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The photograph of 15 male chefs featured on the cover of this month's Mpls.St. Paul magazine (above) has local female chefs and restaurateurs angry. Food-and-dining senior editor Stephanie March offered the reasoning in a subsequent blog post.
The public response from 22 women, crafted in reaction to this month's cover of MSP magazine, is as follows:
"Where are all the women?" We Are All Right Here!
As a group of female chefs and restaurateurs, we're moved to respond collectively.
We're outraged at the viewpoint taken by the cover and subsequent editorial comments on the March issue of Mpls St. Paul Magazine depicting the best chefs of the Twin Cities as all male. It's a false and embarrassing representation of our diverse food community.
Did anybody notice that your mothers, wives and sisters weren't in the room?
As a young female grocery store clerk remarked when handing one of us the issue—"Where are all the women?"
The media, as our society's most influential institution, has a duty to advocate against gender and racial inequalities. As Alice Waters pointed out in 2013, "I think it's a matter of how we go about the reviewing of our restaurants. Is it really about 3-star places and expensive eccentric cuisine? The restaurants that are most celebrated are never the ones that are the simple places."
We take this opportunity to have a lasting impact by engaging in ongoing conversation on this topic in our community.
We pledge to hold the media accountable.
We're committed to fostering the development of our diverse and talented young food industry workers for the next generation. It takes a village.
These, and many other women and men contributed to this conversation and the ideas expressed in this letter:
Lisa Carlson
Brenda Langton
Kim Bartmann
Nettie Colon
Hannah Benti
Nan Bailly
Heather Kim
Carrie L. Summer
Maren Mattson
Taya Kaufenberg
Heather Kim
Sue Zelickson
Beth Fisher
Tracy Singleton
Liz Benser
Dana Kevlahan
Stephanie Worums
Sarah Masters
Sylvia Izabella
Linda Quinn
Tamara Brown
Soile Anderson
Tammy Wong
Change is coming to Rustica.
After nearly 11 years of non-stop baking (more on that in a moment), owner Steve Horton is selling his interest in the Minneapolis bakery to his business partner, Dogwood Coffee Co. owner Greg Hoyt.
"I'm a little fried," said Horton. "I feel like I need to step away and spend time with my kids, but I can't leave Rustica without being completely gone."
Anyone wondering about the all-consuming nature of running a top-flight bakery need only ask Horton about his longstanding 12-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week schedule and hands-on, quality-obsessed work practices.
He said that it has only been in the past two years that he's been able to take a regularly scheduled day off each week. During the past decade, Horton has found the time to leave Minnesota just once, an overnight trip to Madison, Wis.
His hard work has certainly paid off, earning Rustica an enviable customer base and a shower of accolades. In late February, Horton was one of 20 bakers across the country who were named semifinalists by the James Beard Foundation for its first-ever Outstanding Baker award (finalists will be announced March 24th). Horton is a two-time previous semifinalist in the foundation's Outstanding Pastry Chef award.
Hoyt and Horton have been pals for nearly 20 years, and Hoyt is no stranger to Rustica. In 2009, when Rustica relocated from its original south Minneapolis home to its current location, "Greg was instrumental in the move," said Horton. Dogwood grew out of the coffee bar — it was called Bull Run — that Hoyt installed in the bakery's then-new location. Dogwood now operates coffee bars in three Minneapolis locations, all stocked with Rustica baked goods, naturally.
What changes will Rustica customers encounter as a result of the sale? "Not much, because there's not much that needs to be done," said Hoyt. "I just want to be a steward of the brand. I'm just excited that Steve is going to get some rest, because he's my friend."
Burnout is a known phenomenon among entrepreneurs, said John Stavig, director of the Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
"It can be an all-consuming life," he said. "People who are successful at getting things done often have a hard time letting go. Finding a work-life balance is a conversation that everyone needs to have."
The sale marks the end of Stock & Badge, the holding company that once included Rustica, Dogwood and the former Parka and Grain Stack restaurants. Hoyt added that Rustica will continue to supply retail stores, restaurants and coffee shops, but he's not ready to think about expansion plans.
"There's room in the market for Rustica's products, that's for sure," he said. "People have such a love affair with this brand, and that's something that none of us want to take for granted. We're not going to grow just for growth's sake. I don't really know what I'm going to do, but I've seen dozens of examples of what not to do."
Both see Horton's departure as an opportunity for Rustica's 14 bakers. "It's going to give people here room to grow," said Horton. "I feel really comfortable walking way, because we have such top-notch people working here."
One sure bet is that Hoyt won't be baking. "That's not where my effectiveness lies," he said with a laugh. "I don't know how to roast coffee, either. But I do know how to get people in the right places, and how to develop standards. I'm excited to see what happens when we put our staff to the test."
Horton plans to act as a consultant to Rustica for a year. "I can't be out of work for too long," he said. "I have some ideas, but there's no imminent project in the works, and I'm not leaving Minneapolis."
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and if all goes as planned the sale will be finalized later this month.
The burger: Jeff Burstein has always had a burger on his menu at his 22-year-old Brothers Deli, but lately he has been (no pun intended) beefing up the burger selection. "We're selling more burgers than ever," he said. "I guess everything comes around."
Last month, he and his crew started a burger-of-the-month special, and their first outing has been such a success that they've kept it on the menu. (Be on the lookout for the next iteration, what Burstein is labeling his "steakhouse" burger. Translation: A patty seasoned with a house-made steak sauce.)
All Brothers burgers start the same way: 51/2 oz. of loosely formed ground chuck that dashed with that lifelong friend of the backyard grill, Lawry's Seasoned Salt. The patties are cooked on flattop, retaining a fairly soft, pink interior and a barely charred exterior surface and plenty of juice. It's one of those patties that kind of melts in your mouth.
