembered. Made in Italy by master craftsmen from the most luxuriously soft lamb’s suede and hand-dyed to red perfection, these thrilling gloves are a delectable treat for the eyes to complement the finest Valentine’s Day chocolate truffles. The opera glove has become one of the items of clothing that is most associated with the elegance of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. An indispensable element for evening wear, opera gloves are ideal for - but certainly not limited to - evening attire for Lincoln Center or the Met. Opera length gloves are properly worn with strapless, sleeveless, spaghetti straps or short-sleeved gowns. These gloves are also often worn as part of daytime outfits, usually with sleeveless or short-sleeved dresses. Therefore, the ensemble also needs a wrap to drape over the exposed shoulders or arms. Amato’s line carries a crescent cut silk wrap which embraces the upper body with effortlessly glamorous contours. Embellished with silk organza flowers and hand stitched with silk embroidery, the crescent silk wrap is a resplendent finishing touch, the sight of which this year’s Valentine and her admirers will relish. For more information, visit www.carolinaamato.com.
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Chic Accessories Are the Fashion Essentials for Spring
By Ruth Bashinsky mici Accessories, one of the leading design firms in Manhattan, gives you a sneak peak at some of the hottest looks in accessories for spring. “Color will be making a big comeback, from lemony yellows to soft lilacs and bold reds. We’ll also be seeing a tribal trend, lots of jungle and animal prints, and fun prints in abstracts, florals, psychedelic graphics and tie-dyes,” said Marlene Friedberg, co-founder of Amici Accessories. To get ahead with your spring shopping, Amici is giving all readers of The Boulevard an extra special gift by offering a 20 percent discount that is valid until April 15. Just call 212-2685570 or visit www.amiciaccessories.com and enter shopping code SEVO58 before checkout. Happy Shopping!
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Silver crackled patent tri fold wallet, $32
Carmen ivory clutch, $48 Oversized Carmen chocolate-framed handbag, $52
Carmen chocolate clutch, $48
Red oversized framed handbag, $40 (as seen in Marie Claire Magazine)
Red oversized distressed Bordeaux clutch, $46
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vel was founded in 1986 by Orna and Isaac Levy, continuing a family tradition of more than 100 years of creating exquisite high-end jewelry designs featuring pearls and gold in different colors. Recognizing that a growing number of clients were looking for unique pieces of jewelry at the very high-end range, the company soon began to introduce limited edition collections. Yvel’s exclusive designs are now found in the finest jewelry stores around the world. Yvel (the name is the founder’s surname presented backward) is one of the leading designers in fine jewelry whose clients cherish these unique, artistic creations. After eight years of exhibiting as a fine brand name and four consecutive years being nominated as one of three finalists, Yvel finally received recognition when it received the Town & Mr. and Mrs. Eric Freedman, owner of Freedman Jewel- Country Couture Design ers in Huntington Award in 2005 and again in 2006. Photos by Tina Guiomar 20
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Biwa Collection The Biwa Collection is one of Yvel’s signature collections. It combines 18k white, yellow or rose gold set with diamonds and other gemstones, enhancing the color and the beauty of the pearl.
Golden Brown Collection by Yvel The Golden Brown Collection emphasizes the beauty of South Sea Salt Water Pearls, in gold, brown, copper, champagne and light green. These pearls are bleached and enhanced to bring out the luster of the pearl and prevent the colors from fading. The pearls are combined with 18k yellow gold and white and cognac colored diamonds to create a warm, exotic look. They are designed by Isaac Levy.
Pastel Collection This new fresh Pastel Collection was designed by Isaac Levy for the romantic woman who loves the soft shades of pink, lavender and peach of fresh water pearls. These designs combine 18k white, yellow and rose gold and are set with diamonds and multicolored sapphires.
One of a Kind Collection Set apart from other Yvel collections, the One of a Kind Collection has been carefully created through years of collecting rare pearls and gemstones and assembling them together with 18k gold and diamonds as fine pieces of art. A sophisticated collection for art collectors, One of a Kind was created not for the sake of fashion, but for the sake of passion.
Colors Collection This colorful collection was designed by Orna and Isaac Levy out of their love of nature. The colors, shapes and shades bring wildness and passion in a sensual look by combining them with gold and diamonds. Available at Freedman Jewelers in Huntington
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Cosmetic Surgeon in a Jar By Tina Guiomar s patients, we get our best recommendations and advice from our doctors: which supplements to take to keep our bodies physically healthy, what not to eat and what the best products are to use to keep our faces young. Renowned cosmetic surgeon Dr. Stephen Greenberg introduces Cosmetic Surgeon in a Jar. No need to research which products to use; Dr. Greenberg is well known for his expertise in cosmetic surgery and has created a skin care line. This revolutionary line is designed to reverse sun and environmental damage, enhance elasticity and improve your appearance to create a youthful glow. The ingredients have been shown to reduce dark circles, enhance production of collagen and stimulate growth of matrix and connective tissue, all which help reduce the signs of aging. The Antioxidant Cleanser contains vitamin A, C, and E and carrot extracts, which cleanse the skin of daily environmental radicals and impurities. It leaves the skin feeling fresh and clean without overdrying and contains a fragrant floral scent. Dr. Greenberg recommends using a small amount daily, morning and evening. Once or twice a week, try using the Ultimate Skin Exfoliator. The floral scented cream contains small beads that gently remove dead skin cells. After a few weeks, it leaves the skin feeling silky smooth and radiant. For best results, massage into skin for 30 to 45 seconds. After cleansing and exfoliating, the next step to a fresh, youthful, radiant appearance is to apply the pH-Balanced Toner. A toner helps clarify the complexion, removing any impurities left on the skin. The pH-Balanced Toner restores the skin to its optimal pH level. Apply the toner with a cotton ball over freshly cleaned skin. The three most dramatic products come after the cleansing system. Dr. Greenberg has employed the newest ingredients proven to reduce the signs of wrinkles - a little “nip and tuck” in three jars. The Triple Action Eye Serum reduces the fines lines,
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puffiness, and dark circles around the eye areas. What better way to make you look younger than erasing those wrinkles around the eyes? The product is applied gently around the eye area in the morning and at night. The palmitoyl oligopeptides is a chain of peptides that helps increase collagen synthesis. Within a few days, there is a great reduction of dark circles and puffiness. Similar to the eye serum is the Brightening Complexion Cream. It helps the undereye circles and reduces fine lines. In addition, the cream is great for patients that have years of sun damage spots by reducing skin discoloration and healing sun damage. This product is recommended to only be used once nightly. Want to get a facelift without the surgery? Wouldn’t we all. The Firming and Tightening Cream will help make you look younger without going under the knife. The cream reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and helps rejuvenate the skin. The product is fortified with peptides and humectants that firm the skin, make it smooth, and hydrate. Apply a small amount to the entire face and neck after cleansing, and, in just days, you will see a more youthful, radiant skin. It may not be a dramatic change like surgery, but these products do show a great improvement in the skin’s complexion, texture, and suppleness to make you look younger. For more information about these products, call 1-800-doc greenberg (362-4733) or visit cosmeticsurgeoninajar.com www.boulevardli.com
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Great Fashion Tips From Maximus Spa/Salon By Richard Calcasola
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hen the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin’ along…I don’t know why, but I can’t stop singing this. It’s in my head; it’s driving me crazy! So I decided to use it to segue into my New Year’s forecast. First of all, red red is perfect for spring hair color, especially with “splashes” of the perfect golden blond, placed off the root, almost mid-shaft, sort of the safest place for the robin to perch on the branch. By now, you might already be bobbin’ along. Some very upscale, fashion-savvy salons are already trying the many variations of the neo-bob. Bobs always work, are very flattering and can be worn in so many new ways. Bobs are most effective when you need some change but are scared, anxious, unsure, or just not ready for a major change - you know the feeling. Relax. In the words of beauty industry icon Vidal Sassoon, “When in doubt, do a bob.” You can still hold on to the perception of long hair in the front, and when angled back to the nape, it’s sort of two looks in one. The fringe can be uniquely personalized to your face shape. The fringe provides lots of creative opportunities - asymmetrical, layered, ear-to-ear, deep or shallow. This a great time of year to try new things, not only new clothes. My associate Broula says, “Dia-
monds are forever; your hairstyle is not.” Well said! Rosemary Tejeda, a stylist at Maximus, says, “The bob has become one of the most acceptable and successful suggestions I make for clients who are receptive to change.” Without question, the bob is trendy and it works. The difference between fashion and style is that fashion changes season to season, while style is timeless. There is no substitute for your personal style or individuality; however, even style needs to be tweaked from time to time. Your hair choices are an extension of who you are and how you want to be perceived. How do you know when to make a change? Look at your driver’s license or your passport. Do you remember when that photograph was taken? Look at your college yearbook. If it looks similar, it’s time to talk to your stylist. It’s great when you’ve influenced the start of a trend when you were younger as opposed to holding on to it for too long. There is seldom a great haircut without stunning color; a great new dress is nothing with a dated hairstyle. Stay in step with the season’s continuously changing rhythm. Change is good - go for it! Talk to you soon. Meanwhile, put some spirit in your hair! Richard Calcasola is founder of Maximus Spa/Salon; North American Creative Director, Mondial.
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Audemars Piguet Baume & Mercier Bedat & Co
LONDON JEWELERS
Bell & Ross
is proud to announce
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the opening of the exclusive new
Breitling Carl F. Bucherer Bvlgari Cartier Chanel Chopard David Yurman Ebel
WATCH SALON
Ferrari Girard-Perregaux
featuring the world’s most
Harry Winston Hublot IWC
distinctive and sought after timepieces and men’s accessories.
Jaeger-LeCoultre MontBlanc Omega
We also look forward to the London Jewelers
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Oleg Cassini Oleg Cassini is rated as the number one designer label in bridal gowns today and, according to Modern Bride magazine, the ‘Jackie Look’ is the most influential and key fashion influence for brides today.
Shot at one of the world’s most magnificent and breathtaking settings - the fiords in Norway, Oleg Cassini’s stunning taffeta wedding dress. From the Oleg Cassini Couture Collection, an ivory-colored silk taffeta gown featuring an unusual asymmetrical belt with jewel closing, tucked sweetheart neckline and wide skirt with apron train.
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“To be well dressed is a little like being in love” … Oleg Cassini
From the international Oleg Cassini Icon Couture collection, made in England for Harrods, The Wedding Dress, A Wonder ful World – Sumptuous Duchesse satin in ivory for this Oleg Cassini wedding dress with signature Kelly sweetheart neckline, dropped waistline and pleated satin skirt to floor. A gown fit for a princess.
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From the international Oleg Cassini Icon Couture collection, a very distinctive and sophisticated gown featuring a unique combination of a float of sheer silk chiffon blended with the body-shaping mermaid shape of shimmering silk crepe de chine. The Empire bodice is caught with a jeweled accent.
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The cuff gown – Jackie’s worldfamous look by Oleg Cassini – worn by Jackie, Renee Zellweger and made for the Oleg Cassini Icon Couture Collection at Harrods – A fine silk gazar fabric for this slender gown which is trimmed in satin at the cuff bodice and at the signature bow waist and worn with operalength white gloves for drama.
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“A love affair that never ends”… Oleg Cassini
The Oleg Cassini Collection couture gown featuring a sheer overlay, with pleated lace around bodice and all around the extraordinary hemline. The bride carries a beautiful bouquet of platinum balloons.
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Dress Suitings and Retail Eveningwear By Victor Talbot e are reporting to you on the latest couture fashions and trends directly from Europe, the fashion capital of the world. Our fashion insights can also be seen in print in The New York Times Special Fashion and Bridal Sections featured throughout the year. Corporate casual is starting to recede as the business climate is becoming more competitive and the dress code is becoming more serious. The popular colors in suitings are dark blue, black, charcoal gray, and the introduction of chocolate brown. Pinstripes are the dominant pattern in fabrics, with windowpane and glen plaids following closely behind. Under the pinstripe category falls chalk, cable and a herringbone tone-ontone pattern. Single-breasted suitings, sportcoats, and formalwear designs in one-button and two-button are the latest fashion trends. For the ultimate fashion statement, the double-breasted garment is back and is the leading choice for sartorial savvy gentlemen. Men are trading up to better levels of quality and more luxurious fabrics. They see the value and benefits of made-to-measure clothing and are embracing the process. The return to formal dress has become an obsession with men, whether they are going down the aisle, going to a bar or bat mitzvah, or hosting an Awards Debut. Men are taking a tremendous interest in selecting and coordinating their attire based on the event itself or with their significant other. This season has given men a vast selection of tone-on-tone tuxedos, patterned vests, exotic evening ties and elegant footwear. The single-breasted one-button tuxedo is the leading fashion style this fall and spring. The classic peak lapel appeals to gentlemen who want a more classic and sophisticated look. Double-breasted peak and shawl models are becoming popular once again, along with the return of the winter white-on-white dinner jacket.
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FASHION BRIDAL For a more casual formal look, we recommend the lay-down collar shirt in a fly front twill fabric design, with a coordinating long tie tied with a double Windsor knot. The popularity of the evening tie has had the same fashion impact on the banded collar shirt. The only similarity between the two has been the psychological comfort factor among men. The distinct properties of the evening tie as a great fashion item enable the wearer to have a very dramatic look and truly set him apart from the maitre d’ at an affair. One can choose many varieties of the tie such as hand-pleatings, lurex detailing, and seven-fold construction. It has truly become the fashion icon for formalwear. If you are hosting a special event, getting married, or just want the very latest look in evening neckwear, we suggest wearing a dinner tie. The best couture tie is handsomely appointed, featuring hand-pleatings, woven fabrics, and sateen finishes. It can be accompanied by either a wing or lay-down collar shirt. The wing collar is preferred for those opting for a more formal look. To complete this very updated ensemble, we also recommend a complementing vest in either a similar color palette or texture. 32
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What to Look for in a Wedding Cake By Monica Tarantino here are two key considerations when selecting a wedding cake: design and taste. Wedding cakes have changed from the traditional round tiered cakes with white butter cream, swirls and flowers. Now, cakes are more often stacked, square and off-center, displaying an array of creativity. Cakes display more color, whether it is the flowers in different colors, the chocolate or even the butter cream. There is a growing trend with cakes having fondant rather than butter cream. Black and white cakes are also growing in popularity. The other important element is the taste. Here, too, cakes are being tailored to individual likes. Multi-tiered cakes are filled differently on each tier. Cakes are also becoming more diverse; yes, there are all-vanilla cakes, but black and white tiers are also becoming very popular. A couple should take the time to do a tasting for the cake, the filling and the icing. Groom’s cakes are also on the rise. Unique designs and specialty cakes add some fun to the wedding day. Another wedding feature is the favor. Many couples are choosing an edible favor - cookies are a favorite. Whether the cookie is cake- shaped or has a picture of the couple, it adds another special touch to a special day.
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Celebrate your bridal event with family and friends at The Inn At Fox Hollow… the perfect venue for all your pre- and post-wedding events. • Five intimate banquet rooms to accommodate from 10 to 65 guests each • Customized menus prepared by our award-winning chefs • Elegant interior décor and exceptionally landscaped gardens - the perfect backdrop to enhance any photo The Inn is also the ideal location for baby showers, anniversary parties, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, family reunions and more.
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he Hamlet Golf and Country Club, Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club and Hamlet Willow Creek Golf & Country Club all offer elegant settings and affordable party packages. As you plan your spring or summer wedding, remember that the exceptional cuisine and service at the Hamlets will help create the lovely event you’ve always dreamed about. All locations host only one event at a time, ensuring that you and your guests will have the staff’s full attention. At The Hamlet Golf and Country Club in Commack, your guests will have a memorable experience in surroundings of understated elegance. The private country club setting offers a quiet atmosphere, and the beautiful, newly renovated ballroom is perfect for your special occasion. At The Hamlet, every detail has been crafted so that you may luxuriate in your day, knowing that every need will be anticipated and fulfilled. Hauppauge’s Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club boasts impressive panoramic views and scenic beauty. Wind Watch is situated atop one of the highest points on Long Island and offers stunning views of the North Shore. You and your guests can revel in the colors of the season while enjoying fine cuisine and quality service at surprisingly affordable prices.
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For a magnificent lakeside wedding, Hamlet Willow Creek Golf & Country Club’s North Shore Mt. Sinai facility provides the perfect setting. The affordable spring and summer party packages deliver quality service and cuisine in a secluded atmosphere graced with stunning water and golf course views. No matter which Hamlet you choose for your spring or summer wedding, you can be assured that all of your needs will be met, while the elegant atmosphere will help make your special day one to remember.
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ngaged couples prepare for their weddings long in advance and look for special touches and unique settings to host their engagement parties, bridal showers and rehearsal dinners. It’s not surprising that more and more couples are bringing their wedding celebrations to The Inn At Fox Hollow, a luxury hotel that has rapidly developed as one of the area’s premier wedding and banquet facilities. “At The Inn At Fox Hollow, we are committed to making sure every wedding experience is extraordinary. We provide an experience that is unique, luxurious and will forever signify that special day,” said Victor Scotto, social sales consultant for The Inn At Fox Hollow. Conveniently located in Woodbury, The Inn At Fox Hollow is an exclusive, upscale, all-suite hotel and banquet facility owned and operated by Scotto Brothers. The Inn accommodates pre- and post-wedding celebrations, and is also the ideal location for baby showers, anniversary and birthday parties, family reunions, and more. With its European ambiance and décor and exceptional food and service, it’s easy to understand why The Inn has such appeal. Virtually any size party can be accommodated, from small and intimate groups of 10 - 60, to larger parties of 400 or more at its sister facility, Fox Hollow Catering. Additional space is available poolside, in the outdoor courtyard. The Inn offers a special Bridal Package for the bride and groom. This affordably priced package makes it extremely convenient and romantic for the new bride and groom to stay right at The Inn after the reception ends. The package includes a luxury bridal suite, accompanied by a chilled bottle of champagne, Belgian chocolates and a single white rose. For more information about The Inn At Fox Hollow and its unique wedding facilities or bridal packages, call toll free 800-291-8090 or visit www.theinnatfoxhollow.com.
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YIT’s de Seversky Center is the premier event and wedding venue in the New York metropolitan area and offers a perfect balance of Gatsby-era grandeur and dedicated personalized service. For nearly 100 years, the most important names in business, politics and society have gathered to celebrate and mingle at this distinguished venue. You can be part of this tradition of outstanding and elegant North Shore entertaining by arranging to have your special event, holiday party, conference or wedding reception at the center. The award-winning culinary staff will create a menu that suits your taste and desires, while the professional service team will ensure your event is an experience to remember. Whether enjoying cocktails on the romantic bluestone patio overlooking the lake, in the intimate Terrace Room with its stunning hand-carved marble fireplace, or in the grand-style Ballroom, with its vaulted ceilings and views of the east lawn, the historic mansion provides an unrivaled setting for your special event. Wedding specialists are ready to assist and help you plan and prepare for the most important day in your life, whether your plans are for a formal, traditional ceremony or a casual yet elegant reception. As your guests arrive, the distinct sound of the cobblestone-lined circular drive transports them back in time to the romantic Golden Age of optimism and soaring fortunes. Guests are greeted by professional 38
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valets and escorted through the mansion’s limestone-columned entrance into the stunning white marble entry hall with its grand staircase and mosaic inlays. Ceremonies may be held in the lush Garden Room or on the bluestone patio overlooking the great north lawn and DuPont Lake. Cocktails can be enjoyed in one of the mansion’s beautifully appointed rooms, or outdoors on the patio or verandas. For dinner and dancing, the oak-paneled Ballroom, with its ornate carved plasterwork ceiling and stone fireplace is the most popular venue. The de Seversky Center’s meticulously landscaped gardens and the historic architectural details provide the perfect backdrop for your wed-
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ding pictures. Images of the bride and groom strolling on the gravel walk under the beautiful canopy of European linden trees, enjoying a gentle embrace on the sweeping loggia, or standing regally on the balcony of the marble entry hall provide unforgettable memories of the special day. The 75-acre estate also offers water features and fountains, gardens and tranquil paths, and sweeping lawns that are perfect for family pictures, wedding party photos or intimate portraits. Contact NYIT’s de Seversky Center, Northern Boulevard, PO Box 8000, Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000; by phone at 516-686-7675; fax 516-6867677, or email deseversky@nyit.edu. Visit www.nyit.edu/deseversky.
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City before a sold-out show at Caesar’s Palace. So, there I was in the green room backstage at Caesar’s Circus Maximus as Jay’s gregarious and friendly demeanor filled the room with warmth and familiarity. I was doing fine until my Boulevard colleague Jason Feinberg took me aside and whispered: “I am gonna go outside, but just thought I would say you are about to interview the most famous interviewer in the world…Good luck!” And off he went, cackling with laughter. As we commenced our discussion, I wanted to know several things. The first was what makes something funny? Jay has been getting it right on stage for more than 30 years and possesses an uncanny ability to see the humor in everyday life. The second was why, after decades in standup and the most coveted position of any television talk show host, does he still do over 150 shows a year all over the country? What drives this icon? The discovery was that there may be no person alive that loves his or her art more than Jay. “Jerry Seinfeld and I have this conversation all the time,” he answered when I asked about the rigorous touring schedule. “People always ask me why am I still doing this. No one ever asks a singer why they are still singing. You do it because you like it. It’s what I do.” While I can imagine how funny a conversation between Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld would be, the big difference is that Seinfeld is no longer on television. Jay is. Since 1995, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno has been the No. 1 late night talk show in the country, with roughly 6 million viewers 5 days a week. On Fridays, after writing and taping a week’s worth of shows, Jay zooms off to a destination to play several shows. Frequently, Vegas is a destination, but they are all over the United States, sometimes even opposite coasts in the same weekend. He does standup and other performances during the week as well, as his schedule permits.
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Jay and I sat on a couch while 2,000 people were being seated in the Circus Maximus Theater. What could he get from this audience that he doesn’t get on television? “The jokes you write for television have a shelf life of about a day or so,” he explains. “You write a joke and the next day you think, ‘Oh, I had a better punch line.’ Where here, doing standup is like the movie Groundhog Day – you keep doing it over and throw out the parts that don’t work. Then, over a month or a year, you have something that you know works. You want to go with what works all the time. When someone tells you a funny story, you can’t wait to tell each person that passes by your desk. By the end of the day, you have really learned how to tell that story and where the laughs are. That is a lot what this is like.” And the big open secret is that, over time, Jay has developed and refined an airtight comedy show that delivers raucous laughter from the house without disappointment. While some houses may vary slightly – geography always tweaks the response just a bit – and with so many dates in so many places, Jay knows exactly what will work and exactly where it will play. His material is safe for all ages. My 3-year-old laughed as hard at Jay’s book as the 63-year-old man next to me at the show. My son smelled better though. His topics are edgy without being gross, pointed without being meanspirited and not dirty enough that you can’t laugh right along with your grandparents without feeling embarrassed. One unique phenomenon to Jay’s act is his keen ability to be accessible and exude an Everyman aura. In fact, while he knows the biggest celebrities and politicians in the world and schmoozes with them on a nightly basis, the man onstage presents as the comfortable neighbor next door. There is no lofty glitterati curtain between Jay
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and his audience – he is one of them. It is this disarming quality that has allowed him dual honor of filling the largest theaters over his 30-plus years on stage and be the anointed keeper of America’s comedic television heritage. “There are tricks to winning over a room this size,” Jay reflects on his Atlantic City audience. “If there is an enormous fat guy sitting there, I will make fun of his tie and that guy will instinctively understand what you are doing and he will laugh right along. If there is someone sitting in a wheelchair I will go right up and ask him what he does for a living. Most would shy away from joking with someone in a wheelchair but if you pick on him and treat him like anyone else in the audience, with exception of making fun of his wheelchair, he will get it and now feels included as part of the audience. You learn how to work a room that way. You don’t make fun of a guy because he is a janitor but if he is a banker you rip his head off because people hate bankers and you get a room to come over to you that way.” And while he makes winning over a room of 2,000 people seem as simple as grocery shopping, there is still that elusive talent of discerning exactly what is funny and what isn’t. The audience is showing up partly to see someone they watch on television every night, but more because that person has a better tab on what we should laugh at in life. Jay spends an inordinate amount of time writing his material – both for the stage and for The Tonight Show, though some of the television material is shared with an extraordinary team of writers to whom he is very loyal. It is not unusual that he will be awake in his house at 3 a.m. working on material for either outlet. He pointed out that it’s a fluid process – what seems hysterical at 3 a.m. might not be as ticklish the next morning at breakfast as he reads the material to Mavis, his wife of over 25
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years. During the development of this article, Jay returned to the air after a lengthy absence due to the writer’s strike and impressed both critics and his audience by developing his own show in its entirety. It’s simply Jay’s nature to generate great material quickly and be able to deliver terrific comedy in the face of any eventuality. This is the core of what makes him tick. So I asked Jay what made something funny to him and at what point does a life experience transform into a joke? “I think hypocrisy in any form is al-
ways hilarious,” he reveals. “There is a commercial on TV where a guy goes to the fair and eats 4 chili dogs and feels sick. His wife hands him some medicine and says ‘Take this’ – basically so you could eat more chili dogs. Your body is telling you to stop eating chili dogs – you are sick, you have diarrhea, you need to not eat any more but instead of addressing the real problem they are telling you to a take a pill. He is heavyset, his wife is way too beautiful for him, and those types of things strike me as funny and they are uniquely American.”
