
Keys of History: Restoring a WWII-era piano
Season 2021 Episode 23 | 27m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
The restoration of this WWII-era piano tells a deeper story of hope and resilience.
On this episode of You Oughta Know, see the restoration of a WWII-era piano, which tells a deeper story of hope and resilience.
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Keys of History: Restoring a WWII-era piano
Season 2021 Episode 23 | 27m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
On this episode of You Oughta Know, see the restoration of a WWII-era piano, which tells a deeper story of hope and resilience.
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SHIRLEY: THE RESTORATION OF THIS WORLD WAR II ERA PIANO CONNECTS THE PAST TO THE PRESENT.
REGINA: AND THE SPOTLIGHT ON BLACK COMPOSERS LEFT OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT.
SHIRLEY: AND WE SHOW YOU HOW TO TAKE YOUR STYLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
♪ REGINA: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
SHIRLEY: I MISSED YOU.
REGINA: THAT IS THE FIRST SHOW I MISSED IN 100 EPISODES.
SHIRLEY: IT FELT SO WEIRD.
REGINA: I'M GOING TO SHARE A STORY WITH YOU.
WHEN YOUR LOVED ONES SNORES, IT CAN BE FUNNY, ANNOYING, OR CONCERNING IF THEY STOP BREATHING FROM TIME TO TIME.
BUT WHEN THEY ARE JUST ONE-YEAR-OLD, HE CAN BE THE SIGN OF A MORE DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER A STORY I DID ON ADULT SNORING AND IT SLEEP APNEA AND THE CONCERNING EFFECT IT CAN HAVE ON YOUR HEART.
THE STORY STUCK WITH ME BECAUSE AT THE TIME, MY EIGHT MONTH OLD HAD ALL THE CLASSIC SIGNS OF SLEEP APNEA.
WHEN I TOLD MY DOCTOR, HE ADVISED I GET HER CHECKED OUT IMMEDIATELY, AND THAT IS WHAT I DID.
I CAME TO YOU WITH MY DAUGHTER WHO HAD THE SYMPTOMS.
SHE WAS NOT BREATHING DURING THE NIGHT.
WE DID A SLEEP STUDY THAT SAID SHE'S ONLY GETTING 80% OF HER OXYGEN.
HOW COMMON IS THIS?
>> IT IS VERY COMMON.
ABOUT 5% OF KIDS HAVE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA, AND THAT WAS YOUR STORY.
YOUR DAUGHTER, WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT AFFECTING HER DURING HER SLEEP.
REGINA: MY DAUGHTER REMINGTON NEEDED TO HAVE HER TONSILS AND ADENOIDS REMOVED.
THIS IS A SPECIALIST IN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN PHILADELPHIA.
THANK GOODNESS HE WAS THERE TO TALK ME THROUGH.
>> WE ARE BORN WITH OUR TONSILS AND ADENOIDS AND THEY ARE PART OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.
THEIR MAIN JOB IS TO BE A TRAFFIC STOP OF THINGS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE NOSE AND MOUTH.
WHEN WE ARE BORN, THEY ARE RELATIVELY SMALL BUT AS WE GROW, THEY GROW WITH US.
IN SOME KIDS, THEY GROW REALLY LARGE.
IT IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON PROCEDURE WE DO IN KIDS.
THE NUMBERS, AROUND 300,000 AMBULATORY TONSILLECTOMY'S.
THERE ARE ALMOST 500,000 A YEAR THROUGHOUT THE U.S. THAT THIS HAPPENS.
REGINA: REMINGTON'S -- REMINGTON'S WERE SO LARGE THAT SHE HAD TO SLEEP WHILE BREATHING THROUGH HER MOUTH.
AND DURING THE DAY SHE SEEMED TO HAVE PROBLEMS CONCENTRATING.
>> LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF SLEEP APNEA ARE STUDIED REALLY WELL IN ADULTS.
WE KNOW THE LACK OF OXYGEN AND CONSTANT WAKING UP AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT BREATHING WELL CAN LEAD TO HYPERTENSION, STROKE, AND HEART ATTACK.