The bun is a soft, eggy thing from Main Street Bakery, buttered and slightly toasted.
Where this month's special – dubbed the Shack Burger – diverges from its plain-Jane compatriots is in its toppings.
The combination is basically a heart attack waiting to happen, and utterly irresistible to a junk-food fanatic like yours truly. Nothing is skimped upon, either: sautéed mushrooms, thick-cut (and teasingly smoky) bacon and a crispy flurry of battered and fried onions, a blanket of Cheddar cheese, they all get the pile-on treatment. What's not to love, right? (True confessions: While I was eating it, with a knife and fork because it was beyond sloppy, I made myself stop at the halfway point, as I could hear the voice of every doctor on every TV show saying, everything, in moderation).
The sauce hits all the proper sweet-salty-tangy notes. Like everything at the Brothers, it's steeped in history, dating to a mid-1960s visit that Burstein's father Leonard made to southern California, and a sauce he encountered at the famous Hamburger Hamlet chain. Burstein calls it "Shack Sauce," and it's a tasty blend of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, garlic powder and coarsely chopped pickles.
Oh, I almost forgot. When it comes to the noon hour, Burstein & Co. understand that time is of the essence. My burger arrived in four minutes flat, and piping hot. Perfect.
Price: $8.99. That includes a trip to the first-rate salad bar, heaped with potato salad, coleslaw, pickled herring, bread pudding and more. Truly, a deal.
Fries: Included. They're thick, skin-on, house-cut things, and my only complaint is that they landed just this side of greasy.
Dessert: As in, save room for. Nothing comes even close to fancy, but for skyway denizens bored senseless by the drab sweets sold in second-story fast-food establishments, the homey, butter-drenched cookies and bars at the Brothers are a revelation. Of particular note are the brownies, a marvel of dense, cakey, chocolaty goodness topped with a generous swipe of creamy cocoa frosting (Burstein said that the recipe hails from a long-ago Sears catalog). Oh, and the popovers are not to be missed.
Love thy neighbor: In the you've-gotta-love-this department, what's great about the Brothers is its caution-to-the-wind (and highly un-Minnesotan) sense of personal space. During the busy lunch rush, diners – and these are people who, shock of shocks, may not know one another -- are crowded together, elbow to elbow. And they live to tell the tale. It's the original community table, and in this cramped, animated setting, it works.
A taste of Minneapolis: It may not be readily apparent – the restaurant's current location opened in 2000 – but grabbing a quick-service breakfast or lunch at the Brothers Deli is also indulging in a big, flaky kolache of Minneapolis history.
I'm old enough (and, frankly, peculiar enough) to remember not one but two jingles from old Brothers Deli commercials, or a reasonable facsimile of them, anyway: "Kibitz means talk, nosh means eat, nosh at the Brothers, a true deli treat." And, "The Brothers' coffee and pie. The Brothers' pastrami on rye. When you're downtown or you're in the Dales a Brothers dinner never fails to brighten up your day. The Brothers brighten your day."
The Star Tribune is moving from its 95-year-old building next month, and the thought of leaving this sprawling, inefficient and beloved dump is making me very nostalgic. One of my favorite rooms in this crazy old structure is the clip morgue. You practically need a Sherpa guide to find it, tucked into a barely-trafficked chunk of the gloomy basement (where the presses were once housed), a dusty and little-used haven piled high with shelf after shelf of little green and gold envelopes, each one containing carefully snipped, labeled, dated and archived newspaper clippings, filed under thousands and thousands of subject headings. The earliest seem to date from the 1950s, and they all pretty much end in the mid-1980s, when the process went digital.
Grabbing a burger at the Brothers sent me straight to the morgue. It took a while – the filing system is something of a mystery to me – but I persevered, and discovered clips. Many fragile clips, all neatly folded into 3x5 paper envelopes. I'm guessing they haven't been opened since the clips were filed, decades ago.
Here's what I found:
The Burstein family – starting with Mike and Dora -- got into the restaurant business in 1939. Dora Sudit and Mike Burstein met in 1914, onboard a ship from Russia bound for the United States. A friendship grew into love, and they married in Minneapolis.
"'Mike shoveled coal first,' recalled Dora Burstein, explaining how her young husband earned his living while he learned English," wrote Minneapolis Star staff writer Ann Burckhardt in a July 5, 1978 story.
Mike's Cafe specialized in Jewish home cooking and catered to the theater crowd. Mike had also been a chef at the Minneapolis Athletic Club when he opened his first place at 21 N. 6th St. (now Mayo Clinic Square, formerly known as Block E) in 1938. The restaurant moved a block away -- 11 N. 7th St. -- in 1939, and it catered to the garment workers in the surrounding buildings, as well as the area's theatrical crowd.
"It was across the street from the old Alvin Theater, a strip joint, and I can remember people like Gypsy Rose Lee and Sally Rand coming in for meals," said Leonard Burstein in a Minneapolis Star story from the 1970s. "It was a very simple place with a counter, a few booths and some tables.
Mike served in World War II in France, and after the war, the two continued a partnership that lasted until Mike died in 1953. "'He cooked, I baked,' Dora Burstein told Burkhardt. He cooked meats and vegetables and sauces; she baked breads and fancy European pastries. The rich knishes and the hefty soups of their Russian Jewish past were daily fare.
"Dora Burstein maintains that it was she who decided they should open their own restaurant," wrote Burkhardt. "She was counting on the experience they had gained working together at the Standard Club, a private club atop the then Nicollet Hotel. Though Burstein was reluctant to give up a regular paycheck, his wife was persuasive."
