Monmouth Health & Life's September 2009 issue

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M O N M O U T H H E A LT H & LIFE ■

SEPTEMBER 2009

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September 2009 4 Welcome letter 6 Editor’s letter 13 Monmouth mix · Sole Selve-tion · Queen of tarts · Win me! · “What I’m listening to ...” · Aw, shucks · A menu of memories

16 Flash

Captured moments around the county

36 Escapes /

Guru-guided getaways

These 3 jaunts with renowned experts prove that self-improvement can really be a trip.

40 At home /

Stealing the show

A revealing look at 3 stylish rooms, each from a celebrated area show house.

52 Glorious food /

Lovin’ spoonfuls

What’s simple and humble yet delightfully decadent?

Chances are, the answer’s in your pantry.

54 Monmouth gourmet

18 Profile Double tribute Honoring two siblings lost

to brain cancer, a special event helps other families cope.

22 Health link

· New knee, new hip · A robot saves the season · Relief for celiac disease · Get a better blood test · Sleep apnea’s hidden dangers · The finest care for women

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Bistro bliss Both the food and décor are graceful and enticing at the lovely Belford Bistro in Belford.

56 Where to eat Your Monmouth County dining guide

60 Be there!

A listing of local events you won’t want to miss

62 What’s happening at Monmouth Medical Center

Mothers who give back

Despite often hectic schedules, these local moms find time to make our community a better place.

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Welcome LETTER

Advancing care AT MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER, THE TREND of performing surgery through small incisions is clearly illustrated in a history that is rich in laparoscopic milestones. In 2006, Monmouth’s Department of Surgery added another impressive achievement to its long list of minimally invasive firsts, becoming the first and only hospital in the region to offer the da Vinci S Surgical System—the sophisticated robotic platform that combines computer and robotic technologies with the skills of the surgeon to overcome the limitations of traditional surgery. For Monmouth, the da Vinci system has painted a picture of surgical precision and a future in which an ever-widening population of patients will be able to benefit from the advantages offered by minimally invasive surgery.

Now Monmouth—the hospital that performs the most pediatric surgeries and same-day procedures in Monmouth and Ocean counties each year—has broadened its robotic surgical scope to include children. In this issue, you’ll read how The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center has joined the ranks of surgical pioneers, as the first pediatric robotic surgery is performed by pediatric urologist Thomas Vates III, M.D., and urologist Michael Esposito, M.D., who is nationally renowned in utilizing the robotic system for urologic surgery, and his partner Mutahar Ahmed, M.D. Robotic technology’s entry into the operating room represents the latest advance in minimally invasive surgery.

We are so proud to be able to extend these benefits to our youngest patients.

Also in this issue is coverage of a new program for adults and children with a genetic autoimmune disorder characterized by a reaction to the ingestion of gluten—a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. The Kogan Celiac Center of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System opened its first satellite location at Monmouth in May to offer central Jersey residents convenient access to comprehensive testing and treatment for celiac disease.

It is part of our hospital vision to be a leader in designing new ways for delivering key services by forming innovative and collaborative relationships with other providers. By working together with our Saint Barnabas Health Care System affiliates, as well as our highly skilled medical staff, we are meeting this goal.

Sincerely,

FRANK J. VOZOS, M.D., FACS Executive Director Monmouth Medical Center

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Outstanding primary care. Plus regional leadership in stroke care, diabetes, gastroenterology, cardiology, chronic lung disease, oncology, kidney disease, infectious diseases, palliative care, and more.

We do it better. And we can prove it.

Allan Tunkel, M.D., Ph.D., MACP Chairman, Department of Medicine Monmouth Medical Center

Internal Medicine at Monmouth Medical Center: ● More of the region’s primary care physicians trained

At Monmouth Medical Center, we know that it’s results that matter.

That’s why we’re proud that we train more of the region’s primary care physicians than any other medical center.

And we do it well. We continue to teach and train the doctors who will provide primary care to the people of New Jersey, and are consistently recognized for our outstanding teaching of medical students.

It’s because of our outstanding primary care physicians that our Intensive Care Unit is a regional leader, offering the newest therapies, multidisciplinary care and a commitment to the highest quality. And it’s because of our primary care physicians that our pneumonia outcomes are superior.

At Monmouth Medical Center, we know that it’s results that matter.

And our doctors do, too. That’s why they provide outstanding primary care. Plus regional leadership in stroke care, diabetes, gastroenterology, cardiology, chronic lung disease, oncology, kidney disease, infectious diseases, palliative care, and more.

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here than at any other area teaching hospital, and we continue to teach and train the doctors of tomorrow.

Our internists consistently receive awards in recognition for outstanding teaching and mentoring of medical students from Drexel University College of Medicine.

Our internists and specialists participate in nationally conducted multi-center clinical trials and creation of national patient-care guidelines; their work can be found in such publications as The New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of General Internal Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases and primary care and specialty textbooks.

Intensive Care Unit maintains lower infection rates than national averages when compared with the Centers for Disease Control’s national health care safety reports.

Significantly lower mortality rates than state wide average for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, gastrointestinal hemorrhage and pneumonia.

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IN OUR OPINION, SUCCESSFULLY RAISING HAPPY, healthy, well-adjusted children is itself an accomplishment worthy of accolades. But when a busy mom is also able to throw her passion behind a noble cause (or causes)—well, we can’t help but offer our praise.

This past April, Monmouth Health & Life celebrated 11 such local ladies at a cocktail party held at Red Bank’s Garmany clothing store. Dubbed “Monmouth County’s Mothers Who Make a Difference,” the event itself also made a difference, with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society. In this issue, we introduce each of these noteworthy women (page 31) and share a few snapshots from the bash we threw in their honor (page 16).

As always, we also dish on sublime local spots your radar may have missed. In Monmouth Mix, starting on page 13, we tell you about a Red Bank store that sells chic customdesigned shoes, specifically made to fit your soles; we divulge a heavenly bakery that’s causing quite a buzz with the “foodie” crowd; and we share the details about this month’s sureto-please OysterFest in Asbury Park.

For more far-flung joys, in our Escapes article on page 36 we describe three enriching getaways led by renowned experts in their field who promise to educate you as you travel. And in At Home on page 40, we take an inside look at three stylish rooms, each designed for a different area show house.

Finally, we want to thank each and every reader who came out to our Best of Monmouth 2009 party and expo. Held at Branches in West Long Branch, it was a joyful evening celebrating the winners of our Readers’ Choice Awards. Those who missed the food-and-drink–packed fun can get just a quick glimpse of the revelry in Flash on page 16, in Faces of Monmouth on page 64 and at www.thebestofmonmouth.com.

Or, you can simply keep your eyes peeled next year for the Best of Monmouth 2010—we hope to see you there!

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SEPTEMBER 2009

Monmouth Health & Life Staff

editor in chief RITA GUARNA

art director SARAH LECKIE

senior editor TIMOTHY KELLEY

managing editor JENNIFER CENICOLA

assistant editor KRISTIN COLELLA

editorial intern DIANE SZULECKI

art interns PATRICE HORVATH , ALEXANDRIA PATE

group publisher EDWARD BURNS

executive vice president, sales & marketing JOEL EHRLICH

regional advertising director DOUG BARKER

regional advertising manager ROBERT SEIGEL

senior account executive SHAE MARCUS

director, internet and new media NIGEL EDELSHAIN

marketing director CHRISTOPHER KAEFER

marketing intern NICOLE CARCANO

production manager CHRISTINE HAMEL

advertising services manager THOMAS RAGUSA

senior art director, agency services KIJOO KIM

art intern, agency services ALICIA CAPAZZI

circulation director LAUREN MENA

editorial contributions: The editors invite letters, article ideas and other contributions from readers. Please write to Editor, Monmouth Health & Life, 110 Summit Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645; telephone 201-571-7003; fax 201-782-5319; e-mail editor@wainscotmedia.com. Any manuscript or artwork should be accompanied by a self-addressed envelope bearing adequate return postage. The magazine is not responsible for the return or loss of submissions.

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Monmouth MIX YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL TRENDS, TREASURES, PEOPLE & WELL-KEPT SECRETS

Sole Selve-tion Treat your feet sweet with the ultimate in luxury footwear: a custom-fit shoe you design yourself at the SELVE (pronounced SEL-vay) shoe salon in Red Bank (732-747-4000, www.selve.co.uk). With two other locations in London and Munich, the shop takes the concept of bespoke footwear and lays it at your feet, from dress to casual for men and women.

The process is simple but with a high-tech twist: “We use the Selve fit system to create a 3-D scan of both feet,” says Selve’s Karin Lund. “From there, the client can select the style, color, materials, heel height, lining and sole from among thousands of combinations.”

The shop accommodates foot sizes large and small, and will even measure your calves for great-fitting boots. A typical custom creation takes four to six weeks and runs from $395 to $495.

Melanie Barilla of Jackson, a freshly minted fashion major from Brookdale Community College, purchased her first pair of Selve shoes in October.

“I’m looking for a job in the fashion industry, so I need a comfortable pump for work,” she said. “I chose a Shirin slingback in black and gray, which is dressy, but still funky and fun.”

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Owner Marie Jackson likes to keep things fresh with seasonal themes and ingredients. “A big favorite in the summer is our Sand Pail Cake,” says Jackson.

“It’s a plastic sand pail filled with layers of chocolate cake, brownies and whipped cream with white cake crumbs and sugar for sand, topped with tiny chocolate seashells from France. We even give you a little shovel for a spoon.”

Like the Parisian patisseries Jackson has visited, The Flaky Tart features the savory along with the sweet, luring the lunch crowd with the likes of gooey ham/gruyere croissants, seasonal soups and salads and a three-cheese, crumbtopped macaroni casserole that on some days disappears before it cools from the oven.

Kathy Huber of Port Monmouth can’t imagine a family gathering without something special from The Flaky Tart. “I bought a key lime tart for my daughter’s birthday, and they personalized it with delicate chocolate script,” she says. “Everything’s always so fresh and sublime, I can’t help but keep coming back.”

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Monmouth MIX ‘What I’m listening to ...’

