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B E R G E N H E A LT H & LIFE ■ MARCH 2010

BERGEN & life

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Wyclef BERGEN’S CUTEST BABY

Jean

on Haiti, New Jersey ... and what’s next Your votes are in!

Bergen’s cutest baby

Jersey’s top 10 film moments Health watch • Can you make your

baby smarter?

• 5 facts food labels don’t tell • Take the hint!

Your body’s health clues

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March 2010 Features 40 Spotlight /

The long road home

Haiti has always loomed large in the music of Saddle River hip-hop star Wyclef Jean, but this year’s earthquake put him at the epicenter of the relief effort—and some controversy.

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Jersey’s top 10 film moments

26 Essential Bergen The loaf of the Irish Here’s how our judges ranked the local soda-bread offerings.

28 Our next cover girl!

Last year, more than 100 local beauties competed in this first-ever contest. Could this year’s winner be you?

Our panel of movie experts shares its picks.

48 At home /

Game day ... every day

A fun-loving Ho-Ho-Kus family transforms a formal living room into a lively billiards space.

50 Escapes /

Have a ball in Cooperstown

Baseball may be the diamond in this hamlet’s crown, but the area offers a whole roster of family-friendly fun.

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Bergen’s cutest baby!

Meet the winner and 5 runners-up.

33 Health watch · Updates on staying well · Take the hint · Can you make your baby smarter? · 5 facts labels don’t tell you

66 Glorious food This spud’s for you Cheap, versatile and

nutritious, the plentiful potato is a wonder food.

68 Bergen gourmet Rock on! Expect a delightful mix of classic Italian

and seasonal cuisine at Rocca in Glen Rock.

Departments 10 Editor’s letter 19 Bergen buzz · Cuban infusion · Yoga for youngsters · “What I’m listening to ...” · Erin go Bergen · Puppy love

22 Flash

Captured moments around the county

COVER IMAGE : COURTESY OF SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

70 Where to eat 76 Be there!

Your local dining guide

Events you won’t want to miss

80 End notes A chat with ... Bruno Jamais The 49-year-old Parisian, an Englewood resident and former maitre d’ at Manhattan’s famous Daniel, on cars, food and how— despite a setback—life’s still moving full speed ahead.

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The cutest—revealed!

IT NEVER FAILS: OUR FAVORITE ISSUES OF THE year are always those that rely on you, our neighbors, giving us a peek into your world. We love hearing your opinions, learning all about you and, in this case, meeting your beloved bundles of joy.

Our first-ever “cutest baby” contest was both a pleasure and a success. A simple glance at page 53 will offer ample proof of that. There you’ll find snapshots of all the 80+ adorable entrants—a group that was whittled down to our top six thanks to more than 2,000 online votes. In “Bergen’s Cutest Baby,” we introduce you to the winner and five runners-up.

In this issue we also get up-close-and-personal with a man who’s been one of our county’s most visible residents in recent months: hip-hop star Wyclef Jean. In “The Long Road Home,” page 40, he tells us about his love for his homeland, his Jersey upbringing, his music and more.

We take a peek inside a Ho-Ho-Kus abode in our At Home story, in which the owners ditch formality in favor of fun. See their impressive game-room redo on page 48.

More fun awaits in “Jersey’s Top 10 Film Moments,” page 44. We asked a panel of movie experts to choose the Garden State’s cinematic “best of.” Check out their picks—and let us know if your favorite is missing!

In our Health Watch section, page 33, we explore whether you really can improve your baby’s intelligence through educational products—or any other means. We also offer advice for heeding your body’s subtle health clues and take a closer look at those “nutrition facts” food labels—turns out, they leave much to be desired.

For our foodie friends, on page 26 we reveal the winner of our Irish soda bread taste test, and on page 68 our restaurant reviewer explains why we should all dine at Glen Rock’s Rocca at least quarterly.

Finally, we’re happy to issue the call for Bergen Health & Life’s next reader contest: our second annual cover girl competition! Get the details on page 28. As always, we look forward to hearing from you.

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Yoga for youngsters

Cuban infusion

We’re guessing eating at your mom’s place is nothing like this: At the new MADRE’S CUBAN CUISINE in Teaneck (201-530-5100, www.kryptics.net/madres), expect dim lighting, sleek black furniture, crystal chandeliers—not to mention heaping plates of empanadas,

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“It has kind of a Manhattan lounge feel, where people can come in, eat and drink wine for two hours without feeling rushed,” says co-owner Wendy Peralta, a Domincan native of Cuban descent who runs the cozy BYO with her husband, Ricardo Sanchez.

Of course, that leaves time aplenty to nibble on the complimentary fried plantain chips (served with salsa) and sample from Madre’s sweeping menu.

The ropa vieja is a customer favorite—flank steak stewed and shredded with bell peppers, onions and white wine sauce, served with fried plantains ($15.95). Other top picks include pollo a la fricase (chicken steamed in a Spanish wine sauce with potatoes and raisins; $11.95) and camarones enchilados (shrimp in a Creole sauce with garlic, onions and peppers; $16.95). Craving something sweet?

Try one of the restaurant’s freshly squeezed juices or smoothies, or sample homemade desserts like tres leches cake and guayabita Madre’s (a warm guava cobbler topped with ice cream).

Or simply split a pitcher of sangria, whipped up fresh for guests who supply the bottle of red.

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“Child’s pose” takes on a whole new meaning at the HAPPY ELEPHANT YOGA SCHOOL (201-788-5031, www.happy elephantyoga.com), a Franklin Lakes– based studio that offers private and group yoga to kids and families alike.

“The things kids can get out of yoga are really phenomenal,” says founder and certified yoga instructor Jenny Tanis, “from improving coordination and strength to building selfconfidence and learning tools to calm themselves down when they’re angry.”

Little ones ages 2 to 4, for example, can try “Itsy Bitsy Yoga,” a playful blend of yoga-based postures and games. Bookwormsin-training might enjoy “Storytime Yoga,” which gets kids ages 3 to 5 moving as an instructor tells a riveting tale. Thirteen- to 17-year-olds can learn to reduce stress with “Hatha Yoga for Teens,” and your whole clan can enjoy some shared peace with “Family Yoga.”

Classes are held in Tanis’ Franklin Lakes home studio ($30 for 45 minutes), students’ own homes ($50 for 45 minutes) or at local community centers (prices vary).

“My kids just love yoga now,” says Suzanne Finan of Wyckoff, whose children Steven, 11, and Megan, 8, take lessons at the Wyckoff Community Learning Center. “My daughter’s flexibility is incredible, and my son uses relaxation techniques at bedtime. A lot of it has to do with Jenny being so welltrained and positive.”

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‘What I’m listening to ...’

“As a dance instructor and choreographer I’m always listening for music that makes me want to move or inspires me to dance,” says Roberta Mathes, artistic director for the Beyond Dance program at The Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood (201-816-8160, www.bergenpac.org), which offers a range of dance classes for all ages. “I enjoy many different genres of music—from Latin and international to pop and rock—and I’ve choreographed dances to some of the songs in this list.”

1. “GONE,” Daughtry, from Daughtry

2. “ESHEBO (CHEBBA),” Alabina, from Alabina

3. “7 SECONDS,” Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry, from The Guide (Wommat)

4. “CRIMINAL,” Fiona Apple,

Erin go Bergen More than 130,000 strong, Bergen’s Irish contingent is a proud, vocal bunch— and never more so than on St. Patty’s Day. Get in on the revelry with these funfilled events: You’ll find a hearty dose of all things Irish on Sunday, March 14, at the 30th annual ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE in Bergenfield, sponsored by the Council of Irish Associations of Greater Bergen County. Starting at 2 p.m. and following a 1.25-mile route north on Washington Avenue, the parade features more than a dozen marching bands and five sets of Irish step-dancing clubs, including children from the RIDGEWOOD IRISH DANCE SCHOOL (201-4450507, www.ridgewoodirishdance.com). You can also catch the school’s performance of the Irish folktale “The Salmon of Knowledge” at the Ridgewood Public Library on Sunday, March 28 at 2 p.m. ($10/person).

After the parade on the 14th, keep spirits high at nearby Irish pub TOMMY FOX’S PUBLIC HOUSE in Bergenfield (201-384-0900, www.tommy foxs.com), where you can enjoy the Irish sing-along tunes of Fergus Begley and Friends starting at 2 p.m. and a performance by the Bergen Irish Pipe Band at 5 p.m. The restaurant also hosts live entertainment throughout St. Patrick’s Day, including step-dance performances by the MCLOUGHLIN SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE in Ridgefield Park (www.mcloughlinschool.com).

For a taste of the Emerald Isle, head to THE PORTER HOUSE STEAK HOUSE & CIGAR BAR in Montvale (201-3076300, www.porterhouseusa.com) and its new sister restaurant, The Porter House Grill in Norwood (201-784-6900), each with décor imported from Ireland. Both provide a complimentary basket of homemade Irish soda bread with dinner and offer Irish coffee for dessert ($7), while bagpipers and other entertainers keep the Emerald spirit going strong.

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5. “SHIVER,” Maroon 5, from Songs About Jane

6. “BETTER TO HAVE LOVED,” Idina Menzel, from I Stand

PUPPY LOVE EMILY BATLUCK, Upper Saddle River, retired teacher SHELBY, Shetland sheepdog, age 3 HOW WE MET: “I saw a ‘sheltie’ my friend had, and I just fell in love.