Burckhardt wrote that downtown's only deli was a hit with visitors and celebrities, but locals were hesitant to try Jewish specialties. "Corned beef sandwiches? Sure. But borscht? Cabbage soup?" she wrote.
Dora's response: "I educated them with borscht. I talked them into it. Now they love it."
Dora's favorite meal? "A good hamburger with a little mustard," wrote Burkhardt. How fitting for Burger Friday.
Like most (if not all) restaurant-owning families, Mike and Dora's sons Sam and Leonard – the brothers of the Brothers – got their start early.
"Sam and I started out working there when were about 7 or 8," recalled Leonard in a 1979 Minneapolis Star profile. "First we did dishes and kitchen prep like washing vegetables. Later on we waited on tables. I was a wonderful waiter. And we learned to cook from our dad and bake from our mother."
In 1959, six years after Sam and Leonard took over the business, they moved the restaurant a block away, into the arcade in then-new Dayton-Radisson parking ramp. Dayton's management wasn't keen on the Mike's Cafe name, so the Bursteins renamed the business the Brothers. The new 80-seat place was smaller than the old Mike's, but it did more business on its first day than Mike's averaged in a week.
"The menu included potted oxtails and cold, pickeled mackerel, items 'that are lost these days,' said Sam, recalling the old days in a 1979 Minneapolis Star story. "'People don't even know what they are anymore.'"
Will Jones, the Tribune's man about town, made the restaurant the subject of his Nov. 9, 1959 column, and so much of what he has to say still rings true today.
"The chances of finding something imaginative in the way of breakfast downtown have improved with the opening of the Brothers new delicatessen and restaurant in the Dayton Radisson arcade," he wrote.
"I stopped in there the other morning for my favorite delicatessen breakfast, scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, and toasted bagels. Visitors from the east have asked for and got – although it isn't on the breakfast menu – smoked whitefish and soft-boiled eggs, and schmalz herring.
"Just having a place that will toast a bagel for breakfast in downtown Minneapolis is a real step forward. Working girls in the area have discovered the toasted bagel at coffee-break time, too.
"The Brothers – Leonard and Sam Burstein – are overwhelmed at what has happened to them in the few weeks they have been open.
"'We used to serve a barrel and half of corned beef a week,' said Leonard. "Now we're serving a barrel a day. People come in and say, 'I'm glad somebody finally has opened a place like this downtown.' I tell them, 'But we've downtown for 20 years – just a block away.' It's amazing what a difference one block makes."
Jones was all over the desserts: Whipped-cream cakes, chocolate cream pies – "real cream pies, not custard," he wrote – banana cream pies ("with real whipped cream"), seven-layer cakes.
"'I'm flabbergasted the way some of these women put away desserts, and I'm flabbergasted that they'll pay 40 cents for them,' Leonard said."
Business boomed. A second restaurant (and bakery), the Brothers Too, opened on the first floor of the Northwestern National Bank building in 1965. A spectacular fire on Thanksgiving Day 1982 closed that restaurant for good.
By 1968, long before Jimmy John's and Au Bon Pan ruled the downtown skyways, the two Brothers outlets were serving about 4,000 diners a day. A Southdale outlet opened that year. Rosedale soon followed, and a third downtown outlet, in the Midwest Plaza building, appeared in 1971.
Fast-forward to 1979. Sam Leonard and brother Fred were presiding over 11 full-service restaurants, a quick-service counter, four carryout bakery-delis and a commissary kitchen. Annual revenues were roughly $10 million, according to an April 24, 1979 story in the Minneapolis Star. That's about $33 million in 2015 dollars.
By the late 1970s, the family had opened restaurants in Maplewood Mall and Burnsville Center (a restaurant I recall with great affection; this Burnsville native and his mother and I dined there with some frequency), and was expanding into the West Acres shopping center in Fargo, N.D.
The family sold the business in the early 1980s, and it sputtered to a close under new ownership.
In 1993, with the restaurant business DNA swirling in his bloodstream, Leonard's son Mike Burstein revived the family business' name, but tweaked the business into a different format: a counter-service spot on the downtown skyway. It has occupied the same lively Nicollet-and-6th location for the past 15 years.
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There's going to be a new chef running the kitchen at La Belle Vie.
Chef/owner Tim McKee has named Shane Oporto as the new chef de cuisine at restaurant, located in the historic and swank 510 Groveland building.
Oporto (pictured, above, in a provided photo) is currently cooking at another McKee-run property, Libertine. His resume includes stints at Union, Tilia and the former Porter & Frye. Before that, he was a private chef to a high-profile (and unnamed, thanks to non-disclosure agreements) family with a home in the Bahamas, cooking for a long list of bold-face names from the worlds of politics and entertainment.
"Four-star-caliber dining on a yacht, a beach or a helicopter -- whatever the location, or the request, the answer was always 'yes'— then figure out how to make it happen," said Oporto in a statement. "That's possibly the best training for stepping into La Belle Vie."
Oporto's first day at LBV is March 19. He's replacing longtime LBV chef de cuisine Mike DeCamp, who is opening a new Italian restaurant in the Hotel Ivy (the space formerly known as Porter & Frye) with the team behind Borough, Parlour and Coup d'etat.
This weekend's 87th-annual Academy Awards crowns Hollywood's endless so-called awards season, but in the food world, the accolades are just beginning. On Wednesday, the James Beard Foundation kicked off its 2015 awards by announcing semifinalists in categories honoring restaurants, bars, chefs, restaurateurs, pastry chefs, bakers, and wine, beer and spirits professionals.
La Belle Vie is in the running for Outstanding Restaurant.
Restaurant Alma is on the Outstanding Service list.
Kim Bartmann, owner of Barbette, Bryant-Lake Bowl and six other Minneapolis restaurants, is one of 20 candidates for Outstanding Restaurateur.