As mayor of Asbury Park from 2001 until July 1 of this year, Kevin Sanders heard his share of both sad and joyful songs. But outside council chambers, Sanders himself is a practicing musician with a keen appetite for jazz. “My first instrument was the trumpet in the junior high school marching band,” he says. These days he prefers the vibraphone, but he also plays drums, timbals, keyboard and tympani.

And Sanders has been spotted fronting the Mayor’s Players at Asbury Park’s Jazz Festival and Oyster Festival. Here’s what he’s been listening to: 1. “SQUIB CAKES,” Tower of Power, from Back

to Oakland 2. “SWEET ‘N’ SOUR,” The Crusaders, from Free as

the Wind 3. “TO THE END OF THE WORLD,” Pat Metheny Group,

from We Live Here

Aw, shucks Awaken from your summer slumber, locals—it’s time to reclaim your surf and turf. The first big post–Labor Day blast promises to be the ASBURY PARK OYSTER FESTIVAL on September 27 (732-775-7676, www.asbury parkchamber.com/oysterfest), a giant, free street fair on Cookman Avenue featuring food, entertainment and, of course, shellfish aplenty.

“This year the event size has doubled and the oyster count has tripled,” says event coordinator Mike Hollemans. “We’re bringing the boardwalk and downtown communities together.”

In addition to oysters fried, steamed, buttered and broiled, Asbury’s culinary hot spots will offer up signature favorites and special festival fare. Music from two stages will keep the party going from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.—headliners will be Irish rock group Black 47 and Chris Barron, lead singer of the band Spin Doctors. A gigantic children’s area will feature an armada of activities and traditional boardwalk-style games. As a special added attraction, the Oysterfest promises to bring the return of the 50-foot Ferris wheel, a sight not seen in Asbury since the closing of Palace Amusements.

4. “THE CHESHIRE CAT WALK,” Maynard Ferguson, from

Primal Scream 5. “FUNNY FUNK,” George Duke, from Feel 6. “HELIOPOLIS,” Spyro Gyra, from Morning Dance 7. “ENIGMATIC OCEAN, PART III,” Jean-Luc Ponty, from

Enigmatic Ocean 8. “FIKISHA,” Roy Ayers, from Evolution: The Polydor

Anthology 9. “A SECRET PLACE,” Grover Washington Jr., from Gold 10. “SQUISH,” The Brecker Brothers, from Detente

A menu of memories

For a taste of all things yesteryear— and a side order of the Shore’s best

pork roll sandwich—venture over to the ALLENWOOD GENERAL STORE (732-223-4747, www.allen woodgeneralstore.com). The Herbert family of Wall opened their café/antique emporium on Allenwood Lakewood Road in 1972. With a background in antiques, they filled the former country store with treasures from floor to ceiling, giving their quaint breakfast-and-lunch spot a unique days-gone-by décor, where everything on the menu and the walls was for sale.

Youngest son Jeff is now behind the counter. He won’t mess with success, but has added a few flourishes of his own—such as bringing on master candy maker Peter Jost, who peddles his handmade Pierre Chocolats on-site. Thus, luxe creations like pumpkin-spice truffles and wasabi pyramid bon-bons peacefulYou won’t hear any complaints from 82-year-old Roy Whitley, who arrives at 9:30 a.m. each day to enjoy coffee with friends at “the old geezer table.” He makes the trip from Brick “for the ambience, the camaraderie, and of course the coffee.”

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FLASH SPIRITS WERE HIGH AND GOODWILL FLOWED freely as locals gathered to honor “Monmouth County’s Mothers Who Make a Difference” at Garmany clothing store in Red Bank. Proceeds from the cocktail event, as well as 10 percent of all fashion purchases made that evening, benefited the American Cancer Society. A rousing evening was also had at “The Best of Monmouth 2009,” Monmouth Health & Life’s party and expo celebrating all the winners of our 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards. The night featured entertainment, plus a profusion of food, drink and more from a wide variety of Monmouth County’s top shops and eateries.

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5. Ralph and Teresa Scullari, Edward Burns, Monmouth Health & Life Editor in Chief Rita Guarna 6. Ada Dougherty, Francia Salva and Doug Barker 7. John Lombard 8. Dennis Wilson Jr., Monmouth Medical Center’s marketing and public relations director, and Cheryl Wittek, MMC manager of physician services

Think you belong in Flash? Send photos from your gala or charity event to Monmouth Health & Life, att: Flash editor, 110 Summit Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645; or e-mail editor@wainscotmedia.com. Include your contact information, a short event description and names of all who appear. (Submissions are not guaranteed to appear and must meet the following image specs: 4x6 color prints or 300 dpi jpg, tif or eps files. Prints must be accompanied by an SASE in order to be returned.)

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Double tribute HONORING TWO SIBLINGS LOST TO BRAIN CANCER, A SPECIAL EVENT HELPS OTHER FAMILIES COPE

the leader, even at age 7. And I was his little sidekick.” onetime “sidekick,” Andy Feldman The two boys were instantly inseparable. For the next seven years, they did their best to cause trouble.

“We were bad kids, always looking for laughs out of something stupid,” Feldman remembers. “When firecrackers exploded in the school bathroom, the principal came right to our classroom. He knew whom to go to.”

But in eighth grade, a tumor grew on Greg’s leg, caused by a deadly cancer called glioblastoma that forms in the brain but can shed malignant cells that take hold anywhere in the body. He grew sicker, and as a high school freshman had a brain operation that left him in a coma for two months. “He was in the hospital for almost a year, and I went to see him every day,” Feldman says.

Greg recovered enough to return to school the next year, but was thin and had balance IT’S HARD NOT TO SEE CANCER AS A VILLAIN problems. The former playground king was sometimes with a diabolical, evil will. What else could snatch the life bullied—until Feldman, who now went to a different of a 21-year-old—and then come back for his sister 20 high school, heard about it. “I called some kids I knew at years later on the same date? his school and said, ‘How can you let this happen?’ They So it was with Greg Rubin and his sister Carolyn. took over and protected him.”

And their friend Andy Feldman of Middletown, a 46Greg lived another eight years. “We were still hellyear-old music and events promoter, recently chose to raisers, going to concerts at The Stone Pony, skiing in the honor the two siblings’ memory—and fight the foe—by Poconos when he felt OK. He kept in touch with a lot of staging a concert to benefit the David S. Zocchi Brain his friends, even when he was sick. But I was the one Tumor Center at Monmouth Medical Center. who was always there for him.”

When Feldman was growing up, his house and Still, Feldman couldn’t be there when Greg died, the Rubins’ were back-to-back in Deal, and the two while in Spain seeking special medical treatments, on families’ 13 kids wore down the dirt path between the July 9, 1984. two homes. He recalls the day Greg Rubin strutted into “Greg’s death was like a time bomb going off,” says his first-grade class. his brother Justin Rubin, 40, a filmmaker living in Cali“He was larger than life, bigger than everyone else, fornia. “It was really hard on all of us.” and he announced, ‘I am the king and I am taking over!’”

After that, Feldman and the Rubin family drifted says Feldman with a laugh. “He was just a magnetic kid, apart. “I think it was hard for them to see me,” Feldman the best athlete, the best-looking, the funniest—he was Justin Rubin, left, and his late brother’s

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says, “because I reminded them so much of Greg.”

He’d occasionally run into Justin or one of the other Rubins at local music clubs, where he often worked as a road manager and event promoter for musical acts such as Cheap Trick and Blues Traveler.

“I’d seen him less than a handful of times over the next 20 years,” Rubin remembers.

In February 2004, Feldman heard that his late friend’s mother, Elizabeth Rubin, was trying to contact him. “I called her and she said, ‘Before you hear it from someone else, I want to be the one to tell you that Carolyn has brain cancer too.’”

Carolyn, Greg’s older sister, was Feldman’s sister’s best friend. “She was like a sister to me too,” he says.

“I just couldn’t believe it. But I was touched that Mrs. Rubin had reached out to me.”

By June of that year, Carolyn—now Carolyn Kelly Wallach, married with three young children— was failing. “I knew she too would die on July 9th,” says Feldman. And she did—20 years to the day after her brother’s death.

Feldman attended Carolyn’s wake, although he was a bit worried that his presence might cause the Rubins even more pain. It was just the opposite. “When he walked in, he was like a ray of light,” Rubin says.

“Even in a very sad setting, we were all really happy to see him.”

With old bonds rekindled, Feldman knew he wanted to do something to honor his friends. As the 25th and fifth anniversaries of Greg and Carolyn’s deaths approached, he decided to do what he does best—put on a show. And he found the perfect project for which to raise money. The David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center at Monmouth Medical Center was building a new family room, where patients’ families could gather in private to make decisions, talk to caregivers or just find a few moments of peace. Feldman asked the Rubins if they would like the room to be named in honor of Greg and Carolyn.

“There was no hesitation from our family,” says Rubin. “After the two battles we’d gone through, we knew better than anyone that in a hospital people need a place to go to talk and think. And to have it named after Greg and Carolyn is very special. My parents really appreciate how much the room will mean to families in the same situation.”

The benefit concert was held at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park on December 21, 2008. “That

Andy treasures Greg’s favorite hat. Here Greg’s mother, Elizabeth Rubin, sees it for the first time in 25 years as son Justin looks on.

night we saw people we hadn’t seen since Greg’s funeral,” says Rubin. “My family is not a morose bunch.

Levity is important to us, and laughing helped get us through the tragedies. For all these old friends to come together for this joyous occasion was wonderful.”

On July 9, 2009, the plaque naming the family room was unveiled. Feldman gave a speech. “I am not a speaker, but I felt at ease,” he says. “The day felt so natural. Everything worked.”

“Andy is a special part of our family,” says Rubin.

“We are all thrilled to have him around again.” And Feldman vows to stay near for years to come.

“This brought us closer than we ever were,” he says. ■

RAISING AWARENESS—AND FUNDS— FOR BRAIN CANCER CARE Justin Rubin, a filmmaker in California, has created an award-winning short film describing his siblings’ illnesses and explaining the need for more brain cancer research.

“This work is critically underfunded, and the number of brain tumors diagnosed each year is growing,” he says. “Brain cancer will touch your life somewhere along the way.”

• You can see his film and learn how to help at www.NoNext.org.

• For more information about the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center and the Gregory Francis Rubin and Carolyn Kelly Wallach Family Room, go to www.mmc cancer.com/neuro_onc or call 1-877-577-9800.

