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Welcome, Spring— and Happy Earth Day!

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Josh Olalde, Paul Chavira, Erica Hernandez

DO YOU HEAR THAT? Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming and children are playing outside as the weather gets warmer and the days grow longer. We are happy to welcome spring, and in honor of Earth Day on April 22, we bring you our Spring issue.

On the cover this month is one of the amazing sculptures created by André Gandin, a local industrial folk artist who for decades has been creating his pieces from metal that would otherwise have been trashed. While he no longer does art shows, he happily invites you to enjoy his permanent gallery in his backyard in Spring, Texas. When you visit, be sure to check out his sand writer!

Mother earth provides the wonderful, fresh ingredients that Michael and Nataliya Goryachev use for Nyam Nyam’s extensive menu featuring delicious varieties of both sweet and savory crepes and innovative Russian cuisine.

If you haven’t visited Otto’s Emporium in old town Tomball, you are missing out on an amazing collection of chic farmhouse home decor. Owners Mike and Sharon Brockwell have expanded the shop to a city block on Main Street, which is full of furniture, art and one-of-a-kind treasures

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Springtime opens the door to what we inevitably experience as our Houston summer

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months. I like to tell people that Houston is the air-conditioning capital of the world!

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Whether or not that is true, we all experience an uptick in the cost to cool our homes, and our friends at Aire Serv offer some helpful tips to lessen the hit to our budget.

Our friend Alley Leto rounds out the issue by doing what she does best: sharing her expert lifestyle tips. This time she offers an easy yet stylish plan for creating an intimate luncheon without breaking the bank or losing your sanity!

We have been publishing Cypress Lifestyle for nine months, and as I write these letters

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each month, I think about you, the reader, and hope we are bringing you interesting stories about our community that will inform you, give you hope, move you to act and give you the warm and fuzzies!

I invite you to email me at peggy.garner@lifestylepubs.com to suggest stories you think our community would enjoy. If you have already sent me an idea, please know I have you on my mind and will look for the perfect way to tell your story. And don’t forget to send me pictures for Good Times, announcements for Around Town and events for the monthly calendar.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE APRIL 2019 FEATURES 14 Industrial Folk Artist Welds Exquisite Recycled-Metal Sculptures Artist André Gandin Uses Others’ Trash to Create Artful Treasure

18 Springtime Entertaining Made Easy Three Easy Steps to Host Your Next Spring Dinner Party

24 Simple Ingredients, Exotic Cuisine Nestled in an Unassuming Business Strip in Fairfield Is a Trendy Spot that’s Anything but Ordinary

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28 Otto’s Emporium: A Charming Furniture Store with One-of a-Kind Finds Couple’s Love for Rustic, Texas-Themed Furniture on Display at Local Gallery

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24 Hot Spot 28 Locally Owned 32 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Financial Buzz

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Northwest Houston Chamber of Commerce Diamonds & Ice Gala The Northwest Houston Chamber of Commerce’s annual gala featured the theme Red, White & Blue: A Patriotic Affair, a tribute to our national colors, first responders and military who protect and serve our country and community. A portion of the proceeds benefits Shield Bearer Counseling Centers, which provides counseling for first responders, active military, veterans and their families.

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Celebrate Cy-Fair Gala Hosted by the Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce held its annual A Night of Celebration with the Texas Strong theme of Boots & Bow Ties honoring the Businesses of the Year finalists.

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Cy-Creek and Cy-Ranch Basketball Programs Team Up Against Cancer The Cy-Creek and Cy-Ranch girls basketball teams held a blanket drive at their “Team Up Against Cancer” game to honor the brother of a Cy-Springs player who passed from cancer.

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AROUND TOWN 16-0 record in district play. Cypress Creek High School placed second with a 14-2 record. Cy-Fair High School went 12-4 to place third.