The foundation is debuting a new awards category in 2015: Outstanding Baker, honoring the creative forces behind retail bakeries. Two Minneapolis bakers are in the running: John Kraus of Patisserie 46 and Steve Horton of Rustica.
Eric Seed, owner of importer Haus Alpenz in Edina (www.alpenz.com), made the cut in Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional.
Nine Twin Citians occupy seven berths in the Best Chef: Midwest category, which honors chefs who "set new or consistent standards of excellence" in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. (The Beards split the country into 10 regions and bestows a Best Chef award in each of them.)
Local semifinalists include Paul Berglund of the Bachelor Farmer, James Winberg, Bob Gerken and Mike Brown of Travail Kitchen and Amusements, Jim Christiansen of Heyday, Doug Flicker of Piccolo, Michelle Gayer of the Salty Tart, Russell Klein of Meritage and Lenny Russo of Heartland Restaurant.
Find the complete list of semifinalists here.
The Beards, named for author and culinarian James Beard, began in 1990 and are frequently shorthanded to the "Oscars of the food world."
Semifinalists are the first step in the Beard awards process. On March 24, following a round of balloting (voters including critics, food writers and past chef winners), the foundation will announce nominees (that's Beard-speak for "finalists," which translates into the top five vote-getters among semifinalists) in the restaurant and chef categories, along with nominees in the Beard's cookbook, design and journalism divisions.
A second round of voting follows, and winners in the restaurant and chef categories will be presented their medalions at a gala ceremony on May 4 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the first time in the awards' 25-year history that the event has taken place outside New York City.
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Editor's note: Charlie Creme has projected the 2007 NCAA Tournament bracket throughout the season, right up to Selection Monday. Click here for his most recent Women's Bracketology field of 64 and his team-by-team analysis. This projection includes games through March 11.The 2007 NCAA bracket will be unveiled March 12 on ESPN's Selection Show beginning at 8 p.m. ET, with continued coverage at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
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By Monday night, we will know the answers to all our season-long questions. But in the meantime, let us keep a few things in mind, so we don't lose that precious sleep or time at work Monday before the committee speaks.
This is not a new reminder but is perhaps the most important: Teams -- not conferences -- are selected for the tournament. Yes, the SEC is the highest-rated league in the land, but that doesn't mean it should receive the most bids. If it worked that way, this actually would be a much easier process. The committee does not sit in the room and say, "We have to put another SEC team or two in the field because the RPI says this is the best league."
Auburn, South Carolina, Mississippi State and Kentucky are not in my last projection because in my mind, individually, they aren't tournament-worthy. The Gamecocks and Tigers are the only schools in the group for whom an argument can be entertained -- but neither finished especially strong, neither has enough quality wins and neither played enough high-level nonconference competition. Simply being a member of the SEC is not, and should not, be enough to get a team into the NCAA field.
Geography is a tricky thing. The women's draw is different from the men's in that teams selected as host schools must play at home, regardless of seed. That means that some higher-seeded teams are going to be placed in first- or second-round "road" games. That's just the way it is, whether it seems fair or not.
In a general sense, the mind-set is that the higher the seed, the better chance of being geographically "protected" -- that is, playing as close to home as possible. But with so many other principles at work (making the bracket balanced, keeping conference foes separate, avoiding rematches, etc.), sometimes it just doesn't happen. So when you think your team was treated unfairly because of where it was placed, keep in mind that the committee has roughly 20-24 teams to worry about in terms of geographical placement, not just one. If your favorite school is a 6-seed, don't expect it to be playing next door. Florida State had to go to Denver last year; Florida traveled to Tucson, Ariz.; and Texas A&M and TCU met in the first round -- in Trenton, N.J. It has happened before. Expect it to happen when the bracket is unveiled Monday.
What I'll be watching most closely is how the committee handles the placement of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. All four 1-seeds reside on the East Coast, and one of the regionals is in Fresno, Calif. Someone has to go. Plus, where does Stanford end up? There is plenty of logic in saying the Cardinal will go to Fresno because that would be closer to home for the 2-seed. That might be true, but in my mind, that doesn't balance the bracket properly -- and that is supposed to be the top aim of the committee.
I have Stanford as the final 2-seed. If the final No. 1 seed is the one sent packing (and that's the way it is supposed to go), then putting the final No. 2 seed there goes against the basic bracketing principles. However, last season's placement of Tennessee with North Carolina might indicate that is an ignored, or at least manipulated, rule -- or that geography takes precedence. That distinction never was made clearly last March, so what happens this season with Stanford might give us in indication for the future.
Matchups matter, not seeds. This really pertains to the time after the selections are announced and you begin figuring out whether your team can make a deep run. Don't get caught up in arguing whether Bowling Green, for example, should be a 5- or a 6-seed. Look more at the matchups in the first and second rounds to determine the Falcons' chances to advance through the field. It's great fun to argue about seeds as the season progresses. It's especially fun this weekend and into Monday. But once the field is set, be happy if your team has a good matchup, regardless of the number in front of the name. A sixth seed closer to home or against a team with suspect guard play is far more vital than the prestige of a higher seed.
So, as you fire up the Jiffy Pop on Monday night and settle in for the selection festivities, have these words handy and refer to them if need be. They might just relieve some anxiety before you start yelling at your HDTV. Enjoy Christmas in March.Click here to send Charlie Creme an e-mail.


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World-Class Walkability in Barcelona
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Why Do My Prayers Go Unanswered?
God often delays in answering prayer. We have several instances of this in the Bible. Jacob did not get the blessing from the angel until near the dawn of day-he had to wrestle all night for it. The poor woman of Syrophoenicia received no answer for a long while. Paul asked the Lord three times for "a thorn . . . in the flesh" to be taken from him, and he received no assurance that it would be removed, but instead a promise that God's grace would be sufficient for him.
