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table of contents

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STYLE FEATURES

THE PICK ME UP

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IN OUR BAG

ROCK THIS WHEN IT’S TIME TO

LUNCH WITH THE LADIES

BEAUTY FEATURES

MANGO BEAUTY

The Power of Healing

Alok

This month, we caught up with EDM DJ/Producer and philanthropist, Alok to talk

about his passion for music, his creation proceess, his #1 Billboard charted DEEP

DOWN and the importance of making the world a better place.

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ATHLEISURE BEAUTY

The Queen’s State of Mind

Serpent Queen: Samantha Morton + Liv Hill

We talk with the stars of STARZ’s Serpent Queen, Samantha Morton and Liv HIll who

play the older and younger Catherine Medici. We delve into how they prepared for

the role, the modern take on her story and revealing who she is in this series.

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LIFESTYLE FEATURES

ATHLEISURE LIST

BREATHWRK

Food is Community

Chef Justin Sutherland talks about his

new cookbook and community.

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Living Her Tint

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We chat with Deepica Mutyala, founder

of Live Tinted to talk about her brand.

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ATHLEISURE LIST

POUND

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Chili is Community

Brian Baumgartner

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This month, we talk with Brian Baumgartner who played Kevin Malone in The Office.

We talk about this character and iconic chili scene and how he came to launching

Seriously Good Chili! This NY Times Bestselling Author talks about his passion for

this dish, storytelling through podcasting and more.

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9DRIP

Armin van Buuren

EDM DJ/Producer Armin van Buuren

shares his 9DRIP of what he bought

when he made it, his go-to style and

how he gave back to others.

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9PLAYLIST

Hozho

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EDM DJ/Producer Hohzo shares his

9PLAYLIST with us.

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63MIX ROUTIN3S

Sloane Stephens

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Our 63MIX ROUTIN3S comes from WTA

tennis star Sloane Stephens who shares

her Morning, Afternoon and Night go-tos

and favorites she does.

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9LIST STORI3S

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Leylah Fernandez

WTA tennis star, Leylah Fernandez

shares her must-haves in beauty, style

and fitness in 9LIST STORI3S.

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This month, our cover is with EDM DJ/Producer

Alok who has over 20 million monthly

listeners on Spotify, over 26 million fans

and is the most listened to Brazilian artist

in the world! He is also the 4th Best DJ in the

world via DJ Mag's Top 100 in 2021. Known

as one of the most influential Brazilian artists

of all time, he has worked with a number

of icons in creating great music from

John Legend, The Rolling Stones, Dua Lipa

and more. He previously shared his 9PLAY-

LIST with us in our MAR ISSUE #75.

We talked about his passion for music, how

he approaches it, his latest single DEEP

DOWN which is #1 on Billboard here in the

US, how he collaborated with Ella Eyre,

Kenny Dope and Never Dull, his recent performance

and panel discussion here in NY

where he kicked off Climate Change Week

as well as his intitiative with The Future is

Ancestral, his work with indigenous people

and their communities and the power

of making the world a better place!

ATHLEISURE MAG: When did you realize

that you loved music?

ALOK: I think it was when my grandma

would sing me songs so that I could go to

sleep. So, I think it probably started from

that. But I would also say that I never had

any doubts about me and music.

AM: When did you realize that you wanted

to be a DJ/producer?

A: Well that’s actually, my parents were

DJs right? It’s kind of a very direct inspiration

you know what I mean because

honestly watching them performing at

parties and stuff and also the ecosystem

that they worked in for the festivals and

parties – it’s kind of like I got very inspired

by that and also the whole lifestyle. For

many people, that kind of wasn’t a career

to be a DJ. Sometimes, it was weird when

I went to school and they asked what did

my parents do and I was like, “oh they’re

DJs” and people did not understand at

all. It’s also like, they kind of didn’t want

me to be a DJ to be honest! They wanted

me to be able to go to university, but you

know, I’m a dad now guys and I understood

that your kids will not do anything

that you tell them to. But they

will do exactly what you do! So how

can they tell me to not be a DJ when

they’re performing everywhere and

I was always with them because they

had no one to leave me with.

So me and my brother, we started to

play at night, but at 12, I would say that

we were professional. We started to

do our own songs and we started to

get our first fees. So 12 years old, we

started our career.

AM: That’s a great story! How do you

define the Alok sound?

A: I would say that I am a free spirit

you know? In my life, I always tried to

define my sound. When I was doing

psytrance for 7 years, people said that

it wasn’t psytrance and that it was

kind of house trance. When I started

to do house, people said that it wasn’t

house – it was kind of whatever. Then I

started to say that this was techno and

people said, that this was not techno.

So, I said that I created Brazilian Base

and they were like, ok this is Brazilian

Base and it started to work well. It

was that collective mindset where it

was like, ok this is Brazilian Base. But

at some moment, I didn’t want to be

stuck myself to only one kind of style

because it’s kind of a prison you know?

I feel that my creativity does not fit

into one place only. So, it’s like I can

do whatever I want to do. Of course,

you’ll still feel and kind of understand

my signature there and there will be

something that you will be able to

relate, but definitely it’s not going to

stick to one kind of style.

AM: When you’re creating, how do you

stay inspired and how do you approach

creating your music?

A: It really depends, every music has a

different kind of inspiration and where



comes from. For example, sometimes I’m

traveling and it inspires me you know?

Looking at the ocean or nature inspires

me. But also, when I am leaving a process

in my life. For example, I was 3 months in

Europe so that whole process to be there,

inspired me to do songs that relate to the

culture. When I’m back in Brazil, for example,

I start to create the music based

on what’s going on over here to understand

specifically the markets because I

do not believe that all the time you can

create one formula that can work everywhere.

It’s hard, but what I do, for example,

is that there are songs that I do that

perform well in Romania and Poland. So

we start to promote over there, but it

doesn’t happen really in other parts of Europe

and there were songs of mine that

went huge in Europe, huge in Mexico and

Brazil, but never got across the US. So it’s

really about understanding where I am

and where I want to be and I am very happy

actually that this is the first song, DEEP

DOWN that I got #1 on Billboard in the US.

But for example in Brazil, it’s not working

haha!

AM: OMG what? First of all, I love that

song. I love Crystal Waters and love Gypsy

Woman so when I heard it, I knew that

it was going to be amazing! The fact that

it is #1 on Billboard congratulations. Tell

me how this song came together with you

and Ella Eyre, Kenny Dope and Never Dull.

What was it like to put this collaboration

together and to be part of it.

A: I feel that this song, if you go to the

credits on Spotify, you can see how many

people are involved. I think that it’s going

to beat the world record of the most people

involved in one song! Why? Because as

you said, Crystal Waters, there’s also Chicago

Hills, and Ella Eyre, she was writing

a song which was very similar to Chicago

Hills so we said it’s got to be a new version

of it. Then I was doing this version with

her and suddenly, Never Dull released the

mashup on Tiktok between those 3 songs

but in the very old school style, I think it

was 20 seconds of audio and it became

huge on Tiktok. But he didn't have the li-

cense for it and it was only kind of a

mashup on Tiktok. So I got the idea and I

was like, “this is a very good idea” to mix

those two classics. So that’s what I did

and when I did it, I finished it and I invited

Never to be on one of the songs because

he inspired me with the idea and

also Kenny Dope he had all the rights for

the song and it was a lot of team work.

