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Dear Readers, As summer kicks off, many of us are still wondering how much different this season will be this year than in years past. Just days ago we saw Governor Christie welcome Barack Obama to Asbury Park to give him a tour of New Jersey’s swift recovery. Reflecting his political view that “politics come second, people come first,” Christie showed President Obama the immense capabilities New Jerseyans possess when we work together.

The shore is coming along, and many of the places you’ve visited every summer will be vastly improved over years past. However, much of the coastline still suffers from the destruction of Hurricane Sandy. Whole strips of towns still look ghostly; showing no signs of new life, boarded up windows and for rent signs continue to haunt the shore.

It will take some time, but we will get there. For more on the recovery efforts taking place along the shore this year check out our in-depth look. The encouraging and ambitious progress is magnificent. We are Jersey Strong.

On a lighter note, it’s time to use that backyard of yours again! It’s time to get going and get grilling! You’re not the greatest behind the barbecue?

Don’t worry; we have you covered with some of the best BBQ the area has to offer. If you are in your backyard, though, the one thing you might be missing is a TV and sound system that mirrors that of the one found in your man cave. Luckily, there are now systems available that are out of this world—or just meant to be out in the world.

We got to sit down with a dear friend of mine, Ken Dashow, and reflect on his love for the Beatles, and his role as one of the last true disc jockeys of radio. We then turn our attention to a very serious topic: funnel cake. We have finally figured out the in-depth history of this sweet and fluffy summer delicacy. You heard it here first.

If you’re looking to experience TV unlike ever before, it’s time you come in to our showroom and check out the new 4K TVs. With picture quality four times better than your 1080P TV, the 4K—now known as Ultra HD—is spectacular, and comes in a 65”, a whopping 84” or as a projector. As Bob Dylan once remarked, “The times they are a-changin’.” I’m pretty sure he was talking about TVs. As always, within these pages you’ll find the things men love. There are cars, clothes, technology, gadgets, liquor, watches, etc.

Stay cool, stay happy, and support our Jersey Shore this year!

Yours truly, Bob Dodge

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New Jerseyans prove we’re Jersey Strong

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Expanding Your Entertaining Horizons

It’s a messy job, but someone’s gotta do it

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Be it pool or deck, patio or lawn, the great outdoors beckons and there’s no need for the music and movies to stop at the back door

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A Trip Through the Holland Funnel The brief history of one of our Shore’s favorite guilty pleasures: the funnel cake

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The Showbiz Shuffle A day in the life of your Average Joe actor

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Man Central The newest trends

Que Séura Séura Great vision and a lot of ambition have turned this garagestartup company into a leading manufacturer of luxury entertainment solutions

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Rockin’ Round the Clock

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Cribs: A Room of One’s Own

Tony Trischka: Master of the Banjo This long-time Fair Lawn resident is an internationally renowned talent and pioneer in the field of bluegrass, and he sure plays a mean banjo

What To Watch For The summer edition of stylish timepieces

Style Guide Looks for the fashionable man

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Whisky and Warm Weather There is no need to abandon your fine whiskies during the spring and summer months. These babies can thrive in the sunshine, too

A homeowner in North Haledon built the home theater of his dreams

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Man Up, Damn It! Uncover the behaviors that are keeping you single

Whether it’s early morning, afternoon, or late night, Q104.3’s Ken Dashow has kept listeners tuning in for over 30 years

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oing down the shore has a different meaning this Memorial Day. The usual excitement of years past is suppressed, with feelings of anxious half-hearted optimism filling those empty spaces where excitement normally reigned.

Like many people whose summers have been traditionally spent at the Jersey Shore, we are unsure of what to expect once we make it down to Exit 117 on the Parkway. Since Superstorm Sandy, only images of devastation have passed through the media’s many channels.

What we are left with is a skepticism for the return of the enjoyable summers of the past, and a realization that the Jersey Shore will never be the same again.

Approximately 346,000 housing units in New Jersey were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy’s wrath when it touched down on

the memory-evoking stretch of coastline from Sandy Hook to Cape May back on October 29th. Precious lives were lost. Gas lines not seen since the Carter administration sprung up. A rollercoaster in Seaside Heights—the Jet Star—was left to rot in the Atlantic Ocean. It became the lasting symbol of what Sandy had been: a storm that uprooted most of what we had known for all of our lives. A constant reminder that this summer would be different than any other. The Jet Star sat idle, rusting away all winter and most of the spring, until it was removed just weeks ago.

Sandy’s wrath of destruction was felt up and down the Atlantic Coast. The Rockaways still see a life of normalcy as a distant dream. The storm did not just target the innocence of summer fun; it has forever changed the way we will live, rebuild and prepare.

Chances are, at the very least, you lost pow-

er for a few days and were completely unaware that people had lost their homes. In Bergen County, towns became neighborhoods again. Neighbors put aside their frivolous quarrels to help each other when it mattered most.

“Jersey Strong” isn’t just a phrase.

For most residents, it is a mindset by which we deal with any circumstances thrown at us. Superstorm Sandy showed us the destructive power of Mother Nature, followed by the generosity of human nature.

That is why, with only seven months since the tragic hurricane, we can proudly proclaim that the Jersey Shore is back. Inch by inch, boardwalks are being rebuilt and houses are springing back up. This summer may be the beginning of a “new normal,” but it will be done the Jersey way— with unwavering pride and undefeatable resolution.

For the past few Memorial Day weekends, we could be found at our old college friend’s house in Sea Bright. We’d start our trip from Exit 165, blasting tunes and enjoying the May sun on the trip down the Parkway.

Once there, we’d stuff our faces with burgers and corn on the cob, and our friend’s famous Butternut squash mac & cheese. (You have to try this stuff, a healthier and more delicious play on an old classic.) We would drink, reminisce and go out to Sea Bright’s coastal bars to enjoy some nightlife entertainment. The only thing that separated our friend’s home from the beach was a sea wall. When the storm hit we were left thinking: would there be any home left at all?

I recalled a story her father told me about when he had built the house.

He explained to me that if I were to pick up a chair and throw it at the window as hard as I could, it would just bounce off. I was tempted to try, though I doubt he was actually challenging me. Truthfully, this house would laugh at a hurricane.

Of course, the whole shoreline was evacuated, and it wasn’t until days later that our friend was able to even know if her house still stood. They knew of the devastation to the area, but nothing of how her home had fared. It must have been a nerve racking few days.

Jet Star being removed after months idling in the Atlantic

A barren Sea Bright Beach still recovering from Sandy

Ocean Towers shops are open for business

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D’Jais took a beating but it’s back for the summer Continued from pg. 11

When she was finally able to go home, there were three feet of sand in her basement, but beyond that, everything was fine. Of course, our first thought was that she should keep the sand there so we could have beach parties all winter long.

As silly as that sounded, humor was our best way of dealing with our broken hearts.

Unfortunately, most of Sea Bright wasn’t built to laugh at a hurricane’s strength. Its construction, most of which took place in the ’70s, never saw hurricanes as a potentially and completely destructive threat. Whole buildings once prominently standing over Ocean Avenue were now just a pile of rubble.

This Memorial Day we headed there again. We found a town no longer reeling, but rebuilding. An aura of hope and recovery—rather than loss and woe—fills the chilled sea air.

Much of the town is currently under the process of being rebuilt stronger, so this can never happen again.

Building codes are being changed and people are being smarter.

The Jersey Shore is a place almost synonymous with summer.

Jersey residents from Bergen County down to Ocean County experience their firsts there: first corndogs

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(for better or worse), first kisses, first loves, and maybe even first breakups. It was where one of us first met Canadians, as they drove down in hordes from Montreal to enjoy the Jersey beaches.

The Shore has special meaning for all of us, which is why the storm was so impactful.

Take Frank Sementa, the longtime owner of D’Jais down in Belmar. Back in the ’70s, Frank was in a band called Holme and he’d be the first to tell you that he lived the lifestyle associated with a Jersey Shore

rocker. If you were ever in Belmar back in the day, then you may have heard him. For most of the decade, Frank played at D’Jais four nights a week during the summer. Then, an opportunity came about to buy the place. Although it wasn’t exactly what he’d set out to do, he and his bass player wound up buying D’Jais and they’ve owned it ever since.

Over the years, Frank has seen many storms. Sandy was different.

“We’ve been through hurricanes, and we’ve been through nor’easters, and we’ve been through tropical storms, but we never took water on—ever,” Frank said. “Through all that time, there was never water.

Never took water in the cellar. Not a drop of water. And this time the ocean just came; rose up and came in, crashed through the front doors, and filled the place up with water pretty much.”

While the damage to D’Jais was fortunately not catastrophic, it was significant. Pieces of the boardwalk were literally inside the club. Frank estimates the total cost being well over a million dollars.

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stopped by and took a picture and put it on Facebook.

It quickly went viral, and immediately D’Jais fans contacted the bar asking if they could buy a piece.

Frank thought it would be a good way to raise money for those in need, so they bought a branding iron and started cutting up little pieces, placing the iconic D’Jais logo and shipping them out for $25.

One man came down and bought several pieces of the floor.

He was building a new house with his wife, whom he’d met at D’Jais, and wanted to incorporate pieces of it into his home.

D’Jais is open for business again, and Frank says it won’t look a whole lot different—more or less just a new coat of paint. It took all winter to get to this point, and he says renovations are still going on, and will continue throughout the summer.

On Long Beach Island, Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven suffered more than $750,000 worth of damage. The theater itself, along with the offices and dressing rooms, were all under water. Suddenly, the prospect of this non-profit theater being open in time to celebrate its 64th season seemed like a distant reality.