CFISD ATHLETES EARN SPOTS ON TEXAS SPORTS WRITERS ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM Led by Cy-Fair High School senior offensive lineman Graham Lakin, five CFISD football standouts were named to the 68th Annual Collin Street Bakery/ Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 6A all-state football team. Graham was named to the second team at center. He helped lead Cy-Fair to an 11-3 record and appearance in the Division I-6A state quarterfinals.

TEXANS STAR J.J. WATT SURPRISES MOORE ES STUDENT WITH JERSEY Fourth-grade teacher Malinda Ross at Moore ES invited her students to wear their J.J. Watt jerseys on the 99th day of school. Brock Givens didn’t have a Watt jersey, so his mother fashioned one using No. 99 cut from paper and pinned to his shirt. Malinda tweeted: “99th day of school @

Woods High School offensive lineman Brock Gunderson, Cypress Ranch High School defensive lineman Jarred Jones and Cypress Creek High School linebacker Josh White received honorable mentions.

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CY-RANCH AND JERSEY VILLAGE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS WIN DISTRICT TITLES Cypress Ranch High School won the championship in 14-6A for the 2018-2019 season with a

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The Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce announced

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the winners of the 2018 Businesses of the Year

Springs High School went 12-4 to place third

at its February luncheon. Winners were Cy-Fair

while Cypress Lakes High School placed fourth

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ARTIST’S PALETTE

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ARTICLE ERICA HERNANDEZ PHOTOGRAPHY PAUL CHAVIRA

INDUSTRIAL FOLK ARTIST A N D R É G A N D I N C R E AT E S

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SPRAWLING BACKYARD WORKSHOP MUSING ABOUT HIS NEXT SCRAPPY CREATION. Crusty metal machinery parts adorn a table nearby a decaying ammunition belt. While the average eye might see junk, André sees art. Each object holds endless possibility.

“Stuff like this,” he says, inspecting a gnarled metal object. “I don’t know what I’m going to do with it, but it’s too good to trash.”

André is an industrial folk artist who crafts exquisite metal sculptures composed exclusively of junk metal parts otherwise destined for a landfill. Each random metal part forms the basis of something entirely new. Shelving brackets might become wings for a bird, an old lawnmower blade forms the bird’s face and a drill bit its tail. It’s a practice André calls found-object art.

“I think it excites the child in me,” he says.

Perhaps his most eye-catching local work is the 7-foot purple elephant in front of the Purple Elephant Art Community on McSwain Road. It took André three years to weld the elephant using heaps of metal he collected in his driveway.

“I went in without any idea or concept of what I was trying to do,” he says, laughing.

Over the years, 79-year-old André developed a knack for creating metal critters. He’s skillfully sliced, welded and painted more than 300 sculptures of vibrant flowers, metal birds, alligators, insects—even humans.

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His art is funky, visually fascinating and crafted with extraordinary detail. His most captivating work is something called a sand writer, a pendulum sculpture that when touched draws designs on a sand-filled basin.

A recent stroke has slowed André down. His days of traveling art shows are over. He now invites visitors to his backyard gallery to view or purchase his art, but his creativity is nowhere near finished.

“I still have some creativity," he says. "Waiting to explode.”

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1. Pictured is a "sand writer."

2. Pictured are members of his metal “families.”

3. Artist André Gandin, an industrial metal folk artist, creates extraordinary metal sculptures from recycled metals.

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1. Artist AndrĂŠ Gandin, an industrial metal folk artist, creates extraordinary metal sculptures from recycled metals.

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Springtime Entertaining Made Easy

THREE EASY STEPS TO HOST YOUR NEXT SPRING DINNER PARTY ARTICLE ERICA HERNANDEZ PHOTOGRAPHY JOSH OLALDE

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It’s springtime in Texas.

Bluebonnets are in full bloom, barbecue grills beckon from back porches and weekend brunches might now include frozen drinks to keep the afternoon heat at bay.

It’s a time when we might open our homes for entertaining and welcoming in the new season.

“The earth is blooming, and it’s a really nice fresh start to the year,” says Cypressbased lifestyle expert Alley Leto. “It’s great to bring people together to celebrate that.”

