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WHAT’S FOR DINNER,

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Rummaging around in the kitchen of his Slidell, La., home, John Besh—a former U.S. Marine turned awardwinning celebrity chef who runs nine restaurants and has written a pair of highly regarded cookbooks—stumbled upon something that made his stomach sink: a crumpled-up fast-food bag. He snatched up the offending item, showed it to his wife, Jenifer, and asked, “Really?” “Yes,” she answered, unapolo-

getically. Turns out, Jenifer, who isn’t naturally drawn to the kitchen and has her hands full raising four active boys with a husband who works nights, had picked up the quickie meal. “You know,” she said, “if you were half as concerned about what your boys eat as what your customers eat, we’d have a healthier family.” Sobering stuff for Besh, who not only enjoys a booming career as the handsome, happy face of New Orleans cooking but is a vocal

A FEW YEARS AGO, CHEF John Besh REALIZED HE’D BEEN WHIPPING UP DELICIOUS FOOD FOR EVERYONE IN THE WORLD—EXCEPT THOSE HE CARED MOST ABOUT. HERE’S HOW HE MADE ROOM FOR FAMILY MEALS. WRITTEN by BRUCE FEILER

Clockwise from top left: The guys gather round the grill—from left, Brendan, Jack, Andrew, John, and Luke; Besh’s grilled avocado and tomato salad; Andrew gets ready for the next course; Jenifer joins the fun; grilled rib eye steak; grilled corn on the cob.

champion of eating local. A rare combination of good ol’ boy (he hunts and ﬁshes) and cutting-edge culinary master (he won a James Beard Foundation Award in 2006), Besh, 44, opened Restaurant August in 2001 and has since added seven more eateries in the New Orleans area, plus one in San Antonio. He is also a ubiquitous presence on reality cooking shows (his own, Chef John Besh’s Family Table, is scheduled to air on PBS in April 2013) and makes scores of appearances sup-

porting everyone from beleaguered ﬁshermen in the Gulf of Mexico to marines in the Persian Gulf. Besh knew Jenifer, a childhood schoolmate and his wife of 19 years, was right, and he vowed to make amends. “That moment was a turning point,” he explains on a sunny afternoon in his kitchen, as he prepares shrimp and pasta for his brood—Brendan, now 16; Jack, 11; Luke, 9; and Andrew, 7. “We needed a plan.” He’s not the only one who’s con-

cerned about his clan’s eating habits. The past few years have seen an explosion of interest in the family dinner. In 2003, then president George W. Bush made a public service announcement with his mom, former first lady Barbara Bush, endorsing the rituals of family dinners. (The president joked that he grew up enjoying family dinner, “so long as my mother wasn’t cooking.”) Since then, celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis and George Lopez, and even Major

League Baseball teams like the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, have taken up the cause. One reason for all the interest is a wave of research that says children and teens who eat with their families are less likely to drink or smoke, do drugs, get pregnant, suffer from depression, and develop eating disorders. Studies have also found that children who enjoy family meals have larger vocabularies, better manners, higher self-esteem, and more resilience.

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What’s more, research out of the Unidrunken driver and paralyzed and Besh versity of Michigan found that the amount began helping prepare family meals. of mealtime children share with their “Through food I found I could make families at home was the single strongest people happy,” he recalls. Jenifer, 44, grew predictor of high academic achievement up with similar rituals, though her four scores. “When you look at the research, siblings were more raucous. “My sister which is staggering, you realize all the was always arguing her constitutional things you worry about as a parent can be rights [at the dinner table].” improved just by sitting down to regular But when the couple had their “comedinners,” says Laurie David, a producer of to-dinner” showdown, they realized that if An Inconvenient Truth and the author of they wanted to reclaim their past, they The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect needed to update old customs to meet With Your Kids, One Meal at a Time. their new reality. The first step in their There’s just one problem: Nearly strategy: stocking the pantry. “If you wait everything in contemporary life seems to Cold comfort: John and the boys make lemon icebox pie, which until you’re hungry to think about dinner, can be prepped in advance and frozen until ready to serve. conspire against regular family dinners. you’ll make bad choices,” says Jenifer. Besh From both parents working full time, to children plowing through mountains of home- immediately filled the house with basics—pastas, work every night, to those never-ending “Let me just answer this one last text!” interrup- grains, oils, spices. Jenifer was in charge of protein-rich tions, dinnertime has become prime time for anything but eating. In fact, some reports foods, such as chicken, shrimp, and ground beef. say the number of families sitting down together at night has been cut by a third over a Next up: planning ahead. They started sketching three-decade period. out weekly menus, with Besh prepping extra food, The Beshes can relate. John grew up in a family of six kids in which dinner was a which Jenifer could then repurpose on hectic school mandatory formality—napkins in your lap, ball caps off your head, no elbows on the table. nights. “Instead of cooking one chicken, cook two,” His father, a pilot, “tossed around current events and asked us to dispense judgment.” Besh she says. “If you’re preparing pasta tonight, ﬁx extra ﬁrst dreamed of becoming a chef when he was 9 years old, after his father was hit by a for tomorrow. If you’re making hamburgers for Monday, make meatballs on the side for Thursday.” LEGAL NOTICE