To be honest, the most hard process of it

all was the office. It was the background

of how to make the deal work and I was

in the creative process and I was ready

for a long time already!

AM: You have had such a busy summer!

You played in Hï Ibiza in the Main Room

and you had your summer residency and

you were just at Tomorrowland. What

does it mean to you to be able to show

your art and creativity to so many people

across so many different platforms?

A: The first question you asked me was

when did you realize that I loved music.

I feel that the music has something that

accesses your emotion and it can be like

emotionally healing and it can be something

where you kind of forget your

problems. It reminds you of some memories

and some great new memories so

to be there, I really feel that I am kind

of serving people. I don’t know how

their life is going what there issues are

or problems – I don’t know. But in that

moment, I want them to have their best

time of their lives.

That’s kind of the reason why I want to

be connected to them when I do the DJ

set. That’s why when I am doing the DJ

set in Europe, I want to play what brings

the energy up. But if I play the same set

in the US, it wouldn’t work. If I do the

same set in Brazil, it also wouldn’t work.

So it’s kind of like I’m respecting the place

where I’m at. But it’s a very good feeling

when I see people say, “hey this is the

best night of my life,” and I say, “how

old are you?” They say 50 and I say,”are

you kidding me?” The best night in your

life? You’re 50, there are so many nights

that you've had. But that's the power of

the music. It’s not mine it’s just the power

of the music. I’m very grateful to be able

to spread this around the world.

AM: We just saw your set at Rock in Rio

which looked amazing. It was great to see

all of the performances that you did as

well as seeing that there was a gaming aspect

to this festival. Dua Lipa and Megan

Thee Stallion were also performing. Can

you tell me more about what this festival

is and why you wanted to be part of it?

A: This is by far, the biggest festival that

we have in Brazil at the International level.

We have all of those huge names and

of course we have Lollapalooza which is

very big. But Rock in Rio, is something

that is kind of our own brand. So we feel

very proud of it because it’s a local and

national festival that has an international

component to it as well. It’s probably one

of the few ones that can bring all those

huge international acts and for me, it’s

very important!

In Brazil, 93% of the songs that we listen to

are actually local songs. Only 7% are the international

ones. Where I am competing

with Harry Styles, Adele and all of these

people. I’m there in that 7% because my

songs are in English and I have this kind of

English career right? If you go to the Top

50 on Spotify in Brazil, you won’t see any

of the US in there, it’s all just local.

The point is, for me to be there it’s a very

important moment for me to position myself

of course between all of those huge

acts and to show that – it’s kind of like a

special moment for me to be there. Everyone

that does a show at Rock in Rio is a

unique experience that they cannot do

anywhere else. So it’s important for me

to create this awareness around what we

have been doing. It’s also a statement on

what’s next.

AM: Your shows have such high energy. Do

you have any routines that you do hours

before your performance and then are

there things that you do after the performance

so that you can come down after

A: No, ha ha. It’s funny, in the past I would

get very nervous before the show and

that’s kind of a sabotage you know? You

get too nervous, you lose control of it.

So the same feeling that you have when

you’re nervous, you also have when

you’re excited. It’s the same butterfly in

your stomach – excitement or nervousness.

I just kind of switch and change

the key so that every time I start to feel

this nervous energy, I say, “no no this is

excitement.” I am excited to be there. I

have worked so much to be there that I

will go there and I will do my best. I was

in Brazil and the reporter was asking me

what was going on for the show. I told

her that she show has started and she

asked me if I had to go right now and I

said, “no I still have 10 seconds it’s fine.”

They were all shocked because people

said that I was too relaxed for the show!

AM: Ok, I’m going to have to remember

that. I know at various points when I’m

working on something or doing something,

I get anxious feelings and I have

that “holy shit” moment. But I’m going

to think about turning that key to know

that what I’m actually feeling is excitement

and that is what I am going to tell

myself.

A: Yeah. It is actually the same feeling.

AM: When you said it, I know that I know

that and it’s a smart thing.

You have a collab coming out next month

on Oct 7th. What can you tell us about

this?

A: So it’s a collaboration with Ellie Goulding

and Sigala. It’s a song that I have

been working on for awhile. I think that

this one has 30 versions. I’m a big fan.

I started it with Ellie and in the middle

of the process, I felt that it could connect

well with the melody of Enjoy the

Silence from Depeche Mode. I did a test

and it actually fit very well. So we got

the sample of Depeche Mode's Enjoy

the Silence and mixed it together with

the Ellie Goulding song that she wrote

and again, it was a mashup. I’m very excited

about this one. I think that it’s going to

be very interesting.

AM: We can’t wait to hear this as well!

I know that you were just here in NY at the

United Nations over the weekend kicking

off NY’s Climate Change Week with The

Future is Ancestral Event where you performed

on the rooftop of the UN Building

as well as partnering with your institute

and the UN Global Compact Brazil for urgency

to recognize Indigenous People

Globally and their importance of the Future

of Climate Change. Can you tell me

more about what this was for you?

A: Ha you said everything!

AM: Yes, I’m that good!

A: Basically, last year I asked myself, where

was the future? And the answer came to

me. The future is ancestral. I started to

work on an album that was inspired by

indigenous roots with the indigenous. I

did 12 different tribes. But my connection

with them started 9 years ago when I was

looking for inspiration in my life. I went

on a very long journey. I went 13 hours on

the road, I don’t know how many hours

on a flight and then 9 hours on a very very

small boat and I got suddenly to the Yawanawa

tribe and I realized that I was in the

heart of the Amazon. I had no option but

to live in the culture and at that moment,

I started to change my whole perspective

about my career level, my spiritual level

and also the way that we deal with nature.

I also realized that there’s so much about

culture and there are various failures and

goals.

I felt that last year, we’re always talking

about how can we protect the forest, but

we are also very disconnected with it. I

think that the best way to do this is to listen

to what the forest has to say. A good

way to do this is through indigenous songs

because it’s kind of like they are translating

that. I found that the music could amplify

their voices. So actually, this project

is a very important project of my career.

That’s because it’s not about me,

it’s about how we can get their voices

out there through this collaboration. So

I was there and of course at the UN we

talked about all the topics among Climate

Change and global warming. It wouldn’t

make sense not to have the indigenous

there and we brought them via the Alok

Institute along with the UN Global Compact

and we joined forces. And I also did

a performance there when we were on

the rooftop. So, it was a very interesting

environment.

AM: That’s amazing and you also committed

to support the Ancestors of the

Future fund which benefits the Brazilian

Indigenous communities. What can you

tell me about this fund?

A: I realized that I’m 31 years old, a white

man, I have a lot of privilege and I had

access to school, university and everything.

I realized that everything that I

had learned was wrong. Why? Because

they never had the opportunity to tell

their story. They also don’t write so everything

in the culture is done orally.