• To contribute to the Gregory Francis Rubin and Carolyn Kelly Wallach Family Room, e-mail Andy Feldman at andy@myfriends gregandcarolyn.com.

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Most folks I meet have adjusted their lifestyle to deal with the current economic downturn, and many are recognizing that they just can’t stay the course with certain investments. Is it time to “stress test” your own portfolio in an attempt to withstand the bumps down the road? Do you have enough cash reserves set aside in case of an emergency? Does a recent change in jobs require a new approach? Could you be facing higher tax rates? Have you considered asset classes and strategies that you may have ignored in the past?

Did you know that for the first time in 35 years, older Americans will not receive a cost of living adjustment (COLA) in their social security checks in 2010? How will you keep pace with inflation during your own retirement?

• Reverse mortgage loan volume is setting records with nearly 9000 reverse mortgages made in May alone Source: CNN 3/30/09 • The average cost in the U.S. in 2008 for a private room in a nursing home is $209 a day while the average cost for care in an Assisted Living Facility (1 bedroom unit) is $3008 per month, Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008 • The risk for becoming disabled during peak earning years is

substantial. The probability of becoming disabled compared to death by age 52 is 2:1. Source: Commissioner’s Individual Disability Table and Commissioner’s Standard Ordinary Mortality Table, 2008 • The IRS has waived the required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year 2009 • The income limitation for a Roth Conversion is set to be lifted January 1st, 2010 for that year only. This is a tremendous tax opportunity for high income individuals to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth as well as being able to spread the tax payment over a two year period in years 2011 and 2012.

From an estate planning standpoint, this may be something to consider.

I found these statistics and facts interesting and might help you start thinking about your own financial future. It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day headlines of the stock market; often neglecting some basic needs like budgeting, insurance and tax planning.Your financial plan should be coherent, focused and tailored to your situation. Now more than ever is the time to plan for your financial future by meeting with an experienced professional.

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W H AT ’ S N E W I N M E D I C I N E A N D H O W Y O U C A N S TAY W E L L

Orthopedic surgeon David Chalnick, M.D., stands amid the bevy of Monmouth Medical Center colleagues for whom he’s performed joint replacement surgery.

NEW KNEE, WHEN HOSPITAL STAFFERS NEED A JOINT REPLACED, THEY KNOW JUST WHOM TO TURN TO

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IT TAKES HUNDREDS OF DEDICATED PEOPLE to keep a hospital like Monmouth Medical Center running, but one man does a lot to keep it walking. He’s orthopedic surgeon David Chalnick, M.D., and he’s been performing joint replacement operations for 20 years, the last decade at Monmouth. When hospital employees need a new knee or hip, he’s the one they put their trust in.

“I’m not sure how many Monmouth employees I’ve done—I can think of 10 off the top of my head,” says the doctor. “It always puts a smile on my face when I see someone working that I’ve been able to help.”

Surgeons do more than 1 million joint replacements a year in the U.S., and the number is rising fast.

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“One reason is that Baby Boomers are entering the senior years, and they want to remain active as they age,” Dr. Chalnick explains. “Another is the obesity epidemic.

As people get heavier, their knees wear out faster.”

Fortunately, both the devices implanted to replace joints and the operations themselves have greatly improved in recent years. “The materials used today have a much greater life expectancy, which means they can be implanted in younger patients,” he says. “And we now use more minimally invasive techniques, so there is less pain and quicker recovery.”

Still, it’s a major operation, and it speaks volumes that hospital employees turn to Dr. Chalnick. Two tales illustrate the point:

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NEW KNEE: NURSE KATHY PIER

The operation was successful, and today Pier has more mobility than either of them expected. “He was Monmouth nurse Kathy Pier knows the clinical lingo, stunned,” she says. During her recovery, she decided that but she puts it aside when she describes her favorite she would have her other knee replaced as well. The two orthopedic surgeon. surgeries were done eight weeks apart.

“He’s my hero,” she says simply.

Pier was back at work in October of 2005, but she Pier, 53, is a divorced mother of three adult chilswitched to the surgery recovery room, which is smaller dren who lives in Wanamassa. Her knee problems began and requires less walking. She can’t ski or play tennis in childhood, when she developed patellar subluxation, anymore, but she can ride a bike and do dance exercises. a condition common among prepubescent girls. “My She can also bend down to pick up her new grandson, knees would pop out of joint, then pop back in,” she who was born this past March. says. She had several surgeries on both knees to correct “Dr. Chalnick really understood that my quality the problem, but her doctors told her she would probaof life had diminished,” she says gratefully. “You go to bly develop arthritis from all the damage and eventually doctors for their skills, but it’s nice when they have comwould need replacements. passion too. He’s the go-to guy here.”

Through her 20s and 30s she was fine. “I skied, I taught aerobics, I was very active,” she says. But by age NEW HIP: NURSE JEANNETTE WILSON 40, her right knee had lost flexibility, occasionally locked When she first consulted Dr. Chalnick about her arthritic up and caused her lots of pain. She had it replaced, but hip back in 2002, nurse Jeannette Wilson, 62, was three years later the new one had worn out. impressed that he wasn’t eager to operate.

“My previous doctor didn’t want to treat it,” “I liked the explanations and options he gave, and she said. “He said I needed to live with it, because if I that he didn’t jump right to surgery,” she says. “Surgeons had another replacement, in 20 years it would wear out want to operate—it’s what they do. Plus, I really liked too—then it couldn’t be replaced again, and I’d have no him. He was very concerned about my well-being.” other options.”

By 2006, though, her She did live with it, hip had deteriorated greatly, but the pain and loss of “It always puts a smile on due in part to a car accident function only grew. She my face when I see someone she had been in. “He said, became depressed and had ‘Now it’s time,’” says trouble doing her job as an working that I’ve been able Wilson, who lives in Manemergency room nurse, to help.” chester with her husband which required lots of walkand son. “I like that he proing and, occasionally, runvided a lot of education on what to expect and didn’t ning. In 2005, she went to see Dr. Chalnick. assume that as a nurse I’d understand it all.”

“He did the exam and immediately said, ‘This is Her surgery went well, and in about three months a quality-of-life-issue, and you have lost all quality,’” she she was back at work in the quality and performance recalls. “It was so true. He said we had no choice but to improvement department, where she monitors medical try a revision. He didn’t guarantee anything. He knew it documents and charts for quality of care. After her glowwould be a challenge—I’d already had eight surgeries ing reports, her husband had both knees replaced by Dr. on that knee. But most doctors wouldn’t even have taken Chalnick. Wilson knows that she’ll soon need her other hip my case, because it was so likely to have a poor outcome, done, and there’s no question whom she will ask to do it. and they wouldn’t want that on their records. I admire “He’s amazing,” she says. “He really does a pheDr. Chalnick for accepting the challenge.” nomenal job.” ■ So little original bone was left that it took him five hours to insert special rods from Pier’s mid-thigh For more information about joint replacement down to her mid-shin to hold the new knee joint in surgery at Monmouth Medical Center, please call place. “Afterwards, the surgical residents called him 1-888-724-7123.

MacGyver,” she recalls with a laugh.

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Thanks to robotic surgical technology, 12-year-old Leo DiGuilio III spent his summer playing ball rather than recovering from surgery.

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LEO DIGUILIO III WAS LOOKING AT A LOST summer. The Bradley Beach 12-year-old needed surgery to correct a common urological problem, and the procedure would normally require three to six months of recovery. That would mean no baseball this year for an active boy used to playing all summer.

Happily, Leo’s season on the diamond was saved, thanks to forward-thinking doctors and the remarkable da Vinci surgical robot. Leo became the first pediatric patient to have his surgery done with the new robotic method at Monmouth Medical Center.

Leo is the only child of Mary, 55, a project manager at Wakefern Food Corp., and Leo Jr., 52, who is in financial services. “He’s playing on a couple of baseball teams and he’s a junior lifeguard at the beach, so he’s having a great summer,” Mary DiGuilio reported happily in July. Last winter, however, that seemed unlikely.

Leo’s health problems began about two years ago, when he started to experience periodic bouts of stomach pain and vomiting. “He’d miss a few days of school on and off, and we thought it was a stomach virus—they were always going around,” says DiGuilio. This past school year, he missed a total of four weeks—a few days at a time—through February, and again his doctors always thought it was the flu. In February, however, the vomiting was so severe that Leo grew dehydrated. His parents took him to a hospital emergency room, where ultrasound scans revealed a blockage in his urinary tract. Leo was referred to Thomas S. Vates III, M.D., a pediatric urologist at Monmouth. “He knew what the problem was just by what they told him over the phone,” says DiGuilio.

“Leo had the classic symptoms of a condition called uretero-pelvic junction obstruction,” Dr. Vates explains. UPJ obstruction, as it’s commonly known, is a congenital malformation of the junction between the kidney and the ureter, the tube through which urine

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flows to the bladder. This blockage can result in kidney damage if not cleared in a surgical procedure called a pyeloplasty.

Normally, Dr. Vates would perform the pyeloplasty with open surgery. He would need to cut an 8- to 10-inch incision in the belly to remove the blockage, repair any damaged portions of the kidney and ureter, and then reattach them to restore normal urine flow. That would require a three- to five-day stay in the hospital on narcotic painkillers, followed by four to six weeks of recovery.

But Dr. Vates had another option. He knew that the da Vinci robot could be used for minimally invasive pyeloplasty on preadolescent and adolescent patients. The operation is successful more than 90 percent of the time when done robotically, and “in terms of recovery, use of pain medication and length of hospital stay, all are significantly reduced with very good results,” Dr. Vates says. Because of Leo’s age and his robust activity level, Dr. Vates thought he’d be a good candidate for the new approach.

His parents jumped at the chance. “To tell him he’d be laid up all summer—we couldn’t see that if there was an alternative,” says DiGuilio. “The robotic operation is a proven procedure, and the quick recovery and lack of scarring would have outweighed any concerns about being the first.”

For the June 15 operation, Dr. Vates enlisted the help of two other urologists, Michael P. Esposito, M.D., and Mutahar Ahmed, M.D., who have a great deal of experience performing robotic surgery. “Dr. Esposito did most of the cutting and sewing, Dr. Ahmed did instrument placement and the major assisting, and I did very minimal assisting,” says Dr. Vates. “I am learning to use the robot in practice sessions, and it is a very interesting approach.”

