b+t issue 6, june july 2014

Broadway+ThresherThe Gay Ruralist

B+T is Coming OutThe Family We MakeCelebrating One Year

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It has been an amazing year This June Broadway+Thresher celebrates our one-year anniversary We couldnrsquot be more proud of the five digital issues wersquove produced so far With Issue 6

yoursquoll notice some changes to B+T We are returning to our roots sharing the stories of individuals and families living a rural lifestyle infused with urban influences

Yoursquoll also notice wersquove got a new tag line While Rural Urban Inclusive successfully described our intention at B+T it didnrsquot speak directly to the heart of our mission We are now happy to unveil The Gay Ruralist Yes yoursquove read that correctly The heart of Broadway+Thresher has always been informed by a gay rural point-of-view When we conceived of B+T our original intent was to share our stories as gay men living proudly in a rural environment

We are thrilled to return to our roots and hope yoursquoll continue to join us on our journey We also intend to focus primarily on individuals and stories from the Midwestmdashspecifically focusing on travel food the garden and home deacutecor Itrsquos not our intention to alienate anyone from Broadway+Thresher but instead to hone our focus so we can best share amazing stories products and spaces offering them with a new exciting perspective The gay lifestyle is the human lifestyle and itrsquos our intent to show we are very much the same living our lives no different than our neighbors

The theme of this issue is The Family We Make Itrsquos a fact we all have biological families but sometimes those people for whatever reason cannot or are not active participants in our daily lives Instead we create families choosing people to celebrate with us our triumphs and tragedies For the gay community especially some families choose to end their relationships over their relativersquos sexual orientation Creating a new family then becomes vital

For this issue wersquove asked our contributors to tell us about their families With Issue 7 wersquoll return to the typical format yoursquove come to love but for now get to know us a little better After all yoursquore a vital part of our family With our new focus wersquore happy to welcome our past contributors and also introduce some new faces

Itrsquos no mistake Issue 6 arrives during Pride Month This is our ldquocoming outrdquo party sharing with you our new identity developed over the years Wersquore proud of who we are Wersquore proud of where we live And we do not make excuses for living an authentic life in our communities even if it makes some uncomfortable

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another amazing year

Andrew Kohn+David Gobeli

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Wersquore living in a time where the definition of family is no longer simply the relatives we are born with but sometimes the family we have to create The idea of a

family only meaning a mother a father a set of siblings and extended relatives connected by blood is becoming antiquated as the world grows smaller and we live ever spread over the globe

Through adoption friendships the changing dynamic of marriages the tragic loss of family by the simple act of coming out and living authentically to ones values the creation of the modern family is as never seen before

No longer do we quietly exist with what we are given but make connections and build communities around usmdashfull of love and acceptance

In this initial re-launch of B+T wersquove asked some of our editors and contributors to tell their stories about the families theyrsquove created We bring you stories of traditional families modern adoptions by same-sex couples friends becoming brothers and sisters and husbands and wivesmdashboth straight and gay


I moved to a rural community three years ago with my partner Don and a menagerie of animals including five chickens strapped safely in the back of a new pick-up truck We were

on a mission to find an easier way of living leaving the hustle of Washington DC behind us What we found wasnrsquot exactly the calm lifestyle we had anticipated and while we donrsquot deal with unbearable traffic or a high crime rate we care for a working farm and the anxiety it brings

Without even recognizing it wersquod become gay ruralists Living on our farm we had never thought of ourselves as different We purchase hay like straight farmers And we help birth lambs like straight farmers (albeit with perhaps a few more screams here and there) As we grew more settled in our community it became apparent we werenrsquot alone There were other gay men living proud and open We didnrsquot recognize this initially for the simple reason that we donrsquot talk about politics or fashion on the farm We donrsquot know the hottest starbuck trend (an oprah chai) or care about what might or might not be happening to the Pines When you remove topics of conversation deemed typical of gay men (by the media) it becomes more about the person than the lifestyle

It turns out our village of Granville Ohio is the second gayest small community in Ohio as determined by some very official looking study Committed gay individuals and couples attend our church hold respected positions within the community and arenrsquot known to their neighbors simply as the ldquogay couplerdquo The diversity of rural living is extraordinary We all have images of the typical small town complete with Confederate flags and barefoot babies And for some regions this is undoubtedly the truth But therersquos the amazing thingsndashitrsquos true in some areas And in others it isnrsquot

our lives in comparison to when we lived in the city are pretty dull sure we still sip gin and tonics as the sun sets and we send text messages to gossip (although theyrsquore less ldquoGurl sale at Burberryrdquo and more ldquoGurl I think your goat is looserdquo) We arenrsquot as politically active as we once were and we donrsquot own a dresser full of beautiful cashmere sweaters We do know too much about muck boots and the intricacies of the county fair livestock judging process Local banks by goats for slaughterndasha fact that still makes no sense to me But wersquore here

I could never say I donrsquot miss the city on occasion Therersquos something to a fast-paced high-energy environment But any time Irsquom missing it I can just take a scoop full of grain into the pasture and fend off nine goatsndasheach with the hopes of eating it all by themselves I could also look out my window and see an escaped llama running down the road (something thatrsquos actually happened) We never intended to be gay ruralists It just happened But wersquoll proudly own our title Everyday we live openly sharing our lives with our community our friends and the animals that roam our fields

Andrew Kohn - B+T editor in Chief


Irsquove been provided a family larger than imagination Multi colored aged and cultured I am the second oldest of ten children Yes I have nine siblings No there are no twins No

they are not all biological My brother Victor was born in Bolivia No my parents arenrsquot Catholic and no theyrsquore not wealthy Frequently these clarifiers are followed by assumptions regarding my parentrsquos sex life and or amazement often by women of my motherrsquos fortitude I had more than one childhood friend who was unable to recognize my mother unless she was pregnant