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Theatre has brought “Broadway to the Beach.” Although things didn’t always look promising, Douglas Smith, company manager at Surflight, is proud to announce that, “Surflight is alive and open for business!”

With a summer schedule packed full of performances by Broadway veterans and Broadway stars of tomorrow (interns), the 64th season at Surflight Theatre is bound to be its best yet.

If the shows are keeping you from being outside, check out Show Place Ice Cream Parlour. Here, servers have kept alive a 39-year-old tradition of musical routines and gimmicks that coincide with menu items.

(Just be careful when you order the Phantom of the Opera.)

Although all of LBI hasn’t fully recovered from Sandy, these businesses opening their doors for the summer season are small but significant steps that show we are on the right track.

In Seaside Park, Chef Mike Jurusz, the owner and chef at Chef Mike’s ABG, saw much of the area around his restaurant destroyed. He was fortunate, and has spent much of the winter trying to get people excited about coming back this summer.

“I didn’t recognize any icons.

I didn’t recognize anything. So for me, I’m not going to lie—it brought a tear to my eye. I was very, very sad,” said Jurusz, a current resident of Bricktown, and a lifelong Jersey Shore resident.

Nobody knew that it was going to be as bad as this. In turn, Jurusz has been more generous than ever before with people coming to his restaurants.

“We have to give more back than we ever did to these people,” he explained.

People still need help, but at least for summer, Jurusz remains optimistic.

“I’m hoping for a fantastic summer,” he said.

After a massive catastrophe such as Sandy people feel moved to do something to help. One such person was Fairview Police Chief Frank Del Vecchio. After taking care of those impacted in Bergen County, Chief Del Vecchio headed down to the Shore. A trip to Seaside Heights brought back memories of eating cheese steaks at Midway Steakhouse.

He recalled the Easter Egg Hunt in Point Pleasant. The scene on the shore in Sandy’s aftermath blew him away.

“I couldn’t believe the devastation,” he said.

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JERSEY SHORE After speaking with the mayor of Little Ferry, Del Vecchio felt a need to do something. A gastric bypass success story, Chief Del Vecchio ran down to Ground Zero this past September 11th in a fundraising effort for 9/11 victims. He thought about doing a longer run, and eventually came up with the seemingly crazy idea to run down to Seaside Heights.

The journey was 106 miles long.

In preparation for his May 23rd run from Moonachie to Seaside, Del Vecchio began training on January 2nd, with the hope of raising $1 million for Sandy victims. People have

the 5,200-foot long boardwalk was already rebuilt. At the time, he said that he expected it to be completed

by Memorial Day. Barrella said the immediate aftermath was terrible. There was water everywhere. Homes and businesses had to be rebuilt, but nobody was seriously hurt. Jersey was strong.

“It was neighbors helping neighbors. Everybody was fantastic,” Mayor Barrella explained.

As for this summer, thanks to so much hard work, Point Pleasant Beach should be up and running.

“People should not really notice

summer season that the boardwalk helps bring in.

Fast forward to May 23rd. Governor Christie was on hand to celebrate the re-opening of the new boardwalk, joining Mayor Doherty and other elected officials.

Some residents are still displaced because of the storm. People are still living in homes that are not their own. Yet, in spite of all that the Shore has gone through, there is reason for optimism.

Mayor Doherty said that season beach passes for this summer are up.

Way up, in fact.

Police Chief Frank Del Vecchio running to restore the Shore

donated steadily to the foundation that he created—The Run for Hope Foundation.

Del Vecchio hopes to be an inspiration. While rebuilding is going on, many people still need help.

“People are still having huge, huge problems,” he said.

Many of New Jersey’s elected officials heeded the call during the Storm. Governor Christie did a fine job, and remained confident and realistic through the immediate aftermath. (We just hope he washed that fleece.)

When we spoke with Mayor Vincent Barrella of Point Pleasant Beach back in April, 4,000 feet of

much of a difference,” Barrella said.

“I’m hoping that we have throngs of well-behaved tourists and have it be a great summer for everybody.”

Back on January 9th, Belmar broke ground on a new boardwalk.

They were the first Shore town to do so. Belmar has had a boardwalk since 1875. Not having one for 2013 was never an option.

“Both for the character of the town, and for the economic stability of the town, it was vitally important that we rebuild the boardwalk in time for Memorial Day weekend of 2013,” said Mayor Matthew Doherty, adding that 140 businesses rely on the tourist money from the

“We are up 30 percent over last year, 2012, and [2012] was the second-highest grossing revenue year ever at Belmar Beach,” he said.

The people of New Jersey are strong minded and a tight unit. Although we were battered and bruised we were never down and out. The game of politics may have gotten in the way of getting the financial aid we needed and deserved, but that hasn’t stopped us from putting a strong foot forward. With a hammer in our hand and unbreakable pride in our hearts, we are Jersey Strong.

As always, this will be a great summer, but this year’s will be one for the ages. We’ll see you there.

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Right after the storm, it was almost assumed that any place along the coast was battered way beyond a few small bruises. Atlantic City, with its casinos and resorts scraping the Jersey sky, was a big question mark in the days after the storm. Fortunately, and unlike most of Jersey’s shore, Atlantic City, and its coastal gambling palaces, were left mostly unscathed following the storm.

One of Atlantic City’s newer establishments is Revel Resort, which has been making some questionable news headlines recently. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we decided to take a trip down there and see what the place was all about.

Atlantic City hasn’t had a good year in quite some time. It has struggled with its identity, as well as competition from the openings of more casinos throughout the country. People, including the governor, looked to the opening of Revel to turn AC back to what it once was—one of America’s favorite playgrounds.

Revel’s childhood years have not been easy. From its conception to the completion of its construction, Revel has been at the front and center of the financial problems facing the entire country. Things were already looking dire for the resort when it opened in April of 2012. However, with a commitment to adjusting to the idea of what a resort needs to be, rather than remaining steadfast on their dream of what a New Jersey resort/casino should be, Revel’s management team is making strides towards transforming the resort/ casino into one of AC’s premier destinations.

With their slate wiped clean, there are only 1300 rooms for improvement.

When we first stepped into Revel we realized it was like no other resort in Atlantic City, and probably on most of the East Coast.

It was Vegas-like in size and grandeur, a maze of an amazing and beautiful building, where it takes at least half a day to just understand where you are within the resort, and how to get to everything. The décor is modern and elegant, and the style and sheer quantity of different types of chairs became a running joke among our group.

Revel is all that is Vegas, but it sits alone atop the northern tip of Atlantic City, with all room views giving the perception that the mighty Atlantic surrounds you. With floor to ceiling windows, we spent hours just peering out and shooting the breeze from the comfort

of our stylish chairs.

No one goes to AC to stay in his or her room, though. With that knowledge, Revel still perfectly created a resort that no one would want to leave. Between the pools, casino, clubs, bars, spa, concerts and restaurants, there is no reason to step foot outside the resort’s walls, except to go to the beach. In which case you’ll surely want to find yourself at HQ Beach Club, opening for the first time this summer, and expected to be a Vegas pool party experience in Jersey’s backyard.

For some time, Atlantic City has been a stereotypical byword for cheap tourism. You come and gamble, eat cheap processed food, gamble in a depressing casino, stay in a dingy room and go home. Revel looked to crush that reputation, and brought in world class dining options.

American Cut, run by Michelin Star Chef Marc Forgione, is a destination in itself.

The service was on point, and the food was remarkable. One of us actually proclaimed it the “best steak they had ever had.” I could see people flocking from Philly just to come dine here, but it makes the experience even greater when your room is just a few floors above it. For those of us who do not love gambling but love nightlife and food, Revel makes sure we’re taken care of.

A more casual spot, Village Whiskey is a whiskey lover’s dream, giving patrons a choice of more than 72 whiskeys, including a double-barrel bourbon, a 21-year rye and a 25-year single malt. Eating here provides a great opportunity to find the whiskey that fits your taste perfectly. With a speakeasy-like atmosphere, the place offers simple foods prepared with great culinary quality. The signature burger is made from Maine Angus beef and the fries are prepared in duck fat.

It’s great for a quick lunch or the fourth meal once you leave the club.

When it comes to nightlife, Revel once again made sure to go above and beyond, offering unique and memorable nightclub experiences. Ivan Kane’s Royal Jelly is a burlesque nightclub, made to mimic Ivan’s famed Forty Deuce clubs in Hollywood and Vegas.

Starting at 10pm, a swingin’ jazz trio takes the stage and Royal Jelly’s famed dancers titillate the crowd with incredible performances, elevating the art of burlesque to new heights, and keeping the party going well into the wee hours of the morning. This is something you must experience!

The other nightclub, HQ, is no tamer, but it offers the club experience many have become accustomed to from long nights in New York. DJs spin tracks late into the night, and the stunning space creates a lavish nightclub experience that rivals many of New York City’s famed clubs.

As night turns to morning, there is never a lull in the excitement at Revel. The party keeps going as flocks of people sit down at the tables, continue watching the burlesque show from Royal Jelly’s casino bar or clamber into the many restaurants for late night meals.

The next morning you’re likely to find many familiar faces sitting by one of the several pools sippin’ on a cocktail and taking in the sun as they reminisce about the previous night’s innocent debauchery.

There is no saying that “What happens in AC, stays in AC.” One thing we can promise you, though, is that it will make for just as wild a time, and some really great stories.

This summer, head down to Revel in Atlantic City and experience a few days of relaxation, fun and maybe even a little sin. Life is just too short not to revel in its wild possibilities.

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Entertaining Horizons Be it pool or deck, patio or lawn, the great outdoors beckons and there’s no need for the music and movies to stop at the back door.

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t’s that time of year when we begin to think of venturing from the safety of the sofa to the wilds of our backyards.