WE THINK THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING IN KIDS THAT ALONG WITH NOT GETTING ENOUGH OXYGEN, THEY ARE SEEING HIGH LEVELS OF INFLAMMATION.
WE CAN SEE SEVERE CASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ALSO BEHAVIORAL CHANGES.
WHEN YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO REST AT NIGHT, YOU ARE NOT GETTING THE RECOVERY AND WE CAN BE MEMORY DISORDERS AS WELL.
REGINA: AND STUDY SHOW THERE MIGHT BE A LINK BETWEEN SLEEP DISORDERS AND ADHD IN CHILDREN.
>> IT IS NOT ALWAYS SLEEP APNEA.
SOMETIMES WITH ADHD, YOU CAN SEE INSOMNIA, RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME, PERIODIC LEG MOVEMENT SYNDROME, AND SLEEP APNEA.
SO IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A DISCUSSION OF SLEEP SYMPTOMS IN KIDS THAT HAVE ADHD TO SAY, ARE WE SHOWING SIGNS OF OBSTRUCTION?
REGINA: THANKFULLY FOR US, THE TONSILLECTOMY AND REMOVING ADENOIDS DID THE TRICK.
SO SHE IS BACK TO DOING A NORMAL KID.
REMINGTON MADE A FULL RECOVERY AND NOW SLEEPS QUIETLY IN THE NIGHT.
MOST TONSILLECTOMY'S ARE -- ARE PERFORMED ON THE YOUNG BUT IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO SNORES, IT'S WORTH TALKING TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT WHAT COULD BE DONE.
SHIRLEY: AFTER A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CLOSURE, INDOOR PERFORMANCES ARE BACK AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXCITED ABOUT THE FIRST SET OF SHOWS AND SAYS BIG NAMES ARE HEADED OUR WAY IN SEPTEMBER.
MARK FIELDS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.
IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW THAT YOU HAVE ANNOUNCED YOUR FIRST SET OF INDOOR PERFORMANCES FOR THE SEASON?
>> WE ARE ALL FEELING PRETTY TERRIFIC.
IT HAS BEEN A VERY STRANGE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AS WE HAVE REIMAGINED TO WHAT WE DO DURING THE PANDEMIC.
BUT THIS IS A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SO TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, SEPTEMBER, WE ARE PRETTY EXCITED.
SHIRLEY: HOW CHALLENGING IS IT TO GET THINGS GOING AGAIN FROM A.
-- FROM A FULL STOP?
>> IT DOESN'T START WITH THE FLICK OF A SWITCH.
IT TAKES A WHILE TO REBUILD.
SO WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WAS WE HAVE WHAT WOULD BE HALF OF A NORMAL SEASON.
WE HAVE ANNOUNCED 35 TO 40 EVENTS THIS YEAR AND A NORMAL SEASON WOULD BE BETWEEN 70 AND 80.
BUT IT IS ENOUGH TO BE STARTED AND GIVE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND IT IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE USED TO SEEING FROM US.
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.
SHIRLEY: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LINEUP.
>> WE WILL START WITH BRIAN REGAN, THE STANDUP COMIC.
LEWIS BLACK IS COMING IN OCTOBER.
THE GUYS FROM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, THE IMPROV SHOW.
JANE LYNCH IS COMING.
SHE'S GOING TO DO A SHOW WITH JAKE FLANNERY FROM THE OFFICE, A SWINGING CHRISTMAS SPECIAL.
A LITTLE COMEDY AND A LITTLE MUSIC.
SHIRLEY: I WANT TO WISH THE GRAND A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
CELEBRATING 150 YEARS.
REGINA: THE GRAND OPENS IN 1871.
WE ARE GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME CELEBRATING THAT BIRTHDAY.
WE HAVE NOT ANNOUNCED THE PLANS FOR THAT BUT IT WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, SOME OF WHICH WILL BE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
AND THEN IN DECEMBER WE WILL HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE WORLD -- FOR THE OLD GIRL.
SHIRLEY: A NICE PRESENT FOR EVERYBODY.
MARK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
HE SAYS BROADWAY IN WILMINGTON WILL BE BACK, AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL GALA.