For Alley, the key to hosting a festive spring dinner is this: keep it simple and enlist help. She breaks down her process into three easy steps: create a vision, get a guest list and then decide the details.

Step one: Set your vision. Will your party be indoors or outdoors? Formal or informal?

What time of day? If you’re planning a spring theme, think of ideas or concepts that naturally come to mind and try to incorporate them into your decor or food.

“When I think of spring, I think of fun, happy, bright, airy,” she says. “It’s a celebration of new beginnings and a new season in our lives.”

For this month’s styled shoot, Alley worked with the Royal Standard, a home decor shop at the Boardwalk in Towne Lake, to make her spring dinner party ideas come alive. Her picks include whimsical dinnerware with CONTINUED >

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SPRINGTIME ENTERTAINING MADE EASY

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petal-shaped edges, wicker plate chargers and pink Japanese magnolia blossoms.

When it comes to food, keep meals easy and light.

Grilled chicken and veggies or salmon alongside seasonal greens such as broccoli, carrots or asparagus are Alley's suggestions. She also suggests twisting up traditional table wine by serving it frozen. Use a freezable cocktail maker to make something known as frosé, a frozen rosé wine slushie, to get guests mingling.

“I love having pieces at the table that can help break the ice,” she says.

Step two: Get the guest list going. How many will you have? Do you want a sprawling party or something more intimate? Decide on a crowd size that’s comfortable for you.

“If you’re not a party-thrower, keep your party small so it’s not overwhelming.”

Also, consider whether or not you’ll want children present, and communicate your wishes early with guests. Children can easily change the mood of a

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party, and guests may need advanced notice to plan for babysitters if kids won't be joining parents for dinner.

Step three: Decide the details. Figure out what items you’ll create yourself and what you might outsource. Alley suggests getting help from places like the Royal Standard for styling your party decor or get food catered from eateries like Flying Vine Lakeside Grill at the Boardwalk in Towne Lake.

“You can still have a fancy little party at your house, and no one needs to know it was catered,” Alley says.

The restaurant supplied grilled chicken breasts with peppers alongside sauteed broccoli and a mixed greens salad while Iced Cupcakery provided tasty desserts. Now, onto making your own springtime fete a seasonal success!

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“CUSTOMERS MIGHT FEAST ON UKRAINIANSTYLE CREPES STUFFED WITH NUTELLA OR ENJOY A HEARTY HUNGARIAN GOULASH, A TRADITIONAL VEGETABLE STEW.”

MIKHAIL GORYACHEV WAVES A FLAMING BLOW TORCH ACROSS A STEAMING S’MORES CREPE JUST LONG ENOUGH TO TOAST THE MARSHMALLOW SUGAR. He is quick but precise as he readies his culinary masterpiece for its final destination: a hungry 10-year-old customer at his countertop.

Tonight, the boy’s choice for dinner was clear: Nyam Nyam Cafe.

“If I give them a choice of restaurant, this is what they choose,” says Michele Norton, a Fairfield mom who frequents the eatery with her son and daughter.

Nestled in a quiet business strip near the intersection of Mason Road and Cypresswood Drive, Nyam Nyam Cafe is anything but conventional. Here, customers might feast on Ukrainian-style crepes stuffed with Nutella or enjoy a hearty Hungarian goulash, a traditional vegetable stew.

“We decided to open up to different taste buds and what people like around here,” Mikhail says.

The s’mores crepe, for instance, was born from sweet-toothed customer suggestions.

Mikhail and his wife, Nataliya, first opened the restaurant four years ago to fulfill a lifelong dream.

It’s now a trendy local hot spot offering food that’s quick, delicious and exotic.

On the menu is a surprising array of scrumptious foods: curry halal chicken kebabs are served alongside Malaysian flatbread, and lamb shank is paired with homemade hummus. Customers might also enjoy a flaky chocolate-filled CONTINUED >

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croissant or drink illy-brand Italian coffee, something Mikhail likes to call the “Rolls-Royce of coffee.” They also offer gluten-free, vegetarian meals and a vegan crepe.