Until recently, outdoor entertainment was largely an unrefined do-it-yourself affair, requiring us to roll up our sleeves and drag our speakers into the yard when company was coming for a cookout. Similarly, that industrious, video-projector-owning friend who projected movies across the broad side of his house on warm, clear nights lent a certain primitive charm to the art of cinema.

Thankfully, home theater technology continues to evolve in new and different directions, embracing the outside of the home with a variety of products and solutions that stand up to the elements while delivering high-definition images and high-fidelity music to the farthest reaches of the grounds.

Outdoor theater can also bring a variety of unique movie experiences not doable in the living room. Imagine Close Encounters of the Third Kind beneath a canopy of stars or Apollo 13 under a full moon. We can make our own poolside fun with a Baby Ruth bar during Caddyshack, after children of the ’60s flashback to Continued on pg. 20

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Woodstock with a viewing party amid a torrential downpour, accompanied by our “refreshment” of choice. Another perk of an outdoor theater is the freedom to designate a smoking section, without fear of stinking up the carpet and drapes. So feel free to sit in the hot tub, smoking a hand-rolled cigar alongside Tony Montana in Scarface. The lawn and the potted palms will recover.

There’s even the story of one particular lakeside setup where guests floated in inner tubes while watching Jaws projected on a big screen back on the shore. The point here: The possibilities are never-ending. But where to begin?

Eco Challenge One of the greatest enticements of outdoor entertainment also poses one of its biggest challenges: the weather. Sooner or later, the rain must fall, and hauling our gear inside every time the clouds roll by would defeat the intent of a professionally designed outdoor system. And so the speakers and electronics have been built specifically—or perhaps modified after the fact—to be waterproof, or at least sufficiently water-resistant to stand up to whatever a cumulonimbus can dish out. The connections

also must be secure enough to keep out moisture, dust and bugs, so the right hardware will provide protected entry/exit points, while outdoor cabling has been tested to survive Mother Nature on her worst day.

Fluctuations in temperature can also be a major consideration.

Heavy-duty gear that can shrug off the blazing sun or an early frost is a plus, of course, but some highend products actually contain their own heating and cooling systems.

Amazing as it might sound, a current breed of high-definition televisions is ready to display that big afternoon baseball game in broad daylight for our guests and

us. Aided by a non-reflective screen to reduce the potential for unpleasant glare, the image is bright enough to compete with Mr. Sun. Choosing a covered, shadowy spot on the property for the TV is certainly a good idea, but not an absolute necessity. A custom enclosure could make the equipment more attractive, as well as prolong its life.

Nighttime is the right time for films, as the blanket of natural darkness enables the option of a video projector, which can throw a large, theater-like image onto a screen. Motorized drop-down/ roll-up screens or a big, inflatable alternative are not only fun and convenient, they also provide an ideally shiny, commercial-quality surface for movies. Projectors are typically delicate instruments, and so should be safely stowed when not in use, perhaps inside a nearby cabana or within a sturdy piece of furniture built for that purpose.

Sound It Out An open-air listening environment lacks the reflectivity of walls, which is an essential factor in traditional, indoor home theater sound. We will surely want ample wattage as we spread the music, which might be competing against crickets, weed whackers, overhead airplanes… and possibly the neighbors. (In all seriousness, we’d never encourage anyone to engage Continued on pg. 22

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in sonic warfare with bordering nations. No one wins.)

But there’s more to outdoor audio than volume. When it comes to speakers, more is more, and the proper placement for full, even distribution is key. If the sight of that many speakers makes the esthete in the family shudder, keep in mind that for years high-performance woofers, tweeters and midranges have been tucked inside an assortment of faux rock speakers, in addition to planters, patio lights and various lawn accessories.

We don’t need to sacrifice low frequencies with our outdoor audio, either. Freestanding subwoofers are often described as packing an “earth-shaking” kick, and that’s certainly true of their in-ground counterparts, which bring the bass while remaining mostly buried and, therefore, barely visible.

Out of Control When we’re floating in lazy circles toward the deep end, margarita in hand and that song comes on that reminds us of the unfortunate spring break weekend we’d just as soon forget, that’s when we’ll be glad we have the right remote to control our outdoor theater. Infra-

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red (IR) technology is the de facto standard for remote control of consumer electronics, but it requires direct line of sight between the signal and the sensor, and bright light can lead to frustrating interference.

Radio frequency (RF) remote control is a better option, with neither

of these restrictions and a longer range, plus it will work through solid walls, desirable if our gear is tucked inside a cabinet.

A custom installer can configure as elaborate a control system as we can imagine, right down to managing the lights and even the sprinkler, if so desired. Remember, too, that our indoor audio and video source components can also feed our outdoor TV and speakers, with the right wired/wireless connections established between the disparate zones.

The physical controller itself should be waterproof for a variety of reasons and must be suited to the nature of the commands it will be relaying, with the appropriate buttons for Blu-ray, DVR, a music server and so on. Some remotes can even operate home heating and cooling, but outdoor entertainment brings with it the ultimate in free air conditioning: breeze.

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ummer is back, and after Hurricane Sandy and one of what seemed like the longest winters ever, the sunny season is more welcome than ever. Now we can smell the sweet scents of traffic as we travel down to the Jersey Shore to ride rickety boardwalk rides with our children. Carnival games on the boardwalk offer us the chance to win gargantuan stuffed animals. Happy days are here to stay, for a few months at least.

Of course, what would summer be without the food? Few things in life smell better than a cheeseburger singing on a charcoal grill, as margarine melts delicately on a fresh piece of corn on the cob. It’s a beautiful sensation of our Americana. But the boardwalk offers special treats: saltwater taffy, extra greasy pizza, fried everything, frozen custard, fudge, and last but not least—funnel cakes.

Ah, yes. The funnel cake. I remember my first. I was a young lad at a minor league baseball game, burning bright red, as I had neglected to take my mother’s advice about wearing extra-strength sun block. When my Continued on pg. 26

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stomach began to grumble, I demanded junk food and saw throngs of people waiting in line for these oily, waffle-like desserts covered in heaping mounds of powdered sugar. Cutting the line, much to the annoyance of the overheated and undernourished customers, I watched as a man poured what looked like pancake batter into a vat of hot oil, yielding these stringy, circular masses of fried dough.

I asked my friend’s mom what it was. She told me it was called a funnel cake, and that she hadn’t had one in a while, so we bought a few to share.

One probably would have been enough.

Since that summer day years ago, I haven’t had many. They’re not good for you, obviously.

“It’s not something you can eat every day,” said Bridget Thordarson, owner of the Funnel House in Long Beach, California.

“People consider it sort of a splurge, a decadent kind of indulgence that they don’t necessarily want to do every week,” said Cody Wilmer. Wilmer, whose father Frankie Wilmer started Apple Frankie’s Funnel Cakes back in 1976, has made, by his estimates, hundreds of thousands of funnel cakes over the years. He took over his father’s business back in 2003, and has been running it ever since.

At one point, his family owned storefronts in Wildwood and Ocean City, but now, Apple Frankie’s is mobile.

Funnel cakes are seemingly as American as baseball and apple pie. Before giving all the credit to the stars and stripes, I wanted to do a little investigating.

All signs originally pointed me in the direction of the Pennsylvania Dutch. This must have been a poor farmer’s indulgence. The Amish and Mennonites must have gotten this idea from somewhere.

Dutch, eh. So this must have been some plot conceived in Holland to clog the arteries of future American boys and girls.

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Some more digging, and I found out that the Pennsylvania Dutch were actually more like Deutsche— as in, they were from Germany.

Wilmer explained that the farmers would head out into the fields at the crack of dawn, and the women would prepare these treats as a sort of mid-morning snack. I still wasn’t convinced. This seemed like quite the snack. While I’m sure a fat farmer or two ate these guys more than once a week, and then lowered his life expectancy even more, I wanted to find out more.

I came across a book called As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine, written by William Woys Weaver. (I dare you to say that five times fast.) In his book, food historian Weaver claims that the funnel cake was not an invention of

the Pennsylvania Dutch. Instead, it came over from Europe, where several cultures had a similar take on it. It was a special holiday treat, popular around Christmas and New Year’s Day. But because of the high cost of eggs—not because it was so bad for you—it was not an everyday item. Originating from the 19th century, Dretcherkuche, as they were called, were sold mostly at church bazaars and at holiday markets, according to Weaver’s book.

Weaver describes how the cakes started appearing at carnivals and festivals in 1950 when a woman who had used a family recipe for years to make them for her family, began making them at a festival. They were widely popular, but it should be noted that these Continued on pg. 28

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were not invented in the Pennsylvania Dutch region. The festival roots in its current state do come from this time and place, however.

Over the last several decades, funnel cake outposts have spawned in countless boardwalks. If you drive into New York City on a weekend, chances are you’ll be inconvenienced by some blocked off streets, which are closed due to street fairs where funnel cakes are sold.

In 2010, Michael Bradbury started a food truck devoted primarily to funnel cakes. His truck, aptly named The Funnel Cake Truck, makes appearances at local festivals and outdoor events, and his recipe is derived from the one his Polish great-grandmother used.

Every Sunday, Bradbury’s greatgrandmother would stir up batches with the simple ingredients of flour, eggs, and sugar—plus a few extra things. Now, new generations in the Midwest enjoy the tasty treat.

Bradbury wasn’t sure how these things came about, only that he really liked them as a kid, and loved putting apple topping and cinnamon on his.

To this day, some people don’t know what they’re about to order.

“I actually had to put a picture on my truck of what it looks like, and I could probably say one out every ten customers doesn’t know what they’re about to order,” Bradbury said.

So they’re not as widely known elsewhere as they are on the east coast.