SO A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS ON THE HORIZON.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW.
HERE IS HOW YOU CAN BUY THEM.
REGINA: A JEWISH FAMILY FLEEING THE HOLOCAUST IT MADE IT TO AMERICA ALONG WITH THEIR TREASURED FAMILY PIANO.
IT IS BEING RESTORED IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, GIVING NEW LIFE TO MUSIC AND HISTORY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN LOST FOREVER.
>> THE WORK WE DO IS CENTERED AROUND RESTORATION OF CONCERT QUALITY GRAND UPRIGHT PIANOS.
THIS IS A 1920'S GRAND PIANO FROM GERMANY.
THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY INSTRUMENT.
♪ THE STORY BEHIND IT MAKES IT THE KIND YOU MIGHT ENCOUNTER ONCE IN A CAREER.
THIS INSTRUMENT BASICALLY SHOULD NOT EXIST TODAY.
THE FAMILY IS JEWISH AND WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM NAZI GERMANY BEFORE THINGS GOT REALLY BAD AND WORLD WAR II.
THEY COULD NOT BRING MUCH, BUT THEY BROUGHT THEIR PIANO.
♪ ONCE WE STARTED GETTING INTO IT, IT WAS PRETTY CLEAR IT WAS A LOT OF WORK TO STABILIZE IT AND TRY TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE OF THE INSTRUMENT IN A WAY THAT ALSO PRESERVED THE TONE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PIANO.
IT HAD NOT HAD PREVIOUS RESTORATION WORK DONE WHICH MEANS ALL OF THE PARTS ARE ORIGINAL.
THE ONLY THING ORIGINAL IS THE FRAME AND CAST-IRON COMPONENTS, BECAUSE THOSE WILL OUTLAST US ALL.
THIS WAS DESIGNED TO BE A VERY SPECIAL INSTRUMENT.
THE COMPANY DID NOT MANUFACTURE OF ANY OF THIS INSTRUMENT AND THEY DID NOT LAST.
THEY DO NOT HAVE THE BRAND NAME OF STEINWAY.
IT IS THE SAME QUALITY BUT IT IS A BRANCH THAT WAS LOST TO HISTORY FOR US.
♪ EVERY PIANO I HAVE WORKED ON HAS A LOT OF MEANING FOR THE OWNERS.
IT HAS BEEN A GIFT I CAN GIVE THEM.
FOR THIS PIANO IN PARTICULAR, IT STRIKES HOME BECAUSE MY FAMILY HAS A SIMILAR STORY.
MY FAMILY IS UKRAINIAN AND WE WERE IN SOVIET RUSSIA AT THE SAME TIME.
MOST OF THE FAMILY DID NOT MAKE IT OUT ALIVE AND WE COULD NOT TAKE THE PIANO.
IT IS EMOTIONAL.
SO THAT COMBINED WITH THE HISTORY AND THE WAY IT MIRRORS MY HERITAGE, IT IS A LABOR OF LOVE.
THIS IS ONE I FEEL ATTACHMENT TO.
IT WILL BE A VERY EXCITING MOMENT ONCE YOU HEAR EVERYTHING COME TOGETHER AND THE INSTRUMENT START TO COME BACK TO LIFE.
THERE IS ALWAYS A MOMENT WHERE IT IS PLAYED AGAIN WHERE YOU SIT DOWN TO PLAY AND YOU DON'T STOP PLAYING.
IT'S A VERY POWERFUL MOMENT.
REGINA: WORK CONTINUES ON THE PIANO BEFORE HE GOES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FAMILY, OR THE NEXT GENERATION IS READY TO LEARN TO MAKE MUSIC ABOUT IT ONCE MORE.
YOU CAN READ THE ORIGINAL STORY AND GET MORE INFORMATION BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE.
SHIRLEY: WHEN IT COMES TO CLASSICAL MUSIC, MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH BEETHOVEN, BACH, AND FROM -- AND BRAHAMS.
BUT MANY OTHERS ARE OVERLOOKED.
MANY BLACK COMPOSERS IN MUSIC HISTORY.