The first seventeen years of my life was spent mostly outdoors sharing my room with at least two other people wearing and using hand-me-down everything and changing diapers I swear I started babysitting when I was six or maybe five My large family means Irsquom inclined toward intimacy sharing space thoughts feelings and going without What I lacked in extracurricular activities and personal space I made up for in forced character building by sharing one bathroom with the entire family I can now easily enjoy myself in the company of the rudest people in the smallest of spaces Itrsquos a gift which continues to give wherever long lines exist

My siblings are some of my very best friends and some of the most interesting people I know partially due to their own forced character building and partially due to the necessity of finding your own way when parents are too busy raising toddlers to micro-manage the direction of your life We are a family of adventurers explorers entrepreneurs we make a way our own way from a lack of exposure to adult supervision I donrsquot know anyone else who didnrsquot have a curfew at age fourteen on school nights

All of this has served me well as a traveler and transient since college Irsquove yet to live anywhere for more than a year Irsquove hustled and shared small spaces all over the world and everywhere I go I discover more of my family

The east Coast provided poet sisters and musician brothers and a meditating partner In Asia I found biologist brothers and dumpling making cousins Africa had me adopt surfer sisters and artist brothers West coast brought yoga and farm loving siblings and erudite aunts and uncles The Midwest has provided my coffee loving twin My familyrsquos photos are absurdly beautiful and absurdly difficult to takeThe intimacy required at a young age means I cannot abide small talk and I cannot love someone without adding them to my immediate family in my mind there is always room for more though it is no small feat to remember everyonersquos birthday What is family but people who see and know each other intimately who care for one another whose door is always open no matter the fight people who feed you and whom you feed People who will carry you and whom yoursquoll carry People you can sit beside in silence and with whom you can laugh until yoursquore sick relating by blood is a miraculous thing relating by heart and soul to me is what this life is all about

Ruth Coffey - B+T Fashion editor


Families are never easy Families going through or on the other side of a divorce even less so In the middle of what should have been the best couple years of my childhood

those last couple years of school before leaving home and starting ldquoreal liferdquo my folks separated I didnrsquot handle it well Irsquod always had a difficult relationship with my father and while I knew why my mother wanted out of the marriage I still resented the hell out of her for the decisions she made I loved my family and hated them all at the same time and was somewhat less than subtle in expressing my teenage fury Predictably this only resulted in only more strain on a family already being torn apart

In many ways my friends became my family I was in The Boy Scouts and the high school bandmdashneither group particularly popular in my small hometownmdashso we were a close-knit group out of a sense of survival My reliance on my friends as my replacement family only made the bonds deeper some of them are still some of the closest friends I have I learned and relied on them and discovered that family isnrsquot always just who you share a bloodline with but itrsquos the people you can call at one in the morning when you need a place to stay because you are too angry to stay home and too scared to leave Itrsquos the people who help you laugh as everything you love comes to an end A family is the people who accept you attitude and all and can give you a supportive hug while still telling you that you are being an insufferable ass

Mark Nickerson - B+T Food+drink editor

This was my first experience with the idea that family is something you can create not just something you get at birth

It was an experience I would recreate when I moved to Texas a few years later knowing that I wouldnrsquot have the resources to be able to go home for every holiday or birthday I built a new family in Austin People who helped mold me into a better version of myself knocking the rough edges off of my youth slipping me an extra fifty bucks when I ran a little short welcoming a Yankee kid into their homes on Thanksgiving and Christmas and singing happy birthday to me in the sweltering heat of Texas summers I met a woman married her and thus started a new family a family of two a wholly intentional family of our creation

Always restless I have moved a lot and being married didnrsquot change that every place we went we built a new family strangers that became colleagues that became friends that became indispensable family members From Texas to Chicago then the big leap across the Pacific to singapore we built little family units support groups that helped make the distance to our ldquorealrdquo families seem a little less daunting their absence a little less painful We had a Thanksgiving dinner in the middle of an early monsoon downpour in singapore surrounded by family members from a half a dozen different countries The family we made out of the bits and pieces of other families scattered from around the globe became some of our my most cherished loved ones

But as with every family I had known the time came to leave them behind to move on from Singapore and I decided that nearly fifteen years apart from my first familymdashthe one I didnrsquot choose the one that had been made before I was bornmdashwas long enough And so we moved again to my small hometown in ohio to re-establish long since rusted connections to my family I was nervous uncertain While we had stayed in touch and visited home from time to time the idea of living again surrounded by the people who helped create my very existence was intimidating Would I have a better relationship with my father a man I respected but feared and didnrsquot know as well as I felt I should Would I be able to get past the resentment for my mother Would I be able to sit with my grandmothers and not feel the stabbing pangs of regret at having missed the funerals of my grandfathers Would I be able to find peace with my sister a woman whom I had once cruelly told that were we not related and she was not the sort of person I would want to have in my life All I knew was I felt compelled to try

And what I discovered was this Even with the family you are born in to you still get the family that you make You get to choose how you relate to these relatives So I find myself three years on in my old hometown still building a family but this time building it out of the pieces of my family tree that surround me every day


What is family and what is the family Irsquove created for myself This simple question has been nagging me for weeks and my first thought was ldquoI donrsquot have a familyrdquo

And yet that didnrsquot feel true to me So what is family I Googled to find out and here is the definition I relate to ldquoreferring to biology a group of objects united by a significant shared characteristicrdquo

Irsquove lived in New York City for the past twelve years and during that time Irsquove seen a couple of long term relationships come and go Yes New York City can feel like the loneliest place on earth when you are here by yourselfmdashso many people and yet so alone But recently as I find myself single in the city Irsquove realized I can still feel whole happy and loved mdashall on my own Who is the family that Irsquove created I am my family my 11 year-old Chihuahua is my family my friends in the city and my best friends and parents who are all far away but who I talk to every day are my family And the people I see every day are my family because we are united by a significant shared characteristicmdashwe are trying to survive in this crazy city We are looking for human connection love and a quiet space in the park We are New Yorkers and we are humans