So it’s kind of like, how can we change

this collective mindset about the indigenous

and I feel that entertainment is

a very good instrument that we can do

this through the music, the venue, the

Web3 and the cinema. But giving them

the protagonists the ability to tell their

story with their point of view and so we

can learn it properly. Also, what we learn

in school is based on a European colonizer

point of view. I feel that this will help

them to be the protagonist through all

of this entertainment stuff and also we

have in the second path, technology. So

getting good technology to help them

preserve the forest – very nice drones,

sophisticated tools so that they can instantly

integrate and communicate

what they wish to say in order to share

it with the world.

I was asking myself about the future and

we always think about it in an apocalyptic

way. Like there are neon cars, there

aren’t forests any more and there are flying

cars or whatever. What is the future

like for the indigenous in small boats, in

the middle of the Amazon where you

can just take a sophisticated phone and

scan the birds, you can see the borders of

where they are with the scientific points

and they are searching for healing with

humanity. It’s kind of like, how can we

change this mindset of this apocalyptic

future? I think that this project is really

about bringing consciousness. It’s more

than just music you know?

AM: What is the Alok Institute and why did

you want to create it?

A: If you asked me 9 years ago if I believed

in philanthropy, I would say no. I would

have said, why don’t you buy a Ferrari

and just be happy. I didn’t have this kind

of perspective on philanthropy. But at

one point in my life, I had everything that

people told me was a success. I had money,

I had popularity, I had cars, my partner

whatever and I suddenly realized that

I was feeling a huge emptiness inside of

myself. For me, life had no reasoning anymore.

There had to be something else for

why we are here.

So first, I went to the indigenous tribe

which I told you and it was a very game

changing experience. Then after, I went

to Chokwé in Mozambique. We had a

project where we had 300 kids and I remember

that there was a lady there and

I think that she was 80 years old and she

was blind in both of her eyes. That woman

told me that she was praying to God

to send someone to help. I told the translator

to tell her that God didn’t exist because

if he did, there wouldn’t be so much

poverty and that he had abandoned her.

The translator told me her answer and it

changed my whole life! The lady said, “no,

no, I’m very connected and I’m praying

for him and I can feel it.” So at that moment

I realized I was the biggest miserable

person there. I had everything and I

was complaining about God's existence

when she lives in that existence and she

was still connected to the divine. She was

way more connected then I was. I realized

that God never abandoned her.

What abandoned her was us, you see

the stories of what took place in Africa,

we abandoned them and at that

moment I realized that I couldn’t abandon

the situation any more. Of course, I

can’t change the world, but I can change

their world. So I started there. We have

20,000 kids there. Oh and I sent her to

the hospital and she had cataracts so it

was easy to help her. So one year later,

she met me personally and saw me and

it was a very interesting moment that

we had. She finally looked at me.

I realized that my life could only have real

meaning if I use my success for philanthropy

as well. It’s about making this

world a better place, it’s not about me

it’s about a big movement that already

exists. I was in a depressive mind and

I was only thinking about the negative

points. I remember I was feeling sick

once and I took this antibiotic and the

next day, I woke up better and I looked

at this medicine and I said, “who created

this?” I remember that there were

a lot of people that were working hard

so that this world is better today and

so that we can have a better life. I want

to be part of this movement. It’s really

about giving meaning to my life.

So the Alok Institute developed after a

few years through a lot of money that

came through a collaboration that I did

with the game, Free Fire. It’s the most

downloaded game. And when they

asked me what super power that I would

like to have, I asked if it was possible to

heal people? They asked me if I was sure

and I said yes. I was doing music to be

on the top charts and yet I was also doing

it to use music as a way to heal. Then

the Free Fire team gave my character

the ability to do this and my character

became the top selling one not because

of me but because of the super power

that actually created a whole new dynamic

of the game. So I wanted to heal

inside and outside of the game. So I donated

100% of my royalties, to charities

around the world. If I could, I would have

brought most of it to Brazil because we

really need it here, but I also had to bring

it to other countries. There was a country

that I couldn’t bring in – South Africa

because the players there weren’t buying

and I convinced them to do it. I convinced

them and that was 6 million there.

The Institute came because I really felt

that with this amount of money, I needed

a structure that had this brain that could

think about the best solutions with the

money. Because I was only doing it from

the heart and there wasn’t any kind of

strategy and we needed the Alok Institute

to do it in the right way. We are very

very very small in terms of employees and

I almost don’t spend money to keep it because

what we do is co-create together

with projects that already exist so when

we spend money, it’s not for us. We find

the best projects that are going on and

we help them to improve. We believe that

there are so many amazing projects going

on already that they only need that collaboration.

AM: In researching you, speaking with you

today, knowing your impact in music as

well as learning more about how you are

giving back, what do you want your legacy

to be known as musically as well as being

a changemaker? What is that fingerprint?

A: First of all, I don’t know how, but in the

future, the same way that I looked at the

antibiotic – where there were a lot of people

working hard to make the world a better

place – there wasn’t just one person

doing that. It was part of a movement. I

don’t know who created that antibiotic,

but I know it worked.

I don’t want to be reminded with my

name, I want someone to remember that

a lot of people in the past were part of a

movement that made this world a better

place. It’s more about giving meaning to

my life because I was very afraid of death

and what happened after death. But now

I know, the right question isn’t what happens

after death, the right question is,

why are we here? I know that if I don’t

do this, I will go back to a very deep depression

because this is what drives me.

I feel that depression is very hard to explain

– it’s like how can I explain to you

about something that you have never

tried or never tasted? So, the flavor of

sugar, but you have never tried sugar –

how can I explain that to you? I do feel

that people who have depression have

a very powerful mind, but it’s just in the

wrong direction.

@alok

@alokinstitute

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For the past few months, we have been excited

for STARZ's The Serpent Queen as it

tells us the story of Catherine De Medici.

We caught up with Samantha Morton who

plays Catherine as she fills us in how she approached

it and why this show spoke to her.

ATHLEISURE MAG: What drew you to

want to be in the Serpent Queen and obviously,

being Catherine Medici?

SAMANTHA MORTON: I think that firstly,

it’s an incredible role to play as an actress

and to be given the opportunity to play

her. To play somebody that goes from

being an orphan, the daughter of a shopkeeper

and to be put in a convent to then

marrying a prince, be sent off to a different

country – child trafficking basically. Them

having to be an adult, a child in an adult’s

world. To then becoming Queen of France

to then becoming Regent is incredible.

And so, that is what drew me to the role

and I had been playing another fantastic

role for a very long time which is Alpha in

The Walking Dead and now the spin-off

that we have, Tales of the Walking Dead.

That again is another incredible character

to play. She’s very complex and it’s a juicy

role and I wanted to do something that

was going to challenge me as much as Alpha

had. You know, when you’ve played

that role, the next thing you want to do

is something different, but equally as exciting.

AM: Very true and I love that the format of

this show between breaking the wall and

this modernized version and being able

to see Catherine as an adult and also as

a child, how did you prepare to play this

character?

SM: Firstly, Justin Haythe (The Clearing,

Revolutionary Road, Bohemian Rhapsody)

who is the showrunner, the writer and the

director – I was speaking to him and he

sent me the scripts and the synopsis and

just getting to grips with what this show

was going to be. Then I listened to the audio

book about her because it is based on

the audio book. That was just fascinating

and really really interesting. Then, I tried

to find portraits of her – photographs

because I wasn’t able to travel everywhere.