>> IT WAS ALL ABOUT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND GENERATIONS THAT MAY BE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC AND HOW IT CAN STILL BE FUN TO LISTEN TO.
WE HAD AN INITIATIVE TO CELEBRATE GROUPS THAT ARE OFTEN UNDER REPRESENTATIVE.
-- UNDERREPRESENTED.
SO WE CREATED A PROGRAM THAT SHINES A LIGHT ON CLASSICAL COMPOSERS THAT WERE BLACK AND NOT JUST SCOTT JOPLIN AND FLORENCE PRICE.
WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL ABOUT THE PROGRAM AS WE CAN SHOW A TIMELINE FROM WHERE BLACK CLASSICAL MUSIC INFLUENCED MODERN DAY MUSIC WITH R&B AND HE MAKES THE LINK BETWEEN THE PAST AND PRESENT AND PERFORMS QUINCY JONES AND EXPLAINS HOW BASICALLY SCOTT JOPLIN AND FLORENCE PRICE INFLUENCED MODERN DAY ARTISTS AND PRODUCERS.
♪ >> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE PIECES AND COMPOSERS AND GIVE YOU A SMALL PRESENTATION AT THE END.
ARE YOU GUYS FEELING GOOD?
HERE WE GO.
EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF BLACK COMPOSERS GIVES US AN INSIGHT OF THE CHANGING TIMES OF THE LIMITATIONS PLACED UPON SOMEONE IN REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE OR THE RESTRICTIONS ON FLORENCE PRICE AND ALSO THE FIRST MAJOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMPOSER.
THEY ARE TRUE PIONEERS AND TRAILBLAZERS IN EACH OF THEIR TIMES.
THE FIRST COMPOSER YOU WILL HEAR FROM LIVED FROM 1745 TO 1799.
THIS IS STRING QUARTET NUMBER FIVE IN G MINOR.
♪ THE EVENING WAS DESIGNED TO CELEBRATE COMPOSERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT.
MANY OF THEM WERE MIXED-RACE COMPOSERS AND THIS WAS TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE THAT THESE COMPOSERS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MUSICAL LANDSCAPE.
>> WITH PHILADELPHIA BEING SUCH A MUSIC TOWN, WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE CELEBRATED AND WERE ABLE TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY THAT COME TO OUR SHOWS ON OTHER ORIGINS OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC, OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE ARE STEREOTYPE IN A DIFFERENT GENRE.
BLACK MUSICIANS HAVE DONE EVERY GENRE AND WHAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME AWAY WITH IS A FEELING OF, THAT WAS AMAZING AND NOW I KNOW IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST MOZART AND SPOCK.
-- BACH.
>> I'VE BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND IT'S BEEN AMAZING.
THIS IS WHEN MY FIRST REAL NIGHTS OUT.
THE SETTING IS EVERYTHING.
I FELT REALLY GOOD BEING HERE.
>> IT SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE CONCERTS LIKE THIS.
SUCH A GREAT CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND BEAUTIFUL AND BRINGS US CLOSER TOGETHER.
IT WAS SO GREAT.
IT WAS MORE THAN I IMAGINED IT WOULD BE.
♪ [APPLAUSE] REGINA: HERE IS HOW YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON SIMILAR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT CONCERTS IN THE AREA.
♪ REGINA: HEADING BACK INTO THE OFFICE MEANS FIGURING OUT WHAT TO WEAR AND THAT MIGHT BE A DAUNTING TASK FOR MANY.
WE VISITED ASHLEY SCHAEFER, AN IMAGE CONSULTANT, FOR SOME FASHION ADVICE.
>> I PUT TOGETHER A LOOK THAT WORKS FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE.
I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO TAKE A LOOK FROM WORK TO WEEKEND WITH MAYBE JUST THE SWITCH OF A FEW DIFFERENT PIECES.
THIS IS A SMALL WARDROBE.
I LIKE TO PRESENT MY CLIENTS WITH CLOTHING THAT HAS NO ORPHANS.
THAT'S THE ONE TOP THAT ONLY GOES WITH THE ONE PAIR OF PANTS.
HAVING THE RIGHT WARDROBE CAN HELP GROW YOUR CONFIDENCE.