Jerson my doorman is one of my favorite people in the world he makes my building feel like home he greets me everyday consoles me when Irsquom upset makes feel good about myself when Irsquom sad about a break up protects me by not allowing strangers come to my door and most importantly makes me laugh I tell him that if he ever leaves Irsquom moving out and finding another apartment too Thatrsquos not necessarily untrue

Theo the 87 year-old man who lives at the senior center at the end of my block is amazing During one of my recent conversations with him he was dressed in all white handsome and spunky as ever He told me New York City was a big freak party and uniting our community by saying hi making friends with the neighborhood kids and keeping tabs on our neighborhood was his medicine When I see him I feel inspired and his love radiates He is my medicine

I know I can always count on the regulars and the people who work at my favorite cafeacute to make me feel like I always have a place to go I can tell you what every regular does for a living who they may be dating and their temperament The same goes for the staff Isabella Ariel or Byron who greet me by name when I walk in knows my order hook me up with free coffees the best wines and provide conversation when I need it No evening plans no problemo the cafeacute is only a block away

New York is filled with family and when it isnrsquot I always have someone to call That is how Irsquove created my family

Ashley Vuckovich - B+T Contributor



C e l e b r a t e O n e Ye a r o f B + T

Wersquove covered a lot of ground this past year -from New York to Los Angeles telling the stories of tastemakers individuals and families that make

the inclusive rural landscape so fresh

Take a walk down memry lane with us as we revisit some of our favorite stories and articles


O n t h e f a r m w i t h B e e k m a n 1 8 0 2david Gobeli | photos courtesy Beekman 1802

For Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell life is pretty sweet right now Their quickly expanding lifestyle brand Beekman 1802 just completed and opened its flagship

store they have a reality show on the Cooking Channel they were the one million dollar winners of the 21st season of CBSrsquos The Amazing race Josh moved to the farm permanently and the couple got married on June 28th

Though this recent success isnrsquot without years of hard work and dedication to each other

When Josh and Brent bought the 1802 Beekman farm in Sharon Springs New York they had planned to use it as a weekend getaway every year the two left Manhattan and went apple picking in upstate New York and that year decided to visit Sharon Springs a progressive village of 547 residents about an hour drive west of Albany

on an apple picking excursion the two saw the for sale sign at the property and it talked to them ldquolike a siren callrdquo and they purchased it that weekend eventually the couple took in a herd of goats and its farmer John along with an attitude filled llama named Polka spot What started out a weekend getaway turned into a burden as the economy turned and both Brent and Josh lost their jobs Brent as the Vice President for Healthy Living at Martha Stewart Living omnimedia and Josh as an advertising executive

struggling to keep the farm and apartment in the city they took a gamble and started Beekman 1802 a brand with products that at first centered around the farmrsquos goats (goat milk soaps) and then expanded into other areas such as consumables home deacutecor kitchen wear garden tools clothing and cookbooks

Named after Judge William Beekman who built the couplersquos mansion and farm in 1802 Beekman 1802 celebrates art and artisans of rural New York The Beekman memory and tradition plays a large role in the development of the brand his face adorns shirts and aprons a seed mix contains the varieties of vegetables his gardens once grew and gives way to the annual Victorian festival

When starting the brand they decided that Brent would move to the farm fulltime and grow Beekman 1802 and Josh would stay in the city eventually finding a new advertising job and help support the business by working They had a ldquoyear of sacrificerdquo in which theyrsquod live apart and see how the business grew one year turned into more and the couple trudged on Finally last year the couple put their city apartment on the market and moved to the farm fulltime

Both Josh and Brent are from more rural backgrounds Josh from Wisconsin and Brent from North Carolina and Brent says they ldquocould not wait to get out of the rural environment and be in the cityrdquo but after losing their jobs and starting Beekman 1802 out of desperation a latent passion for farming and a more rural life came to the surface In retrospect both now realize that their time in the city was already nearing an end and they had accomplished all they


had wanted professionally and the move to sharon springs taking in of the goat herd and beginning of Beekman 1802 was a fortuitous happy accident

They canrsquot say if the experience would have been so positive had those years ago they visited a different small town and bought a different farm but fate had them travel where they did and sharon springs has welcomed them with open arms Both Josh and Brent made the efforts to get out in the village and learn as much about their neighbors as they couldmdashwhat their passions are their trades ldquoWersquove made a conscientious effort to know our neighbors and know what their skills are and try to work together to build somethingrdquo says Brent When told that sharon springs is a one-of-a-kind place that doesnrsquot exist anywhere else they respond with a simple ldquoThere are treasures in every community but often times we just donrsquot go around and look for themrdquo

Their reality show The Fabulous Beekman Boys which first ran on Planet Green for two seasons and then switched to The Cooking Channel chronicles them learning to be farmers running Beekman 1802 and their life together As viewers we get an inside look at this relationship that while outwardly different than many has the same struggles and responsibilities of any couple though not many get to deliver lambs to Martha stewartrsquos house or wrap thousands of bars of soap for an order for Anthropologie

Viewers see them bicker laugh throw tantrums and generally be in

love as any couple is and that has caused a lot of smiles on their fansrsquo faces The showrsquos production company World of Wonder structured the show to highlight a couplemdashnot a gay couple not two people of a community different that the majority but just a couple Brent notes that two-thirds of the couples that do attend appearances are heterosexual couples and everyone that sees the show can witness different aspects from their own relationships and makes the show more universal

According to Brent homophobia and prejudice are caused by misinformation and lack of experience and The Fabulous Beekman Boys is the first show to ever be aired on TV that focuses on a gay couple in a long term relationship and the TV community has loved it Two of the most common emails they receive from fans is a woman saying that her husband would normally not watch a show about to gay guys but has seen the show and itrsquos now his favorite and from emails from parents who think their child may be gay and use the show as a way to start a conversation about acceptance

In the same tone the show has opened up the rural countryside for the LGBT community Those that have migrated to the city to feel accepted and have began to see that the stereotypical view of small town isnrsquot actually what was thought and there is a move to leave large urban centers discover small towns and be accepting of oneself By living like they do and on camera Brent and Josh have shown that finding an accepting community in any location is possible