I was in NY so whatever I could

find online and also trying to understand

the time that she lived in. How things

were different then and what her world

was like, but ultimately, I had to go back

and to rely on the scripts because that’s

my launch pad – that’s my Bible if you

like. That was my everything. And also

spending a huge amount of time, thank

you very much Justin! I asked a lot of

questions and making sure that I understood

the dialogue. Looking at who’s

who and because I don’t play the younger

Catherine, I had to make sure that I

was really aware of what Liv Hill (Three

Girls, The Great, Serpent Queen) was going

through so when I inhabited the older

Catherine, that I carried that history.

AM: I like that because seeing you and

Liv go back and forth, how much did the

two of you work together? We see bones

of how she will be when she is older and

then we see certain uncertainties in the

beginning – how much work was that

between the two of you?

SM: We had quite a few conversations

where we talked about our interpretations

with the character, falling in love

because of her relationship with Henry

and my relationship with Henry. And

then we were trying to talk about – a

little bit about ourselves personally. This

way, I don’t know so that we had a connection

which we did and we’re both

from a very similar part of the world and

so we had a similar approach to acting.

We have a down to Earth way of acting

and about inhabiting the character from

the heart – the inside out – rather than

the outside in. So that was really nice

and we had a voice coach Nia who I had

worked with before who then came on

board to help Liv understand some of

the way that I spoke and things like that.

That way, we could have a bit of continuity

and likewise, me with her. I had

done a lot of period things before so I

was used to wearing the corsets - you

breathe differently, you walk differently

and so just having those conversations!

After talking with Samantha, we took

some time to chat with Liv Hill. She

plays the younger Catherine and wewanted

to know how she approached

this role and how she sees this royal.

ATHLEISURE MAG: What drew you to

wanting to play in Serpent Queen and

playing Catherine Medici?

LIV HILL: I remember reading the script

and having a visceral reaction to it and I

just felt that I must play this character. It’s

a gift for any actress. She’s so multi-layered,

she’s vulnerable and also emotionally

available and at times she isn’t. She’s

weak, she’s strong – all these things and

very compassionate, but stoic when

needs be. The idea to play her and then to

be able to be surrounded by these really

talented people as well in every department.

I would be so stupid if I didn’t take

the opportunity to play her.

AM: I love the subject matter and I remember

reading about her in school, but the

format of the show is next level and your

facial expressions when you’re breaking

the 4th wall is so good!

LH: Oh thank you!

AM: It’s so modern. How did you prepare

to play this character?

LH: Well I started reading the book Catherine

De Medici: Renaissance Queen of

France by Leonie Frieda which was really

dense with information, but I didn’t finish

reading it before we started shooting

because it was really thick! But it was

very very good! After that, I went to the

director, the writer, the producers and a

bit with Samantha (Minority Report, The

Walking Dead, Tales of the Walking Dead)

as well! Just to discuss motivations, intentions

– I think that the main thing that I

remember is that in playing her with the

intentions to survive. I just kind of – literally

that’s it! So I dialed that up and down

depending on what the scene required,

but that was always a state of being.

AM: What’s that like because we’re constantly

flashing back and forth between

the younger and older self of her. How

much work did you do with Samantha

when you’re looking at where you need

to go or the nexus of where this was going

to start?

LH: I mean, we didn’t talk as much as I

thought that we were going to which

wasn’t a bad thing either. We talked a

little bit about Catherine and our interpretation.

The main thing I remember

her saying was that I needed to trust

myself and that she was very happy that

I was playing the young Catherine and

that felt like a really generous and kind

thing for her to say to a young actress. I

think that she knew that I felt a little bit

overwhelmed to fill her shoes. So, that

gave me that relief and it made me do

my own thing and I didn’t feel too overwhelmed

and imitating Samantha. I just

focused on who I thought that Catherine

was.

AM: What do you want everyone to take

away from in watching this. It’s beautifully

done, I love how modern it is, the

style of the music! People may not know

the story, but what is it that you want audiences

to feel in coming to the premier

of this?

LH: Well the Serpent Queen has that connotation

of being evil and manipulative

and two-faced and all that stuff. Even if

you don’t know Catherine beforehand

and she is known notoriously in history

as being this “evil” Queen, you would

kind of already have this idea going in –

this is what she was. But I hope that audiences

take away is that this show debunks

that. It shows her in all her glory

and in all of her weaknesses as well.

I think that the fact that she remains so

resilient and has this unwavering self-belief

in herself despite this emotional

and physical abuse that she receives

throughout her life is very inspiring and

I think that’s what I hope that most people

will take away. Just that inspiration

to be resilient in their own lives.

AM: In playing her, how was it to wear

the corsets and learn how to do the

things that you would normally do in

such a constrictive garment?

LH: Yes, I mean that’s exactly it – it was

restrictive. That corset was made to

keep women restricted in that aspect!

Those costumes were some of the most

amazing garments that I have ever worn

and what it did do for me is that it gave

me a different posture. It made me feel

more powerful and strong. I gained a

confidence that Catherine desperately

needed because she was somewhere

that she didn’t belong. She needed to

keep her strength and it really helped in

playing that.

@samanthamorton

PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS | STARZ/The

Serpent Queen

We always like when we have the chance

to catch up with our favorite chefs. Chef

Justin Sutherland is focused on sharing his

love of food for restaurants such as Handsome

Hog and Big E. In addition to being the

host of Fast Foodies, he loves sharing the

stories of BIPOC chefs as they bring their

passions in the culinary space via Taste the

Culture. When we spoke to him earlier this

year, he let us know that he was working

on his cookbook which is out now! We talk

about his passion for food, giving love to the

Twin Cities culinary community and more.

ATHLEISURE MAG: We always enjoy

talking with you. The last time was earlier

this year ahead of the Fast Foodies second

season. We’re happy to connect again

and I have to say that we sent prayers your

way after your accident. Just seeing your

positivity coming out from everything that

you have done. How have you been able

to maintain such resilience and positivity

with your surgeries and your recovery?

CHEF JUSTING SUTHERLAND: I mean, honestly,

a lot of that positivity and strength

comes from the incredible outpouring of

support that has come from friends, the

wider food community and just strangers

from across the country and the world

that have really been keeping me going

and giving me the strength to want to get

back ASAP!

AM: Like you, I’m from the Midwest which

has a lot of influences from the South as

well as global areas. From a culinary standpoint,

Minnesota has had a spotlight on it

from chefs such as yourself, Yia Vang (Iron

Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend, Relish, United

Shades of America), Andrew Zimmern

(Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern,

What’s Eating America, Bizarre Foods: Delicious

Destinations), can you tell us what

people can expect from the Minnesota or

Twin Cities culinary scene?