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ut it is the duo’s most innovative idea that has proved the most effective: They’ve stopped stressing about having to eat dinner every night at six. First they turned “family dinner” into “family breakfast.” As Besh writes in his latest book, My Family Table: A Passionate Plea for Home Cooking, which lays out lavishly illustrated recipes from each phase of their new routine, “As a chef, I seldom have the opportunity to be that typical father who is able to spend time in the evenings with the lads. So I ﬁgure if I’m to have any quality time with them, it has to be early morning.” Besh takes this meal on himself, with a repertoire of all the kids’ favorites—pain perdu, buttermilk pancakes, cheesy grits, and biscuits. He also leaves wraps on the table, just in case someone’s in a hurry. Even more inventive is the Beshes’ approach to evenings. During the school year, with the boys eating lunch as early as 10:30 a.m. (the cafeteria can be overcrowded), they come home hungry, and with sports practices starting as late as 5:30 p.m. (so that parents who work can coach), the family is rarely home during dinner hour. So Jenifer began serving “dinner” every day at 4 p.m. One of the boys says grace, she serves her jury-rigged meal (it might be continued on page 10

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Asian chicken salad with leftover chicken, Sloppy Joe sliders with that extra stash of beef from Monday, or easy pork grillades), then everyone piles into the SUV and heads back out again. When the family returns around 7:30, she dispatches the boys to the shower, then gathers them back in the kitchen for dessert. Not surprisingly, 11-year-old Jack declares this the best part of his day (his favorite treat is lemon icebox pie). Notice the new routine: three family meals being served during the course of a day—and none of them at a traditional dinnertime. “Instead of feeling guilty because you don’t have the six o’clock thing,” reasons Jenifer, “just come together as a family whenever you have the time.” Those who endorse family dinner love this idea. Can’t do it every night? Try it for just one day. Not home for supper? Gather everyone for a bedtime How to make family snack. Weekdays too busy? Aim meals more palatable— for weekends. As important as not to mention more the dinner part is, it’s the family fun? These three famous dads have part that matters more. As Marsome ideas. … shall Duke, an Emory University psychologist, puts it, “Families who share meals have children who know more about their “We play history and are better able to and that makes my kids laugh. They get balance life’s ups and downs. to pick any topics Dinner is an excellent time to do they want. When you’re that, but it’s not the only time.” laughing, you’re talking.” —STEPHEN COLBERT The highlight of the Beshes’ (father of Madeline, 16; Peter, schedule occurs on Sundays. 13; and John, 9) After morning mass, Dad cooks for everyone. Relatives stop by, “I’ll try to provoke crawfish are boiled, jambalaya gets stirred up—and the family that’s been coming and going all by asking things like week hangs out all afternoon. ‘Would you rather be happy, successful, “To me,” says Besh, “it’s not a or good?’ or ‘Would proper Sunday without everyyou rather be body coming together.” respected or loved?’ ” What does Besh treasure most —DR. MEHMET OZ (father of Daphne, 26; Arabella, 22; Zoe, 18; about those moments? “I feel the and Oliver, 13) same way I felt when I cooked for my father—happy. People are “I have one rule: talking, people are laughing.” He pauses, then grabs his youngest, at the table. That Andrew, who has wandered by, includes the TV, smartphones, whatever. and pulls him into his lap. “Give The objective is to see, your daddy a kiss,” he says. hear, and connect

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You own a general store in Marshfield Hills, Mass. What prompted you to buy it? I’m a history buff, and during the Civil War, they used the I’M A ROAD-TRIP GUY. attic to sew Union I’D LOVE TO army uniforms. PACK UP AS A It was for sale, FAMILY AND DO A CROSS-COUNTRY and frankly I was TREK.” concerned. I wanted to keep it as a community focal point. Half of it is a general store and the other half is a post ofﬁce. I want this generation of kids to be able to walk down the road, get a Popsicle, and hang out on the front porch on a summer day. My sister-in-law runs it; it’s a very sweet little place.