For many years, Thordarson owned an ice cream shop that catered to tourists in Long Beach, California. She took her teenage

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kids to an amusement park one day, and her kids wanted a funnel cake.

The line was too long, so she said no, but one of her children said that they bet she could sell them in Long Beach.

It got her thinking, and eight years ago, she opened up The Funnel House.

“The bank gave us a loan and then said ‘What is a funnel cake, lady?’” according to Thordarson, who is set to open up another location in a few months.

As if Las Vegas didn’t have enough indulgences, this city, too, felt the need for funnel cakes. I guess these oily treats aren’t as bad for you as some of the other things found on and around the Strip. A few years ago, Denette Braud, a California transplant, started making funnel cakes for a local event.

They became so popular, that a

few years ago, she and her family opened the Funnel Cake Café, a mobile unit that travels to local outdoor events in the Las Vegas metro area. She offers a wide variety of toppings, from banana pudding to s’mores. The feedback Braud received blew her away.

“We realized how much people really were missing funnel cakes,” said Braud, who eventually quit her job in radio sales and marketing to devote herself to the funnel cake enterprise.

From all indications, the funnel cake is here to stay, and new generations across America will have their first oily, sugary and savory memories this summer. As for you, while you’re soaking in the sun, and keeping an eye on the kids at the beach, take a trip down memory lane, and live a little. Just one won’t hurt you—much.

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Séura launched its line of outdoor, weatherproof TVs in 2012 as a solution to the demand calling for a great performing TV that could withstand the elements. Bringing indoor entertaining “outdoors” has become a major trend, one that Gretchen Gilbertson, Séura CEO, doesn’t see disappearing anytime soon.

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“Since so much socializing is now taking place outdoors, they want the same high-level, quality TV viewing experience outside as they do inside.”

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ack in the day, the neighborhood boys in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay dreamed of becoming astronauts, firemen and baseball stars. One kid had another idea in mind.

“I either wanted to play for the Mets, or be on the radio,” said Ken Dashow, the host of Q104.3’s Afternoon Drive, and Breakfast with the Beatles in an interview with Talk of the Town.

The kid who held dozens of bake sales back in high school to raise money for a transmitter is still wondering what he’s going to do when he grows up.

Growing up, Dashow was always around music, and the radio was always on his mind. His parents went to every show, from Broadway to the Copa. They instilled in him a love and appreciation for music and the performing arts.

“I love great music, whether it’s country, jazz, prog-rock, or pop,” he said. “I love a well-made song.”

The only exception is disco.

It used to be that you needed to pass a test to get a special license to be on the radio, even if you were

an amateur. Dashow already had his license before heading off to college in upstate New York. When he checked out the radio club, the older guys said he could intern for the semester, and then take the test and hopefully get his license. When he pulled out his license, they asked if he could work that weekend. By the end of the year, he was running the station. He acted in all of his school plays. It was time for a change; he had accomplished all he set out to do. So he transferred to NYU to attend film school, as film was another love of his.

A normal music junkie in college would join the school’s radio station. Not Dashow. He took out a map, looked at every station that was within an 80-mile circumference from Brooklyn, and began sending tapes out.

One bit—WIXL, a country station.

“I was doing filmmaking during the week, and I was Cousin Ken at XL Country in Newton, New Jersey, on the weekends,” said Dashow, who as a 19-year-old fed his listeners a steady diet of Billy Crash Craddock and the like.

The money, as you can imagine, wasn’t spectacular. He was getting $1.85 an hour.

“After gas and tolls, I pretty much lost $5 a show, and I was the happiest guy in the world,” said Dashow.

He was doing what he loved, and he knew that he was building a solid foundation. Cousin Ken eventually retired the cowboy hat, and Dashow moved onto Long Island-based WRCN soon after graduating from NYU in 1980.

His first big break came just a short while after when he joined Manhattan-based WAPP. He had made it to the big city, and at such a young age. He hasn’t left the Big Apple since. As a station, WAPP wasn’t much, but it was commercial-free so listeners tuned in.

But before long, Dashow land-

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What are Ken’s favorites, after so many years on the air? It was difficult for him to pick when put on the spot, but he tried his best and we love him for that. On a beautiful Saturday this Spring, he was in the mood for the following: FAVORITE BAND: “That can change every 15

seconds, every day, every minute, every week, but it would have to be The Beatles.”

FAVORITE SONG: “And again, that changes all the

time. I’d have to say ‘The Night Before.’ PM still sings in same key he wrote it in, and he’s 70.”

FAVORITE SOLO: Either Clapton’s “Layla” or may-

be “Brothers in Arms”

FAVORITE CONCERT: Easy. Roger Waters at

Potsdamer Platz when the Berlin Wall came down. I’ll never forget that.

FAVORITE ALBUM: Off the top of my head just

today, because it’s such a beautiful afternoon, it’s Traffic’s “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys.”

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ed a gig in the really big leagues. He bombarded the folks at WNEW— his childhood station, which taught him everything—with tapes and tapes, before they agreed to take the young gun on as a weekend and fill-in guy.

His friends said he was crazy to bail on a full-time, five-day-a-week radio gig for something like this at WNEW, but Dashow knew that going with his heart, rather than his wallet, was the right move.

He started at WNEW in 1982, and worked with many New York radio legends, Scott Muni being one of the most notable.

Just a few weeks in, Dashow was asked to fill in for Muni.

“It was like filling in for God,” explained Dashow.

Muni liked what he heard, apparently.

“He walked into the studio, and said ‘Great Job, Fats,’” recalled Dashow, who noted that Muni called everyone from Elton John to Bruce Springsteen “Fats,” regardless of their actual weight.

“Fats” was a nickname for everyone, and now Dashow was being called it, too. He knew he had arrived on the big stage, and from 1982 until 1999, Dashow called WNEW his home.

“It was the most mind-blowing, exciting, wonderful time in the world,” he said.

During his time there, Dashow experienced some incredible moments, like sharing philosophical musings with David Bowie, and covering Roger Waters’ performance of The Wall at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin after the wall came down.

Dashow worked overnights at WNEW for nine years, which was a lot, but it was a truly special time.

“I really built a bond with the listeners who were working overnight, and that was the fun part,” he said.

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anniversary of the Fab Four coming to America, Breakfast with the Beatles was born. Dashow’s then program director told him to play some Beatles songs to commemorate the anniversary.

“So I did it, and we never got more phone calls in the history of the station,” said Dashow.

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He asked if he should try it again next weekend. His boss asked why not? And thus a new show was born.

As it drew closer to the new millennium, WNEW began to lose direction as a station. Luckily, Q104.3 saved Dashow, and many of his fellow DJs in 1999.

He would now be unquestion-

ably playing classic rock—the stuff he grew up on.

Since joining Q104.3, Dashow has given the listeners what they want. He plays deep cuts of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix tracks, and basically whatever his loyal request. Demand drives the program.

After all the years in the business, Dashow still looks forward to waking up at 4:30am on a Sunday morning so he can plan Breakfast with the Beatles. Waking up that early isn’t fun for most people, but it’s a thrill for Dashow.

“We all know the songs. We can put on an album. That’s the easy part,” said Dashow. “But I love what people write in, and their motivation for why they want to hear that song.”

During the week, he hosts Afternoon Drive, and gives listeners stuck in traffic something to look forward to.

For fun, he loves golfing. He’s appeared in a few small television and film roles, and loves writing and directing plays. On June 1st, Dashow’s “Wingding Doodle Club,” a dark, adult comedy about a puppet show on its last strings was performed at the St. George Theater in Staten Island. Proceeds went to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, for which Dashow is a board member.

Happily married, and living in Manhattan with two dogs, Dashow wakes up—often at ungodly hours—and goes to the job of his dreams. One thing about classic rock, Dashow said, is that teenagers love it. The 14 to 18 demographic group is quite substantial. Each year, a new generation of listeners is born, and while technology may change some things around, rhythm, blues, rock and roll, and just great playing will last ’til the next millennium.

“I think that’s forever.”

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Tony Master Trischka of the Banjo WRITTEN BY

HELENE COHEN

This long-time Fair Lawn resident is an internationally renowned talent and pioneer in the field of bluegrass, and he sure plays a mean banjo.

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ony Trischka has roots deep in bluegrass music yet he is as diverse as the blades of grass in his own front lawn in suburban New Jersey. His artistry on the banjo and stellar resume have made significant impacts not only in his own career, but also on those with whom he shares his talent. A master musician of the five-string banjo, composer, performer, producer, teacher, music director and bandleader, Tony is impossible to classify. His most recent recognition was in the Fall of 2012 when he was among 50 artists nationwide to receive the 2012 USA Fellowship. This prestigious award is given annually by United States artists to recognize American artists of every kind who have demonstrated exceptional ability, and are uniquely influential in their field.

Currently on tour with a powerhouse of talent featuring Tony’s former student Bela Fleck, along with Bill Keith, Eric Weissberg, Noam

Pikelny and Richie Stearns, Tony spoke of how the tour developed.

“NY Banjo Summit came about thanks to a gentleman named Peter Lesser. He had the idea some years ago to put together a banjo show of just New York banjo players, which included Bela Fleck, Pete Wernick, myself, and a host of others. Last year he got the idea to do it again, a 10th anniversary concert. He reached out to some people and various performing arts centers heard about the idea. It became a tour, because everyone in the world wants to have a banjo show,” Tony quipped with a smile.

Touring aside, the banjo has taken him to unlikely places such as New York City’s summer tradition, Shakespeare in the Park, at the Delacorte Theatre. Last summer Tony was the bandleader in the production of As You Like It. “This was the 50th anniversary season and the director, Dan Sullivan, decided it would be cool to reorient As You Like It from Eliza-

bethan times to the Virginias in the mid 1800s and have bluegrass music in it. Dan Sullivan got in touch with Steve Martin and asked him to write music for it, which he did.