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“I think everyone enjoys making other people laugh. You get to see people at their best. When you have a tough job like a policeman or a fireman or a nurse you see people at the worst. They are injured or they are criminals or they are on fire or whatever. With me, the guy in the front row could be the meanest guy in town but he is sitting there laughing. You get to see the good side of people because they are in a good mood and laughing. It’s infectious; it makes your day. It’s hard to get depressed if people are laughing around you. It’s fun. It’s not particularly stressful. I find it very relaxing.”
What also strikes Jay is how short our attention span is these days. “Now if you don’t get a laugh in the first 15 seconds it is ‘He’s dying!’ But, certain things don’t change. Funny is funny. The fat rich guy falling in the mud will always be funny, no matter what,” he observed. Jay’s “calling out” of America for its absurdities is done without cynicism and without sounding bitter. America doesn’t need another critic. We need a funny guy in the room that can act as the national class clown and still get invited to the barbecue. Pulling off this feat is why he can poke fun at President Bush and numerous politicos both on television and onstage and still be invited to host the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. The most powerful people in Washington and the world are seated right across from him, and are both fodder for material and invited dinner guests. Rather than offend, the delivery and the messenger help our leaders take themselves a little less seriously. Jay doesn’t snarl; he laughs right along with his audiences and everyone leaves still happy to be alive rather than feeling defeated about how strange our world is. This is all in sharp contrast to his contemporaries, but reflects those comics from whom he drew influence and inspiration. I asked him to talk about some luminaries that either inspired him or helped him along the way. “I always liked comedians that looked
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normal, but were funny – Carson, Jack Benny, Bill Cosby,” Jay recalls. “I was never a big Milton Berle fan, though I have the utmost respect for Uncle Miltie. It’s just that just putting on the dress and a lot of props isn’t my style. I like guys that carry nothing but their wit with them. I am a huge Bob Newhart and Don Rickles fan and it’s because all those guys look normal until they open their mouth and then they are really funny.” Jay talks with many young comics, those that he has as guests on The Tonight Show or those that write to him. He takes this informal mentor role very seriously. He doesn’t forget his roots as a young comedian trying to make a living and stars like Steve Martin, Robert Klein and, of course, Johnny Carson gave him encouragement, advice and opportunity. He shared great anecdotes about one of his closest relationships with Rodney Dangerfield, recalling a two-week stint at Rodney’s club in Manhattan in the early ‘70s and sleeping in the storage room behind the stage. At one point in my interview, Jay broke into an impression of Rodney that had everyone within earshot in stitches. The relationship lasted long into Leno’s Tonight Show tenure, with Rodney as a frequent guest while Jay played the straight man. And while Jay can cite an entire generation of comic giants as inspiration, he is very revealing about how his family dynamic shaped his personality and
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how his gift for humor may be more a response to being the only child in the Leno household. Born in New Rochelle, NY and raised in Andover, MA to a Scottish mother and an Italian father, Jay had a very unremarkable childhood. Unlike most comedians, in Jay’s case, material doesn’t originate from classic family dysfunction. It’s the polar opposite. His early years were so profoundly normal that he was able to see the humor in everyday life and turn the boredom of small town America’s banal routine into smiles. That, as well as a cover for moderate dyslexia, made hilarity Jay’s main coping mechanism. “I was always the class clown,” he reveals about his early years. “I was probably more annoying than funny. I thought I was funny. I never had a screwed up childhood. I was always a little dyslexic and I always tried to tell jokes to cover that up….To my mother, the worst thing you could do was call attention to yourself. And when I was 5 or 6 we would go to the supermarket and I would run off to ask the manager to page Ms. Katherine Leno and he would page her over the loudspeaker. It was horribly embarrassing to her and I thought it was the funniest thing. She would always say there was a time to be funny and a time to be serious but there was never any time to be funny, not even when we are at Disneyland.” He tells this story with the insight that most people can relate to a reserved parent. The reflection is said with reverence though, as Jay maintained a close relationship with his parents throughout their lives and memorable anecdotes are revealed with the proper homage. When I asked him about one of his more memorable pre-Tonight Show gigs, not surprisingly, his mother was the thread that made the situation stand out. “I was playing Carnegie Hall and my mother was completely perplexed as to why I was playing it when she thought it was for musicians,” he recalls. “I started to tell some jokes and some college-
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age guys sitting behind her started laughing very loud and she turned around and shushed them. And there I was, a grown man on stage at Carnegie Hall, with my mother shushing the audience. So I stopped the show and asked my mother to stop shushing people at a comedy show. Of course, that she had been singled out in front of the whole place was awful for her.” Jay himself is reserved when it comes to talking about his extensive charity work. A true philanthropist, he is unbelievably humble about the amount of time and money he contributes to making the world a better place. Whether it is hosting benefit dinners in Hollywood, such as the annual Adopt-A-Minefield fundraiser where Paul McCartney plays, or his donations of cars and motorcycles to auctions for 9/11 and Hurricane Karina relief, Jay has a very keen sense of social responsibility and giving back. “You tell jokes and kids get a free dialysis machine, how can you not do that?” he explains. “I think most people do volunteer work, they show up at the old folks’ home and hand out meals. It is easier if you are in show business. It’s not that hard to do. I think it’s based on the assumption of ‘How much pie can
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you eat?’ If you eat enough and give away the rest, well then, it isn’t that complicated. Most people do something similar, they give money to their church etc., just that when you are in show business, everyone sees it. People in show business get way too much credit for doing these things.” His books are all vehicles for charity fundraising. The book that my 3-yearold laughs at, If Roast Beef Could Fly, and another children’s book, How To Be The Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (Or At Least Your Class), are two recent volumes that generated significant money for needy families, including the survivors of police killed in the line of duty. His interest in being a humor mentor for children intrigued me, so I asked the expert how I would know whether my son was actually funny or not. “The ones that parents think are natural comedians are usually the worst,” Jay says in a frank tone. “It’s not something that manifests itself very young. Comedy is something you have to grow into after a few life experiences. A lot of times parents will teach their kids to mimic people and that isn’t funny, it’s just annoying.” In addition to the television, touring and charity work, Jay’s interest as a car enthusiast is also legendary. He possesses one of the most well-known and interesting collections of automobiles in the world, and 35 of the world’s rarest cars are said to be his. He is an avid motorcyclist as well, zooming on his Harley in charity rides and attending traditional biker conventions in places like Sturgis, South Dakota.
Jay also does a variety of character voiceovers for children’s shows and animated movies, and writes a column for Popular Mechanics and other periodicals. As I went over the list of activities and adventures he is known for, I asked him how in the world he has the time and energy to do it all. He replied that on the six-hour flight from California to Atlantic City he was reading, writing and doing other work, making use of the travel time, and that sleep was never high on his list of priorities. The stage manager interrupted our backstage coffee klatch with a 10minute warning and The Boulevard staff went outside and took our seats in the packed theater. Jay started to thunderous applause, and for 90 minutes, had every audience member forgetting any troubles life may have brought them. In that time, the Zen master of standup, America’s keeper of our comedic heritage, had us laughing so hard that amidst the crazy problems of the world, life seemed just a little better for a short time. If Jay Leno has taught us anything as a culture, it’s that humor helps. I closed If Roast Beef Could Fly the other night to find my 3-year-old still awake. I told him to shut his eyes and that it would be a big day tomorrow. He looked at me and said in only the way a 3-year-old can, “I can’t sleep when I laugh so much!” and was wideeyed and smiling. Thanks Jay; humor may help us as a culture, but it won’t help put a toddler to sleep.
“For the first half of your career you are the new kid on the cutting edge, then all of a sudden you are on television and people immediately think you are a sellout. They think you are no longer the poor kid on the road any more – but no one is pretending to be. I am 57 years old. This is what I know. You go from bright young star to sellout to ‘We hate you’ to ‘It’s not so bad’ to ‘Oh, we like you now.’ I seem to be in a ‘We like you now’ phase.”
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The word Renaissance typically refers to a time when all knowledge was acquired. It encompassed architecture, dance, literature, music, art, philosophy and science. We were introduced to Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo. Holder is an example of a modern day Renaissance man. Depending on where your passions lie will define how you know him. If you like James Bond films, then you know him as Baron Samedi in Roger Moore’s first 007 film Live and Let Die. Or perhaps you liked Little Orphan Annie’s savior, Punjab? Perhaps you were blown away by the costumes and choreography in the Broadway hit The Wiz, for which he won a Tony for best director, or was he the one that convinced you that 7Up was the “Uncola” with his hypnotic voice? It may have even been his incredible photography and art recently displayed at the Nassau County Museum of Art. Even if it wasn’t any of the things above, there likely is something you have seen, heard or touched that Geoffrey inspired. When Te Boulevard was invited to see Geoffrey’s work on display at the NCMA, we had trouble making our way into the museum because of the crowd. Celebrities dotted the crowd, including Law and Order’s S. Epatha Merkerson and The Soprano’s Federico Castelluccio standing right there listening to Mr. Holder thank everyone for coming to his exhibit. The rooms in the museum ignited with life. The colors flew off the canvas. The photos drew you in. In only a short time, you can experience his life through his art, just as I did. It’s easy to find a biography on Geoffrey Holder, or purchase a book, but to see his work in person and have the opportunity to sit and speak with him was a very anticipated experience for me. Eagerly prepping for my interview, I knew there was something different to write about. I found myself going through old 7Up commercials to hear that unmistakable laugh, hoping to spark an idea, when suddenly my inner child came out. I could see myself at age eight watching TV and seeing this larger-thanlife Caribbean man dressed in white telling me the difference between a kola nut and an un-kola nut or asking, “Children, what drink has that clean, refreshing unspoiled
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taste?” I would say “7 Up” and ”Mahvellous” out loud along with the kids on the commercial. I continued to click on more and more videos, each one more memorable than the next. I laughed and laughed at the retro-commercials and video clips of him. I found a video directed by one of his friends of more than 30 years, Richard Currier. It was a documentary and stage appearance (now on You Tube, Geoffrey Holder, The New James Earl Jones Part I and II). I watched it over and over again and thought it was excellent. I decided to email Richard (not ever having met him) and tell him what a great job he did. His documentary helped inspire the direction for what I was writing. That was it – there was my angle. It was all about being inspired. This is what it is like to be in the presence of Geoffrey Holder - inspirational. Richard and I played “phone tag “ and unfortunately were not able to connect in time for this article, but I hope to have a chance to talk with him in the future and compare stories and quotes from Geoffrey. So this is where my journey begins. As if from ast scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when the crated Ark of the Covenant is being wheeled away in an endless warehouse of crated items, this is Geoffrey Holder’s studio. But instead of imaginativeogical treasures, it holds endless amounts of his paintings, photos, books and sculptures. Each step and movement in the studio had to be carefully coordinated by only the best choreographer. When you sit with Geoffrey, you don’t talk about one thing. In fact, you don’t talk much at all; rather, you listen. His stature and his voice are just as hypnotizing, memorizing and commanding as you remember, yet gentle, surreal and comforting. We talked about all things renaissance. Typically when you listen to a person’s life story, you walk away knowing a great deal more about that person. When you sit with Geoffrey Holder, you walk away feeling great, knowing more about life and feeling like you could accomplish anything. You feel rejuvenated. See, you don’t just talk about art. You will learn about what made your mom a woman, your dad a man. Every painting, photo, sculpture and even words translate into art, religion and life. He will tell you that he loves you and that you should love yourself. “You have to, as a director, make actors walk on water, singers walk on water, dancers walk on water … make them get outside of themselves and be bigger then life.” If anyone can accomplish this, he can and he will spend every waking moment of his time convincing you that you can do the same. He is full of life. “I’m 77 going on 15,” he says. www.boulevardli.com
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Costume Design for Emerald City of the “Wiz”
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He believes that everyone can inspire everyone. His beliefs in supporting a child’s dreams are his life’s work and the foundation where the creativity begins. You carry your dreams with you for life. If you are a banker today, the kid in you still longs to be the fireman. Much too often children are discouraged. “A child will say, I want to be this or I want to be that and the parent says, ‘You can’t make money doing that!’ Right away you take away the child’s dream before even giving them a chance. Nothing is impossible. Give children the tools and leave them alone. All a child wants is a pat on the shoulder,” which Geoffrey received all the time from his family. “A child will blame themselves and be discouraged because mommy blames daddy and daddy blames mommy; if they get divorced, they were supposed to get divorced. What the child doesn’t realize is they were together to have you.” With all of this knowledge and experience, why is his trademark “the 7Up guy” instead of the famous artist? “I invaded people’s homes through their television and told them what to drink. People don’t visit museums today. The Metropolitan Museum [of Art] is the best place for children. You don’t need to go to Greece; you don’t have to go to Egypt. You have mummies right here. It’s a wonderful playground for children.” The Boulevard’s tech editor, Harry Rocker, said this reminded him of Apple’s Think Different commercial by TBWA/Chiat Day. I found an old video of the commercial and played it for Geoffrey, who hit the nail on the head. The black and white commercial with Albert Einstein and violins saturating the sound, and the voice of
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Richard Dreyfuss saying, “Here’s to the crazy ones” stressed the importance of creativity, open-mindedness and being the domino effect of inspiration. The commercial ended with, “They change things; they push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the
crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who think they can change the world are the ones who do.” “You never know who is sitting in the audience,” says Geoffrey. You will never see or meet that child, but you can inspire that child to become something.”
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gether. The best facelift is a smile.” When you see him on stage, he will stress that to his audience: the power of holding hands, kissing yourself, and touch. His paintings breathe life and speak religion. “Everything is religious, don’t you think?” If you ask him what he is trying to create, he says he doesn’t know. “When I look at a canvas, it’s empty, but I see things.” This is similar to most creative people when they have an idea, but it has to come together through a certain progression. He compares it to when you go shopping for clothes, “You don’t know what you are going to buy. You get a shirt, you get pants, you buy a hat and when you’re all done, you’ve created something.” We asked him if he sketched before he created a painting. In a philosophical answer, he says, “Everything is a sketch, dah-ling! It’s only a painting when it’s framed. When you cook for somebody, you’re having a party and you’re in the kitchen, making all your dishes (here he uses his signature laugh), HA HA HA HA, and you have some ham here and some ham there and you place the lettuce there, you’re an artist and you don’t even know it.” He is truly life’s teacher. Life becomes clearer when one is in his presence. You walk away realizing how many people have inspired you and hope that you have inspired some along the way. Parents play such a tremendous part in the early stages that without inspiration, it could take a child much longer to grasp their talents later in life. It’s important to realize you are where you are today not only because of inspiration, but because someone believed in you and let you run with their dreams. “HA HA HA HA…..!!!”
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and directs and that gives viewers a behind-the-scenes view of movie premieres, charity events, exclusive parties and community features, is clearly more comfortable being the interviewer than the interviewee. “Why would anyone be interested in what I am doing?” she asks. It is that self-deprecating humor that makes Glickman so likable. For the last seven years, Glickman has been somewhat of a fixture on the East End. Her reporting style is unique in that she is able to go beyond the gossip and uncover the many ways celebrities give back to their community. When she is not working on her News 12 segment, she is busy running her own entertainment production company, GMG (Gina Michelle Glickman) Productions, writing a column, “Whispers,” for the trendy Hamptons publication Dan’s Papers, and hosting the show Main Street for Hamptons.com. She also occasionally produces segments for Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition, acting in the role of entertainment correspondent. And, despite what you may have read, Glickman is not the spokesperson for the Lohan family. Dressed in designer duds, mingling with the pretty people, attending lavish parties, Glickman almost seems like a celebrity in her own right, but this down-to-earth girl looks at herself completely differently. “Celebrity,” she laughs. “I don’t even know what that means. I guess I don’t know how I want to be perceived because that is not important to me. What is important is how I perceive myself … and to be able to give back in all the things that I do.” Interviewing celebrities (Joan Rivers, Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones), legendary musicians (Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel), politicians (New York City Mayor Bloomberg), and working with famous directors/producers (Stephen Spielberg, Joel Silver, the Wachowski brothers) is just all part of a day’s work. Despite all the glamour by which she is surrounded, Glickman remains remarkably unfazed. “I really feel like I’ve interviewed Hollywood, but what impresses me is how these talented people are making a difference.”
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Glickman, who grew up in Stony Brook and moved to Florida when she was 10 years old, has always been a gogetter. After graduating from the University of South Florida, Glickman went on to law school, but left before completing her degree. While doing some soul searching and taking a few art courses at the University of South Florida, Glickman responded to a phone call that was not intended for her, but would suddenly provide all the answers she was looking for. “Someone left a message at the apartment I was renting. They said, ‘This is the Evelyn Stewart Agency. If Jennie is there, we have a part for you as an extra for a Coca-Cola commercial for Japan.’ I called them and said I am not Jennie but I would love to be in this commercial.” After meeting an agent there, Glickman landed the part as an extra, acting alongside Seal, the musician. “I thought, ‘I like this. This is something I could do,’” says Glickman, who packed her bags and moved from the Sunshine State to New York for her new adventure. After working in retail sales for a few months, Glickman decided it was time for yet another bold move, this time cold calling FOX-TV and talking the head of human resources into hiring her as an intern. It worked. Glickman was hired on the spot as a production assistant. It is her chutzpah (a kind of self-confidence that goes beyond anyone’s expectations) and her daring, can-do type of attitude that has helped Glickman make a name for herself in the competitive, sometimes grueling world of television. “I love what I do. It’s so much fun,” says Glickman, discussing all the different roles she encompasses. “I hate to have this long title but it is important to me that people understand that I am not just a talking head and that I do more than talk. The television industry is the first industry to want to label you. I started off in promos. People thought that if you are in promos you will never do long
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format and I did long format and then they said you will never be in front of the camera if you are behind the camera. I am so thankful I was able to jump over those roles. You can’t listen to what other people say. You just have to do what you think is good for you.” Indeed, Glickman is a girl who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. After her stint at FOX-TV, Glickman went on to work at MTV for The Jon Stewart Show and then at The Rosie O’Donnell Show, where she was field producer and director of on-air promotions. She also worked on projects under her production company for CBS News, Comedy Central, Nick International, HBO, Lifetime and The Late Show with David Letterman. At MTV she created several hit series including Mission: Makeovers and Criminal. In 2002, Glickman even tried her hand at acting, playing the role of a female reporter in the film Death of a Dynasty. It was an experience Glickman will not forget since it taught her an important lesson about live television: Sometimes you’ve just got to wing it. “I was running through my lines in my mind when the producer said, ‘Forget your lines; just go with it.’ My heart skipped a beat. I wasn’t ready to go live but I rolled with it and after a few takes I knew I missed it and that it ended up on the cutting room floor. I just wasn’t experienced enough at that point in my career. Today ask me to wing it and I can roll on for hours. I welcome the challenge.” Glickman’s next projects include a new series for News 12, What’s Hot on Long Island, similar to What’s Hot in the Hamptons. She is also the co-executive producer of a new beauty variety show that she created with her friend/business partner David Evangelista (the former stylist at The Rosie O’ Donnell Show) under her second production company, Bald and Blonde Productions, which she formed with Evangelista. The show, Glickman explains, will revolutionize television in terms of how women look at style, beauty and fashion. www.boulevardli.com
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omance and deception are daily factors in the life of All My Children actor Alicia Minshew. Living a fast-paced life of script memorizing and waking up at 5 a.m., Alicia has maintained an impressive balance in her life for the past six years of playing the infamous Kendall Hart, estranged daughter of Susan Lucci’s character Erica Kane. As Kendall, Alicia has been able to do it all—hold a gun to someone’s head, set fires, have children, return from jail, survive a coma—and this is all in a day’s work. Though she claims that she puts much of herself into the part of Kendall, that type of scandal is only reserved for her time in front of the camera. In real life, Alicia remains balanced, happy and scandal free. Growing up in Florida, Alicia felt she was destined to perform. When she was younger, she would entertain her family by performing shows and acting out the parts of characters she read from books. Though Alicia initially wanted to be a dancer, she quickly learned how at home she felt on the stage performing in front of many people for her recitals. “I just enjoyed myself, that’s what I wanted to do, so as I got older I started doing musical theater in high school and I had no doubt in my mind that I wanted to act, so we immediately started having me do community theater and my parents were very supportive from day one, which is always helpful,” she admits. Though community theater helped Alicia hone her craft, a talent agent from New York visiting Alicia's father's congregation was able to help her kick-start her career. The agent asked her father as to whether or not Alicia had ever considered modeling. Alicia's father, an Episcopal priest, saw this as an opportunity for his daughter, and the rest of the family went with her to a photographer. Before she
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knew it, she was being sent to Miami for casting calls. Though only 5’6”, Alicia did what she could for her height, appearing in catalogs, print ads and commercials. Being able to open her mouth and say something in front of the camera appealed to her. She recalls: “To express myself in front of the camera as opposed to just standing there smiling, I said ‘This is my thing.’” While she enjoyed commercials, Alicia wanted more. At the age of 21, her determination took her to New York with the support of her family. Her manager at the time recognized that her talent and good looks made her perfect for the world of soap operas. Alicia auditioned for All My Children within her first few weeks of living in New York; however, it would take years for her to finally land the part of Kendall. To pay the bills and get exposure, Alicia started doing commercials again, all the while hostessing and taking acting classes, and essentially living the life of a starving New York artist, but always remaining positive about the experience. Alicia’s manager at the time continued to send her on soap auditions. While she hadn’t yet been able to get a role, something about Alicia appealed to the casting directors. Judy Wilson, a casting director from All My Children, seemed determined to cast Alicia. Alicia remembers, “She would say ‘You just keep getting better and better and I don’t think this part is right for you but we’re going to keep calling you in and I bet one will come up for you’ … and then one day she called and said ‘Between you and me, I think you’re perfect for this. Just be your fun sassy self for your screen test, let your wild side come out.’ I had so much fun on the screen test and being the wild side of me,” she laughs.