CHEF JS: You know, I’m very happy that

it’s getting it’s due. For a long time, people

have looked at the Midwest as that fly

over region where nobody really associated

us with good cuising. I think that we

have one of the best in the country. I

think that something that understated

about Minnesota is that it is thought of

as Scandinavian and very meat and potatoes

but it is actually such a melting

pot of different cultures. We have the

largest Somali population in the country,

the largest Hmong population in the

country, a huge Vietnamese influence,

a huge Native American influence – so I

just think that the food that is so Minnesota,

is so global.

AM: Where do you draw your culinary inspiration

from?

CHEF JS: You know very globally as well.

I have a huge multicultural background.

I have a grandmother from Japan, I have

a grandfather from Mississippi, another

grandfather who is Norwegian so we

ate sushi, collard greens and Lapskaus

all at the same table growing up. I was

very lucky to be able to eat very globally

as a kid and to be able to cook with my

grandmothers.

AM: What is it about the Twin Cities specifically,

that draws you to want to contribute

to the culinary scene?

CHEF JS: There’s no reason to leave and

to try to do it somewhere else you know?

I’m very happy and blessed to be able

to be part of resurgence of that dining

scene and it wouldn’t be right to leave!

AM: You have a number of restaurants

under your belt, Handsome Hog being

one of them. It is defined as Contemporary

Southern. What does that mean to

you and what can guests expect when

they come to dine.

CHEF JS: It’s you know, a love of that

Soul Food culture. Once again owing to

my grandma – Sunday suppers that always

had that pot of collard greens on

the stove and having that cooking. I just

think that Southern Hospitality and that

comfort that you get when you think

about Soul Food in the South as well as

what you get when you walk into Hand-

some Hog and you get into that beautiful

and high energy environment. Sometimes

I think that we relate that humble

food with roadside eateries that you do at

home with your families and then suddenly

you take that cuisine and put it in that

beautiful environment.

AM: Earlier this year, you also opened Big E

in Portland at The Moxy Hotel and I know

that you have another one in Minnesota.

In prepping for the interview, I literally

drooled over these friggin’ sandwiches. I

like Her Name is Yoshimi and think that it’s

amazing and clearly there is a major egg

focus here and a nod to Biggie himself, tell

me more about this concept and how it

came about?

CHEF JS: You know it’s 2 of my favorite

things. I love egg sandwiches and I travel

extensively and every time I’m on the

road, I’m asking hotel concierges where

the best egg sandwiches are and at what

spots. It’s always been something that I

have loved and music has always been a

big part of my life. The Notorious B.I.G.

being one of my favorite all time artists

– it was a good way to meld my favorite

things and then with the dining trends

that were changing and coming out of

the pandemic and being able to do something

that’s quick service where you can

still give high quality chef driven food that

we can replicate and pop up all over the

country in fast casual.

AM: Love it and as mentioned at the top,

we talked earlier this year with your cohosts

Kristen Kish (Top Chef, Selena + Chef,

Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend) and

Jeremy Ford (Top Chef, Fast Foodies, Isaac

Takes On). What was your favorite episode

from the second season of Fast Foodies

and is there any word on a 3rd season?

CHEF JS: Oh man! That’s tough. The second

season was really fun and it was really

great being able to have our finale with

Joel McHale (Community, The Soup, Celebrity

Beef) to come back - he is a wild card!

We love working with him and that little

spin where we didn't know that he would

be our final guest. We had already

formed a relationship with him but that

spin on the finale episode was a lot of

fun to work with him on. Season 3 is

still in talks. We don’t know and haven’t

started filming, but we do plan on having

another.

AM: You host and Executive Produce,

Taste the Culture. I love this show, I just

watched the Pop Up Empowerment episode

that also had Brady Lowe in it – I'm

a fan of Brady as I was a judge for one of

his Cochon555 events here in NY.

CHEF JS: He’s one of my best friends.

AM: Oh yeah? So seeing him there and

having you talk about all of these things.

Tell me about the show, what made you

want to do it as it is now one of my favorite

shows since I have seen it.

CHEF JS: I really appreciate that. It’s kind

of been one of my first opportunities to

be an executive producer and again to

be able to make the kind of show that

I want to make and to tell the kinds of

stories that I want to tell! There are so

many untold stories in the BIPOC food

community around the country that

generally get overlooked. So it was an

opportunity to take the spotlight off of

me and move in and just help amplify

those voices and to tell those stories.

AM: What was your favorite episode?

CHEF JS: It ended up being in season 2

which is coming up in a few weeks. Two

of my favorites will be in the new season.

But the High Hog Farm Education

one was amazing. It was just such a cool

way to spend the day on that farm. Especially

because Black farming gets very

very overlooked and just being able to

tell their story and to learn their story –

it was one of my favorite episodes.

AM: Over the past few days, you’ve literally

been on a junket with you focused

on promoting your book Northern Soul:

Southern Inspired Home Cooking from a

Northern Kitchen. Can you tell me more

about why you wanted to create this cookbook

and to approach it in in this way?

CHEF JS: Soul Food, Southern food has always

had a place in my heart from watching

my grandmother cook to going to

school in Atlanta. I dove myself into that

culture and this is a collection of recipes

from family, Handsome Hog and a lot

of the stuff that people have emailed or

asked me for these recipes after dinner

on how we did stuff. It was time to share

and to give everyone what they were asking

for.

AM: Chef Kwame Onwuachi wrote the forward

on this book. Why did you want to

include him in this?

CHEF JS: Many reasons. He has been a

good friend for a very long time. The

things that he has accomplished at his age

is incredible. I just thought it was important

to include him in this. I was very blessed

that he said yes.

AM: I love that the cookbook spans so

many things from lunch, brunch, dinner

etc. But I also like that you have a section

on Pickled Things – I love pickled things

and although I had never heard of Watermelon

Rinds being pickled, it’s cool that it

is in there. What are 3 recipes that you are

super excited to be in this cookbook?

CHEF JS: The Pickled Watermelon Rinds

are one of them. I think that especially in

the North this is not something that we

would think about. You think of watermelon

rinds as something that you would

normally throw away. The amount of flavor

that can be found in there and paired

with recipes, I was happy to share that.

My favorite recipe and I think that it tells

the story of Soul Food, Southern Cuisine

and ultimately food that came over from

the slave trade is Collard Greens. I think

that this tells the story of Soul Food. If

you can break it down for me, then I think

that that is it.

AM: In a few days, you will be hitting the

festival stage at Bourbon and Beyond

which takes place in Louisville. We love

when food and music come together.

What is that you will be cooking and why

did you want to be part of this festival?

CHEF JS: I have done a number of food

festivals across the country and I was

so lucky to be able to do this 3 years

ago before it went on hiatus due to the

pandemic. It was one of the most fun

food and wine festivals combined that

I had ever done. There are so many similarities

between food and music and I

just think that having those two things

combined is incredible! I also think that

Louisville has a special place in my heart

that's where my Top Chef season was

and that’s where my career got a jumpstart

and being able to be back here,

Louisville will always be special to me!

I’m going to combine 2 of the recipes

from the cookbook. I’m going to do a

Lobster from the cookbook. I’m going

to do a Lobster Biscuits and Gravy. We’ll

be demoing the Buttermilk Biscuits with

the Bacon, Chives and Cheddar. Then, I

will take the Lobster Etouffee base and

will use that as the gravy and it will be

a kind of upscale version of biscuits and

gravy.