comedy gold as a 40-Year-Old Virgin, an oblivious Ofﬁce boss, and a reluctant singleton fumbling with Crazy, Stupid, Love. Now Steve Carell, 49, is putting a darkly humorous spin on the apocalypse in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, a (last chance at) love story costarring Keira Knightley. Thankfully, real life is less complicated, he tells Shawna Malcom. “We don’t live this strange lifestyle,” says the low-key, L.A.-based star, who has two children with his wife, Nancy. “It’s very ordinary, which is what I love about it.”

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Seeking a Friend takes place in the weeks before an asteroid is due to destroy Earth. Did you think about how you’d spend those last precious days? My thoughts gravitated toward food, like a very good pizza. We’ve had deep-dish delivered from Giordano’s, Gino’s East, and Lou Malnati’s in Chicago. You can just call and have it shipped to you on dry ice.

What item do you always have in stock? One of my favorite things is called an emergency clown nose. It’s one of those indispensable gift items.

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Thanks to your films, you’ve emerged as a romantic What was your worst leading man. Is that where pre-fame gig? you saw your career going? At one point, I was a wine I know you’re asking that with a telemarketer. Talking people sense of irony because clearly, no. into buying wine on the phone How did I end up in is not an easy job ﬁlms with people like to begin with, but Find out the gift he Keira Knightley and when you don’t know got from the cast Julianne Moore? All anything about wine of The Office that made him very these beautiful leading and you really don’t emotional at ladies and me—it’s drink it, it becomes Parade.com/carell kind of shocking. even more difﬁcult.

Now that you’ve made it, what are you happy to let someone else do for you? And what do you still like to do yourself? I don’t mind having someone else mow my lawn. But I enjoy vacuuming. We just got a cordless vacuum cleaner that’s the best! It’s so handy. And recently I cleaned the gutters. If it’s something I can actually do and I have the time, I’ll do it.

What do you do on Sundays? Sundays are reserved for family. We try to plan different things every week, whether it’s going to a kids’ museum, the beach, or taking bike rides around our neighborhood. [The kids] are 8 and 11, and they still like hanging out with us, so we’re taking advantage of it. I know it won’t always be that way. Can Steve Carell still go see a movie in a theater? I went to see The Avengers with my family the other day. No one even noticed. I don’t cause a stir. Even when I try. [laughs] June 17, 2012 • 11

Sunday Joe One thing I loved about my dad is that he believed in the American dream and was a hopeless romantic. He taught us that if you worked hard and loved what you did, you’d be successful. Even when he was out of work for a year and a half, he always believed that better days were ahead. And you know what? He was right to have faith in his God and in his country. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: My father taught me to look at failure as a good thing, even if you don’t realize it at the time, because it opens the door to other opportunities. When I called him the day I was ﬁred from CBS, weeping, that’s what he told me, and he was right. It was like getting a gentle, fatherly, loving embrace over the phone. It made me feel like the little girl he used to hug when I fell down. JOE: I think the quality I admired most in my father was how joyous he was. He just loved life. He loved his wife, he loved his family, and he threw himself at everything he did with great gusto. This is my second Father’s Day without him. He

Lessons From Dad The hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe on what they learned from their fathers

TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER TO WORK Mika with her father, Zbigniew, at the White House.

passed away last year, and it’s still hard to believe he’s gone. MIKA: What I admire most is my father’s moral compass; it guides everything he does. One thing

both he and my mother imparted to us was to always have goals. They really felt that part of building kids was to educate them, to teach them to have

interests so they can contribute. The only thing I didn’t listen to was how hard to study. I got into trouble with every report card. JOE: The worst trouble I ever got into was when I was 5 years old and my ne’er-do-well friend across the street coaxed me into going into our neighbors’ house and opening up all of their Christmas presents while they were away. This was the great scandal of 1969. The punishment was extreme. I was not allowed to watch Mr. Ed for a week. MIKA: I try to incorporate the lessons my father taught me as a parent. Sometimes I wonder if I’m measuring up. I feel challenged by today’s society and technology and everything that kids seem to get so easily now. JOE: Mika and I both work very long hours. I often ﬁnd myself dragging when I get home, but then I remember how active my father was, and how energetic and joyous he was. And that gets me up out of the chair so I can be that kind of father to my kids. Tune in to Morning Joe on MSNBC, weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

