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JANUARY 2022 “No matter what we grow up to be (celebrity, rabbi, circus performer, tattoo artist), we all have that shared experience of school lunch.” —Lucy Shaeffer, author, page 50
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22 — Dovetails in Tall Grass Author brings light to a tragic piece of Minnesota history.
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36 — Perk Really at Play Former local sportscaster is game to answer a few questions.
TASTEMAKERS 50 — It’s Lunch Author unpacks tales and travails from school lunchrooms.
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e’ve spent the better part of the last two months thinking about our dinnertime fares with the holidays commanding their spots at the dining table. Let’s switch the narrative. This issue’s Tastemakers section takes a rearview look at lunch—specifically those shared in school cafeterias around the globe and the context that served a multitude of experiences. On page 50, I write about Lucy Schaeffer’s School Lunch: Unpacking Our Shared Stories (Running Press, 2020). The book includes 70 interviews from around the world, including one from Lake Minnetonka Realtor Natalie Webster. Out of curiosity, I asked Minnetonka Mayor Brad Wiersum if he recalled some lunchroom memories. He says, “Hot lunch was 35 cents, and it included one carton of milk—white or chocolate. For the brown baggers, milk was two cents … Brown bag fare was pretty consistent, a sandwich (ham, bologna, salami or Spam [I’m sensing a theme here! You’ll know why after reading the article.]) on storebought white bread. There was usually fruit and a few cookies. No big surprises.” Hot lunch, Wiersum notes, “was also basic.” He says, “The German potato salad was universally hated, but I really didn’t think it was that bad. I am pretty sure the ‘bacon’ in it was texturized soy protein.” He goes on to say, “The best part of lunch was hanging out with your friends, trading stories and playing a few tabletop games. It was only 20 minutes, so you had to be quick.” And then it was off to recess, where we learn that former sports broadcaster and Mound resident Eric Perkins was busy prepping for his future—and it wasn’t as a kickball champ or medalist on the dodgeball circuit. Visit page 36 for my interview with Perkins, who shares some insight into his recent career change and future plans. True to form, he sprinkles some humor into all he does, including responding to interview questions. Until next time,
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DRESS YOUR BRUSSEL SPROUTS IN VELVETY GOODNESS.
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when Brussels sprouts are in season (through mid-February) because it gives me a reason to make one of my all-time favorite and most partyperfect side dishes. Napa Valley Brussels Sprouts is my interpretation of a dish I first tasted at Michael Chiarello’s restaurant, Bottega, in Yountville, Calif., almost 10 years ago. The dish featured a velvety, citrusy grapefruit butter sauce plus syrupy balsamic, crispy bits of salty pork and crunchy nuts with pomegranate seeds and grapefruit segments that positively burst in your mouth. It was a masterpiece. Bitter, sweet, tart, salty, fruity, nutty and roasty with a mélange of
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meaty, crunchy, silky and juicy textures. And did I mention gorgeous? It was stunning. Replicating the dish was at the top of my to-do list. And even if I haven’t remembered it with perfect accuracy, I remember it as being absolutely perfect. Rachael Perron is the culinary and brand director for Kowalski’s Markets, where she specializes in product development and selection, culinary education and communications. Find Perron’s recipe for Napa Valley Brussels Sprouts on our website at lakeminnetonkamag.com.
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Many people launch into the new year awash in hopes of change—a new exercise regimen, improved sleep routines or a break from social media— only to return to their old habits months later. One way to create a lasting and more gratifying change in 2022 is to redecorate your home, or even give a single room a muchneeded facelift. We turned to Historic Studio, a local interior design firm, for inspiration. Senior designer Sharon Seitz
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says when it comes to your home, “We all need change to become reenergized, otherwise everything remains stagnant.” Revamping your home’s interior can dramatically transform your living experience and allow you to see your space in a whole new light. “January is always a good opportunity to declutter and look at your rooms in a new and fresh way. Take out the things that you don’t thoroughly enjoy,” Seitz says. This can
simply mean replacing outdated or worn-out furniture with fresh pieces that dovetail with the style and personality of your home. There are countless ways to redesign a room, but even one new piece or alteration can dramatically transform an area. Seitz predicts that the trends for the upcoming year will “continue to be highly-edited rooms, fantastic artwork and colors that make you comfortable to be surrounded by,” she says. The Historic Studio was
founded by brothers Robb and Mike Whittlef. In April 2021, the duo “passed the torch” to current owners Angela Alvig and Brooke McNatt. In addition to its interior design services, Historic Studio also offers concierge and home “clear out” services. —GRACE MASUDA
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Revamp, redesign and refresh for the new year.
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After spending the holidays eating delicious food and, possibly, considering a fresh start in the new year, Lucy Knisley’s graphic food memoir is the perfect book to kick off 2022. Knisley has an art degree and an MFA in cartoon studies and has had comics published in a wide array of outlets, including Marvel. However, she’s most beloved for her autobiographical comics, and Relish: My Life in the Kitchen is the New York Times bestselling book that brought her wide acclaim. This is a quick, delightful read for anyone who loves stories about food, and each story includes delicious, easy-to-understand visual recipes and interesting anecdotes about the coming of age of a daughter of a chef and gourmet in New York City and upstate New York. Easily read in an afternoon, this is recommended for a snowy day inside—just be sure to have a stocked kitchen because you’ll want to dive right into making one of her dishes as soon as you turn the last page.