If you have been knocking at the gate of mercy and have received no answer, shall I tell you why the mighty Maker has not opened the door and let you in?
Our Father has personal reasons for keeping us waiting. Sometimes it is to show His power and His sovereignty, so that we may learn that God has a right to give or to withhold.
More often the delay is for our benefit. You are perhaps kept waiting in order that your desires may be more fervent. God knows that delay will quicken and increase desire, and that if He keeps you waiting, you will see your need more clearly and will seek more diligently, and that you will treasure the mercy all the more on account of the wait.
There may also be something wrong in you that needs to be removed before the joy of the Lord is given. Perhaps your views of the gospel plan are confused, or you may be relying upon yourself instead of trusting simply and entirely in the Lord Jesus. Or God makes you wait for a while so that He may display the riches of His grace more abundantly in the end.
Your prayers are all filed in heaven, and if not immediately answered they are certainly not forgotten, but in a little while they will be fulfilled to your delight and satisfaction. Do not allow despair to make you silent, but continue to present your requests to God.
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Conscience is an often-neglected word that in today's culture is rarely taken seriously. In the course of daily life, how often do we truly examine our conscience? What if doing this were the only way to know the joy of feeling clean inside? Is such joy possible without self-righteousness or even self-deception? Christopher Ash argues that it is, wonderfully possible, through the Good News of Jesus Christ. In Discovering the Joy of a Clear Conscience, rediscover your conscience and what the Bible has to say about it.


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The dryer duct and gas hookup are on the left, but installing the dryer on the left would be extremely inconvenient for transferring laundry from washer to dryer because the washer doors would be in the way and require dropping the clothes from the washer to a basket on the floor, sliding the basket over to the other side of the doors and then transferring the wet clothes from the basket to the dryer.
To get around this, I have been using a longer gas line and longer dryer vent ducting that reaches the extra few feet to the other side.
The washer hookups don't seem to matter was much because the pipes are closer to the center.
I remember when the washer and dryer was being delivered, the delivery people wanted to install them to match the hookups and they wouldn't do it the way I wanted until I told them to send them back to the warehouse because I would refuse delivery if they insisted on installing them so the doors opened against each other.
They called their supervisor and then installed it the way I asked.
I have been using the set for 7 years as is.
Now I'm considering upgrading to new models and will have this hassle again when the installers arrive.
My only other solution seems to be to buy a top loader HE washer and dryer. I like they way some of this look (such as the Samsungs and Whirlpool Cabrio Platiinum),
I have posted a video at the link below of how the installation looks now.
Does anyone see any problem with this? Should I get a different kind of dryer ducting if I replace these.
Here is a link that might be useful: Washer and dryer reversed sides
You can reverse the dryer's AND the washer's door on Electrolux laundry appliances and certain Kenmore by Electrolux units (Model# 41102 and 41100).
Edit: I see you've already found them. Asko has a large capacity washer with reversible door but I don't think this model is any good.
BTW: another poster here recommended this vent:
Here is a link that might be useful: www.dryerflex.com
This post was edited by whirlpool_trainee on Sun, Jun 23, 13 at 23:17
None of the reversible door washers seem even nearly as highly rated as the the best models of the non-reversible models such as Kenmore 41572.
I think the Electrolux washers have a nice looking design, but I'm wary of their quality and reliablity.
The Kenmore Elite with reversible door (I assume rebranded Electrololux) may not be any better.
The Kenmore Elite 41572 is small enough to fit even with the dryer extension tubes behind it if I just put it on the left despite the dryer exhaust being behind it. So, that might be better choice if I can't find a very quiet and reliable full sized unit with reversible doors.
There is supposed to be a reversible door LG washer, but it seems well hidden on the LG site.
The link has comments referring to some LG model that has reversible doors, but I can't find the model number anywhere.
Here is a link that might be useful: http://reviews.bestbuy.com/answers/3545/product/9757541/lg-4-2-cu-ft-14-cycle-ultra-capacity-washer-white-questions-answers/questions.htm


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When to protect hydrangea in NE Ohio?
I have a new Forever and Ever Series "Blue Heaven" hydrangea that I just planted this early summer. This coming weeks lows will get to the lower 30's. Should I be protecting now? The plant still has all it's leaves on.
I am new to hydrangea's and don't really know what to expect.
I know that the plant blooms on old and new wood, but I'd like to keep the old's too. I have chicken wire fencing, oak leaves and pine needles to cover with.
When do others in the general area do their winter protecting? Should the plant have lost it's leaves before doing this? Or do I protect even with them on?
I have searched the forum about the subject and read about protecting. One poster said to protect 2 to 3 weeks before the first hard frost.
Any ideas? I'd hate to lose my blooms that will come next year.
Thanks all,
I would always put the chicken wire first, like in the second half of September maybe just to be ready. Then I would begin to store the leaves some time in September so they are good and ready. If the temps gently go down into the freezing mark, the buds should be acclimated and will be fine. If the temps stay warm and then suddendly dip then I would finish protecting the shrub for winter. There is no exact date when you should do these things, just historical temperature patters known to you & neighbors, the average date of first frost and of course, future weather forecasts.
Available tools: the plant itself (if it goes dormant, add the leaves); the 10-day forecast available at www.weather.com (watch out for unexpected sudden dips); the well famous 2-3 weeks before the avge date of first frost (if your local weather varies too much, make it 3-4 weeks before this date). You can also ask around.... local nurseries, garden clubs and neighbors when they add the leaves and why. For example, when local nurseries bring tropical plants indoors, that would make me put the chicken wire around the plants. Then I would use the weather forecasts & the average date of first frost to decide when to add the leaves.