And then Steve reached out to me and asked if I’d play banjo in the show and it’s kind of hard to turn Steve Martin down, so I said yes. I put the band together and we spent a wonderful June almost every day in Central Park.”

One of the unique aspects of the production was that the band was onstage in full costume, not in the pit. Tony even had a speaking part.

“It’s the most time I’ve spent in the country ever,” Tony noted with a smile. “I’m not just saying that as a joke; when you’re backstage, you cannot see one single building. It’s like a nature center in the middle of NYC.” When asked about his recollection of meeting Steve Martin, Tony replied, “It was in 1974 when my band, Breakfast Special, was playing in the Greenwich Village and Continued on pg. 46

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Steve was on the bill. “I remember it being that he was our opening act. I remember talking to him backstage where he had the banjo, the arrow through the head, balloon animals and his great comedy routine back then. Soon after he got famous and became ‘Steve Martin,’” Tony recounted.

Although their paths went in different directions, the banjo remained a constant between them.

The pair came together again to work on Tony’s Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular album in 2007, an album that would win three International Bluegrass Music Awards and be nominated for a Grammy.

Several years later Tony and Steve collaborated again, this time with Tony producing Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers album Rare Bird Alert, which was released in 2012. “I went down to Asheville where Steve had a band, The Steep Canyon Rangers. He wrote a song and he was thinking about different ideas of who might sing it. I was mentioning it to my

son Sean and he asked, “Why don’t you get Sir Paul McCartney?” because the song that Steve had written was a silly love song. I mentioned it to Steve, and he got in touch with Lorne Michaels of Saturday Night Live because he knows Paul and the bottom line is Paul agreed to do it.

We flew up from North Carolina to record. He was completely gracious, disarming, wonderful and professional so it was pretty exciting. Then The Dixie Chicks were out in LA and we added them to a track. It was fun reuniting with them; they had kind of broken up so it was their first time together in a while to do the vocals.”

Simultaneously Tony was involved in a documentary for public television.

“The Banjo Project had been ongoing for about 10 years, but it started to come to fruition at that point. Marc Fields was the one who had the idea for doing it. He used to work in New Jersey for the local PBS and did a show on me 12 years ago. He then heard my album World Turning, which is a history of the banjo. He thought it would be a good topic for a documentary and he asked me to be involved as

the music director. Marc is the cinematographer and wrote the script, but I was there to do interviews and as a consultant. It came out on PBS last year.

“I’m continuing to work with him combining aspects of film with live music on a show in Portland, Maine, in April,” Tony goes on to explain. “Telling the story of the banjo through my eyes, how I got into the banjo, heard about Earl Scruggs, the history. More of a personal story of the banjo through my experience with it.”

In Tony’s hands, experiences abound with the instrument that is a symbol of American culture.

One of the earliest artists to be signed to the independent record label Rounder Records, Tony explained Rounder has been supportive throughout his career.

“We did three albums with the band Country Cooking and I started writing some tunes around that time. Pete Wernick was kind of the leader of Country Cooking.

He suggested to Rounder that I do a solo album and Rounder agreed.

They never told me what to do; they never listened to the music. I just recorded it and they put it out.

There’s some pretty crazy stuff on Continued on pg. 48

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there. Bluegrass music was a very set sort of thing. People had stretched it for sure, but I was playing with crazy New York musicians— Andy Statman, Kenny Kosek, Stacy Phillips. We all were coming out of bluegrass, but trying to do different things with it. It was great; we were all like-minded. My first couple of albums were sort of frowned upon by the bluegrass press. It was a little too far out for them; I had saxophones and drums on some of the cuts. Some of it was traditional, but I had expanded beyond the comfortable boundaries of bluegrass.”

Spring 2013 will herald the release of Tony Trischka’s latest album with Rounder Records.

“It’s a very eclectic album.

We co-wrote a song, Steve Martin and I, called “Promontory Point”.

Then I got John Goodman to do a voiceover on a song I wrote about Wild Bill Hikock. I’m really excited about this new album because I’m getting into writing more lyrics now. In my research for the song I found a Help Wanted poster from the 1870s and John is reading the poster on top of a fiddle tune I wrote. It was really fun and he was great about doing that. There’s a

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style of music called ‘sacred steel’ and I wanted to do something like that. My son Sean is playing drums and when I sat in with the Allman Brothers I got friendly with Oteil Burbridge and he agreed to be on this. Larry Campbell, who played with Dylan for years, is playing guitar and steel guitar. And then Catherine Russell—she’s crazy good— she came into the studio and she just burned it down. She sings backing tracks and lead vocal. And then there’s some straight-ahead bluegrass and I have a Woody Guthrie song on there because of Woody’s 100th birthday.”

At the invitation of long-time friend Nora Guthrie, Tony recently participated in the concerts commemorating the Woody Guthrie Centennial at Brooklyn College and The Kennedy Center to honor her father and his work.

Through all this music another evolving project that reflects his far-reaching influence is through ArtistsWorks Music, an online teaching site.

“It’s a wonderful thing. When you go to the site, it’s Tony Trischka School of Banjo, and it’s part of the Academy of Bluegrass. There are probably now 200 lessons. They

film me doing lessons. I’ve written 15 books and when it’s a book or video, it’s done. With this, it’s ongoing. If you get an idea for a cool tune or a technique and you want to show it to people you can add lessons. It’s interactive. The main thing about it is people can send a video; it goes into a queue and then I respond to it. I always give a variation so there’s added material in there. It then goes up on the site for everyone to see. It’s called a video exchange library and people look at these and get ideas of their own.

Everyone in the school can access the site to learn, whether or not they submitted the video. The site includes 27 interviews conducted with artists such as Bela Fleck, Noam Pikelny and some historic ones, including one I did with Bill Monroe years ago.”

Bill Monroe was an American musician credited with creating the style of music known as bluegrass, which took its name from his band the Blue Grass Boys in honor of Monroe’s home state of Kentucky.

Tony is an international talent and pioneer in the field of bluegrass, an art form that the banjo helped shape. It’s an honor to Fair Lawn that a patch of its grass grows blue.

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The Search for the Best It’s a messy job, but someone’s gotta do it WRITTEN BY

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ew Jersey and New York are pretty well known for their food. In Bergen County, we have River Palm and The Brick House, Stony Hill Inn, Bacari Grill and Capital Grill just to name a few on a very long list. Here, you can find almost every fare there is. There was just one thing missing.

For so long, the South has reigned supreme in great BBQ. Although they will forever hold the crown, there are several places staking their own claims to the best BBQ in the Northeast.

From brisket to ribs, and all the fixin’s, these are the BBQ joints that will make your mouth water all summer long and far beyond.

Mighty Quinn’s Barbecue 103 2nd Avenue; New York, NY

Imagine you’re at Chipotle. You get in that cafeteria-style line, head up to the counter and begin ordering. Yet, instead of the burrito, you got some of the best, most tender brisket imagin-

able. That is Mighty Quinn’s.

With their first location in the East Village a huge success, partners Christos Gourmos, Micha Magid and Hugh Mangum are bringing some of the finest BBQ around to lower Manhattan.

As a child in Texas, Pit Master Hugh Mangum began his journey through the BBQ world.

get messy with their phenomenal brisket, pulled pork, smoked sausage, wings, chicken or “Brontosaurus Rib” (literally the size of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s forearm, yet most likely way better tasting).

Christos, Micha and Hugh have already staked their claim as the East Village’s best BBQ, consistently delivering on their promise of excellence. Now, they are hungry for more. With another store opening in Manhattan’s Financial District in early 2014, they also have plans to bring their incredible BBQ to Bergen County. I can’t wait.

Blue Smoke

116 East 27th Street; New York, NY (the original) With simple curiosity and a big appetite, Hugh went in search of some of the locale’s best BBQ offerings.

Not long after, his passion for BBQ became his craft. Like artwork on a plate, his Texalina BBQ, a combination of Texas and Carolina styles, is now his masterpiece.

Mighty Quinn’s represents a concept not seen before: the combination of slow cooking with a fast, casual experience. There was a question of how to feed the masses quickly while their briskets must smoke for so many hours.

“New Yorkers aren’t the waiting type, so we must offer quick service without sacrificing quality or flavor,” Christos explained to me while I chomped down on the best sweet potato casserole I’ve ever tasted.

The owners of Mighty Quinn’s are steadfast in their commitment of offering the best experience possible in every way. The “Tex-

alina”-style BBQ has to be on point, made with the best homegrown USA and all-natural meats and poultry out there. And it has to be consistent; it has to taste the same every time. The service, even at a cafeteria-style establishment, has to be friendly and efficient. Christos and his partners demand it.

Adding to the experience is the layout: a long communal table, followed by smaller settings for two or four, are all lined up in a row, paralleled by a counter that runs the length of the eatery. When it’s nice out, the garage door front façade is opened along with all the side windows, allowing people to enjoy the weather as they sit and enjoy one of Mighty Quinn’s locally selected craft beers and

In 1985, Danny Meyer opened Union Square Café. Since then, he has become one of New York City’s most notable restaurateurs, with restaurant openings ranging from Gramercy Tavern to Shake Shack under his belt.

Danny, like many others, realized there were really no great BBQ joints in Manhattan. He teamed up with Executive Chef, pitmaster and partner Kenny Callaghan to create Blue Smoke. More than 10 years later, Danny and Kenny found the perfect blend of New York City’s rough attitude with the warmth of southern charm, and boxed it into restaurant form. What you get is an eatery with excellent food, phenomenal service—something Danny Meyers and his Union Square HospitalContinued on pg. 52

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ity Group has built their reputation upon—and an atmosphere that, for a couple hours, transports you to the blues clubs of Memphis or the nofrills BBQ joints of Texas, while also offering the award-winning food New Yorkers have come to expect.