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Simply entertain. I love to entertain, whether it’s for a planned dinner or an impromptu gathering of friends. Here are my rules and some go-to wines that make this really easy. Always have something ready. I keep a bottle of good sparkling wine in the fridge—just in case. (Consider: Louis Bouillot sparkling rosé) I also like to keep good inexpensive wine on hand—just some good under $15 a bottle reds and whites. (Consider: Louis Martini cabernet sauvignon, Fog Mountain cabernet, Fortant chardonnay or Folie a Duex chardonnay) Keep the food simple, too. Think: chips and hummus, cheese and bread, fruit and maybe chocolate. Enjoy the company, and don’t let the wine or food be in the way! Simple is always better.
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Clutter is one of the easiest life stressors to fix. Mess equals stress. Without question, a lack of orderliness in our homes and workplaces creates consequential burdens. In fact, numerous academic studies link a cluttered environment to high levels of anxiety, depression and guilt. Clutter inhibits creativity, productivity and besieges our minds with excessive stimuli. (Tell me something I didn’t know.) Generally, the burden of items out of place is a fairly obvious stressor, for some more than others. At a very basic level, our brains need order. Our biological and neurochemical systems are set up to operate in an orderly fashion. As such, when we live and work in a mess-free environment, our brains do not have to work as hard and our physical and mental health improves greatly. Fear not! Clutter is one of the easiest life stressors to fix. As a professional organizer, having worked with countless clients on home and business organization projects, I can say unequivocally that my favorite part of the job is witnessing the amazingly positive effects of decluttering. Clearing the physical clutter clears the mental clutter. Where to start? Place boxes labeled “Donate, Sell, Recycle and Toss” in each room throughout your home. As you move through the rooms, slowly fill each box. Be sure to take the filled boxes to donation sites, consignment stores or recycling centers as soon as they are filled. Another way to address clutter is spending just 15 minutes a day tackling a problem area in your home, such as paper work or an overflowing closet. Remember that reducing clutter can improve your overall physical and mental health. Small steps can lead to big improvements.
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specialist and personal trainer Heidi Weinberg is training clients to stay independent as they age. Working primarily with those experiencing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and cognitive challenges, she develops fitness plans tailored to each of their goals to help offset habits and establish a lifestyle filled with energy, stamina and function. “They are kind of like snowflakes; they are all different,” she says about the varying factors that come with training this demographic of clients. As a certified personal trainer and health coach, Minnetonka’s Weinberg
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knows the importance of building strength; however, the physical outcomes are not the only element that should be targeted. Receiving her brain health certification from the Functional Aging Institute, she is versed in providing a holistic approach to improving the mind, body and soul. “The most effective activity is one that engages both the body and the brain through complex movement patterns,” she says about her fitness approach. Targeting potential symptoms that could lead to mild cognitive impairments, such as memory loss, language inadequacy or visual and spatial perception, Weinberg
fuses a variety of physical cognitive activities (that focus on reaction times and comprehension) with general core and muscle strength to help implement familiar movement patterns in the body. With research showing increased rates of cognitive decline amongst older populations, Weinberg says studies indicate that regular physical activity (and the correct intensity and type of activity) can be the key to delaying these symptoms and can work to improve the overall wellness of the body and brain. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, active movement can help regulate blood flow to increase nourishment, resulting in a
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decrease of issues related to diseases and additional factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol. Recognizing that many people don’t take control of their health until it is too late, Weinberg encourages individuals to be proactive in order to establish good habits for a healthier day-to-day lifestyle later on in life. “The older you get, the more consistent you need to be because the older you get, the faster you lose your gains,” she says. “It is better to go less hard and be consistent than to go hard and not be consistent.” For Minnetonka resident and client Lynn Zamansky, it is this consistency that keeps her on her feet. As an individual experiencing very mild symptoms of Parkinson’s, Zamansky says Weinberg has helped re-establish strength and routine in her life. “I am getting stronger, and, with her, I can see me staying where I am or even making an improvement,” she says. Working weekly with Weinberg (with the exception of her frequent trips to the golf course in the summer), she has implemented a system both in the gym and at home that has helped to reinforce her core, improve a better sense of balance and regain her mobility. “I love this population. I love seeing them gain their independence back and hit some of their goals,” Weinberg says. “I am inspired by them every day and how they show up every single day because they are determined to better themselves despite everything that is going on.”