T h e B e e k m a n 1 8 0 2 H e i r l o o m D e s s e r t C o o k b o o kdavid Gobeli | photo courtesy Beekman 1802

There are a lot of buzz words floating aroundmdashheirloom organic local Catch phrases like ldquoliving an authentic liferdquo YoLo and ldquoclassic Americanrdquo Many brands are falling

short of their claims some are on the right track and others are defining what it means to be heirloom authentic and local Well Beekman 1802 the lifestyle brand led by husbands Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell has once again set the bar on what other companies should strive toward

Their second cookbook The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook (Rodale 2013) is two hundred sixty pages of one hundred sugar-craving and best of all intriguing recipes Like with their first cookbook the recipes are divided into four seasonsmdashwinter spring summer and fallmdashbut without all those pesky vegetables to get in the way

spring has delights such as strawberry shortcake creamsicle angel food cake and chocolate pie summer looks towards sweet green tomato hand pies plum upside down cake and baked Manhattan Chocolate soup and sugar plums round out winter but my favorite season fall highlights a pancake cake french toast bread pudding and a tarte tatin The pumpkin roll was exciting and delicious and the first thing I baked from the book (pictured left) but I have bookmarked just about every other page for future recipe testing

Whatrsquos most striking is the stunning photography and food styling Photographer Paulette Tavormina and food and prop stylists Paul Grimes and Thom Driver have to be some of the most gifted professionals in the business Both Paulette and Paul worked with Beekman 1802 on their first book and Irsquom happy to see their collaboration again Their book takes what was superb and about The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook and sophisticated it in a way that is more classic and grown-up while always staying true to themselves and their audience I especially love the space at the end of each chapter for the reader to record their own heirloom recipes You only live once and The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook will make it much more delicious

The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook released September 10 2013 See beekman1802com for more information

See page XX for the new Beekman 1802 cookbook releasemdashThe Beekman 1802 Heirloom Vegetable Cookbook



C e l e b r a t e T h e W e d d i n g photos courtesy ely Brothers Photography









Yigit Pura winner of BRAVOrsquos Top Chef Desserts found his love for pastry while growing up in Turkey When his family moved to California he turned down a scholarship

to New York University to enter the kitchen in San Franciscorsquos The Meetinghouse From there Yigit has worked in the kitchens of Le Cirque 2000 the Four Seasons Hotel Restaurant Daniel and the Daniel Boulud Brasserie still working in san Francisco he currently calls Tout Sweet Pacirctisserie home infusing American flavors with French inspiration Yigit says ldquoI want to make your heart smile from the moment you walk into our pacirctisserie lay eyes on our beautifully packaged pastries cakes verrines cookies tarts pate de fruits dessert sauces fruit curds jams flavored marshmallows and other wonderful itemsrdquo

We sat down with Yigit and asked him about his personal inspiration the future of pastry and what he eats when he isnrsquot mastering a macaron or perfecting a parfait

B+T - Where do you draw your baking inspiration

YP - Inspiration for me is everywhere Thatrsquos whatrsquos so exciting about pastry making Whether itrsquos a musician a poem or a favorite travel destination I like to explore what they would taste like on a sweet palette For example my Tesla line was inspired by Nikola Teslarsquos unique vision to translate electricity into power From that I created my passion fruit yuzu and meyer lemon ldquoelectricrdquo flavor profile that is showcased in a petit gateau marshmallows pacirctes de fruit and other confections

B+T - What is your favorite item to bake

YP - Picking a favorite item is like choosing your favorite child ltlaughsgt My favorite item changes every month Irsquom always looking for the next best thing I suppose itrsquos a blessing and a curse I always try to get people excited to try our newest inspiration But a few have struck a unique spot over the years including our lavender pavlovas with lychee our 5th element cake and our Tesla tart each were created around a specific emotion as opposed to a flavor pairing

B+T - What was your favorite treat growing up

YP - My favorite dessert of all-time comes from my homeland of Turkey Itrsquos called Tavuk goumlgsuuml and it is basically a dessert pudding made with chicken and milk Add a little cinnamon on top and itrsquos perfection A great chocolate-layered cake comes in at a close second

B+T - What new ingredient trends can we expect for 2014

YP - Why donrsquot you watch us at Tout Sweet and find out (toutsweetsfcom)

Y i g i t P u r a To u t S w e e tandrew Kohn | photos by Frankeny Images


B+T - Whatrsquos your favorite casual meal

YP - I love Japanese food Give me a great bowl of udon and I am completely satisfied

B+T - Do you have a favorite restaurant and whatrsquos on the menu do you love

YP - San Francisco is such a foodie city Thankfully we have a wide-range of excellent restaurants to choose from I often go to Prospect for their cocktails and entrees or Barbacco for their small plates Both restaurants deliver beautifully

B+T - How important is family in your life Who introduced you to your love of baking

YP - Family is everything Be it my sister whorsquos my best friend in life my loyal dog Maui or my family at Tout sweet who help me to create and push the envelope every day I was introduced to baking since I was a toddler as our house was always full of family baking and cooking feasts in the best Turkish fashion But it was my father who really pushed me to pursue my dreams no matter how unconventional or crazy as they may have seemed For this Irsquom grateful everyday

B+T - At what age did you start working in the kitchen

YP - I began my culinary training in the pastry arts at the tender age of four in Ankara Turkey one of my fondest memories is of my mother making me a big spoonful of dark caramel My first job in the United States was in the pastry kitchen at The Meetinghouse a three-star San Francisco restaurant where I worked for two years under chef and mentor Joanna Karlinsky

B+T - What are your plans for the future

YP - Irsquom hoping to expand Tout Sweet to several locations across the United States and internationally

B+T - Do you have a cookbook in the works

YP - Yes I do have a cookbook in the works It is titled Sweet Alchemy and will be coming out in early 2014 I wanted to break down the barriers for intimidation which people have when it comes to making really special desserts I want to show people that they can create really wonderful desserts at home given they can be patient follow some simple science and of course by putting lots of love in it



