Bachendorf's Spring/Summer 2022

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THE MAGAZINE OF LIFE’S CELEBRATIONS SPRING/SUMMER 2022

ACCENT

SHELL GAME

MAKE WAVES WITH STATEMENT PIECES

THE MAGAZINE OF LIFE’S CELEBRATIONS

ROLEX LADYDATEJUST:

INSPIRED BY AUDACITY

SPOTLIGHT

ELEGANT JEWELS TO LIVEN ANY LOOK

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EDITOR IN CHIEF Rita Guarna C R E AT I V E D I R E C T O R Stephen Vitarbo S E N I O R A S S O C I AT E E D I T O R Darius Amos LIFESTYLE EDITOR Haley Longman CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Robert Beringela Christen Fisher, Everett Potter, Donna Rolando

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P U B L I S H I N G S TA F F PUBLISHER Lizette Chin A DV E R T I S I N G / P R O D U C T I O N SERVICES Penny Boag, Christopher Ferrante, Jacquelynn Fischer

4 Welcome Letter 6 She’s All of ’22 12 Bling It On 14 Lisa Nik On Fire

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ACCO U N T I N G Kasie Carleton, Urszula Janeczko, Steven Resnick PUBLISHED BY Wainscot Media CHAIRMAN Carroll V. Dowden

16 Not Bad, Brad 18 Inspired by Audacity

41 Eager to Build

20 Center Court

42 What It Takes to Tango

24 Made for the Game

46 Looking for the Magic

26 Prime Time

52 Moroccan Ramble

28 Bachendorf ’s Engagement

58 Shell Game

30 From This Day Forward

61 Going Fast

36 Bachendorf ’s Brides

62 Pizza Gets Hip

38 In the Spotlight

66 Message in a Bottle

PRESIDENT & CEO Mark Dowden SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS Rita Guarna, Carl Olsen VICE PRESIDENTS Lizette Chin, Nigel Edelshain, Thomas Flannery, Coleman McCartan, Maria Regan, Steven Resnick, Diane Vojcanin

Jewelry has been enlarged to show detail. Due to the fluctuating prices of diamonds, gold and platinum, prices are subject to change without notice and may vary depending on size, quality and availability. While we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this magazine, we are not responsible for errors or omissions. ACCENT is published by Wainscot Media, 1 Maynard Drive, Park Ridge, NJ 07656, in association with Bachendorf’s. Copyright © 2022 by Wainscot Media LLC. All rights reserved. Editorial Contributions: Write to Editor, Bachendorf’s, 1 Maynard Drive, Park Ridge, NJ 07656. The magazine is not responsible for the return or loss of unsolicited submissions. Subscription Services: To change an address or request a subscription, write to Subscriptions, ACCENT, 1 Maynard Drive, Park Ridge NJ 07656, or call 201.573.5541. Advertising Inquiries: Contact Lizette Chin at lizette.chin@wainscotmedia.com. Printed in the U.S.A. Volume 20, Issue 1. ©2022

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WELCOME

dear loyal clients and friends, This past year was filled with achievements and changes within our Bachendorf ’s family. We proudly opened the Rolex Boutique at Highland Park Village this past November, refreshed our Bachendorf ’s website and welcomed several new valuable team members. With warm welcomes, there are also bittersweet goodbyes. In March, one of our most seasoned sales professionals, Dennis Deutsch, decided to retire from his 33-year tenure at Bock Company.

Dennis is the embodiment of Bachendorf ’s and Bock Company values: honesty, integrity and dedication. He began his journey with my family in 1989, upon the closing of Linz Jewelers. His admirable values inspired several of his fellow salesmen to follow his footsteps to Bock Company as well.

Throughout the decades, Dennis led an impressionable team and was critical in forming our culture and business practices.

We are very fortunate for his diligent leadership and service.

Upon retirement, Dennis plans to join his wife, children and grandchildren in new and fulfilling activities, and will dedicate more of his time to his church, where he can continue to touch people’s lives with his profound teachings. We all wish Dennis the best in his well-deserved next chapter of life.

From our family to yours, we hope you enjoy this edition of Accent magazine. As always, we are here to serve you, so please do not hesitate to contact your sales associate if you have any questions or interest in pieces featured within this issue.

Sincerely,

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Lawrence Bock

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GIFT GUIDE

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WHATEVER HER AGE, MAKE THIS HER YEAR. GIVE HER A PIECE OF JEWELRY THAT’S TIMELESS.

Doesn’t that woman in your life—wife, fiancée, girlfriend, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece or friend—deserve the best? Four luxury jewelry brands think so, and they don’t even know her. They have, however, some ideas:

MARCO BICEGO Spring is the time to experiment with color, her jewelry vault included. The brand-new Jaipur Color Collection from Marco Bicego features stunning gemstones in both bright and pastel hues inspired by the colors of India. Choose your birthstone or whatever color is your favorite—or perhaps all of the above? If you prefer to stick with metals, Jaipur Gold features Bicego’s signature engraving techniques in yellow gold links, pendants, hoops and charms.

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Clockwise from top left, all 18K from the Jaipur Collection: yellow gold hand-engraved and polished drop earrings, $1,640; yellow gold flat link collar, $7,520; yellow gold hand-engraved and polished charm bracelet, $1,830; yellow gold medium pendant with pavé diamonds, $3,380; gold and aquamarine small stackable pendant, $1,550; yellow gold and mother-ofpearl medium stackable pendant, $1,930; yellow gold handengraved and polished charm short necklace, $3,500; yellow gold hand-engraved and polished double ring, $2,300; yellow gold blue topaz medium stackable ring, $1,300.

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DAVID YURMAN Iconic. Timeless. Classic. Such adjectives perfectly describe Cable, the pinnacle of David Yurman designs. The brand’s new collection, Cable Edge, brings a contemporary essence to this artistic technique in which one piece of metal is forged and torqued into the most perfect twist.

These new pieces modernize Cable but are reminiscent of some of Evan Yurman’s early forged metal works, crafted during his apprenticeship with a blacksmith. The unisex pieces in Cable Edge are crafted from recycled sterling silver or yellow gold and hand-set with diamonds. They can be worn individually—or all at once for a dramatic statement.

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Clockwise from top left: Cable Edge 20mm saddle ring in 18K recycled yellow gold, $3,900; Cable Edge 5.5mm collar necklace in 18K recycled yellow gold, $9,500; Cable Edge 41mm cuff bracelet in recycled sterling silver, $1,200; Cable Edge 4mm full pavé bracelet in 18K recycled yellow gold with diamonds, $7,800; Cable Edge 4mm band ring in 18K recycled yellow gold with diamonds, $2,700; Cable Edge 3.5mm hoop earrings in 18K recycled yellow gold with diamonds, $2,400.

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MIKIMOTO Since 1893, when Kokichi Mikimoto cultured the firstever pearl in Japan, his namesake company has been the world’s most notable luxury pearl brand. This year’s newest Mikimoto collections pay homage to his legacy, but with a contemporary twist. The M Collection is a striking take on the letter “M”; Cherish intertwines the Akoya cultured pearl with “love”; and Classic lets the simplicity of the pearl (and sometimes diamonds) speak for itself.

Clockwise from top left: M Collection White South Sea cultured pearls with diamonds set in 18K white gold: earrings, $12,000; pendant, $12,500; ring, $9,500; Cherish Collection Akoya cultured pearls with diamonds set in 18K white gold: bracelet, $1,300; ring, $1,950; Golden South Sea cultured pearl cuff bracelet with diamonds set in 18K yellow gold, $10,000; Classic Collection Black South Sea cultured pearl cuff bracelet with diamonds set in 18K white gold, $9,500.

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ROBERTO COIN

Clockwise from left: 18K yellow gold diamond Tassel necklace, $12,300; 18K yellow gold Love in Verona diamond necklace, $5,400; 18K rose gold Obelisco flexible bangle with diamond center, $11,300; 18K yellow gold Navarra bangle with diamonds, $7,900; 18K yellow gold Navarra diamond accent ring, $2,100; Love in Verona Rainbow ring with sapphires, diamonds and mother of pearl, $6,500; 18K Love in Verona 20mm hoop earrings with diamond flowers, $3,650.

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Based in Vicenza, Italy, and inspired by the art, love and architecture of the City of Gold, Roberto Coin makes pieces that are timeless, innovative and unmistakably unique. Four of its signature collections include: Navarra, featuring crosscultural references inspired by this region in Spain; Love in Verona, the collection that is representative of the great love story of Romeo and Juliet and is a symbol of perfect love; Tassel, in which the decorative feature is complemented by precious stones and metals; and Obelisco, echoing the obelisk and intended for an elegant, confident woman. Each handmade piece in every Roberto Coin collection is cast with a tiny red ruby, the designer’s signature that sends a message of peace, prosperity and happiness to the wearer.

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AS SEEN ON

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Left: Unorthodox nominee Shira Haas wore head-to-toe Chanel to the 2021 Golden Globes, including a Chanel Fine Jewelry choker featuring a lion, a classic symbol of Coco Chanel. Right: To the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, actress Kat Graham wore a rose gold choker from Pomellato’s Iconica Collection, a matching wraparound bracelet in rose gold and diamonds, two iconic Nudo Collection diamond rings and a pair of rose gold dangle earrings.

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WHEN RED-CARPET EVENTS MADE A COMEBACK IN ’21, WELL-BEDECKED CELEBS SET A SHINING EXAMPLE.

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Left: To honor her first-ever nomination, for Mank, Amanda Seyfried wore $1 million worth of Forevermark diamonds to the 2021 Golden Globes. The pieces were the diamond yellowdrop earrings set in platinum and 18K yellow gold, and the Rahaminov diamond choker set in 18K white gold. Right: Model Candice Swanepoel opted for Pomellato’s La Gioia High Jewelry Collection at Cannes 2021, specifically the Catene necklace in white gold and matching earrings set with 564 diamonds.