“Instead of cutting through many layers of muscle, I made four keyhole incisions, each less than 8 millimeters wide, in Leo’s abdomen,” Dr. Esposito explains.

Through these incisions, Dr. Ahmed inserted the surgical instruments and camera. Dr. Esposito performed

Left to right: Mutahar Ahmed, M.D.; Michael P. Esposito, M.D.; and Thomas S. Vates III, M.D.

the surgery from a console within the operating room.

He donned a special visor to see a magnified, threedimensional image of the surgical site, and manipulated the instruments with fingertip controls.

The operation took about two hours, the same as an open procedure, says Dr. Vates. But instead of spending several days in the hospital, Leo had the surgery on a Monday and was back home Tuesday night. “He got better each day, and by Thursday he said he didn’t want pain medication anymore,” says DiGuilio.

“This procedure is becoming the gold standard of treatment for UPJ obstruction, and any child can have it done robotically,” says Dr. Esposito, who has performed about 50 pediatric pyeloplasties at other institutions.

“We plan on developing the pediatric robotic program with Dr. Vates as he attains full proficiency with the robot. He’s fellowship-trained in pediatric urology, so he’s the one to provide care to kids.”

Leo DiGuilio ended up enjoying a summer full of normal 12-year-old fun—swimming, playing at the beach, bike riding and, of course, baseball. “He was thrilled to get back out there on the field,” says his mom.

“In his first at-bat in his first game back, he hit a double, and when he got to second base you could see his smile all over the ball field.” ■ To find out more about robotic surgery at Monmouth Medical Center and pediatric specialists at The Children’s Hospital at Monmouth, call 1-888-724-7123.

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SOME 3 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE CELIAC disease, and 97 percent of them don’t know it yet. But Margaret Weiss Masiello knows. She knows the bad news—that there’s no medical or surgical cure for this serious gastrointestinal illness. And she knows the good—that by managing their diet properly, people with

Should you be tested for celiac disease?

If you persistently experience many of the following, ask your doctor if you should be evaluated for celiac disease • gas

• weight loss

• diarrhea

• very itchy skin rash

• abdominal pain • fatigue • mood changes Source: National Institutes of Health

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the disease can nevertheless feel fine and thrive.

When Masiello learned 14 years ago that she had celiac disease, it changed her life. She became a registered dietitian, and now she’s the manager and clinical coordinator of the Kogan Celiac Center of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, with programs based at the Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center in Livingston and at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch.

“It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for me, to help people live well with celiac disease,” she says.

Celiac disease is a genetic disorder that causes the immune system to react dangerously to a protein called gluten, which is found in wheat, barley and rye. In affected people, ingesting gluten causes inflammation that destroys the villi, finger-like growths in the lining of the small intestine that help it absorb nutrients. Scientists don’t know exactly why this happens, but it means the body can’t get the nutrition it needs.

Symptoms include diarrhea, bloating and abdominal pain, and there can be nongastrointestinal symptoms as well. But because those symptoms mark a host of other conditions, celiac disease is often misdiagnosed. And in some cases, Masiello says, the disease causes no symptoms at all. But it still needs treatment, because over time it can seriously damage the intestine and cause anemia, malnutrition, osteoporosis and other conditions.

The Kogan Center began operation in Livingston in April 2008 and opened at Monmouth in May 2009.

After a gastroenterologist diagnoses celiac disease with a blood test and a biopsy, the center complements the physician’s care with dietary education, support and community events.

“There is no other dedicated, science-based celiac center in New Jersey,” says Masiello.

The only treatment for the disease is to remove all gluten from the diet. And that’s a challenge, because gluten-containing grains appear in many popular foods.

“The support we offer is crucial, because the diet can be complex,” Masiello explains. “Patients need to learn to read labels carefully and make safe food choices in new ways.” ■

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GET A BETTER blood test WHY IT MAKES SENSE TO CHOOSE A

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HOSPITAL-BASED LAB TO ANALYZE YOUR SAMPLE

DID YOU KNOW THAT NOT ALL BLOOD-TEST labs are created equal? After the nurse or technician in your doctor’s office draws your blood, it’s best—if you have the choice—to have your blood tested in a hospitalbased facility like the one at Monmouth Medical Center, says Louis Zinterhofer, M.D., Monmouth’s chair of pathology and clinical laboratories. He cites four reasons: • Speed and consultation. “Hospital labs like ours are operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” says Dr. Zinterhofer. Monmouth’s lab conducts about 3.5 million tests per year, and because it’s geared toward providing fast services for hospital patients, it can turn those tests around for your physician in 30 minutes if needed, says the doctor. Commercial labs are not set up for that kind of turnaround time, and delays in transport and analysis may cause specimen deterioration and inaccurate results.

Results can be communicated faster by the hospital lab as well. “Your physician may have access to our lab database, or we can telecommunicate by fax and Internet,” he says. “And if he or she has issues or questions, our pathologists are always available for a phone consult.”

• Certification. Monmouth’s lab is staffed with six pathologists and several residents, and one of each is on call at all times. “We have unusually well-qualified staff technologists and administrators—more than 100 people in all—and many have been here for decades,” says Dr. Zinterhofer. That stability helps his lab meet the highest quality standards and receive certification from a host of health organizations, including the College of American

Pathologists, the American Association of Blood Banks, the New Jersey Department of Health and many others.

• Range of expertise. Because it is an academic department, offering a residency in pathology as part of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Monmouth has pathologists and supervisors with the entire scope of subspecialty expertise—including tissue biopsy and cytology diagnoses, clinical chemistry, immunology, toxicology, microbiology and molecular diagnostics. Commercial labs may offer some of these specialties, but usually not all of them, says Dr. Zinterhofer.

• Staffing. “As a teaching hospital, we also have a school of medical technology that trains technologists in our lab,” says Dr. Zinterhofer. “That gives us access to a pool of qualified technologists, and they’re in shortage nationally.”

Although many doctors have established relationships with other labs—that’s why you see those specimen drop boxes outside their offices—you can ask your doctor to use a hospital lab, Dr. Zinterhofer says. Or you can ask him or her to write a prescription for blood work and visit one of Monmouth’s blood centers. “Your blood can be drawn in minutes,” he says, adding that Monmouth’s lab accepts virtually all insurance.

“Blood work often provides the diagnosis that is crucial to managing a condition,” Dr. Zinterhofer says.

“So it’s wise to talk about blood labs with your doctor.” ■ To learn more about getting blood tests at Monmouth Medical Center, please call 1-888-724-7123.

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Sleep apnea’s hidden dangers TREATING THIS COMMON MALADY MAY HELP REDUCE YOUR RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

IF AT BREAKFAST YOU SUDDENLY STOPPED breathing for 20 seconds, your spouse would surely be concerned. Yet the National Institutes of Health report that more than 12 million Americans stop breathing for similar brief periods 20 or 30 times an hour every night. They have a condition Signs and symptoms called obstructive sleep apnea.

Sleep apnea is growing more of sleep apnea prevalent, says Robert M. Kosinski, THE ‘BIG 3’: M.D., a pulmonologist and sleep special• Chronic loud snoring ist who is medical director of Monmouth • Choking or gasping during sleep Medical Center’s Sleep Disorders Center.

• Daytime sleepiness—especially And it can lead to more serious health when you’ve logged enough hours problems. For example, there’s chronic in bed fatigue, which is more than occasionally OTHER POSSIBLE SIGNS: stay at a sleep center. The dozing off in front of the TV. “People with • Morning headaches patient is hooked up to elecapnea may feel unrefreshed upon awak• Dry throat on waking trodes that monitor sleep ening or as though they have been beaten • Memory or learning problems stages, blood oxygen levels, up all night,” he explains. “Daytime • Irritability respiration, heart rate and sleepiness can promote accidents at home • Difficulty concentrating rhythm and more. or while driving and can decrease produc• Mood swings or personality There are several treattivity at work or school.” changes ments for obstructive sleep The condition has also been linked Source: National Institutes of Health apnea.

The first is to lose to anxiety and depression, says Dr. weight if needed. Sometimes, Kosinski, and it has family consequences. changing sleep positions can help. For more serious cases, It’s usually accompanied by snoring, and when breatha continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system ing stops, it often resumes with a snorting or choking can deliver air through a mask to promote regular, uninsound. That causes many sleep partners to seek peace terrupted breathing. There are also dental appliances to and quiet in another room. help realign the jaw and keep the airway open. Surgery But the primary concern is sleep apnea’s link to to remove excess tissue is also sometimes an option. heart disease. As breathing is interrupted, so is the flow of “If you or your sleep partner suspect you have oxygen to the blood, and a drop in blood oxygen levels sleep apnea,” says Dr. Kosinski, “talk to your doctor.” ■ can put added strain on the cardiovascular system. “Also,”

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says Dr. Kosinski, “the repeated effort to resume breathing means the heart doesn’t get the rest it needs at night.”

The only way to diagnose apnea conclusively is with a sleep study, he says. This is done in an overnight

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The finest care for women FRIENDSHIP AND A COMMON GOAL HELP TWO OB/GYNS BRING A PERSONAL TOUCH TO THEIR CHALLENGING SPECIALTY

FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING, OBSTETRICIANgynecologists Sardana Belkin, M.D., and Jenna Levy, D.O., are coming from the same place. “We have a shared vision,” says Dr. Belkin of her partner in Sunrise Obstetrics and Gynecology in Manalapan. “It’s to provide the best gynecologic care and the best pregnancy and childbirth experiences for women in the Jersey Shore community in a pleasant, soothing atmosphere.”

But their geographical origins are very different.

Dr. Levy grew up in nearby Marlboro and went to Freehold Township High School and the University of Michigan. She earned her D.O. at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine, and did her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Staten Island University Hospital. Dr. Belkin came to the U.S. from her original home, the Russian city of St. Petersburg, in 1980 when it was still called Leningrad. Inspired by her surgeon father’s example, she attended Rutgers University and earned an M.D. at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. The two women met a few years ago while working at another practice.

Still, the two doctors’ zeal is as much personal as clinical—appropriate for such a personal area of medicine. “We want our patients to feel comfortable visiting us in our office,” says Dr. Belkin. And the design of the suite itself, with soft and inviting colors, reflects that friendly spirit.