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hockey and hiking. Socks for tennis and running. Just about name it, and GoBros has a sock for it. With around 40 highperformance brands, the local online company has a comprehensive inventory. “We wanted to focus on one thing and do it really well,” says Michael McGarry, company president. After buying the e-commerce platform 11 years ago, McGarry and Katie Frank, vice president, and their growing team of 20 staff members directed their focus toward one goal: carrying the best premium sock brands out there. With a price-point averaging around $16 a pair, high-performance socks can feel like a bit of a luxury, but Frank says the quality is what turns first-time customers into sock converts. “It’s kind of like buying a carton of eggs,” she says. “You might have to pay $5 instead of $2.99, but the product is so incredibly different. It’s a similar scale with socks where nice socks are truly a completely different product than a 12-pack of cotton socks.” Frank and McGarry are converts themselves, both professing to a favorite wintertime sock. “I personally like, for that time of year, the [Smartwool] merino wool light hikers,” McGarry says. “I’ve been wearing the same style basically seven or eight years now,” says Frank, preferring the Smartwool mountaineering sock. “They’re like stepping on a cloud.” Team members even have their go-to pairs, with favorites playfully featured as a colorful cast of sock puppet miniatures at GoBros’ office and warehouse in
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in where family members, friends and other visitors once stood. Cam MacNamara, a 2016 graduate from Minnetonka High School, and Nick Sanchez from Bloomington recognized this issue while working together in an
entrepreneurial class at the University of Minnesota. As a result, the duo developed Unio, a business that brings virtual reality (VR) experiences to seniors, specifically those living in care facilities. Even though they might not be able to be
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outside seeing the world, they can still get a taste of it. “We handle and provide everything from the headsets to troubleshooting,” MacNamara says. “We want to provide the full experience.” A guide, usually MacNamara or Sanchez, goes to the facilities to set up the equipment, resolves any technological issues that might arise and is there throughout the experience. Unio offers a variety of VR experiences, but the most common experiences are tours of bucket-list destinations. “We try to do themes, so one day might be beach day where we’re seeing beaches in Mexico or Miami, and the next time might be Italy themed, and we’ll see Venice, Rome and other notable sights in Italy,” MacNamara says. One advantage of having a guide at the facility is residents can request a destination, and Unio can make it happen that day. “Say a resident took a meaningful trip to the Grand Canyon when they were younger, and they want to relive that trip and see those sights again. We can dial it up on the spot for them,” MacNamara says. “It’s really a healthy thing for their brains.” MacNamara and Sanchez entered Unio in the Minnesota Cup, the largest start-up competition in the state, and were one of 10 entries to reach the semifinals in their student division. From there, each team is assigned mentors and goes through workshops to help develop a business plan, pitch deck and a one-minute video on their company. Judges then select the top three teams. Finalists then square off in a Shark Tank-style competition to decide the winner. Unio is still in its testing and softlaunch phase. MacNamara says the plan is to stick to senior-care facilities, with a specific focus on assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. heyunio.com; 952.567.9240 Unio
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Dovetails in Tall Grass Author brings light to a tragic piece of Minnesota history.
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SAMANTHA SPECKS BRINGS MINNESOTA HISTORY TO LIFE
through her first novel, Dovetails in Tall Grass. Published in August 2021, the historical fiction book is a tale of two women, one Dakota Sioux and one settler, during the U.S. Dakota War. The women are connected by the fate of one man. The inspiration behind the book stems from an experience Specks had while she was a student at Mound Westonka High School. In the car with her family on the way to visit her grandparents one Christmas Eve, the headlights illuminated a group of men on horseback in the midst of the bleak winter. Confused and intrigued as to why these men were voluntarily out in the cold, she soon learned that they were riding for a purpose. Commemorating the displacement of thousands of indigenous people and the 38 Dakota natives, who were publicly executed in Mankato, Minn., on December 26, 1862, this annual reconciliation ride consists of over 300 miles of travel from the Sioux Tribe reservation in Lower Brule, S.D., to Mankato. “Crossing paths with them and the people that once called this area home enlightened me to this history that I haven’t been able to forget,” Specks says. As the largest mass execution in U.S. history, Specks says she was amazed that she never learned in-depth details about this time period while she attended school. “Because it happened in the shadow of the civil war, which rightfully gets a lot of attention, this part of history is often overlooked,” she says. “It is a messy time in history, and it is painful, but Native history deserves to be respected on its own and as its own sovereign nation and identity.” With a desire to understand Minnesota’s complex past while also ensuring historical accuracy in her writing, Specks researched for six months before she started developing the plot of the novel. Reading every book on this
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time period that she could get her hands on, she also went to presentations from the Sioux community, attended weeklong educational events commemorating the war in Southern Minnesota, collaborated with a research librarian in the Mdewakanton Sioux community and worked with historians at the Brown County Museum of History in New Ulm, Minn., for guidance with additional primary sources. As she learned more, Specks says she
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frequently thought about the lack of a woman’s perspective in all accounts. “I just kept thinking what a [female] settler would have been feeling and what would a Dakota woman would have felt,” she says. “As I toggled between that in my own scope from the research, I just felt like these two women [Emma and Oenikika] came to life to me.” Now working on her second book, Dovetails of a River, Specks, who lives in Texas but has a lake home in Wayzata,
says this new novel takes place in 1876 in Montana during the Battle of the Little Bighorn, otherwise known as Custer’s Last Stand. “I hope to continue to make history compelling and follow women on their own important journeys,” she says. BOOK SUMMARY With the war taking over the frontier, Emma’s family farmstead is attacked by Dakota Sioux warriors. Meanwhile, on the same prairie, Oenikika desperately
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tries to maintain her calling as a healer and follow the orders of her father, Chief Little Crow. Following the war and in the midst of vengeful war trials, both women are faced with decisions that will test their values and encourage them to fight for the truth of their convictions.