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DESIGNERS

lisa nik on fire

As a Los Angeles-based designer and the mother of a young son, I find myself waking up each day in tandem with the sunrise. In between sips of coffee, I’m inspired by the progression from dark to fiery reds, oranges and yellows, climbing from the horizon to brighten the sky each day. No two mornings are alike, but each sets the tone and reminds me of the vibrancy of the world.

In the jewelry world, I’ve become renowned for working with bold colors, using unusual and obscure materials and working directly with mines and gem cutters from around the world. Lately, after watching the sunrise, I’m in a peaceful mindset and as I create, I’m drawn to the rich colors of the Mexican fire opal. This stone represents the joys of love, and I use an array of shapes and the best cut of these red- and orangehued opals to create one-of-a-kind rings with my signature intricate details; heartshaped prongs, honeycomb gallery work and a timeless style. Each piece tells a story, but the opal very much represents a strong, passionate woman emblematic of fire.

With loving care, each statement piece will endure as a keepsake to be passed from one generation to the next.

My emotional connection to nature is also seen in other creations in which I use vibrant stones such as Mandarin garnet, rubellite and Australian opals, which have become beloved to my customers and to fashion editors who gravitate toward the positive energy of timeless, colorful stones. A unique stone is always the focal point of Lisa Nik, so the metals, design and settings offer understated elegance for our clientele. I also choose to be surrounded with flowers in every room of my home, and with this love, I recently introduced floral motifs into the collection, which is becoming known for its delicate and feminine style.

A new favorite among Lisa Nik customized pieces is the diamond script collection.

I seek to keep my son close to my heart, and one way to do that is with the diamond name necklace, created using my signature script. Because my husband is a musician and producer, many of our artist friends are driving the fashion trends and started approaching me to create jewelry with secret messages, symbolic words and unique phrases—both in English and in other languages. Creating these pieces brings me such enjoyment, as personalized jewelry tends to be at the heart of every customer’s favorite signature piece.

Designer Lisa Nik, pictured above, is renowned in the jewelry world for her use of bold, vibrant stones such as opals, rubellites and garnets. Her favorite customized piece right now is the diamond script collection, personalized name necklaces for each wearer that are inspired by her family and friends.

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THE HOT DESIGNER SHARES THE INSPIRATION FOR THE COLORFUL GEMSTONES THAT DEFINE HER PIECES, AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL SOMEONE(S) BEHIND HER DIAMOND SCRIPT COLLECTION. By Lisa Nik

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Seemingly age-defying actor Brad Pitt hasn’t conquered time, but he sure knows how to track it. His luxury watch collection includes a bevy of Patek Phillippe, Rolex and Breitling pieces, like this Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42 Norton.

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FACE TIME The Big Short of it—Brad Pitt’s collection of luxury timepieces is as illustrious as his career. Here are a few worth ogling:

not bad, brad

Since 2018, Pitt has been a member of the “Breitling Cinema Squad,” an ad campaign in which he shows off pieces such as this Breitling Super Chronomat B01.

By Haley Longman

HOLLYWOOD’S HANDSOME WILLIAM BRADLEY PITT HAS A WATCH COLLECTION ALMOST AS IMPOSING AS HIS RÉSUMÉ.

Brad Pitt is everyone’s type. He’s classically handsome, confusingly age-defying (at 58) and instantly recognizable both by name and by face.

And just in case his three decades of achievement in glamorous Hollywood don’t make us jealous enough, this multi-talented dude has a diverse collection of luxury timepieces that just won’t quit.

Early in his career, Pitt was spotted wearing classic luxury watches both in everyday life and at swanky events—the handsome and versatile Rolex Explorer and Breitling Emergency were his go-tos.

Breitling launched the Emergency in 1995 as a backup transmitter for downed pilots or lost adventurers, fitting for a globetrotting actor-turned-producerdirector who travels more than he sits still.

Perhaps his choice in watches then was foreshadowing, because in 2019, Pitt’s Oscar-winning Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood year, he became the handsome face of the Swiss brand Breitling. He’s also one of three actors in the “Breitling Cinema Squad,” an ad campaign and social initiative established in 2018 featuring the best-of-the-best in their field (the other two are Charlize Theron and Adam Driver). The Super Chronomat B01 and Premier B01 Chronograph 42 Norton are among Pitt’s faves from Breitling, the latter a collaboration with the British motorcycle manufacturer. (Pitt is a keen motorcyclist, a hobby he shares with son Pax.) But first, in 2005 (coincidentally the year in which he met his future wife Angelina Jolie on the set of their film, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) the Oklahoma native was tapped as TAG Heuer’s spokesmodel. He owns a TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Automatic Chronograph, and his character in 2011’s Moneyball famously sported the TAG Heuer Kirium, which the film’s prop master presented to the actor as an option after finding it on a crew member’s wrist. This

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particular watch has a midnight blue dial, Mercedesstyle hands, a unidirectional rotating dive bezel and a classic case build.

One of Pitt’s most famous wristwatches is the iconic Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711. Rumored to be an engagement gift from Jolie, Pitt’s Nautilus has a dark dial and a stainless-steel case and bracelet and is water-resistant to 120 meters. And don’t quote us on this, but surely Pitt was given a Rolex or two by his other ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, who herself has an impressive watch collection. Pitt owns a Rolex GMT Master II, a Rolex Daytona in stainless steel with a white dial, a Day-Date, a Submariner and a yellow gold Yacht-Master, among others.

Arguably the pinnacle of Pitt’s vault is the minimalistic Cartier Tank à Guichet in 18K gold, an unusual selection that proves that this guy is no novice collector. Instead of a dial, the Tank à Guichet has a “jump-hour” mechanism, in which the hour and minutes are revealed behind tiny little windows on the metal face. It’s a limited-edition piece that debuted to celebrate Cartier’s 150th anniversary, and it is in fact a reiteration of the original Tank à Guichet from 1928. Only 100 of these have been produced globally.

Clearly then, this dad-of-six picks his wristwatches as he picks his projects—thoughtfully, informedly and with concern for how each will affect his legacy.

His 2022 ventures thus far include an as-yet-untitled Formula One film, along with an unexpected foray into the music industry, where he is reopening Miraval Studios, the legendary recording facility located at Château de Miraval in France.

As for the long-term future? It’s hard to picture Pitt ever getting old, but of course he hasn’t defeated time; he only tracks it magnificently. In any case, it’s a sure bet he’ll always be watchable.

Pitt reportedly purchased this rare Patek Philippe Ref. 5016A with a Calatravastyle case at an auction in Geneva in 2015.

The price? $6.7 million.

In addition to his Rolex President, Day-Date, Submariner and Yacht-Master, Pitt also owns this stainless-steel Rolex Explorer with a black dial.

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TIMEPIECES

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FOR THE WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT, ROLEX’S LADY-DATEJUST COMBINES ELEGANCE WITH UNCOMPROMISING TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE. By Christen Fisher Since long before “women’s liberation” there have been women of stunning accomplishment in many fields beyond the home, and Rolex has recognized them for almost a century. Beginning in 1927 with Mercedes Gleitze, the first Englishwoman to swim the English Channel and Rolex’s first Testimonee, the brand has long championed women with the audacity to strive for and achieve excellence.

Society’s perception of women’s roles continued to evolve and broaden in the years after World War II. Inspired by icons like actress Audrey Hepburn, writer Françoise Sagan and equestrian Pat Smythe, more women began to follow their own priorities and chase their own successes. Rolex took note, and in 1957 the company unveiled a watch inspired by and created for assertive, independent women forging their own paths to success, the Oyster Perpetual Lady-Datejust. At just 28 millimeters, the Lady-Datejust was a technical and cultural achievement that put the reliability and precision of a men’s watch into a case sized for a woman.

Today, the Lady-Datejust continues to set the standard for uncompromising technical performance and timeless elegance, gracing the wrists of such accomplished women as marine biologist Sylvia Earle, golf champion Annika Sörenstam and pianist Yuja Wang. These women are at the top of their fields, breaking barriers and records as they strive for ever-higher levels of excellence, paving the way for the next generation.

Made for a woman on the move, the Lady-Datejust is equipped with caliber 2236, a self-winding mechanical movement exclusively developed and manufactured by Rolex. Its Perpetual rotor ensures continuous winding of the mainspring by harnessing the movements of the wrist to provide constant energy. And when the road gets bumpy, the watch is notably resistant to shocks, thanks to a unique balance wheel with variable inertia regulated via gold Microstella nuts and held firmly in place by a height-adjustable traversing bridge and high-performance Paraflex shock absorbers. Its Syloxi hairspring in silicon renders it 10 times more precise than a traditional hairspring. It also boasts a power reserve of 55 hours.

Because you never know where the road to success might lead, the Lady-Datejust’s Oyster case is guaranteed waterproof to a depth of 100 meters. Its middle case is crafted from a solid block of Oystersteel or 18K

gold. The finely fluted caseback is hermetically screwed down, and its Twinlock winding crown is fitted with a double waterproofness system and screws down securely against the case. Its sapphire crystal with cyclops date lens at 3 o’clock is virtually scratchproof.

Though classic and timeless in style, the Lady-Datejust honors each woman’s individuality through its myriad dial, bezel and bracelet offerings. Multiple dial variations are available in a wealth of materials, colors, motifs and markers—indices, Roman or Arab numerals—with numerous gem-setting options for the hour markers or the dial itself.

Domed, fluted or gem-set, the bezel of the Lady-Datejust is available in three different designs, each conferring its own distinctive aesthetic.

The Lady-Datejust is available in several metal alloys: Oystersteel, 18K yellow, white or Everose gold and in a Rolesor version (a combination of Oystersteel and yellow, white or Everose gold).

Depending on the version, the Lady-Datejust is available on a threepiece link Oyster bracelet with a folding Oysterclasp; on a five-piece link Jubilee bracelet with a Crownclasp; or on a three-piece link President bracelet with a Crownclasp. The Lady-Datejust’s Oyster bracelet also features the Easylink comfort extension link, developed by the brand, which allows the wearer to increase the bracelet length easily by approximately 5 millimeters, for additional comfort in any circumstance. The President bracelet, fitted on some 18K gold versions, includes ceramic inserts inside the links to enhance its flexibility and longevity.