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And that’s when she was hired to fill the shoes of Sarah Michelle Gellar to play Kendall Hart, a role that she would remain in for six years after that, and continues to play. Though the thought of joining stars such as Susan Lucci and Cameron Mathison seemed daunting, Minshew was quickly welcomed into the cast. “My first month on the show I was freaking out! I mean, here she is, Susan Lucci, a daytime legend … as soon as I saw her … I introduced myself and told her what a huge fan I was … my very first scene on the show was with her and she could not have been sweeter. Over the years we’ve gotten closer and she feels more like a sister to me. The other person I worked with on my first day was Cameron Mathison, nicest guy on the planet … the first day, we were laughing as if we’d known each other for years … it’s been the best experience I could have asked for,” she recalls fondly. Alicia’s fun and easygoing personality allowed for her to quickly and easily transition into the cast of All My Children; however, the lifestyle required adjustments. Not used to waking up at 5 a.m. and having to memorize lengthy scripts after a 1012 hour day, Alicia admits “I had to switch into very responsible disciplined mode and…I have a system now, I know how I need to eat, how I need to sleep and when I need to study …it’s the way that you make it work for you. It’s been nonstop for literally six years, but I love it; it’s been the most amazing growing experience of my entire life.” For loquacious characters like Kendall, who have the tendency to run off at the mouth, nightly memorization can entail 20-40 pages of script. However, Alicia has mastered this skill and can now look at a line twice and instantly have it memorized.
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Though Alicia admits that it’s her fun personality and the wild side she brought out during auditions that got her the role, there are actions Kendall takes that are extremely difficult to relate to. Arson and holding a gun to someone’s head don’t exactly come naturally to this soap star, so what does she do? “I go to a different place that is not me, which is good ’cause I can go to that place, I can hold a gun to someone’s head, I can start a fire, I can be a complete raging bitch and yell at people because it’s safe … I can do it knowing its not really me, and can really let it out and then I can go home and say, okay that’s not real, I’m going to watch a funny movie now and be happy that this is my life.” Her character of Kendall encountered a very real storyline in 2007 when her child was faced with the issue of deafness. Alicia considered this unique because of the real life relatability of the storyline. While she loves the typical dramatic soap stories, this one engendered a deeper connection to the cause of spreading awareness of childhood deafness. Soon after reading the scripts and filming the scenes, Alicia sought out involvement with the League for the Hard of Hearing. “I went to the League for the Hard of Hearing one day and I met some of these children who were born deaf and I watched what they and their mothers went through and that’s when it clicked … I felt very emotionally connected to the story, and we started working with the League because I could help get the word out there. It’s nice knowing that I can be on a soap opera that’s fun and silly but then also do something really meaningful,” she says. Information about the League can be accessed through her website, which has recently under-
gone a complete transformation, www.aliciaminshew.com. The storyline has truly impacted Alicia’s life, and after a long day of sobbing over her child’s welfare on the show, it is sometimes extremely difficult to transition out of that mindset. “There are days where I’ve spent hours over my child possibly dying. I go to such a sad place. I know that someone out there in this world is experiencing that, and that’s very heavy for me. You allow yourself to believe this is happening and your body is really going through something emotional, you go home and you’re like, why do I feel so sad? And it’s ’cause your body’s been sobbing for three hours … I have to say to myself ‘It was sad, but now it’s time to enjoy home, enjoy life,’ because I’m going to go to work the next day and do the exact same thing,” she says, emphasizing the importance of finding that balance in her life. www.boulevardli.com
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home, a hotel, a dressing room … we did the program so that I could work out wherever I wanted to.” In time for New Year’s weight loss resolutions, Alicia’s Pump One Fitness routine is available at www.pumpone.com. Despite her packed schedule, this soap vixen maintains balance in her life through her family and friends. “I was raised with a very supportive, loving family, and also have the support of my fiancé, I just feel like they’re me, that’s who I am, and if I lose sight of that and get caught up in what the entertainment industry can do to people, then what do I
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have? Fun parties and people who want to hang out with me but ultimately, you’ve just got to go back to you and it takes time to learn that… Just be yourself and don’t worry about what anybody else in this crazy industry thinks,” she advises. Alicia has recently resumed taking voice and dance classes, giving her another creative outlet and to also rekindle her love for the theater: “I like to do different things, so obviously, when I’m on stage there’s nothing better than having a live audience out there laughing at you or clapping with you or being present with you … It’s electric when you feel everybody out there…I love to play different characters. I’m not saying I don’t love to do Kendall because I love her, but being an actor, you crave to try different roles.” In fact, her character of Kendall will be publishing a book told from her vantage point, titled Charm! A Novel. the book will be released in bookstores on Feb. 5. This will be fantastic for fans of All My Children, particularly fans of Kendall’s character, allowing them to further delve into her character and understand what makes her tick. Alicia explains that while her face will be on the cover, Kendall will be the author, and describes Charm! as “a fun, sassy story. Fiction, of course!” Alicia hopes her future will take her into different media and fields within the entertainment industry. She still looks back fondly on her experiences with independent films as well as community theater, and hopes that there will be more of that to add to her résumé. The sassy, spunky personality Alicia Minshew continues to bring to Kendall Hart’s character will follow her in whatever she chooses to do in the future, something that we can all look forward to seeing more of.
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s I watch Amy Schumer pose during her Boulevard photo shoot alongside a lion statue, feeding it the December/January issue, I can’t help but laugh. Her range of facial expressions and poses indicate that Amy is not only funny, but also impressively professional for a young comic. If you’ve missed her on her Live at Gotham on Comedy Central, her Comedy Central web series, as a finalist on the fifth season of Last Comic Standing, or even her recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, you’re missing out on a great comedic talent. She’s funny, she’s honest, and she always stays true to herself. Growing up in Rockville Center, Long Island, Amy admits, at the risk of sounding like a cliché, that she always knew she wanted to perform. From playing Gretel in The Sound of Music at the age of five, to removing the mattress from her bed and turning it into her own personal stage, to performing in high school theatrical productions, Amy loved both to entertain and the attention she got while performing. After graduating college as a theatre major, Amy spent time in New York City auditioning and waiting tables, until the fateful day of her 23rd birthday when she walked into Gotham Comedy Club and was allowed to perform. “I think if that first time at Gotham hadn’t gone that well, I wouldn’t have tried it again. I got such a positive response right away that the other comedians, the professional comics on the show asked, ‘How long have you been doing this?’ and when I said it was my first time, they were surprised, legitimately surprised that they made me believe that I could really pursue this, and I did.” And so began Amy’s career as a standup comedian. For her beginning routines, she wrote short four-to-fiveminute sets about things she thought comics should write about; she was playing the role of a comic, searching for her voice, unsure of what type of comedian to be. In her beginning routine, she made fun of skywriting and how il-
legible it is. “What a bad way to get engaged,” Amy adds, laughing. “I talked about being on a bus in Manhattan…it’s so removed from the stuff I enjoy doing now.” Though she admits she is still figuring out who she is as a comic, she’s headed in a direction that feels the most like her. www.boulevardli.com
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PROFILES Strangely enough, if you had asked her years ago if she would ever see herself doing comedy as a career, the answer may have been no. While Amy always liked standup and making people laugh, she never thought of doing it professionally. As a theatre major in college, she became accustomed to performing constantly. Post-graduation, she needed a means to perform all the time, and standup open mic nights provided the perfect opportunity to continue performing. Those performances led Amy to improve her jokes and become accustomed to all of the aspects that contribute to a fantastic routine. Her gig last year with Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, a newer version of the Premium Blend series, was a life-changing moment in Amy’s career, and she recalls it as one of her best experiences so far. In March of 2007, she recorded her 10minute segment with Comedy Central, and she is extremely grateful to have gotten the opportunity before becoming a contestant on Last Comic Standing: “I’m glad it happened that way because Last Comic happened shortly after…had I had Live at Gotham after Last Comic Standing, it wouldn’t’ve felt like as big of a deal to me.” Amy still works with Comedy Central, and her newest web series can be accessed through www.comedycentral.com. Only three years after she began doing standup, shortly after recording Live at Gotham, an opportunity arose that transported Amy’s career to a new level: her audition for Last Comic Standing. For weeks, Amy won over audiences with her self-deprecating humor, elements of surprise, clever misdirection and wordplay. Though Amy didn’t win, she made it to the final four before being voted 64
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has discovered that sometimes, other people are not so forgiving: “I’ve definitely offended people, I started out talking about my family and they were so cool with it…but then some jokes have definitely hurt some friendships for me…I would never use anyone’s name and I ask people or I’ll tell them I’m going to… I’m really good at laughing at myself; it’s so hard to go over the line with me…we should all be able to laugh at ourselves, but people feel differently about that. I’m definitely not done making people mad.” However, Amy continues saying what she wants to say, refusing to change her jokes according to her audience. Her attitude often engenders situations of performing to an unforgiving crowd. Many times, she has had the traumatic experience of an audience who just doesn’t connect to her, which is as awkward and uncomfortable as it gets: “There’s nothing louder than 3,000 people not laughing. We’d be in Wisconsin, or in the middle of Michigan and I’m doing the same stuff that I do in Manhattan and I bombed, but I was representing myself. I did a college conference in Pennsylvania where comedians showcase in front of college students and they book you…I got up onstage, and these kids are like, ‘What? What did she just say? Did she just make a joke about deaf people?’ I wasn’t getting any bookings. In standup, I’ts just these high highs and low lows, I’ll feel like I’ve really gotten somewhere and then I’ll bomb.” In order to survive in the business, Amy learned to tune out the negativity. Particularly during her time on Last Comic Standing, she made a very conscious effort to avoid the message boards, until her younger sister called at 3 a.m. asking her if she
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knew people were saying she’d been biting off Sarah Silverman: “I said, ‘No, who said that? Mom?’ She said, ‘It’s on the message boards,’ and I said, ‘No…remember, we weren’t going to read those,’ and she’s like ‘Okay…get some sleep.’ So of course I’m lying there and I read some of them. If 10 people wrote something, eight or nine would say, ‘We love Amy’ and one or two would say ‘She sucks, she’s ugly, I hate her,’ and those are the ones you remember.” So what did Amy do? She stopped reading and didn’t concern herself with them anymore. After reading comments like that about herself, though completely untrue, I wondered how she kept herself from ever giving up. It’s a hard struggle at times, but ultimately, Amy’s love for standup pervades. “I question myself as a comic because
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I’m such a girl, I’ll want to go home and make dinner but I have a show at 11 in the village… I know that if I didn’t have standup, I would probably really resent the person that was in my life ‘cause I would never be happy just being one or the other. If I had a normal job and was super domestic, it wouldn’t be enough for me, so I like a mix of it. Female comics want to put on make-up and go out but at the same time, get onstage and trash somebody’s life,” she laughs. Amy doesn’t limit herself to strictly standup. Recently, she has been flexing both her acting and writing muscles. As a former theatre major, she feels at home on stage. Though she’s not sure where she sees herself years from now, she knows she wants to be performing forever, keeping comedy as an integral part of her life. Right now, she mentions some potential
acting projects, as well as writing for Cosmo. Look for Amy’s writing in the March 2008 issue of Cosmopolitan, a tribute to her dating and life stories. Just from speaking with her, there is no way the stories won’t be hilarious. Though Amy did have a string of good luck in terms of her career as a standup comedian, it doesn’t mean that she isn’t worthy of the fame she has achieved. Her loyal fans support her because she is truly a funny woman. She’s true to herself, an admirable trait of anyone in the spotlight. It’s this unrelenting attitude that will ensure a long-lasting career for Amy. Hopefully, no matter what field of the entertainment industry she chooses to pursue, whether standup, stage, television, or film, she will still be making us laugh with the same biting wit that has helped launch her career thus far.
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PHOTO GALLERY THE BOULEVARD The Boulevard celebrates the Holidays And December Cover with David Hyde Pierce And the Cast and Crew of Curtains At the Hawaiian Tropic Zone December 17, 2007 Photos by Tina Guiomar
Britton Marson, Karen Zambra
Beverly Edward, Curtains manager; Roger Berlind, producer
Larry Boyette, Ana Garcia, Bonnie Runk
Jason Danieley, John Candor, Albert Stevenson
Kelly Blessing, Dr. Barbara Capozzi, Angela Susan Anton, Kristen Anton
Jordana Lake, Joann Guerrieri, Nick Moss, Angela Susan Anton, Kelly Blessing, Alex Pappas
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David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk
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Jason Feinberg, Gina Glickman, Angela Susan Anton
Steve Carl, Kelly Blessing, Hank and Connie Schwartz
Nancy Rocker, Jim Parise
Angela Lanoce, Dr. Dan Guastella, Lindsey Lockwood, JoAn Anton
Caitlin O’Neill, Dr. Max Gomez
Dennis Riese, Rita and Barry Kay
Janette Rivera, Dr. Feder
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Joe Tambearo, Megan Sikor, Jim Newman, Kyler Chase
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Jason Feinberg, Jonathan Clarke
Glenn Sullivan, Ellie Von Toussaint
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Sandra Ballentine, Stefano Tonchi, Anne Christensen, Alix Browne Sara Zambrelli, Serena Nikkhah
Robert Verdi
Dani Stahl, Genevieve Jones
Louis Vuitton Richard Prince Handbag Collection
Patrick McMullan Glamour Girls Book Signing Breakfast Series at Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach Photos by Patrick McMullan
Diane Yost, Maryanne Crystal
Elizabeth Sans, Patrick McMullan, Anne Downey
Anne Moore, Laura Warner www.boulevardli.com
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Cinema Society and DKNY Jeans Host Screening of Cassandra’s Dream Photos by Patrick McMullan
Lady Liliana Cavendish, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia
Colin Farrell, Woody Allen
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Andrew Saffir, founder of the Cinema Society and Woody Allen, director
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Primary Stages Applauds Honorees at Gala Benefit Photos by Walter McBride Primary Stages, one of New York’s leading nonprofit theater companies, held its annual Gala Benefit at a private club in Manhattan on Monday, Nov. 12, 2007. This year’s honorees were Daryl Roth and Jack O’Brien. Mrs. Roth has produced an extraordinary number of new plays and musicals, and her recent Broadway credits include Curtains, Is He Dead?, The Year of Magical Thinking and Inherit the Wind. Mr. O’Brien is a renowned director of new plays and musicals as well as an accomplished writer, lyricist and producer. His recent Broadway credits include The Coast of Utopia, Hairspray and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Polly Bergen & Elaine Stritch
Daryl Roth & Jack O’Brien
Dasha Epstein, Jack O’Brien & Elaine Stritch
Marsha Mason, Jerry Mitchell, Jack O’Brien, Linda Hart, Marc Shaiman, Scott Whittman & others
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Angela Anton, Marlene & Joy Freeman
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At the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tellin’ on the Downbeat Hillwood Recital Hall Family performance for ages 5-9 $20 Family Workshops at 10 a.m. and noon $5 each (free for family members)
Sunday, Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico North Fork Hall $90, $70, $50 (Seniors $87, $67, $47) Performance PLUS! Event Hillwood Recital Hall, 1:45 p.m., $5 each The Music of Spain: A Celebration of Nationalism Scott Jackson Wiley, Music Director, South Shore Symphony
Friday, Feb. 29 at 8 p.m. Tchaikovsky Ballet and Orchestra Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet North Fork Hall Sponsored by Pall Corporation $65, $52, $40 (Seniors $62, $49, $37)
Thursday, March 6 at 8 p.m. Pink Martini North Fork Hall Co-presented with Friends of the Arts $75, $60, $45
Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour North Fork Hall Sponsored by The Roslyn Savings Foundation $65, $45, $30 (Seniors $62, $42, $27)
Saturday, March 15 at 2 p.m. Bounce featuring New York’s Eva Dean Dance North Fork Hall $30, $20
Saturday, March 15 at 8:30 p.m. Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway with members of the Zephyr Trio Hillwood Recital Hall A Benefit for Tilles Center’s Endowment Fund honoring Jadwiga and Donald Brown For $500 dinner and concert tickets, 516-299-3825 For $100 concert-only tickets, 516-299-3100
Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m. State Symphony Orchestra of Russia North Fork Hall $90, $70, $50 (Seniors $87, $67, $47) Performance PLUS! Event Hillwood Recital Hall, 6:45 p.m., $5 Making and Breaking Traditions Dr. Harlow Robinson, Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Northeastern University
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onald and Jadwiga Brown of Sea Cliff are the honorees for Tilles Center for the Performing Arts’ Endowment Dinner on Saturday, March 15. The evening will include a concert by two of the world’s most honored flutists, Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway performing with members of the Zephyr Trio, Jonathan Feldman on piano and Darrett Adkins on cello. Concert-only tickets are $100 and can be obtained through Tilles Center’s box office by calling 516-299-3100 or online at tillescenter.org. Tickets that include the concert and endowment dinner are $500 and can be obtained by calling 516-299-3825. 74
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At Old Westbury Gardens Orchard Hill Designer Showhouse At Old Westbury Gardens
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eggie Phipps, founder of Old Westbury Gardens, and her three brothers, grew up in Westbury House. In honor of Peggie’s marriage in 1930, her father Jay purchased an 1859 Quaker farmhouse formerly owned by John D. Hicks, which would be called Orchard Hill. Peggie would continue to live in this home until her passing in 2006. Now a part of Old Westbury Gardens, Orchard Hill is being transformed into a Designer Showhouse. The Showhouse will open with a Gala Preview Party on Friday, May 2, 2008, and will run for six weeks. With their Showhouse admission, which includes access to Old Westbury Gardens, visitors will receive a beautiful color brochure.
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Charlotte and Lloyd Zuckerberg Dinner Chairman Elizabeth Berens
Old Westbury Gardens Vice Chairman Carol Large with Honorary Chairman Huyler Held
n Friday evening, Nov. 30, 2007, Old Westbury Gardens hosted a winter dinner party to benefit Preservation Projects at Westbury House. Projects chosen for 2008 include the restoration of elements in the entry hall, and the recreation or replacement of draperies, valences, slipcovers and other fabrics in various rooms. The Dinner Committee Chairmen were Elizabeth and Rodney Berens. Honorary Chairman, Huyler Held, was honored for his dedication to the preservation of cultural heritage and historic landscapes in New York.
The Cochran Family Table. All photos by Chuck Gosline, Artisan Photography www.boulevardli.com
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everal programs offered this spring at Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) will serve to enhance the experience of viewing the works on exhibition.
Private Tea & Tour of the Exhibition Introduced by Constance Schwartz Exclusive Docent Tour Wednesdays, March 12 and April 9 at 2:30 p.m. Private Tea & Tour of the Exhibition offers a behind-thescenes glimpse at the current exhibition. The tour is introduced by the museum’s director, Constance Schwartz and followed by a menu of tea, sandwiches, scones and sweets in the Café Musée. Space is limited; reserve early. Admission is $35 (museum members, $25) and includes admission to the museum.
Color Goes Pop Dr. Charles A. Riley II Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m. Join art historian and author Dr. Charles A. Riley II on a delightful exploration of how color works, not only in Pop painting and sculpture, but in architecture, music, literature, philosophy and psychology. He points to parallels among the many theories and techniques used in the arts but demonstrates that, in the end, color sense is always individual. Admission is $20 (museum members, $10) and includes admission to the museum.
Masters of Op and Pop Franklin Hill Perrell Saturday, April 26 at 3 p.m. NCMA’s chief curator, Franklin Hill Perrell, compares and contrasts Pop and Op, the two movements that predominated in mid-century American art and changed the very look of what is considered “art.” Franklin explores the work of the leading proponents of these two movements, among them Pop artists Warhol, Rauschenberg and Lichtenstein and Op artists Vasarely, Riley and Anuzkiewicz. Admission is $20 (museum members, $10) and includes admission to the museum. Reservations may be made online up to three business days prior to the event at nassaumuseum.com or by mailing a check to Public Programs, Nassau County Museum of Art, One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576. There is a $2 fee for reservations made online. Call 516-484-9338, ext. 12 for information. 76
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Pop and Op At Nassau County Museum of Art February 17 through May 4 In Pop and Op, NCMA explores these movements in context, against a background of the cultural and historic events of the post-war era that spawned them, particularly at the mass culture of the 1950s that was so much at the heart of Pop Art. Pop and Op opens on February 17 and remains on view through May 4. Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Docent-led exhibition tours are offered each day at 2 p.m. On Sundays, from 12:30 to 3 p.m., the museum offers supervised art activities for children and families and family tours of the exhibitions. Tours and Family Sundays at the museum are free with museum admission. Admission to the main building, the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building, is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62+) and $4 for children; includes admission to the Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum. Members are always admitted free. There is a $2 parking fee on weekends (members free). The Museum Shop and Red Room gallery are open all museum hours. Call 516-484-9337 or visit nassaumuseum.com for further information.
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LIW21 New York’s diverse programming is a destination for viewers of all ages, featuring public television favorites from PBS KIDS to celebrity chefs in the kitchen, enhanced by a rich local public affairs lineup.
Upcoming Highlights Crosson & Welles Sundays at 11 a.m. Beginning Feb. 3 Matt Crosson and Dara Welles cohost WLIW21’s new weekly half-hour public affairs roundtable on regional issues and politics, including a weekin-review update.
Visions of Austria March 2008 The 19th program in WLIW’s popular VISIONS series captures the idyllic essence of what was once the crown jewel of Europe. Highlights include high-definition footage of tourist destination Hallstatt, historic Salzburg, a cruise along the Danube River, and Vienna, set to a soundtrack that showcases the glorious musical tradition of the region.
Celtic Man in Celtic Thunder March 2008 The creator of the chart-topping Irish musical ensemble Celtic Woman introduces five male vocalists from Ireland and Scotland, representing a range of vocal styles and personalities, collectively called Celtic Man. Their first public television special
features an eclectic mix of songs and will be distributed by WLIW New York nationally this March. The legendary Phil Coulter serves as composer and musical director. Recorded in Dublin, August 2007.
Moment of Luxury April 2008 Internationally acclaimed interior designer Bill Stubbs, one of Architectural Digest’s Top 100 Designers (2007), invites viewers along as he travels the world, demonstrating how to bring high-end luxury home on any budget. The weekly half-hour series finds inspiration from international locales like Paris and London to U.S. locations including New York and Rhode Island.
Beyond the TV set: WLIW21 brings you some of public television’s favorite performers live.
Visit wliw.org and click on “pledge online” for ticket offers in support of your local PBS station. 21Kids at wliw.org offers games, e-cards and more activities with favorite characters from shows aired on WLIW21 at wliw.org/21kids. Find free streaming and podcasts of WLIW21 series and specials, and PBS previews of upcoming shows from 21Video at wliw.org at wliw.org/21video.
Teaching & Learning Celebration March 7 and 8 – Hilton New York, NYC WLIW21’s third annual “World’s Fair for Educators” features exciting speakers, compelling panel discussions and hands-on workshops that can’t be found anywhere else. For tickets and details, including special hotel rates, visit wliwcelebration.org. Co-hosted by Thirteen/WNET. www.boulevardli.com
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lue Man Group-Making Waves, the national touring exhibit, opened at Long Island Children’s Museum (LICM) in January 2008. The threemonth stay will be the group’s only appearance in the New York tri-state region through 2011. Brilliant colors, luminescent objects and shadows create a multisensory environment to explore the science of sound and light with the dynamic Blue Men as your guide. Onstage, the Blue Man character is part inquisitive child, part trickster and part superhero on a journey of discovery. These same attributes are woven throughout the Blue Man Group-Making Waves exhibit. Created by the Boston Children’s Museum and Blue Man Group and supported by Harman/Becker Automotive Systems and powered by JBL, the exhibit encourages families to learn, play and explore with the same curiosity as these renowned performing artists. “We are delighted to offer visitors from across the metropolitan region
this amazing experience,” said LICM Executive Director Suzanne LeBlanc. “The Blue Man Group’s reputation for creativity and fun is fully in evidence in this exhibit and provides an unforgettable opportunity for children and adults to learn about science, sound, and senses. Making Waves is a wonderful complement to the museum’s mUSic exhibit gallery and our active schedule of live performances.” The exhibit offers children of all ages the opportunity to play the unique Blue Man Group instruments at the PVC Station while learning how air and other media propagate sound. At the Slide-u-lum, Build-u-lum and Sand Drum, visitors will have the opportunity to see, feel and create sound. At the Belly Drum wall, kids will learn how to use the human body as a percussion instrument and then play along as the Blue Men perform the Belly Drum Song. Learn what sound looks like by creating eerie sounds with a Theremin organ and view the sound waves you create with an oscilloscope. The im-
mersive sound experience culminates in a surround-sound theater where the Blue Man performs a song created specifically for this exhibit that puts together the elements of sounds showcased throughout the exhibit. The exhibit will be at Long Island Children’s Museum through May 4. The next stop on the Blue Man Group’s tour is St. Louis, MO. Long Island Children’s Museum invites visitors of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to explore freely, discover their passions and appreciate the communities and world we share. The museum is designed for infants through 12 and their grownups. LICM is a not-for-profit institution chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. Since opening its doors in November 1993, the award-winning museum has welcomed more than 1.8 million visitors. Long Island Children’s Museum has been designated a Primary Institution by the New York State Council on the Arts, a designation reserved for organizations deemed “vital to the cultural life of New York State.”