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R e turn to t h e We l l Julie Burton
A women-centered co-working space fosters community and wellness for local entrepreneurs. Walking through the front doors of ModernWell is like walking into an oasis. With bright walls, floor-toceiling windows, cushy couches and welcoming work desks, the space is designed for creativity. “It feels warm; it feels uplifting and inspired,” says Minnetonka resident Julie Burton, ModernWell’s founder and CEO. Describing the business as a “female-
centered co-working community,” Burton says, “Everything that is done here is [done] with a thoughtful consideration for the needs of women.” While a handful of men have joined ModernWell’s community since it opened in 2018, most of its almost 200 members are women, many of them are business owners, entrepreneurs and creatives, who rent private offices or use one of the building’s many common spaces to work. Burton decided to open ModernWell when she recognized that many women— especially working mothers—need more collaboration than a typical workspace
offers. Even the business’s name is inspired by women-centered communities. In Biblical times, Burton says, “Everything happened around the well,” from gathering water to swapping stories and advice. She fosters that same environment at ModernWell, where, “People are free and encouraged to connect and to share stories” as they work. With a master’s degree in journalism and a background in public relations, Burton never imagined that she would open her own business. When she left her full-time job to start her family, however, she realized how much she missed the community that
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a career and workplace provide. Even though Burton was freelance writing and teaching fitness classes around the Twin Cities, she couldn’t shake the feeling of being lost. “It’s a different kind of loneliness, and I don’t know that I really even understood it at the time,” Burton says. She loved having the choice to stay home with her kids, “But I also felt a certain amount of shame, like, ‘OK, you are supposed to be doing something. You should be doing something more,’” she says. In 2015, Burton and her friend Nina Badzin of Minnetonka started the Twin
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Cities Writing Studio, a weekly class held at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. “We called it a Writing Studio, because […] we wanted it to be a playful space,” Badzin says. Although Badzin and Burton never advertised the Writing Studio as a women-centered group, its membership was exclusively female. It was in one of the Writing Studio meetings that Burton identified the next stage of her life and the answer to her struggles working as a freelance writer and mother. In the meeting following the 2016 presidential election, Burton says, “… I looked around the table, and I just
had this moment where I felt like, ‘OK, now it’s time. I’m going to create something, and it’s going to be around women, and it’s going to be around creativity, and it’s going to be a brick and mortar.’” Within weeks, Burton had a vision for ModernWell and a driving goal for the community she hoped to build. “We need to continue to empower ourselves and each other,” she says. “We need to share space, and we need to share ideas, and I want to be part of that.” Less than a year later, Burton signed a lease on the building in Minneapolis that would become ModernWell. “It was so fast. I mean, I
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was almost possessed,” she says. On January 2, 2018, many of the women from the Writing Studio became part of ModernWell as its founding members. When she unlocked the doors on opening day, Burton remembers feeling excited and aligned, as if, “This was the chapter that was supposed to be happening at the time,” she says. Badzin and Burton continue Thursday Writing Studio meetings out of ModernWell, and Badzin has expanded it to include a second group
on Tuesdays. “There’s something really magical about actually being connected to other people around work that you’re interested in,” Badzin says. Badzin, a freelance writer, hosts the friendship advice podcast Dear Nina, which she writes from a quiet corner of ModernWell. Memberships range from $110 to $1,000, including access to the community space, conference room and consult rental time, discounts on workshops and events and access to the community member por-
tal and Facebook group. At the center of the community is Burton, who drives to ModernWell every day to catch up on work and talk to members. “One of my favorite parts of my job is when I connect people with other members,” she says. “We’ve seen people sit here in this space, meet other people, talk to other people and figure out their next move.” Looking around at the community she’s built and thinking back on her years of freelancing, Burton says, “I created a space that I would have wanted.”
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In 2020, two years after being let go from her corporate job, life coach and Plymouth resident Dawn L. Johnson teamed up with Chaz Sandifer to create Let Go Let Flow, a platform via Zoom that facilitates conversations between Black and white women about racism and reconciliation. “We brought Black and white women together because there were a lot of white folks who came into this new awakening [after George Floyd’s death],” Johnson says. “[We’re] really breaking down what that looks like with love—not shame, not pointing fingers, not anger, not name-calling, but really from a heart-centered approach.” Around the same time in 2020, Burton had begun to reflect on the lack of diversity in ModernWell’s membership. “When George Floyd was killed, I felt like, ‘OK, we have a platform, we’re not doing enough for diversity, equity and inclusion, and my membership isn’t diverse enough,’” she says. Over the course of the year, Burton reached out to Black women leaders in the Twin Cities to learn how to make ModernWell a more inclusive space. When Sandifer first suggested to Johnson that they
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The first thing that photographer and Excelsior resident Belén Fleming noticed when she walked into ModernWell was the wall of north-facing windows along the front of the building. “Right away, I was like, ‘Oh, my gosh, these windows, this light, wow—all of the things I could do,’” she says. Fleming, who photographs primarily in natural light, was two years into running her lifestyle, branding and portrait photography business, Belu Photography, when she joined ModernWell in 2018. Within a couple months, Burton started connecting Fleming with other ModernWell members, who
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needed professional headshots. Fleming found that the natural lighting in the building’s main conference room was perfect for her style of photography, and, by the end of the year, she was booking back-to-back appointments with customers from inside and outside of the ModernWell community. “When I started shooting headshots, I think that is really when my business started to take off because I was getting to know so many people,” Fleming says. Now three years into her ModernWell membership, Fleming is collaborating with another woman in the community to refresh
her website and company branding. After working in a large company office for most of her career, Fleming feels excited to be a part of ModernWell’s co-working environment. “You’re coming into work with other people, who are doing completely different things than you,” she says. “And I always found that to be extremely inspirational and a way to really be innovative.”