7. “A SONG FOR YOU,” Elliott

The dogs are smart, obedient and only weigh about 30 pounds—a per-

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fect size for me. So I had Shelby flown in from a breeder in Oklahoma.”

8. “MAGALENHA,” Sergio Mendes, from Brasileiro

9. “IT HAD BETTER BE TONIGHT,”

LET’S BOUNCE: “Shelby has lots of energy and loves to play, especially a game we call ‘One, Two.’ I’ll bounce a ball on the ground and count

Michael Bublé, from Call Me

‘one,’ and then when the ball is in the air I’ll

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count ‘two’—that’s when Shelby grabs it.”

10. “SUPERSTAR,” Luther Vandross, from Discover Luther Vandross

11. “LEFT,” Nina Storey, from Shades

12. “BEAUTIFUL,” India.Arie,

MAN OF THE HOUSE: “As a widow I really appreciate Shelby’s company. He’s very loving and happy, and watching him play makes me laugh. He’s also a good watchdog, often sitting in the window to keep guard over the house.”

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Think your furry friend is the cutest in Bergen? Send us a picture of you with your pet and we might publish it in our pages. Mail the photo along with your name, address and telephone number to Bergen Health & Life, 110 Summit Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645 or e-mail editor@wainscotmedia.com.

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FLASH THE STARS CAME OUT TO THE BERGEN PERforming Arts Center in Englewood for a roundtable discussion about the career of Ellie Greenwich—a famed songwriter who helped pen such ’60s hits as “Be My Baby” and “Leader of the Pack”—followed by a concert

by Darlene Love. At Seasons in Washington Township, meanwhile, the Foundation at Bergen Regional Medical Center hosted “A Taste of Bergen” culinary event. The Bergen Community College Foundation held its annual Medallion Awards Dinner at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton.

Proceeds will help fund scholarship programs. Finally, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center sponsored a cocktail reception to kick off “Night of 100 Dinners,” a fundraiser for the Jewish Family Service of Bergen and North Hudson in which attendees dine at local homes.

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The loaf of the Irish Soda bread is, for most of us, a Saint-Patty’s-Day–only treat—

The winner!

so you might as well have the best there is! Here’s

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how our judges ranked the local offerings.

VILLA DOLCE BAKERY, Montvale

MARKET BASKET, Franklin Lakes

MILLER’S BAKERY, Cliffside Park and Tenafly

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Price

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Appearance

“Lots of raisins— very nice-looking”

“No raisins!”

“Looks good”

“Basic”

“Nice and hearty”

“Looks like a bundt cake without the hole”

“Like a beautiful loaf of Italian bread with raisins”

“Light”

“Thick with raisins”

“Plain”

“Cooked well—a little darker, with a hard crust”

“Stands apart because of its carrot color”

“A round loaf, well-cooked but not burnt— looks good!”

“Light in color, brown on top, a ton of raisins!”

“Looks the most delicious”

“Some powder”

“Powdery”

Taste

“Very good” “A bit on the sweeter side” “Seems too sweet for soda bread— maybe too much vanilla?”

“A raisin bread more than a soda bread”

Texture

“Nice flavor—but no raisins!”

“A little like biscotti” “A bit of an aftertaste” “A nice yeasty flavor”

“Sweet but not too sweet, with a touch of spice”

“Sweeter than the rest”

“Moist and flavorful”

“Maple taste”

“They’ve added something— Bailey’s?”

“A peppery aftertaste”

“Almost no raisins”

“Bready”

“OK”

“Quite acceptable”

“Very different”

“Kind of salty”

“Is there rum in there?”

“Unlike any soda bread I’ve had before”

“Has sort of a berry flavor to it” “Sweet, buttery”

“Light and airy”

“Fluffy”

“Light and moist”

“Very grainy”

“Crumbly”

“Not dense enough”

“Moist to the touch ... dry to the taste”

“Nice thick brown crust”

“Dry”

“A tad dry”

“Firm”

“A little too flaky”

“Very soft and fluffy”

“Nice and dense”

“Soft in the middle”

“Chewy but firm”

“A little springy”

“Crumbly but dense”

“A little heavy on the powder”

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Another reason to break a sweat STAND Could that desk job be the death UP for of you? Perhaps,

your health

say recent research findings. Several studies indicate that sitting for extended periods increases your risk of obesity, heart attack and premature death— whether or not you regularly exercise —notes Elin Ekblom-Bak of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute in an editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

“After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send harmful signals,” she says.

One 12-year study of 17,000 Canadians, for example, found that, independent of workout habits, those who sat more had a higher death risk.

For reference, a typical American spends more than half the day seated, according to a 2003–2004 survey.

Ekblom-Bak’s advice: “Interrupt sitting as often as possible.”

Don’t get too cocky about those bulging biceps. What you really need are long telomeres. They’re bits of DNA at the tips of chromosomes in your white blood cells that protect the cells from damage—and exercise protects them. Telomeres shorten with age; “when they’re gone, the cell dies” and signs of aging follow, says the American Heart Association. It was a recent study in the journal Circulation that proves exercise can slow their shortening. Researchers compared groups of endurance athletes with same-aged groups of healthy, nonsmoking, less-active adults. The exercisers were in better shape and had longer telomeres. “This is direct evidence of an anti-aging effect of physical exercise,” writes the study’s lead author.

Is depression bad for your bones?

Israeli researchers recently found a link between depression and osteoporosis, saying that depressed women “should be periodically evaluated for progression of bone loss and signs of osteoporosis.” But those on the fence about antidepressants shouldn’t sign on for medication simply because of bone-loss risk, says Jennifer Payne, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the Women’s Mood Disorder Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore: Other studies have failed to support the depression-osteoporosis link. “In this case we don’t know if it’s the illness or the medication,” she adds.

More notable, says Dr. Payne, is unrelated research showing that severe depression shrinks the brain’s hippocampus, and that antidepressants

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can reverse this. “I would not want my hippocampus shrinking,” says the doctor.

HPV shots— for your son?

Girls and boys may now benefit from vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV), say new immunization recommendations for 2010.

The virus has been linked to an increased risk of cervical cancer in women—and to genital warts in both sexes. Until recently, it wasn’t known if the shots were worthwhile in boys, but now the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, together with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians, recommends that a three-dose series of the HPV4 vaccine be considered for boys 9 to 18 years old. “Data show the vaccine is highly effective in reducing the incidence of genital warts,” explains Joseph Bocchini, M.D., head of the AAP committee that helped develop the policy. For now, the recommendation for boys is more “conservative” than for girls, Dr. Bocchini says, because research has yet to prove the cost-effectiveness of the shots for preventing HPV-related cancers in men.

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HINT YOUR BODY MAY BE WARNING YOU OF ILLNESS. HERE’S WHAT TO DO

Give yourself a good once-over—notice any quirks? Doctors say small imperfections could signal an underlying issue. But which oddities call for professional attention? Experts offer guidance on becoming your own diagnostic sleuth.

Clue: EARLOBE CREASES It could mean: Heart disease Back in 1991, a study in The American Journal of Medicine found that participants with a diagonal crease in at least one earlobe were more likely to die from heart disease than those whose earlobes did not bear creases. The report caught national attention at the time, but studies reported since then have produced mixed results.

One possible explanation for the link is a lack of elastin, which contributes to hardening of the arteries, but the connection may simply be due to the fact that earlobe creases are more common later in life, says Andres Mesa, M.D., a cardiologist at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston. “Whenever you age you’re prone to have more hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other complications,” he adds.

What to do: Get regular checkups. “Earlobe creases can serve as a reminder that you’re getting older and you should pay more attention to heart-disease risk factors,” says Dr. Mesa.

Clue: DARK UNDER-EYE CIRCLES It could mean: Allergies “When you have significant hay fever you experience a change in blood flow to the nose and sinuses,” says James Li, M.D., allergist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “As the blood expands in some of the veins in the face, it can appear as a dark or bluish tint under the eyes.”

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What to do: If your dark circles are accompanied by other hay-fever symptoms (sneezing, coughing, congestion), consider purchasing an over-the-counter antihistamine or seeing your doctor for an allergy test.

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Clue: THIN THIGHS or A THICK NECK It could mean: Heart disease

What to do: “If you see a marked color change in all

A study in the British Medical Journal found that subjects with a thigh circumference of less than 60 centimeters had a greatly increased risk of developing heart disease and dying prematurely. “The link may be due to these patients having low muscle mass,” says Dr. Mesa, which may lead to insulin sensitivity and a risk of metabolic syndrome.

Meanwhile, research from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s Framingham Heart Study found that a wider neck—a circumference of more than 34.2 centimeters in women and 40.5 centimeters in men—increased heart-disease risk factors. “The theory is that wide necks have more deposits of fat,” says Dr. Mesa.

a physician,” says Dr. McDonald. But don’t panic—

What to do: Data are still too preliminary to prompt a response, says Dr. Mesa. “More research is needed, but I think measuring waist circumference has really proven itself.” A waist circumference greater than 88 centimeters in women and 102 centimeters in men has been linked to a higher risk of heart disease. If you exceed these limits, see your doctor about healthy ways to slim down.