And for the woman whose success sparkles just a little brighter, Rolex recently introduced an entirely gem-set version in 18K yellow gold. The case is set with 158 brilliant-cut diamonds on the case sides and lugs, with the bezel featuring another 44 brilliant-cut diamonds. This new Lady-Datejust is fitted on a President bracelet additionally set with 596 brilliant-cut diamonds, and features a spectacular dial paved with an additional 291 brilliant-cut diamonds.

Inspired by the audacity of postwar women to achieve their own successes and sustained by the incredible women who carry on that legacy today, the Rolex Lady-Datejust is the face of modern femininity and a celebration of those who dared to lead the way.

The Rolex Lady-Datejust was a technical and cultural achievement that put the reliability and precision of a men’s watch into a case sized for a woman. Its modern iterations remain the face of femininity. Clockwise from top left: Lady-Datejust in an Everose Rolesor version, bezel set with 46 brilliant-cut diamonds, chocolate dial set with 10 diamonds; Lady-Datejust in 18 ct yellow gold, bezel set with 46 brilliant-cut diamonds, white mother-of-pearl dial set with 10 diamonds; the first Lady-Datejust, launched in 1957; Lady-Datejust in a white Rolesor version with a fluted bezel and a dark gray dial with Roman numerals.

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TODAY’S TENNIS SUPERSTARS HAVE BROUGHT THE VENERABLE SPORT TO UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF POWER AND FINESSE. BUT THEY LOOK OVER THEIR SHOULDERS AND WONDER: “WHO’S NEXT?”

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This page, clockwise from top left: Donald Budge, Fred Perry, Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs were popular faces on the tennis circuit in the 1940s; John Newcombe was a regular at leaping over the net after winning a match at Wimbledon; Suzanne Lenglen took the women’s game to new heights in the 1920s. Opposite page: Serena Williams turned pro in 1995—she has since won the most major titles (39) in singles (23), doubles (14) and mixed doubles (2) combined.

IN THE BEGINNING Fans today know about the long dominance of Serena and Venus Williams as well as the sustained

excellence of the men’s Big Three, who seemingly always end up in the finals of any given major tournament. But do you know that star power has been a continuing theme since the beginning, when the English King Henry VIII and the French King François I were considered the highest-level court tennis players? (Court tennis is played with walls similar to modern racquetball.) Though contemporaries, these stars never squared off on the court; being royal rivals, they often preferred a jousting lance rather than racquet and ball to settle scores.

“But, for sheer star power,” Evans writes, “King Henry VIII vs. King François I probably remains the greatest match that never happened.”

Tennis grew beyond the kings and queens when the Industrial Revolution gave birth to the middle class, giving more families access to gardens and grass.

Soon, those with financial resources were looking into games to play on the pristine lawns, and the game that originally started on a wall-surrounded court moved to the greens. Modified rules and equipment soon followed—and were all boxed and sold. The most significant change, however, was that this game was

designed to be played in the open air on an hourglass court without walls. Try picturing Roger Federer running back and forth on an hourglass court.

At the helm of this transformation, Evans writes, was Major Walter Clopton Wingfield, a noble and keen court tennis player himself. He gave the game the Greek name “Sphairistike” but later renamed it the more pronouncable “lawn tennis.” Though the unique shape of Wingfield’s court didn’t stick, lawn tennis eventually caught on with England’s croquet players. By 1875, the popular club on Worple Road in Wimbledon renamed itself the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.

GROWING THE GAME It’s believed, Evans notes, that American Mary Outerbridge got hold of one of Wingfield’s boxed sets during her travels and brought it back to her home in Staten Island, N.Y., around 1874. She played the new game with family at the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club, where the Staten Island Ferry ports exist today, marking the first time tennis was played in the United States. The club helped promote the

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Eventually, the brightest stars of any generation will give way to new ones, and this change in a game we’ve grown to love may be difficult for some to witness. This is especially true in tennis, perhaps the most individual-focused major sport, where players and spectators alike have not just seen the departure of beloved athletes, but have also watched over the decades as familiar rules were amended and trusted equipment became obsolete. But time doesn’t stop in its forward motion, and neither does the evolution of this sport of elegance and action.

Change has done tennis good ever since it debuted in the 1500s as an activity mostly for royals and clergy.

It has turned into a truly global game with a fanbase of more than 1 billion followers worldwide. The ongoing evolution of the game and the competitors who affected it are documented in award-winning sports journalist Richard Evans’ newest book, The History of Tennis: Legendary Champions, Magical Moments.

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game, holding a tennis championship in 1880.

One year later, the United States National Lawn Tennis Association was formed, thanks in part to a fellow named Dwight Davis Sr. Davis was a Midwesterner who attended Harvard, and he and his friends were fans of the America’s Cup yacht race. The international boating competition spurred the idea for a major lawn tennis tournament, which Davis launched in 1900. Described then as “the World Cup of Tennis,” the team competition continues today under the “Davis Cup” moniker and features nearly 140 countries.

In his book, Evans details the early days of tennis and the Davis Cup in the early 1900s and then its boom throughout Europe and the United States after World War I. Tennis clubs expanded venues and stadiums to accommodate the growing crowds that came out to see such grand champions as Bill Tilden, René Lacoste and Helen Wills. And the stands remained full when those stars began to disappear.

Writes Evans: “The sweet game would be lost to the thousands who poured into Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the U.S. Championship each year, but tennis has always had the knack of renewing itself and soon there were new stars to admire.”

There were different eras in the 20th century, with gentlemen like Sidney Wood, Jack Kramer and Ellsworth Vines Jr. winning in the ’30s. Evans tells us that Kramer once said Vines “dressed like Fred Astaire and hit the ball like Babe Ruth.” Bobby Riggs, Rod Laver and Althea Gibson were some of the names to break through in the ’40s through ’60s before the sport welcomed yet another new class in the 1970s. Around the elegance of Arthur Ashe was the tough demeanor of newcomers Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Börg, both of whom “would have a huge impact on the game for the remainder of the decade and beyond.” Brash American John McEnroe also emerged as a young talent.

Though women’s tennis had proven champions like Billie Jean King and Margaret Court, the game

didn’t pick up until the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) was founded in 1973 and the first heated rivalry formed. Either Chris Evert or Martina Navratilova held the No. 1 ranking in 592 of the WTA’s first 615 weeks of rankings. The duo played each other 80 times, with 61 of those matches in tournament finals.

They were friends off the court, but deadly rivals on it. “They inspired each other to produce some memorable duels on some of the game’s great stages—not least, in finals on Wimbledon’s Centre Court, where Navratilova’s four wins in four were by no means easy—three of them going to three close sets,” writes Evans. There have been great women’s players since, including Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and Martina Hingis, but none engaged in such a rivalry—that is, until the Williams sisters emerged.

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Clockwise from left: Throughout his career, Andre Agassi was a star on the court and a hit among media members; considered one of the greatest of all time, Martina Navratilova won 59 Grand Slam titles during her career— the most of any single player; doubles sensations Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi captured three major titles together and 23 first-place trophies in all.

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Clockwise from top left: Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany; before the Andre Agassi-Pete Sampras era, Jim Courier was the face of American tennis, having won four major championships; Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard is one of the WTA’s budding stars and is primed to be a leader of the women’s tour in years to come; Ivan Lendl, one of the most consistent players in the 1980s and ’90s, reached the finals at the U.S. Open for eight straight years.

leaves sufferers with a constantly dry mouth and eyes, aching joints, and tiredness…Venus’ reaction to her illness was to change her diet, search for appropriate medication and get back to work. The result? By 2020, she had won 49 WTA titles and appeared in 16 Grand Slam finals, winning seven… People were beginning to wonder if Venus really did play among the stars. If he had still been around, Frank Sinatra would have sung about it. Superlatives were becoming superfluous.”

But like all stars, Venus, Serena, Roger, Rafa and Novak will all bid the sport adieu, and a new cream of the crop will appear.

Time will tell if we’ll see the next golden era in 10 years or 100 years, but as the game grows in popularity, there are plenty of youthful players “who will adorn the game for years to come.”

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side, champions like Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi took the game to a new level, but the sport has been played to near perfection by today’s Big Three: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Each member of the trio has 20 Grand Slam titles, a mark eclipsed only by Serena Williams. Though younger sister Serena has 23 major titles compared with Venus’ seven, Evans notes that the older sibling had a storied career as well.

“In some ways, Venus has enjoyed an even more extraordinary career than Serena,” he writes in the chapter dedicated to the Williams sisters. “The elder sister not only had to get to grips with the fact that she was the most naturally gifted of the two but, from 2011 onward, she had to battle Sjogren’s syndrome, which

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HITTING THE LINKS

Cabot St. Lucia:

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In January 2016, Canadian businessman Ben Cowan-Dewar traveled from his home in wintry Toronto to the balmy shores of the Caribbean, but sunbathing was the last thing on his mind.

The co-founder and operator of Cabot Cape Breton, a marquee golf resort in Nova Scotia, Cowan-Dewar was looking for a new property to develop, a seasonal offset to the gem he’d built in the Great White North. Aside from good weather, he had two key criteria in mind.

“There had to be plenty of flights, so it was easy to access from major population centers,” Cowan-Dewar says. “And it had to be a spectacular site for golf.”

Easy to say.

Tough to find.

For all its natural beauty—the sugary beaches, the turquoise waters—much of the Caribbean has flat terrain, not exactly catnip for architecture nerds, while most of the world’s top courses lie on land with compelling wrinkles and rumples.

Cowan-Dewar searched for days, puddle-jumping from one island to the next, hoping to discover a spot that met his standards.

Then he found it.

It was, he says, “one of the greatest golf sites I’d ever seen, anywhere in the world.”

Perched at the northern tip of the island of St. Lucia (part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles), where the eastern Caribbean meets the Atlantic, on a peninsula known as Point Hardy, the property commanded nearly two miles of oceanfront. And the coastline, Cowan-Dewar says, “did everything you wanted it to do. It jutted in and out. It moved up and down. You played across coves. It was incredibly dramatic.”