Pa u l r e d m a n rsquo s J o u r n ey t o Lo n g w o o d G a r d e n sandrew Kohn | images by Nicole McGrew

What would you do if you had your own garden to manage as well as 1077 acres of our nationrsquos most prestigious public

garden to lead Paul Redman wakes up every morning to this reality Not only does he cultivate his private collection of wisteria and peonies but is also Director of Longwood Gardens founded in 1906 near Kennett Square Pennsylvania Originally established by Pierre S du Pont Longwood Gardens welcomes over a million visitors each year to explore its gorgeous four-acre conservatory seasonal displays and attend one of the more than 400 events held each year

Growing up my parents would take me to Longwood Gardens every year ndash if not multiple times a year We would walk the grounds check out the decorations and watch the amazing fountain light show (pre-Bellagio) I was too young to appreciate the diversity of plant life thriving within the gardens but I was able to appreciate even at an early age the beauty contained within each rose or the awesomeness of nature on display in huge water lilies

raised on a horse and cattle ranch in southeast Oklahoma Paul began cultivating his love for gardening early in his life he started raising turnips in an old horse pen in elementary school If he was going to be allowed to grow something it would have to useful to the family After an initial career in accounting at oklahoma state University Paul changed his major sophomore year to horticulture and Landscape Architecture with the support of his family and his motherrsquos keen advice ldquoYoursquore going to be poorrdquo Undeterred Paul focused on horticulture with an emphasis in production

After graduation he joined the National Tropical Botanical Garden in KauarsquoI Hawaii as their volunteer coordinator Eventually Paul became a horticulturalistbotanist at the garden After Hurricane Iniki devastated the area Paul was on the search for his next opportunity and decided to attend graduate school back home in oklahoma where we specialized in an alternative agronomic crops project It was after graduation that Paul chose to return to public gardens and joined the Franklin Park Conservatory as their Director of horticulture

For 12 years Paul made it his mission to connect people with plants educating the public about their natural surroundings and is credited with helming the conservatory through an unprecedented time of growth Not least of which saw the installation of numerous Dale Chihuly glass sculptures integrated in the surrounding floral landscape Public gardens no longer


belong solely to scientists but have become open spaces for all celebrating both the raw beauty of our natural world and inspired artistic expression

Living in Ohio I have visited Franklin Park a few times over the past years Not only does the conservatory house a geographic variety of plants ndash that range from cacti to orchids ndash but it also is home to an expansive community garden and hosts a farmerrsquos market during the summer months No longer the exclusive home to elite garden club members and scientists Franklin Park has embraced the Columbus community with open arms

At Longwood Paul has been faced with and met a leadership challenge While at the helm of a prestigious public garden he still says the work is not done yet since coming to the garden in 2006 Paul has made subtle but significant changes He has seen visitors increase from 750000 to over one million Membership has increased to over 75000 individuals and families Displays and programs have increased And research has taken a leading role working on the development of new plants and partnering with the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Delaware to teach the next generation of horticulturalists

My job is to ensure Longwoodrsquos leadership as a 21st century Gardenmdashrespecting our heritage while improving our infrastructure embracing new technologies and planning for the future

At the end of the day Paul isnrsquot concerned so much about his own tenure at Longwood but instead managing the legacy of the garden itself he says itrsquos the ldquosoul and energyrdquo that drives his institution and hopes to continue on and increase the reputation and credibility of the gardens

recently Longwood has initiated its Beyond the Garden Gate program highlighting stories of the people of Longwood ndash how the garden does exactly what it does These personal stories not only document the history behind the exhibits but also shares a glimpse of that ldquosoul and energyrdquo ndash the heart of the very people that keep the gardens growing

Asked how he believes gardening will develop in the future Paul foresees a return to gardening design and style through sustainable simplicity using non-invasive plants that require less water and limited chemical intervention regional plants will replace exotic varietals with aesthetics harkening back to the 1940s As we look to the future we should be aware of what we plant and


how it interacts with our larger ecosystem

As I reminisce about time spent at Longwood Gardens I distinctly remember the afternoon a mime put pepper in my motherrsquos drink because she wouldnrsquot join him in his mimery ndash itrsquos a legendary story in the family As an institution Longwood holds firm to a piece of my memory forever Itrsquos a reminder of the important work Paul and his team do every day in southeastern Pennsylvania Not only are they conserving our nationrsquos plant history helping educate countless families about our natural world and creating gorgeous displays that both amaze and inspire theyrsquore bringing families together and creating memories that will last a lifetime The spirit of Longwood is forever alive in every visitor that walks its many storied paths



D i n i n g O u t T h e I n n a t L i t t l e W a s h i n g t o nMark Nickerson | photos by Lucas atwood and The Inn at little washington

You know yoursquore getting close to the Inn at Little Washington when you begin to get the feeling that yoursquove driven into an Andrew Wyeth

landscape As US-522 dips and weaves its way through the idyllic Virginia countryside you also gain an appreciation before yoursquove even sampled the first bite of Chef Patrick OrsquoConnellrsquos culinary inspiration Itrsquos distinctly American its rustic organic roots as plain as day but elevated and presented with an unquestionable exactitude

A mere seventy miles from downtown Washington DC Chef OrsquoConnellrsquos Inn is more than just an escape from the city The Inn at Little Washington is an escape from the ordinary

Observe the detail From the 350 year old wooden floor in the tea room shipped from southern France and then painstakingly reassembled complete with the original nail heads to the perfectly hung striped silk wall covering in the main dining room there isnrsquot a single wrong note This care extends beyond the facility and into the actions of every employee They operate with precision and focus to ensure that guests are catered to at every moment

Most kitchens Irsquove been in are noisy frenetic places with stress almost visible in the air During our visit an hour into dinner service the loudest noise was Gregorian chants playing in the background The cooks all moved quickly but calmly with little wasted motion and never yelling across the room to each other Through it all Chef orsquoConnell maintained an easy control tasting and expediting dishes answering our questions and even taking a moment to ask one of the food runners that he hadnrsquot seen yet that day how his afternoon was going To even the most casual observer it is a telling sign of the focus which goes directly to the heart of the menu