Kenny hasn’t just become an instrumental part in Blue Smoke, but an integral part of bringing the best BBQ to the Northeast. He is the co-founder of the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, an event that draws the nation’s top pitmasters to New York City every June. His dedication not only to his craft, but his dream of making New York a BBQ food destination is now being realized.

As with anything Danny Meyers is associated with, the food selection represents complex taste through simple ingredients. You’ll see something like the St. Louis Toasted Ravioli on the menu, which is filled with braised pork and served with a smoked tomato dipping sauce, and realize that it’s a New York dish with southern flair, something Kenny takes much pride in.

With a large and varied menu, everyone is likely to find something delicious they’ll love. Rather

than focusing on one style of BBQ, Kenny and his team have combined them all, from North Carolina pulled pork to Kansas City Spare, Texas dry-rubbed or Memphis baby back ribs. Tender, juicy, and falling off the bone, the Rib Sampler gives you a finger-lickin’ taste of all three.

And in case you were wondering, you must order the mac & cheese; it’s to die for.

Even more exciting, though, is the Jazz club (Jazz Standard) underneath the restaurant. Every night of the week, you can walk down, see and hear an extraordinary lineup of world-class jazz musicians, while indulging on Blue Smoke’s award-winning BBQ. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Cubby’s

249 South River Street; Hackensack, NJ

I can honestly say, my first foray into BBQ, and definitely the delicious world of ribs, was Cubby’s. A mainstay in Hackensack for 26 years, the casual atmosphere promotes a dining experience that brings in the truck driver on his way through as well as the judge grabbing a quick

lunch before heading back to the courthouse.

Owner Bobby Egan is still heavily involved in the operation, though he’s moved on to more challenging tasks, such as working toward peaceful diplomacy with North Korea. Yes, you heard correctly. In his book, Eating with the Enemy: How I waged Peace with North Korea from my BBQ Shack in Hackensack, Bobby goes through the story of how he almost successfully garnered a peaceful relationship between the U.S. and North Korea. Something to read over a King Sizzling Sirloin Steak, perhaps?

If it’s greasy—and I mean that as a compliment—Cubby’s has it. Its menu is long and large, much like its rack of ribs. You can order anything your heart desires—a steak, hot dogs, burgers with any cheese, pork sandwiches, and fish and shrimp platters.

I confess, I am a life-long Cubby’s eater. In many ways, it has probably made me the man, at least size wise, that I am today. Yet, I haven’t eaten most of the items on the menu.

I just can’t get past the ribs. The times I do have Cubby’s, which must number from ten to a dozen times a year, the rack with a sweet potato is what I get every time, without thought. I know from friends, though, that Cubby’s other items are just as incredible.

The inside of the eatery is nothing special. Simple booths with tables that look like they haven’t changed for years still manage to lend a certain kind of homey personality to the place. Right when you come in, you’re greeted by the boisterous and friendly voice of someone who wants to take your order. However, it’ll take more than a few minutes just to digest the entire menu, which spans some 25 feet across the whole counter.

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which almost ended global tensions, you’re sure to enjoy a trip to Cubby’s.

Bourbon BBQ

529 Goffle Road; Wyckoff, NJ

My tour of the area’s best BBQ brought me to a realization that 1) there is a lot of delicious BBQ around here and 2) they are all very different, with distinct styles and diverse dishes that stand out above the rest. The ribs at Bourbon BBQ were good, don’t get me wrong, but the fried chicken was some of the best I’ve ever tasted.

Bourbon BBQ’s fried chicken was as crispy as could be, but with tender, juicy, white meat that had me exclaiming “wow” mid bite. If you’re going to splurge on the calories, this is one dish I suggest. I’d say it is by far the best in Bergen County.

The chicken isn’t all that Bourbon BBQ is about, though. The restaurant has a simple country theme; the classic tin cola signs hanging on the walls, the red-and-white checkered tablecloths and wood floors, along with friendly service that rivals southern hospitality, all provide you with an escape from the typical Bergen County eatery. Since open-

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ing in 2006, and having been completely renovated in 2011, the place is clean, kind to the eye, and has been serving some fine food!

Owner Michael Feygin wouldn’t have it any other way. The pitmaster and BBQ contest judge has seen what’s out there in BBQ competitions and brought the best of it back to his restaurant. On the wall hangs Mike’s certificate that officially gives him the title of Kentucky Colonel. I wasn’t totally sure what that meant, but let’s just assume it means he’s damn good with a smoker!

The simple red-and-white checkered tablecloths are loveable, but the roll of paper towel on the table tells you that this place means business.

When you go to Bourbon BBQ—

and you must go—be sure to check out the Popcorn Kale as a starter.

The typically boring, dirty-tasting lettuce is flash fried and lightly seasoned with Bourbon BBQ’s mix of spices and olive oil, and that makes all the difference. What you get is a perfectly crispy bowl of absolutely delicious kale. (I never thought I’d say that.)

The sauces are all homemade at Bourbon BBQ, too. You have four options: the Delta, the Spicy XXX, the Kansas City and their nameless but just as delicious vinegar-based sauce (the other three are tomato-based). The Kansas City and Delta were superb; the Spicy XXX was too hot for my liking, but I’m a wimp.

Bourbon BBQ offers two types of ribs: the Bourbon BBQ Ribs, which are the eatery’s signature dry-rubbed spare ribs, and its Yankee Back Ribs, dry rubbed and then served wet in Delta sauce. Both are worthy of BBQ awards.

The members of the staff do warn you: if you don’t come early enough, they might run out. The demand always exceeds the supply, and that is something they are proud of. That’s what makes BBQ unique.

The smoker is only so large, and with all the other items—the briskets and the slow-smoked pork—you can only serve so many ribs. Whatever you do, make sure you get a taste.

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Blind Boar BBQ

595 Broadway; Norwood, NJ

With a slogan that reads: “Life’s too short for ordinary food,” I was already pretty intrigued by this place.

Since my health freak friends will say, “Life’s too short because of all the BBQ food,” I wanted to see if this place was at least worth my inevitably shorter life. Apologies for being morbid, but I just love great BBQ! Blind Boar hasn’t been open very long. In August, it will be two years.

Although they are steadily building a great base of customers, they often find people don’t even know they exist, as they are sort of tucked away across the firehouse in Norwood.

So, in trying to introduce themselves to the community, they’ve taken on a mindset that Blind Boar BBQ isn’t just a place for the BBQ lover, but a place for the whole BBQ lovin’ family. On Sundays, kids 12 and under eat for free. Even better, they can go play the arcade games while mommy and daddy enjoy their meal.

Owners Mario Rodriguez, Kelly Robinson and Finton Seeley (of the Porter House) all love food and drink.

That is evident when you learn that they do all the butchering in-house.

Although it may seem like a small detail that is often left out, it shows their extraordinary desire to procure the perfect cuts of quality meats, and cutting out a middleman who may not share that same passion.

Pitmaster Justin Manzi oversees the entire operation. From the butcher’s block all the way until the dish arrives in front of you, Justin ensures that each dish fits Blind Boar’s high standards, before ever being measured by yours.

As I sat down to order, Mario jumped in and said this: “People ask me what to have, and I ask them what they have to do today. We have dishes here that are perfect for the lazy day sitting in front of the TV, but we also have dishes that are light and won’t leave you in a food coma

for hours.” Still skeptical that this was even possible at a BBQ restaurant, I nevertheless put myself in Mario’s hands to let him show me.

Some items on the menu piqued my interest immediately. What is Fire Roasted Bacon Jam? Well, Applewood bacon is slow-cooked in a large kettle with coffee, brown sugar and maple syrup. What you get is incredible bacon flavored, but not overwhelmingly so, with jam. Slap it on some Texas toast and you have quite an appetizer. You couldn’t go wrong with the crispy pickle chips or fried green tomatoes, either.

If you’re in the mood for a sandwich, the slow-smoked brisket grilled cheese is outstanding. Served on rye with Gruyere and slaw seasoned with homemade house sauce, it’s hard to beat, and lighter on the belly than I had anticipated.

If you’re looking for something heftier, there are the usuals—Memphis spare ribs, Dr. Pepper baby backs (made with delicious homemade sauce with the Dr. as a main ingredient), the pulled pork or brisket. They also had a phenomenal roast chicken, which is something we rarely find in any restaurant, let alone a BBQ joint.

Lastly, they have “The Killer” combo platter. Typically something a family of four would order, the dish has now been made into a competition. If you can eat the ½ rack of

baby backs, ½ rack of spare ribs, ½ chicken, sizeable serving of pulled pork, plus four sides of your choosing and a piece of garlic bread, you win.

Of course, your heart loses. But isn’t that worth the picture on the wall?

The competitions, arcade and quantity of gluten-free items, not to mention Blind Boar BBQ’s great beer selection of local and craft favorites, all provide for a fun atmosphere for the entire family. The “garage sale chic” décor—people sometimes trade in their antiques for a meal— give the place even more country character. With daily specials such as chicken and waffles, and with all-you-can-eat prime rib night and all-you-can-eat rib night on Wednesdays and Thursdays, respectively, Blind Boar promises great BBQ and great times any day you choose.

As many restaurants on this list believed, the best option was to take a look at all the BBQ types throughout the nation, and take cues from each of them when preparing their menu. These restaurants have worked tirelessly to bring food prepared with a passion for the craft of BBQ to the table, consistently, every day. With summer here, it’s time to put down that spatula and stop pretending you know what you’re doing. Having your own smoker seems to be the new craze, but please people, let the professionals handle it.