AM: That sounds fantastic! I love Louisville,

I went to Indiana University so we

spent a lot of time there since it was

about 2 hours away.

You’re the Culinary Consultant for Allianz

Field the home of MLS’ Minnesota United

F.C. What does your role involve in terms

of being in that position?

CHEF JS: It really started pre-conception

when they started building the stadium.

Where Allianz is located, it’s on University

Avenue which is an extremely multicultural

neighborhood. It was really

important and especially with me coming

on, to reflect the neighborhood and

soccer. Soccer is such an international

sport so making sure that we are celebrating

all the multicultural cuisines that

are part of soccer and Minnesota.

AM: We know that you’re always repping

Hybrid Nation since you are a co-founder

of this brand. It also has a collab with MLS

as well. How did that collab come about

and are there upcoming projects with the

brand that we should keep an eye out for?

CHEF JS: I mean the brand is ever evolving.

My younger brother conceived it – shoot,

10 years ago! But I think that our trademark

In Diversity We Trust on our hats

and branded everywhere, it just made

so much sense in soccer. Again, such a diverse

support, every country plays it and

it’s this natural global equalizer so I think

that the partnership only made sense.

AM: Like we talked about before, you have

a lot of things going on. We know that

Taste The Culture Season 2 is coming out.

Do you have anything else that we should

keep an eye on and are you thinking of

having another cookbook coming out?

CHEF JS: Yes, there are other projects

coming out and unfortunately, I can’t

share them with you! Just keep and eye

out. There were projects that were in the

works that had to be put on hold due to

the accident and we’re just finally picking

those back up. Definitely keep an eye out

but there is nothing that I can share with

you or my agent will kill me!

AM: Well we want you to stay alive so that

we can see everything that you have going

on!

@chefjustinsutherland

PHOTOS COURTESY | Justin Sutherland

For the past few months we have shared

a cosmetic and skincare brand, Trinny London

that looks great on our vanity but also

focuses on keeping our skin looking radiant

no matter our skin type. We wanted to

find out more about the brand and how its

founder, Trinny Woodall created the brand

and what we have to look forward to from

this beauty line.

ATHLEISURE MAG: Before you created

your beauty brand, can you tell us a bit

about your background as we know you

started as a fashion and makeover expert!

As a fashion stylist, I have actually seen

you on What Not to Wear on BBC.

TRINNY WOODALL: I started my career

in media for twenty-years and first established

myself as a fashion advisor, initially

as a columnist for The Daily Telegraph,

and later as a co-host for What Not to

Wear and The Trinny and Susannah makeover

shows, filmed across 20 countries

and viewed by over 30 million women. In

2007, I founded Trinny London on a mission

to give everyone the tools they need

to feel their best.

AM: What is your approach to style when

it comes to dressing others and yourself?

TW: On Sundays, I like to put together

outfits for the week ahead, I don’t like to

worry about what I’m going to wear. I like

to mix patterns and prints and be creative

with my looks. Sometimes, I also love

matchy matchy! For decades I was led by

style rules, but I now follow one mantra

for clothes: ‘Does it make me happy?’ If

you feel happy in what you’re wearing,

you will radiate happiness to those around

you and that’s what dressing should be

about.

AM: With your success in TV and in fashion,

what led you to launching Trinny London?

TW: I was inspired to launch Trinny London

after struggling to find a suitable makeup

brand or counter in a department store.

I saw a gap in the market for stackable,-

portable and premium makeup and spent

four years perfecting the products,

while developing the brand’s signature

Match2Me algorithm, an online tool

that helps our customers find the right

shades for their complexion.

AM: I remember trying out the makeup

first and love the concept of how they

stack together – who is the Trinny London

customer?

TW: Before I launched Trinny London,

I felt there were a lot of age 35+ women

who were being ignored by the main

market. We never use professional models

for our marketing campaigns, we

like to prioritize realism over aspiration,

which is why our brand appeals to older

women who feel under-represented

in the beauty industry. Our products

are suitable for all ages and skin types,

but we wanted to ensure the brand was

catering towards the 35+ demographic,

creating a unique point of difference

from other premium brands in the space.

AM: Why did you want to include skincare

within this line?

TW: I’ve always been passionate about

skincare and spent years suffering from

acne. Through my work with thousands

of women around the world for over

twenty years, I’ve interviewed hundreds

of skincare experts, tried thousands

of skincare products and spoken

to millions of women every week about

their skincare dilemmas and aspirations.

With skincare, I wanted to provide customers

with a clear way of understanding

it, so that you can actually diagnose

what you should do. My goal is to demystify

the world of skincare by dividing

it into easy-to-understand chapters

so that our consumers fully understand

what their skin needs are, which is why

we’ve launched one skincare category

at a time.

AM: The packing and fun colors that are

found in the skincare are really the ultimate

in the perfect shelfie or sitting on

your vanity - how do you decide what col-

ors should be with what product?

TW: We want to make a skincare routine

a fun and enjoyable experience for everyone,

which is why we created joyful and

colorful packaging that is also sophisticated,

so you’ll want to keep it out on your

vanity and pick it up every morning and

night.

AM: I remember attending a few of your

virtual launches and I would always messaging

your PR team about new products

that I thought would be natural progressions

and so far, you have been checking

off my list – can you tell us about additional

products that will be coming to the line?

TW: As this goes to press, we are launching

our most innovative serum called Plump

Up and we have done alot of clinical trials

on this peptide serum which increases

skins firmness and elasticity by 64% and

it’s a game-changer in anyones routine

and you can layer it by alot of different

products! I’m so excited by it! I think I’m

most excited by this than anything we’ve

ever launched.

AM: What are your 3 favorite go-to products

for Trinny London?

TW: I obviously love all of our products,

but our BFF Rebalance is really special to

me. When I suffered from badly congested

skin, it was so difficult to find a product

that gave me enough coverage, wasn’t

too shiny, and would actually not make

my skin worse by wearing it. This product

delivers just the right amount of coverage

while helping to tackle congested skin.

Our Miracle Blur is a continuous bestseller

and what we call our little pot of wonder.

Not just a miracle by name, the creamy,

colorless formula blends effortlessly into

the skin for a seamless base to smooth

fine lines, pores and acne scars. Another

go-to product is our Lip2Cheek. It’s matte

and perfect for giving your lips a little

stain that will leave you looking gorgeous.

AM: When you're not working on Trinny

London, how do you take time for yourself

to recharge your batteries?

TW: I either have downtime with my

daughter, Lyla and we just go shopping

or go we in the car and we play loud music.

Sometimes, when I’ve got something

on that I’m worried or stressed about I

will tidy my cupboards and I find it very

therapeutic. When I’m really relaxed and

my brain has space, I do the New York

Times crossword because it gets challenging

each day of the week and I feel

that need to challenge my brain so I get

stimulated by that and when I’m doing

the crossword I know its a point where

I’m really relaxed, I’m on holiday or I’m

having a day off where I totally tuned

out from work.

@trinnylondon

@trinnywoodall

PHOTO COURTESY | Trinny Woodall

The fall is a great time of year to look at

fall fashion as well as our skincare choices

that we can include in our cosmetic kits.