Like the Inn itself the menu is an ever evolving work of vision dedication and refinement The dishes will at first glance seem familiarmdashan ahi tartare lamb carpaccio or quartet of oysters to start Main course selections including beef loin lobster or pork chopmdashbut they are augmented by small touches that surprise the palate and turn the mind in unexpected ways while highlighting the seasonal and usually very local produce that are the hallmark of the Inn at Little Washington A cucumber sorbet to accompany the ahi Caesar salad ice cream dots the lamb loin carpaccio giving a cool refreshment to the rich meat Papardelle pasta with chanterelle mushrooms gets turned on its head with the addition of apricots and ribbons of country ham The squab a mainstay of fine dining is both elevated and also made more accessible when graced by blueberry vinegar and a zucchini crepe In talking about how he designs his menu orsquoConnell says that more than simply

The details

Meals are available as either a la carte in a four course tasting menu or for the more adventurous there is an expanded ldquoGastronautrsquos Menurdquo offered with or without paired wines A Vegetarian Gastronautrsquos menu is also available The wine cellar consists of over 14000 bottles representing over 2500 different labels including wines from the increasingly well regarding Virginia wine country Make reservations by visiting innatlittlewashingtoncom or by calling (540) 675-3800


taking a classic dish and adding his own twist his goal is to bring ldquoa little grandmardquo into each item as well To bring those flavors of American exuberance and simplicity to the refined European inspired dishes that form the basis of his menu

The produce is seasonal and as a result the menu changes not with the shifting seasons but along with the vagaries of agricultural fortune some years cherries are abundant and incorporated a dozen ways in the summer menu others theyrsquore sparse and old favorites re-imagined to accommodate the shortage Cultivating deep relationships with producers many local to north-western Virginia is the key to success according to Chef orsquoConnell

With a list of over two dozen local producers from hog oyster and berry farmers to beekeepers and everything in between he has managed to develop a network of partners that supply ingredients that set the tone for the menu Between working in collaboration with his in-house grower and having an understanding of what his producers are planting orsquoConnell is involved in every step of food production

ldquoAll food has its own terroirrdquo says orsquoConnell ldquoWhen you work with these people year after year you learn that the strawberries grown on one farm will taste different than

those grown in another place And that means I have to think about how I want those flavors to be used in the dishrdquo

In addition to understanding what is happening with his growers and building in redundancy by finding multiple high quality sources for his most critical ingredients there is another element of collaboration that comes into play Itrsquos not uncommon for a grower especially his in house farmer Joneve Murphy to approach him with a product and a suggestion for how to use it in his menu A gutsy move one might think to approach a multiple James Beard Award winner a chef known for his exacting standards and attention to detail and suggest something new for his menu But Chef orsquoConnell thrives on the collaboration

ldquoshe might come in one day and say lsquohere taste thisrsquo and hand me some vegetable I didnrsquot even ask her to growrdquo his face lights up as he describes the scene ldquoAnd then she will go on and suggest I use it in a chutney and Irsquoll know I never would have thought of that myself but it is exactly rightrdquo

It is this process of collaborative creation albeit a process firmly rooted in his singular vision for what he has worked to develop that increasingly provides a model for the modern American culinary scene When he started in the


late 70s it was a situation born out of necessity Before there was such a thing as a ldquofarm to table movementrdquo Chef orsquoConnell was doing whatever it took to make the meals he envisioned At that time the infrastructure simply wasnrsquot in place to source his product through the traditional routes available to restaurants No one was delivering to a small town an hourrsquos drive out of the closest city

ldquoBut this is where I knew I wanted to live and work And I knew that there were enough people in this area that would appreciate and could afford what I wanted to create that I could make it successfulrdquo explains OrsquoConnell And that insight has proved accurate starting small and growing incrementally over the last four decades the Inn has evolved from a small dining room with a cramped kitchen in a converted service station into a renovation of the town itself Itrsquos an evolution that was never planned in this way but one that has grown organically as the need and the opportunity have presented themselves to a man with a simple vision for who he is and what he wants to do yet admits he never feels like he has arrived at palace where he is fully satisfied

ldquoYou have patience And you make an incremental change here or there Maybe on a dish or maybe with a building And you find a way that makes it better and so a new standard is setrdquo orsquoConnell explains in his soft spoken

way that belies the intensity and energy that have driven the constant evolution of his vision ldquoNow everything else has to come up to that standard And while you are working on that you find something else changes and sets a new even higher standard And so it continues to grow But it grows authentically You canrsquot just impose your will on it Itrsquos a dialogue you haverdquo

That dialogue has helped to re-imagine American cuisine From a place where American chefs might have been a bit embarrassed about traditional American fare to a point where diners rejoice over dishes such as ldquoA Chop of Organic Milk-Fed Pork with Sauerkraut Braised in Virginia Riesling Local Apples and la Ratte Potato Pureerdquo It is food that reflects that rural tradition of making a meal out of what is at hand and like Americans themselves is the product of a melting pot of culinary traditions There are no constraints of a singular ethnic point of view Curried cauliflower resides alongside truffle-stuffed pheasant breast The result is dishes that are elevated in such a way that Chef orsquoConnell insists they would hold their own against the very best that one could expect to find in a Michelin-starred European restaurant

And his audience agrees In addition to the awards the praise of food critics and reviewers worldwide you can see his best reviews on any given night at the Inn a packed


house the smiles of the guests and the uniquely happy hum of a dining room full of people enjoying a truly sensational meal


As a part of our feature on The Inn at Little Washington we arranged for Lucas Atwood chef and owner of Snapshots Lounge and the Edit Room in Granville Ohio to sit down with Chef Patrick OrsquoConnell for a short series of ldquoChef to Chef rdquo questions

Lucas - Chef like you I am a self taught cook I understand when you started out here you were working on a small wood burning stove with limited space I am wondering with those constraints what dish did you choose to master first and why