Clue: DISCOLORED NAILS It could mean: Diabetes Yellow nails can be a symptom of this disease, says dermatologist Michel McDonald, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, though the reason for this is not yet confirmed.

of your nails, it’s a good idea to get checked out by this discoloration may be due to fungus or aging.

Clue: PALE NAILS It could mean: Anemia Press on your nails and take note of their color: While most people’s nails will turn immediately back to pink, an anemic’s may remain white for a moment or two. “When you are anemic you don’t have the blood rushing back as quickly into the capillaries,” says Rebecca Kazin, M.D., head of the Johns Hopkins Dermatology and Cosmetic Center at Green Spring Station in Lutherville, Maryland.

“But if you are this anemic you would likely have other symptoms, such as fatigue and a tendency to bruise easily.”

What to do: Speak to your doctor, says Dr. Kazin.

Clue: MALE BALDNESS It could mean: Heart disease In a study published in Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers found a link between male baldness and an increased risk of this condition. Risk was greatest in men with extensive vertex baldness (on the crown of the head).

What to do: “If you have baldness, it doesn’t mean you’ll have heart disease,” says Dr. Mesa.

“But it might be a good idea to get your blood pressure and cholesterol checked.” ■

4 well-known body warnings: TRUTH OR HYPE? PHYSICIANS ASSESS THE VALIDITY OF THESE “TROUBLE SIGNS” Apple-shaped bodies are linked with greater heart disease risks than pear-shaped bodies.

“Excess fat around the waist is a different kind of fat than that around the hips, and is associated with greater heart disease risk factors,” says Andy Kates, M.D., director of the Heart Disease Prevention Program at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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Skin tags can signal colon polyps.

“There’s been insufficient evidence to extrapolate a link,” says gastroenterologist Eric Esrailian, M.D., assistant clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles.

HYPE

Too much vitamin A can cause excessively dry lips.

“An excess of vitamin A can shut down your oil glands, so monitor your intake and don’t have more than 5,000 IUs a day,” says dermatologist Michel McDonald, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

TRUE

White mouth corners can indicate a yeast infection.

Yeast infections don’t just occur in your intimate regions; your mouth can be infected by a pesky yeast called Candida, says Dr. McDonald. Because this sort of infection will not likely affect other areas of the body, you can treat it with a topical medication from your dermatologist.

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Can you make your baby

SMARTER? VIDEOS AND DVDS AIMED AT HELPING YOU ENHANCE YOUR CHILD’S INTELLECT ARE A BIG INDUSTRY TODAY—BUT DO THEY REALLY WORK?

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“I think they mislead parents and cause inappropriate expectations. I had a parent just today who told me, ‘I thought I was making my 2-month-old smarter by putting her in front of Baby Einstein.’”

Dr. Kashyap stresses, however, that there is no known scientific evidence that these videos—or any other products you can buy—actually enhance a baby’s brainpower. “Learning happens with playing, face-toface engagement and exposure to sights and sounds,” she says.

“We know that children learn by interacting and doing,” not just watching and listening, agrees Lisa Nalvin, M.D., director of developmental pediatrics at the Kireker Center for Child Development at Ridgewood’s Valley Hospital.

Indeed, some research has suggested that these baby videos may actually slow the development of language skills. A 2007 study by investigators at the University of Washington in Seattle found that with every hour per day spent watching baby DVDs and videos, infants learned six to eight fewer new vocabulary words than babies who never watched the videos. This effect was strongest on babies 8 to 16 months old—just

MASTERFILE

PAGE 52 OF THIS MAGAZINE CELEBRATES Bergen County’s cutest babies, with pictures that make parents proud. But most of us don’t get by on looks alone; moms and dads also yearn for their tykes to earn a place in Harvard’s class of 2032—or at least get the best possible start on smarts.

For businesses, that’s become a big-time sales opportunity. In the 1990s, entrepreneurs began marketing lines of videos and DVDs aimed at the youngest set. They feature lively, quick-changing images of shapes and colors, letters and numbers, animals and natural settings. And their very brand names— “Baby Einstein,” “Brainy Baby” and “Baby Genius,” for example—hint that they’ll send your infant’s IQ soaring. But local child-development experts tell Bergen Health & Life it isn’t so. If there’s a key to fostering your tot’s intellectual development, they say, it isn’t something you buy at the store.

“I’ve had concerns about infant videos for a long time,” says Punam Kashyap, M.D., senior developmental pediatrician at the Institute for Child Development, a division of the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack.

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when language skills are starting to form.

Researchers noted that the baby videos may be worse for tots than educational shows like Sesame Street, because they feature “little dialogue, short scenes” and “disconnected pictures.” They may overstimulate babies, one participating scientist has argued—and Dr. Kashyap agrees. “I’ve been saying that to parents forever,” she says.

So how does a well-meaning parent help a baby’s brain develop? Play, talk and sing with your baby, say child-development specialists. And while educational books, toys and shows may be helpful later on, you needn’t purchase anything more at the baby stage than perhaps a colorful rattle or a plastic cup.

“Engage the baby with a brightly colored object he or she can follow visually,” Dr. Kashyap suggests.

“We know that intelligence is a function of both nature and nurture,” Dr. Nalvin says. “It’s a product of genetics and what you’re exposed to.”

The baby’s genes, then, determine how smart he or she can be. A nurturing environment helps out with proper nutrition and a safe and comforting home. Dr. Kashyap says she knows of no studies demonstrating that one kind of plaything is superior to another for fostering intelligence. But she does know that human interaction

NO TV TILL AGE 2, SAYS PEDIATRICIANS’ GROUP Studies show that by 3 months of age, 40 percent of babies regularly watch DVDs, videos or TV; by their second birthday, almost 90 percent watch two to three hours daily. Still, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children under 2 watch no TV. “Many of the families with babies I care for have switched off their televisions,” notes developmental pediatrician Punam Kashyap, M.D., of Hackensack University Medical Center. Other pediatricians give more leeway. “I think a halfhour to an hour of a show like Sesame Street is OK as long as it’s not serving as a babysitter,” says Harry Banschick, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck. Baby Einstein, meanwhile, says it doubts that AAP’s recommendation “reflects the reality of today’s parents, families and households.”

is the most important contributor to a baby’s learning.

“When you read and sing and dance and play with your baby, you aren’t just having fun,” she says.

“You really are stimulating development.” ■

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5 facts labels don’t tell you HERE’S WHAT’S MISSING FROM PACKAGE NUTRITION DATA— AND HOW TO MAKE SMART CHOICES ANYWAY Savvy shoppers know that checking food labels is a key to helping your family eat healthy. The bad news? “They’re incomplete,” says Bruce Silverglade, director of legal affairs for the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). He helped Bergen Health

& Life identify five important points food packages fail to reveal:

1

How much sugar. “If a cookie uses different types of sugars—high-fructose corn syrup, fructose, etc.—the label can show these as individual ingredients,” says Silverglade. “If they were grouped together, ‘sugar’ could very well be first.” Labels also do not separate out added sugars from natural ones (think of the innate sweetness of applesauce), and offer no guidance on how much to consume: For fat, sodium, etc., labels show a clear “% daily value” based on a 2,000-calorie daily diet—but not for sugar. “There should be one,” Silverglade says. What to do: The CSPI suggests limiting sugar to 40 grams per day and scanning ingredients for sugar’s aliases.

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The whole story on whole grains. “The gov-

ernment recommends we eat more whole grains, but sets no rules on how much whole grain a food must have to be described as ‘made with whole grain,’” says Silverglade. “It could be a dusting.” CSPI favors labels that show clearly what percentage of grains are whole.

What to do: For now, look for products for which the first listed ingredient begins with the word “whole.”

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Where the ‘trans fats’ have gone. Many food

packages today boast “0 trans fats.” But in some cases, says Silverglade, “the company has added plain old saturated fat to replace the trans fat, making the product just as bad as, or worse than, the original.” CSPI says a redesigned label should categorize these fat levels as “High,” “Medium” or “Low,” with red ink calling attention to “High” levels. What to do: Don’t be swayed by “trans fat” claims alone—judge each product after examining “saturated fats” too.

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The ‘true’ fiber content.

The CSPI says “dietary fiber” should be termed simply “fiber” and include “only intact fiber from whole grains, beans, vegetables, fruit and other foods.” Today the FDA also permits the inclusion of such “faux-fiber” additives as maltodextrin and polydextrose. “It’s unlikely that they lower blood cholesterol or blood sugar,” says Silverglade. “Companies are basically padding the product to up the numbers.” What to do: Keep an eye out for fiber additives and try to get most of your fiber from natural sources. ■

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Caffeine quantities. The CSPI says these should be required. “A bottle of Starbucks vanilla Frappuccino contains 96 milligrams, more than many brands of coffee have in

a 6-ounce cup,” says Silverglade.

Even Dannon’s coffee yogurt packs in 30 milligrams. What to do: Exercise moderation until labeling information improves.

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THE LONG ROAD HOME HAITI HAS ALWAYS LOOMED LARGE IN THE MUSIC OF SADDLE RIVER HIP-HOP STAR WYCLEF JEAN, BUT THIS YEAR’S EARTHQUAKE PUT HIM

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WHEN WE SPOKE WITH WYCLEF JEAN IN DECEMBER, life was good. The 37-year-old Haitian-born hip-hop star was a flurry of activity: He was preparing for the release of a self-titled album due this spring, had just inked a deal to pen a memoir for It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, and had recently enrolled in Boston’s Berklee College, majoring in music.