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MAN UP, DAMN IT! Uncover the behaviors that are keeping you single.

WRITTEN BY

JULIANNE CANTARELLA

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seeeeee you; you can’t hide from me. Yes, you there.

You’re the one who can’t seem to make or keep a relationship. Oh, sure, you’re able to meet women, but just can’t make it past the first (second or third) date. Listen, I know this relationship stuff is hard; if it were easy, I wouldn’t have a job. What I would like to do is just point out a few things, because being aware of these points is key to relationship success.

In the past you might have thought, Julianne, it’s not me; it’s them. For all I know there might be some truth to that. However, in the end the only person’s behavior you can change is your own. So, I am

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not going to sit back and continue to watch you make the same mistakes over and over again. There is a really wonderful woman out there just waiting to meet you! (Really, she is in my database and we were just talking about you the other day. Don’t worry; it’s all good.)

Even though there could be a variety of reasons why you’re still single, I have listed the top 5 below.

1. You’re unrealistic. (All right I am gonna lay it on the line here.)

Go ahead; believe that the chickie 10, 15 to 20 years younger than you will want to date you. Please get a clue. Unless you are a zillionaire or you are George Clooney, it’s not

going to happen.

I work with women every day who are not looking for a father.

They are seeking someone with whom to connect and share time.

Truthfully, they see a man who is 10, 15 or 20 years older as a liability. They don’t want to be a nurse or a purse. They want to be with someone who can keep up with them.

There are so many wonderful, fit, attractive, successful women out there who are whole in mind and spirit, AND are in your age bracket who would make a wonderful girlfriend or wife. So what can you do about it? Date someone closer to your own age, damn it. (And, yes, she might even be slightly older.)

2. You talk about sex too soon!

Sex is important to women, too.

However, talking about how important sex is (to you) on the first (second or third) date is a complete turnoff to women. I can’t tell you the number of times my clients have called me after a date to say, “Julianne, the date was going so nicely.

I was attracted to him. He was so sweet and then out of the blue he started talking about how sex was an important part of a relationship.

Julianne, why do men do that?”

News flash, gentlemen: It’s 2013!

Women are well aware that sex is an important component of a relationship, BECAUSE THEY LIKE

SEX! But this topic is off limits until you get to know her and there are signs that the relationship has potential. Women are sexual creatures, but they don’t want to feel sexualized. Talk of intimacy too soon will only make her feel… icky. Yes, “icky” and she will not be looking for any follow-up dates with you.

3. You’re desperate. I love the fact that you want a relationship, I really do. I think it’s wonderful

and would like to reiterate, there are so many fantastic women out there who are looking for someone like you. That being said, you must curb your enthusiasm. Women are looking to connect with a confident, self-assured, mature man. If you project an image of desperation it will ruin any chance for a relationship. This is not to be confused with playing games, but take your time and pace yourself. To do this, make sure you make apContinued on pg. 59

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propriate contact. Don’t call, text or email too much. Don’t try to define the relationship after the first date and please by all means, keep your personal information to yourself. Don’t try to overly please her.

Understand that she needs to ease into a relationship and in the early stages of courting she might need some personal space.

4. You’re cheap. OK, so I am go-

ing to throw you a bone here and take the pressure off. I’ve seen this many times with my clients. When I dug deep I actually found that there is more to it than you’re just cheap. Could it be that you believe someone is trying to take advantage of you? A large majority of my clients are divorced. Many of my male clients have endured a messy divorce and have lost a lot in the process. But that does not mean that the woman sitting across from you is going to take advantage of you.

So man up, court her appropriately and pay for the damn date! And for goodness sake, in the early stages of courting please do not use a coupon or take her to an all-you-caneat buffet. This is just bad form.

5. You’re an ass. No, really, you

are. You’re the guy who sucks all the air out of the room when you enter it. I would guess this is because you are actually insecure or you have no insight, but having no insight makes you even more of an ass. You might also be found: talking incessantly about yourself, being incredibly insensitive to the needs of others and not being thoughtful in any way.

Basically it’s all about you, because you come first in your life before all others. And why shouldn’t you, you’re so great after all (insert eye roll here). You might even be caught being condescending or rude to your date and let’s throw in the wait staff for good measure.

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Your arrogance is repelling and you believe that your extensive knowledge about… well, everything makes you so interesting. Please don’t do a lead-in with how fantastic you are because of all the wonderful things you do. If you really are altruistic, people will be able to sense that on their own. Believe me, friend, waving that flag is an attention getter for sure, but if it’s not laced with authenticity and genuineness it’s going to fall like a lead balloon.

From my experience, you don’t know, what you don’t know, my friend.

Meaning, if you don’t know you have an obstacle to overcome you can’t hurdle or change it. So, perhaps one of the behaviors I mentioned in this article made you stop and think, “Oh, I do that!” If that is the case, this is where I ask you to take accountability for the obstacle that is holding you back from creating the relationship you desire and deserve!

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“I always tell my agent you can’t say ‘he’s the guy from—,’” Palumbo told me over coffee at a Midtown diner on a cold and wet spring day.

Palumbo goes into Manhattan several times a week for auditions. He had two on the day we met. Some go better than others. An avid sports fan, and a career beer league softball player— he starred alongside Artie Lange in the 2006 cult-hit Beer League—Palumbo compares his auditions to basketball games. On some days, he gets a good look at the basket.

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The title is tentative—at press, it was called The Family—but Palumbo says it was one of the most thrilling experiences of his life. He traveled to France for six weeks during production, and ate French meals and sipped French wine alongside the more notable stars on director Luc Besson’s estate.

Last year was a good one for Palumbo, and he’s proud of it, but his career has been a grind.

After graduating from Rutgers in 1987, he started working at a computer store in Princeton. The commute was about an hour from his parents’ house. He had no intention of getting into acting. Then one day an eight-months pregnant woman named Mary came in looking to buy a computer. Palumbo started talking to her, and she told him about an improv show that she was directing. Why not give it a shot?

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paper, he caught “the bug.”

With no real conception of how showbiz worked, Palumbo used his charm and gift of gab to land roles.

For an audition for a play, he showed up right before the directors were about to call it quits for the day. The auditions ran from eight ’til ten.

“I didn’t realize that you were supposed to get there at like a quarter ’til eight,” he said, laughing at the recollection.

If you spend a minute with the guy, you’re going to laugh. He’s a natural comedian.

At one point, he was doing dinner theater shows.

“I was getting paid like a hundred bucks to serve food and bust balls,” said Palumbo, now 46.

Palumbo has done voiceovers for many years, for commercials and shows. His first was for a TV show starring Pamela Anderson that was only going to air in Europe.

Palumbo was making a solid living.

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He was in an improv group that filmed at 30 Rock back in the ’90s.

Like many a young actor, Palumbo eventually moved out west to LA. Still, the allure of the Jersey Shore and summers in Manasquan were too much to resist. He kept flying back east, even when his friends asked him what the hell he was doing coming back.

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Speaking of Larry David, Palumbo says he’s a riot.

“He’s that guy,” he said. “You don’t know where he’s coming from.”

But as for residuals, some of the checks can literally be for three cents. One was for $0.00. When he took it to the teller, she asked him what he wanted. He said nothing, naturally, because that was what the check was for: nothing. He likes to bust their chops.

The life of an actor can be tough. It’s not all glitz and glam.

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pring is here, and for many of us, this means saying goodbye to the hot toddies and peated scotches of the wintry months in favor of lighter fare more in keeping with the newly blooming season of reawakening.

Speaking as someone who was born on the Vernal Equinox (March 20th) and on the cusp of two signs and two seasons, I feel a special tie to both sides of this coin. With that being said, I must confess that from a technical standpoint, what was delicious in cold weather is still delicious in warm weather!

The spirits have not changed, simply the mindset. It is almost out of habit that most folks gravitate away from their trusted whiskies and darker spirits, and rush off to sweet frozen concoctions.

There is no need to abandon your fine whiskies. Do not leave them sad and alone in a dark cabinet somewhere. These babies can thrive in the sunshine, too.

Do I drink whisky in warm weather? You bet I do. I stand strong in front of my blazing grill, cooking for family and friends, proudly holding a lovely whisky or bourbon.

Dare I repeat: what is good in winter is still good in the summer.

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are dozens upon dozens of cocktails that allow whisky to shine through.

Many of them even utilize fresh produce or fruits that are in season and bursting with flavor. Yum! However, I am going to focus on my favorite type of summer whisky cocktail–whisky with ice.

Original? No. Bold? Maybe.

Easy? Yes. Rather than shower you with semi-complicated cocktails that involve many items most people do not own (bitters, muddlers, etc.), I am going to make these cocktails super simple.

They are not cocktails. They are just bourbon and ice.

But, that begs the questions of which bourbons go best with ice, and how can you make ice interest-

ing? Two words: slushies and shapes.

One of my first experiments with “slushies” was with Hendrick’s Gin. My wife and I would host a party, and a few of her girlfriends just wanted some gin, pretty much straight up. Knowing that Hendrick’s has some unique cucumber and rose flavors, I experimented with taking some cucumbers, mint and ice, and blending them into a slushy mixture. Then, I would freeze them the night before the party.

Our guests got a kick out of dropping these green cubes into their glasses and nosing the waves of scents and tasting the influence of flavors as the slushy cubes slowly melted.

This can easily be applied to whisky as well. I have dabbled with

ginger ale and bourbon, and this drink actually is pretty stunning when done right. But, the key is to be sure to get quality bourbon and quality ginger ale.

A cocktail is only as good as its weakest ingredient!