James A. Pappas Is Crohn’s & Colitis Man of the Year Honor to Be Bestowed at 2008 Spring Gala
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he Board of Trustees of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc. (CCFA), Long Island Chapter, is proud to announce that James A. Pappas (Jamie), the chapter’s Immediate Past President will accept the 2008 Man of the Year Award at its Spring Gala on May 9 in the Grand Ballroom of the Garden City Hotel. The Crohn’s & Colitis Spring Gala is one of Long Island’s most anticipated philanthropic events. Cocktails begin at 7:30 p.m., followed at 8:30 by the program, dinner and dancing. Corporate underwriting opportunities and leadership packages, including VIP tables and commemorative journal advertising, are available. For information about the Gala and James Pappas – Crohn’s & Colitis Man of the Year the Commemorative Gala Journal, call 516-222-5530. 78
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orth Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, Long Island’s leading specialty children’s mental health center for over half a century, held its major annual fundraising event on Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. Called Dare to Dream, the event honored John Grillo, CEO of Executive Fliteways and Dr. Gerry House, CEO and president of the Institute for Student Achievement. This event was dedicated to the emotional health of the children, youth, parents, and families of Long Island and was a “green” and sustainable event. Food and beverages were organic and locally produced, printed materials were on recycled paper with soy-based inks, and the event itself was a “carbon neutral” environment which means that the climate impact will be offset through a donation to carbonfund.org to support Rear: Andrea and Tracy Leeds, Justin Gorenkoff, Samantha Sirprograms such as reforestation, renewable energy, and vari- lin, Lauren Leeds. Front: Mike Ferrari, Max Hazan, Caryn Leeds ous other projects to reduce CO2 gas in our atmosphere. Co-chairs of the event were Rita and Frank Castagna, Deborah and Frank Hudak and Andrea and Michael Leeds. Committee members were Angela Susan Anton, Janice Ashley and Peter Quigley, Joy Billhardt, Catherine Castagna, Dorothy Doyle, Maureen and John Ferrari, Sandra and George Garfunkel, Jo-Ellen and Ira Hazan, Rebecca and Steven Hollander, Micki and Bob Horowitz, Lucille S. and Martin E. Kantor, Deborah and Christopher Kendric, Rosemarie and Mitchell Klipper, Nancy and Lew Lane, Rochelle and Hal Lipton, Maggie Martinez Malito, Lynn and Bill Martin, Bob Pape, Marilyn and Michael Price, Renee and Robert Angela Susan Anton, Hank and Constance Schwartz Rimsky, Joanne and Robert Sexton, Pat and Ed Travaglianti, Christine Tricarico and Linda Ugenti.
Liz Valenti, Nelson & Gloria Bolanos, John W. Grillo
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Gucci Hosts Champions for Charity for Sid Jacobson JCC And Adding Love and Support
Denise Silverberg, Susan Bender
President of Add Love & Support Joel Kolen, Larry Rubinowitz
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American Liver Foundation Hosts Seventh Annual Flavors of New York Gala
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he American Liver Foundation Greater New York Chapter spiced things up at the Pierre Hotel on Sept. 27, 2007 with its Seventh Annual Flavors of New York Culinary Gala, an evening of gourmet, worldclass dining that raised more than $300,000 for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver diseases, including hepatitis. The gala, a signature event on the chapter’s fundraising calendar, began with a cocktail reception at followed by dinner and a live auction. The event also featured a silent auction as well as a Fund-a-Grant, which provided attendees an on-the2007 Spirit of New York Award recipient Philip V. Moyles, Jr. spot opportunity to donate to fund a research grant. with Richard Colton and Physician of the Year Award recipient, Dr. Ira Jacobson.
Greater NY Chaper Board of Directors: Secretary Shirley Rubin, Chefs Claudia Fleming of North Folk Table & Inn, James Tracey President Richard M. Colton and Vice President Gina Pollichino. of Craft, and Marco Canora of Hearth and Insieme.
2006 Spirit of New York Award recipient, Pamela Dr. Douglas Dieterich, Chairman of ALF Greater NY J. Newman, presents Philip V. Moyles, Jr. with Master of Ceromonies Chaper’s Medical Advisory Board, presents Dr. Ira Ibby Carothers. the 2007 Spirit of New York Award. Jacobson with the Physician of the Year Award. www.boulevardli.com
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Geoffrey Holder Wows Guests at Museum’s Annual Benefactors Dinner
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his was one museum event that no guest will ever forget! Against the gorgeously decorated galleries of Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA), guests viewed the works of the two exhibitions while being serenaded by strolling violinists. The highlight of the event, however, was the towering presence of the evening’s honoree. In his inimitable, absolute-
ly singular style, Geoffrey Holder, NCMA’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, addressed the audience, captivating everyone, then joined the violinists, adding his voice in an impromptu concert. The always posh Benefactors Dinner was held on the eve of the opening of Art and Entertainment and Geoffrey Holder: A Life in Art, Theater and Dance.
Mr. and Mrs. William Achenbaum, Geoffrey Holder, museum director Constance Schwartz, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Paston. Mr. Achenbaum and Mr. Paston are mem- Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith. Mr. Smith is presbers of the museum’s board of trustees. ident of the museum’s board of trustees.
Angela Susan Anton of Anton Community Newspapers, media sponsor for the Geoffrey Holder exhibition, with museum di- Geoffrey Holder, artist and museum supporter Mrs. Nancy rector Constance Schwartz and Geoffrey Holder. Leeds and Franklin Hill Perrell, the museum’s chief curator.
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Museum director Constance Schwartz, board member Jonathan R. Serko, Paul Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Levine. Mr. Levine is a vice Hochhauser, benefit chairman Dr. Paul Bonheim and Judy Hochhauser. Mr. and president of the museum’s board of trustees Mrs. Hochhauser are members of the museum council, the highest level of the and a former president. museum’s supporters.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Michalis with museum director Constance Schwartz and Geoffrey Holder. Mr. Michalis is a vice president of Carmen De Lavallade and husband Geoffrey Holder with benethe museum’s board of trustees and a former president. fit chairs Dr. Paul and Mrs. Karen Bonheim.
Geoffrey Holder, winner of the museum’s Lifetime Achievement Award, captivates guests at the Benefactors Dinner. www.boulevardli.com
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Dior Hosts Children’s Medical Fund Cocktail Party and Fashion Preview
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he Dior boutique at Americana Manhasset hosted a glamorous cocktail party and fashion preview on Nov. 29, 2007, for Children’s Medical Fund of New York as part of this year’s Champions For Charity annual shopping benefit. “Our children are in dire need of a dedicated pediatric emergency center,” said CMF Chairman David Blumenfeld. “It’s tremendously rewarding to see Long Islanders and local businesses like Dior and Americana Manhasset rally to meet that need.” The evening featured a preview of this season’s cruise wear and spring 2008 fashions designed by Dior’s John Galliano, and the release of a stunning new book, Dior: 60 Years of Style, From Christian Dior to John Galliano. Guests at the event included David Blumenfeld and his wife, Anna; CMF President Corey S. Ribotsky and his wife, Stacey; Castagna Realty Co., Inc. Partners Frank Castagna and his wife, Rita; and Castagna Realty Co., Inc. President and CEO John Gutleber and his wife, Fran. Also in attendance were CMF Executive Director Rita Kay and CMF Event Director Wendy Talerman. Dior manager Giulia Sellino graciously hosted the festivities. Chris Robbins of Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs served up an assortment of deliciously innovative hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. Children’s Medical Fund of New York was founded in 1966 in a living room in Roslyn by a group of concerned Long Island parents with a mission to “build the finest children’s medical facility that the hand and heart of man can devise.” In 1983, CMF’s efforts came to fruition with the opening of New York’s first children’s hospital, Schneider Children’s Hospital in New Hyde Park. This past year, CMF has undertaken a major capital campaign to both rebuild and expand Schneider Children’s Hospital, including the addition of the first dedicated pediatric emergency center on Long Island. Already CMF has raised $40 million toward its goal of $110 million, enough to guarantee groundbreaking in 2008. If you’d like to help, please call Rita Kay at (516) 352-3344, or email rita@cmfny.org. 86
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Corey S. Ribotsky, CMF president and wife Stacey, Marina Chimerine.
David Blumenfeld, CMF chairman and Dr. Andrew Jacono, men’s division member.
Stacey Ribotsky, Anna Blumenfeld, Marina Chimerine.
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Elie Wiesel Honored by Concern Worldwide Funds Raised Will Aid World’s Poorest
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In Style, Urban Zen and John Hardy Present Annual ACRIA Holiday Dinner
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he AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA) once again dazzled the city in its over-the-top holiday extravaganza with an exclusive performance by Grammy-nominated artist Vanessa Carlton at the 12th Annual ACRIA Holiday Dinner on Dec. 11, 2007 at the Stephan Weiss Studio. ACRIA Board Director Bob Colacello was honored for his years of service and commitment to the cause and his fight against AIDS. The ACRIA gallery featured works of art for sale, donated by the artists. All proceeds from the evening benefited the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America. Since its founding in 1991, ACRIA has helped to make several new AIDS drugs available to people living with AIDS and has provided treatment information to Scott Drevnig, Daniel Tietz (creative director of countless persons worldwide. ACRIA), Jesus Aguais
Adam and Rachel Robinson
Scott Studenberg, Scott Duquette
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Dr. Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery Beautiful And Fashion Expo at Carlyle on the Green
Ken Richter, Lisa Kaufman, Karen Richter of Mieka
Dr. Steve Greenberg, Angela Susan Anton
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Dr. Steve Greenberg, Gale Fox
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LI’s Fight for Charity Pulls No Punches at Charity Event
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ong Island’s Fight for Charity 2007 hit the ring at the Long Island Hilton Hotel on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, with cocktails and a restaurant tasting throughout the evening. The main event raised money for numerous causes benefiting adults and children across Long Island. Jamie Austin, Matt Silver, Susan Baran, Pam Polestino, Jeff Cohen, Angela Anton, Tony Fortunato
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Peter Elliot’s 30th Anniversary Benefits The Painted Turtle
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eter Elliot Rabin, owner and founder of the Peter Elliot specialty shops, celebrated 30 years in menswear at
the Carlyle Hotel. In addition to a retrospective of the company and dancing, the evening featured a silent auction that benefited The Painted Tur-
Hunter Cushing, Rick Lapham
Gage, Isabelle, & Pierce McNally
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tle, a Paul Newman Hole in the Wall Gang camp that empowers terminally ill children. Mr. Elliot has long been committed to children’s charities.
David & Eileen Bell
Edward Greenfield, Eileen Sorota
Peggy Race, Pattie Weeks Photos by Patrick McMullan
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Susan Gluckman, artist Ben Schonzeit, Gloria Dobbs.
Felice Kazmac and Chick Rudy.
Marilyn Varadi with Guest of Honor Susan Isaacs.
VOICE Hosts Second Annual Achievement Dinner Dance
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he Varadi Ovarian Initiative for Cancer Education (VOICE) held its Second Annual Achievement Dinner Dance on Sept. 19, 2007. Honorees included television anchor Paula Zahn, author Susan Isaacs and businessman Matthew Classi, with a special award given to Dr. David A. Fishman for his important medical
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DiNapoli and Cuomo Lend Powerful Support To Holocaust and Tolerance Center
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ore than 500 guests were treated to inspiring pro-tolerance messages and a new human rights policy on Nov. 12, 2007 at the annual Tribute Dinner of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County in Glen Cove. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and former New York State
Governor Mario Cuomo announced that the State of New York will divest funds from companies that are closely linked to nations known to be major human rights violators. The dinner also honored Dr. Regina White for expanding Holocaust and Tolerance Education and instituting interactive videoconferenc-
Howard Maier, Mrs. Carl Marcellino, Senator Carl Marcellino
ing throughout the U.S. The Holocaust Center is preparing to install an historical exhibit and is seeking donations of Holocaust artifacts. To learn more, call Silvana Gullo at 516571-8040, ext. 107.
Howard Maier, Sergeant Gary Shapiro, Nassau County Police Dept, Thomas Dreyer, Director of Nassau County Office for the Physically Challenged
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ore than 80 people attended the American Lung Association of New York State’s (ALANYS) Women and Lung Disease luncheon on Nov. 29, 2007 at the Garden City Hotel. An interactive presentation about asthma management through one’s life cycle was given by renowned doctors Mary Cataletto, Brian Novick, and Luz Fonacier.
Danielle Pappas, Jan DiGeronimo and Angela Fulgieri from the Sperry Credit Union
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Guests enjoyed a delicious lunch, fabulous raffle baskets and a wonderful silent auction of fine jewelry and holiday gifts. More than $15,000 was raised for the American Lung Association of New York State. The organization works every day to fight asthma and other lung diseases as well as to fight for healthy, clean air in order to “Improve Life, One Breath at a Time.”
Angela Susan Anton, Sandy DeMille, Mindy Nelkin and Mary Krener.
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LI Fund for Women & Girls Says Me Gusta To Family and Children’s Program
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e Gusta, (I Like), an organization of mothers within the Family and Children’s Association’s Hagedorn Family Resource Center in Hempstead, was selected by the Long Island Fund for Women & Girls to receive a $5,000 grant. The grant was announced at the fund’s annual Women Achievers Against the Odds Breakfast, held at the Crest Hollow Country Club on Nov. 7, 2007. The Me Gusta organization was selected to receive the Horace Hagedorn Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls – Building Skills, Abilities and Character. Me Gusta, a creative outlet to foster financial independence, creates one-of-a-kind handmade crafts, and purchases of Me Gusta bags and beads go towards the craftswomen and the Me Gusta organization.
Juana & Nancy Me Gusta
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Prada Reopens at the Americana Manhasset
Patricia Peters, Melissa Skoog Dossie Goodman, Martha Allen
Stacey Introp, Candy Sahmmas, Dave Stein
Rebecca Hollander, Deidre Costa Major
Frank and Rita Castagna
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he Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation (LIAF) honored Peter G. Scotese at its 20th Annual Remembrance Ball on Nov. 17, 2007, held at The Garden City Hotel. Mr. Scotese, a LIAF trustee, was recognized for his dedication and compassionate service to LIAF and to persons stricken with Alzheimer’s disease.
CBS News anchor Charles Osgood, a lifelong friend of Mr. Scotese, served as master of ceremonies. This year was LIAF’s best yet, raising approximately $700,000. Net proceeds will support LIAF’s critical services for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, as well as their families, in Nassau, Suffolk, Queens and Brooklyn.
Janet B. Walsh, founder, chairman emeritus and vice chairman of the Board of Trustees of LIAF, Peter G. From left: Tom Killeen, LIAF chairman of the board of trustees, wife Eileen Scotese, honoree and LIAF trustee, Charles Osgood, Killeen, New York State Senator Kemp Hannon and wife Bronwyn Hannon. master of ceremonies.
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ost single people will say they already know all of the mistakes I am going to talk about. However, why do single people still make them? The first date is the most important. We all know how important first impressions are. None of us gets a second chance to make a first impression. The unfortunate part of having a first date is that both parties are nervous, which is why these mistakes often happen. After going over the most common mistakes single people make, I am going to suggest ideas on how to make sure you don’t make them. Even if you don’t think you make these common mistakes, I would bet if you called your last date that never led to a second date, he or she would say you made at least some of them. As a professional matchmaker for more than seven years with over 700 success stories, I can almost guarantee everyone makes at least one of these mistakes on a first date. - Not taking enough time to prepare for the first date, physically and mentally. - Talking too much about yourself. If you don’t know her or his last name by the end of the date, you spoke too much and didn’t ask enough questions. - Taking any calls on your cell phone. If you are a heart surgeon, it’s okay; if you’re not, it’s not okay. - Talking about religion, politics, sex, your ex, or anything politically incorrect are all no, no, no! - If you’re going out for drinks, the maximum should be two. Remember, for most of us, after three drinks we’ll say things that we might not normally say if we weren’t drinking. - If it’s dinner, never talk with your mouth full. I know I sound like your mother, but she’s right! - Men, please, on the first date, try your best to impress. Pay for the date. Even the tip. I don’t care how much she insists, just say No! Believe me, it’s a test, so don’t fail it. - There should be NO negativity for whatever reason. If you can’t go on a first date and keep everything on a positive note, please go to therapy before your next first date. Believe me, if you complain or are negative, you’ve already screwed up your chance for a second date. - Lastly, men, be gentlemen, and ladies, be ladies! This is the best part of a first date. Before your first date, prepare yourself like you would for a job interview. Dress to impress,
have perfect hygiene and have a list of questions you want to ask your date. No one wants to hear someone babbling about themselves all night, so make sure you make your date the focus of your attention, not yourself. Here’s a sure way to stop your date from talking too much about his or herself. Ask, “Excuse me?” after everything he or she says. Keep saying it so your date will be constantly repeating what he or she is saying about his or herself. I came up with this idea years ago and it really works. Even the bag of hot air you’re out with will get sick of talking about himself/herself if s/he has to keep repeating. Keep cell phones on silent. When you make a trip to the restroom, you can look to see if you have an emergency. The chances are very slim, so keep it off, and relax and enjoy the peace of not having to answer your calls for an hour or two. The biggest mistake is usually talking about a subject that is inappropriate. Wait until date number five before you shock your date with all of your views on sensitive subjects. Two drinks only! You’ll thank me when you marry this person. Dinner dates can and should have some quiet time. The perfect time to do that is while you’re chewing your food. This is a perfect example of something everyone already knows, but doesn’t remember it at one time or another. Thank you, men, for paying for the first date. Unfortunately, if you don’t, you’re history. So, you might as well do it with a big smile on your face. Ladies, please call the next day and thank him for being so generous. Everyone wants to be with positive people. No one wants to be with someone who is negative. If you don’t feel you’re enough of a positive person, read Dr. Wayne Dyer. His books are amazing and can make even the most negative person become positive. When I hear feedback from my clients on a date that went well, it usually always begins with him being a gentleman and her being a lady. Remember, this is your only time to make the right impression. If you need help with any of these topics, going to a matchmaker can really help. Included in my service is dating coaching. “Not that you need it,” I always say, but it can only help. For more information, check out Mtnmatchmaking.com or call for a complimentary consultation at 888-31-MATCH.
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here I was at Christmas dinner when I was pleasantly surprised to see my friend Artie Jens take out an iPod Touch (Apple’s newest iPod) - not to listen to music or watch videos, but to show his impressive artwork on his website. Artie didn’t opt to walk into the other room to have everyone gather around and sit in front of the computer; instead, he simply passed around the iPod. While I was already familiar with my iPhone (see The Boulevard October 2007), I hadn’t actually had the chance to see the iPod Touch. Though the iPod Touch is slightly thinner than the iPhone and is missing some iPhone features (such as the phone aspect), you really wouldn’t know the difference. Similar to the iPhone, navigating the iPod is done by sliding your finger across the 3.5-inch widescreen, outwardly pinching your fingers to zoom in and out of photos and flicking the screen to navigate through album artwork or to select music. Accessing web pages is done through a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard. The accelerometer detects rotation and adjusts the screen to portrait or landscape. The built-in software icon buttons include Music, Video and Photo libraries, Safari, YouTube, iTunes, and Starbucks, which appears only when one is in a Starbucks. The iPod Touch includes a built-in ambient light sensor that allows the iPod to automatically adjust the screen’s brightness to your surroundings. In addition to the touchscreen, the iPod Touch has one feature that other iPods do not: Internet surfing capabilities via WiFi or wireless network (whereas the iPhone accesses the Internet via WiFi or AT&T’s edge network). This allows you to view web pages, YouTube and the iTunes store. Combining Internet access with the iPod was a great idea, although I would have expected it long before the release of the iPhone as a hint of things to come. The functionality of the iPod Touch is no different from previous iPods. All iPods now have music, photo and video capabilities, with the exception of the iPod Shuffle that only plays music. While the iPod family has defined and ignited the portable music industry, technological advances from Apple, as well as other companies, are nothing short of amazing. As soon as the long-awaited iPhone from Apple debuted, other similar products emerged from other companies, most offering some sort of “touchscreen” feature. “Touch” seems to be the new means of communicating through electronic devices. One such concept product, a desk based on iTouch-like technology, is in the works at Microsoft. I’m waiting eagerly to see what else will “touch” our lives! In January, Apple announced a $19.99 software upgrade for iPod Touch owners that will allow you to customize your home screen, and additional software functions for eMail, Maps (which you can get traffic reports and the ability to triangulate your location), Weather, Notes and Stocks just like the iPhone via WiFi connection. 96
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“wine lovers” mentality rules this generation’s decorating sense. Young people in their 20s, 30s and 40s have more recently seemed to plaster their houses with decorations having to do with wine or drinking wine. You can always tell a wine drinker - the person who has the interesting and oh, so modern wine rack, the towels with grapes on them in his or her bathroom, the collection of bottle openers and bottle toppers and even those with a crafty collection of trivets and wall decorations made out of corks from their bottles of wine. I admit, I’m one of those crafty wine people who like to think they are artists. For the past two years, I’ve been collecting corks from the bottles of wine I drink to create a corkboard encompassing a small mirror for my foyer. Of course, I could just buy a whole bunch of corks, but what fun would that be? I’d rather drink wine as a part of my art project. But, in my constant search for enough corks to fill up the poster-size board (I need about 165), I’ve come up a little short. Recently, almost half the bottles of wine I drink have either a screw top or plastic cork. How can this be, you ask? Wine bottles have been closed with cork for over 400 years; why change it now? And besides, isn’t a screw top bottle just as bad as boxed wine? The fact is that cork contains a chemical called TCA, which can actually taint the wine – usually called a “corked” bottle. It gives the wine an off-flavor, sometimes described as a wet cardboard or wet newspaper taste. A reasonable solution is to not use cork, but to find a foolproof way to keep the flavor and properly seal the bottle. That is where plastic and screw tops, or stelvin closures, come in. They both let the wine keep the flavor and don’t taint the taste or character of the wine. Ninety percent of all wine made is meant to be drunk within two years’ time, making the screw top an excellent solution (and great for those times at a picnic or on vacation without an opener), whereas plastic corks
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create a long lasting seal, like cork, but without the possibility of spoilage for wines that need to be aged. According to George Taber’s To Cork or Not to Cork, in 2008, 95 percent of all New Zealand wines and 50 percent of Australian wines will have screw tops. In fact, the Southern Hemisphere itself actually has a hard time getting hold of cork, so their best options are screw caps or plastic. Only 5 percent of U.S. wines currently have a screw cap, but the number is growing. Just because these wines don’t use cork does not by any means imply that they are cheap. There are some bottles of wine that exceed $100 that have screw caps. Big names in U.S. wine, like Beringer, have also taken notice and switched some of their wines to screw caps. What does that mean for the wine drinker? Some just don’t care; wine is wine, as long as it tastes good. But others feel that the uncorking of a bottle of wine is part of the romanticism and dance of the wine ceremony. The smell of a cork when it is just pulled from the bottle is reminiscent of the oak barrels and cellars that remind the drinker of the history of the wine. Smells bring back memories and instill feelings of a time period or place. Smelling a screw top or plastic stopper does not give you that same pleasure – in fact, they really don’t smell like anything. So what is your preference? While I’m still an avid fan of the cork, I am not against the screw top or plastic stopper. Eighty percent of the world’s wine bottles still come with corks, so that means only 165 more bottles of corked wine to go towards finishing my project. Some non-cork topped wines I recommend: Vampire Wine – an inexpensive and fun wine, comes with a plastic cork. Most New Zealand Sauvignon blanc – this region rules when it comes to Sauvignon blanc.