But then, of course, everything changed. Within hours of the January 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti’s impoverished capital, Port-au-Prince, Jean and his wife, Claudinette, were on the ground in his homeland, literally pulling bodies from the rubble— an experience, documented on a Flip camera, that he shared on the Oprah Winfrey show, where he described the destruction as “an apocalypse.” Perhaps America’s most famous Haitian-born celebrity, Jean became a voice for the quake relief efforts, called on to co-host the Hope for Haiti telethon and quickly raising millions of dollars through his charity, the Yéle Haiti Foundation.

But Jean soon found himself defending the organization against accusations of questionable accounting. “I think it was poorly run, and I think we have learned from our mistakes,” he admitted to Oprah. But, he insisted, “I have never in any form taken payment for myself. As a matter of fact, when I was starting my charity, I put the first million dollars in.”

It wasn’t the first time he’d shown loyalty to his native land.

Jean’s family left rural Haiti when he was 9, and the next stop was Brooklyn’s tough Marlboro housing project. “My father, a preacher, moved us to the center of Newark when Brooklyn became much too much with the gangs and the streets,” he told Bergen Health & Life. “He started a church in the ’hood, and we lived in the church. I sang in the choir—he really liked that.” continued BERGEN

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Jean (center) poses with Russell Simmons and Usher at January’s Grammy Awards.

But the Jersey teen’s musical life didn’t long charity aided almost twice as many kids and broadened remain purely ecclesiastical. He joined a jazz ensemble, its focus to other areas of Haiti. An event marking the and his innate flair emerged as he learned to read and first anniversary of the foundation’s launch was attended arrange music, write chords and play the upright bass. “I by actor Brad Pitt and actress Angelina Jolie. had my first studio in my uncle’s basement in East In 2008, Jean announced a partnership among Orange, and called it the Booga Basement,” Jean Yéle Haiti, the United Nations World Food Program and recalled. “It was only natural that after my success I the Pan American Development Foundation, and late bought my parents a home there.” last year he undertook a novel joint project with the He rose to worldwide fame in the ’90s as a member Timberland company, makers of the famous boots. (with Prakazrel “Pras” Michel and onetime classmate “They’d never done an endorsement deal with a Lauryn Hill) of the Fugees, celebrity, and I’d always whose 1996 The Score remains shunned clothing lines and “I know celebrity can hip-hop’s top-selling album things like that because it come and go. I haven’t lost seemed like what everyone was ever. Since then he has branched out as a performer— touch with the poor little already doing,” he said. But collaborating with the likes of Jean was impressed by Haitian boy I used to be.” Timberland’s eco-friendly poliSting, Santana and will i. am and blending rap with other cies. The result was the margenres—and prospered as a producer, working with such keting of Timberland’s Yéle Haiti boots—for each pair artists as Mick Jagger, Bono, Shakira and John Legend. sold, the company would donate $2 toward Haitian When Haiti was ravaged by Hurricane Jeanne in reforestation efforts—as well as a line of Timberland T2004, Jean went there to help. Hoping to restore “pride shirts adorned with illustrations created by students at and a reason for hope” to his people, Jean launched the the FOSAJ Art School in Jacmel, Haiti—one of his charYéle Haiti foundation in 2005. With funding assistance ity’s beneficiaries. from Comcel, a Colombian mobile-phone company, the “Artists at the school created their interpretation of new charity promptly provided scholarships to 3,600 what the tree means to Haiti,” Jean explained. “Whether children in Gonaïves—a town largely destroyed by you are a child in Haiti or a child in New Jersey, I believe floods and mudslides following Jeanne, which caused the arts give you meaning, self-confidence and a way to more than 3,000 deaths there. The following year, the express yourself in hope and beauty.”

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On February 1, (left to right) LL Cool J, Wyclef Jean, Swizz Beatz and Snoop Dogg were among the 100 performers to record a “We Are the

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But like so many other Haitian stories these days, this one does not have a happy ending. The FOSAJ school was destroyed in the quake, and the school’s director, American artist Flo McGarrell, was confirmed dead, among other casualties. In the wake of the tragedy, Timberland redirected all of the proceeds from its Yéle Haiti products to earthquake relief.

Jean has been slipping the bounds of musical categories all through his career—Guitar Player magazine has praised his ability to “deftly cop the feels of calypso, reggae and rock,” giving fans of each a reason to open their ears to something new. So it’s no surprise that he’s jumped from medium to medium with equal ease.

Lately he’s embraced social networking in an effort to promote his causes and his philosophy. At this writing, his Twitter following exceeds 1.3 million, and it was his cry for help there that mobilized fans to donate more than $2 million in the first few days following the quake.

As for what’s next, Jean has vowed to continue his work in the rebuilding efforts for as long as he’s needed— even after the media spotlight has faded.

“I’m an example of what’s called the American dream,” he said at a press conference. “So after the cameras are off, I still gotta report back for duty. That’s just the reality of my life.”

It only goes to prove what Jean told us back in December: “I know celebrity can come and go,” he said.

“I haven’t lost touch with the poor little Haitian boy I used to be.” ■

WYCLEF JEAN RETURNS TO HIS MUSICAL ROOTS For the moment, music is a secondary concern for hip-hop star Wyclef Jean. But it’s worth noting that before January's devastating earthquake hit, he’d embarked on an exciting new period in his art.

Take Wyclef Jean, the new CD due out this spring. “I feel like this is the first true Wyclef Jean solo album,” Jean told Bergen Health & Life. “I got back to my roots, playing and writing on multiple instruments—this album truly feels like me.”

This CD comes on the heels of a 2009 mix tape EP, From the Hut to the Projects to the Mansion. The “mansion,” he explained, is his current Saddle River home, where his lives with his wife Claudinette and their daughter, Angelina, adopted from Haiti in 2005, and “the ‘hut’ is literally the hut I lived in as a child in LaSarre, Haiti. Where I came from, there was nowhere for me to go but up.” But on the EP he wasn’t exactly Wyclef Jean: He assumed a persona called Toussaint St. Jean—loosely based on the 18th-century Haitian revolutionary hero Toussaint L’Ouverture. “He brought Haiti into the public eye and said what was on his mind, which I do in the mix tape,” said Jean.

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Every Manhattan street, it seems, has had its star turn on the big screen, and moviegoers know southern California even if they’ve never been near the place. But less-heralded New Jersey, home to the world’s first film production studio (built in 1893 at Thomas Edison’s laboratories in West Orange), is also frequently depicted in the movies. So Bergen Health & Life asked four cinema aficionados to nominate their favorite Jersey cinema moments to create a “top 10” list that just may start some good arguments:

Our Jersey-film jury Chris Vaglio, co-owner of Grey Sky Films in Rockaway and codirector of the 2006 comedy What’s Your Problem?

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Michael Aaron Rockland, professor of American Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, who teaches a course called “Jerseyana” that examines depictions of the state in popular culture

Mike Sodano, co-owner of the Show Room, an “art house” movie theater in Asbury Park, and co-director of the 2007 documentary Rock and a Heart Place

Howard Libov, associate professor film in the Film Production Program at The College of Florham, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, and director and cowriter of the 2009 feature film Favorite Son

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explains. “And it shows his manic-ness—he’s so singlefocused he writes on whatever is available.”

JERSEY GIRL, 1992: Not the 2004 Kevin Smith film of the same name, this David Burton Morris movie is about a man (Dylan McDermott) who must choose between two women, one all New York sophistication, the other (Jami Gertz) “representing New Jersey’s inferiority complex vis-à-vis Manhattan,” says Rockland. In a key scene, he comes to see the title character, realizing that though “she may have big hair, she’s no dummy—she’s got her own kind of class.”

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This Oscar-winning, Ron Howard-directed biopic about mentally troubled mathematical genius John Forbes Nash Jr., a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, features key scenes at New Jersey’s preeminent university. “The minute you see the lawns and the ivy-covered buildings you’re immediately transported to Princeton,” says Sodano. Especially memorable, he believes, is the scene where Russell Crowe as Nash writes equations on his dormitory-room window. “It’s a key moment where he finally ‘sees the light’ of the problem he’s trying to solve,” Sodano

is one of two Kevin Smith films on our list. And who could resist a movie in which the late George Carlin plays a Catholic cardinal and singer Alanis Morissette is God? Matt Damon and Ben Affleck portray angels who’ve been cast out of heaven and consigned for centuries to Green Bay, Wisconsin. Their quest for a celestial return leads to a battle between good and evil in front of a church in Red Bank (though actual filming occurred in Pittsburgh)—a scene Vaglio finds “a very funny spoof.”

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Jersey plays the title role here—and, for a change, the ’burbs come off as real while the big city’s phony. Director Zach Braff plays an actor back from Hollywood for his mom’s funeral. In L.A. “he can’t touch anything, he can’t feel anything, he’s just lost,” says Libov. “Then he comes home, and of course he finds himself.” He also finds the headphoneswearing Natalie Portman in what Libov calls a “meet cute” moment in a doctors’ waiting room—a pivotal scene that proves that on one’s home turf, a chance encounter can trigger a reawakening. continued B E R G E N H E A LT H & L I F E

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Living in an abandoned train station in Newfoundland, N.J., a reclusive dwarf meets a hot-dog vendor—and each overcomes his isolation—in this touching comedy-drama by Thomas McCarthy.