Thankyou! But, would it hurt the plant to put the chicken wire and leaves on if the plant still has it's own leaves? In other words, it's not like a rose, where you wait until it has defoliated to add the protection? This week it's supposed to be in the 50's during the day and 30's at night!
I am in NE Ohio also. It is way to early to bag them. The old buds will not even have a chance of being damaged until you hit the teens. Or if it was say like in the 50's one night then the next it was going to be in the 20's. A quick swing like that could possibly due damage. I have to bag 6 of them. But it is to much work to bag the ones that bloom on new wood. My five Blue Heavens died to the ground after this winter, but still bloomed great. I did not bag them. Hope this helps
Ostrich you could always cut them down shorter to protect, but isn't the reason we bought the rebloomers is not to protect them...lol..... How did your Forever & Ever Red Sensations do this year? I bought two this year and I was less than impressed. I remeber you saying you loved them. Partly why I bought them. Do you have any pictures of them this year??
hydrangeasnohio, I gave my Forever & Ever Red away last year!!! LOL! They were gorgeous but then they were in a pot. The only spot that I had really was not good for them - the soil was too dry. So I dug them out and then gave them to a friend.... sigh! Now the spot is occupied by a less fussy hydrangea - dear Annabelle! :-)
BTW, I saw lots of that Forever & Ever Lacecap at Lowe's this evening. They were all at half price... very tempting but then I have NO space left... what is one to do?
Did you say you're in Canton, hydrangeasnohio?
South Summit county close to Canton. I didn't know Forever & Ever had a lacecap? What do you mean by fussy? Yea I know what you mean about space. I have two last spots I am saving for the Incrediball & Invicibele. But I can not find them yet. I went to Lowes today to get the thornless rose a fell into temptation. I also bought another Annabelle, Quickfire and two more Peppermint Forever & Evers.


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Replacing Non-IC Can lights- How to select?
I bought a house with 30+ recessed lights. They all appear to be non-IC units. After much reading about covers and ways to box off it appears the only real fix is to purchase sealed IC units. This is where I get confused with all the selections.
With so many fixtures to replace I want to keep cost per unit down. I think I want to use the type that clips to the hole (remodelers? type). The other issue is the trim. Are the trim rings etc costly? Should I be aiming for units that will allow me to reuse the ones I have? How do I know mine will fit the new light?
OK. Got the information.
The fixtures are Cooper Lighting H7T
Trim rings are HALO41OPG
While getting this information I got a closer look at these. I might as well have a 6" hole going stright in the attic. And I have 24 of them!
Looking forward to a sealed remodeler solution.
The recessed fixture plaster frame attached to your home is identical to the plaster frame of the fixture in the link. The old cylinder is steel and ventilated while the linked fixture cylinder is aluminum restricted air flow. What I propose is to purchase the linked fixtures but to replace only the cylinder. I also recommend you upgrade the trim to an air sealed style which will upgrade the wattage handling compared with the new cylinder and trim combination. The 30WAT is similar to what you have now but you may have an R40 or Par38 lamp and will also have to get an R30 or Par30.
Here is a link that might be useful: H7ICAT
Hello dim4fun,
Thanks for that info. You made it easy. Can I ask for some clarification on a couple items?
* So you are recommending I buy the fixture and swap out only the cylinder. Ingenius! What a work saver! And these are in a difficult place to work on. I have one unit out and saw there are only 3 screws securing the cylinder to the frame. Seems like a great plan.
* Trim- I understand I think. The trim is no longer just trim. It is part of the way the unit seals the fixture and keeps the air in the house from escaping to the attic.
* New trim and cylinder combination will upgrade the wthe wattage handling? I don't understand what you are getting at here. Can you help...again :)
Each type of housing and trim combination can result in different lamp type and wattage capacity. Changing the housing to H7ICAT will result in lower wattage handling than with the H7T. Using the full reflector air restricting trim gives you back some wattage handling ability because it makes a double wall. You can go over these details by reading the label inside of the housing or by browsing the catalog.
I bought one of the replacement sealed cans. Everything will work as was recommended, but I kept reading about how well even these work. I started thinking of what I was trying to coomplish-
- Non-IC can lights against insulation- Fire Hazard
- Non Seamed can lights- Heat and AC loss in to attic
- Energy efficiency- This was a secondary priority, but thought I should consider
- Labor for each option
To refit the recessed lights to be sealed it will add up to ~$25/light, some labor and I will still be using incandescent lights with higher energy usage
To install one of these http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xgj/R-202240932/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
LED conversions it is about double the cost and dirt simple. From all appearances it will seal better than the other configuration.
Light output is not as much as the incandescents, but they do make a compelling case.
Any thoughts?
Try one. LED tends to have reduced dimming performance. Make sure the range of dimming if desired is satisfactory to you. Find out what type of dimmer is required and check costs of dimmers. See if the quality of the light meets your needs.
Philips and Sylvania IRC Par30 lamps improve on incandescent efficiency if any of the above don't meet your needs.
I bought one to try and it was pretty amazing. I expected it to be pretty dim as it was to compare to a 65W and I am runnning 100W bulbs. This was actually brighter! Dimming works perfectly. Really, really surprised. I think I have found my route. It is more expensive, but each conversion will take about 1 minute each. Seriously, it is pretty darn easy.
Those that have installed the Cree 6" ECO led recessed light from HD, are you happy with the fit against the ceiling? Is it snug with no gaps? Also, I'm going to be painting the ceiling a color other than white and was wondering if the rim could also be painted to help blend and not be so noticeable?