The pair meet a demanding test for colleagues: They’re friends outside the office. “We like each other,” says Dr. Levy. “That’s why we opened a practice together.”

Dr. Levy is single and lives in Long Branch, while Rumson resident Dr. Belkin is married with two children—Joseph, 10; and Sophia, 6. The partners often have dinner together at Dr. Belkin’s house. As for the cuisine, that’s often influenced by the heritage of Dr. Belkin’s husband, Alex Piccolo. “I couldn’t boil an egg before I met him,” she confesses. “Now I cook for his whole Italian family and they love it.”

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Sardana Belkin, M.D., (left) and Jenna Levy, D.O.

Dr. Belkin’s, it’s Dr. Levy who’s now free to trot the globe.

Two years ago she made a medical trip to Kenya, where she delivered babies, performed surgeries—and got a dose of perspective. “I know our country’s medical system has problems,” she says, “but we Americans are lucky to have the things we have.”

Growing numbers of Monmouth County women feel fortunate to have these two energetic ob/gyns in practice here. “They’re fantastic,” says new mom Melissa Brunelli of Freehold, who dropped by the office recently while taking her 4-week-old son to see the pediatrician across the hall. “I’d be the ‘poster child’ for their practice if I could—they were both at my delivery.”

Besides treating their regular patients, Drs. Belkin and Levy put in shifts at the hospital as laborists, specialists who help expectant moms’ private obstetricians and the residents make sure deliveries go smoothly.

Says Dr. Levy: “Having that extra backup assures women peace of mind.” ■ Sunrise Obstetrics and Gynecology is at 831 Tennent Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726; 732-972-4200; and online at www.sunriseobgyn.com. To find out more about maternity services at Monmouth Medical Center or for referral to an ob/gyn, call 1-888-724-7123.

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MOTHERS WHO GIVE BACK DESPITE OFTEN HECTIC SCHEDULES, THESE LOCAL MOMS FIND TIME TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE

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e all know a mom is the go-to person in a family,

but sometimes she’s equally indispensable to a town—or a cause. Last spring, 11 remarkable local women were honored at the Garmany clothing store in Red Bank for their contributions to the community during “Monmouth County’s Mothers Who Make a Difference,” a cocktail party and live auction that benefited the American Cancer Society. From a pioneering breast imager to savvy entrepreneurs who volunteer on the side, meet these inspiring Monmouth residents:

AMY SOROKOLIT MCCOOEY, Rumson

With professional experience in equity sales trading at Spear, Leeds and Kellogg and Goldman Sachs, this Boston College graduate and mother of three volunteers her time with a variety of charities and organizations, including the Junior League of Monmouth County, the American Liver Foundation, Family and Children’s Service and the American Cancer Society Cancer Ball, which she co-chaired this year. continued

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SUSAN KYRILLOS,

Middletown

Prior to assuming her current position as counselor to the president at Monmouth University, Kyrillos worked as a senior associate at Princeton Public Affairs Group and as New Jersey state deputy director for the Dole/Kemp 1996 presidential campaign.

Her volunteer efforts include serving as a board member for the Monmouth Medical Center Foundation and for 180, Turning Lives Around, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault in the community. She and her husband, Joseph, state senator for New Jersey’s 13th Legislative District, have two children.

DIANE TURTON,

Point Pleasant Beach

A successful real estate broker since the 1970s, this mother of two grown sons currently heads Diane Turton, Realtors, a full-service real estate company that operates 17 sales offices throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties, an affiliate location serving the southeast Florida coast and a corporate center in Point Pleasant Beach. Turton also actively participates in a wide range of charities, fundraisers and drives—for example, serving on the board of directors for Friends of Dottie’s House, the fundraising arm of a housing facility for domestic-violence survivors, and on the advisory board for the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter.

BETH DEUTCH, M.D., Rumson A nationally renowned breast imager who has interpreted more than 100,000 mammograms, Dr. Deutch has spent a career at the forefront of breast-cancer detection— while still making time for her husband, Larry, and three children. She was the first radiologist in New Jersey certified to read digital mammography and credentialed in stereotactic and ultrasound-guided needle breast biopsy, and she spent eight years as director of breast imaging and medical director of the Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center at Monmouth Medical Center. Today she is the founder and medical director of HerSpace, an independent breast imaging and diagnosis services center in West Long Branch.

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GWEN LOVE, Howell Township Determined to help those less fortunate, this mother of four and grandmother of three works as director of Red Bank– based Lunch Break, a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization that provides hot meals, clothing and other critical assistance to the needy. Prior to this role, Love worked as community director for Neptune Township’s Midtown Neighborhood Empower Program/Neighborhood Preservation Program.

PHYLLIS ROSONE, Little Silver When not working at D’Achille Design in Little Silver, a home design firm she owns with her mother, Rosalind, this Fashion Institute of Technology grad (she holds three degrees) channels her creativity into a host of volunteer efforts, including co-chairing numerous fundraising events for the Little Silver Parent-Teacher Organization and serving on the American Cancer Society’s business committee. Rosone and her husband, Bob, have two sons and a daughter. continued

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CHRISTINE NICHLOS, Wall As CEO and founder of Options Employment Resources in Tinton Falls, a full-service placement and consulting company, Nichlos offers a beacon of hope to job seekers in a turbulent economy. A mother of four daughters, Nichlos operates her business in three divisions: a local temporary and contingent staffing firm; a recruitment consulting firm; and People Science, a recruitment process outsourcing company.

KATHLEEN CONNELLY,

Fair Haven

Connelly first fell in love with law playing the role of an attorney in a sixth-grade class presentation. Today she is a lawyer with Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper’s Rumson office, concentrating her work on labor and employment law and providing counseling to private- and public-sector clients; she also chairs the firm’s Women’s Business Initiative. One of 17 children, Connelly has two daughters of her own with husband Harry M. Agnostak.

She participates in the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce and the Monmouth Ocean Development Council and is a member of the board of trustees of CPC Behavioral Healthcare.

MEGAN MODIN, Rumson Committed to honoring a brother who died from a brain tumor in 2002, Modin has turned her sadness into action, passionately co-chairing this year’s American Cancer Society Cancer Ball and hosting an annual golf tournament with her family to benefit the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University Medical Center. A Monmouth County native and mother of twin sons, Modin has worked for J. Crew and Liz Claiborne.

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ROBIN ZAGER,

Fair Haven

With 25 years of experience in commercial real estate consulting, property management, transaction services and professional and commercial development under her belt—including founding and heading Robin Zager Realty from the mid-’90s to 2003—Zager is currently employed as a principal at Commercial Property Advisors in Fair Haven and serves on the Two River Community Bank’s board of directors. Zager also works with several charitable and community organizations and is the mother of two sons: Major Joshua Zager, a U.S. military attaché to Ghana; and Sam Zager, a Harvard Medical School student.

LYNDA ROSE,

Highlands

The president and COO of the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, Rose has expanded the chamber into an influential regional organization through the development of business education programming, business-to-business events and an annual expo. A mother of two and grandmother of two, Rose helped establish the chamber’s Education Foundation, a scholarship program granting financial support to nontraditional students often overlooked by scholarships, such as returning adults and vocational trainees, and participates in local charitable organizations such as the Red Bank Rotary Club and Monmouth County Friends of the Parks. ■

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by Timothy Kelley

Guru-guided GETAWAYS THESE 3 JAUNTS WITH RENOWNED EXPERTS PROVE THAT SELF-IMPROVEMENT CAN REALLY BE A TRIP WANT TO LEARN AS YOU TRAVEL? A GROWING NUMBER of idyllic journeys now allow you to return with something better than snapshots and credit-card receipts: nifty new skills. Here we profile three specially designed junkets that combine enchanting sights and sumptuous pleasures with in-person guidance from a nationally recognized authority. Whether your passion is an art, a hobby, a sport— or passion itself—chances are there’s a special travel experience waiting for you that will be well worth writing home about.

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Revitalize your romance in Bermuda with love guru Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D. re the sparks of love not what they used to be? Try this three-day “Romance Seminar,” in which you and your sweetie leave everyday hassles behind and learn new relationship communication skills. True, the fact that the classes are set in lush, dreamy Bermuda doesn’t hurt, but it’s Schwartz’s guidance that’s the real draw. You’ll learn to see your lover anew, to study his or her “love style” and to conspire together to pluck more passion from your busy life.

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Beaches Resort & Spa, on a 30-acre peninsula between the cerulean blue Atlantic Ocean and picturesque Mangrove Bay, features four private beaches and 94 cottage-style rooms and suites.

The expert: Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., has the ivory-

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tower thing going—she’s a professor of sociology at the University of Washington in Seattle— but despite her name she’s the salt of the earth. Along with more than 40 scholarly articles, she’s the author of 14 books, including The Great Sex Weekend and Everything You Know About Love and Sex Is Wrong. She also created the Personality Profiler, an assessment tool designed for www.perfectmatch.com to help singles find their soulmates.

Schwartz has appeared on numerous TV shows, including Oprah and Dateline NBC. The extras: Attendees get 50 percent off on couples’ massages and 20 percent off on beauty treatments at the renowned Ocean Spa. When we visited, we tried the Swedish massage with hot lava rocks. Our therapist, Sharon, alternated seamlessly between the rock and her hands. Or sneak off together down a winding road to the charming little town of Somerset, where a complimentary ferry whisks you to Hamilton, Bermuda’s capital. In the evening, before dinner, join the resort’s sommelier for a wine tasting.

The dates: February 25 to 28, 2010 The cost: $379 per couple added to room rates begin-

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Master Italian cuisine in Bologna with celeb chef Mary Beth Clark n “The Basics of Great Italian Cooking,” a six-day course in cuisine-famous Bologna, Italy, you’ll learn to prepare some 40 recipes, from handmade pasta to thin-crust pizza to real ragu Bolognese. Dine in splendor on the stunning Adriatic Sea and take a guided expedition to the city’s market, where you’ll visit with local producers of cheese and balsamic vinegar and learn just which wines are the best accompaniments for your enticing Italian entrées.