“The vendor’s speech is full of ‘dese’ and ‘dat’ and ‘dem’ and ‘dose’—it’s very New Jersey,” says Sodano. And so is the terrain we see, in which old railroad tracks “cut through swaths of wooded areas—places you would never have gone to or discovered before.”

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this Martin Davidson flick, a fictional ’60s rock band that won fame in a Somers Point club becomes the subject of a quest by a TV reporter looking to tell its story and investigate the disappearance of its lead singer, the irascible Eddie.

Especially memorable among a number of “really cool” Jersey Shore moments, says Vaglio, is a scene on the boardwalk in which band members start yelling at each other and Eddie’s girlfriend gets kissed by another guy.

It’s emblematic, he says, of the film’s depiction of Eddie as “a misunderstood artist, who’s fighting with everybody throughout the movie.”

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set in a convenience store in the town of Leonardo, is a wry snapshot of young Jerseyites who haven’t reached their potential. Lipov picks a scene in which a young store employee is discussing his circumstances with a friend. “It’s a classic young person’s ‘What am I going to do with my life?’ moment,” he says.

“On the surface they want to say, ‘I’m OK here,’ but underneath that is a great yearning for what lies beyond.” Vaglio, meanwhile, vouches that the film’s setting rings true. “I grew up hanging around convenience stores,” he says. “You hung out there till you got chased away.”

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Jonze, a would-be puppeteer working as a file clerk unexpectedly discovers a portal behind a filing cabinet that leads him into the mind of actor John Malkovich, and then through a mysterious vortex. “It’s hysterical,” says Sodano. “Of all the places in the world, who would think they’d be dumped out into a drainage ditch at exit 14B of the New Jersey Turnpike?” Agrees Libov: “That’s a great New Jersey metaphor moment.”

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In this Oscar-winning Darren Aronofsky film about a broken-down wrestler, Mickey Rourke’s title character walks with his estranged daughter into a cavernous structure that proves to be Asbury Park’s old Casino Hall. “There’s an inside shot with broken windows and light pouring through,” says Libov. “It’s a shell of a building, and it’s a metaphor for their relationship.” Rockland concurs: “That’s a very poignant scene.”

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Two jurors’ first choice, this classic Louis Malle crime drama etches a riveting portrait of “a place with two faces,” as Sodano says. “It’s about the yin and yang of old and new.” While Burt Lancaster’s lead character is a smalltime numbers runner being muscled out by the mob, the real star is Atlantic City at its moment of transition from a fading family resort to a new gambling paradise.

In a closing scene featuring a wrecking ball (and recalling the demolition of a grand old hotel, an image with which the film began), “Lancaster and his lady friend are strolling on the Boardwalk,” says Rockland.

“They’re elderly, and in a sense they represent the elderliness of the old, down-at-the-heels Atlantic City. It’s one of my favorite movies of all time, entirely apart from its New Jersey focus.” ■

Now it’s your turn ...

Did we miss your favorite Jersey scene? Let us know: E-mail your pick to editor@wainscotmedia.com, leave a comment on our Facebook page, “tweet” us (@BergenHandL)—or mail this form to Bergen Health & Life, 110 Summit Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645.

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Before The room’s inspiration and focal point— an expansive pool table—was previously relegated to the home’s basement.

“Their formal living room [shown above] was just sitting empty most of the time,” says the space’s designer, Suzanne Curtis of Suzanne Curtis Interior Designs in HoHo-Kus. “The owners thought why not bring the pool table upstairs and turn the space into a room they would actually use?” Pine paneling and a coffered pine ceiling cozy up the large space. “With so much wood in the room, we decided to break it up by upholstering the ceiling,” says Curtis. A classic wool plaid from Brunschwig & Fils—repeated in the window treatments—does just the trick. Custom stained-glass windows add more spots of color while letting sunlight dapple in. Not the typical pool-room fixtures, a pair of antiqued brass lanterns from Decorative Crafts in Greenwich, Connecticut, provides illumination and old-world charm. A © MELABEE M. MILLER

bar table and chairs (covered in a chic Cowtan & Tout animal print) offer space for a convivial chat while a built-in flatscreen TV above the mantel adds a hightech twist. ■

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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: downtown Cooperstown, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Brewery Ommegang, a Hank Aaron collage, a view of Lake Otsego

Have a ball in Cooperstown BASEBALL MAY BE THE DIAMOND IN THIS QUAINT HAMLET’S CROWN, BUT THE AREA OFFERS A WHOLE ROSTER OF FAMILY-FRIENDLY FUN—EVEN IF YOU DON’T KNOW AN ‘RBI’ FROM A ‘BYO’

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THE SLEEPY VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN, N.Y., at the southern tip of Otsego Lake about 75 miles west of Albany, is home to only about 2,000 souls. But every spring—when umpires across the land yell “Play ball!”—its renown as the home of baseball’s Hall of Fame awakens once again.

The town got its name back in the 18th century, when it was part of a parcel of land purchased by the father of Last of the Mohicans author James Fenimore Cooper, who grew up here. Though baseball was supposedly invented in a Cooperstown cow pasture in the 1830s by Abner Doubleday, historians today find that claim spurious. Still, the national pastime’s shrine here is the real deal.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (607-547-7200, community.baseballhall.org), open since 1939, is the ultimate indulgence for connoisseurs of the great game’s history. Allow at least three hours, and start with “The Baseball Experience,” a 13-minute multimedia presentation in the 191-seat Grandstand Theater. Then take your pick: There are bronze plaques for all 289 players voted so far into the select Hall of Fame. In the Records Room, track active and all-time leaders in virtually every category of diamond stats. And take in the “NoHitters Wall,” featuring an actual baseball from every nohitter in the majors since 1940.

Once you’ve had your fill of our nation’s pastime, get a glimpse of its past: At the Farmers’ Museum (1-888547-1450, www.farmersmuseum.org), stroll through a true-to-scale farming village circa 1845, where costumed experts describe each period building’s function. The museum features some 23,000 agricultural artifacts—and a monument to human gullibility called the Cardiff Man. He’s a weathered-looking 10-foot stone figure supposedly “discovered” in 1869 as validation of the Bible’s mention of “giants in the earth.” In fact, the outsized figure was a hoax perpetrated by an atheist cigar manufacturer.

The Fenimore Art Museum (1-888-547-1450, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org) boasts a fine collection of American art and a shop with Native American jewelry, accessories and art books. Upcoming exhibits

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A PLACE TO PERCH The Inn at Cooperstown (607-547-5756, www.innatcooperstown.com), built in 1874 as the annex to the luxurious Hotel Fenimore, was fully restored in 1985. Close to in-town attractions, the quaint spot offers a luxury suite with two fireplaces, a spa bath and flat-screen TVs. Rates vary from $108 to $490 per night. (A two-night reservation is required for any Saturday-night stay April through October.)

include “In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers” (April 1 to September 6) and “John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women” (May 29 to December 31). If you’re more than aesthetically hungry, there’s a café overlooking Otsego Lake; for an even closer look at the lake, taker an hour-long tour from The Glimmerglass Queen Tour Boat Company (607-5479511, ext. 1; www.lakefrontmotelandrestaurant.com).

Culture hounds visiting in July or August might visit the Alice Busch Opera Theater, home to the Glimmerglass Opera (607-547-2255, www.glimmer glass.org). During its summer festival, the group will perform Puccini’s Tosca, Copland’s The Tender Land, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and Handel’s Tolomeo.

A 45-minute drive east of Cooperstown takes you to

Howe Caverns (518-296-8900, www.howecaverns.com), New York State’s second most-popular natural attraction, which draws 200,000 visitors annually. Your 80-minute guided tour begins with an elevator ride 156 feet below the earth’s surface, leading to what’s billed as “a prehistoric underground cavern 6 million years in the making.”

There’s also a Lantern Tour on Friday and Saturday evenings and a special two-hour Adventure Tour.

End your day at an eatery so nice they named it twice: Yum Yum Shack (607-547-8088, www.yumyum shack.com) might not sound refined, but the colorful spot is run by Culinary Institute of America–trained chef/owner Dave Neil and features such unexpected gems as halibut curry stew and pork chops with blue cheese– tarragon cream. We suspect you’ll find it a home run. ■

7 FREE things to do on your Cooperstown visit 1. Watch cider being made in an authentic 1856 water-powered mill at the Fly Creek Cider Mill (607-5479692, www.flycreekcidermill.com).

Smithy-Pioneer Gallery (607-5478671, www.smithypioneer.org) and the Cooperstown Art Association (607-547-9777, www.cooperstown art.com).

ales of Brewery Ommegang (607544-1800, www.ommegang.com), and the varietals bottled up at Bear Pond Winery (607-643-0294, www.bearpondwines.com).

3. See a baseball game at historic Doubleday Field, opened in 1939.

In season, games run all day long.

5. Tour Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary, a wetland at the northwest end of Otsego Lake that features waterfowl, reptiles, amphibians— plus plenty of trails to explore.

7. Swing on through the Cooperstown Bat Company (1888-547-2415, www.cooperstown bat.com), open Tuesdays and Thursdays June through August.

4. Visit two local art galleries: the

6. Learn about the Belgian-style

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2. Enjoy a picnic by Lake Otsego, the source of the Susquehanna River, in Lakefront Park.

