The Connection Bernards-Ridge Edition April/May 2016

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THE BERNARDS-RIDGE CONNECTION

APRIL/MAY 2016

PUBLISHER

Robin Fand

908-903-1799 • Fax 732-667-8488 •

Connectionsnj@gmail.com

OFFICE MANAGER

Anna Petro

PRODUCTION COORDINATORS

Roslyn Nina-Cianfano, Jody Varvaro

SOCIAL MEDIA/CONNECTory COORDINATOR

Prachi Jain

ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES

Tasha Cassella, Shavaun Gliksman,

Patty Herman, Alicia Singman

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Allen Baus, Julie Biondi, Diane Cawley, Kate Curran,

Patricia Diesel, Keli Gabinelli, Lauren Greenberg,

Doublas Haymaker, Ph.D, Else Herman, Tatiana Javier,

Rebecca Lu, MD, Ellyn Mantell, Harrison Morris, Michael Osit,

Kathleen Palmer, Michele Patanio, Peak Medical,

Dan Rosenberg, Linda Seigelman, Dr. Vincent Sferra,

Judith Sutton, TrueLeaf Kitchens, Glenn R. Wyder

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Bernards-Ridge Connection has a circulation of 27,000,

mailed to residents in Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, Mendham,

Bedminster, Far Hills, Peapack/Gladstone and Chester with

bonus circulation to the business community.

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RBF Consulting LLC • P.O. Box 4081 • Warren, NJ 07059

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THE CONNECTION

Bernards-Ridge Edition

Welcome to the Spring edition of The Bernards-Ridge Connec- tion. We have a wonderful issue filled with new and returning ad- vertisers, great articles and dedi- cated sections to make the magazine more focused and eas- ier to read. This installment we present a fantastic Summer Programs Section filled with many options parents may want to explore to keep the kids busy this summer, Tie The Knot Section featuring special- ties for your upcoming affair, our Spotlight on “Se- niors” Section has some thought provoking articles and advertisers. We also have a great Home Sweet Home Section, filled with exceptional local crafts- men, landscapers and all your needs around the house, Dining Out this issue is packed with eating venues and notable articles and the Health & Well- ness Section is brimming with wonderful solutions, tips and hints for everything health related. In addition we are happy to present the Charming Chester Sec- tion, featuring the businesses in the town of Chester. We hope you keep this edition in your homes this spring as a resource for shopping, professional care, dining and more! Featured from our business/professional commu- nity this issue are: Lumi Zi Restaurant, Village Bistro, Basking In The Sun, Borregaard, Pet Sup- plies Plus and Peony’s Envy Flower Farm. Our tal- ented writers have given us unique perspective into these businesses and their respective owners. In ad- dition we have some wonderful columns such as Ask The Designer, Big Apple Bites, Slice of Life, Col- lectible Corner, Art Connection, Real Estate De- sign Tips and many more. Please enjoy these editorials, some written by local businesses. Adorning our front cover this issue by local artist, Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo, is an oil on copper entitled, “Yellow Roses.” Using the unique surface of copper, Janet’s painting glows off the page. She states, “I was inspired to explore how the copper surface could en- hance the colors yellow and red. A beautiful bouquet of yellow roses and an ornate red cloth were the per- fect subjects to pair. In my north lit studio, I was sur- prised to discover copper undertones throughout the entire still life setup. Not only do the roses and cloth make great use of the copper undertone, but the sil- ver pitcher has many subtle variations as well. Upon close inspection, the viewer can find many areas of the painting where the copper is delicately exposed. I had great fun creating Yellow Roses. ” Look for our FUN contest in this issue: SPOT THE FAKE! Somewhere in this issue is a fake ad. Find it and email us at Spotthefake@theconnections nj.com. Please use the subject line: FAKE and include the answer, your name, town and phone number. The Winner will be chosen randomly from a list of those who entered the correct answer and will receive a prize from a local business. Good luck and have fun SPOTTING THE FAKE! In addition, we have a PHOTO CONTEST: TAKE YOUR BEST FAMILY PIC! Take a picture of your family doing something fun, tag it with #ConnectionPics and send it to INSTA- GRAM at Connectionmag! Watch for a PHOTO COLLAGE in the JUNE ISSUES to see if your picture made it in! We encourage you to visit our website and read our ON-LINE editions, view YouTube videos on many of the digital ads and click directly on the ad to visit our advertisers’ websites. Visit the CONNECTIONS YOUTUBE CHANNEL which features videos from local advertisers at www.youtube.com/user/ConnectionsNJ in addition to viewing them on their digital ads! Our Digital Magazines can also be viewed on your smart phone and iPad. We are only a “touch” away! www.theconnectionsnj.com . Looking for a Physician, Caterer, Den- tist, Fitness Expert, Home Improvement help and much more? Check out The CONNECTory, our ON-LINE Business Directory, which is growing every day with new businesses joining featuring their respective contact information. www.connectory.theconnections nj.com Like us on Facebook at The Connection Magazines, visit our blog at www.blog.theconnectionsnj.com and follow us on Twitter at Connectionsnj. We work to keep you updated at all times! Follow us on INSTAGRAM@Connectionmag to see pictures of people in your local community who stay “Connected!” STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY WITH THE CONNECTION MAGAZINES AND RE- MEMBER TO SHOP LOCAL! Sincerely, Robin Fand, Publisher SCAN THIS CODE TO VISIT THE CONNECTory

Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo

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Lumi Zi Restaurant

..................................Page 37

Village Bistro

...........................................Page 39

Basking In The Sun

..................................Page 40

Borregaard

...............................................Page 64

Pet Supplies Plus

.....................................Page 80

Peony’s Envy Flower Farm

.....................Page 82

Medical Minutes - Peak Medical

...............Page 12

SUMMER PROGRAMS SECTION

......Pages 16-22

Family Adventures Column

.......................Page 18

Home Improvement - Glenn R. Wyder

.....Page 23

HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTION

.......Pages 24-32

Health Hotline - Rebecca Lu, MD

..............Page 25

Medical Minutes - Dr. Vincent Sferra

........Page 26

Organize That Column

..............................Page 30

Medical Minutes -

Douglas Haymaker, Ph.D

......................Page 32

TIE THE KNOT SECTION

.......................Pages 34-35

DINING OUT SECTION

..........................Pages 36-39

Big Apple Bites Column

.............................Page 36

Slice of Life Column

...................................Page 38

Ask The Designer Column

......................Page 41A

“Random” Connections Column

.............Page 41B

SPOTLIGHT ON

“SENIORS” SECTION

...............Pages 41B & 55

Senior Corner Column

...............................Page 55

Art Connection Column

.............................Page 57

HOME SWEET HOME SECTION

........Pages 58-76

Home Improvement - TrueLeaf Kitchens

..Page 60

Real Estate Design Tips Column

...............Page 69

Collectible Corner Column

........................Page 78

CHARMING CHESTER SECTION

........Pages 80-81

Pets’ Health Column

..................................Page 84

A Caring Community Column

...................Page 86

Creative Corner Column

............................Page 88

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

.................Pages 90-91

Mind The Mind Column

.............................Page 92

SPOT THE FAKE!

Somewhere in this Magazine is a

FAKE AD.

Spot it and send your answer, name, city and phone number to:

Spotthefake@theconnectionsnj.com

Subject Line: FAKE

More than 250 people took part in our

Spot

The Fake Ad Contest

in the February issue.

Congratulations to everyone who “spotted”

Gluten Factory!

The winner, selected randomly

from a list of all those who entered and provided the

correct answer, is

Linda Noll

of Mendham. The winner

received a gift certificate to

Lumi Zi Restaurant

of Bedminster.

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