So clearly did the site cry out for golf that someone had already tried to build a course on it. But that project, a design-in-themaking by Jack Nicklaus, had foundered in the wake of the 2008

financial crash. Now it was available, as naturally suited to the game as ever.

“I knew immediately that I wanted to do it,” Cowan-Dewar says.

“Which, of course, is when the hard work begins.”

A little more than six years later, that effort is about to bear fruit.

One of the most anticipated courses of 2022, Cabot St. Lucia is set to open late this year, greeting golfers with a rare marriage of place and pedigree: the first Caribbean design by the vaunted architecture duo of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, who started from scratch on the property, creating an entirely new routing.

St. Lucia is a volcanic island, craggy and dramatic, with vegetation that ranges from rainforest to enchanted stands of cacti, looming like sentinels along the coast. Coore and Crenshaw’s work seizes on the varied splendor of its setting, moving through changes in environment and elevation, with ocean views on all 18 holes.

You don’t just see the water; you navigate it. Nine greens sit on the bluffs; several require Evel Knievel-worthy carries over inlets.

Holes 6 through 9 rush up along the coast, as do holes 14 through 18, stirring stretches to close each side.

Some people like to talk about “signature” holes; Coore and Crenshaw don’t. Neither does Cowan-Dewar. He can’t pick a favorite. But he is fond of the 14th, a par-5 that rushes from a lush point inland toward the water; and the par-4 15th, a risk-reward hole that big hitters can try reaching from the tee, tempted by a target cut along the cliffs. And the short par-3 16th, which plays out toward a point on the beach. And—Cowan-Dewar could go on.

Better that you see it for yourself.

The course will be the anchor of a real estate development, with a high-end residential community and a boutique resort, among other amenities. Premium lots are currently on sale, ranging from $2 million to $11 million. For more information, check out cabotsaintlucia.com.

Opposite page, clockwise from top: While much of the Caribbean boasts flat terrain, Cabot St. Lucia has many elevation changes and nine holes along the cliffs; the property occupies roughly two miles of oceanfront along the island’s Point Hardy peninsula; the golf course is the anchor of a high-end residential development, which features luxurious villas and amenities; a world-class culinary experience awaits all who visit the resort’s dining establishments.

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A WORLD-CLASS COURSE HAS ARISEN ON DRAMATIC CARIBBEAN ISLAND TERRAIN THAT CRIED OUT FOR GREAT GOLF. By Robert Beringela

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TIMEPIECES

prime time AN ELEGANT TIMEPIECE IS A MUST-WEAR FOR THE SEASON’S GALAS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. NOTE THE HOUR— AND SHOW OFF YOUR TASTE—WITH A SUBTLE FLICK OF THE WRIST.

Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925 Steel 39mm watch with matte taupe aluminum bezel and taupe domed dial on brown leather strap with steel buckle, $4,400.

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Chopard Alpine Eagle Large Steel Model 41mm watch with blue dial on steel bracelet, $13,100.

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ENGAGEMENT

bachendorf’s engagement

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BRIDE-TO-BE ERIKA WAS BLOWN AWAY BY HER FIANCÉ ADRIAN’S PROPOSAL AT A HOT-AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL IN ALBUQUERQUE. HER PERFECT RING, PURCHASED AT BACHENDORF’S, HELPED TOO.

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How did you meet and how long have you been together?

Erika: We had several classes together and were friends throughout our time at Heritage High School in Frisco, Texas. After graduation in 2015, we found ourselves hanging out often in the summer with a mutual friend.

Once fall came around, we stayed in touch while Adrian went off to college at Texas Tech University.

I stayed behind for a year before deciding to transfer to the very same school. I don’t like to admit I went to Texas Tech because of Adrian, but it sure made my choice to transfer much easier! We officially started dating in September 2016.

Five years later, after graduating once more and moving in together in our first apartment in Dallas, we got engaged in October of 2021 at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

Adrian, how and when did you decide to propose?

Adrian: I knew I wanted to somehow involve a hot-air balloon in our proposal. The second year of our relationship, I was planning to take Erika on a hot-air balloon ride for her 20th birthday, but unfortunately we didn’t due to unfavorable weather conditions.

However, shortly after we moved into our first apartment together in May 2021, we started making plans for future trips, and I set the perfect trap in mentioning a road trip to Albuquerque for the balloon festival in October. That’s when I started planning the proposal.

Tell us about the proposal.

Adrian: The week before, I went over to Erika’s parents’ house to ask for their blessing, and I was a bit nervous, but they were superexcited. While packing for the trip and on the drive there, I felt fine.

However, once we got to our hotel I kept rehearsing in my head what I would say when I proposed in the morning, and it had me nervous. I couldn’t fall asleep quickly. We both got in a few hours of sleep because we went to bed around midnight, and we had to be up by 4 a.m. for the festival. Luckily, getting ready and being on time to the festival grounds went smoothly. My only worry was texting our photographer where to find us. I would use the balloons to help guide her toward us, but by the time she was looking for us, the balloon would fly away! After several attempts, we were able to meet near a less crowded area, where she began to take our pictures. Shortly after, I got down on one knee and Erika said yes. She said it so quickly she didn’t let me continue with my wellrehearsed speech.

Erika: As soon as a photographer randomly appeared and asked if we wanted our picture taken for free, I caught on. I was secretly hoping Adrian would propose during this trip, but he didn’t really leave me that many clues. While packing for the trip he did ask me if his clothes were good options for pictures, and he usually doesn’t ask me about wardrobe, but I knew everyone takes pictures at the Balloon Fiesta, so I didn’t think too much of it.

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Anyway, while we were taking a few pictures there was a moment when I placed my hand on his chest and I could feel his heart racing. In that moment I knew what was about to happen. I turned away for a second to hide that I knew, and that’s when he got down on one knee.

Afterward, we continued to walk around with our photographer as she took our pictures. The rest of the weekend was amazing.

Adrian even planned a surprise hot-air balloon ride for the following day. I’m blessed to have him in my life and that he’s such a detailed planner.

Tell us about the ring.

Adrian: Any time proposal talk came up, Erika would mention her favorite type of cut, something round. She didn’t specify which color, size or anything else except that she wanted a round cut. Her ring is 18K white gold with a 1.2 carat center diamond with 30 side diamonds on the band.

Why did you choose to get the ring at Bachendorf ’s?

Adrian: After we shopped at several jewelers in Dallas, our mutual friends recommended Bachendorf ’s. They have been clients since 2020 and they custom-made their engagement and wedding rings here, so I decided to go to Bachendorf ’s too. I’m forever grateful I did, because the service and quality of the rings did not compare to the other places I went to.

How was your experience with our sales associate Frank?

Adrian: Working with Frank was a breeze—he showed me several options for what I was looking for. I worked with him closely on picking out the perfect ring, and it was a fun experience. I learned a lot about what to look for in a diamond, including cut, brilliance, shape and more. We’re hoping to work with Frank again for our wedding bands.

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Erika, did you suspect that Adrian was going to propose when he did?

Erika: Not at all, and I’m surprised I didn’t catch on because I usually know what he’s doing, since we live together.

After the proposal, he told me he’d gone ring shopping any chance he could get. He had a lot of time to shop around during the summer, when we had just moved into our new apartment, so he would tell me he was shopping for apartment stuff or personal things.

Have you picked a wedding date yet?

Erika: The wedding is still in the works. We’ve both been very busy due to the seasonality of our work, but we’re hoping to do more planning in the spring. Our hope is to get married by the end of the year or the start of 2023.

Has the pandemic made wedding planning more difficult?

Erika: We both work from home, so sometimes we’ll have free time to chat during lunch or in the evenings about the wedding. We’ve been seeking advice from friends and family and looking on Pinterest for inspiration. We don’t have a venue just yet, and there are many to choose from in Dallas.

So far there haven’t been that many limitations due to the pandemic, but prices have definitely gone up.

Have any quirky things happened so far during wedding planning?

Erika: Since we both work from home, sometimes I forget to put on my engagement ring so Adrian will make fun of me about it and say, “Wow, I guess you’re single now, huh?” It’s easy to forget at first, but any time I leave the apartment without it my hand feels naked. Sometimes I wish it were permanently glued to my hand.

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TAKE A VOW

From this day forward…

A LOVING COUPLE WILL LOVE RECALLING THEIR NEW YORK NUPTIALS, WHEN RAIN DIDN’T DARE INTERFERE.

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With family in Ireland, a Connecticut couple considered getting married “across the pond”—the big one, that is—but their thoughts kept returning to Central Park, a tranquil setting they had already immortalized with their engagement.

“It’s always had a good place in our heart,” says Natasha (Treacy) Walton. “It’s quintessential New York.”

When planning their wedding, she and husband John chose to build on those good vibes and the city that sparked their love with a reception at The Loeb Boathouse Central Park.

Natasha recalls that there were flash-flood warnings on their May 5 wedding date, but when they arrived at the iconic Church of St. Ignatius Loyola and Natasha stepped out of the trolley, the skies cleared.

“It didn’t start raining again until later that night,” she says. “We got very lucky—or blessed.” The landmark church with its 5,000-pipe organ proved a “spectacular” setting in which to tie the knot after five-plus years of dating. (The couple both worked in finance, lived in the same New York City apartment building and met through friends.)

The rainfall earlier in the day made their photo shoot in Central Park almost magical. “We had the park entirely to ourselves,” Natasha recalls.

Where rain might have brought gloom, the pink-and-gray palette she chose for the bridal party hinted happily of spring, and the couple made their grand entrance by gondola as guests gazed from the balcony.

As the night progressed, guests were introduced to the couple’s signature cocktails: his, the bourbon-based Woozy Walton; hers, the Muddled McGee, a sparkling strawberry concoction. The couple’s first dance took courage for the groom, as their song “I Don’t Dance” by Lee Brice suggests. But John was rewarded, in a way, with butter-cream cookie-dough filling—he loves cookie dough—for the three-tier cake by LuLu’s Bakery.

A prompt “mini-moon” in Miami was followed one year later with a trip to South Africa and Mozambique. Now the couple has settled in Connecticut with fond memories of the city that kindled their flame.