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our readers, to choose your favorites—and you responded in droves: More than 2,000 Bergenites cast their votes at www.bergenhealthandlife.com. When the tallies were completed, we emerged with an adorable troupe of six: one winner and five runners-up. Meet them all in the pages that follow!

Each of our finalists will receive a gift package—among the prizes being offered are gift baskets from Wild Flowers, plus a variety of books and toys from MEGA Bloks. Our winner will also receive an iPanda iPod docking station—and her parents will get a night out, courtesy of a $100 gift card from Marcello’s in Ridgewood. Congrats and enjoy! continued

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THE WINNER:

Annabella Clare Age: 18 months Hometown: Maywood Family: parents Frank and Melissa Clare

READERS SWOONED OVER BABY BELLA’S big, bright eyes, sweet smile and oh-so-pinchable cheeks. But we can’t help but wonder if her adorable attire—a chic New York Yankees dress— swayed fans in her favor.

“We took this picture while watching one of the playoff games this fall,” says mom Melissa. “Both my family and my husband’s family are huge Yankees fans—even at my baby shower we received tons of Yankees-related gifts for Bella. Although she’s too young to understand baseball now, pretty soon we’ll start taking her to games and she’ll be a fan too!”

Perhaps the biggest challenge for Mom and Dad was selecting which photo to submit. “Bella loves, loves, loves the camera!” says Melissa. The result is an abundance of sweet pictures, a few more of which are shown here. “My husband and I keep cameras in our pockets all the time, so she’s used to everybody always snapping away.”

FUN FACT: “Bella is very friendly and outgoing,” Melissa says. “She loves it when we let her loose in the mall so she can run around and say hi to people in her own little crazy babble-talk language. From what my parents, aunts and uncles have told me, I was exactly the same way!”

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SECOND PLACE:

Michael Weinstein Age: 19 months Hometown: Park Ridge Family: parents Stacy and Stuart Weinstein

“WE GOT THIS PICTURE TAKEN AT A STUDIO for our holiday cards, and Michael is wearing a ‘Happy New Year’–themed outfit, complete with a fake tuxedo shirt and a top hat,” says Stacy. “Michael tilted the hat all by himself—he’s beyond a ham and knows what he wants when it comes to the camera.”

FUN FACT: “Michael can operate any cell phone or remote control you give him,” Stacy quips. “He also loves watching my husband play the guitar and dancing to Yo Gabba Gabba!”

Third place (tie): Catherine Mary Mamone Age: 1 year Hometown: Ho-Ho-Kus Family: parents Tara and Gordon Mamone

“I TOOK THIS PICTURE OF HER IN HER CRIB over the holidays when we were just playing around,” says Tara. “Catherine Mary is a very happy girl—and she really likes the camera.”

FUN FACT: “Catherine Mary loves music. Whenever we put it on she rocks back and forth and it’s like her version of dancing,” says Tara.

Louis Treboski Age: 15 months Hometown: Wyckoff Family: parents Kim and Ron Treboski

“MY HUSBAND’S AUNT TOOK THIS PICTURE of Louis in his octopus shirt when we were down at her house in Wildwood over the summer,” says Kim. “He likes the beach a lot, especially playing in the sand ... and eating it, of course!”

FUN FACT: “I found out about this contest from Catherine Mary’s mom, Tara, who teaches with me at Paramus High School,” says Kim. “We both entered and our babies tied for third place!” continued B E R G E N H E A LT H & L I F E

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FOURTH PLACE:

Cole Stevens Age: 5 months Hometown: Fair Lawn Family: parents Carrie and David Stevens; siblings Izabella, 4, Reid, 11, and Gaybriel, 13

“THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT COLE’S grandparents’ house just before the holidays,” says Carrie. “Since it was cold we tried to bundle him up in a onepiece sweater.”

FUN FACT: “Although he can sometimes be stubborn, Cole is usually a super-happy baby,” says Carrie. “He likes to smile and laugh and make a lot of noise. And he really loves his sister.”

FIFTH PLACE:

Abigail Bryant Age: 2 Hometown: Ridgewood Family: parents Melanie and Will Bryant

“ONE OF THE REASONS we entered Abigail in the contest is that people are always commenting on her blue eyes,” says Melanie. “She gets those from her father’s whole family—I wasn’t so lucky! In this photo she’s playing with her dad on the couch while he makes a tent.”

FUN FACT: “Abigail is really outgoing, friendly and loveable—but when she wants something, she’ll let you know!” says Melanie with a laugh. ■

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Glorious Food

by Diane Szulecki

Gnocchi with butter thyme sauce SERVES 4–6

⁄2 cup unsalted butter

ground black pepper

1

1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

1 large egg, beaten to blend

1 (1-pound) russet potato

1

⁄2 teaspoon salt

1

⁄4 cup all-purpose flour ⁄4 cup shaved Pecorino Romano cheese

1

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• Cook the butter in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat until it begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add the thyme leaves.

Set aside.

• Pierce the potato all over with a fork. Microwave the potato until tender, turning once, about 12 minutes. Cut the potato in half and scoop the flesh into a large bowl; discard the skin. Using a fork, mash the potato well. Mash in the salt and pepper. Mix in 3

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tablespoons of the egg; discard the remaining egg.

Sift the flour over the potato mixture and knead just until blended.

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piece between your palms and the work surface into a 1⁄2-inch-diameter rope (about 20 inches long). Cut the dough into 1-inch pieces. Roll each piece of dough over a wooden paddle with ridges or over the tines of a fork to form grooves in the dough.

• Cook the gnocchi in a large pot of boiling salted water until they rise to the surface, about 1 minute.

Continue cooking until the gnocchi are tender, about 4 minutes longer. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the gnocchi to the hot thyme-butter in the skillet. Toss to coat.

• Spoon the gnocchi and butter sauce into shallow bowls. Top with the shaved cheese and serve.

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Still, Levy managed to cull decent flavor from the limp components.

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AIRMONT, N.Y.

LA VECCHIA NAPOLI Traditional southern Italian

GARFIELD

CITRUS GRILLE Contemporary American cui-

cuisine. · 2 Hilliard Ave., Edgewater · 201-941-6799

sine. · 430 E. Saddle River Rd., Airmont, N.Y. · 845-352-5533

THE RIVER PALM TERRACE Classic steak house. ·

ALLENDALE

ROBERTO’S II Gourmet Italian. · 936 River Rd.,

RESTAURANT L Eclectic cuisine. · 9 Franklin Tpk., Allendale · 201-785-1112

Edgewater · 201-224-2524

GLEN ROCK

ELMWOOD PARK

ROCCA Classic Italian and innovative seasonal fare . · 203 Rock Rd., Glen Rock · 201-670-4945

SAVINI Italian cuisine. · 168 W. Crescent Ave.,

1416 River Rd., Edgewater · 201-224-2013

Allendale · 201-760-3700

TROVATO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Italian cuisine

CARLSTADT

with fresh pasta. · 206 Rt. 46 East, Elmwood Park · 201-797-7552

IL VILLAGGIO Italian dining. · 651 Rt. 17 North,

ENGLEWOOD

Carlstadt · 201-935-7733 BAUMGART’S CAFE American and Chinese

dishes in a retro ‘50s setting. · 45 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood · 201-569-6267 BLUE MOON MEXICAN CAFE Traditional

Mexican dishes. · 21 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood · 201-541-0600 ENGLEWOOD DINER Salads, Italian specials,

CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. JADE VILLAGE Japanese and Chinese cuisine. · 606 South Pascack Rd., Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. · 845-735-1188

CAFÉ TERRANA Casual Italian fare featuring pasta and shellfish. · 499 Midland Ave., Garfield · 973-546-1889

HACKENSACK BANGKOK GARDEN Traditional Thai cuisine.

· 261 Main St., Hackensack · 201-487-2620 THE CROW’S NEST Contemporary American fare. · 309 Vincent Ave., Rt. 17 South, Hackensack · 201-342-5445 HARLEY’S IRISH PUB Continental American/Irish fare. · 366 River St., Hackensack · 201-342-4747 MAGGIANO'S LITTLE ITALY Fine Italian fare. · 70 Riverside Sq., Hackensack · 201-221-2030

steaks. · 54-56 Engle St., Englewood · 201-569-8855

THE RESTAURANT American eclectic fare. · 160 Prospect Ave., Hackensack · 201-678-1100

NISI ESTIATORIO Fine Mediterranean cuisine. · 90 Grand Ave., Englewood · 201-567-4700

RUDY’S RESTAURANT Continental cuisine.

SMOKE CHOPHOUSE Steaks, seafood and cigars.

THE SEA SHACK RESTAURANT Friendly, casual

· 36 Engle St., Englewood · 201-541-8530

seafood eatery. · 293 Polifly Rd., Hackensack · 201-489-7232

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS

· 107 Anderson St., Hackensack · 201-489-4831

CLOSTER

ASSEMBLY STEAK HOUSE & SEAFOOD GRILL

THE STONY HILL INN Continental fare. · 231 Polifly Rd., Hackensack · 201-342-4085

HARVEST BISTRO & BAR French/new American

Classic American steak house. · 495 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs · 201-568-2616

HARRINGTON PARK

fare. · 252 Schraalenburgh Rd., Closter · 201-750-9966 PAULIE’S American/Mediterranean casual dining.