Nyam Nyam’s food is deeply inspired by the Goryachevs' family culture. Mikhail, 49, is a trained chef from Kazakhstan, and Nataliya, a self-taught chef, is from Ukraine. They make everything daily from scratch. They leverage their family’s cooking expertise from the motherland. In the early days, Nataliya would video call her mother for help in the Nyam

“I TRY SOMETHING NEW EVERY TIME BECAUSE EVERYTHING’S SO GOOD.” -MICHELE NORTON, A REGULAR CUSTOMER AT NYAM NYAM

Nyam kitchen to perfect her goulash recipe. In some sense, the cafe is an extension of their home kitchen.

“This is what we eat at home,” Nataliya says. “To us, it’s normal food.”

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WHEN MIKE BROCKWELL AND HIS WIFE, SHARON, HAD TO MOVE AWAY FROM TEXAS, THEY STILL FOUND LITTLE WAYS TO BRING TEXAS TO THEIR NEW HOME. Sharon, who’d always had an eye for decor and a penchant for shopping, discovered a quaint little store in downtown Tomball called Otto’s Emporium. The store carried rustic furniture and Texas-themed home goods. Soon after, she and her daughters made it a tradition to shop there each time she returned to Texas. Sharon was enamored.

“Sharon fell in love with the store,” Mike says.

“Every time she would come back, she would buy something that was Texas, and she would take it back to where we were living.”

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Years later, when Mike and Sharon finally moved back to Texas, they were eager for something new they could do as a couple. One night, as Mike was in bed scrolling on his iPad, he stumbled across businesses for sale in Tomball when something caught his eye. Otto’s Emporium was for sale. Their decision was easy: they would buy it.

Mike and Sharon have owned and operated Otto’s Emporium since 2015. It’s a business that involves nearly every member of their 15-person family. Their three daughters help with sales or social media, their daughters’ husbands help load heavy deliveries, and grandchildren do odd jobs for cash. In a way, running Otto’s Emporium is a perfect fit for Mike and Sharon. Mike is a life-long woodworker, and Sharon is a shopper with a knack for home decor.

"Everything's a little different," Mike says, showing off a solid-wood bed frame and headboard he crafted. "It's not a cookie cutter kinda thing."

The store holds many of his creations including wooden benches and massive wooden farm tables. Some are stained, painted or otherwise made to look distressed. All are built with passion and care.

“We try to build things that are going to last a long time if you take care of them. We’d love our pieces to sustain 20 to 25 or 30 years.”

One might feel a tad overwhelmed walking around Otto's Emporium. The 10,000-square-foot shop is home to towering bookcases, antique-replica furniture and rustic conversation pieces. The store is visually exciting with every room sparking curiosity. Despite its sprawling size and mammoth pieces, the store feels cozy, as if customers are walking right into the Brockwell family home. Mike prides himself on not being a "fancy furniture guy." He and his family don't hassle shoppers. They are kind and allow customers to discover their own special piece of Otto's Emporium furniture in their own unique way.

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We will have some of the best vendors in

silent auctions, vendors and baseball!

all of Texas, who will bring you awesome

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THE 2019 RPM GOLF CHARITY CLASSIC

ing, handmade treasures, unique home

antiques, vintage goods, beautiful cloth-

Longwood Golf Club

decor,

Join us for the Second Annual Rescue Pets

Vintage signs, soaps, nice jewelry, music

retro,

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yummies,

Movement Golf Charity Classic fundraiser.

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beverage carts throughout the day, buffet and networking at the dinner and awards and access to bid on the incredible silent auction and raffle items. RescuePetsMovement.org

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BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY ANNUAL PEDAL FOR A PURPOSE

wine tasting, local vendors and artisans,

blooming of the roses benefitting the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley. Enjoy pairing classes, the famous grape stomp

Waller ISD Stadium

competition and more. Admission is

5–28

The Boys and Girls Country’s Fifth

free except for a few events that require

Annual Pedal for a Purpose is a fully

tickets, which can be pre-purchased.