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For a couple who nurtured their love in the tranquil setting of Central Park— and even got engaged on the park’s Bow Bridge— there could be no more perfect wedding venue.

Here, Natasha and John Walton enjoy a peaceful moment on a gondola ride to their reception at the park’s Loeb Boathouse.

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This page, clockwise from top left: Bagpipers continue a hundreds-of-years-old tradition; the bridal party joins in a toast; centerpieces herald spring with cherry blossoms, roses and hydrangeas; the three-tier cake by LuLu’s offers a treat— cookie dough. Opposite page: Guests applaud the newlyweds’ first dance—Around Town Entertainment learned the song “I Don’t Dance” for the occasion.

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ENGAGEMENT

WEDDING

BACHENDORF’S BRIDES:

madeline & paul pogranichny A DALLAS COUPLE PLANNED THEIR DESTINATION WEDDING IN CALIFORNIA IN JUST EIGHT MONTHS— AN “ELEGANT GARDEN PARTY” HELD AT A BAY AREA FARM. UNIQUE RINGS FROM BACHENDORF’S TOPPED OFF THE SPECIAL OCCASION— THE BRIDE’S MAID OF HONOR WAS FALLON BOCK OF BACHENDORF’S.

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Madeline and Paul Pogranichny planned their destination wedding in California in just eight months, with a stunning farm venue in the Bay area as the inspiration for their garden-party theme. Their unique rings from Bachendorf ’s are special too—the bride’s best friend from college is Bachendorf ’s retail buyer, Fallon Bock. Recently, the couple took time for a chat.

How did you meet?

Madeline: We met on January 5, 2018, in line at the Ascension coffee shop in The Crescent building. We both worked there, and we quickly realized we knew many people in common. Paul is a black-coffee, straightforward kind of guy, but he intentionally ordered the most complicated drink on the menu to buy as much time as he could to be with me! We went on our first date the next day.

When was the proposal?

Madeline: Just a few days before our third anniversary together, Paul surprised me with a trip to Austin and a stay at The Commodore Perry Estate. During a walk in the French gardens, Paul stopped and gave a sweet speech before getting down on one knee. This proposal had been planned months in advance. He had intended to propose before the holidays, but Paul came down with COVID. Luckily, he was able to reschedule everything he had planned for several weeks later in January, and although he couldn’t taste the celebratory dinner or champagne, the delay only made us more grateful to have each other.

Why did you decide to buy your engagement ring at Bachendorf ’s?

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jobs. I had also met Fallon’s father, Lawrence, and the rest of her family on many occasions and knew it would be a very personal touch to get my engagement ring from someone I knew and trusted completely. And once Paul started learning about the various factors that go into selecting an engagement ring, he knew that quality was his top priority and that Bachendorf ’s standards of quality and excellence were unmatched.

Paul: It was so seamless working with Fallon and Lawrence. They made the whole process of making such a big decision so fun and a great bonding moment for us.

The ring carries extra sentimental value for Madeline, knowing all of the hard work her friend put into the selection of the diamond, and that Fallon was a part of this monumental step in her life.

Tell us about the rings!

Paul: Madeline tried on the Marquise diamond and it simply felt like her— timelessly elegant but unique. For her wedding band, we chose an eternity band of round diamonds that would complement her engagement ring, but still allow the Marquise to shine. My wedding band is a brushed platinum band. I also bought Madeline a wedding gift from Bachendorf ’s: pearl earrings with spiral gold posts topped with diamonds.

Madeline: Pearls are my birthstone, and I love that Paul went with a more modern approach to the classic that I can wear every day.

I understand your wedding was at Bear Flag Farm in Winters, California.

Madeline: It was on October 2, 2021. Paul was born in Ukraine and moved to San Francisco when he was a child, and he was raised by his grandfather, Yakov, who is now 95. It was important to have Yakov present at the wedding, so it needed to be somewhere within driving distance from San Francisco.

Because of how quickly venues were booking up in 2021, we booked Bear Flag sight unseen after several Zoom meetings with the owner.

Several months later we flew out to see it in person, and it’s beautiful. Onsite they have vineyards, lavender fields, a citrus orchard, an almond grove and a sunken rose garden surrounded by old oak trees.

What was your vision for the big day?

Madeline: The gardens of the venue provided the initial inspiration. I wanted to let their natural beauty shine and add design elements to evoke the feeling of stepping back in time to a fabulous, elegant garden party. We hosted

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our ceremony in the lavender fields and had our cocktail hour under the white peaked tent in the citrus garden, followed by the reception in the sunken rose garden under twinkling lights. All of the food we served at the wedding was either grown onsite at Bear Flag Farm or from the surrounding area. It was a true farm-to-table-style dinner.

How was wedding planning during a pandemic?

Madeline: By the time we had locked in a venue, we only had about seven months to plan the wedding, which is difficult to do during a pandemic. Our venue was very helpful in recommending other vendors to work with, such as our photographer and DJ, but there was already limited availability for many of the other vendors. It was truly a team effort to make all of the little details that made the event feel elevated and unique. My mother in particular was instrumental in turning my outlandish design ideas into reality.

Anything unexpected?

Madeline: During the first look, I noticed that Paul had a giant horsefly perched on his forehead. I burst out laughing, trying to swat the fly away from his head, and then noticed he had a giant red spot where the fly had bitten him. The bite was so bad he had to find my makeup artist to cover the spot before the ceremony. Finding humor in this situation melted my nerves away, and I was so grateful to have a few private moments with my soon-to-be husband. I also got a major allergy attack as I was going down the aisle to Paul—I think everyone thought I was superemotional when I was standing there during the ceremony and saying my vows, but really it was just the allergies.

What were some personal touches?

Madeline: Personal details included the names of our signature cocktails, having a croquembouche (pastry puffs) instead of a traditional wedding cake and giving little bags of coffee as our favor, since we met in a coffee shop.

The day’s most special moments?

Madeline: Paul wrote an incredible 13-minute speech for our wedding. His grandfather also gave a long toast to us, which was mostly in Russian and translated

by Paul and his brother-in-law. To have his grandfather at our wedding and to feel so welcomed into my new family in that moment was worth all of the stress I had previously felt planning a destination wedding in a matter of months.

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JEWELRY

TAKE CENTER STAGE: WORN SOLO OR LAYERED, THESE ELEGANT JEWELS WILL LIVEN UP ANY LOOK.

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18K yellow gold diamond hoop earrings with 7 carats of round brilliant diamonds, $18,000; 18K yellow gold fancy yellow diamond ring with 28 fancy yellow diamonds weighing 1.27 ctw, $5,000; 18K yellow gold square diamond fashion ring with 0.58 ctw of round brilliant diamonds, $1,250; 18K yellow gold leaf ring with round brilliant diamonds weighing .87 ctw, $2,960; 18K yellow gold curb link bracelet with 285 round brilliant diamonds weighing 1.75 ctw, $4,400; 18K yellow gold diamond link bracelet with 396 round brilliant diamonds weighing 7.25 ctw, $15,950.

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18K white gold split diamond hoop earrings with 132 round brilliant diamonds weighing 6.68 ctw, $15,300; 18K white gold diamond link bracelet with 76 round brilliant diamonds weighing 2 carats, $5,500; Fallon B 18K white gold threestation bangle bracelet with round brilliant diamonds weighing 0.30 ctw, $2,180; platinum diamonds by the yard bracelet with 12 round brilliant diamonds weighing 1.50 ctw, $4,700; Norman Silverman 18K white gold straight line necklace with 118 round brilliant diamonds weighing 14.65 ctw, $32,000; Norman Silverman 18K white gold opera necklace with 196 round brilliant diamonds weighing 48.56 ctw, $148,000.

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Norman Silverman 18K white gold hoop earrings with 20 emerald cut diamonds weighing 3.98 ctw, $14,000; 18K white and yellow gold diamond link necklace with 390 round brilliant diamonds weighing 6.01 ctw, $12,930.

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INTERVIEW

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID YURMAN

eager to build

A TOP JEWELRY BRAND’S NEW LEADER REVEALS HIS APPRECIATION OF ITS HERITAGE—AND ZEAL FOR ITS FUTURE. By Rita Guarna to evolve our brand by honoring our heritage— craftsmanship, product, design and innovation— while also seeking to deepen our company’s roots in the visual arts and creative communities. Also, as with any business that hopes to sustain itself in growth, we must continue to focus on the employee experience and journey.

What are you proudest of, professionally and personally?

Growing up within the company has given me an appreciation for the incredible work that has gone into building it. My parents started this brand more than 50 years ago, and in many ways they were trailblazers in the industry. I’m excited to build on their legacy, and to continue to evolve and shape the future of the brand and what it stands for. I am most proud of our men’s business,

which I created in 2005. A creative outlet for me, it has also been a driving force in our growth.

Tell us something that people would be surprised to learn about you.

I love to cook! It brings me great joy to be able to share this with friends and family. I love to build on my menu when I travel, taking great inspiration from the Far East and different regions of Europe, both coastal and inland. I also enjoy meeting the people who grow and care for ingredients with the same care as I do for my designs and products.

You’re paving your own way in the family business. What are your thoughts about one or more of your children following in your footsteps?

I love the idea of my children joining the business.

My oldest daughter, Cody, has already designed a few collections, and I couldn’t be prouder of her.

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Last November, Evan Yurman was promoted to president of David Yurman Enterprises LLC, the jewelry design brand founded by his parents, David and Sybil, more than half a century ago.

The new president, now 40, has two decades of experience with the company, having served as chief creative officer and led its men’s, wedding, high and fine jewelry businesses. Evan also supervised the redesign of the flagship store on New York City’s 57th Street. In a brief recent chat, ACCENT inquired about his thoughts, on- and off-duty.

You’ve said that your vision for the business is “to build and sustain.” Tell us how you see the company evolving as you embrace your new role as president.

In 2022 and beyond, we are looking to continue

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ity figures, and it was later denounced by the Catholic Church and other religious and political entities because it was seen as sexually suggestive. Economic turmoil, Argentina’s political struggles and the rise of other forms of dance and music helped cool the tango fever—for a while.