I am happy with the performance of the Cree from HD. The snugness I cannot comment as I took some 3/16" thick closed cell foam to seal between the unit and the ceiling. 1/8" would have been better as the 3/16" leaves a tiny visible gap between the light bezel and the ceiling. It is so small it does not bother me and I know the unit is sealed. No air leakage.
The only negative was the bezel diameter is slightly smaller than the bezels it replaces. You can see where the old bezel was.
It may have been sheaper to instll all new sealed can light fixtures, bezels, and cfls, but the ability to change these over in about 1 minute makes it a no brainer for me. No regrets :)
These are the EcoSmart E26 from Home Depot. From what I have seen they are the only retailer for them. Lowes has nothing like it. There is no trim ring per se. This is a single piece molded unit light, bezel trim ring all in one. Get some of that 3/16" thick stick on closed cell foam and you are in business.
I guess sense I will be installing remodel fixtures, there should be no need to get an air tight can but one that is ic. It seems this unit should seal the cavity especially if you add the foam. About how wide is the ring? I need to go to HD.
The DW is concerned about the white ring contrast against the non white ceiling. Beside the price difference do you know the difference between the HD ECO Smart and the LR6?
I had similar issues:
1- I had non-IC rated cans- Fire Hazard because I want to cover with insulation. The LED lights put out little heat. No fire hazard.
2- Sealed- The non-IC cans had holes all over it. They were like funnels for the heat to escape to the attic. I had 24 of them. These are more or less a molded unit. Add the foam and I see no way heat escapes to the attic.
3- Energy use- All my cans had 100W incandescent bulbs in them. There are 5 cans in the kitchen. I went from 500W to 50W.
There are many ways to address all these issues. Although slightly more expensive, I found it far more easy than replacing all the cans. At $50 each they are sort of high. I found a bunch of them on eBay. Saved about 20%.
I have attic access but I'm thinking some fixtures will be to close to the eave leaving very little working room.
Help me out - is there an advantage to using new in lieu of remodel fixtures?
I had the same issue with the fixtures close to the eaves. Very little access in the attic. You have a couple options if you want to replace the fixtures. You could use remodel fixtures or depending on the model fixture you have now you could just replace the cans as another poster suggested to me. I checked and it was very possible to just replace the cans.
"is there an advantage to using new in lieu of remodel fixtures?"
More choices usually and you do not have to try and match what is already installed.
I have spent many an hour lying on my belly in eaves installing lights and wiring.
The biggest PITA is when their are roofing nails through the deck.
They REALLY hurt when you bang your head into them.
I have one of the cut down steel motorcylce helmets (looks like a skull cap almost).
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To clarify, I currently do not have any recessed lights. I will be removing to 4' fluorescents and replacing with recessed so at this point I'm not tied to a particular fixture. So if someone could recommend a bran or two it would be appreciated.
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I am planting a large bowl garden with tiny metal furniture, and arbor, birdbath. I want to put a couple of micromini roses in it. I understand Si is the smallest of the microminis. Can anyone suggest another tiny micromini - I know there are quite a few, but I am trying to narrow it down to the very tinest. Thanks for any help!
Si is supposed to be the world's smallest mini. There is on the micro minis list at Sequoia Nursery:
Tom Thumb - tiny red buds & flowers, smallest red 6" plant
Tiny Flame - tiny coral to red buds & flowers, 6" plant
also listed as micro minis, these are all at sequoia nursery:
Trinket - rose pink
Linttle Pinkie
Baby Austin - warm pink
Hi - soft pink
Yellow Bantam - soft yellow
Here's the list of micro-minis available from Nor'East Mini Roses. I hear Red Minimo is a nice little one.
I have Bambino and it's a very floriferous little bug. It's blooming full blast in my sunroom, more flowers and buds than anything else has. It is also one of the few that has shrugged off the Great Spider Mite Attack of '07, not looking bothered about the mites and not looking unhappy about a treatment with Neem.
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St. Augustine sod, help....
Hello, I am new to this. I laid down some SA sod on 09/2/13, I basically tilled the yard, raked and leveled the lawn. Like I said, I am new to this and I guess I did'nt do much homework. So far certain areas of the lawn are looking yellow, brown. I want to say most of it looks green but I am worried that I am doing something wrong. I live is South Texas and it has been raining mostly everyday since I installed it, the grass looks like it is growing but would like some help. I decided to add Milorganite to my lawn to see if this can give it a boost, I added this yesterday, 09/19/13. I don't have a picture of the lawn at the moment, I plan on taking some this afternoon especially of the problem areas. Is there anything I can do to make sure that the grass will become established? I also have weeds growing around the areas, can I spray anything to prevent weeds, or do I wait? Any help or comments will be greatly appreciated....
Just make sure the sod is being given adequate water to set its roots. Its cooler now---not so much heat, so the grass will grow for a time.
I'm not that familiar with St Aug grass as far as when you should cut it.....ask your neighbors---especially the ones that have a nice lawn of the same type of grass.
I think St Augustine grass grows best when allowed to grow a bit higher...3"....4" ....it will shade out the weeds.
If you must apply a herbicide (weed killer) do so with a hand sprayer to hit the weed....not the young grass....you don't want the young establishing roots to be harmed.
I wouldn't have put the fertilizer down at this time without some guidance.....does the package say you can apply it to growing sod.
Give the grass a chance to set its roots and grow some before mowing.
As far as yellowing grass, that could be nothing but some sod pieces drying out from sun after it has been hit with water.
Try sprinkling the sod 2- 3 times a day instead of trying to do it all at once. Morning....early afternoon, early evening.
This way you wont endanger the sod pieces being drowned.