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SPIDER B BITE ITE IT DO: Was DO: Wash assh with h soap soap and water, watter, then the hen he en dab on an over-thecounter antibiotic cream, which will heal most bites within a week. The exceptions: bites from black widow or brown recluse spiders, which require medical care. DON’T: Worry if you don’t recognize these creatures (the former is shiny with a red hourglass mark on its belly; the latter sports a violinshaped design near its head)—your doctor can identify the symptoms caused by their venom: nausea, cramping, and severe abdominal pain (widow) or fever and an agonizing wound (recluse). SNAKE BITE DO: Try to remember the snake’s appearance. The vast majority are harmless, but if you don’t know for sure what kind you encountered, head to the ER—you may need antivenom. DON’T: Apply a tourniquet or ice, cut the wound, or suck out the venom, says Eric Lavonas, M.D., associate director of the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug

Center in De Denver. “Just cl clean the wound, then seek w medical care.” TICK BITE DO: Grasp the tick firmly with your fingers or tweezers and pull it straight out, then snap a

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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

cell phone photo (in case your doctor needs to determine the type of tick that bit you). DON’T: Forget to check yourself and your kids after a hike or other outdoor activity. Ticks need several days of feeding to transmit disease, so as long as you spot them early on, you should be fine, says Kathleen Clem, M.D., chair of emergency medicine at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California. Seek

treatment if you develop a bull’s-eye rash or headache and fever, which can signal Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever. DOG BITE DO: See a doctor if the bite is on your face, ears, hands, or other highly visible place. Stitches can improve a scar’s appearance, and hand infections can be serious. Otherwise, you may not need medical care. Though the pain and bruising may be severe, canine bites don’t typically create a big gash, says Lavonas. DON’T: Hesitate to head to the ER if the dog acted sick or strange. Rabies is rare, but the fourdose vaccine must be started ASAP if there is any doubt. (Note: The shots today are less painful than they used to be.) And be sure to get a tetanus booster if you’re not up to date. —Meryl Davids Landau

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Economic and Property Damages Settlement Providing Money to Individuals and Businesses If you have economic loss or property damage because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, you could get money from a class action settlement with BP Exploration & Production Inc. and BP America Production Company (â&#x20AC;&#x153;BPâ&#x20AC;?). Go to DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com for more information, including information on how to ďŹ le a claim.

WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE ECONOMIC & PROPERTY DAMAGES SETTLEMENT? The Economic and Property Damages (â&#x20AC;&#x153;E&PDâ&#x20AC;?) Settlement Class includes people, businesses, and other entities in the states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, and certain counties in Texas and Florida, that were harmed by the oil spill. The website DeepwaterHorizonSettlements. com has detailed descriptions and maps to help you determine whether a geographic location may be included in the E&PD Settlement. Additionally, you can call 1-866-992-6174 or e-mail questions@DeepwaterHorizonEconomicSettlement. com to ďŹ nd out if a geographic location is included.

WHAT DOES THE ECONOMIC & PROPERTY DAMAGES SETTLEMENT PROVIDE? The E&PD Settlement makes payments for the following types of claims: (1) Seafood Compensation, (2) Economic Damage, (3) Loss of Subsistence, (4) Vessel Physical Damage, (5) Vessels of Opportunity Charter Payment, (6) Coastal Real Property Damage, (7) Wetlands Real Property Damage, and (8) Real Property Sales Damage. There is no limit on the total dollar amount of the E&PD Settlement; all qualiďŹ ed claims will be paid.

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You need to submit a Claim Form to request a payment. You can get a copy of the various Claim Forms by visiting the website or by calling 1-866-992-6174. Claims can be submitted online or by mail. If you have questions about how to ďŹ le your claim, you should call the toll-free number for assistance.

The deadline to submit most E&PD claims will be April 22, 2014 or six months after the E&PD Settlement becomes effective (that is, after the Court grants â&#x20AC;&#x153;ďŹ nal approvalâ&#x20AC;? and any appeals are resolved), whichever is later. There will be an earlier deadline to submit E&PD Seafood Compensation claims. The earlier deadline to submit Seafood Compensation claims will be 30 days after ďŹ nal approval of the Settlement by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (regardless of appeals). Actual claim ďŹ ling deadlines will be posted on the website as they become available. Valid claims will be paid as they are approved, beginning shortly after the Court-Supervised Settlement Program commences. It is highly recommended that E&PD Settlement Class Members complete and submit their claim forms promptly. Please read the Medical BeneďŹ ts Settlement notice because you may also be eligible for beneďŹ ts from that settlement.