The dance remained relatively dormant until the 1980s and ’90s, when Argentine singer Osvaldo Peredo and his tangoinspired music helped renew interest in the tango, launching a renaissance that has continued in this century. It was featured in films from Strictly Ballroom and True Lies in the ’90s to Frida and Shall We Dance in the early 2000s. In 2009, UNESCO declared the Argentine tango a part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Today, organized groups such as Argentine Tango USA promote the movements and cultural significance of the tango, while global events like the Buenos Aires Tango Festival & World Cup attract thousands of visitors annually. The tango is also one of the most anticipated routines on the reality competition show Dancing With the Stars (see “Buenos Aires, Where the Best Compete,” at right).

Argentine tango is also taught as a fitness program that focuses on moving to the rhythm of the music and keeping healthy heart rates going. As an exercise, the tango can help strengthen muscles, develop balance and improve coordination. Healthcare professionals also praise the tango for boosting emotional wellbeing, spiritualty and mindfulness. All this, and a naughty reputation too—who can beat that beat?

Buenos Aires, where the best compete Former Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis tangoed with choreographer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, earning a perfect score on season 18 of Dancing With the Stars in 2014. Country singer Jana Kramer and pro dancer Gleb Savchenko did the same five seasons later. There’s suspense and plenty of action with every tango routine on DWTS, but you should check out the cutthroat competition at the Buenos Aires Tango Festival & World Cup. This event, held every fall, draws more than 400 championship couples from all over the world to compete in a variety of categories. The week-long program (details still to come) also serves as a showcase for Argentina’s culture, inviting visitors to participate in varied activities, enjoy entertainment and circuses and, of course, learn how to tango.

American dancers hoping to qualify for the World Cup must win the Argentine Tango USA (ATUSA) Championship, scheduled this year for July 7–10 in San Jose, California. The ATUSA Championships have seven categories, including Tango de Pista (salon tango) and Tango Escenario (stage tango), each of which has three stages of competition. Other categories—open to amateurs, professionals and seniors—are less rigorous but still highly competitive.

The reigning ATUSA Tango de Pista champions are Adriana Salgado and Orlando Reyes of New York, while Anton Domansky and Alisa Burkina, also of New York, are the defending Tango Escenario champs.

IF YOU GO… WHAT: ATUSA Championship and Festival WHEN: July 7–10, 2022 WHERE: Doubletree by Hilton, San Jose, California INFORMATION: tangousachampionship.com

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Has any other dance appealed to our senses like the tango? Picture Oscar Award-winner Al Pacino, as the visually impaired Frank Slade, with Gabrielle Anwar in Scent of a Woman, as they showcased their joy and passion on the floor.

Their routine, considered one of the best in cinematic history, wasn’t perfect but it incorporated both physical and emotional connections, both of them essential to this dazzling dance.

The tango dates back to the 1880s, when Argentine street dancing meshed with eclectic, African-inspired styles from Uruguay. Danced by couples (as opposed to a later Spanish version that is performed by a solo woman, giving the lie to the truism “it takes two”), the Argentine tango was favored mostly by the working class and European immigrants. Many of them, far from their home countries, infused a hint of melancholy into their moves. Perhaps they gravitated to a high level of intimacy: A dancing pair locks in either an open (arm’s length) or closed (chest to chest) embrace and engages in a fast-paced, follow-the-leader game of footwork.

Young men especially took to the tango, and they helped raise its popularity across the region. And when Argentina’s wealthier residents traveled and took the new dance to Europe, particularly to large cities like Paris and Berlin, the tango became a hit.

As the dance spread globally in the early 20th century, it was met by some resistance. Its sassy, splashy combination of African, European and South American influences was a shock to some author-

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A photograph can spur intellectual curiosity and forge emotional connection—and sometimes create what is somehow more than the sum of those two parts. Award-winning, Australian-born photographer Giovanna Aryafara, who now lives in Bali, has been traveling the globe creating such indelible images for more than 40 years, and she excels at showcasing a country and its colors and moods through a simple, telling face or scene.

On the next few pages you’ll see Aryafara’s pictures from a visit to Myanmar, formerly Burma, a Southeast Asian nation that borders India, China and Thailand.

“These photos are a celebration of the country’s unchanged history for hundreds of years,” she tells ACCENT. “Each place I visit has something magical, and that’s what I always look for—the magic and the essence of people.”

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This young “Curious Monk,” captured by photographer Giovanna Aryafara, evidently derives a sense of security from the elder monk onto whom he’s holding.

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“You can see the tranquility of the fisherman, whose people have been living in harmony with Inle Lake for generations, with their traditional wooden boats,” she says. This photo was also her most-liked on Instagram of 2021.

Opposite: A barefooted monk carrying an umbrella travels “solo” up to a temple. The umbrella, called a “hti” in Burmese, is a symbol of hope in Buddhism and Hinduism.

A hti also refers to a decorative ornament that tops most pagodas in Myanmar.

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Opposite page: This monk’s arm features a black ink tattoo, which has been a distinguished cultural marker of the Myanmar people for centuries.

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ON A BICYCLE, ON CAMELBACK OR WITH BARE FEET GOING DEEP IN THE SAND, THIS INTOXICATING NORTH AFRICAN NATION IS A FEAST FOR THE SENSES. By Everett Potter

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Dating back to at least the 5th century B.C., Essaouira is one of the oldest and most picturesque cities in Morocco. Director Orson Welles shot here in the 1950s, and musicians Jimi Hendrix, Cat Stevens and others spent time in the town.

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Morocco is where the Middle Ages and the 21st century meet, from the exotic smells and sounds of the medina, or marketplace, of Marrakech to the undulating and seemingly endless sand dunes of the Sahara.

What’s the best way to get a taste of it? I chose to bike through the country, riding a hybrid with a group of compatriots, two guides and a couple of drivers in SUVs, who helped us reach further into the country than our two-wheeled vehicles could.

We rendezvoused in Casablanca, a city that justifies its indelible romantic reputation. There was no riding here, but there was time for sightseeing at the Hassan II, one of the world’s largest mosques, and wandering through the old Art Deco quarters, redolent of the classic Bogart-and-Bergman movie that has made the city’s name a synonym for passion doomed by an endangered world.

The trip began in earnest with a flight to Ouarzazate in the High Atlas Mountains, the jumping-off point for our exploration of the Draa Valley. The striking architectural centerpiece of the city is Taourirt Kasbah, a 19th-century, earthen-walled terracotta palace. You may have never set foot in Ouarzazate but you’ve seen it many times, because it’s a favorite of Hollywood location scouts. Its mountainous desert landscape is the home of Atlas Studios and has appeared in Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator and Kundun, among many other films.

This first day of riding set the stage for much of the rest of the trip. We pedaled through a landscape of palm trees and villages, donkeys and goat herds. The simple houses were made of stone with ornately carved wooden doors, with veiled women and men in djellabas, the traditional hooded robes, watching our progress. Dusty plains gave way to a backdrop of arid, snow-capped mountains. Our route was punctuated by towns that were as vibrant and lively and exotic as any Hollywood screenwriter could have dreamed up, as if the rug merchants and the spice sellers and the street magicians came out of central casting. The riding could be hot and was very often dusty, but the distances were manageable.

When we arrived in Zagora, I saw a mural that announced “Tombouctou 52 days,” telling you that it would take 52 days to make the journey by camel to Timbuktu, Mali. We ate delicious tagine with chicken and lamb, and I awoke just before dawn with the call to prayer reverberating from loudspeakers in towering minarets.

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The next day, we rode to the eastern edge of the country, where the Sahara begins, and swapped our hybrid bikes for camels. It was a good thing that we weren’t planning to spend the next 52 days heading to Timbuktu, because I was perched precariously atop the temperamental beast on a rough saddle made of wood and carpets.

But as we set off, the promised magic and mystery of the desert revealed themselves quite quickly. We were invited to wrap our heads in the traditional Tuareg tagelmust, the headscarves that made us all resemble the supporting cast of Lawrence of Arabia.

They did offer remarkable protection from the blazing desert sun as we rode through a landscape of rolling dunes and blue skies. There was a small oasis on the horizon, with a healthy stand of date palms, and we arrived at our desert camp for the night, with tents furnished with raised beds and Berber carpets. After a dinner, a million stars emerged, and I walked barefoot through the cold sand back to the tent.

In the morning, we drove back into the High Atlas and stopped in a high pass for an impromptu snowball fight, just for the bragging rights. Later on, we mounted our bikes and spent the night in the High Atlas at Kasbah Tamadot, settling into the lap of Moroccan luxury in this 28-room property owned by Sir Richard Branson.

We carried on the next morning on the road to Essaouira, riding our bikes past argan trees with thick, thorny branches on which goats perched. The sight is surreal, but the nimble goats climb up to eat the fruit of the trees, now aided and abetted by farmers eagerly seeking tips from passing tourists.

As the very hot day began to wane, we saw buildings on the horizon and got a scent of the ocean and realized that we had arrived in Essaouira. This was easily my favorite city on the trip, a place that dates to at least the 5th century B.C., with massive stone ramparts overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, narrow streets and alleyways, as well as a broad beach, that stretch far south of the city. In the 1950s, famed director Orson Welles shot his version of Othello here. By the late 1960s, the place had

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become a hippie haven, and musicians such as Cat Stevens and Jimi Hendrix spent time there. As I walked the beach south of the city, I met a few wetsuit-clad surfers from France who had been coming for years to what they had nicknamed “Wind City Afrika,” as the Atlantic winds blow nonstop on this corner of the continent.

Yet it was the city itself, with its densely packed stone buildings, crumbling palaces and a slightly ramshackle charm that was so evocative. Buildings are mostly white, the doors mostly blue, and the medina is jammed with spice sellers and wood-carving shops, diminutive cafes and fruit sellers. Little wonder that it’s a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Our final destination was Marrakech, which is the soul of all things Moroccan.