IT IS MY JOB TO FIND THE RIGHT CUTS, STYLES, FITS, FABRICS THAT WORK FOR YOUR BODY TYPE.
WHEN YOU HAVE A LOOK THAT FITS YOUR BODY AND LIFESTYLE, IT HELPS YOU RADIATE.
I WANT TO GET STARTED ON A PAIR OF JEANS.
I HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PAIRS FOR YOU.
I LOVE A DARK WASH.
MAKEUP IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR OVERALL IMAGE.
IT'S ACCESSORIES ON TOP OF YOUR BOOK.
-- YOUR LOOK.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE IN TUNE WITH YOUR BODY TYPE AND DRESS FOR.
IF YOU ARE PEAR-SHAPED, SYMBOLIC OF SOMEONE WHO HAS SHOULDERS LESS NARROW THAN THEIR HIPS, YOU WANT TO DRAW THE EYES UP.
THE ANOTHER BODY SHAPE IS THE HOURGLASS.
YOU HAVE TO DRESS IN A MORE PROFESSIONAL SETTING AND YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOUR NECKLINE IS NOT TOO LOW.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO GIVE THEM TOO MUCH.
THE SQUARE BODY TYPE IS WHERE HIPS, WAIST, AND SHOULDERS ARE THE SAME SHAPE.
YOU WANT TO CREATE A WASTE.
-- WAIST.
DRAPING, THAT'S GREAT.
APPLE SHAPE, WE WANT TO SHOW SOME LEG.
THE INVERTED TRIANGLE IS WHERE YOUR SHOULDERS ARE WIDER THAN THE WASTE.
-- WAIST.
SO YOU WANT TO SHOW OFF LEG AND DOWNPLAY THE TOP.
NO RUFFLES OR SHOULDER PADS.
ADD ELEMENTS OF DIFFERENT TEXTURE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW A LITTLE SKIN.
YOU WANT TO HAVE CONTRASTING TEXTURES.
IF YOU ARE WEARING A KNIT MAXI DRESS, ADD A DENIM OR LEATHER JACKET.
I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH, ACCESSORIES ARE SO IMPORTANT.
THEY ARE THE EASIEST WAY TO CHANGE UP YOUR LOOK, AND THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY.
I ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO SHOW PERSONAL STYLE THROUGHOUT WHATEVER THEY ARE DOING.
WHEN YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF THROUGH YOUR WARDROBE, IT GETS YOU NOTICED BUT IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU.
REGINA: MY EXPERIENCE TODAY WAS NEAT.
IT EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS.
ASHLEY DID A GREAT JOB PICKING OUT WHAT WOULD WORK.
I FELT EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE IN THE OUTFITS SHE PICKED FOR ME.
THE MAKEOVER WAS AMAZING.
I FEEL GREAT.
SHIRLEY: NEW SELF-CONFIDENCE RADIATES FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIND YOUR PERSONAL STYLE WITH CLOTHING AND MAKEUP, CHECK OUT THESE LINKS.
WHEN YOU THINK BALLOONS, YOU MIGHT THINK OF CHILDREN'S PARTIES BUT THE UNIQUE CREATIONS OF EVENTS ARE PROVING BALLOONS ARE THE CORE FOR ANY OCCASION -- DECOR FOR ANY OCCASION.
>> WE DO BALLOON INFLATIONS.
THE BEGINNING WE PLAYED AROUND WITH PARTY STYLING AND FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS AND THEN WE VENTURED INTO BALLOONS.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING BALLOONS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
I SOUGHT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THOUGHT IT WAS COOL.
IT'S NOT JUST A TRADITIONAL BALLOON.
IT IS LIKE ART.
I WAS INSPIRED BY THE PICTURES I SAW.
I WOULD TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THAT.
I PRACTICED A LOT TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE.
I WORK FROM HOME.
I WORK IN THE KITCHEN.
IT IS FAMILY-OWNED.
IT IS MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, MY DAD, MY MOM, AND MY BROTHER.
A TEAM EFFORT.
WE STARTED DOING CORPORATE ONES AT THE BEGINNING, IN 2019.