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The extras: Take a break and stroll Bolognese streets whose grid pattern is a legacy of the Roman Empire, or savor stunning city views as you walk along the 666 arches leading to the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, reputedly the longest portico in the world. Inside the sanctuary, see the famous painting Madonna With Child, attributed to Saint Luke the Evangelist.

The dates: October 4 to 10, 2009, is the next course.

But “The Basics of Great Italian Cooking” is offered twice a year, as are other classes—“Taste of EmiliaRomagna” and “Savoring Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany”—while “The October Truffle Festival” is held each fall.

The cost: “The Basics” is $3,450 with first-class hotel accommodations (excluding air fare), $3,850 with deluxe accommodations; other courses vary—see www.internationalcookingschool.com for details.

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chef and cooking teacher and founder of the International Cooking School of Italian Food and Wine, has been training cooks since 1977. Widely known for her book Essentials of the Italian Kitchen, she’s been a guest chef on TV’s Food Network and a contributor to Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, The New York

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Learn art and antiques at sea with Professor Lori Verderame, Ph.D. n seven relaxing, fun-filled days at sea, traveling from Philadelphia to St. George, Bermuda, and back, you’ll attend art seminars, learn to appraise antiques and find out how to ferret out undiscovered treasures at inauspicious-looking yard sales.

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the Norwegian Cruise Line’s Majesty, enjoying NCL’s gym, spa and casino, its six international restaurants and its trademark freestyle dining, with no set dining times, dining partners or dress codes. Picturesque St. George’s, Bermuda, where you’ll dock for leisurely exploring, is the oldest continuously inhabited English-speaking settlement in the New World.

The expert: Lori Verderame, Ph.D., a professor of art history at Pennsylvania State University’s World Campus, has been called “one part Antiques Roadshow and one part Comedy Central”—and she has appeared on the latter’s Daily Show. Verderame is the author of An American Sculptor: Seymour Lipton and the forthcoming Don’t Host a Yard Sale. Her syndicated column on art and antiques appears in 80 publications and reaches more than 7.5 million readers each month.

The extras: The first 100 guests to book will have a

chance to have their own antiques appraised at sea. In St. George’s, check out the State House—talk about antiques, it was 112 years old when George Washington was born.

The dates: At press time, this fall’s cruise, October 24 to 31, 2009, was fully booked; check www.DrLoriV.com for the dates of next year’s cruise and other details.

The cost: Starts at $999 per person ■

Sail with celebs!

3 MORE LUMINARY-GUIDED SPECIAL-INTEREST CRUISES • On the “Baseball Greats Cruises” on MSC Cruise Line’s Poesia, you can ply the Caribbean with baseball stars such as former Yankee Ken Griffey Sr. (a January 16 departure from Fort Lauderdale) and ex-Met Ed Kranepool (a trip leaving February 6). Find out more at www.msacruiseusa.com.

• Sail out of Argentina November 15 on an ambitious 22-night Antarctic Ocean “Emperors and Kings” expedition, in the company of cinematographer Doug Allan of Planet Earth documentary fame—with a stint of helicopter-borne sightseeing—and spot as many as seven of the 17 known species of penguins. (Not for the faint of wallet, this one starts at $21,890 per person—learn more at www.quarkexpeditions.com.)

• Thrill your Twilight-crazed teen with the “Twilight Cruise,” in the company of cast members Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen), Michael Welch (Mike Newton) and more. It sails from Seattle on August 8, 2010; details are at www.twilightfanscruise.com.

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Stealing the show A REVEALING LOOK AT 3 STYLISH ROOMS,

EACH FROM A CELEBRATED AREA SHOW HOUSE At first glance, a designer’s show-house room may seem effortless. But look more closely and you’ll see it has stories to tell—a challenge overcome, an unlikely motif made triumphant. Recently, stunning spaces in three states told such enlightening tales. And in doing so, offered design ideas aplenty.

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CHIC IN THE CITY

DANIEL EIFERT PHOTOGRAPHY

“The Lounge” by Charles Pavarini, Kips Bay Decorator Show House, Manhattan

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color palette with almost no actual color may not

strove to reflect the artwork’s icy quality throughout the

seem an enticing design choice, but in the deft

room, coupling spots of shine with dashes of warmth

hands of designer Charles Pavarini of Charles Pavarini III

thanks to pale mauve and taupe touches.

Design Associates, New York City, this singular palette

A sparkling mother-of-pearl floating fireplace and

was transformed into a breathtakingly sleek lounge befit-

a custom-carved Steinway piano by John Eric Byers

ting a grand boutique hotel.

anchor the opposite end of this “new contemporary”

“I wanted it to feel very clean and light,” Pavarini

room, while a trio of fancifully looped hangings add

says of the space. His color inspiration? A striking iceberg

whimsy upon the walls. The designer’s few splashes of

photograph by Camille Seaman that sits at one end of the

hue—pale teal and lavender—come from a decidedly

room, overlooking a chic seating area with a swanky tête-

futuristic source: a computerized cyclical color-fading LED

à-tête sofa, an amorphic bronze-and-pewter Silas Seandel

lighting system, incorporated into the Pavarini-designed

coffee table and a glittering rock-crystal geode. Pavarini

plaster crown molding.

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HOME POWDER PERFECT “Reflections” by Felicia Zwebner, Sheep’s Run Show House, Rumson

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mall and dark. Such was the space designer Felicia Zwebner, owner of Art de Triomphe in

Teaneck, faced at the beginning of the design process. Her mission: Transform the dim nook into a room that would be bright but not overbearing, a nod to the past but not stuffy. The posh result? A glamorous powder room fused with English and Asian elements.

“The inspiration for the room was The Great

Gatsby—that feeling of ‘20s elegance and opulence,” Zwebner says. So to make the space appear larger, the designer used some decidedly luxurious tricks: She added pleated silk to the ceil-

ing and embellished the closet doors with antique mirrors that reflect the hand-painted silver metallic wallpaper by Gracie.

To evoke a sense of British opulence, she chose a mahogany demilune and mirror from the Althorp Living History collection by Earl Spencer, then incorporated Eastern touches with cherry blossom–print wallpaper, a lightly striped woolen silk rug from Starr Carpets and bamboo-reminiscent window treatments that softly diffuse light, creating an ethereal glow. A luxurious silk adds a cushy spot to “sit, reflect and relax.”

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velvet-upholstered ottoman—Zwebner’s own creation—

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COZY CONTEMPORARY “The Grand Salon” by Eric J. Schmidt, Society of the Arts Designer Show House for the Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania

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hen it comes to home design, bigger is often not better.

“Most people would look at this space and feel very intimidated,” admits Eric J. Schmidt, principal of Eric J. Schmidt Interiors, North Caldwell, of this 22-foot by 32foot room. “They’ll think, ‘How could I live here? I need to have a million dollars’ worth of furniture!’ But you don’t

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need to stuff a large space to make it lovely and usable.”

Thus, Schmidt opted to keep the space clean-

Schmidt-designed console and bold Venetian Ribbon mir-

lined, functional and tailored using the mantra “modern-

ror from Mirror Fair occupy the other. The space’s com-

ized tradition” as a guiding vision. Sticking with a soft,

fortable center, meanwhile, is adorned with a Ralph

soothing color palette, he began by balancing two pure-

Lauren sofa and Duralee chenille daybed and further

white Cavallini leather-hide floor coverings on each side,

accented by Lucite antlers on the mantle, while Ralph

thereby creating three distinct areas: A white baby grand

Lauren Modern Hurricane candles in the fireplace add a

piano anchors one end of the room, while a curvilinear

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After readers of Monmouth Health & Life selected their favorite area restaurants, night spots and shops, it was only fitting that they have an opportunity to “sample the wares.” Nearly 1,000 guests packed into the banquet facilities at Branches in West Long Brance to sample the best cannolis, burgers, cosmos and more, while lucky winners scooped up fine art, theater tickets and other raffled prizes. Among the festive crowd were “Best of Monmouth” sponsors ranging from spas and exercise studios to historic inns, music shops and photographers—all of whom are also an important part of our vibrant Monmouth-area community.

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Joseph has been in the jewelry business for more than 25 years. He proudly showcases his original designs along with other designers he admires and several watch brands. Joseph’s passion for design is evident through his bold and unique yet classic and timeless pieces. Come in and browse for that special someone and let the J. Vincent staff make your experience a pleasurable one.

An Investment for the Heart and Mind Kings Wood Gallery is one of few galleries that brings artwork directly to a client’s home, so they can see the art on their own walls and if they decide they love a piece while in the comfort of their home. Representing dozens of artists including recognizable names such as Pino, Peter Max, Michael and Inessa Garmash, Thamas Stiltz, Dmitiri Danish, Sabzi and Nathan Butsky, as well as many others, Kings Wood Art offers an unsurpassed collection of contemporary art, from the one-of-a-kind paintings to affordable limited-edition prints. “All of my art comes with an unconditional Certificate of Authenticity. I only purchase direct—not from the secondary market where people sometimes try to peddle forgeries—and offer a reappraisal to support the value of any purchase,” says Monique Squeo-Bolsius, owner of Kings Wood Art.

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Glorious Food

by Kristin Colella

Lovin’ spoonfuls WHAT’S SIMPLE AND HUMBLE YET DELIGHTFULLY DECADENT? CHANCES ARE, THE ANSWER’S IN

a hefty dose of antioxidant vitamin E and 16 grams of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat per 2-tablespoon serving. Even better, in uncertain economic times, it’s a treat that rings up at just $2 to $4 per jar, providing countless meals on a shoestring. And there’s no need to worry about its going bad, as that jar will survive on your shelf for quite some time ... if you can resist that long.

Peanut-butter products have all once again been deemed safe after this year’s salmonella scare. But in the meantime, some folks who were leery of the commercial products have found the joy of making their own peanut butter. It’s simple: Just mix up roasted peanuts in a food processor, adding a dash of extra oil if desired. Then stir into your recipe of choice or just enjoy as is. What could be a better butter? ■

Peanut butter mashed potatoes SERVES 4

YOUR PANTRY 1 cup roasted peanuts ⁄2 cup fresh peanut butter 1

1 ounce peanut oil 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled

⁄2 cup melted salted butter

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1 cup warm heavy cream Salt to taste

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with enough peanut oil to make smooth.

• Boil potatoes and put through a ricer. Mix together in a bowl with butter and heavy cream until smooth and creamy.