Patrick - Thatrsquos exactly the right word Master Too many people overlook that It was Julia Child who first suggested to Americans that cooking was an art that could be mastered It was her suggestion that this was a craft to be honed and that of another woman Paula Peck who wrote ldquoThe Art of Fine Bakingrdquo that inspired me to continually work at improving and mastering a dish Paula Peck decided to master the croissant so she would work at her recipe and once a year she would travel to France and compare the croissants there to what she was making at home After nine years she finally reached a point where she liked her own croissant more Nine years For me starting it out I think there were two things I wanted to master I wanted to master the creme caramel which I changed a little to use honey instead of sugar But I also wanted a versatile main course so I mastered poaching chicken Poached chicken can go with a variety of different sauces allowing you to present several different dishes

Lucas - You are known for running a very clean kitchen Very particular I have to confess that I get a bit messy Were you always this articulate in your kitchen management or was it something that came with time

Patrick - Again I have to refer to Julia Child She once said ldquodonrsquot be a cook who doesnrsquot like cleaningrdquo and Irsquove always taken that to heart This is all a part of the process and to master something you have to enjoy every step of experience I enjoy cleaning though now I have a larger staff and there is always someone else cleaning up For me it was a therapeutic part of the cooking process I was ordering my universe This has now grown to other parts of the business We get to look at old buildings and clean them up re-envision their use as a part of the Inn But yes from the very beginning I was particular about these things

Lucas - I read a story once of how you connected with a guest who was sitting alone in your dining room very sad and reading a book You apparently had just read the same book and you were able to connect with her over that I donrsquot suppose you happen to remember the book do you

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Continued from page 31

Patrick - I donrsquot remember the book It was some novel I think I donrsquot get to read nearly as much these days Irsquom sure Irsquoll remember the book though sometime later tonight or tomorrow But I do remember the woman One of our staff members told me that she was there because her husband recently passed and they had always wanted to dine here I wanted to welcome her to our place but couldnrsquot use that as a point of entry to talk to her So I talked about the book This business is about connecting with people and so when I am going to go to a table I always need that point of entry That point of connection other than just the food



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Right now is a time where it seems fashion hasnrsquot really clung to a definitive style Just think the 50rsquos 60rsquos 80rsquos and even the 90rsquos had

a certain overall look but what about the new millennium hashtag re-hash so the key word right now is individuality Be different everyone is different and choosing a fun accessory can really show off your own unique personality If you want to wear a rubber duck on your head then god dammit wear a frakking duck on your head (which I have by the way)

To help you out Irsquove chosen four accessories that are easy to cater to your own unique you Make sure you show me your fabulous look using imdifferent on my various social media outlets all conveniently linked to my website

Little Hats - AThe great thing about little hats is that everyone will think itrsquos cute All things little are cute like kittens puppies peniseshellip wait strike that last one Tiny little hats are so much fun and so easy to dazzle up yourself

Found Object Accessory - BItrsquos all about showing who you are through your accessories and so dig through your closet and see whatrsquos lurking in there Narnia Grab a hot glue gun or some e6000 and make some ldquoartrdquo The options are endless You can use artificial flowers old-fashioned keys or even creepy baby doll heads My creepy baby doll accessory can be worn as a hairclip brooch or you can stick it on your pillow and scare your partner If you are single well then scare your next trick

Colorful Watches - CI feel you should always wear one conversation starter In this digital age we are slowly losing our ability to communicate with each other face to face Wearing some type of unique piece can immediately give people an in to start a conversation You may not know it but therersquos this thing called a watch that can tell time and make a fashion statement Swatch Watches were huge in the 80rsquos and since the 80rsquos keeps trickling back in whether we like it or not these fit in perfectly There are lots of vintage styles available on eBay and even some new styles at various stores You donrsquot even need a battery because yoursquove got your cell phone to tell time

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Post-Consumer Bags - DThankfully America the beautiful is finally realizing it wonrsquot be so beautiful anymore if we donrsquot start taking care of Mother Earth Plastic bags are one of the worst and easily remedied pollutants Los Angeles was just the latest city to adopt a no plastic bag law huzzah The bag you carry whether itrsquos to the grocery store (if you eat solid foods I prefer breath mints and air) or brunch with the ladies is a great way to show off a little pizzazz BlueQ (wwwblueqcom) has a fabulously fun array of shopping bags messenger bags handbags and more They are made from 95 post-consumer material and just so damn fun oh and 1 of their bag sales goes to support the conservation work of The Nature Conservancy Help save the earth and look sassy doing it

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a wa l k i n t h e wo o d s d a w e s a r b o r e t u manton sarossy-Christon | photos by Laura appleman of dawes and david Gobeli

Forty five minutes east of Ohiorsquos capital city Columbus you will find Dawes Arboretum tucked into the rolling hills of Newark Ohio

Located on 1149 acres the Arboretum is just waking up from what was a very cold winter each May Dawes holds its annual plant sale an event I look forward to as one of the highlights of the gardening year hundreds of rare trees grafted rooted or seed grown by Dawes staff are offered first to Dawes members and then to the general public the following day Prize selections such as Acer shirasawanum lsquoAureumrsquo Cladrastis kentukea lsquoRosearsquo Gymnocladus dioicus lsquoEspressorsquo Liquidambar syraciflua lsquoGoduzamrsquo and Pinus bungeana lsquoSilver Ghostrsquo (a Dawes introduction) are only a few of the hundreds available for salemdashfor a tree lover the sale is not to be missed

Dawes is famous for more than its annual plants sale the Japanese garden picturesque and photographed by countless bridal parties is undergoing a complete transformation this year A new hillside stream is planned the Japanese style structure has been rebuilt to its 1960s specifications and the well-worn stepping stones have been re-laid


Though the arboretum is criss-crossed by walking and driving trails so far no paved pedestrian trail exists Construction on a handicap accessible trail is scheduled to begin June first with completion expected by the end of summer The frac34 mile trail will begin at the shelter house go into the deep woods and end at the collection of flowering shrubs