With the snow-capped High Atlas Mountains in the distance, it’s a hot, densely packed oasis, a paradise of lush gardens and a maze-like medina. It’s also a chic getaway for the Euro-fashion crowd, many of whom stay in converted riads, walled houses that have become stylish hotels in the heart of the city. We stayed in the most famous hotel in the country, La Mamounia, a near century-old indulgence of luxury, boasting an Olympic-size pool surrounded by the most glamorous crowd this side of the French Riviera.

I wandered the labyrinth lanes of Marrakech, where Berber carpets, silver teapots, pottery and acres of rugs were for sale. I wandered through the dreamy Jardin Majorelle, a garden designed in the 1920s that was later bought and restored by the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.

For the final meal, we went to an elevated open-air restaurant that had been reserved for us. It overlooked the Jma el-Fna, the center of Marrakech, a vast open square that’s a remnant of the Middle Ages. It’s where snake charmers serenade cobras, touts carry monkeys on their shoulders and dancers do cartwheels. There are fortune tellers with henna-patterned hands, and the oft-photographed water sellers, dressed as court jesters. As one companion had her hand decorated in a henna tattoo, a fortune teller took my hand and offered to read my palm, telling me that I would have 13 children. As fortunes go, this one was wildly inaccurate, but it did nothing to diminish the magic of this remarkable country.

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This page: Moroccan design is a trend spotted around the world, and there’s no shortage of it in the country’s architecture. Examples shown here include the Tin Mal Mosque in the High Atlas Mountains, a palace in Fes and Ait-Ben-Haddou in Ouarzazate. Opposite page: Marrakech is the soul of all things Moroccan. It’s filled with history, including the Koutoubia Mosque, as well as lively markets that feature carpets, teapots, pottery and more for sale.

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18K white gold sapphire and diamonds by the yard necklace with 19 oval-cut blue sapphires weighing 5.90 ctw, 106 round brilliant diamonds weighing 2.28 ctw, 33” long, $9,800.

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18K white gold multi-shape diamond cluster ring with 9 marquise-cut diamonds weighing 0.55 ctw, 159 round brilliant diamonds weighing 3.03 ctw and 5 round brilliant diamonds weighing 0.49 ctw, $9,170.

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Platinum sapphire and diamond halo ring with 1 cushion-cut sapphire weighing 8.05 ctw GIA certified, and 28 round brilliant diamonds weighing 3.40 ctw, $85,000.

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going fast THREE LEGENDARY SPEED DEMONS THAT CHANGED THE SUPERCAR LANDSCAPE ARE NOW IN THEIR FINAL YEAR. GET ONE WHILE YOU CAN. It’s hard to say goodbye to a product on the market that stirs our hearts—especially an automobile.

But you know what they say must happen to all good things. These three supercars carried the torch for their brands for years, not only winning drag races and styling competitions, but also gaining loyal fanatics and cult followings along the way. If there’s a little devil in a thought bubble over your shoulder urging you to acquire one, the time is now, as these beloved sportscars approach the end of the road. When did owning a piece of history also produce such velocity?

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LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR

When it debuted in 2011, the Aventador not only looked like the prize-winning bull it was named for, but had all the characteristics as well—strong, fast and aggressive.

Lambo, however, is pulling the plug on its now legendary flagship after this year, giving way perhaps to a future plug-in electric car. Before that happens, however, company engineers are celebrating the outgoing model by giving it a special trim for its finale. The Ultimae is truly limited-edition (each of the 600 cars comes with a numbered plaque) and, with a 0–to–62 mph time of 2.8 seconds, it’s the fastest street-legal Aventador ever. That power is generated by the 6.5-liter, 769 horsepower V12 engine (that’s 10 more ponies than the top-of-the-line SVJ). It also comes equipped with four-wheel steering, twin-exit rear exhausts, two-tone treatment on the side skirts and other styling details that distinguish it from all other Aventadors past and present.

Starting at $450,000.

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ACURA NSK: ACURA

With unique looks and luxuries, the NSX was unlike any other Japanese sportscar during its first North American stint from 1990 to 2005 (it was known as the Honda NSX in all other parts of the world). Fanatics embraced the model when Acura revived it in 2014, and it quickly attracted a cult following. Now, in its final year of production, engineers have finally given the iconic car a Type S trim—for the highest performance level in the Acura line.

This gas-electric hybrid is powered by a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 combustion engine and three electric motors, which work together to create 600 horsepower. An all-wheel drive system, updated aerodynamics and a lighter carbon-fiber roof help push this Acura to a 0–to–60 time of 2.5 seconds, easily making the final NSX a bona fide supercar.

Starting at $169,500.

Every Huayra that ever rolled off the assembly line has sold since the Italian hypercar manufacturer debuted the model in 2011. Owners are part of an exclusive club—each car has unique styling, unmatched aerodynamics and, of course, flight cockpit details inside the cabin. But the Huayra is approaching the end of the line—Pagani already discontinued the coupe from its lineup, and special editions are all the motor world has left. The rumored final iteration is the Imola, a Mercedes-AMG V12-powered masterpiece with 827 horsepower. With a 2.2-second 0–60 sprint time and a top speed of 236 mph, it’s the fastest streetlegal variant ever. Buyers (those lucky enough, that is, to get one) can expect the same design details that made the original Huayra a household name: the gargantuan rear wing and gullwing doors, for instance.

Starting at $5.4 million.

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Tucked behind a large graffiti wall in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is Roberta’s, a New American pizzeria known for its hipster vibes and wood-oven pies. You wouldn’t know it from its unsuspecting, hole-in-the-wall appearance, but Roberta’s is the OG of the Neapolitan pizza movement in New York City—with a cult following to prove it. The place has been dishing out top-notch versions of the universal food of youth (and the young at heart) since 2008.

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Carlo Mirarchi: You and I have always talked about wanting to have a place we would want to hang out in—with each other, our friends and our family. That was the point of the whole thing. I like to think that it has always been a place where, no matter who you were, as long as you were nice and polite and treated people with respect, you would feel like you were at home. It doesn’t matter if you sat down for five minutes and had a Budweiser and a pizza, or sat down for five hours and had a Budweiser and a pizza.

As the business grows, it gets harder and harder to maintain your own personality within

the restaurant. But that’s what I’ve always loved about Roberta’s. You go to Roberta’s and you know there are people behind it—people with ideas, with feelings, with passion, with creativity. It’s in a lot of the little things.

Brandon Hoy: It still feels very personal. It’s a place that’s reflective of both of our personalities. You hear people say, “Oh, I approach it like a dinner party.” But I always approached it like it was just a real party, a house party that might go off the rails. It had to be fun.

CM: Yeah, and we had to spend such an insane amount of time here in the beginning. We slept here. And the only way to make it tolerable was to make it fun.

BH: Exactly.

CM: Even in the beginning, the people we hired early on, it was more about ‘Can we spend 12 hours a day with you?’ That’s more important than your skill set, to be honest. I got to a point, probably in the third or fourth year, when I became motivated by the staff.

Because it’s hard after a while. It’s grueling; it’s long hours; it’s a lot of mental and physical challenges, day in and day out. What kept me going, and still does, was the staff and the people we had around us—those who have been around us a long time and are still with us now. To me, that was one of the most inspiring parts of Roberta’s and our story. Being able

to work with people for such long periods and see them grow and get married and have kids and all that was, and still is, something I think about very fondly.

BH: I have always loved going to the restaurant. I like to chat with people, to come through the dining room and interact. It’s no different from when I was a bartender. I loved being a bartender. I like to have those conversations. Not to be super-cheesy, but sometimes Roberta’s feels like Cheers. Almost everybody who works there also has that same thing. I’m Woody Harrelson.

Carlo, you’re Frasier. Or Lilith.

CM: To me, a good measure of ownership and just generally good housekeeping is people who leave and come back. We’ve had a lot of people like that.

BH: They go and come back constantly.

CM: I don’t think people realize how human-oriented this industry is. It takes so many people to make a place like Roberta’s work.

And there’s so much character and personality and humanity involved in it.

BH: The special ones, though, are the secret sauce, really.

CM: You get really close. One on one. It can very easily recreate what your ideas are about family or about friendship or about struggle.

And success. It’s a full range of just being a human being every day sometimes.

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Pizza and pasta, apps and salads, are served outside on the large patio with an adjacent bar, or inside under a series of string lights and unique art pieces. But if you can’t experience Roberta’s and the love-for-life personas of co-founders Carlo Mirarchi, above right, and Brandon Hoy, above left, in person (though they’ve since expanded to Los Angeles too), you’ll get the second-best option with the duo’s new cookbook: Roberta’s: Still Cookin’ (Rizzoli 2021). Recipes for one of their specialty pizzas and their out-of-this-world pizza dough follow, along with a conversation between the two restaurateurs about creating the ambiance at their beloved eatery.

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For the Dough STARTER: INGREDIENTS:

n 2 tsp. starter n ¼ cup whole wheat flour n ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS:

In a bowl, drop the starter into ¼ cup plus 3 tablespoons of water and check to see if it floats, then add the flours and stir until wellblended. If it sinks, it might be dead and need a few feedings to return to life, or it may be over/under ripened, in which case you need to adjust your timing. After 4 hours it should start to become active. Plan to use the starter about 8 to 12 hours after mixing to allow cultures to develop. Letting it sit overnight is usually fine.

Starter is a living thing that needs to be maintained, or “fed,” every 8 to 12 hours if at room temperature, or every 5 to 6 days if refrigerated. It sounds weird, but you want your starter to be really hungry for its next meal. If you can see bubbles, it’s ready to use, or “ripe.” Ask your local bakery for a thimble-full of starter (they might call it seed, biga or levain) to start feeding.

PIZZA DOUGH Yields: 4 balls of dough, enough for 4 individual pizzas

INGREDIENTS:

n 353 grams filtered water, room temperature n 161 grams ripe starter n 12 grams extra-virgin olive oil n 18 grams fine sea salt n 295 grams 00 flour n 295 grams unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

DIRECTIONS:

Place the filtered water in a large bowl. Add the starter and dissolve by hand. Add the extra-virgin olive oil, salt and the 2 flours.