BEEHIVE: THE '60S MUSICAL

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at the Waller ISD Stadium. Cyclists

Stageworks Theatre

will

This musical celebrates the 1960s female

and gentle rollers on mostly country

encounter

both

flat

sections

empowerment movement and nostalgi-

roads north of Hempstead. All pro-

cally recalls the days of miniskirts, transistor

ceeds benefit Boys and Girls Country,

radios and flower power. Six young women

a home for children from families in

who came of age in this enigmatic decade

crisis.

look back on issues ranging from their first

Pedal-for-a-Purpose

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as a nation and features the most celebrated and memorable songs of the era.

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27–28 TRADERS VILLAGE HOUSTON COMICON 2019 Traders Village

Calling all superheroes, cosplayers, artists and super cool people. Be ready

Beehive Dance to the challenges we faced

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BLUEBONNET FESTIVAL OF TEXAS

graphs, lots of vendors, music and fun!

Houston Comicon, featuring on-site

Main Street and Providence, Chappell Hill

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The 2019 official Bluebonnet Festival of Texas is going to be here before you know it! Come out to the little town

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Westside Sporting Grounds

on the hill and shop with more than

Enjoy this form of clay pigeon shooting,

250 arts and craft vendors and enjoy

often described as "golf with a shotgun"

musical

while benefiting Cy-Fair-area kids in

the day. Bring the kids! Tons of chil-

need at Cy-Hope’s Annual Sporting Clays

dren’s activities. Admission is free!

The inaugural Par-Take for the Troops

Tournament. The contest is limited to the

Parking is available for $5 per vehicle.

Golf Tournament and Reception will

first 80 shooters, and entry fee is $800

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be held at Atascocita Golf Club. This

per four-man team, which includes 100

Bluebonnet-Festival

event benefits Boots for Troops, whose

entertainment

throughout

clays, ammo and lunch. Cy-Hope.org

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WINE & ROSES FESTIVAL

Celebrate the festival's 35th anniver-

shotgun golf starting at noon, an open bar and lunch buffet at 11 a.m., private bar and

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Atascosita Golf Club

mission is to uplift and empower the

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overall morale and mental well-being of

CRAWFISH AND FOOD FESTIVAL

service members. Sponsorship opportu-

United States deployed troops through personalized care packages delivered to nities are available. Boots4Troops.org

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Join us at the Advantage Baseball

CFISD Exhibit Center

fourth

Enjoy three full days of fun vintage shopping.

Festival featuring food, drinks, games,

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FINANCIAL BUZZ

SAVING MONEY ON YOUR A/C BILL IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK AS SPRING HEATS UP, GET YOUR AIRCONDITIONING COSTS WAY DOWN ARTICLE ERICA HERNANDEZ

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Change air filters regularly. Dirty and clogged filters restrict airflow and cause major components to fail over time. Regular replacements can help reduce energy consumption and improve your home’s air quality.

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Schedule preventive maintenance. Catch things before they fail to save money on costly repairs later. Check electrical systems and refrigerant levels. Get your outdoor condenser coil cleaned.

Check your A/C capacitor.

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Adjust for the season. During warmer months, set your ceiling fans to rotate counterclockwise.

This pushes cool air down into the living space.

Raise your thermostat during the day, but don’t turn it off completely. It costs more to cool a hot house. Close blinds on the southwest side of the house during the day, and consider installing an attic fan to help with air circulation.

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Perform an energy audit. Check for holes and AS SPRING HEATS UP, IT’S TIME TO GET COOLING COSTS DOWN. Decrease your air-conditioning costs this spring with a few helpful tips from local experts Joe Severson and Eileen Jones at Air Serv Houston Northwest. The locally owned company offers afford-

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