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Philip Marie Restaurant Is a West Village Delight By Heather Muhleman ew York City is spilling over with restaurants. But when one comes along with truly amazing food that becomes a fixture of the neighborhood, it’s worth checking out over and over again. Nestled in the heart of the West Village, Philip Marie has been wowing patrons for 10 years. The name is actually a combination of the owners’ middle names, immediately making you feel welcome and a part of their circle of friends. The New American Cuisine served in a quaint and romantic main room is truly a neighborhood find. John P. Greco, executive chef and owner, has served some of the most spectacular meals, including everything from Baked Brie Endive Asparagus Salad to Chicken Pot Pie. New American Cuisine is defined as upscale contemporary cooking that combines flavors from America’s melting pot of cultural foods. Usually, there is an ethnic twist to the old standbys, like the Curry Crusted Breast of Duck or the previously mentioned Overstuffed Chicken Pot Pie. Some of Philip Marie’s signature dishes include Smoked Chicken Gumbo, Sautéed Double Pork Chop Stuffed with Wild Mushrooms, Essence of White Truffles & Molasses Glaze, Grilled Jumbo Gulf Shrimp in a Fresh Ginger Lime Sauce with Wild Country Rice, as well as Curry Crusted Breast of Duck with Potato Mushroom Hash in a Peach Brandy Sauce. When it comes to alcohol, Philip Marie knows what New Yorkers like. With their exquisite wine list and top shelf bar offerings, every patron is sure to get exactly what he or she wants. The restaurant also offers an impressive martini list which includes, of all things, Serendipity’s frozen hot chocolate—with a kick, of course. Every Thursday, from 6 to 8 p.m., the restaurant hosts a wine tasting and food sampling. The night that my guest and I attended the restaurant, we started off with an amazing 2003 Kunde Cabernet Savignon from the wine cellar. I just had to try the Baked Brie Endive Asparagus Salad, and it was everything I thought it would be. The tuna tartare with winter vegetable salad and homemade potato chips from the Specials List were such a great pairing; the crunch of chips with the elegance and smoothness of tuna tartare was delicious. Also from the Specials List, we ordered the Branzino with saffron risotto and seasonal vegetables and the rack of venison with garlic mashed potatoes and a cranberry cabernet sauce. The grilled corn bread blew me away. Reminiscent of my grandmother’s house, I had to take some home just to prove how good it was, since no one in my
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family would believe me. For dessert, we indulged in the black and white chocolate mousse (now possibly one of my favorite desserts ever) and the peach sorbet, served in a frozen peach. One of the most unique things about Philip Marie is the private dining spaces. The private tasting room started as an 18thcentury farmhouse kitchen that was walled up for more than 100 years until Greco rediscovered it. With seating for four to 20 people, this room certainly exudes the personality of the local lore that, back when it was a farmhouse kitchen, it was the centerpiece of a loving couple’s home. A private server will pair wine with each of the five courses that guests can create themselves. Taken one step further is the wine room, where couples can dine among the racks of wine in a romantic setting made for two. With your own private server and private menu created especially for you, dining in this room will certainly put any couple in the mood for romance. For me, one of the coolest things about this room isn’t just the wine and romance, but the trap door on the floor that once led to a speakeasy during the days of prohibition. If those walls could only talk! In the warm months, the restaurant also offers outdoor dining, in front on Hudson Street. Warm or cold, this is a perfect place for people watching. The night we went, the crowd was elegant with a hip and trendy flare. Even in the quaint main dining room, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and every word I heard was positive. The staff is attentive and extremely helpful. If you are in the West Village, Philip Marie truly is one of the best places for romance or just a nice quiet dinner. For more information, visit www.philipmarie.com. www.boulevardli.com
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Dark Dining…
Eating Out With a Twist By Venus Quintana ave you ever wondered what it would be like to eat without seeing? To rely on all your other senses in a world of darkness? Dining experiences, whether good or bad, are somewhat shaped by our visual perceptions. From the lighting and decor in a restaurant to the presentation of food on the plate, we rely greatly on our sight to distinguish between what we like and dislike. Of course, our sense of taste is also important, but what if we had to rely on this alone? How would this change our experience? Imagine dining out in darkness at the complete mercy of the chef and staff who serve you. Naturally, other senses take over and you are overcome with a heightened awareness that you have, most likely, never experienced before. Your sense of taste, smell and sound will be your guides as you challenge your palate. This concept, known as “Dark Dining,” originated in Europe. It was initially created for blind and handicapped people and has spread to all parts of the globe. Dark Dining Projects is a New York-based company that has taken this concept to another realm. Artistic Director Dana Salisbury, whose work has spanned the media of dance, site-specific performance, language and visual art, conceived the idea after being in-
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spired by the imaginative life of the blind. The first event was held in 2005 at Camaje Bistro, a charming spot in Greenwich Village, New York City. The event itself is not simply a dining experience; it is more a participatory art event revolving around sensory awareness, fine performances and good food and wine. Guests are handed blindfolds as they enter and are guided to their table, where they are served an extraordinary four-course meal paired with fine wines. Diners focus all their attention on the food itself without any visual distractions, while savoring the meals’ sensuous tastes, smells and textures (The guest discloses any allergies or dietary restrictions when reservations are made). Performances are woven throughout the night and done by uniquely talented artists, such as flamenco dancers and jazz guitarists, or tap dancers and trombone players. At the end of the evening, guests are handed a sealed card in which the menu and performing artists are revealed. Since 2005, Dark Dining Projects events have taken place all over New York, including Long Island’s Mansion at the Woodlands in Woodbury. Visit www.darkdiningprojects.com or call 212-673-8184 for more information and a list of upcoming events. Prices are all-inclusive, and include four courses, wines and artist performances. It’s fabulous; you’ll see.
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Setting the Mood For a Romantic Dinner By Robert Rizzuto
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ou don’t need it to be Valentine’s Day to cook a romantic dinner! Preparing a romantic dinner shows that special person how much you care, especially with thoughtful and creative planning. First, create an invitation. Send it by mail, leave it on your mate’s pillow, send it with a bouquet of flowers or leave it on the dash of your partner’s car. Your invitation needs to be specific as to when the dinner is planned. Set the stage by making sure the two of you will be alone. If you have children, arrange for a babysitter at someone else’s home. Be sure to plan dinner well in advance so you won’t be making last minute changes and can relax and enjoy the dinner together. Plan a menu with your partner’s favorite foods and wine and decide whether you will be cooking yourself, shopping for precooked dishes or engaging one of the chefs from the deSeversky Center for a real treat. If you are preparing the meal, create dishes that will need simple finishing touches upon serving, so your partner can join you in the kitchen to cook with you. This can be a very sensual experience. Select a table that is small, if possible, so your knees will touch when you are seated. This may be a good time to pull out the best china, crystal and silverware, and your finest tablecloth - preferably in a light peach or rose color. Set the mood by arranging candles and flowers. Not only are they pleasing to the eye, but they evoke pleasurable aromas and thoughts. Don’t use strongly scented flowers or candles; they have tendencies to cover up the aromas of your meal. Dim the lights and put on soothing background music. Choose songs that have special meaning for you and your partner. If you have a fireplace, you might want to consider setting your table up in front of a blazing fire for an added romantic touch. Make sure the answering machine is on and in silent mode, and be sure the champagne is chilled and ready to pop. And, by all means, leave the dishes for another day.
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One idea for dinner is fondue— a simple and fun entree to prepare. Also, you can have fun choosing different dippers. And did you know there’s a longstanding tradition that states anyone who loses a dipper in the fondue pot has to kiss his or her sweetie? You can include proven aphrodisiacs in this meal, like oysters (smoked oysters would be wonderful) and avocados, my personal favorite. For the ultimate treat, try smooth, buttery sweet avocado dipped into hot melted cheese! Fondue recipes contain wine and garlic as well, two more aphrodisiacs. You can make your own fondue from scratch, or buy refrigerated packages at the deli department in the grocery store or online. For dessert, of course, strawberries dipped in chocolate are the perfect finish. Instead of chocolate-dipped strawberries, which can be messy to eat, I prefer setting out some beautiful strawberries with a small dish of melted chocolate. Double dipping is required!
Ingredients:
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese 2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese 2 tbsp. flour 1 clove garlic, cut in half 1-1/2 cups dry white wine or chicken broth 1 tbsp. lemon juice or 2 tbsp. Kirsch, if desired
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Coat cheeses with flour by tossing together in a large bowl. Rub garlic on the bottom and sides of the fondue dish and discard, or rub garlic on bottom and sides of a heavy saucepan. Pour wine or broth into fondue dish and heat just until bubbles rise to the surface. Stir in lemon juice or kirsch, if using. Gradually add floured cheese, about 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly over low heat, until cheeses are melted. You may add more cheese or wine, as needed, to reach the desired consistency.
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Beyond Red Spaghetti Sauce By Bob Ronzoni f I had to choose between red spaghetti sauce and non-red spaghetti sauce, I would, hands down, choose the non-red selections. I would like to share with you two recipes that make great tasty meals, making the pasta come alive. These two recipes are extremely simple and I think you will have fun making and serving these alternatives to red spaghetti sauce. To digress a moment, I remember when spaghetti sauce choices were simple. You would choose between marinara, Bolognese or mushroom sauce. Later, flavors such as puttanesca sauce emerged into popularity. Sauces became so complicated with multiple ingredients, making spaghetti secondary. They are all great sauces, but they share one thing in common: being red. Now, I have nothing to say adversely about red spaghetti sauces, but it is so overused and has complicated the simplicity of pasta. Born with an Italian heritage, I grew up respecting red spaghetti sauce, as it was served often in our household. Once a week, homemade spaghetti sauce was simmering for hours on our kitchen stove. It was necessary to always have sauce ready for any occasion. I never completely understood why, but we were ready. The best part of the slow simmering sauce was the crusty part that was formed around the sides of the pot. This crusty part was thick and had a dark red color that was an indication of how long the pot was simmering. Who could resist taking a spoon and follow the rim of the pot to retrieve this part of the tomato essence? It was so good! Our household was the same as many families, making the perfect tomato sauce, the authentic recipe of the old country. Family honor was at stake and could be defended if challenged. The tradition of serving pasta with red sauce is, and will continue to be, the dominant way of serving pasta as many new varieties are accepted. I like red spaghetti sauce, but have always found there is a tendency to over-sauce spaghetti. If a little bit is good, then more would be outstanding, right? This is not so! You may hear cries from spaghetti strands drowning in tomato sauce and pleading to be recognized for their own individuality! This is not a good scene! Avoid it at all costs. To be sure, make the sauce the accent for the pasta as it brings out the flavor of the pasta. All kidding aside, the following are two very different non-red spaghetti sauce recipes that are easy to make and fun to serve. Both are Italian country recipes, one from southern Italy and the other from northern Italy. Both have very simple ingredients and are quick to prepare.
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Aglio e Olio (Garlic and Oil) Recipe
This is a traditional aglio e olio (garlic and olive oil) recipe. The key to making a great aglio e olio sauce is preparing the sauce as the pasta is cooking. 1 lb spaghetti or linguine 3 ounces olive oil (extra virgin) 4 cloves fresh garlic sliced ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 3 anchovies (optional) Cook spaghetti according to package directions. As the pasta is cooking, gently heat the olive oil in a deep frying pan and add garlic cloves to heated oil and sauté until lightly brown. If you chose to add anchovies, add at this time. When the spaghetti is cooked al dente, drain the spaghetti in the colander for a few minutes. As the oil is heated, but not smoking, add the spaghetti, salt and pepper and sauté for a few minutes to blend all the ingredients. Serve immediately. Remember, the guests wait for the pasta, not the pasta for the guests. Serves four.
Salsa Di Noci (Walnut Sauce) Recipe
The second recipe is a rich sauce that is best served with smaller quantities of spaghetti and I would suggest having this in small portions and served as the first course. This recipe is called Salsa Di Noci (Walnut Sauce) 1 lb spaghetti 1 cup shelled walnuts ¾ cup fresh parsley ½ cup olive oil (extra virgin) 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese 3 tablespoons butter (melted) 3 tablespoons ricotta cheese or ¼ cup cream ½ teaspoon salt Using a blender, grind walnuts and parsley together to a course grind. Add olive oil, Parmesan cheese, melted butter, salt and ricotta cheese to blender mixture. Blend to a smooth but grainy consistency. Cook spaghetti according to package directions to al dente firmness. Toss sauce with drained spaghetti with two forks. Top with added cheese if desired. Serves four to six. Enjoy!
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The Boulevard Goes to The 2007 Chocolate Show
By Heather Muhleman And Gina Lengeling hocolate is a staple in pretty much every American’s life. At the 10th annual International Chocolate Show held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York in November, chocoholics and fashionistas alike gathered to revel in the decadent world of chocolate. With a kickoff fashion show premiering the Haute Cocoa Couture Collection, which highlighted some of the most innovative and inventive designs, the Chocolate Show gave the public what they wanted – high class and plenty of chocolate. The annual Chocolate Show hosts more than 50 exhibitors, among them some of the world’s top chocolatiers and restaurateurs, showcasing their expertise in the art of chocolate. This year, the first-ever Chocolate Week was held to give New Yorkers and tourists ample time to taste and experience the world of chocolate. Included in the booths were culinary demonstrations by renowned pastry chefs to give the public an idea about just how amazing chocolate can be. Twelve years ago Sylvia Douce, CEO of Event International, and her business and life partner, Francois Jeantet, conceived the brilliant idea of a chocolate trade show for the public. The Salon du Chocolat was born in Paris. Knowing their idea had international appeal, Douce and Jeantet brought the show to New York ten years ago, since we are the food capital of America. “Our goal is to celebrate chocolate,” said Douce, “to foster a richer appreciation and understanding for this won-
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Chocolate Fashion Is Visually Tasty Couture
On Nov, 8, The 10th Annual Chocolate Show kicked off with the premiere of the exclusive Chocolate Fashion Show. Food Network Star Jill Cordes emceed the event to unveil the Haute Couture Chocolate Collection. Proceeds from the event went to City Harvest, the world’s first food rescue organization. The entire night was co-sponsored by Grand Marnier and featured outfits from designers such as Irena Simeonova, Abaete and 11year old Jessie Lyric. Each outfit shown appropriately contained a minimum of 4 percent chocolate.
The Chocolate Brownies, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate fountains, ganache and truffles - the Chocolate Show has it all. One of the most interesting booths by far was Peanut Butter & Co., offering tastings of their chocolate peanut butter cups. Peanut butter, dark chocolate and milk chocolate were presented in various combinations, as well as intriguing peanut butter flavors: Cinnamon Raisin
Swirl, White Chocolate Wonderful and the chili-flavored The Heat is On. This booth did not disappoint. Meanwhile, Aundrea Lacy of Luv’s Brownies was baking her heart-shaped brownies with a smell that would bring anyone over from across the room. The sushi-esque chefs at Mary’s Chocolates were all about the art of chocolate with their origami crane-shaped chocolate and beautiful ganache. New York chocolate store Divalicious gave patrons a taste of one of the most popular fads in chocolate right now – the chocolate fountain. Offering pretzels and marshmallows to run through the river of chocolate bliss, this booth was crowded the entire week. The borough that brought us Brooklyn Beer and Nathan’s hot dogs has now made its mark in the chocolate world. Brooklyn Fudge featured selections from its five flavors of dark pecan, dark raspberry almond, dark orange almond, dark cinnamon almond and dark wasabi pecan - each containing a fortune, or saying, imparting ancient Zen-Baptist wisdom of the Southern tradition. Speaking of wisdom, Sweetriot, a mission-based chocolate company, was giving away “peaces” of cocoa beans covered in dark chocolate. These little bite-sized nibs celebrate culture, diversity and understanding in a world that isn’t always perfect. On the high end of the chocolate haute couture ladder was David Burke with his signature gourmet lollipop tree, including chocolate covered cheesecake pops in dark chocolate and raspberry. And of course no chocolate show would be complete without the American fawww.boulevardli.com
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vorites: M&Ms, Twix and Snickers. Mars, Incorporated is a staple in the world of chocolate and offered its classic specialties to the public.
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Who says chocolate isn’t good for you? Research continues to prove that chocolate has many health benefits, including being loaded with antioxidants, so “healthy chocolate” was one of the themes throughout the show. Organic chocolate ran rampant this year. Organic foods are grown without pesticides and chemicals, making them far better for your health. The techniques used promote sustainable agriculture and farming methods; they’re not just better for you, they’re better for the earth, too. This year’s show had numerous booths with organic chocolate, including Dagoba Organic Chocolate and Green & Black’s USA Inc. Goji berries, a small berry grown in the Himalayan Mountains, were also integrated into some of the chocolate this year. Considered a bit of a treasure, they are native to only a distinct region in the Himalayas. This gem is also known for its age-defying abilities. According to Chinese legend, a person that drinks from a well where goji berries have fallen will not lose teeth nor get gray hair until the age of 80.
Among the list of participants in this year’s chocolate show are a few key celebrity chefs. Francois Payard, one of the best known pastry chefs in the world (who is also on the advisory board for the Chocolate Show) blessed the public with his presence and a demonstration of his masterful chocolate skills – making white chocolate ganache for the filling of a cake. Also on hand was possibly one of the biggest contemporary names in chocolate, Jacques Torres. In his Manhattan chocolate factory, Torres transforms cocoa beans into chocolate bars before your very eyes. His demonstration showed the public how to create a Thanksgiving centerpiece made of chocolate. Vicki Wells of Mesa Grill and Martin Howard of Brasserie 8
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Goji berries contain more antioxidants per quantity than any other known food source, ranking in at an astounding 25,300 on the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) scale, versus pomegranate juice that is at about 10,000 ORAC. Leading the trend at this year’s show was Dina’s Chocolates with its certified organic dark chocolate and organic goji berries. Green tea is very rich in antioxidants, which are believed to prevent free radicals from breaking down the cellular tissue. This breakdown has often been thought as one of the causes attributing to aging, cancer and heart disease. Not only does green tea enhance the chocolate’s already impressive health benefits, but it also tastes great and gives the chocolate a creamy texture. Mary’s Chocolate of Japan offered green tea truffles. For every New Yorker who loves chocolate, the Chocolate Show should be on all their lists as things to do in the coming year. If it’s dark, white, milk, ganache, truffles or even peanut butter that you crave, this show offers adults and kids a fun and filling way to spend a weekend. 2008’s show dates have not been announced yet, but come the fall, wait for the smell of chocolate to waft over West 18th Street. For more information, visit www.chocolateshow.com.
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Mirabelle Restaurant The Culinary Genius of Guy Reuge By Barry Kay irabelle in St. James, Long Island is considered by food critics and patrons alike to be one of the finest restaurants in the area. After dining there on a recent Saturday night, I can unequivocally state that I am now a believer. Mirabelle is certainly one of the best restaurants I have ever had the pleasure of dining at, both in the U.S. and abroad. This postage stamp-sized, destination restaurant is definitely worth the drive (approximately 50 minutes from Great Neck), due to the extraordinary culinary genius of chef and owner Guy Reuge. We arrived at Mirabelle at 8 p.m. and were somewhat surprised at the diminutive size of this amazing restaurant. The restaurant, a converted farmhouse, is charming, quaint and quite adequate for the type of gourmand who enjoys the very best in food and wines. We were greeted at the door by Guy’s wife, Maria, and immediately treated to a delightful champagne cocktail (Champagne, Eau de Vie de Mirabelle, Mirabelle Plum) prior to being seated. The restaurant’s waiters and waitresses are young, attractive, courteous, attentive and very knowledgeable. That evening, Chef Reuge and Maria offered us selections from their famous tasting menu. Chef Reuge, who operates the restaurant with Maria, has had an illustrious career both here and abroad, and is highly respected by his peers. Guy was awarded the prestigious La Toque D’ Argent by the Maitres Cuisiniers de France, who declared him Chef of the Year in 2006. Chef Reuge spent almost ten years in some of New York’s finest restaurants before deciding to open his own. The reviews on the restaurant proclaimed it an instant success! Mirabelle received a cover story in Newsday and a fourstar rating, as well as a rating of excellent from Florence Fabricant in the New York Times. Mirabelle has continued to grow and prosper over the years, and Chef Reuge’s fame has spread throughout New York as he upgrades the menu and wine list. Sophisticated gourmands can sample the chef’s award-winning cuisine by trying prix fixe offerings on Friday night’s Bistro Menu, or on Saturday, early diners can opt for the Silver Toque Menu, a nod to La Toque d’Argent. The chef offers a nightly tasting menu that changes on a weekly basis and is accompanied by a selection of wines chosen from the extensive wine list. There is also a prix fixe lunch and express tasting menu on weekdays. As their fame spread, Guy and Maria have branched out into catering. Today, Mirabelle Catering offers the quintessential dining experience for on and offsite celebrations from Montauk to Manhattan. Chef Reuge personally selects all the items on each menu, whether it is catering, board meetings, weddings, or intimate tasting menus for two.
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Mirabelle exterior Guy is an ardent believer and promoter of fine French culinary arts, and gives monthly cooking classes at the restaurant. He has also authored his own small cookbook, Le Petit Mirabelle. The food, service and ambiance were extraordinary, and after chatting with Guy and Maria, we left knowing that the cuisine and service at Mirabelle are in a class by themselves. Our menu that evening offered a duo of cured salmon gravlax and pastrami - with fennel seed, accompanied by a delightful Calera Central Coast 2006 Chardonnay from California and caramelized sea scallop with grapefruit jam and tarragon sauce served with Pinot Auxerrois, Domaine Catherine Auther, Alsace. Both were beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. Our appetizers were followed up by one of the most delicious foie gras we had ever eaten, made with golden beet puree, potato gaufrette, and dried fruit marmalade. This course was topped off with a Tal Luc Lis Neris 2003, Italy. After a brief intermezzo, we dined on our entrée: grilled Painted Hill Farm shell steak with meritage sauce and potato Pont Neuf - a steak prepared to perfection in an incredible sauce. Our wine was a superb Chateau Prieur-Meyne 2003 Bordeaux. Before our dessert course, we were presented with a beautiful tray of unique and flavorful artisan cheeses with a delightful and very tasty fruit and raisin walnut toast. We were then treated to an assortment of fruit sorbets and a sensational soufflé with hot vanilla sauce. Our dining experience at Mirabelle lasted three hours and we thoroughly enjoyed every minute. The ambiance, food and excellent service made for an unforgettable evening. Mirabelle is a brilliant reflection of the skill of one of America’s finest French chefs, Guy Reuge, and the hospitality and warmth of his wife Maria and their delightful staff. www.boulevardli.com
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Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey, Dreamy! By Heidi Muhleman ’m one of those people who read a recipe like a play. I look at the ingredients as the players and imagine how they perform together to create a show for my senses. Pictures show me how my cast of characters are supposed to look on stage. Shakespeare named his plays after the characters themselves or who they were – Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice or Julius Caesar. What would a culinary production called Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey be about? That is a chocoholic’s midsummer night’s dream! Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth is a wonderful compilation of every chocoholic’s messy, rich, chocolately dream. The artwork and layout are a delightful mix of ice cream show and Martha Stewart, but the recipes are to die for. Though chocolate plays a major role in most recipes (like Grilled Chocolate Pound Cake Sandwiches a la mode), author Jill O’Connell tackles more than the just our favorite dark brown romantic lead. She highlights other ingredients like butterscotch in Butterscotch-Bourbon Macadamia Nut Pie or caramel in Hawaiian Caramel Corn. Besides, who wouldn’t want to make something called a White Trash Panini (a croissant with peanut butter, chocolate bars and marshmallows) or a variation on a carnival favorite, the Milky Way Tempura-on-a-Stick? This cookbook is more than just a chocoholic’s guilty pleasure. It is a resource book and a memoir. There is a guide to different types of chocolate, tempering chocolate and understanding percentages of cocoa, along with descriptions of tools of the chocolate and baking trade, including types of pans, molds and utensils. O’Connell also shares some wonderful personal history and memories with the recipes included, from working in England as a caterer, to experiencing real Christmas Pudding, to the gooey culinary creations from our childhood. This is a must-have for anyone who loves to make anything that is sticky, chewy, messy or gooey. If you are new to the “from scratch” method, what better way to get dirty than to start with a crowd-pleasing cookbook about dessert? If you are tried and true, this compilation will take your desserts up a notch, giving you both easy and complicated choices to blow your friends, family and the passing foodie away!