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human resources job at General Mills, where she had worked for 24 years. Although she loved her job, Pierce found that she needed more flexibility and time to pursue her own projects outside of work. That same year, Pierce says, “I was starting to meet people like [Burton], who were stepping into their passion projects.” Pierce doesn’t consider herself to be a risk-taker, but watching Burton open ModernWell inspired her to start her own business. In 2019, Pierce left her position at General Mills to start KJP Consulting, a human resources firm that coaches small and mid-sized businesses in talent development and diversity, equity and inclusion. Pierce also co-hosts the podcast Her Next Chapter with Burton. Pierce joined Burton’s advisory board at ModernWell. For her, ModernWell is more than just a comfortable workspace. Having a women-centered community means that she can easily connect on a personal level with the other members, many of whom have worked in corporate spaces, own businesses or are also mothers. “You can truly bring your whole self to work,” she says. “It gives you a place to find people where you may have things in common or to find people whose stories might be a little bit more similar to your story.”
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The schoolyard can be a microclimate for all sorts of shenanigans, melees and levels of social hierarchy at the most ridiculous levels, but who knew that recess could lay the groundwork for a future in television sports reporting. “I grew up in the [San Fernando] Valley out in Los Angeles,” says Eric Perkins, formerly of KARE 11-TV. “I definitely got my fill of just about every game on the playground and even invented my share, but one thing I always remember was grabbing the heads of magnolia blossoms and pretending they were microphones and then doing play-by-play of other kids playing games—weird but a sign of things to come.” The mental image of little Perkins honing his blossoming (pun intended) broadcast skills around the playground while the rest of the class worked the recess circuit isn’t entirely surprising, given what his father did for a living. Jack Perkins had a noteworthy television career, including serving as a correspondent for the NBC Nightly News and The Today Show and, most notably, hosting A&E’s Biography. He passed away in 2019, leaving a legacy of insight. “He provided countless nuggets of wisdom over the years,” Perkins says. “I would send him reels of my work, and we would go over each story and broadcast and just pick them apart. He’d encourage me to be my own toughest critic.” Perkins, 56, left his post last August as KARE 11’s longtime sports broadcaster, offering up his take on local and national sports and, on occasion, tossing himself into the mix with his Perk at Play segments, which could be equal parts goofy,
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informative, heartwarming and downright fun to watch, especially when Perkins showcased his flair for slapstick. “I loved driving in a demolition derby in Redwood Falls,” he says. “My other personal favorites were hitting home runs with [former MLBer] Jim Thome at spring training, being the mayor of Milaca for a day and ice sailing on Lake Minnetonka.” Perkins joined KARE in 1996 as a sports reporter. In 2012, he was designated the station’s weeknight sports anchor and KARE’s sports director. He also served as an emcee and public speaker for various events and hosted the Pinky Swear Foundation’s annual Mess Fest. Between college and KARE, Perkins had brief stints at stations in Tupelo, Miss., and Memphis, Tenn., where, “It earned me the nickname Elvis,” he says. “We have the same initials, too.” (Is there a sneaking suspicion that the initials weren’t the only reason for the nickname?) But why move to Minnesota when he was livin’ the good weather life in the southern part of the country? “In TV, you gotta go where the jobs are,” Perkins says. “This is a competitive business. After those first jobs down South, the opportunity to cover pro sports in a big market was too good to pass up.” Perkins was certainly rewarded for that decision in many ways, including by receiving some regional Emmy Awards for Perk at Play and a segment he did called Trippin’ with Perk. He also earned the TEGNA Community Empowerment Award for his involvement with Mess Fest. Leaving the comfort of the familiar can
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Eric Perkins has moved from behind the sports desk to front and center for more time with his wife and three children. Team Perk can be found at any number of sporting events, supporting each other and tossing in a few laughs along the way.