We've really enjoyed including Live Tinted

as it's a clean skincare and cosmetic line

that keeps skin looking radiant as well as

covering up blemishes and marks that we

would rather cover up when we choose.

We took a moment to sit down with the

brand's founder, Deepica Mutyala. We

talk about how she built her brand, the

importance of representation and what

is coming up in the next few months.

ATHLEISURE MAG: Prior to launching Live

Tinted, can you tell us a bit about your

background?

DEEPICA MUTYALA: I have been an active

member of the beauty industry my whole

career, even before creating my 2015 viral

color correcting hack. I began my career

in corporate beauty and, since the release

of the video, transitioned to working as

a full time beauty influencer. It was from

this engagement across social media that

I began to become passionate about connecting

those who the traditional beauty

narrative often leaves out – especially

WOC. It was with this in mind that I went

on to found Live Tinted, first as just an online

community platform, where beauty

consumers could trade insights and feel

cohesion through similar shared experiences

and beauty concerns. In 2019, based

on shared community feedback, Live Tinted

grew into a full fledged national beauty

brand with the launch of our first product

– the HUESTICK.

AM: When you launched your company

and called it Live Tinted, what did that

name mean to you?

DM: As mentioned above, Live Tinted was

first launched as a community platform.

Thus, the name “Live Tinted,” really embodied

the mission behind the community’s

creation and purpose – to encourage

beauty consumers, of all different backgrounds

and hues, to live their tint – embracing

their natural physical beauty and

feeling comfortable and empowered do-

ing so!

AM: We love and use Live Tinted – our

faves are HUESTICK’s Origin for dark

spots, HUEGUARD for primer and Ray’s

Copper Eye Masks to name a few – what

is the ethos of this brand?

DM: Thank you – so happy to hear that

your team enjoys the products! All Live

Tinted products are created with purpose

in mind, beauty meets skincare

offerings that target specific issues

that our community struggles with –

i.e. HUEGUARD is an SPF option with

no whitecast, HUESTICKs for color correcting

on all skin tones, etc. This brand

ethos, based on community sourced

feedback, is incredibly important to our

brand and has informed all of the innovation

that we have created to date and

will continue to roll out in future.

AM: Your product assortment continues

to grow. What’s your process in terms

of identifying the next area you want to

target, the product that will focus on it

and bringing it to market?

DM: Our main goal at Live Tinted is to

continue to innovate tangible and effective

beauty solutions catered specifically

to our Live Tinted community’s needs

and direct feedback. While of course,

we weigh feasibility around production,

supply chain, and more when evaluating

whether it is possible to bring a new, requested

product to market, we always

put our community first, setting realistic

goals around innovation and ensuring

everything we put out has them first in

mind!

AM: You’ve done a number of collaborations,

but you just dropped LT X Never

Have I Ever. We have a number of readers

that are fans of this Netflix show. What

was it like partnering with the show?

DM: Yes! At Live Tinted, we are always

looking for synergistic partnership opportunities.

In the case of our recent

collaboration with Never Have I Ever, I

knew from the start that this was a partnership

that made a lot of sense for Live

Tinted – not only because I am a genuine

fan of the show, but because of the overall

mission and message behind the production.

Never Have I Ever is the show we all needed

growing up and I'm so proud that we

are partnering with them! It feels so good

to be part of the change. To know that

people growing up today see Live Tinted

and Never Have I Ever and see themselves

represented, maybe for the first time,

makes me so excited and proud.

AM: Are there additional products coming

out that you can share with us that we

should keep our eye out for?

DM: Yes, so many! Just this past August,

we launched our new, go-to lip product,

HUEGLOSS – universally flattering glosses

that nourish your lips while adding a beautiful,

non-sticky reflective glow. We also

are launching HUEBEAM in the second

half of this month – a silky smooth, highly

pigmented Blushing-bronzer duo featuring

two bronzers and one blush with

a gradient finish that allows you to go

from subtle to full impact color. Looking

into the rest of 2022 and 2023, we plan to

continue to expand our cosmetics portfolio

with exciting new products – catered

towards every part of the face from complexion

to brows!

AM: As we continue to the fall, look forward

to the holiday season and 2023, what

are you focused on with Live Tinted?

DM: Moving into the later half of the year

and the holiday season, we have a lot

planned as a brand! Notably, for the gifting

season, we will be unveiling two packaged

kits: Guard & Glow Kit & Huegloss

Trio – highlighting some of our favorite

heroes and new Live Tinted products. Additionally,

leading up to holiday, around

the traditional South Asian holiday of Diwali

in October, we will be unveiling an exciting

collaboration!

AM: You were named in TIME Magazine’s

2022 Next Generation Leaders. What did

it mean to you to have this honor?

DM: Yes, this was a huge honor and an incredible

milestone moment! For me, receiving

recognition as a next generation

leader by a source as credible as TIME

is proof that everything we have created

thus far with Live Tinted is making a

difference. It is through the emergence

and promotion of diverse brands in the

beauty category that we are starting to

see the narrative change and more people

feel represented and included in the

space. I am so proud to be at the helm

of that charge and am excited to see the

continued growth in this area – especially

as generated through the Live Tinted

brand.

AM: As a WOC co-founder of Athleisure

Mag, it’s amazing to see diverse women

lend their voices across various verticals.

As a WOC in the beauty space, what does

it mean to you to create a brand that

you’re passionate about that’s successful

and being someone who others can look

up to when they think about how they

will make an impact in the world?

DM: This is a responsibility that I do not

take lightly. Again, I am so honored and

privileged to have the voice that I do and

intend to continue to be vocal across

both my own and the Live Tinted platforms.

With that being said, I also want to encourage

other young up-and-coming

female entrepreneurs and WOC leaders

to find their own passion and calling –

taking my career as a case study to then

find their specific voice within their respective

category of choice. I think it's always

important to act as a mentor while

also encouraging other WOC to make

their own mark on society – pushing for

continued inclusion and representation

in unique and meaningful ways.

AM: When you’re not focused on your

line, how do you take time for yourself

to recharge your batteries?

DM: When I’m not thinking about Live

Tinted, I’m probably taking a walk with

my friends or watching a show on Netflix.

if I’m in Houston- spending time with my

nephew & niece.

@deepica

@livetinted

PHOTO COURTESY | Deepica Mutyala

This month, we caught up with Brian

Baumgartner who The Office fans know

played Kevin Malone. We talk about this

iconic show that brought us into a branch

of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton

PA. Viewers enjoyed seeing all the dynamics

that are involved with co-workers,

engaging in office politics, breaking the 4th

wall copiously in a mockumentary style

and of course the iconic moment when

his character introduced us to his chili!

We wanted to know more about how that

came together and what led this New York

Times Best-Selling Author Brian Baumgartner

to drop his own cookbook, Seriously

Good Chili Cookbook 177 of the Best Recipes

in the World which is available now!