THEN 2020 HIT AND WE DID NOT HAVE ANY WORK.
I WAS INSPIRED BY THE SCAVENGER RAINBOW HUNT WHERE KIDS DRAW THEM AND PUT THEM ON THEIR WINDOWS.
I STARTED PUTTING IT ON OUR STOOP AND A NEIGHBOR REACHED OUT AND SAID, DO YOU THINK I CAN GET ONE FROM YOU?
SO WE STARTED DOING IT LIKE THAT .
BASICALLY IT WAS A CHAIN REACTION.
I FELT LIKE IT GAVE KIDS SO MUCH JOY AND HAPPINESS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE IT COME TOGETHER.
THEY STARTED SWITCHING OFF AND PEOPLE WERE ASKING FOR CUSTOM ORDERS.
A LOT WERE WEDDINGS THAT COULD NOT HAPPEN SO WE WOULD DO WEDDING GARLAND, FIRST BIRTHDAYS, BABY SHOWERS AND PUT IT ON THEIR STOOP FOR PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE.
THERE WAS ONE FOR A DOG'S BIRTHDAY.
WE LOVE TO SPREAD LOVE AND JOY AND LIKE TO SEE HOW MUCH JOY AND HAPPINESS IT GIVES THEM.
SHIRLEY: CHECK OUT THEIR LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION.
REGINA: WHEN I HEARD ABOUT A HEALTHY DOUGHNUT FROM TIFFANY'S BAKERY, I HAD TO HAVE OWNER FRANK COME ON THE SHOW TO TELL ME ABOUT IT.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
SHIRLEY: YOU ARE OUR FIRST IN STUDIO DESK SINCE THE PANDEMIC.
I WISH YOU COULD SPELL HOW AMAZING IT SMELLS ON THE SET.
YOU BROUGHT US SOMETHING CALLED A DOE YO.
>> IT IS A STEAMED CAKE DOUGHNUT.
A CAKE DOUGHNUT YOU WOULD GET AT A DOUGHNUT SHOP, BUT INSTEAD OF BEING FRIED, IT IS COOKED IN A STEAM OVEN.
SHIRLEY: SO THAT IS WHY IT IS HEALTHIER.
>> RIGHT.
THERE IS NO FRIAR OIL -- FRYER OIL.
SHIRLEY: HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA?
>> A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO I WAS AT A BAKERY SHOW AND I SAW THE CONCEPT.
I PUT IT IN MY IDEA DRAWER AND AFTER WE GOT SETTLED FROM THE PANDEMIC I REALIZED I HAD EXTRA TIME.
MY DAUGHTER'S FAVORITE IS LEMON COFFEE -- LEMON TOFFEE.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL MAPLE BACON.
A TERRIFIC RED VELVET THAT WE MAKE WITH A SPECIAL COCOA.
A STRAWBERRY DOUGHNUT TO GO WITH OUR STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE.
OREO VANILLA CHOCOLATE COVERED, DOUBLE CHOCOLATE.
SHIRLEY: SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
>> CINNAMON SUGAR IS A FAVORITE.
SHIRLEY: I LOVE THE NAME.
IT IS FUN AND CATCHY.
>> MY WIFE CAME UP WITH THE NAME.
IT IS A NICE CALL OUT TO THE DOUGH IN DOUGHNUT AND YO FILLING.
SHIRLEY: IT IS VERY FLUFFY.
>> MOIST, TENDER, FEELS NICE, AND THE FLAVORS COME THROUGH CLEANLY.
SHIRLEY: YOU ARE THE FIRST TO BAKERY IN AMERICA TO DO THIS.
>> WE ARE.
IT IS BEING DONE A LITTLE BIT IN CANADA AND EUROPE BUT WE ARE THE FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES.
REGINA: WHAT IS GOING ON OVER HERE?
I FEEL LIKE I AM MISSING ALL OF THE FUN.
SHIRLEY: YOU ARE.
REGINA: THESE LOOK AMAZING.
I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE MAKING A VEGAN DOUGHNUT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.
>> WE ARE.
REGINA: THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
FRANK'S -- FRANK, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOODBYE.
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