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be daunting, so how does Perkins describe his current situation? “Invigorating,” the Mound resident says. “I was curious as to whether or not I’d be second guessing my decision on the other side, but frankly, all the time away from TV has done is confirm to myself that this was indeed what I needed to do.” “I don’t miss working those hours,” he says. “I certainly don’t miss having to wear makeup every day. I also started resenting how much the sports department’s work was getting deprioritized. It became more and more challenging to develop quality stories with marginalized airtime and limited resources.” “[Leaving the station] was primarily driven by my loss of passion for the job,” Perkins says. “The hours were a drain for sure, but the daily work no longer lit my fire. I had been doing it for so long, and while it was an amazing career that provided for so many memorable opportunities, there was such an overwhelming sense of ‘been there done that’ that it was feeling like a giant hamster wheel I was never going to be able to get out of.” We’ve encountered so many stories of people pivoting in terms of their home lives, careers, educations and more during the pandemic. Did that play a role for Perkins? “I was not at all influenced by other people’s decisions, but the time at home totally forced me to look inward and reevaluate,” he says. “I broadcasted at my house for over a year, and that allowed me daily tangible evidence to realize just how much I was missing at home opposed at being in the studio all day.” Regardless of the motivation, change can be an uncomfortable outfit to wear, and Perkins offers his perspective. “Change is totally uncomfortable, but, ultimately, comfort doesn’t run parallel with happiness,” he says. “I would just urge people to have regular check-ins with themselves. Take time to evaluate your happiness and what truly matters. If you’re locked into something where you’re miserable just because it’s a steady paycheck, take the time to figure out an exit strategy. Our time on Earth is way too arbitrary to not be happy. When it comes right down to it, being stagnant in a career where you have no joy not only is awful for you, but probably for your employer as well—not to mention the people closest to you.” Speaking of family, the upshots to making a career change aside, how does his wife and children feel about his newfound availability? “My family, or Team Perk as we like to call ourselves, are more than OK with me being around more, even if it might be temporary until I get a new job,” Perkins says. “These are really important times in their lives, and for me to be more present with them is mutually welcome.” Team Perk includes his wife Shelley; daughters Jenna (17) and Maeve (11); and son, George (15). In day-to-day terms, what is Perkins able to participate in that his schedule previously
If you follow @perkatplay, you know he’s game for just about anything, from hitting a bullpen session with the Minnesota Twins, striking a three-point stance to being all in for a Minnesota Wild playoff run.
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TO P T H R E E FIN ISHE R S What are your top three Minnesota sports stories or events? “The Diggs miracle reception. Still get chills when I watch that highlight.” (During the final play of the January 2018 NFL Conference divisional playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints, Vikings quarterback Case Keenum threw a 27-yard pass to wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who ran for a 61-yard touchdown. This game was the first in NFL playoff history to end in a touchdown as time expired.) “Watching Lindsey Vonn win gold in Vancouver. Unforgettable.” (This medal came in the downhill race at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.) “Andrew Brunette’s goal in Colorado in game seven back in 2003. Best locker room postgame atmosphere ever.” (The overtime goal for the Minnesota Wild came against the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the 2003 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.)
wouldn’t allow? “Cook dinners,” he says. “I love family meals and consider myself a pretty decent chef, so that’s been awesome.” His signature dish—“I love to try all sorts of recipes, but the one I’m most known for is my guacamole, which my friends call ‘Perkamole,’” he says. “It’s also been really nice to be able to attend events or functions, whether it’s a multitude of kids’ sports, an occasional happy hour, galas, church activities or even bonfires with friends,” Perkins says. “It’s not that those opportunities never happened before, it’s just that now, I can actually enjoy them without having to race back
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to write scripts for the 10 p.m. show.” While Perkins isn’t looking too long in the rearview mirror, he is reflective about some parts of leaving the station. “I definitely miss some of the people,” he says. “There is some immense talent and kindness in that building.” After launching himself away from a longtime gig, where does Perkins want to land? “I am excited to start the next chapter in a role where I can utilize the massive amounts of connections I’ve made over the years,” he says. “I’ve built up a pretty substantial brand in this market and to not put it to positive use would be irresponsible.”
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T HIS OR T HAT College or pro sports? “Pro. My alma mater Pepperdine [University] doesn’t even have a football team.” Winter or summer Olympics? “This is a tough one. I would put winter on top of the podium though.” Play-by-play or color commentary? “Play-by-play. The best are the ones who don’t bring attention to themselves. Truly an art.” Minnesota winters or summers? “Summers. No school. Therefore, more time with the kids!” Perkins with his wife, children and mother at Target Field in Minneapolis.
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Is there an interview out there that you want to do? “I always wanted to interview Prince. I obviously will never get that chance, but that could’ve been epic.”
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You come back as a professional athlete—what are you playing? “I want to eventually join the pickleball circuit. I am so enamored by that sport currently.” Where’s your favorite dining spot, store or recreation area around the Lake Minnetonka area? “We have so many favorites, but McCormick’s Pub & Restaurant is probably at the top of our list. We just love Tim and Paty [McCormick] there.” Curious about his go-to order? “A Diane Burger with truffle fries. Game over! So good. I also love the burrata and blistered shishito peppers.”
“As far as recreation goes, you can often find me at the Orono Activity Center playing morning basketball with a bunch of dads. We call ourselves the ‘Big Daddy Ballers.’ … I also really enjoy stopping into Julia Moss Designs gift shop on Lake Street. Their stuff is always so cool and unique.” Last question: Any plans to grow your hair out à la former WCCOTV news anchor Don Shelby? “Zero—but not having to shave daily has been a pretty cool perk lately.”
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Is there an interview you want to redo? “None for regret of not asking something I should’ve asked but more so just because I adored talking to them so much—and that’s my guy [former NBA player and Minnesota Timberwolf ] Kevin Garnett. I always cherished our chats together. On cam and off cam.”