YOUR OTHER OPTIONS If you do not want to be legally bound by the E&PD Settlement, you must Opt Out or exclude yourself by October 1, 2012 or you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to sue BP over certain economic and property damage claims. If you stay in the E&PD Settlement, you may object to it by August 31, 2012. The Detailed Notice explains how to exclude yourself or object. The Court will hold a hearing on November 8, 2012 to consider whether to approve the E&PD Settlement. You or your own lawyer may ask to appear and speak at the hearing at your own cost. The Court will also consider Class Counsel fees, costs, and expenses including an interim payment of $75 million and additional awards equal to 6% of class claims and beneďŹ ts paid. Class Counsel fees, costs and expenses under the Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement and the Medical BeneďŹ ts Settlement Agreement jointly cannot exceed $600 million. Class membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; payments will not be reduced if the Court approves the payment of Class Counsel fees, costs, and expenses because BP will separately pay these attorney fees, costs, and expenses.

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Medical Benefits Settlement Providing BeneďŹ ts to Clean-Up Workers and Certain Gulf Coast Residents If you have a medical claim related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, you could get beneďŹ ts from a class action settlement with BP Exploration & Production Inc. and BP America Production Company (â&#x20AC;&#x153;BPâ&#x20AC;?). Go to DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com for more information, including information on how to ďŹ le a claim.

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The Medical Class includes (1) clean-up workers and (2) certain people who resided in speciďŹ c geographic areas in coastal and wetlands areas along the Gulf Coast during speciďŹ c periods in 2010. The website DeepwaterHorizonSettlements.com has detailed descriptions and maps to help you determine whether a geographic location may be included in one of these zones. Additionally, you can call 1-866-992-6174 or e-mail info@DeepwaterHorizonMedicalSettlement. com to ďŹ nd out if a geographic location is included.

WHAT

MEDICAL BENEFITS SETTLEMENT PROVIDE? DOES THE

The beneďŹ ts of the Medical BeneďŹ ts Settlement include: (1) payments to qualifying people for certain acute (short-term) and chronic (ongoing) medical conditions occurring after exposure to oil or chemical dispersants; (2) provision of periodic medical examinations to qualifying people; and (3) creation of a Gulf Region Health Outreach Program, consisting of projects to strengthen the healthcare system. BeneďŹ ts (1) and (2) will be provided only after the Court grants ďŹ nal approval and any appeals are resolved.

HOW TO GET BENEFITS FROM THE MEDICAL BENEFITS SETTLEMENT You need to submit a Claim Form to request beneďŹ ts. You can get a copy of the Claim Form by visiting the

website or by calling 1-866-992-6174. Claims can be submitted by mail. If you have questions about how to ďŹ le your claim, you should call the toll-free number for assistance. The deadline for ďŹ ling a Claim Form is one year after the Medical BeneďŹ ts Settlement becomes effective (that is, after the Court grants â&#x20AC;&#x153;ďŹ nal approvalâ&#x20AC;? and any appeals are resolved). The exact date of the claim ďŹ ling deadline will be posted on the website. It is highly recommended that Medical Class Members complete and submit their claim forms promptly. Please read the Economic and Property Damages Settlement notice because you may also be eligible for a payment from that settlement.

YOUR OTHER OPTIONS If you do not want to be legally bound by the Medical BeneďŹ ts Settlement, you must Opt Out or exclude yourself by October 1, 2012 or you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to sue BP over certain medical claims. If you stay in the Medical BeneďŹ ts Settlement, you may object to it by August 31, 2012. The Detailed Notice explains how to exclude yourself or object. The Court will hold a hearing on November 8, 2012 to consider whether to approve the Medical BeneďŹ ts Settlement. You or your own lawyer may ask to appear and speak at the hearing at your own cost. Class Counsel will ask the Court to consider an award of fees, costs, and expenses of 6% of the value of the beneďŹ ts actually provided under the Medical BeneďŹ ts Settlement Agreement. Class Counsel fees, costs, and expenses under the Medical BeneďŹ ts Settlement Agreement and the Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement jointly cannot exceed $600 million. Class membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; payments will not be reduced if the Court approves the payment of Class Counsel fees, costs, and expenses because BP will separately pay these attorney fees, costs, and expenses.

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