With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the coolest things you can do with ice.

The Solid Ball has become quite the recent craze. The big ball melts more slowly as to not wash out your whisky. Plus, it still cools it down to that level that appeals to the common human in a heat wave.

I have taken to doing small “themes” with these Ice Balls. For example, did you know you can get an Ice Ball that looks exactly like the Death Star from Star Wars?

Have a geeked-out party with the gals flaunting Cinnabon-styled hair à la Princess Leia, and the guys brandishing Tatooine garb while sipping on something that looks like this:

Tired of cramming for that math final? Need to unwind? How about some Pi-icecubes in your bourbon?

Diamonds are fun for the ladies:

Hosting a summertime art show? How about some IceScreams:

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Long story short, you can have a ton of fun with ice. Just search the web for “unique ice cubes” and run with it.

But for now, let’s focus on the heart of the drink. Which bourbons are the best for the spring/summer, and won’t get washed out by ice?

I will preface this Top 5 by stating that these are all absolutely amazing bourbons neat. But, in the heat of the moment (forgive the pun), these all have the alcohol-by-volume power and flavor profile to stand up to ice.

Top 5 Hot Weather Bourbons around $35: 1. Four Roses Single Barrel Legend has it that Four Roses founder Paul Jones, Jr. sent a marriage proposal to a comely 19th century gal of his dreams. In order to answer him, she wore a corsage of four roses at a dance to signify her acceptance. Cute story, and true or not, this is a fantastic bourbon. Four Roses was a mainstay in the mid 1900s, but disappeared for 40+ years when (then owner) Seagram exported it and replaced it here in the U.S. with a cheap blend. In 2002, this distillery began repairing its image and has been winning awards ever since!

The flavor profile of a Single Barrel will shift slightly from year to year, but rest assured that this bottle will never fail to ring of floral and fruity, and possess an unmistakable mellowness that cannot be duplicated. The sweetness is always balanced by a little spiciness, and after a little while with the ice and the sun, you will get a blast of cherry pie and brown sugar.

2. Maker’s Mark From deep in the heart of Loretto, Kentucky, comes one of the most popular small batch bourbons available. Known for its distinctive Red Wax seal on top, this bourbon is unlike some of the others on this list due to its high content of wheat; winter wheat to be exact. (What better way to cool off in the summer?)

Wheat has the ability to make a bourbon even sweeter than usual. This may be the go-to choice of those of you with a sweet tooth. Consistently scoring high at spirit rating competitions, this is a classic, and a mainstay in my cabinet. You get soft caramel on the nose, crème brulee and vanilla on the palate, and molasses on the finish.

3. Elijah Craig 12 This bourbon is named in honor of Reverend Elijah Craig, who in addition to being a preacher, has been credited with “inventing” barrel aging Kentucky bourbon. Regardless of the validity of these claims, anyone would be hard pressed to find a finer bourbon at the price point of the EC12.

The nose on this one is amazing with its strong vanilla, floral bursts, and enough oak to keep you honest. The palate is heavenly, too; more vanilla and caramel combine with marshmallows and spice on the finish. It’s just too good to pass up. And with a cube or two and a few minutes you are in for a treat. Famed whisky legend Michael Jackson summed up the Elijah Craig 12 well in only two words when he stated that this bourbon is “perilously drinkable.”

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4. Hudson Baby Bourbon Let us direct our attention towards a local product. Hudson Baby Bourbon is the first bourbon to be distilled in New York (and the first distillery in New York since Prohibition). It is a common misconception that all bourbons must come from Kentucky. That simply is not true. What sets this one apart from many of the others on this list is that instead of a combination of a few grains, it is made from 100% New York corn.

For such a young whisky, this one is a real standout. Rather than recreating what is done in Kentucky, the team at Tuthilltown Spirits decided to be wise and stick to what they could find indigenous to their locale. The refreshing approach this distillery takes to its process—from the use of smaller barrels to employing “sonic maturation”—results in a bourbon that definitely tastes different than most of the items on the shelf near it. With solid caramel and citrus fruit on the nose, it draws you in. The palate hits the tongue with vanilla and a bit of acidity on the exit, but not in a bad way. Again, you can cool this one down, and kick back and relax in the sun.

5. Evan Williams Single Barrel While the Four Roses and Hudson Bourbons push the limits of the $35 cap I put on this article, the EWSB and the EC12 fall well below $30. In fact, this single barrel option can be sourced for less than $25, and it is certainly a great bang-for-the-buck candidate.

Fully equipped with handwritten dates and barrel numbers on the label, this is a higher quality product than its Evan Williams siblings. Golden in color, with a sweet vanilla and leather nose, it is full bodied and delicious. Nutty sweetness and woody undertones virtually eliminate any potential burn this drink may have.

A steal at sub $25, and priced at a point you don’t have to feel guilty about putting on ice, it’s a winner.

At the end of the day, despite using only two ingredients, the possibilities are limitless! Just come up with an “icy” theme and chill with it. If you love the taste of bourbon anyway, jump right in to the drink after you drop the cube(s) in. If you are still new to it, do not be shy about letting the bourbon “breathe.” Let the ice melt a little and let the water affect the whisky.

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First, whisky is a naturally oily product, so just a little bit of water breaks that water tension of the film on top of the drink, allowing it to open up and new aromas to emerge.

Next, many professionals claim that the best alcohol by volume (ABV) to drink whisky at is about 35% ABV. Since just about all of the above recommendations are 40+%, the ice will bring it down to a level where instead of just tasting the burn-

ing of alcohol, you can really pull out the fruity notes of the Four Roses, or the brilliant oak of the Elijah Craig.

Whisky is a beautiful blend of local ingredients and time. Few other spirits reflect the marriage of Mother Nature and Father Time so elegantly. Let us not tarnish such simple beauty with excessive ingredients.

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Fitness Guide It’s time to ramp up your workout routine with blood pumping, muscle strengthening exercises.

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his fitness guide brings you full body, functional exercises that allow the muscles to work in synergy with each other, the way the body is designed to work. I prefer that my clients perform exercises that do not isolate muscles, but rather integrate their muscles in dynamic movement patterns to get the most out of their workout.

These exercises should be performed in a circuit format, moving from one exercise to the next in order to keep the heart rate elevated. You only rest at the end of the circuit before you repeat the circuit for the desired number of rounds. This method builds both muscular strength and endurance while simultaneously improving a person’s anaerobic and aerobic energy systems. This circuit also combines the important primal movement patterns of pushing, pulling and level change (these are leg exercises such as squats, lunges and step ups) and incorporates power movements.

The power movements allow us to train at “real-life speeds.”

It is always important to begin with a dynamic warm-up that will prepare the body for these exercises. The dynamic warm-up creates a range of motion through movement that will excite the nervous system and stimulate the stretch reflex.

A good tip for the dynamic warm-up is to choose body weight exercises that mimic some of the movements you will perform in the exercise routine. These movements should warm up most of your major muscles, increase your blood flow and slightly elevate your heart rate. Unless you have a specific injury or overly tight muscle, do not perform static stretching before the workout as it will desensitize the nervous system. Perform static stretching at the end of the workout.

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For these exercises, you will need a cable machine or resistance band, ankle band, dumbbells, medicine ball, fit ball and an elevated box.

1. Squat & Row Holding a cable or resistance tubing handles in each hand, perform a squat. Upon returning to the standing position, pull both hands toward the chest performing a row. When performing a squat, make sure your knees stay over your ankles and push your hips back as if you’re sitting into a chair.

2. Pull-up

3. Step & Dumbbell Press

This is a body weight exercise performing a pulling movement. You can also try a modified pull-up, which has the same motion as a normal pull-up. Using a suspension trainer attached to a high mount, lean back. Creating the most difficult angle you can handle, keep your heels on the ground and toes up, and pull in a forward motion, as you would in a normal pull-up.

Holding dumbbells in both hands at shoulder height, place one foot on an elevated box. Be sure the knee is no higher than a right angle. Drive through the heel of the leg on the box, lifting the other leg onto the box, while pressing the dumbbells overhead at the same time. It is important that you do not push off the down leg. The box leg should do all the work.

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4. Push-up This is a body weight exercise performing a pushing motion. You can also try a modified push-up, which has the same motion as a normal push up. Putting legs on a fit ball and hands on the ground, perform a push-up. Modify the difficulty by moving forward or backward on the ball.

5. Medicine Ball Jumping Jack Holding a medicine ball with both hands, do a jumping jack motion with your legs, while sweeping the ball through your legs and over your head. This is a power movement that utilizes a pulling motion of the medicine ball.

6. Ankle Band Lateral Squat & Curl Place a resistance band around your ankles. Holding dumbbells in each hand at your sides, step out to the right against the resistance of the band, perform a squat, and return to starting position while performing a dumbbell curl. Repeat exercise to the left. It is important that when you perform the lateral step, the toe points straight ahead and does not open up. The curl is considered a pulling movement.

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7. Repeat pull-up.

8. Reverse Lunge & Triceps Extension Hold a cable or resistance band in both hands from a high attachment. The hands are held slightly in front at chest height with your elbows at a slightly greater than 90 degree angle. Perform a reverse lunge by stepping back with one leg and creating a 90-degree angle with your knee as if you were going to kneel on the ground. At the same time you are performing a reverse lunge, do a triceps extension by straightening both arms against the resistance of the cable or band. The movement should only occur from the elbow. The triceps extension is considered a pushing movement.

9. Repeat push up.

10. Burpee Start from a standing position. Drop down, bending your knees with your hands on the floor next to your feet. Kick your feet straight back to a push-up position. Pull your knees back into a crouch and perform a jump from this position. This is a power movement that incorporates the pushing motion.

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