Weeds: you need to identify them as either grassy weeds or broadleaf weeds. Grassy weeds look like a different kind of grass. For those you can usually just let the St Augustine grow up really tall (5-6 inches) before mowing. That means mow every other week at your mower's highest setting. For broadleaf weeds you will need to dig them out or use a spray with Atrazine. Most broadleaf weed killers will also kill St Aug, but Atrazine seems to work okay as long as the temperature is not going to be above 85 degrees for a couple days. Spectracide makes on in a black bottle with a purple label. We just got a cold front come through. Don't know where you are but you must be south of San Antonio to have gotten the daily rains. If you are not too far south, the temps might be cooling off for you, too.
Fertilizer: You are perfectly fine with the Milorganite. Any organic can be used at any time. You might start checking prices at your local feed stores for ordinary corn meal.
Brown spots: If this is a fungus (and I would need to see a picture), then apply the corn meal at a rate of 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet once now and again 3 weeks later.
This is the time of year that St Augustine really spreads and thickens. If this cold front hit you, too, look for runners spreading as much as 5 feet in the next few weeks.
Unless you specifically ordered a dwarf variety, always mow St Aug at the mower's highest setting. It uses less water, survives better in the heat, and survives dry soil better.
Establishing the lawn: As goren mentioned, the sod needs to be moist all the time for about 3 weeks. It does NOT need to be saturated. You only need to moisten the sod and the very top level of the underlying soil so the roots will grow into it. Watering too long, 3x per day, will often kill St Augustine. Just keep it alive and the roots will knit into the underlying soil in a couple weeks.
Once you get the grass established, start deep watering. Deep means 1 full inch to start. Time your sprinkler to see how long it takes to get an inch. Use cat food or tuna cans to measure. Water the grass at that depth and watch it carefully. See if it will go a full week without the grass looking wilted or the color changing to a darker green. Also watch for the grass blades folding together. Any of those signs means it needs another inch of water. Eventually, and pretty soon, you will be watering only once every week, and then 2, 3, and 4 weeks as the grass roots deepen.
Next time you put in a new yard, do not rototill it. That fluffy soil is starting to settle now but it will not finish settling for 3 years. When it does finally settle, you will have a very bumpy surface. You'll start noticing the bumpiness next spring. If you soil is too soggy to mow, do not worry. I have St Aug in George West that is anywhere from 12 inches to 32 inches high. That grass loves being tall. You can mow it when the soil dries out. Never mow St Aug when there is dew on it or the soil is too soft. Just wait for it to dry.
If you take pictures, take them on a cloudy day (like last week!). If the Sun is shining bright, the contrast is too much to see what we're looking for. Also for the yellow and brown grass, please get the camera about 3 inches away. Take a picture of the grass that is yellow and the green grass at the edge of the brown grass.
Thank you for responding. I live in Brownsville,Tx. Like I said we have had rain everyday, today is the first day without any. I took pics but I took them today. Certain areas look bad, but I don't know if that's normal. I'm afraid of losing the lawn and I just want to make sure I'm doing ok. How long does it take for the the sod to root? I have been pulling at areas and some have small white roots and other areas seem they are already in the ground. Also I have seen fire ants around and in the lawn. I treated that today with a product from Walmart, do red ants affect the sod? I have uploaded some pics, and thanks again for your help! I was told this was SA grass, can you confirm with these pics?
Pictures are a big help! Thanks
Firstly: yes, that is St Augustine.
The next to last picture does show fungal lesions. The easiest treatment for that, especially with our warm weather, is ordinary corn meal. I realize that seems hard to believe, but it is a microbiological solution. Corn meal attracts various fungi to decompose it. After the population of those fungi grows from eating the corn meal, then another fungus comes in as a predator on the first fungi. Once the population of the secondary fungus grows large enough, it will spread and "eat" the fungus causing your disease and kill it. I have gotten that same disease almost every year since 2001. It will continually spread if you don't stop it. Corn meal was the one thing that worked for me. Apply at 20 pounds per 1,000 square feet now and repeat in 3 weeks. Get the corn meal at your local feed store. Call first because there is another product they are familiar with called corn GLUTEN meal. You don't want that. You want ordinary whole ground corn meal. Cracked corn will work, too. Deer corn will work but it will give you a field of corn. Being in Brownsville, you can get a 25-pound bag of corn flour at HEB. Don't get the stuff that is tortilla mix. That has baking powder in it. You just want plain ground corn.
There are almost no insects that hurt St Augustine. Fire ants might smother part or eat the roots, but generally they are just a nuisance...as you well know. The red ants are not a problem. Any tiny hopping insects you see are not a problem.
By the way, corn meal is a low grade organic fertilizer. You will see the lawn green up about 3 weeks after you apply it. With the second application of corn meal, you may not need to fertilize again until next April (after the spring flush of rapid growth is over). If you stick with Milorganite, you can apply that any time and not have a problem.
Keep checking to see that the sod is knitting down into the underlying soil.
Ok, I applied corn meal to my lawn on 09/23/13 when I got home. I was wondering what should I be looking for. Should the lawn continue to yellow, brown out? Or should it not spread? Also I wanted to know about watering, the last time I watered was on Saturday. I haven't watered since, like I had mentioned we got a lot of water the first 3 weeks of when I laid down the sod and I don't want to over water. At this point how frequently should I be watering, this is the 4th week since laying down the sod…… Thanks!
Watch for the blades with lesions to die. They will be replaced with new blades. Those new blades should not have the disease and should not get it.
Watch the grass very carefully. As soon as any of it looks wilted, water it immediately. Water a full inch. I know it is warming back up...we had 92 again today in George West. By stretching out the time you water, it forces the roots to grow deeper. Tough love. If the grass looks okay still on Saturday, go ahead and water an inch. Then I would look to really extend for next time. See if it will go 10 days, but be ready at any time. And I would not mow until it gets up to 5 inches. Then mow it back to 4.


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