• Add peanut butter mixture and adjust if needed.

Season with salt.

RECIPE SOURCE: BRAVO’S TOP CHEF ; JUPITER IMAGES; SHUTTERSTOCK

“MAN CANNOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE; HE must have peanut butter,” once quipped President James A. Garfield. And who can argue? Found in threequarters of U.S. households, peanut butter is a beloved American staple—one that New York Times food writer Florence Fabricant has deemed “the pâté of childhood.”

Indeed, few among us—the unlucky allergic aside—have not dipped into a jar in a moment of need (or weakness). But if your PB consumption is limited to spoons or sandwiches, it’s time you found some grownup ways to go nuts: Think chicken skewers in peanut sauce, peanut butter-glazed ham, ginger-peanut soba noodles, not to mention peanut-butter pie, caramel–peanut butter cake, peanut Fast fact butter–shortbread cookies.

An 18-ounce jar of peanut Yet for all its creamy (or butter contains about crunchy) decadence, peanut butter 825 peanuts. itself is a healthy indulgence, with Source: www.foodreference.com 8 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber,

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by Chris Burns

Take our first starter: The sour cream–anointed black bean and chorizo soup, often reserved for a winter’s night, gathered lightness from fresh Jersey corn. Tender pieces of duck starred in the duck confit salad—a generous plate also adorned with pineapple over baby arugula, with a spicy lime vinaigrette that was creamy, not cloying.

But the salad’s real surprise was a sprinkling of peanut brittle chips that—unexpectedly—proved quite complementary. Heavier but still delicious was the five-cheese agnolotti appetizer (we’d heard it was a house specialty).

A cream sauce with peas and prosciutto nicely dressed the fresh pasta pillows stuffed with cheese, of which gorgonzola was the most notable flavor.

How could the kitchen lighten up an entrée as deep as red wine–braised boneless short ribs, we wondered. A lovely medley of summer vegetables, including tomatoes and wild mushroom, plus a near-transparent demi-glace provided a resounding answer. The sauce still clung to the accompanying side of fresh, pan-seared gnocchi, giving the potato pasta a real identity. As for the ribs themselves, they were so tender they capitulated at the mere suggestion of a fork.

Clearly the work of a deft chef, the seared day boat scallops were a symphony of flavors and textures. Our only quibble was minor: The scallops could have done with a more intense searing on the underside. Still, all was beautifully plated, the black truffle risotto provided depth, and INTIMATE. SLIGHTLY EUROPEAN. CHIC BUT the melted leeks and asparagus hit the high notes. not too fancy in décor, menu, price and presentation. These Belford Bistro’s sweet servings were equally sophisare the characteristics that spring to mind with the word ticated: A French-style cheesecake—light, almost cake“bistro”—and the charming Belford Bistro fits the bill like—made for a just dessert. Just make sure that someone nicely. With a proletarian exterior nestled among a row of at your table orders the stellar vanilla crème brûlée, a definstorefronts in Belford’s Campbell’s itive version of the old favorite invigJunction section, the eatery is a graceorated with Tahitian vanilla bean.

Belford Bistro fully appointed collection of 15 roomy I always appreciate when a 870 Main Street, Belford; 732-495-8151; tables set amid muted tones and soft chef visits the front of the house. www.belfordbistro.com woods—a soothing contrast to the Rather than offering a mere perfuncHours bustling kitchen activity, clearly visible tory, “How’s everything?” Belford DINNER: Monday, Wednesday and to diners at the rear of the eatery.

Bistro’s Crista Trovato eagerly Thursday, 5–9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, The menu, too, meets the bistro engaged our questions about ingre5–10:30 p.m.; Sunday 5–8:30 p.m. requisites, with lots of searing, braising dients and technique—even recomLUNCH: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and grilling of fish, fowl and meat in mending another new restaurant she Friday, 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. equal measure. Our server let us know just visited. We were charmed by the Closed Tuesdays that this was the first night of the sumconfidence of a chef who knows her What you should know mer menu, which aimed to give the fare will attract return visitors even • Entrées average $24 spot’s favorite dishes a lighter touch in the face of bright competition; in • BYOB (much like adding seersucker and this case, it’s a self-assurance that’s • Reservations recommended white to one’s wardrobe, I imagine). well-earned. ■

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where TO EAT If you’ve got a craving, there’s a dining establishmentin Monmouth County (or nearby) that will satisfy it.

Turn to this listing next time you want a wonderful meal out.

A S B U R Y PA R K

C O LT S N E C K

BISTRO OLÉ Latin-infused Spanish and Portuguese cuisine. MC/V/AMEX accepted. · 230 Main St., Asbury Park · 732-897-0048

GREEN MEADOWS RESTAURANT Continental cuisine featuring 1954 Steak. MC accepted. · 270 Route 34 South, Colts Neck · 732-431-8755

BRICKWALL TAVERN AND DINING ROOM American fare featuring a variety of steaks and salads. Major credit cards accepted. · 522 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park · 732-774-1264 CARMINE’S Italian favorites: Pasta, pizza and seafood. Major credit cards accepted. · 162 Main St., Asbury Park · 732-774-2222 JIMMY’S Italian cuisine featuring dishes like chicken scarpariello. Major credit cards accepted. · 1405 Asbury Ave., Asbury Park · 732-774-5051 LANGOSTA LOUNGE Vacation-inspired cuisine and libations. Major credit cards accepted. · 1000 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park · 732-455-3275 MARKET IN THE MIDDLE Innovative global cuisine with late-night tapas and wine bar. Major credit cards accepted. · 516 Cookman Ave., Asbury Park · 732-776-8886

I CAVALLINI Italian cuisine with seafood and pasta. Major credit cards accepted. · 29 Hwy. 34, Colts Neck · 732-431-2934

FA I R H AV E N RAVEN & THE PEACH International fare featuring steak. Major credit cards accepted. · 740 River Rd., Fair Haven · 732-747-4666

THE GREYSTONE MANOR Continental cuisine featuring seafood and steaks. MC/V/AMEX accepted. · 260 South St., Freehold · 732-431-1500

MATISSE Ocean-front restaurant and catering.

V/MC/AMEX accepted. · 1301 Ocean Ave., Belmar · 732-681-7680

BRIELLE DUE AMICI Northern Italian with 10 nightly specials. Major credit cards accepted. · 420 Higgins Ave., Brielle · 732-528-0666 SAND BAR RESTAURANT Seafood and American cuisine. House specialty: blackened mahi mahi bites. Major credit cards accepted. · 201 Union Ln. Brielle · 732-528-7750

MARLBORO

SALLEE TEE’S GRILLE Pasta, seafood and burgers. Major credit cards accepted. · 33 West St., Monmouth Beach · 732-834-9899

OAKHURST METROPOLITAN CAFÉ American cuisine with a Pacific Rim flair. · 8 East Main St., Freehold · 732-780-9400

MIKE AND NELLIE’S Italian grill with entrées including prime steaks and seafood. BYO. MC/V/AMEX accepted. · 1801 Hwy. 35, Oakhurst · 732-531-7251

RED BANK BIENVENUE Classic French cuisine featuring duck. BYO. Major credit cards accepted. · 7 East Front St., Red Bank · 732-936-0640 GAETANO’S Regional Italian Cuisine, featuring homemade pasta, ravioli, seafood, veal and chicken dishes. BYO. MC/V/AMEX accepted. · 10 Wallace St., Red Bank · 732-741-1321 NICHOLAS New American cuisine featuring signature braised suckling pig. Major credit cards accepted. · 160 Rt. 35 South, Red Bank · 732-345-9977

B AY H E A D

KLEIN’S Fresh fish, raw bar and sushi. Major credit cards accepted. · 708 River Rd., Belmar · 732-681-1177

MAHOGANY GRILLE Creative grill cuisine, steaks and seafood. Major credit cards accepted. · 142 Main St., Manasquan · 732-292-1300

MONMOUTH BEACH

JULIA’S Elegant Italian and Mediterranean Dining. BYO. Major credit cards accepted. · 91 First Ave., Atlantic Highlands · 732-872-1007

BELMAR

MANASQUAN

Veal Roberto. BYO. MC/V/AMEX accepted. · 3333 Rt. 9 North, Freehold · 732-462-2233

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS

BELFORD BISTRO New American cuisine.

Major credit cards accepted. · 870 Main St., Belford · 732-495-8151

AVENUE Combining French and American traditions. Major credit cards accepted. · 23 Ocean Ave., Long Branch · 732-759-2900

CAFÉ COLORÉ Unique Italian eatery. Try

TAKA Stylish Japanese eatery. MC/V/AMEX accepted. · 632 Mattison Ave., Asbury Park · 732-775-1020

BELFORD

LONG BRANCH

SAM VERA RESTAURANT Northern Italian fare. Major credit cards accepted. · 476 Rt. 520, Marlboro · 732-292-1300

FREEHOLD

MOONSTRUCK American/Italian/ Mediterranean cuisine and cocktail lounge.

MC/V/AMEX accepted. · 517 Lake Ave., Asbury Park · 732-988-0123

GRENVILLE HOTEL & RESTAURANT American & French cuisine. BYO. Major credit cards accepted. · 345 Main Ave., Bay Head · 732-892-3100

cards accepted. · 123–125 Markham Pl., Little Silver · 732-758-8166

HIGHLANDS BISTRO ON THE BAY Seafood and Italian cuisine featuring oysters, lobsters, clams and more.