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Theater offers new lineup of events. A P P L AU SE . AP P LAU S E . LIVE TH E ATE R IS B ACK, including at the Minnetonka Theatre, one of the premier high school programs in the Midwest. Make plans this month and in February for chances to see talented performers and crew doing what they do best—presenting live theatrical productions. The Minnesota State One Act Competition is slated for January 28, and the theater will present Annie Baker’s play Circle Mirror Transformation. The story follows the lives of a handful of small-town Vermont residents, who gather weekly at the local community center for an acting class. Hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. It reverberates with seduction and sorrow until the play’s final devastatingly gentle scene. Cue up February 18–27 for Clue, live on stage in the Studio Theatre. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six guests assemble for an unforgettable night. Who did it, with what and where? Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the candlestick? How about Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Was Miss Scarlet up to no good? Have some giggles, and keep guessing throughout the performance, inspired by the classic board game. —RENÉE STEWART-HESTER
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LOCAL EVENTS
Arctic Fever 01/15 Your favorite wintertime festival is back. Arctic Fever returns for its 17th year at Excelsior, Shorewood and Tonka Bay. This family-friendly event includes snowy games and activities, a coloring contest, sleigh rides, snowshoeing, arctic bowling and more. Join your community, and get outside for some winter fun.
All ages. Free. Times vary. Locations vary. 952.760.7900; arcticfever.net
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Camp 01/17 Make the most of the cold winter season at Tanadoona’s Day Camp on Martin Hair Restoration
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Luther King Jr. Day. This fun-filled event includes deep diving into King’s legacy, fort building, nature lessons, snowshoeing, games, community building and more. Make sure to bundle up for the outdoors along with a mask, water bottle and snack. Recommended for ages 5–14.
$65. Registration is required. 8 a.m.– 5 p.m. Tanadoona, 3300 Tanadoona Drive, Excelsior; 952.474.8085; campfiremn.org
Mandala Rock Painting 01/27 The Chanhassen Recreation Center is hosting a mandala rock painting class. Mandala is an ancient art that is typically
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AREA EVENTS
Yoga + Beer at Utepils 01/02 Start your Sunday morning with a yoga flow class to re-energize your mind and body. Make sure to bring a mat.
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Ages 21 and over. $10. 10–11 a.m. Utepils Brewing, 225 Thomas Ave. N. #700, Mpls.; 612.249.7800; utepilsbrewing.com
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Join other Tanadoona campers in
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
searching for hidden treasure all
and discuss issues that are affecting
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black Americans in Minnesota. The
daylong event, kids can make their
event includes vendors, notable speak-
own treasure box and participate in
ers, live music, a community forum and
archery, arts and crafts, snowshoe-
more. Free admission. Registration is required. 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 Second Ave. S., Mpls.; 612.400.9500; mlknow2022.com
ing, outdoor games and more. Bring warm clothes for the outdoors.
Recommended for ages 5–14. $65. Registration is required. Tanadoona, 3300 Tanadoona Drive, Excelsior; 952.474.8085; campfiremn.org
Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend 01/15–01/17 For one weekend, anyone is able to fish for free (no fishing license required!) if
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Concert
S C H E D U L E Y O U R M A M M O G R A M T O D AY
01/27–01/29 The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film will be projected onto the big screen while the symphonic orchestra performs. $31–$51. 7–9:30 p.m. Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls.; 612.371.5600; minnesotaorchestra.org
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Halloween in Excelsior
Halloween festivities were in full-costumed force in downtown Excelsior as more than 700 school children participated in a parade walk down the center of town. Merchants along Water Street greeted participants with sweet treats to mark the day.
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It’s Lunch Author unpacks tales and travails from school lunchrooms. By Renée Stewart-Hester Photos by Chris Emeott
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W E R E YO U H OT O R CO L D? Did you have coveted snacks to share,
or did you spend time at the table longingly looking at other kids’ goodies? Did you sport the latest lunch box, or were you a brown bagger? Sit alone or with your crew? Face it; school lunch could serve up a whole lot more than rectangle-shaped pizza slices, late-in-the-week hotdishes made from earlyin-the-week entrée leftovers or trade-worthy goodies from home. Regardless of what you brought, who you sat with or where you went to school, parts of the school lunch experience are universal, and author Lucy Schaeffer examines the collective experience in School Lunch: Unpacking Our Shared Stories (Running Press, 2020).