Knead with one hand in the bowl just until no dry flour is visible. Cover the bowl and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. This makes the dough more pliable when kneading and shaping later.

After resting, knead the dough until it is just smooth. Divide the dough into 4 equal-sized portions by weight and on a clean, lightly floured surface, shape each portion into a round ball that is mostly smooth on the bottom and very smooth on top. This should be done gently; stop before the surface of the dough starts to show tiny tears. Flour the tops of the dough balls and cover with plastic.

Leave the dough balls at room temperature for 6 to 8 hours. If preparing to be used the next day, you can leave this dough out at room temperature for up to 30 hours with nice bubbly results. Room temperature is ideally 75°F. If preparing further in advance, transfer the dough balls to a lightly floured sheet pan or plate, cover tightly, and place in the refrigerator to chill for as few as 2 and as many as 7 days before it will become overproofed.

Dough balls are stiff when they first come out of refrigeration, so pull the dough at least 30 minutes before you plan to stretch it out.

Allow your dough to come to room temperature (20 minutes to 3 hours). While keeping it a circle at all times, place your dough on a lightly floured surface. Remember to keep track of which side is the top because that one will bubble up more nicely than the bottom. With lightly floured hands, press down firmly on the middle to take the air out of your mantle and core while leaving a 1-inch crust untouched. This is called docking. Rotate the dough as needed to dock thoroughly and evenly.

Once you’ve taken most of the air out of the middle, you should have what looks like a little pizza in front of you. Pick the dough up and pass it gently from hand to hand. The dough should advance in a circle as your hands pass it back and forth. Manage the dough from the top, and allow gravity and a little centrifugal force to do the work. You should mostly just touch where the mantle meets the crust. The core will stretch on its own, so if you stretch from too close to the middle, you may wind up with a thin spot. This may be as fast as 6 passes between hands. Cold dough will take much longer.

Once you’ve reached 10 to 12 inches, set the dough down on a clean dry surface and flour the bottom side. The bottom will be a little rougher than the top—like the dark side of the moon. Rub the flour onto the bottom, making sure to dust all the way to the edge but without pressing down on the crust that you’ve worked so hard to keep airy and plump. It’s OK to be pretty liberal with the flour here. Flip the dough on to a new surface without stretching it beyond 10 to 12 inches.

Unless you’re sliding a thin metal peel under a fully topped pie, this surface will be the one that carries the pizza into the oven, so choose carefully. For home cooks we recommend a wooden peel.

The nicest doughs will be perfect 12-inch circles with puffy crusts, no thin spots, almost no flour on top and as little as you can get away with on the bottom. Make sure to have all your ingredients ready because as soon as you set your fully stretched and floured dough down, it will start to stick to whatever surface you’ve put it down on. Give yourself no more than 5 minutes to top the pizza. If you need to check if it’s stuck, give it a shimmy or a shake.

It’s almost pizza time!

Home Oven Instructions We can’t all have a wood-fired oven in the backyard, but that’s no reason you can’t achieve the crispy bottom of your dreams.

Place 2 baking steels in the middle of your oven about 4 inches apart. You will ultimately

bake on the bottom one. Pre-heat as hot as your oven will go for a full hour. If that’s 500°F, set your timer for 7 minutes when cooking pizza. If you can go up to 550°F, check your pie at 4 minutes.

Once your unbaked pizza is topped and ready to fire into the oven, slide it on to the bottom baking steel. The hot air in your oven may escape, but the ripping hot baking steels will radiate much of the heat needed to give your crust a nice oven spring.

Spring of Doom Yields: 1 individual pizza

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE PIZZA n 1 ball pizza dough (see left) n 1 big handful Mix of Doom (see below) n 1 oz. Taleggio, rind on or removed n about ⅓ cup pork sausage n ¼ cup grated caciocavallo n 1 lemon wedge n black pepper, freshly ground FOR THE MIX OF DOOM (MAKES ENOUGH FOR THREE PIZZAS): n 1 bunch broccolini tops in bite-sized pieces n ¼ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano n 1 generous pinch crushed red pepper flakes n 1 generous pinch Maldon salt n 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced n extra-virgin olive oil, to taste

DIRECTIONS:

To make the Doom, in a bowl, toss the broccolini, Parmigiano Reggiano, pepper flakes, salt and garlic. Gradually drizzle in enough extra-virgin olive oil to coat the broccolini and make the other ingredients stick to it.

To make the pizza, preheat the oven as high as it will go (about 500°F) with 2 baking stones or steels about 4 inches apart in the middle of the oven for a full hour. Place the pizza dough on a lightly floured work surface and stretch to 10 to 12 inches following the instructions at left for the pizza dough. Transfer to a wooden peel.

Top the dough with the Mix of Doom. Tear the Taleggio into small pieces and distribute evenly. Break up the pork sausage into 19 grape-sized pieces and arrange those on the pizza, then top with the caciocavallo. Slide the pizza onto the bottom stone or steel in the oven and bake until the crust is golden brown. Check after 7 minutes. Finish with a squeeze of lemon and black pepper to taste.

© Roberta’s: Still Cookin’ by Carlo Mirarchi and Brandon Hoy, Rizzoli New York, 2021. Photography © Brandon Harmon.

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SPIRITS

message in a bottle NOW HEAR THIS: MEXICO’S BEST-TASTING TEQUILAS AND MEZCALS—THESE SEVEN, FOR EXAMPLE— HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE FRONT RANK OF THE WORLD’S LIQUORS.

Dubbed “zero-zero” as the first iteration was considered flawless, this exclusive spirit (less than 1,000 cases are released each year) is produced with a clean, environmentally friendly process that incorporates reused agave. Thus the multi-award-winning tequila is best sipped and savored. It has notes of agave and black pepper on the nose with balanced flavors of agave, green apple and toast on the palate. The extra-long finish leaves hints of vanilla and tobacco.

An exquisite spirit should be paired with food that’s just as delicate: Try this one with Indian or Japanese cuisine.

TEQUILA ENEMIGO

ENEMIGO “00” EXTRA ANEJO TEQUILA

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DON JULIO REAL TEQUILA

THE LOST EXPLORER MEZCAL

The bottle can be saved as a collector’s item, but what’s inside is too good not to be experienced. One of the original luxury premium tequilas, Don Julio Real is made of Weber agave found in Jalisco, Mexico, and best sipped neat and at room temperature—the way one would savor fine Scotch or Cognac. It has a gentle citrus and honey nose, with flavor highlighted by caramel, chocolate and toffee. The long finish has a slight hint of wood. Don Julio Real pairs well with sauces used in Mexican cuisine such as rich mole.

This company has made an immediate impact since its founding in 2020, and its Tobalá variety is already a leader of the agave-based spirits world. With each sip of the agave, aged 10 years, one detects aromas of dry tobacco and cocoa before the taste of vanilla with hints of leather hits the senses. The spirit’s finish is smooth with a touch of citrus and fresh grass. Handcrafted in Oaxaca as are all Lost Explorer mezcals, Tobalá spent much of 2021 racking up accolades, including silver at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and a silver with 94 points at the International Wine and Spirits Competition. Try it while enjoying chocolate with caramel sea salt.

GRAN PATRON BURDEOS TEQUILA

CLASE AZUL MEZCAL GUERRERO

Long considered one of the world’s finest tequilas for sipping (and cocktails), this spirit is made from Weber blue agave and aged in American and French oak barrels in Jalisco. Its color is dark amber, and its aroma recalls fine Bordeaux wine with a taste of oak wood, vanilla and raisins. With a velvety finish and unique smokiness, Gran Patron Burdeos is a fantastic sip for those dining on barbecued meats such as grilled chicken, or a companion to desserts made with rich chocolate.

World-renowned for its luxury tequila, this company last year honored a lesserknown region of Mexico with the release of Clase Azul Mezcal Guerrero. Its artisan decanter is surpassed only by the unique flavor of the mezcal, made from 10 percent Papalote agave, which is specific to Guerrero. One takes in grapefruit, rosemary and hints of daisy on the nose while tasting seaweed, lemon juice, pepper and notes of tobacco on the palate.

This spirit pairs well with seafood cooked with lemon and butter and sweet treats such as white chocolate with jam.

SATRYNA LIMITED EDITION TEQUILA

AGUA MÁGICA

The maker of this exclusive tequila handcrafts its spirits using steamed blue Weber agave from fields near Guadalajara.

Its limited-edition blanco is produced in small batches and bottled in a French decanter that pays tribute to the Day of the Dead.

Its fragrance has notes of fresh herbs and lemon, while its smooth and subtle taste is of sweet honey agave with hints of spice. A smooth vanilla finish offers a clean and dry aftertaste. Try a sip with a sweet chili shrimp appetizer for a wonderful sweet-and-spicy combo.

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Founded by a Mexican team based in New York and Oaxaca, this ultra-premium brand launched a small-batch mezcal in 2021, paying tribute to the traditional process of using more than one agave type to make the spirit. Known as Ensamble, Agua Mágica is a blend of Espadín aged seven years and 15-year-old Tobalá. It starts with a light sugar cane juice on the nose and has a pronounced smoky taste like many mezcals—but not overpowering. One detects hints of grapefruit and roasted nuts before enjoying a lavender finish. In addition to making great-tasting mezcal, Agua Mágica supports an “Empowering Mezcaleros” program, which assists family-run palenques (distilleries) with the certification process to sell their mezcal.

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COCKTAIL HOUR

vive la france!

DON’T BE SURPRISED TO HEAR A COLLECTIVE ‘OUI OUI’ WHEN THIS CLASSIC AND CLASSY COCKTAIL APPEARS ON THE DRINK MENU.

French 75 Cocktail INGREDIENTS n 1 oz. gin n 1/2 oz. simple syrup n 1/2 oz. lemon juice, freshly squeezed

n ice cubes n 3 oz. Champagne or sparkling wine

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Combine gin, simple syrup and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker.

Add in a few cubes of ice and shake until the shaker forms a frost. Strain into a Champagne flute or coupe. Top with Champagne and enjoy!

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