· 171 Schraalenburgh Rd., Closter · 201-767-1242

CAFE ITALIANO Fine family dining. · 14 Sylvan

Ave., Englewood Cliffs · 201-461-5041

DINO’S RESTAURANT Contemporary Italian cuisine. · 12 Tappan Rd., Harrington Park · 201-767-4245

CRESSKILL

GRISSINI TRATTORIA Elegant Italian eatery. · 484 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs · 201-568-3535

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS

GRIFFIN’S BAR & EATERY American fare. · 44 E.

FAIR LAWN

IVY INN Continental cuisine in a romantic set-

Madison Ave., Cresskill · 201-541-7575 HANAMI Chinese/Japanese cuisine. · 41 Union

Ave., Cresskill · 201-567-8508 UMEYA Japanese cuisine. · 156 Piermont Rd.,

Cresskill · 201-816-0511

DUMONT IL MULINO Northern Italian cuisine featuring sea

bass. · 132 Veterans Plz., Dumont · 201-384-7767

DAVIA Continental/Italian. · 6-09 Fair Lawn Ave.,

Fair Lawn · 201-797-6767 OCEANOS Greek cuisine, seafood. · 2-27 Saddle River Rd., Fair Lawn · 201-796-0546

International dishes. · 240 Hackensack St., East Rutherford · 201-939-9292 SORRENTO’S Southern Italian dishes. · 132 Park Ave., East Rutherford · 201-507-0038

EDGEWATER

Fair Lawn · 201-797-4878

HAWTHORNE

THE RIVER PALM TERRACE Classic steak house.

SABOR LATIN BISTRO Latin fare. · 1060 Goffle Rd.,

· 41-11 Rt. 4 West, Fair Lawn · 201-703-3500

Hawthorne · 973-238-0800

FAIRVIEW

HILLSDALE

DON QUIJOTE Spanish cuisine. · 344 Bergen

CAFE CAPRI Casual Italian eatery. · 343 Broadway, Hillsdale · 201-664-6422

Blvd., Fairview · 201-943-3133

FORT LEE MAHARANI EXPRESS Southern and northern

Indian cuisine. · 2151 Lemoine Ave., Fort Lee · 201-585-8226

with Manhattan views. · 541 River Rd., Edgewater · 201-840-9311

FRANKLIN LAKES

KINARA Northern Indian cuisine. · 880 River Rd.,

CHEF’S TABLE French eatery. · 754 Franklin Ave.,

Edgewater · 201-313-0555

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ANDIAMO Eclectic Italian fare. · 23 Hardenburgh

Ave., Haworth · 201-384-1551

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ting. · 268 Terrace Ave., Hasbrouck Heights · 201-393-7699

THE CORNERSTONE American fare, full bar. · 84

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PARK RIDGE

TRACEY’S NINE MILE HOUSE Continental cuisine.

ESTY STREET Contemporary American. · 86 Spring Valley Rd., Park Ridge · 201-307-1515

· 4 Bergen Pike, Little Ferry · 201-440-1100

LYNDHURST LA CIBELES Spanish continental cuisine, featuring seafood. · 123 Ridge Rd., Lyndhurst · 201-438-9491

THE PARK STEAKHOUSE Dry-aged steaks. · 151 Kinderkamack Rd., Park Ridge · 201-930-1300

· 119 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood · 201-447-9377 VILLAGE GREEN RESTAURANT Contemporary American cuisine. · 36 Prospect St., Ridgewood · 201-445-2914

Rd., Park Ridge · 201-391-2230

WASABI JAPANESE RESTAURANT Japanese cuisine. · 848 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood · 201-493-7575

RAMSEY

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APOLO’S RESTAURANT Fine continental and

DANIEL American and Italian cuisine. · 625 River

NEW YORK STEAKHOUSE & PUB Casual steak

Mediterranean cuisine. · 61 E. Main St., Ramsey · 201-825-1111

Vale Rd., River Vale · 201-594-1900

VALENTINO’S Continental Italian. · 103 Spring Valley

MAHWAH MAHWAH BAR AND GRILL Classic American

house. · 180 Rt. 17 South, Mahwah · 201-529-1806 THE RIVER PALM TERRACE Classic steak house.

CAFE PANACHE Fine eclectic eatery. · 130 E. Main

St., Ramsey · 201-934-0030

· 209 Ramapo Valley Rd., Mahwah · 201-529-1111

RISTORANTE PARADISO Mid-southern Italian fare. · 640 Westwood Ave., River Vale · 201-263-0400

ROCHELLE PARK

MONTVALE

NANNI Italian dishes. · 53 W. Passaic St., Rochelle THE PORTER HOUSE American steak house.

Park · 201-843-1250

· 125 Kinderkamack Rd., Montvale · 201-307-6300 SOUTH CITY GRILL Hip seafood-centric eatery.

· 55 Rt. 17 S., Rochelle Park · 201-845-3737

MOONACHIE

VILLA ROBERTO RISTORANTE Fine Italian cui-

SEGOVIA Spanish cuisine featuring steaks and sea-

sine. · 70 W. Passaic St., Rochelle Park · 201-8458333

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River Rd., North Bergen · 201-943-6366

Ave., Rutherford · 201-935-2995 GREEK CITY Greek eatery. · 1300 Rt 17 N., Ramsey

NORTHVALE

· 201-760-2500

BRADY’S FOX HUNT INN Irish/American classics.

VARKA ESTIATORIO Greek cuisine, featuring

· 201 Livingston St., Northvale · 201-784-8047

seafood. · 30 N. Spruce St., Ramsey · 201-995-9333

MADELEINE’S PETIT PARIS Light French cuisine. · 416 Tappan Rd., Northvale · 201-767-0063

RIDGEFIELD GOTHAM CITY DINER American favorites.

NORWOOD

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JOSÉ O’REILLY’S PUB & COCINA Irish and Mex-

RIDGEWOOD

ican fare. · 595 Broadway, Norwood · 201-784-6900

NYACK, N.Y. LANTERNA Inviting Tuscan kitchen. · 3 South

Broadway, Nyack, N.Y. · 845-353-8361

BAZZINI AT 28 OAK STREET Innovative American

fare. · 28 Oak St., Ridgewood · 201-689-7313 DAILY TREAT RESTAURANT Friendly, casual eatery.

· 177 E. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood · 201-652-9113 LA PIAZZA BISTRO ITALIANO Innovative

TWO SPEAR STREET New American cuisine.

· 2 Spear St., Nyack, N.Y. · 845-353-7733

OAKLAND CAFÉ L’AMORE Continental fare, specializing in Ital-

GOLDEN PUB Great pub food. · 335 Market St.,

Saddle Brook · 201-843-9210 MATSUYA Cozy, elegant Japanese steak house.

· 490 Market St., Saddle Brook · 201-843-5811 QUE PASTA Home-style Italian. · 326 Market St.,

Saddle Brook · 201-712-1900

SADDLE RIVER

SOUTH HACKENSACK

LATOUR Modern French cuisine. · 6 E. Ridgewood

South Hackensack · 201-487-3884

MACMURPHY’S American continental fare. · 8 Godwin Ave., Ridgewood · 201-444-0500

in fresh fish. · 601 From Rd., Paramus · 201-261-2355

SADDLE BROOK

L’ARAGOSTA RISTORANTE Creative Italian cusine. · 16 Chestnut St., Ridgewood · 201-444-9499

PARAMUS

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RISOTTO HOUSE Northern Italian fare. · 88 Park Ave., Rutherford · 201-438-5344

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Rutherford · 201-935-5755

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ian. · 455 Ramapo Valley Rd., Oakland · 201-337-5558

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TEANECK KEBAB HOUSE Afghan cuisine. · 253 DeGraw Ave., Teaneck · 201-836-8571

Where to eat by cuisine

TENAFLY Oakland • Café Matisse, Rutherford • Cafe

AXIA TAVERNA Stylish Greek eatery. ·18

Piermont Rd., Tenafly · 201-569-5999

Panache, Ramsey • Chakra, Paramus • Davia,

HAMSA Middle Eastern fare. ·7 West Railroad

Fair Lawn • Don Quijote, Fairview • Harley’s

Ave., Tenafly · 201-871-6060

Irish Pub, Hackensack • Harvest Bistro & Bar,

PALMER’S CROSSING RESTAURANT Casual

Closter • The Ho-Ho-Kus Inn, Ho-Ho-Kus • Ivy

Ameri-can eatery. · 145 Dean Dr., Tenafly · 201-5674800

Inn, Hasbrouck Heights • La Cibeles,

WALDWICK

Marcello’s at the Station, Ridgewood •

NELLIE’S PLACE Friendly, casual eatery. · 9 Franklin Tpk., Waldwick · 201-652-8626

Ridge • Rudy’s Restaurant, Hackensack • Sea

Lyndhurst • MacMurphy’s, Ridgewood •

Marra’s, Ridgewood • Martini Grill, Wood-

Shack, Hackensack • Segovia, Moonachie •

WASHINGTON TWP BACARI GRILL Innovative American fare. · 800

AMERICAN: Assembly Steak House &

Ridgewood Rd., Washington Twp. · 201-358-6330

Seafood Grill, Englewood Cliffs • Bacari

WEEHAWKEN CHART HOUSE RESTAURANT Steaks and seafood. · Pier D/T Lincoln Harbor, Weehawken · 201-348-6628

WESTWOOD GRANITA GRILL Italian cuisine. · 467 Broadway, Westwood · 201-664-9846

The Stony Hill Inn, Hackensack • Tracey’s, Little Ferry • Valentino’s, Park Ridge

Grill, Washington Twp • The Barn, Wyckoff

FRENCH: Chef’s Table, Franklin Lakes •

• Bazzini at 28 Oak Street, Ridgewood •

Latour, Ridgewood • Madeleine’s Petit Paris,

Biagio’s, Paramus • Bonefish Grill, Paramus

Northvale • Pourquoi Pas, Westwood

• Brady’s Fox Hunt Inn, Northvale • Chart

ITALIAN: Aldo’s Italian Restaurant, Wyckoff •

House Restaurant, Weehawken • Citrus

Andiamo, Haworth • Brigantino Ristorante,

Grille, Airmont, N.Y. • The Cornerstone,

Wood-Ridge • BV Tuscany Ristorante,

Hillsdale • The Crab House, Edgewater •

Teaneck • Cafe Capri, Hillsdale • Cafe

The Crow’s Nest, Hackensack • Daily Treat

Italiano, Englewood Cliffs • Café Terrana,

· 301 Center Ave., Westwood · 201-666-8508

Restaurant, Ridgewood • Daniel, River Vale

Garfield • Dino’s Restaurant, Harrington Park

THE IRON HORSE All-American pub.