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Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth Jill O’Connell, author Leigh Beisch, photographer
Heart of Darkness Brownie
What is a better example of something sticky, chewy, messy and gooey than a brownie with everything in it but the kitchen sink? When I made these, not only was it simple, but everyone’s first reaction when they looked at them was pure lust! Do take my advice (and the advice from the cookbook). Make these in cupcake pans. Sticky and gooey is great when eating, not when serving! 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter 6 oz unsweetened chocolate 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 6 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp salt 1 cup very coarsely chopped raw almonds, toasted 5 full-size (2.7 oz each) Snickers candy bars, cut into small chunks 3 cups mini-marshmallows For the Caramel Drizzle: 6 oz (about 25) unwrapped soft caramel candies 2 tbsp heavy cream Pinch of salt Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Generously spray two standard 12-cup muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray. Melt the butter and unsweetened chocolate together in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and stir until smooth. Pour the chocolate mixture into a bowl and stir in the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Sift the flour and salt into the chocolate mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in the cooled chopped nuts, chocolate chips, and chunks of candy bar. Fill each cupcake cup three-fourths full with batter. Bake until the surface of the brownies has a glossy, crackled surface, about 20 minutes. The brownies will still be gooey and slightly undercooked. Remove the brownies from the oven and top each one with the mini-marshmallows (about 1 tbsp each). Return the brownies to the oven and cook just until the marshmallows start to melt and puff up a bit, but are not browned too much (about 2-3 minutes). Transfer to a wire rack to cool just enough to handle, then remove from cupcake cups, running a knife around the edge of each brownie to loosen it from the cup. Let cool completely on the wire rack. While the brownies are cooling, make the Caramel Drizzle. Combine the caramels, cream, vanilla and salt in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 1 minute. Remove and stir until smooth. If the caramels are not completely melted, continue heating in 30-second increments, stirring until smooth. Drizzle the brownies with melted caramel and let cool completely for the caramel to harden. Do not chill. Serve immediately or store for up to three days in a covered container. Makes 24 heavenly brownies!
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Durban: South Africa’s Most Exotic City With Sojourns in Zululand What attracts visitors from around the world to South Africa was in the mix millions of years ago. It is one of the oldest land masses on the planet, offering a diverse landscape of majestic mountains, spectacular valleys, and vast areas of veld (dry grass and fynbush) as well as deserts. The land mass is cupped by two of the world’s largest oceans, the stormy Atlantic buffets and bathes its western coastline while the Indian Ocean, slightly warmer yet equally unpredictable, meets its match at the Cape of Good Hope. First the Dutch and then British pioneers settled the sparsely inhabited land; the result is that western style cities and towns can be found throughout the country. English is the dominant language.”
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By Christina D. Morris recent seven-day tour of KwaZulu-Natal province included its enduring historic legacies, battlefields, and wild game viewing, as well as Durban, the country’s second most populous city with 3 million-plus inhabitants. KwaZulu-Natal is a coinage of the Zulu nation’s territory KwaZulu and Natal, named by Vasco Da Gama, the famous Portuguese explorer in 1497 on Christmas Day. Arriving in Cape Town, the country’s No. 1 tourist destination, its international appeal will only increase as it prepares to host the 2010 World Soccer Cup. A visit to the V&A Waterfront complex (Queen Victoria and Prince Alfred) is a must; and since our last visit, the addition of a life-size bronze sculpture of four of the country’s Nobel laureates, including Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, is a very meaningful sight. We enjoyed lunch at the elegant Table Bay hotel, located in this remarkable waterfront complex and discovered that President Vladimir Putin of Russia had been a recent guest. Also in the harbor area, we met a family for cocktails and dinner at the Cape Grace, where former President Bill Clinton enjoyed his stay. Congratulations are in order to both 5-star hotels on their 10th anniversary. The new Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa in Camps Bay on the Atlantic Ocean joined the 5-star ranks recently. The Leopard Bar and Azure Restaurant is a popular “in” gathering spot. The hotel appears as if attached to the mountainous landmark known locally as The 12 Apostles. We were eager to start the tour, arranged by www.Africantravelinc.com, voted a top-10 tour operator by Travel & Leisure through their African affil-
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Opposite: Durban’s modern skyline on the Indian Ocean taken from its natural harbor. Swimmer safety is utmost in this coastal city, where nets are erected to keep out sharks…there are even patrol boats that monitor the nets. Above: Indian & Spice Market downtown Durban, great for souvenirs and jewelry made by Zulu women. Below: The Playhouse, Durban, emblematic of the city’s British heritage.
iate, Thompsons Tours. Cape Town to Durban is a two-plus-hour flight and while we usually plan our own itineraries and enjoy driving, we were glad we left the driving to Thompsons’
friendly and professional guides. From airport pickup to drop off, we could not have been more satisfied or grateful for the expertise and efficiency of the Thompsons Group.
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TRAVEL The Hotel Edward was our base for several days. Centrally located along the flamboyant “Golden Mile” oceanfront promenade, its Victorian décor provided large-scale rooms overlooking the ocean, a great bar and elegant dining rooms where grand buffet breakfasts were served. One night at dinner, our waiter suggested a lamb curry. This exceptional dish was one of many we would enjoy since Durban’s population is 80 percent Indian decent. The city tour with our guide William, a young Zulu (Zulu is the second most popular language spoken), provided a friendly, flavorful experience of the city’s diverse offerings. The uShaka Marine World that opened in 2005 is an extraordinary venue offering family-oriented activities: an aquarium, beach facilities, shops, restaurants and entertainment. The University of Natal overlooks the city centre where the Indian & Spice Market is a must visit. Afternoon Tea at the Botanic Gardens is a serene respite in this exotic subtropical city. A huge International Convention Centre offers sports and entertainment. The stately colonial architecture of the library, facing a park chock full of history in its life-size statues of founders and leaders, is in stark contrast to the city’s towering modern business and residential architecture. Heading north to the Drakensberg Mountains via the midlands, we passed huge tree farms, rolling verdant hills and valleys. Stops along the way revealed arts and crafts ventures, pottery, painting, etc. Along the highway, “Mandela Houses” appear—part of the post-apartheid promise by President Nelson Mandela, whose 27-year prison sen-
At Drakensberg Mountain’s Giant Castle, where this life-size exhibit of the Sans people indigenous to South Africa and their 2,000-year-old paintings can be seen.
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Rhinoceros are plentiful in the Imfolozi Game Reserve, opened in 1895 to help preserve this splendid animal. Today, the reserve is home to the big five and more.
tence was the result of his arrest in the area. A monument marks the spot. The provincial capital, Pietermaritzburg, with its stately colonial architecture, offers a statue of Mahatma Gandhi. He was forced to travel second class on the train, which launched his lifelong advocacy for his people. The Drakensbergs offers breathtaking scenery and its natural beauty attracts hikers, climbers and nature lovers. A hearty hike to the World Heritage Giant’s Castle (caves) and the Bushmen’s legacy of 2,000-year-old paintings is worth the effort. Benches along the way allow for a breather and a moment to appreciate this inspirational mountain landscape. Warwick Baker, a registered national guide and battlefield specialist, picked us up early to tour three battlefields. The film Zulu Zulu, starring a very young Michael Caine, will give you the idea of this blight on Her Majesty Victoria’s forces, since it was filmed on location. Baker brilliantly brought to life these monumental battles for us, where the topography lent itself to recognizing the errors of judgment resulting in the slaughter. The haunting reality of a nation’s youth is memorialized in piles of ethereal white stones stretching as far as the eye could see in the shadow of Isandlwana Hill. Zulu males were trained as warriors, so it’s not surprising they wiped out an entire British regiment in an hour. Interesting though, their (Zulus’) refusal to work in the sugar cane fields created the large Indian population in KwaZulu, because indentured Indian workers were recruited and settled in the area.
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Gazebo Safari Lodge, a sophisticated oasis in the heart of Zuzuland.
We spent the night in Lennox Cottage, a lovely B & B with a sophisticated charm. Drinks by the pool with other travelers were followed by a gourmet dinner cooked by the owner’s French wife. Next morning we visited Spioenkop Mountain site. Here, the January 1900 battle found the British, under Afrikaners’ fire, making a second attempt to break the siege of Ladysmith. Two historic figures witnessed this bloody debacle: Mahatma Gandhi, a stretcher bearer for the British, and young Winston Churchill, a war correspondent. A short distance from Ladysmith, there is a small monument to Winston marking where he was captured after his train derailed. Our concluding two days were spent in the Hluhluwe area, stopping at the Veyane Cultural Village, a traditional kraal (enclosed circle of huts), where elements of Zulu culture are exhibited. Zulu dancers illustrated their strength; dancing is actually physical training. Visitors participate in beading and mat weaving and can stay overnight in the Kraal. There’s even a sangoma (witchdoctor). The area’s highlight is the Greater St. Lucia Wetlands, a World Heritage site offering abundant wildlife viewing. After lunch, a boat ride on the estuary found the waters teeming with hippos. African fish eagles expecting tidbits from boaters flew overhead while lazy crocs sunbathed on the banks. We stayed at the Gazebo Safari Lodge. From our veranda, several antelopes could be seen lingering at the waterhole, glancing occasionally in our direction. In the morning, dozens of gazelles nervously skittered about as we appeared. The lodge is beautifully arranged around an outdoor pool facing an expansive meadow. At night, the tall oil lamps lit up the dining room and bar where al fres-
co dining takes place. It is a particularly exciting experience, knowing the animals are just out of sight, looking in! We had a day and a half of game viewing in the HluhluweImfolozi Game Reserve, the oldest established reserve (1895) in the country, in an open Land Rover with our guide, Russell, a handsome Zulu who shared his extensive knowledge of the reserve and of his culture. In the summer when the grasses are very tall and the big cats are elusive, don’t be tempted to get out of the truck…we did see giraffes, rhinos, zebra, cheeky chimpanzees, elephant, wart hogs, wild boar and much more. Contact: www.africantravelinc.com
The famous Isandlwana Hill stands sentry over the white rocks, each symbolic of dead soldiers from the eponymous Anglo-Zulu battle of 1879. Photos by M. Cyril Morris
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St. Barts to Relax… So Relax
Pristine views from every villa are a Wimco trademark
By Sara Duncan Widness s I swam, the rainbow that’s ubiquitous on St. Barts quickened over St. Jean Bay. Finally its magenta echoed that of the bougainvillea in white urns facing the villa pool, and the bow’s aqua mirrored that of the pool itself. By 9 a.m. croissant and French bread delivered earlier to our door had been washed down alfresco with a hot pot of coffee in this scrupulously appointed four-bedroom marvel known as Villa Jardin (SIB VGM) in the world of Wimco (www.wimco.com). Racing poolside through Three Cups of Tea (about one man’s epiphany after stumbling on some of the world’s neediest), I marked the page about success being measured not necessarily by gross national product but by gross national happiness. By this definition, everyone living on St. Barts appears to manifest a highest level happiness quotient. The salubrious effect of this happiness, like that of the reoccurring rainbow, spilled over into Villa Jardin. In fact, a spate of laughter among us prompted our
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French-speaking host to suggest that we “had swallowed a clown,” as they say. Hard to believe that in the mid-1900s this French West Indies island was distressed by a dearth of employment opportunities (other than fishing). Today its population of more than 8,000 on 8 square miles is quite a bit more relaxed, refined and seemingly richer than most of its Caribbean counterparts. Plus, St. Barts has concluded its first year of being more or less independent of France. As a result, islanders are stepping back and looking at their island from the perspectives of controlling growth and ameliorating infrastructure such as smoothing the bumps on its precipitous roads. (Navigating this island’s steep and narrow byways is a unique-to-St. Barts adventure sport, along with landing on what may be the world’s shortest runway, a feat accomplished several times daily by, among others, the private charter Tradewind that transports guests direct to St. Barts from the San Juan airport.)
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However, as with a refined presentation, any bumps (except for the roads) and blemishes or untoward attitude toward its guests don’t surface on St. Barts where the island’s raison d’etre is serving each other and vacationing guests, all of whom expect to sip, shop, sun, swim and sleep in superlative style. It’s entirely possible that Americans flock here to enjoy the space and privacy of its villas and to mingle among celebrities in such accommodations as Hotel Carl Gustaf, replete with chanteuse, and consume more French champagne than elsewhere in the Caribbean. Shops like Kristina Popovitch show the latest in French-inspired “must-haves” such as an ankle-length, cedar-green silk skirt that would look great with boots and a black sweater, except for the Euro-dollar challenge. At Mia Tia the linens are fine and quirky and used to swath guests at three (that we know of) island vacation villas available through Wimco. Cuban cigars, foie gras and scents from M’ Bolo to transform Stateside rooms to sensual abodes are just a few (who’s bothering to count!) of the island’s temptations. If you’re a guy, there are additional temptations, such the models a la Stanley Kubrik at Le Ti St. Barth who sport T-shirts and tulle among other fashion trends, as diners digest what the restaurant claims is the best beef on the island. Even the DJ here is subtle, the beat not too loud, not too strident. Then there are the beaches acclaimed for opportunities to spot bare breasts. For guy or gal, the people watching and, yes, eavesdropping (as long as the conversation’s in English) is a great sport. For example, on Gouvenour Beach, a UK couple wanted their newfound American companions to come up with the exact American names for various styles of mobile homes. The wives who were similarly proportioned, one tan and one pink (think Reubens and beyond), and their husbands doubtless met at the midnight buffet on the cruise ship discreetly distanced from Gustavia Harbor. (Large cruise vessels can’t dock here; this helps to ensure that the island maintains space and privacy for international VIPS and celebrities who disembark yachts tethered here by a privileged ranking system.) Just down the hill from Villa Jardin (once the late Liz Claiborne’s island haven) is Baie de St-Jean where over a lunch of avocado and tuna tartare at La Plage errant waves lap at your ankles as girls model beach fashions available for purchase at the several specialty shops in St. Jean and in Gustavia. (La Plage guests may also be introduced to an island conservation campaign to shore up the beach here; donations are welcome.)
A Wimco villa bedroom
From the pool of the late Liz Claiborne’s villa
A Wimco villa’s lounge
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Beyond the hotels with some 200 guest rooms and the villas with an estimated 1,200 guest rooms, all delivering variations on the promises of walk-to-beach and spectacular views, St. Barts has a quiet side of vegetation-covered hills, a handful of goats and few stray dogs. Most shops close on Sundays so that indigenous folk can enjoy their beaches. On any given day you’re apt to run into last night’s bartender taking a break from windsurfing with friends at La Plage. Out of respect for the burnout factor that comes with any customer service business, the island is essentially closed in September, a month that can also mean hurricanes.
Yachts outside of Gustavia
Gustavia by night
Sunset from a Wimco villa Photos Courtesy of Wimco Villas
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For those considering an escape to St. Barts, keep in mind that accommodations-wise hotel and villa rates are highest around Christmas; low season is from mid-April to mid-December. (For example, the weekly rate for Villa Jardin is almost 50 percent less in the spring, summer and fall.) Because St. Barts is so popular with celebs et al, some of its 60 restaurants book out a year in advance for peak times, so do plan ahead. It’s always possible, of course, by prior arrangement, to dine al fresco at your own vacation villa, with arrangements made by David Cocktail, one of several local catering companies that will also provision your villa to your specifications in advance of your arrival.
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The Garden City Hotel By Barry Kay assau County is blessed with gorgeous homes, parks, sports arenas, resort-type beaches, and the Garden City Hotel. The hotel is situated in the heart of one of Long Island’s most prestigious communities and offers visitors a unique view of the gilded and fabulous history of the Gold Coast. Alexander Turney Stewart, a multi-millionaire builder, purchased 7,000 acres of land situated 20 miles from Manhattan, which would later be called Garden City. The focal point of this very upscale community would be a magnificent hotel that reflected the elegance and history of its community. The original hotel opened to rave reviews in 1874 and then was rebuilt in 1901 with a cupola similar to the one that sits atop Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. The hotel attracted the very cream of society and was a favorite of the Vanderbilts, Astors and Belmonts, who stayed there to visit polo matches, and horse and auto races. Society parties were held in the hotel’s main ballroom. The hotel also achieved worldwide publicity when Charles Lindbergh spent the night before his historic flight to Europe and back, dining with friends and family. The Great Depression brought a stop to the excesses of the Gatsby era at the hotel, as it did to the nation. The hotel began its renaissance after World War II as the Garden City community flourished and grew. It served as a landmark on Long Island and attracted a new group of businessmen, vacationers, celebrities and world leaders. In the 1980s, Myron Nelkin and his family built the existing structure, which continues to provide the finest in luxury hotel services and amenities. As our review team pulled up to the entrance to this magnificent old-world style hotel, we were immediately greeted by an impeccably dressed doorman. We then entered the golden revolving doors and were transported into an era of
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gilded and ornate luxury. Exquisite marble floors, a glorious winding staircase leading to the second floor and plush carpeting highlighted by desks and chairs of burnished dark wood made for a visual treat. The Garden City Hotel has always been noted for its attentive staff and management, and today would prove no different. I had come to the hotel to meet Nasser Samman, the general manager, who would take me and our review team on a tour and discuss the hotel. Nasser has been with the hotel for more than ten years and oversees daily operations of all departments of the hotel, including sales, guest services, human resources, housekeeping, maintenance, accounting and food and beverage. Nasser’s personality, charm and expertise make visiting the hotel a wonderful experience for firsttime travelers as well as frequent visitors. Our tour began with a visit to the upscale and chic Rein Bar & Bistro, which offers gourmet food for business people and guests on the go. It was then onto the Grand Ballroom adjacent to the lobby. The ballroom features seating for 400500 people and is lit by spectacular oversized crystal chandeliers. The room is decorated in the finest floral wallpaper and luxury carpeting. Directly off the main ballroom are a series of intimate, beautifully designed reception rooms. Nasser then took us on a tour of the dining rooms on the second floor, which are used for more intimate affairs. Each room replicated the elegance and design of the larger main ballroom. We also enjoyed viewing some of the hotel’s special celebrity suites. Each spacious suite featured exquisite paintings and fine furniture complete with king-sized bed. Each bed featured the finest Egyptian cotton sheets and pillowcases and was covered by a beautiful duvet and comforter. Marble bathrooms and oversized showers are all part of the décor. All suites come with sitting rooms, couches and flat screen TVs.
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The Polo Restaurant After our hotel tour, my review team and I enjoyed an extraordinary dining experience at the Garden City Hotel’s Polo Restaurant. Executive chef/wine director Steven De Bruyn prepared a special dinner tasting menu. Our meal began with mini-lobster/crab cakes with mango and avocado served on a bed of fresh Hawaiian hearts of palm and sea bean. This was accompanied by a delightful Torrontes wine from Argentina. The Polo maitre’d and staff were immaculately attired and knowledgeable about the cuisine and wines. Our appetizer was followed with an exquisitely flavored and aromatic warm foie gras crumble with apples, pears and celery root. For this course, Chef De Bruyn recommended a Riesling 2003 wine. For our main course, we chose pine nut and preserved lemon-crusted lamb chops with endive marmalade, winter root vegetable puree and purple mustard sauce. This was followed with a delightful Cabernet Franc 2002. No gourmet meal would be complete without a plate of exotic imported cheeses, and these were brought to our table on a fine china plate, each cheese fragrant, colorful and a perfect complement to our meal. For dessert, we were served a sampling of Garden City signature sweets. Our plates consisted of coconut sorbet, clementine cheese cake with plum salsa and an unforgettable chocolate cake that disappeared almost as fast as it appeared. The Polo Restaurant is also noted for its famous Sunday brunch menu which is considered by many reviewers (including our team) to be one of the finest offered anywhere in New York. A typical Sunday brunch consists of a plethora of hot and cold food stations offering meat, pasta, sushi, lobster, shrimp, omelets, fresh fruit and salmon as well as delectable cookies and cakes. The Garden City Hotel and its fabulous Polo Restaurant offer old-world elegance, service, and a return to a gilded and glorious era in American history. The Garden City Hotel and the Polo Restaurant are certainly deserving of all the honors they have received during their 133-year history. I concluded my visit by presenting Seven Stars and Stripes’ globally renowned Award Plaque to Nasser. Our review team walked out into the wintry night having thoroughly enjoyed our visit to this impressive, oldworld link to the beauty of another era on the Gold Coast. Some of the finest jewels in hospitality and cuisine are often in our own backyard!
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HEALTH Pam Polestino’s Success Story: Her Total Transformation By Barbara Capozzi, D.O. ou may recognize the name Pam Polestino (Power and Muscle Concepts) as one of North Shore’s personal fitness trainers, but would you have recognized her at 287 pounds? Having only one more size to go up before she reached the largest size (28) sold at Lane Bryant, Pam wondered where she would have to start shopping. This scary thought is what led to her total transformation, which now defines who she is. When Pam tells people that she has lost 150 pounds, they ask her where she had her gastric bypass surgery, but that’s definitely not the case. There was no quick fix for Pam. Being overweight was an issue throughout Pam’s entire life. Growing up in a traditional Italian family made food choices impossible. Sunday dinners included Mom’s pasta, chicken parmesan, and cookies, followed by a routine Sunday night weigh-in by her parents. Pam tried to avoid facing the scale as often as possible by using the excuse that she was “feeling sick.” Her social life was different from many girls her age, and sadly, she didn’t go to any proms. While she later married and had two children, the marriage ended in divorce. Her numbers then? Age 24, 5’2”, 287 lbs., size 26 (morbidly obese). Pam says her life was “a mess.” She was “overweight, unhappy, and very insecure,” something you never would suspect meeting her at her post-transformation weight of 137 pounds. Her excess weight led to knee problems, which required surgery, she had no money and was too intimidated to go to a gym because they had mirrors. Despite her financial situation, Pam hired a trainer and nutritionist. She started working out in Gold’s Gym, but it was a slow process. Initially, she started on a treadmill, but recalls the hardest part was that no one noticed any change until she lost 50 pounds! “So when people say to
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me it’s hard because nobody notices, I understand,” she says. After adding weight training to her workout, she saw her body begin to change and her dream was to “buy jeans off the rack from Macy’s, and to be able to wear a tank top and belt.” She lost 12 pounds the first month and trained through the American Aerobics Fitness Organization. She is grateful to a friend at Gold’s Gym who believed in her and to Apex Nutrition System which taught her that moderation and not overeating are key elements to successful weight loss. Pam’s transformation of body began with transforming her mind and continued perseverance. In her quest to keep away from any temptation to overeat, she even forced herself to stay home at night and to be in bed at 9 p.m. After attaining the title of Nutrition Program Director, Pam realized that she “fell in love with fitness and nutrition,” and she now “lives to help others in their battle with weight, exercise and overall wellness.” Pam wants her personal before-and-after story and photos to inspire clients and give them comfort in knowing that she has been there herself and therefore understands all too well. She knows all the obstacles and bumps in the road. Whether it’s 15, 50 or 150 pounds you want to shed, she shares the emotional, psychological and physical pain/struggle that comes with being overweight and feeling that the battle is insurmountable. It’s not impossible, and if you choose, Pam can be there every step of the way to help you make your transformation. Look at her now, but remember her then! Now wearing a size 4, Pam is a personal trainer and teaches group fitness classes at Equinox and Gracewood, but what she wants her clients and future clients to remember is that she didn’t always have this body or a healthy lifestyle.