Another exciting project underway is the American Chestnut project In coordination with the American Chestnut Foundation Dawes has planted several hundred 1516 American ChestnutChinese Chestnut crosses once the dominant tree species in American woods it was destroyed by a blight in the late 1800s The American Chestnut Foundation has crossed the susceptible American Chestnut with the resistant Chinese Chestnut in an effort to breed resistance into the American Chestnut with the ultimate goal of re-introducing the American Chestnut to the wild Test plots have been planted in several locations to observe the viability of this newest generation of trees Peter Lowe Nature Landscape Manager explained that the seedlings were planted behind deer fencing and will be closely monitored for growth habit and blight resistance The next step will involve seed testing (once the trees begin fruiting in 3-5 years) as it is important to test whether the offspring of these particular trees demonstrate the same blight resistance and growth habit as the parent plants If

the seed tests prove successful it is only a matter of time before the trees are strategically replanted throughout their native rangemdashstay tuned

For more information visit Dawes at 7770 Jacksontown Rd SE Newark Ohio 43056 Tel 1-800-44-DAWES or online at wwwdawesarborg


I grew up in Detroit proper I am an only child to a single mom that worked three jobs to make ends meet and to afford to send me to private schools in

Grosse Pointe Michigan My maternal great grandfather founded Leto Building Company which was then taken over by my maternal grandfather My family was obviously not short on work ethic Because my mother had to be absent quite a bit I landed in the care of my grandparents quite often and watched my grandfather run a very successful business which he eventually passed on to his son and it still runs strong to this day

Living in Detroit was an incredible experience and one I would not exchange but it wasnrsquot always easy There were certain streets I couldnrsquot ride my bike and certain houses I wasnrsquot allowed to go to The houses were so close that I could hear my neighbors talking over dinner in the evening

I lived in and around Detroit for thirty-two years and had a very successful career in the legal field before meeting my current husband Irsquoll never forget the day I learned where he lived ldquoSun Prairierdquo I thought ldquoWhere in the world is Sun Prairierdquo I had grown tired of Detroit and was itching to move and apparently Sun Prairie Wisconsin knew Irsquod need it before I did

Irsquod been refinishing furniture and dragging home curbside finds for twelve years by that point I am also a habitual re-decorator having painted a dining room in a past home six times in two years but I never knew anyone would be interested in the projects I was doing in my home until I became a stay-at-home mom and discovered the world of blogs Needing a creative outlet since I was suddenly at home with a baby that couldnrsquot speak following a very busy career I decided to start a blog as well Around that same time I discovered Craigslist Soon after that I was invited to sell my furniture professionally at a popular sale and it has snowballed from there What I loved most about setting up at that first show was meeting the people that were taking home my hand-loved pieces It became very obvious fairly quickly that not only did I love refinishing furniture but I received the most pleasure from sharing my mistakes and triumphs of furniture refinishing with other eager DIY-ers Irsquove tried almost every product on the market and have made quite a few mistakes and have learned the tricks of the trade so I wanted to save people from spending too much money or wasting too much time trying to figure it out on their own Becoming a resource for people has been become my greatest pleasure in this business to date If I donrsquot know the answer I will find it out for them

From the moment I took that step and started the blog

M y I r o n s t o n e N e s tLaura distin





my business has had a heartbeat of its own Just the same since I moved here my heart has been shaped to appreciate the wide open spaces the corn fields the horse pastures the vast space and the ease of breathing I had no idea when I moved here that Irsquod grow to appreciate the vast emptiness of the land of Wisconsin as well as the chippy worn paint on old doors from farmhouses the way I do now I know long for a one hundred year old farmhouse with a barn on the property to call our own and acres of wide open space Who knew that the girl from the heart of Detroit would grow to desire farmland and old well-loved vintage items the way that I do now Irsquove carried my refinished antiques and re-purposed items to many shows now and have even hosted my own right in our driveway I now own a successful business here and wersquore opening our first retail store right in the very heart of downtown surrounded by dairy farms in this city called Sun Prairie I now know exactly where that is and I call it ldquohomerdquo

Laura Distin blogs at theironstonenestcom


When we were kids my sister and I lived in the suburbs of Columbus ohio next door to a family with two little girls about our

age We quickly became best friends playing together starting school together sleeping over together bickering and then making up together

When our parents left the suburban environment for a rural setting where they wanted us to be able to spread our wings our neighbor family was soon to follow A small town then Gahanna became our new home We bought a few horses and began a journey into the horse showing world that spanned our childhood and kept us connected to horsesmdashconnections we maintain even today

My parents helped our close friends buy their first horse Cheyenne Pam the youngest daughter got the bug in a serious way and her life with Chy the dun colored gelding who lived out his years with her took her to competitive show rings and later as a world-class trainer of hunters and jumpers eventually that led her to become a much

F a m i l y T i e sevelyn hoyt Frolking

a painting of Pam on her top horse eddie eastman


sought after instructor to generations of kids who became horse people themselves

Two weeks ago Pam and her two little dogs were on their way to her stable just outside of Granville as they did every day a place where rural begins just minutes from the village center when a 19-year-old woman dropped her car off the side of the road overcorrected abruptly and veered into Pamrsquos car flipping her over several times Pam and both of her dogs died instantly

Today as I write this my sister mother and I will attend one of several memorial services being held for Pam her notoriety in the horse world spread far and wide and people from all over the world have traveled here as well as Pamrsquos students horse friends and professionals and a handful of long-time family friends like us

Pam spent much of her life in urban environments where large national and international horse shows including the

olympics take place Two years ago she contacted us to say she was relocating with her teenage son to our town Granville yearning to live a more simple life where she could dial back her life on the road and happily give riding lessons and where her son could enjoy a smallermdashmore stablemdashschool environment

It hasnrsquot been lost on any of us today as we prepare to say our final goodbye that over the miles and the years our families have somehow come full circle Without really recognizing it until now perhaps we had made a family

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