• Englewood Diner, Englewood • Esty

• Granita Grill, Westwood • Grissini Trattoria,

· 20 Washington Ave., Westwood · 201-666-9682

Street, Park Ridge • Golden Pub, Saddle

Englewood Cliffs • Il Mulino, Dumont • Il

THE MELTING POT Fine fondue dining. · 250 Center Ave., Westwood · 201-664-8877

Brook • Gotham City Diner, River Vale •

Portico, Tappan, N.Y. • Il Villaggio, Carlstadt •

Griffin’s Bar & Eatery, Cresskil • The Iron

Lanterna, Nyack, N.Y. • La Piazza Bistro

POURQUOI PAS French bistro. · 31 Westwood

Horse, Westwood • Joe’s American Bar &

Italiano, Ridgewood • L’Aragosta Ristorante,

HANAMI Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

Ave., Westwood · 201-722-8822 WESTWOOD DINER AND PANCAKE HOUSE

Breakfast, lunch and dinner. · 301 Old Hook Rd., Westwood · 201-664-7455

WOODCLIFF LAKE BLUE MOON MEXICAN CAFE Mexican dishes.

· 42 Kinderkamack Rd., Woodcliff Lake · 201-7829500

WOOD-RIDGE BRIGANTINO RISTORANTE Italian fare. · 269

Hackensack Ave., Wood-Ridge · 201-933-4276 MARTINI GRILL European-inspired dishes and

gourmet cocktails. · 187 Hackensack St., WoodRidge · 201-939-2000

WYCKOFF ALDO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT Italian fare.

· 393 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff · 201-891-2618 THE BARN All-American family spot. · 359 Sicomac

Ave., Wyckoff · 201-848-0108 BLUE MOON MEXICAN CAFE Traditional

Grill, Paramus • Mahwah Bar and Grill,

Ridgewood • La Vechia Napoli, Edgewater •

Mahwah • Nellie’s Place, Waldwick • New

Maggiano’s Little Italy, Hackensack •

York Steakhouse & Pub, Mahwah • The

Marcello’s Ristorante, Suffern, N.Y. • Nanni,

Park Steakhouse, Park Ridge • Palmer’s

Rochelle Park • Paisano’s, Rutherford • Que

Crossing Restaurant, Tenafly • Paulie’s,

Pasta, Saddle Brook • Risotto House,

Closter • The Porter House, Montvale •

Rutherford • Ristorante Paradiso, River Vale •

The Restaurant, Hackensack • Restaurant

Roberto’s II, Edgewater • Rocca, Glen Rock •

L, Allendale • Rivara’s, Fair Lawn • The

Savini, Allendale • Sorrento’s, East Rutherford

River Palm Terrace, Edgewater, Fair Lawn,

• Teggiano, South Hackensack • Trattoria

Mahwah • Saddle River Inn, Saddle River •

Fratelli, Ridgewood • Trovato’s Italian

Smoke Chophouse, Englewood • Two

Restaurant, Elmwood Park • Villa Roberto

Spear Street, Nyack, N.Y. • Village Green Restaurant, Ridgewood • Village Grille, Tappan, N.Y.• Westwood Diner and Pancake House, Westwood ASIAN: Bangkok Garden, Hackensack •

Hanami, Cresskill • Jade Village, Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. • Kinara, Edgewater • Kuma, Paramus • Maharani Express, Fort Lee •

Mexican dishes. · 327 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff · 201891-1331

Matsuya, Saddle Brook • Minado, Little

THE BRICK HOUSE Continental dining.

Cresskill • Wasabi Japanese Restaurant,

· 179 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff · 201-848-1211

Ridgewood

3 CHICAS Mexican cuisine, Sunday brunch.

· 637 Wyckoff Ave., Wyckoff · 201-848-4700 ■

Ferry • Sakura-Bana, Ridgewood • Umeya,

CONTINENTAL: Axia Taverna, Tenafly • The

Brick House, Wyckoff • Café L’Amore,

Ristorante, Rochelle Park LATIN: Blue Moon Mexican Cafe, Engle-

wood, Woodcliff Lake, Wyckoff • Sabor Latin Bistro, Hawthorne, North Bergen • 3 Chicas, Wyckoff

MULTIETHNIC: Apolo’s Restaurant, Ramsey •

Baumgart’s Cafe, Englewood • Greek City, Ramsey • Hamsa, Tenafly • José O’Reilly’s Pub & Cocina, Norwood • Mediterraneo, Ridgewood • The Melting Pot, Westwood • Nisi Estiatorio, Englewood • Oceanos, Fair Lawn • Park and Orchard Restaurant, East Rutherford • South City Grill, Rochelle Park • Teaneck Kebab House, Teaneck • Varka Estiatorio, Ramsey

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Current wheels: “A Range Rover.”

Ultimate stress-buster: “A long ride on

my Harley-Davidson.”

Favorite meal: “Not necessarily a complicated one, but one that’s well prepared and presented. Say, a rib eye or Porterhouse steak with potatoes gratin or truffled mashed potatoes.”

Go-to healthy meal: “Any type of lean fish and steamed vegetables.”

Sip of paradise: “I usually like a good Bordeaux such as Chateau Latour or Mouton Rothschild. In the summer, Paul Jamais at his Goerg Rosé Champagne.” eponymous eatery, Local dining: “I like to go to Solaia, my featuring artwork friend Michel Bittan’s Italian restaurant

by Patrick Mimran in Englewood.”

Why live in Bergen: “It’s close to Manhattan, but has what I believe is a better quality of life.”

Personal look: “I like to wear Loro Piana and Berluti—sporty casual and chic. And watches that match my outfit, such as Panerai and Audemars Piguet.”

THE 49-YEAR-OLD PARISIAN, AN ENGLEWOOD Frames of reference: “I have a collection of art from RESIDENT AND FORMER MAITRE D’ AT the French artist Cyrille Margarit, who works with digiMANHATTAN’S FAMOUS DANIEL, ON CARS, tal photos projected onto brushed aluminum. The pieces were on display at my restaurant.”

FOOD AND HOW—DESPITE A SETBACK— Film favorites: “The Shawshank Redemption, Midnight LIFE’S STILL MOVING FULL SPEED AHEAD Express. And Basic Instinct—I’m a huge Sharon Stone fan.”

Tip of the chapeau: “I’m indebted to chef Daniel Must-see TV: “Top Chef on Bravo.”

Boulud for giving me the opportunity to preside over one Musical choices: “Jazz, classical and some ’80s pop. I of the country’s finest venues for classic French cuisine. like Ray Charles, James Brown and Billy Paul. Billy He taught me English too.”

Paul’s ‘Your Song’ basically became a theme song for my Cars for a cause: “I always had a passion for cars, and restaurant. The customers would hear it at least once in a talent for restoring antique ones. I owned a Ferrari, a an evening.”

Porsche, a Lotus, a Maserati and several American cars Quartet of passions: “Besides life and love, cooking, from the ’50s. But I sold my collection to support my traveling, collecting car memorabilia—and my beautiful Manhattan restaurant, Bruno Jamais, for the last eight Siberian husky, Mr. B.” months prior to its closing on New Year’s Eve, a victim Travel thrill: “The island of St. Barts in the Caribbean.” of the economy.”

On the nightstand: “Car magazines.”

An era’s end: “I’d like to thank the loyal patrons of my Best advice ever: “To treat everyone with equal respect establishment over the past seven years.” and always to act ethically, personally and professionally.”

Plans for 2010: “Finding myself and my next passion.”

En famille: “I have a daughter, Jessica, who is 26. She The race of life: “Race-car driving is therapy for me, and lives in France, has a boyfriend in the restaurant business I love the thrill of speed. Sometimes I race alone, other and works for a temp agency that specializes in restautimes I take a ‘co-pilot’ who is not afraid to go fast. The rants and the hospitality industry. And I am getting fastest I’ve driven is more than 200 miles an hour—on a married in 2010 and trying to become a father again.”

Porsche track close to Paris.”

Can’t live without: “The people I love.” ■

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