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Fitness Corner By Pam Polestino, Fitness Professional – 646-261-3350
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houlders back, chest up” are the first words you will hear me say if you are a participant in any of my group fitness classes here on Long Island. This may sound somewhat militant, but all kidding aside, I am obsessed with correct form to reduce the chance of injury while training hard. Whether you are lifting weights or doing cardiovascular conditioning, standing straight is a must! When you stand correctly, you not only look better, but you are exercising your core by keeping the abdominals tight. Developing a strong core also assists in maintaining lower back health. Correct posture is essential while weight training, as you also need to make sure the muscles you are targeting are actually the ones being used most. It is extremely hard to change how you do exercise if you have been doing it incorrectly for a period of time. Fitness guidelines constantly change, so consult a fitness professional to make sure you’re getting the most efficient workout.
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In the gym, I recognize certain people, not by name, but by which machines they use each day. A lot of us get hooked on that one treadmill or Precor. That’s because we are comfortable with the daily routine. The best way to revamp your stale workout is to make a change! Your body remembers what you do and gets accustomed to your workouts. Even working at the same intensity level, you will have less of a result over time because your body will hit a plateau. To avoid this, change your cardiovascular machines and your weight training routine every three to five weeks. Interval your treadmill, varying speeds to the fastest you can go for one minute, then recover for the next minute. Try this for 30 minutes instead of one hour at a comfortable pace. With weights, you can do lighter weight and more repetitions or heavier weight with fewer repetitions at a slower pace. Vary exercises as well. I find this prevents participants from getting bored and forces them to challenge their body—challenging your body creates changes. The best workouts are the ones that are done with intensity. I will constantly remind my students that if the workout wasn’t hard enough, they didn’t give me enough. Every movement done with 100% effort is best. I believe that less time and more intensity allows a person to achieve better results. Efficiency is key. A great way to add intensity is by combining large and small muscle movements. For example, squat down into power plie and then come
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back up while pushing two dumbbells overhead into a shoulder press. Continue for several repetitions and you have a power and muscle movement from top to bottom with the added heart rate, similar to what I teach in a boot camp class. Last but not least- sweat your heart out! Sweat in the gym is sexy. It makes the skin glow and shows you are benefiting from the workout. Remember, getting in shape takes time. Stay focused and think positive. I would love to hear from you. E-mail me any questions at ppolestino@Yahoo.com. If I use your question in a future article, you will receive a complimentary personal training session. Also, receive a complimentary oneweek membership to Equinox Fitness, Roslyn if you mention this article. The gentleman pictured is Jack, a waiter at Cippolini, Manhasset. Jack has begun training with me. Follow his journey as he begins his total transformation with power and muscle.
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he told me she was going to lose a toe, that the doctor said she needed it removed. Separated from her body for the rest of her life. Her face was expressionless, almost bland, very matter of fact. On the other hand, I felt like I couldn’t breathe. She was only 35. Sometimes I feel like I live 10 lifetimes in a single day. I don’t mean that in any grandiose way. I’m not on planes traveling to exotic places. I am not eating five-star cuisine or seeing the Seven Wonders of the World. Yet everyday I have the opportunity to run the gamut of emotions, from rebirth to death, interspersed with anxiety, pain, fortitude, morality and happiness. A day can pass where I feel that the efficiency of life is in stride, and I go through the motions of my job with satisfaction and calm. But oftentimes I am struck by the delicate balance of life and death and the full range of emotions that this provokes. I am so lucky to be reminded every day of the preciousness of life. Several months ago, a doctor called me. Her friend was having chest pain and palpitations, and, being that he also was a physician, he diagnosed himself as having unstable angina, otherwise known as the chest pain that sometimes occurs when a heart attack is impending. He underwent some testing, including a CT angiogram, a 3-dimensional non-invasive reproduction of the coronary arteries, demonstrating whether or not blockages were the reasons behind the symptoms. His arteries were completely clear. In fact, they were without any evidence of plaque. His palpitations were due to a benign heart rhythm, often triggered by caffeine. He stopped drinking coffee, and within one week, he felt back to normal. He wrote me and said, “…I feel like I am reborn with a second chance. This was a wakeup call.” Not all stories end with a wakeup call and not all patients leave with good news. Sometimes, they are told that they need further procedures, surgery, or, perhaps an amputation. And, I, often the deliverer of the news, go through the range of emotions of what it feels like to be the person in those shoes. Some call it empathy. I call it a constant reminder. It makes me feel like doing laundry is a gift, that grocery shop-
ping is a treat and that getting the chance to wake up tomorrow and do it all over again is simply a blessing. Several days before Christmas, I had seen the wife of a patient I had known for years. She had been going to a physical therapist for terrible neck pain and tingling down her arm. Her right hand was cramping every time she walked and she had spent months in physical therapy with no improvement in her symptoms. We had reviewed her blood tests and medical reports, and with a known history of some plaque formation, high cholesterol, and a family history of heart disease, a stress test was performed. I called her and her husband and told them that she needed an immediate hospital admission for her neck pain. I believed, in fact, that this pain was her heart and she needed an emergent angiogram, which invasively diagnoses the plaque and allows for treatment through the placement of a stent, if necessary. The next morning, with skepticism of her neck pain being anything more than just that, she was diagnosed with a 99.9 percent blockage of a major artery down the front of her heart. She had a stent placed and was sent home the next day. I later received an email that made me take a deep breath, yet again: “Thank you for giving me another New Year with my wife.” We all know that we need to take care of ourselves, that the world is an unpredictable place and uncertainty looms behind every door. We know that we need to eat right, exercise, manage our stress and find inner solace and peace to live fully and healthfully. We know all of these things. As soon as something intervenes in our lives to make things less comfortable, less simple, less healthy, we suddenly are reminded of the gifts that we have. I just always wonder, is it simply that everyone is waiting for their own personal wakeup call? Do you just accept what it is as your reality? Do you succumb to your present and not fight for your fate? Can you be told you are going to lose a toe and outwardly be complacent, while screaming inside? We can often figure out how to smell the roses, but can you always savor their scent? Don’t wait for your wakeup call. Ultimately, tomorrow is in your own hands; you can decide that every day you will live a lifetime.
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Homeopathy Meets Plastic Surgery By Andrew A. Jacono MD, FACS Andrew A. Jacono MD, FACS, is a dual board certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon with offices in Manhattan and Great Neck, NY. Dr. Jacono is section head of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at North Shore University Hospital Manhasset; assistant clinical professor, division of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; director of The New York Center for Facial Plastic and Laser Surgery in Great Neck, NY and author of the book FACE THE FACTS: The Truth About Plastic Surgery Procedures That Do and Don’t Work
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oday, aesthetic injectable treatments (Botox and facial fillers like Juvederm and Restylane) and the number of facial plastic surgeries are on the rise. Injectable treatments are non-invasive, but there is often bruising and swelling which can make it difficult to return to work and our lives. While facial plastic surgeries are now performed with minimally invasive techniques, using smaller hidden incisions and new technology, it usually takes one-to-two weeks to recover. Beyond the techniques used by your facial plastic surgeon, is there anything else you can do to minimize your risks of bruising and expedite healing and recovery? The answer is yes, through homeopathy and supplemental nutrition. Homeopathy is a system of natural health care that has been used worldwide for more than 200 years. It is recognized by the World Health Organization as the second largest therapeutic system in use in the world. While it is most popular in India and South America, more than 30 million people in Europe, and millions of others around the world, also benefit from its use. Homeopathy is founded on the principle of ‘like cures like.’ The body knows what it is doing; symptoms are the body’s way of taking action to overcome illness. This healing response is automatic in living organisms. Similar medicine acts as a stimulus to the natural vital response, giving it the information it needs to complete its healing work. Scientific studies indicate that homeopathic remedies like Arnica Montana and dietary supplements like bromelain and hyaluronic acid can help minimize swelling and bruising and speed healing. I have been prescribing homeopathic remedies to my own patients for years. What I have found most difficult for my patients is finding the exact supplements and homeopathic treatments at their local nutrition store, and, if they are lucky enough to find them, at the correct strength and formulation. That is why I have created the J Pak Systems. J Pak Systems provides an all-in-one, convenient solution featuring precise doses of the most refined, concentrated, bio available formulas in single dose packets. J Pak No. 1 is for use before and after aesthetic injectable treatments to minimize bruising and swelling, and J Pak No. 2 is for use after plastic surgery to optimize healing.
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Both J Pak No. 1 and J Pak No. 2 contain Arnica and bromelain. Arnica Montana, or Leopard’s Bane, is a perennial herb indigenous to Central Europe that has long been used to reduce posttraumatic bruising and swelling. Published studies indicate that Arnica Montana can significantly reduce bruising and swelling. Bromelain is an enzyme derived from pineapple stems with antiinflammatory properties. Published studies indicate that bromelain reduces edema (swelling) and ecchymosis (bruising) following surgical and non-surgical trauma to the face. J Pak No. 2 contains other nutritional supplements required for healing, including hyaluronic acid, glucosamine, vitamin C and zinc. Hyaluronic acid is a carbohydrate component of the extracellular (outside the cells) matrix of skin and is secreted during wound and tissue repair. It is produced by fibroblasts (cells in the skin) during wound repair. Published studies indicate that hyaluronic acid helps accelerate healing. Glucosamine compounds have been reported to have several beneficial effects on the skin and its cells. Because it stimulates hyaluronic acid synthesis, it has also been shown to accelerate wound healing, improve skin hydration and decrease wrinkles. Vitamin C is an essential cofactor for collagen production and wound healing, which requires the production of new collagen. Zinc is an essential trace element in the human body. It serves as a cofactor in skin cell migration during wound repair. Whether you are having non-invasive or more invasive treatments to enhance your facial appearance, the J Pak Systems can help speed your recovery and start enjoying your results earlier. J Pak System products can be purchased at www.jpaksystems.com.
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Cosmetic Surgery Corner By Stephen T. Greenberg, M.D.
Too Much Holiday Ham? Let Your Plastic Surgeon Help You Battle the Bulge
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ike millions of other Americans, you swore to start the New Year on a new diet, and that’s great! Too much holiday ham, eggnog, latkes or whatever tends to add five to 10 pounds on most people. Now’s the time to get back to the gym, reduce your fat and carb intake, and generally get into shape. The winter thus far has been a mild one, so we can still bike ride, run outdoors and take brisk walks. However, maybe with just a little bit of help from your plastic surgeon, you can jump start your New Year’s resolutions and get immediate results that will help keep you motivated to maintain a slimmer, healthier physique year round. Some of the best treatments available for tuning up your body (especially good for those individuals who are already exercising and experiencing the rewards of feeling stronger) are: VelaSmooth: It’s great to go the gym, do the circuit and weight training, see (and feel) the results of your hard work. Yet no matter how lean many women become, the stubborn fatty deposits known as cellulite just can’t be exercised away. That’s where VelaSmooth comes in. VelaSmooth is a cellulite-reducing massage that really works to eliminate fat deposits and cellulite from your legs. Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty): Many women see great results in their arms, chest, legs and upper abs from exercise and diet. However, after women have children and hit the age of somewhere over 40 years old, it becomes extremely difficult to get rid of extra skin and fat around the lower abdomen. Enter the tummy tuck. With a tummy tuck procedure, the surgeon removes fat, tightens your abdominal wall and smoothes out your skin. The result is a flat, narrow and smooth belly. Recovery takes about two weeks
and there is no exercise for four weeks after the tummy tuck. But results are tremendous! Liposuction: Liposuction works great to remove fat from problem areas that can’t be exercised away. Generally, these areas are passed down to us from our parents and grandparents. For women, it’s usually the hips, thighs and buttocks. For men, it’s usually the abdomen and flanks. Liposuction definitely works to remove inches and fat. Most people can go back to work and all their normal activities after about three to four days. But again, no exercise for approximately four weeks after the procedure. You will be bruised and swollen initially and will start to see the results after about three weeks. New SmartLipo: The new SmartLipo machine also tightens the skin around the areas being treated and works especially well on the arms, chin and abdomen. Laser Hair Removal: There’s no time like the winter to get rid of unwanted facial hair, bikini hair, toe hair, chest hair, etc. Imagine never having to use a razor again! Skin Care: Many state-of-the-art medical-grade skin care treatments are best done in the winter, when there’s little chance of being in the sunshine. So shake off the winter blues, hit the treadmill and schedule a visit to your plastic surgeon’s office Dr. Stephen Greenberg is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in cosmetic surgery. He is director of New York’s Premier Center for Plastic Surgery with offices in Woodbury and Manhattan. For a complimentary consultation, call 516-364-4200. If you have a question for Dr. Greenberg, please e-mail docstg@aol.com or listen to his radio show on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on Party 105.3 FM and WLIR 107.1 FM. Visit www.greenbergcosmeticsurgery.com
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Vaccines for Your Pets - The Facts By Diane Levitan ll pets should receive core vaccinations with boosters at appropriate intervals to be determined by exposure risk related to your pet’s lifestyle. Non-core vaccines are indicated only when there is a high risk- such as Lyme disease vaccine for dogs living in high tick areas or feline leukemia virus vaccine for cats that are not restricted to a closed, indoor, feline leukemia virus-negative environment. Recent studies have shown that annual revaccination may not be necessary. The frequency of vaccination depends on the vaccine and the pet’s risk of contracting that disease. There are no clear recommendations for all pets; therefore a decision must be made by you and your veterinarian regarding the most appropriate intervals. Most pets do not react adversely to vaccination, but some do. Rarely, allergic reactions may be life threatening. Certain diseases such as hemolytic anemia (anemia caused by red blood cell destruction), thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet numbers), and polyarthritis (joint inflammation and pain) may be triggered by the body’s immune response to a vaccine. In cats, a serious additional concern has been a “lump” forming at the site of the vaccination, which can become malignant tumors called fibrosarcomas. The decision to vaccinate your pet should not be taken lightly. Your pet’s age and the risk of exposure to disease must be considered by you and your veterinarian. Vaccinations given at the appropriate age and appropriate intervals will greatly benefit your pet. For additional information, speak to your veterinarian and visit www.dvmvac.org. Diane Levitan, VMD, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and Hospital Director at the Center For Specialized Veterinary Care Diane Levitan, VMD The Center for Specialized Veterinary Care 609-5 Cantiague Rock Rd. Westbury, NY 11590 516-420-0000 www.vetspecialist.com
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Core vaccinations for dogs Distemper Hepatitis (Adenovirus-2) Parainfluenza Parvovirus enteritis Rabies
Non-core vaccinations for dogs Bordetella (Kennel Cough) Leptospirosis Lyme Disease Corona Virus (not recommended) Giardia (not recommended)
Core vaccinations for cats Rhinotracheitis (Feline Herpes) Calici virus Panleukopenia (Feline parvovirus) Rabies
Non-core vaccinations for cats FeLV – Feline Leukemia Virus FIV -Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (not recommended) FIP -Feline Infectious Peritonitis (not recommended) Bordetella-Kennel Cough (not recommended)
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abrielle Ross is at one of the most exciting stages in any young singer’s career. She has established her reputation as a huge talent and is just beginning to shop around for record labels. Recording executives are already responding very positively to her, noticing her powerful vocal range and stage presence. Currently signed to a team at Guardian Music Management, who has helped link her up with celebrity vocal coach Kim Wood Sandusky and world-famous choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson, her career is at the verge of taking off, and The Boulevard was fortunate enough to be
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able to speak with this emerging pop artist at this electrifying point in her career. This is a girl who wants to do it all and has fully submerged herself in learning every aspect of performance. The 18-year-old has been singing since the age of 2, when her mother realized that her pipes were not typical of a 2year-old. “We used to sing in the car together. I always knew the words,” Gabrielle explains. At the age of 6 she asked for voice lessons, a wish that her parents quickly granted. Stage acting quickly followed by the time she was seven. All the while, Gabrielle was also taking dance lessons. Clearly, this girl knew from a very young age that this is what she wanted to do. Curious as to how Gabrielle realized her passion so quickly at such a young age, I wondered if her family was also musical. Gabrielle laughs, “My parents sing in the shower. It’s not that good, but my family, they all play instruments and my great grandpa sang.” So, it seems as though one form or another of musical talent runs through the family. Like her family members, Gabrielle also plays instruments, and started learning the piano a few years ago, but took a break when she began getting involved with musical theatre. A few months ago, she resumed playing, and also started taking acoustic guitar lessons, which she has been picking up quickly and is very much enjoying. As if acting, singing, dancing and playing instruments weren’t enough for Gabrielle, she is extremely passionate about writing, specifically lyrics. If you listen to some of Gabrielle’s lyrics to past songs she’s written, it’s hard to believe that she only recently turned 18. Her lyrics have a sense of maturity well beyond her years: “I always enjoyed writing. I started when I was about 13, 14. I would write what I felt, sort of like a diary, and I would try to rhyme it and it just sort of turned into lyrics…I just really enjoyed it …I write what I feel and things I see and experience… and things I see other people experience. Sometimes I’ll get a
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thought and I’ll try to put myself in that place, and what would this person be feeling, so I try to go there. A lot of it is autobiographical and I would like the world to be able to connect to me, and be able to relate to what I write about…it’s important to be able to connect with your fans and your audience...” Gabrielle enjoys being involved in every aspect of her music, and consequently is very much a presence in the process of writing her own songs. Much of her time is spent co-writing her music, not only with her own lyrics, but her own melodies. “It kind of comes together a lot of the time for me. I write lyrics and I usually have a melody in mind, and then I’ll sit down at the piano and start playing chords and I’ll put the words with the music,” she explains. Her skill led her to one of the most major moments in her career—winning the amateur night at the world famous Apollo Theater in 2005. She was told about the audition through people she had met through her many performances, and decided to go for it. Thankfully, she did, because the world was able to see her televised performance: “They had an audition and I went and I sang and after a couple of lines they were like, ‘You have to be on the show.’ It was incredible, anyone performing on that stage would feel blessed. It’s very big and there have been legends on that stage. I was lucky enough to get to be on the stage, the audience kept bringing me back five or six times and then I won there.” Winning at the Apollo was an amazing feat for Gabrielle, whose final performance of “And I’m Telling You (I’m Not Going)” from the musical Dream Girls literally brought the audience to their feet,
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and many people began to take notice. “A lot started happening after that. It was on TV and the word was everywhere and it was all over the papers and stuff and a lot of people started finding out about me and that’s when I started performing a lot and meeting people,” she says. Her winning performance at the Apollo led to another amazing experience, singing at a tribute in Harlem for Patti LaBelle, a gig which she got through the Apollo Theater. Being able to sing for a legend like Patti La128
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butterflies she gets before every performance that allow her to sing at her peak. It’s Gabrielle’s attitude of performing wherever and to whomever she can that has been leading to her success. She’s taken every opportunity to audition, perform and meet others in the industry. By getting exposure and meeting people who have connections along the way, she has been able to establish a name for herself, and recording executives are noticing.
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Her soulful riffs and melodies reveal influences such as Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, and most recently, Rhianna: “I love them. I’ve always enjoyed listening to them,” Gabrielle adds. At about 5’4”, Gabrielle’s big voice far surpasses her height, which could explain why some have compared her to Christina Aguilera. Regardless, Gabrielle assures me that she has her own sound and has spent much time in the studio developing that. Though generally, she’s considered a pop artist, Gabrielle wants to make sure that she isn’t limited to one genre. “In the studio, we kind of created my own sound. It’s a mixture…I’m trained in a lot of different styles, so I can sing pretty much everything…I can go from an R&B ballad to a pop rock song…pop’s good that way ‘cause it can go so many different ways.” Unlike many young artists, Gabrielle has not submitted to industry pressures. “I’m me,” she explains, “I’m myself, and I think that if I stay true to myself I won’t have to sink to any stereotypes or anything.” She’s able to maintain this positive sense of self thanks to those she surrounds herself with. Her family and friends provide a valuable support system for the young singer: “My family keeps me grounded and my friends keep me grounded. I have a great group of friends,” she says. Though right now Gabrielle is focusing on her career as a singer/songwriter, she looks forward to future projects that will encompass doing all that she currently loves to do: “I hope to still be doing what I’m doing now, writing and singing, but doing it at a greater capacity.” With such an enormous talent, there is no doubt that she will be singing and writing for a very long time. Gabrielle is excitedly anticipating the exciting events that are bound to happen this upcoming year. Shopping around for a new label and getting signed, working with new people, and further developing her own sound are all things Gabrielle will be taking on in 2008: “I’m writing a lot of new stuff right now so the best stuff 22 North Park Ave is going to be coming in the next few Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Phone (516) 536-6611 months…around March I’ll probably Fax (516) 536 3443 have a lot of new music. We’re going Web:www.gabriellesny.com to re-launch my MySpace page and re-launch my website so that’ll have Open Tues thru Fri. lunch & dinner Sat & Sun dinner a lot of new music.” Keep an eye out Reservations recommended for great things from Gabrielle Ross. Private Parties We’ll be seeing a lot more from her in the future.