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The book includes 70 interviews from around the world, including the U.S. and 25 countries. Schaeffer taps into the memories of a variety of people, including Padma Lakshmi (co-host of Top Chef), Jacques Pepin (French-born American chef ), George Foreman (former professional boxer), Marcus Samuelsson (chef and TV personality), Gail Simmons (food writer and co-host of Top Chef), Joy Behar (comedienne and co-host of The View), Katie Lee Beigel (chef and co-host of The Kitchen) and Lake Minnetonka area Realtor Natalie Webster. “[Schaeffer] found me through someone else she was interviewing for the book. They knew I was from Hawaii and have a crazy love of Spam, which also happens to be made here in Minnesota,” says Webster, a Lake Minnetonka Magazine advisory board member. Growing up, she attended a number of schools on the island of Oahu and Aiea High School, which was not far from Pearl Harbor. “Growing up in Hawaii meant being exposed to multiple cultures, including their culinary choices. Walking through the cafeteria at my school, I would see more dishes like Spam musubi, which I would bring, or Asian-inspired noodle dishes, than sandwiches,” Webster says. “Some friends brought dishes made by their grandmas, who lived with them. Multigenerational living was and is very commonplace in Hawaii.” In the book, Webster says, “My mom, God rest her soul, was not exactly Mom-ofthe-Year on this kind of stuff. She worked full-time, that woman was not about to peel and slice fruit for me.” She explains, “My mom worked full-time plus at our family
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business. This meant my sister and I were on our own most of the time, including when it came to packing a lunch for school. Spam musubi was an easy choice for us to take to school for lunch. It was easy to throw into a bag, along with whatever fruit was ripe in our yard.” “When I would go to my friend’s house, her mom would cut fruit and prepare snacks for us. I thought this was so cool at the time,” Webster says. “My sister and I were making our own food and fending for ourselves at a young age. It’s what we had to do. Growing up that way prepared us for the real world. Caring for ourselves more than most kids our age meant we also learned to advocate for ourselves. That’s a life skill I carry today ... If I want to accomplish something, I don’t look to anyone else to make it happen.” Webster agrees that life in a school cafeteria is about so much more than what’s for lunch. “It was the largest social interaction of the school day,” she says. “It’s where trades were made and gossip was shared. Lunchtime was always our time as kids. As I’ve been reading [Schaeffer’s] book, I’m really seeing that this was a universal experience. The food we consumed may have looked different, but the social bonding that occurred over these lunches is what ties many of us together.” As Webster read the book, she discovered something else. “What strikes me is the vulnerability shared, especially in families that dealt with food insecurity,” she says.
A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR LKM: What was the impetus for the book? LS: This book started just as a personal photo project. I had intended to make a promotional mailing card for my commercial photography business with a school lunch theme, but once I started interviewing
find. For the international stories, every-
to shoot stories as well. I was drawn to
people and gathering stories, I quickly real-
one is currently an American but grew up
Minneapolis as a city to meet subjects
ized it was such a rich subject matter that I
around the world. Diversity is the strength
because of the large Somali refugee com-
wanted to explore it deeper.
of our nation, and I wanted to showcase
munity there, which was a viewpoint I
that. I lived in Brooklyn at the time of mak-
wanted to include. Saciido Shaie was a
What areas of life experience did you cover?
ing this book and was able to get a large
pleasure to interview and photograph,
The book includes stories from people
range of ethnicities and background sto-
and I loved her story. I also shot Natalie
ages 6–93, from 25 different countries and
ries from people there. I took a few trips
Webster, Catherine Campion, Eli Grubbs
as many diverse backgrounds as I could
to California, Minnesota, Texas and Florida
and Melinda Nelson in Minnesota.
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Did you learn anything about children’s food insecurities? George Foreman was one of the most poignant lunch stories for me. He grew up very poor, and his family could only afford one meal a day. Rather than go to school empty handed and face ridicule from classmates, he would carefully blow up an empty paper bag and bring that in to look like he had a lunch like everyone else. During lunch, he’d fold it back up, saying he already ate.
Was there an unexpected response from anyone? I have to admit I was surprised by Jacques Pepin’s lunch story. I reached out to him wondering what a French-born culinary icon would have had as a kid and was expecting a fancy and delicious answer. The truth, however, was that he grew up in wartime and was sent by his mother to a Jesuit school, where they served hard bread that he had to bang on the table to get the bugs out of before he tried to eat it. He would beg and barter with the farm boys, who had
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jars of duck fat or homemade jam, to try to improve the dismal fare.
Was there a response that resonated with you? To some extent, all of the stories resonated with me. I think school lunch is such a universal subject that we can all relate to stories that remind us of our own food to stories that are vastly different from our own experiences. I focused on the elementary school days, as when you are a little kid, you are very much at the mercy of the culture and family that you are born into. No matter what we grow up to be (celebrity, rabbi, circus performer, tattoo artist), we all have that shared experience of school lunch.
What did you discover about the social aspect of a school cafeteria? The school cafeteria is one of the main social arenas of any elementary school. Who you sit with, what you eat, if you bring from
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SPAM MUSUBI
contributed by Natalie Webster
» ¼ cup Japanese rice vinegar
nut aminos. Seal the bag, and
Add about an inch or more rice
» Spam musubi maker
marinate for about 15 minutes.
to the mold, add Spam, and
Drain off the marinade, and fry
press down firmly and evenly.
(amazon.com) » 12 oz. of Spam
the Spam over medium heat,
Dip your fingers and the mold
» ¼ cup soy sauce or coconut
Prepare the rice in a rice
until slightly crispy. Place sea-
into water to prevent sticking.
cooker, and cool. Mix in the rice
weed (shiny side down) on a
Wrap the seaweed around, and
» nori roasted seaweed
vinegar. Slice Spam and put
cutting board or clean surface.
seal it with water on your fin-
» 6 cups cooked sushi rice
in plastic bag, and add oyster
Place the musubi mold across
gers. Enjoy dipped in soy sauce
» ¼ cup oyster sauce (optional)
sauce and soy sauce or coco-
the middle of the seaweed.
or coconut aminos.
aminos
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LAST GLANCE
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FIRST PLACE: ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
Lens on Lake Minnetonka Optimistic winter vista receives first place.
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