Major credit cards accepted except Diner’s Club. · 1 Willow St., Highlands · 732-872-1450 CHILANGOS MEXICAN RESTAURANT Authentic Mexican fare. Major credit cards accepted. · 272 Bay Ave., Highlands · 732-708-0505 DORIS & ED’S Contemporary American fare featuring seafood. Major credit cards accepted. · 348 Shore Dr., Highlands · 732-872-1565

KEYPORT DREW’S BAYSHORE BISTRO Cajuninfluenced fare. Major credit cards accepted. · 58 Broad Street, Keyport · 732-739-9219 TRINITY RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Inspired American fare. Major credit cards accepted. · 84 Broad Street, Keyport · 732-888-1998

L I T T L E S I LV E R RAY’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT AND MARKET Fresh seafood selection. No credit

RED American menu featuring seafood, sushi and steak. Major credit cards accepted. · 3 Broad St., Red Bank · 732-741-3232 TEAK Stylish restaurant featuring many flavors. Major credit cards accepted. · 64 Monmouth St., Red Bank · 732-747-5775

RUMSON SALT CREEK GRILLE American cuisine and seafood. Major credit cards accepted. · 4 Bingham Ave., Rumson · 732-933-9272

SEA BRIGHT MCLOONE’S RIVERSIDE New American cuisine featuring large lobsters. MC/V/AMEX accepted. · 816 Ocean Ave., Sea Bright · 732-842-2894 OCEAN AVENUE GRILL Modern, eclectic cuisine. Major credit cards accepted. · 1250 Ocean Ave., Sea Bright · 732-933-4400 THE QUAY Steak and seafood dishes with a location directly on the waterfront. MC/V/ AMEX accepted. · 280 Ocean Ave., Sea Bright · 732-741-7755 continued

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SEA GIRT FRATELLO’S RESTAURANT Italian fare featuring seafood. Major credit cards accepted. · 810 The Plaza, Sea Girt · 732-974-8833 SCARBOROUGH FAIR Eclectic American fare. Major credit cards accepted. · 1414 Meetinghouse Rd., Sea Girt · 732-223-6658

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BLACK TRUMPET New American cuisine featuring fresh seafood. BYO. MC/V/DC accepted. · 7 Atlantic Ave., Spring Lake · 732-449-4700 WHISPERS Modern American cuisine featuring seafood. BYO. Major credit cards accepted. · 200 Monmouth Ave., Spring Lake · 732-974-9755 ■

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BY CUISINE

AMERICAN: Belford Bistro, Belford • Black Trumpet, Spring Lake • Brickwall Tavern and Dining Room, Asbury Park • Doris & Ed’s, Highlands • Drew’s Bayshore Bistro, Keyport • Mahogany Grille, Manasquan • Mcloone’s Riverside, Sea Bright • Matisse, Belmar • Metropolitan Café, Freehold • Nicholas, Red Bank • Ocean Avenue Grill, Sea Bright • Red, Red Bank • Sallee Tee’s Grille, Monmouth Beach • Salt Creek Grille, Rumson • Scarborough Fair, Sea Girt • Trinity Restaurant and Lounge, Keyport • Whispers, Spring Lake ASIAN: Taka, Asbury Park CONTINENTAL: The Greystone Manor, Freehold • Green Meadows Restaurant, Colts Neck • Raven & the Peach, Fair Haven FRENCH: Avenue, Long Branch • Bienvenue, Red Bank •

Grenville Hotel & Restaurant, Bay Head

ITALIAN: Café Coloré, Freehold • Carmine’s, Asbury Park • Due Amici, Brielle • Geatano’s, Red Bank • Fratello’s Restaurant, Sea Girt • I Cavallini, Colts Neck • Jimmy’s, Asbury Park • Mike and Nellie’s, Pakhurst • Sam Vera Restaurant, Marlboro • San Remo, Shrewsbury MEXICAN: Chilangos Mexican Restaurant, Highlands MULTI-ETHNIC: Bistro Olé, Asbury Park • Julia’s, Atlantic Highlands • Langosta Lounge, Asbury Park • Teak, Red Bank Market in the Middle, Asbury Park • Moonstruck, Asbury Park • Teak, Red Bank SEAFOOD: Bistro on the Bay, Highlands • Klein’s, Belmar •

Ray’s Seafood Restaurant and Market, Little Silver •

Sand Bar Restaurant, Brielle • The Quay, Sea Bright

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September 5—Delight in a day full of live music, food and fireworks at the LONG BRANCH JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL,

1 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Great Lawn on the Long Branch Promenade. Call 732-933-1984 or visit www.longbranchjazzandblues festival.com for more information.

September 19—Hear Broadway tunes, classical favorites and more as performed by THE ORCHESTRA OF ST. PETER BY THE SEA, 8 p.m. at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove. Tickets: $20 to $25. Call 1-800-965-9324 or visit www.ocean grove.com for more information.

HOWIE MANDEL September 9—Enjoy stand-up from the famed comedian and TV personality, 8 p.m. at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. Tickets: $29.50 to $75.

Call 732-842-9000 or visit www.countbasietheatre.org for more information.

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simpler times at the old-fashioned HARVEST HOME FESTIVAL,

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel.

Enter your best baked goods, fresh vegetables or needlepoint work into this 1890s-esque country fair’s competitions, or enjoy wagon rides, live entertainment and craft demonstrations. Call 732-946-3758 or visit www.monmouthcounty parks.com for more information.

OCTOBER October 16, 17, 23 and 24—Take a spooky HAUNTED HAYRIDE into the woods at Allaire

Village in Wall. Rides leave every 15 minutes from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Tickets must be purchased in advance: $15 for adults, $10 for kids under 12. Call 732-919-3500 or visit www.allairevillage.org for more information.

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Tickets: $10 per person, $40 per family. Call 732-291-0055, ext. 106, or visit www.littoralsociety.org for more information.

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Savor the last of autumn’s fresh produce, plants and flowers at the KEYPORT FARMERS MARKET,

1 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the waterfront Mini Park on West Front Street in Keyport.

Call 732-739-5138 or visit www.keyportonline.com for more information. ■

OKTOBERFEST October 3—Eat, drink and be merry—German style—at Highlands’ annual Oktoberfest celebration, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Veteran’s Park on Bay and Shrewsbury Avenues. Call 732-291-4713 or visit www.highlandsnj.com for more information.

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Remodel Paul Jacobson shares exper tise on increasing your home’s value, efficiency and comfor t

Paul, tell our readers a little about yourself and how you chose this line of work?

Paul, how would you recommend that someone begin the process of renovating their home?

A I have spent my whole life around construction. My father is an Engineer, and I remember visiting construction sites with him when I was a kid and sitting there for hours just watching in amazement as all the pieces came together to form a project. When I was in high school I worked part time in the construction business for my friend’s father and got to experience the rewards of building something myself first hand. It was after that first summer that I decided I wanted to pursue a degree in Architecture.

A I am a true believer of the saying, “plan your work, and work your plan”. It is important to establish a plan for what they want to achieve with their project. I encourage every homeowner to think about what they would like to accomplish, and then we can help them assemble the team of professionals who will allow them to realize their dreams. It could be as easy as maybe they are looking to add a family room, or renovate a kitchen or bath, or a much more involved project where a “master plan” is put in place so that even though the project will have various stages we always know what the ultimate goal will be. Either way, we have a team of professionals who do these things day in and day out. Like any well run business, we involve our clients to whatever extent they choose, and follow various procedures to try to systematically help people build their dream with minimal stress and no surprises.

Tell us why you feel that now is the time for someone to renovate?

A At this point, I have been in the construction business almost 20 years, and have been running my own firm for over 16 years. Never before have I seen so many favorable factors for homeowners: interest rates are at or near historical lows; material and labor prices have come back to reasonable levels. With such volatility in the financial markets and really no where to invest to make even modest interest rates, homeowners realize their home is a place where they can not only make a sound and secure investment but also enjoy it as well. People are choosing to spend more time home with family and friends.

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C H I L D B I RT H P R E PA R AT I O N / PA R E N T I N G Programs are held at Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Avenue, Long Branch. To register, call 732-9236990 unless otherwise noted.

■ One-Day Preparation for Childbirth September 20, October 18, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. $179/couple (includes breakfast and lunch).

■ Two-Day Preparation for Childbirth (two-session program) September 12 and 19, October 3 and 10, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $150/couple (includes continental breakfast).

■ Preparation for Childbirth (five-session program) August 25, September 1, 8, 15 and 22, October 6, 13, 20, 27 and November 3, 7:30–9:30 p.m. $125/couple.

■ Two-Day Marvelous Multiples November 1 and 15, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. For those expecting twins, triplets or more. $150/couple (includes continental breakfast).

■ Eisenberg Family Center Tours August 23, September 13, 27, October 25, 1:30 p.m. Free. (No children under 14.)

■ Baby Fair October 15, 7–9 p.m. Free. For parents-tobe and those considering starting a family, featuring Eisenberg Family Center tours, refreshments, gifts. To register, call 1-888-SBHS-123. (No children under 14.)

■ Make Room for Baby September 19, October 16, November 14, 10–11 a.m. For siblings ages 3 to 5. $40/family.

■ Becoming a Big Brother/Big Sister September 26, November 21, 10–11:30 a.m. For siblings age 6 and older. $40/family.

■ Childbirth Update/VBAC September 9, November 11, 7:30–9:30 p.m. Refresher program including information on vaginal birth after cesarean. $40/couple.

■ NEW: The Happiest Baby on the Block September 3, 7:30–9:30 p.m. $40/couple, includes DVD and Soothing Sounds CD ($40 retail value). Learn an extraordinary approach based on the book by Harvey Karp, M.D. ■ Baby Care Basics (two-session program) September 10 and 17, 7:30–9:30 p.m., October 17 and 24, noon– 2 p.m. $80/couple.

■ Breastfeeding Today October 1, 7–9:30 p.m. $50/couple.

■ Cesarean Birth Education August 19, October 14, 7:30–9:30 p.m. $40/couple.

■ Grandparents Program September 14, 7–9 p.m. $30/person, $40/couple.

■ Parenting Young Children Through S.T.E.P. (fivesession program) September 16, 23, 30, October 7 and 14, 7–9 p.m. Systematic Training for Effective Parenting from infancy to age 6. $75/person or $100/couple.

■ Adoptive Parenting Private, two-session programs scheduled to accommodate your needs. $150/couple.

■ Gestational Diabetes Education Program Session for women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Convenient appointments; call the Center for Diabetes Education at 732-923-5025. Fee required.

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Free cholesterol screening following program (limited to 40 registrants). SCAN.* ■ Healthy Older Adults and How to Be One September 9, 1 p.m. SCAN.* ■ The Importance of Breast Self-Exams October 21, 1 p.m. SCAN.* ■ Understanding Celiac Disease October 28, 1 p.m.

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■ Diabetes Self-Management Series Four-session education program focusing on nutrition, glucose monitoring, medications, prevention/treatment of complications and exercise. For dates and times, call the Center for Diabetes Education at 732-923-5025. Fee required.

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