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stood looking at the Kramer double neck guitar/mandola in the beat-up anvil road case. “This might be the only one in the world,” said Eric Bazilian as he laughed. I was in the warehouse section of Rob Hyman of the Hooters’ Elm Street Studios in the Philadelphia suburbs with founders Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian, and we were looking at decades worth of vintage musical gear on a Friday afternoon: European tour posters, half a dozen vintage Hammond organs, a late ‘60s Ludwig drum kit (yes, with the wavy silver Beatles finish!), even some vintage arcade games and other stuff that people “just drop off because they know we will want it,” as Eric put it. I was interested in the guitar collection, and in the vault, there were some very rare finds. But the story here isn’t the treasure trove of old music equipment I had the luxury of sorting through – the story is that some of the biggest hits of the last 25 years were written and recorded on these very instruments, and I was hanging with the guys that wrote them. The bigger story is that the Hooters are back… As I try guitar after guitar, Hyman and Bazilian share stories of their band’s spectacular history, stories of historical mega concerts and arena tours combined with the secrets of the muse behind their biggest hits. To put the story in perspective, here are some thumbnail facts: The Hooters were the band on Cyndi Lauper’s multi-platinum debut album She’s So Unusual, and co-wrote the biggest hit, Time After Time. Their double-platinum second album, Nervous Night, saw the song And We Danced smash into the Top 10 for 10 weeks and led Rolling Stone magazine to vote them Best New Band in 1985. They opened Live Aid, played at Amnesty International’s Giants Stadium show and performed at Roger Waters The Wall in Berlin in 1990. Their songs have been covered by such musical giants as Prince and Miles Davis. They have written music for Bon Jovi, Mick Jagger, Sophie B. Hawkins, Willie Nelson, LeAnn Rimes, Amanda Marshall, Billie Myers, Carole King, Robbie Williams and more recently Dar Williams, Jonatha Brooke, JC Chasez, The Scorpions and even Ricky Martin. That isn’t a typo – Willie Nelson and The Scorpions are on this list. These guys have been around during the most im130
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portant musical turning points of the last 25 years and worked with the largest luminaries in the recording industry. Their first new record in 14 years is out this February, with the original band members revisiting that elusive chemistry which made them such a seminal band in the ‘80s. “We started touring again in 2001, then after Cyndi had us on to play on her VH-1 special and after so many shows, it seemed time for a record,” says Hyman, the band’s singer/keyboardist and a founding member. Hyman plays accordion and a German folk harmonica called a melodica - the slang word is ‘hooter,’ from which the band derives its name. For someone who has penned some of the most recognizable songs in popular music, Rob has a very friendly and understated aura. These are two guys who never let the trappings of fame go to their heads – they served us lunch and doted on us as guests in the kitchen of their studio. This down to earth realism is fused throughout their music – new and old – and is an infectious thread through the new album Time Stand Still. The Hooters formed in Philadelphia in 1980 after Bazilian, Hyman and producer Rick Chertoff all met at University of Pennylvania. They were a staple on the Philly and New Jersey rock scene, which, at the time, was a vibrant haven of large clubs supporting a thriving independent rock scene. This was Northeast Corridor’s growing season – bands such as the Smithereens were beginning to pop and define the East Coast ‘80s rock sound. Few would reach the stellar heights of the Hooters, though. None would have the songwriting prowess and success of Bazilian and Hyman. Their first independent album in 1983, Amore, sold over 100,000 copies and included the original versions of band classics All You Zombies and Fightin’ On The Same Side. To this day, All You Zombies remains one of their most recognizable tunes and a concert highlight. Its haunting, driving verse was a perfect preview of the sonic elements and type of writing that later would reemerge in their ‘90s hits. During this period, their friendship and association with producer Rick Chertoff led Hyman and Bazilian to work on one of the biggest albums of 1983 - Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual. The intensive studio work saw Hyman and
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Lauper writing one of the most beautiful songs to emerge from that decade – Time After Time. “We would work on our parts for a large portion of the day and Rick (Chertoff) was a terrific arranger who was showing us how to arrange all the various parts. I wrote Time After Time with Cyndi – knowing it was a good song but not really having any idea what the impact would be. In hindsight it seems it was one of my better creative moments,” says the ever-humble Hyman. Time After Time went on to be nominated for numerous Grammys, including song of the year. Awards aside, the ultimate testament to the intangible special qualities of the piece may have been revealed when legendary jazz trumpet player and composing giant Miles Davis recorded a version of it. “To have Miles Davis cover something you wrote is very humbling. It’s quite an indescribable feeling, actually,” says Hyman. In 1984, the Hooters signed with Columbia Records and their debut major label release Nervous Night quickly followed in 1985, featuring hits such as Day by Day, And We Danced, Where Do the Children Go and All You Zombies. In July, as the pop world was using the power of music to respond to hunger in Africa, the band was chosen to be the opening act for the Live Aid concert in their hometown of Philadelphia. The landmark concert would be one of a string of pivotal performances that formed the fabric of this band’s career. Nervous Night quickly achieved Gold and Platinum status all over the world. The year closed on an even higher note, when Rolling Stone magazine named the Hooters “Best New Band of the Year.” The next year saw the band play at the landmark Conspiracy of Hope concert for Amnesty
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International to 80,000 fans at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. The next record, Zig Zag (Columbia 1989), featured an updated version of the deeply personal and introspective 500 Miles with Peter Paul and Mary on backing vocals. The record achieved additional Gold and Platinum success and the attention of Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, who was busy organizing a performance of The Wall at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Soviet occupation of East Germany. The 1990 multimedia extravaganza featured such music greats as Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, The Band, Bryan Adams, Thomas Dolby, The Scorpions and Cyndi Lauper. The Hooters performed before the concert as an opening act and during the song Mother with Sinead O’Connor. For many years, the concert held the record as the largest outdoor concert ever, with over 500,000 people in attendance. More importantly, it remains the definitive example of the healing power of music, as Soviet sol-
diers actually participated as cast members in the rock opera and the cross-section of rock superstars represented the sense of moral responsibility now deeply embedded in pop music. The Hooters had been part of three of the biggest socially conscious musical events of the period, and deservedly so. In 1993, the two songwriting partners began work on what would be one of the signature sounds of the ‘90s and one of the most beautiful albums of the decade. Joan Osborne’s 1995 debut album Relish was largely co-written and played by Eric and Rob. Bazilian’s masterfully penned One of Us shot up the charts spending eight weeks in the Top 10. Relish and, particularly, the song One of Us, were nominated for seven Grammys in 1996, including Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Once again, after all the awards and accolades subsided, a ringing endorsement came when none other than musical genius Prince laid down a spectacular version of the song.
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Hooters Live!
The year 1996 began an extended hiatus for the Hooters as Rob and Eric pursued various projects and the other band members continued recording solo records, collaborating with other artists, or forming unrelated businesses. In 2000, Ricky Martin covered the English version of Private Emotion on his debut Grammy-nominated self-titled album. By now, Bazilian and Hyman were world-renowned songwriters – their string of successes and collaborations was truly unprecedented. I asked Bazilian about how the contrast felt between their commercial pop success and the respect they’ve gained as songwriters– knowing the two often don’t go hand-in-hand. “We were playing in Sweden recently at their equivalent of Carnegie Hall, and we played Carnegie Hall here in the U.S.A., and it’s just a great feeling to be doing your own music in these grand concert halls where the great composers play,” he shared. The Hooters reunited in 2001 for one show, which set in motion an extensive series of tours throughout Europe over the next several years. In November 2005, Cyndi Lauper invited them to perform with her on her VH-1 Decades television special. That prompted the band to return to the studio to begin working on their new album. “We had been playing together on tour for a while, and after we did the VH-1 special we agreed it was time to make another record, so in we went,” explains Hyman. The Hooters’ first new album in 14 years, Time Stand Still was completed in 2007 and will launch in February. It’s a collection of 10 songs that possess the classic Hooters feel and ambiance with a new energy and optimism that make the album worth the wait. The lead track, I’m Alive, a driving, jangling rock song, reminds listeners there is a lot to be fascinated with above the daily routines we sometimes allow to diminish our
smiles. I’m Alive sets the tone for the whole record – there is still much to be happy about, and much to be grateful for. As one gets lost in the record, you re-emerge with a newfound perspective that may just put a spring in your step. “I don’t think I will ever stop being fascinated with life,” muses Bazilian. The title track, Time Stand Still, captures the quintessential Hooters sound and thoughtfulness with elements of ska and folk overlayed with harmonica and mandolin tones. The album contains an acoustic version of Don Henley’s Boys of Summer, into which Hyman breathes unbelievable feeling and emotion. To take an iconic song and remake it where it sounds fresh and, arguably, better than the original version, requires both a unique insight and an ability to communicate over and above many performers. These guys possess both, and it’s glaringly evident. Time Stand Still likely will be one of the biggest records of 2008 and is a very obvious next step in the Hooters story line. Old fans will rediscover why they used to love the band and the great new music and younger fans will appreciate the maturity in the songwriting that begat such young artists as Fountains of Wayne. We closed the open guitar cases, put the odd folk instruments and double-neck guitars back in their cases and covered the ancient organs. I could have spent all evening in the warehouse which, to this reporter, was more of a museum than a storage space. I said my thank yous for the tour and the discussion of their music and left the guys with one last question – perhaps the most important for those of you reading this article: “Are you going to tour?” “You can count on it,” said Eric as he and Rob both gave huge smiles. “We start in New York in March!” And with that, the Hooters were officially back!
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Diving Into The Elephant’s Door With Trevor Hall By Gina Lengeling n 2008, it’s hard to find things that are clean of impurities and even harder to find people who aren’t jaded by life, especially in New York City. But 21-year-old South Carolina-born singer-songwriter Trevor Hall is the closest to pure that I’ve seen so far, even if he does admit to occasionally watching VH1’s Shot of Love with Tela Tequila. For Trevor Hall, “Music is a meditation, an expression of love and a means to bring people together.” I met Hall last year in New York City at the Living Room, when he was opening for Ziggy Marley, He was relaxed, young, and newly bald, as he decided to chop off his blond locks the night before. I had heard he was a bit of a “hippie.” I was prepared for the colorful T-shirt with a Hindu goddess on it and the Japa mala that adorned his wrists. I was not prepared for the sound that came out of him. His voice is raspy, smooth, calming and entrancing. It’s as if you’ve cried your eyes out and then squeaked out some words that are the most important words you’ve ever spoken. Bottom line, you’re going to love this guy and I have more than a feeling that Trevor is going to be getting a whole lot more love with The Elephant’s Door, his debut Geffen album breaking on March 6. Listening to Trevor, I start to understand why his voice is so unique; it’s because Hall is so full of truth and purity— he’s someone who is after the real meaning of life, someone whose goal is to go beyond the duality of life. “I take praise and put it in one pocket and take the blame and put it in another pocket because praise and blame, hot and cold, pleasure and pain - everything is duality and I want to go beyond duality and keep on walking because they are all subject to change.”
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Inspiring is the word that keeps coming to my mind, and if you go to Hall’s MySpace site, www.myspace.com/trevorhall, you will find that others are also receiving inspiration from Hall and his music. His site is an outpouring of love and when I ask what it’s like to have people tell him that their souls “light up” and that they find inspiration in him, he doesn’t hesitate to deflect the compliment back on his fans. “When people say I’m inspiring, I don’t really attribute that to myself because what are those people commenting on? It’s basically like saying thank you to their inner most self… they are really praising the thing that it came out of. I am just a pillowcase, you know, I’m just a vessel. I feel fortunate that this thing has decided to come through me. I say thank you and move on.” So how does a 21-year-old seem to have such an elevated grasp on life? As soon as I ask him about his travels to India and his Hindu practices it is immediately clear that the culture is what drives Hall’s music and his loving spirit. “The whole culture and belief system is a huge influence,” he says. The last song on the album, Sri Ganesha Stotram, is a series of chanting and is a direct influence from his recent pilgrimage to India. Hall traveled to India for the second time in November 2007 for an unexpected 21st birthday present from his mother. (My 21st birthday celebration consisted of a bar and fluorescent-blue drinks called Adios Mother-F******. Enough said.) For Hall’s 21st, he went to India for two weeks visiting temples, practicing yoga, chanting mantras, and forming “connections to people that you hear about on National Geographic,” accompanied by monks from his local ashram in California. It’s just that type of difference that makes Hall stand apart. “I surround myself with people who are aiming after the same thing. I am very fortunate to have a lot of people who have influenced me.” Hall allows himself to flow when writing lyrics and tunes. The beauty of his album is a combination of easygoing, loving songs open to everything from hip-hop, as seen in the new rendition of his song “ The Lime Tree,” to rock influence in “To Zion.” “Music is such a mystery, it makes me feel so good, listening to it, playing it, exploring it and hating it. It just consumes me; it’s my whole life. I am trying to be as open as possible so I don’t miss anything.” It’s his daringness to be open to everything that makes his music so compelling.
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My favorite song on The Elephant’s Door is an early piece, “ The Lime Tree,” which made its debut on his EP The Rascals Have Returned. Hall attributes this funkier version and the album to “branching out and having some fusion of
acoustic music and hip-hop.” When I finally ask my much anticipated question, “What does the lime tree represent?” he gives me an abstract but satisfying answer: “It’s a place within us that’s fantasy and bliss and it’s a hard place to find. ‘It took a while to find’ that place. It’s about diving in and finding whatever it is that you want there.” Hall loves playing at small venues: “I like really small places. I like being able to see everyone and being close to people and the feeling like we all just came there to see each other, not like I am playing and they came to see me. It’s a big rush [playing on a big stage] but it’s not as intimate as feeling like you’re playing in your own bedroom and people are just sitting there. I love that feeling. I love sweating and low ceilings and rocking out in a small space.” Trevor’s music makes you warm and happy; it makes you stop and examine your own path. Maybe if you’re like me and you’re still diving for that thing you want in life, Trevor’s album The Elephant’s Door will help you find it and realize that you were ‘hiding in the lime tree above the city’ and it just might ‘poke a hole in your rain cloud.’ Hall’s Geffen album, The Elephant’s Door, hits stores March 6. For upcoming tour dates and to buy tickets for the Langerado Music Festival in the Everglades, FL, where Trevor will be playing March 6-9, visit Trevor Hall’s official website www.trevorhallmusic.com.
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Menagerie of Memories By Tina Guiomar lash back to a time as a child, riding in the backseat of your parents’ Volvo while driving down the highway, watching houses stream by with a feeling or a state of dreaminess. Can one remember the exact details of those memories, or do we just remember the essence of them? Somehow, there is a connection to that feeling in the car and time changing that is parallel to our memories. Our memories seem lost in the menagerie of our mind, left with a fuzzy mark of those happy memories, even as much as we try to hold on to them. The concept of time, home, memories and place is prevalent in the work of artist Andrea Sanders. As a child, she grew up in the presence of an architect father and elderly relatives. These components were the foundation of her work. She witnessed her father building their home and that fixed in her mind the importance of home and the mark it makes in our memories. She also experienced deaths in her life, many elder aunts and uncles once at her birthday parties were gone the next year; this was a normal part of her childhood. These experiences were not tragic, but instead made her realize the inevitability of life moving on and constantly changing. The work developed from ideas, thoughts and experiences into the final print. She began with interiors, photographing her grandmother’s timeless apartment in Brooklyn. She didn’t want the work to be too intimate or personal, but rather universal, so she started to look outside the box. “ I started out doing interiors, then pulling out
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and doing exteriors, but close up, and then kept pulling away, further and further away, and now I’m in an airplane,” she explains. Much of her work is done by shooting a photograph from behind a car window driving down the highway, much like a child’s experience in the car. Andrea enjoys using a film camera and very low-tech machines because they help create “interesting, happy, weird accidents with the light that digital doesn’t really do.” A picture is taken on film and Andrea awaits the surprise of what was captured by the click of the shutter. The artwork evolved recently to include her time spent flying in a commercial plane with a window view, utilizing the first and last ten minutes of the flight to create images of aerial farmland patterns. What are constantly being composed are these generic, familiar places that are universally known to all human beings. The artworks’ compositions are composed of blurred generic views of homes and the land surrounding it. The idea of photography and architecture come into play, where “photography and architecture are extremely connected. Photography is a historical timepiece and architecture is about making a mark, immortality, and creating your mark in the world,” she says. The images talk about “being immortal and the permanence of the image but ironically the image is about impermanence,
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change and time.” She picks very generic places to photograph and breaks some images into diptychs or triptychs to create “a cinematic feel…inherently, when you see images sliced into sequences like this you, think about time moving forward as opposed to standing still. I want to create a tension for the viewer.” It creates a push-pull effect for the viewer, and becomes apparent that what you are experiencing is not real, but simply a two-dimensional object, a piece of paper with an image on the surface. The viewer is drawn into the composition, which then breaks to bring the viewer back to reality, pushing the view into “then” and bringing him or her back to “now.” There are multiple facets: the artist’s experience, the viewer’s experience, and the philosophical
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perspective. The work is complicated, deeply existential and intellectual. As human beings, we are inclined to hold on to the past. We create homes for permanence and stability in a world that is literally always in rotation. We utilize photographs as proof of our existence. According to Andrea, “your memory is sort of your proof of your existence, the way photography and architecture is, personal proof of things experienced.” Andrea’s work essentially takes the experiences of her life, of anyone’s life, and makes one realize that as much as we build homes or take pictures as proof of the past, as time evolves, we are only left with fuzzy, almost “unidentifiable,” memories of our lives. We are a small piece to the puzzle called the universe, even as much as we try to make our mark. These are
not necessarily negative ideas. Instead, Andrea’s work makes humans become philosophically aware to take a step back, appreciate life, and not take things too seriously, because we share the same human condition and together make up the small stuff in this world. Andrea’s work continues to evolve, becoming more global and universal in composition, with the photographs perhaps becoming even larger in scale than they already are if the opportunity arises. Please call Andrea Sanders at 718802-0247 or email her at ajsanders@ mindspring.com for an appointment to visit her studio. Look for her most current work in the Fall DUMBO Open Studios, Brooklyn New York.
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Callaway Gardens Just What the Doctor Ordered For Long Island Golfers
By Terrence Jordan ith the abundance of quality golf courses in the area, Long Island golfers are in an enviable position. Nowhere else in the country is there such a saturation of diverse layouts, each of which are enjoyed by tens of thousands of golfers each year. One thing Long Island lacks, however, is a true golf resort—a place for golfers to eat, sleep, and golf to their hearts’ content. The reason for this is twofold: The climate of Long Island is less ideal than tropical, which would make a golf resort a tough sell for those deciding how to spend their hard-earned vacation time, and the New York mentality doesn’t lend itself to long periods of convalescence. Residents of this great state are in an understandable rush at all times, worrying not only about what needs to get done, but how to most efficiently do it. For many golfers, their passion has to be slotted into a jammed schedule, somewhere between the latest office project and driving the kids to soccer practice.
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For frustrated Long Islanders who need some time away from the grind, there is Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. This stunning resort has everything a golfer could ask for, and then some. The Mountain View and Lake View courses, two wonderfully scenic 18-hole designs, showcase some of the best golf Georgia has to offer outside Augusta National (good luck getting a tee time there!). The courses are complemented by one of the very best practice facilities in the country, Twin Oaks Golf Park. Twin Oaks is a veritable godsend to the wannabe scratch golfer, as its enormous size (more than 26 acres) and sheer variety of practice options leave no excuses for not improving during your stay. The first thing visitors to Callaway Gardens are likely to notice is the natural beauty that envelops the entirety of the resort’s grounds, evident on each of Callaway Gardens’ golf courses. The Mountain View course, a demanding test of skill that once hosted the PGA Tour’s Buick Challenge, is a Dick Wilson design that makes use of tight, tree-lined fairways and multiple water hazards to challenge golfers of all abilities. In many ways, it calls to mind Long Island’s own Bethpage Black. Both courses will force golfers to utilize every shot in their bag to succeed; the two are in a class of their own when it comes to autumnal splendor (All of you who have played the Black in all of its golden-hued, mid-October glory know just what I mean).
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The Lake View course is less of a test than its sister course, but what it lacks in difficulty it more than makes up for in jaw-dropping scenery. Azaleas and dogwoods grow in earnest each spring, turning an 18-hole round into a golfaccompanied journey through a Walt Whitman poem. Nine of the Lake View course’s holes feature water encounters, so don’t be fooled into thinking that a round here is simply a walk in the park. The highlight of your round will undoubtedly be the 10th hole, which plays from an island tee across a sparkling stretch of water onto a green at the foot of the Gardens’ original clubhouse. Hitting a great tee shot is only half the thrill of this hole, though—making the trek across the meandering wooden bridge toward the green will make you feel like Indiana Jones with a 6-iron.
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While there are no boulders to run from or holy grails to find at Callaway Gardens, there are certainly plenty of adventures to be had. The family-friendly tone of the resort encourages an educational and appreciative approach to leisure, especially at the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center Tropical Conservatory. More than 50 species of butterflies populate the unique 4.5-acre center and its octagonal glass surroundings, along with dozens of tropical plants, birds, and a 12-foot waterfall. The resort is also home to award-winning gardens, which boast a magnificent rainbow of colors so bright, you may need to wear sunglasses just to be safe. Visitors can come face-to-face with the world’s most exciting birds in the Birds of Prey show, featuring the bald eagle, Peregrine falcon and red-tailed hawk, among others. Callaway Gardens is also home to tennis, fishing and Robin Lake Beach, the world’s largest manmade white sand beach. You will never tire of the outdoor beauty that shows itself in Callaway Gardens. It’s a testament to how well-rounded Callaway Gardens is that its accommodations are able to keep up with the high quality of its golf and outdoor activities. Guests have the option of staying in The Lodge at Callaway Gardens and enjoying its magnificent forest and garden views, The Villas at Callaway Gardens, with intimate interiors perfect for couples looking to get away, or The Cottages at Call-
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away Gardens, a tree-shrouded hideaway ideal for families. Each of these rustic resting spots is the perfect antidote to the non-stop lifestyle of New York. The food at Callaway Gardens, like everything else at the resort, is well above adequate. Hungry golfers will love Champions, the on-course stop that is a great place to trade war stories, and the Plantation Room, a buffetstyle restaurant that is a prime example of Southern hospitality. Discovery Café is best enjoyed on its outdoor patio that overlooks serene Mountain Creek Lake, while the Ironwood Lounge is a stately eatery with an upscale bar atmosphere. No matter what you choose to do during your stay at Callaway Gardens, you’re sure to enjoy it. Not many other places in the country can match the combination of natural wonder, fantastic golf and diverse accommodations that are found at Callaway Gardens. Long Islanders especially will love the serenity and peacefulness they will find in this Georgia gem. Just remember to bring your golf clubs and your camera—the rest is up to you. (Terrence Jordan is an editor for Golfing magazine)
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BUSINESS FINANCE
Why You Should Consider A Long-Term Care Policy By Michael Colen
What is Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance? Long-Term Care encompasses an array of medical and support services for people with degenerative conditions (e.g. Parkinson’s), prolonged illness (e.g. cancer), a cognitive disorder (e.g. Alzheimer’s), or anyone who is unable to perform two to three activities of daily living (such as bathing, continence, dressing, eating, toileting). This assistance can be provided through a nursing home, home health care, assisted living facility, or adult day care. You should consider a policy as part of your health care plan to: -Stay in control of your own assets (resources). -Increase your chance of getting the long-term care of your choice, whether in a nursing home or in your own home, when you need it. -Establish lifetime care and give yourself and your family peace of mind.
Why buy LTC Insurance? People are living longer. Americans 80 years of age and older are the fastest growing segment of our population, and those 65 and older have a 40 percent chance of residing in a nursing home.1 Medicare is not long-term care. It provides care only up to 100 days and only if the care is needed following a hospital stay. Plus, Medicare usually does not cover home health care. Medicaid is available only after full spend down of your assets and does not allow a choice of facility. The Medicaid facilities may not be where you or your loved ones would want to reside.
What does LTC Insurance cost? The average policy premium for a 60-year old couple applying for $150/day, five years of coverage, 90-day elimination period, and compound inflation would be $2,050 each.2 Currently, the average cost for one year in a nursing home is approximately $60,000, and, with the average nursing home stay at two-and-a-half years, this stay would cost around $125,000.3 If that same individual owned an LTC policy for 15 years before needing benefits, it would take him/her just 100 days of care to recoup the premiums and break even. 144
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Financial strength - Most benefits are not needed from a policy for 10 to 20 years after issue, so you need a carrier that has the financial strength to be around in 20 years. Good questions to ask are: How long has the carrier been in the LTC business? What are their ratings? Who are they endorsed by? Have they ever had a premium increase for in-force policies? Adequate Daily Benefit- Be aware of the cost of care in your area or the area where you plan to retire. Inflation protection - Cost of care has been rising at an average rate of 5 - 6 percent a year.4 Make sure the benefit you buy will be sufficient when it is needed in 10 to 20 years by buying inflation protection. A suggestion: Try using compound inflation up to age 68, simple inflation from 69-74, and no inflation from 75+. Comprehensive coverage- Make sure the policy provides coverage in the range of settings in which you are interested (e.g. home care, adult day care). Also, be sure that the benefit period is adequate; the average stay in a nursing home is two-and-a-half years.5 Stable premiums- LTC carriers have the right to raise premiums. The policies are “guaranteed renewable,” which prevents a carrier from singling out individuals for rate increases; premiums may be raised for a “class” of policyholders. Be careful of carriers that are priced substantially below the competition. Again, ask if the proposed carrier has ever increased in-force premiums. Michael Colen is a financial consultant with Bethpage Financial Services, a division of the Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Mike has the experience to help sort through the options and recommend the strategy that is most appropriate for your specific needs and goals. Mike can be reached at 516 349-4265. Investment products are not NCUA insured, not credit union guaranteed; they may lose value. Not credit union deposits; not guaranteed by any government agency. Securities offered by and financial consultants registered with UVEST Financial Services, member FINRA/SIPC. UVEST and Bethpage Financial Services are independent entities. 1 Source: www.mrltc.com, www.nyspltc.org. 2 Based on 2004 UVEST review of three carriers. 3 Source: MetLife Mature Market Institute, MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home & Home Care Costs, September 2004. 4 Source: Marcell, Jacqueline. “Elder Rage: Why Long-Term Care Insurance is Important” www.consumeraffairs.com. 5 Source: MetLife, 2002