We talk about his approach to creating

the cookbook, gathering fans of the show

as well as chefs who have won awards for

their creations and how he really examines

the world of chili from including his own

recipe, chili con carne, chili verde, white

chicken chili, texas chili, other categories

and of course Kevin's Famous Chili! We're

pleased to share that you'll find our recipe

for Mezcal Jalapeño and Tortilla Strips Chili

Verde along with my recipe for Mexican

Lime Crema in this book with a little story

of why this is one of our favorite chilis to

make as a connoisseur of the category!

We talk about the impact of The Office,

how his enjoyment of the original British

series led by Ricky Gervais made him want

to be part of the US one, his podcast that

peeled the many layer of the onion on

how this show came together in The Office

Deep Dive Podcast and his other podcast,

Off the Beat which digs into some of your

other favorite shows and sharing the actors

thoughts on it as well as jobs that they

had, stories that you may not have heard

and moving on from their iconic roles!

ATHLEISURE MAG: We are fans of The

Office and we love that you played Kevin

Malone. What drew you to the show and

the role and what did you enjoy about

playing Kevin?

BRIAN BAUMGARTNER: Well look, I was a

big fan of the British version of the show

and I had recently moved to LA and I

knew that they were looking for people

that weren’t known. At that point, that

was definitely me, I was doing theater

at the time, mostly traveling around the

country and I knew that they were looking

for people. I thought that the British

version was genius and nobody at the

time knew it, but I knew that that was

the part that should be mine and that I

should play! I auditioned shortly after I

moved to LA and met Greg Daniels (The

Office, Parks and Recreation, Hello Ladies)

and Ben Silverman (The Office, The

Biggest Loser, Running Wild with Bear

Grylls) and the rest of the gang there and

10 years later, this is where we’re going!

AM: During the pandemic, I actually enjoyed

listening to The Office Deep Dive

podcast. What made you want to do that

Project? It was great to hear you go behind

the scenes.

BB: You know, truly it may be the first

show in TV history that got bigger once

we were done filming. I mean the explosion

of the show over the last 3, 4, 5

years is insane. For me, it truly started

with a question which was – why, how

did this happen and why are younger

people watching the show? This was not

a show that we were making for young

people and I’ll be totally honest about

that! It’s not that they were excluded,

but we thought it was for people that

could relate to people who were in offices

– meaning people who worked in

offices. For me, getting the gang back

together again and trying to figure out

what happened and if we could find

some clues in terms of how the show

was set up, written and acted and the

style and all of that on why people were

so drawn to it. So that was the reason

for getting everybody back together.

AM: Love that and honestly, it’s great

with the format as there’s something

about constantly breaking the 4th wall!

Seeing other people who since that show

aired have been successful with that like

Abbott Elementary that does this as well.

I think that rawness, working in an office

and what that means – it definitely

grabbed people!

BB: Nice, thank you!

AM: Where did Kevin’s love of chili come

from? Did you create that or did it come

from the writer’s room? How did that happen?

BB: No, that was the writers. I think that

the show and why a lot of people still respond

to the show is that it is a celebration

of ordinary people. So I think that the

writers were constantly looking for character

traits that allowed these characters

to thrive in certain settings. So that was

totally them and they had the idea that

this was the thing that Kevin does the

best! I never imagined that we would still

be talking about it all these years later! It

was just a scene that I thought that was

funny and well done and it required a lot

of hours of rehearsal and preparation because

of you know the mess that we all

knew it was going to be. But, yeah I never

imagined that we would still be talking

about it or that I would have a chili cookbook!

AM: Where does your love of chili come

from?

BB: It really was that. I am a cook. I probably

5 times a week I’m at the grill usually

doing something or some other sort of

thing. It was a little bit of time after that

scene had happened and I had the idea. It

was a fall day and I’m sure that there was

football coming on and I thought that I

would make some chili. I found a recipe,

made it and I’m sure I took a picture. Because

pic or it didn’t happen. I took a picture

of it and posted it online and people

went bananas. They just thought that it

was the funniest thing. So, it didn’t occur

to me at that point that people would respond

that way. So I kept making it and

I think that I did a pretty good job and

now I have my own recipe and I continue

to change, develop and experiment with

and I was invited to The World Champion-

ship Chili Cook Off. There are hundreds

of people there and there are all kinds

of chili and everyone who is there is already

a champion and they have won

their state, region, district or whatever!

So, these are all people who know what

they are doing and there is something

about the culture of it that I just love! It’s

people that are celebrating each other,

getting tips and I think that I consider

chili to be communal – you don’t make

a pot of chili for yourself. It’s not something

that you do. It’s all about sharing

it with friends or family or around some

event. So I like that aspect of it as you’re

usually not doing it by yourself. It’s usually

about community I think. I say it

not to be cheesy at all – that’s what it

is. So for me, it’s particularly fun. So I

had the idea to assemble the best recipes

around that I could find. We have

so many of the World Champion recipes

the International Chili Society – we got

access to put a bunch of those recipes

in the book, we have chefs, celebrity

chefs, fans of the show who we also got

submissions from, publications and other

cooking organizations and sites. We

tried our best to taste them all and to

vet them! The truth is in the number, we

were looking to try and get 100 – there

are 177 of them! I mean they just coming

in and they were so good, so interesting

and so different, we wanted to have

something for everyone! So there ended

up being 177 of them and I am proud

of all of them that are in this book!

AM: That’s amazing! I’m from Indiana

originally, I live in NY and I love chili. Indiana

chili is a big thing. What I do love

about it is that you have all of these varieties.

I grew up on Skyline Chili.

BB: Sure!

AM: But because of Athleisure Mag and

everything else like that, I had started

making for years a green type of chili

instead of using a red based one. So the

recipe we submitted was the Mezcal Jalapeño

Tortilla Strip Chili Verde recipe!

BB: Nice!

AM: Yes, because I love Mezcal so that was

a thing and when we were making it, I had

never added Mezcal before, but it was so

good and so tasty! So what were your 3 favorite

ones that are in this cookbook?

BB: Well I mean I guess I have to start with

mine!

AM: Right!

BB: So there’s that. I just made a couple

of weeks ago finally, a chili that I had just

loved and that I had tasted last year at the

championships which was a finalist which

was a Chicken White Bean Chili that starts

with grilling chicken, chopping chicken –

I had never done anything like it before.

I had never made anything like it before

and it was delicious! So good, I made it and

can't wait to make it again because it was

so good. And then the one that actually

won last year and I had passed 3 chilis to

the final, one which won as well – which

was much more traditional in the homestyle

category. Which basically means,

chili with beans, but more traditional that

won that was really delicious.

Yeah, personally, I have not made all 177! I

have tasted a lot, but I am going to work

my way through it. I just made a note for

the Mezcal – I’m going for it!

AM: Oh yeah, it has 3 different meats in it

– love it! It was great as it was on brand for

Athleisure Mag, but it is Mezcal and that

room smokes when you add it!

BB: Nice!

AM: So your book had been in preorder the

last few months and it drops on Sep 13th

BB: That’s right!

AM: What are the things that you’re going

to do to promote it? Are you going to be on

Good Morning America doing chili demos?

BB: I think that the Today Show – I will be

in NY running around going to Barnes &

Noble there, The Strand will have signed

copies of the book. So yeah, you’ll see

me around making chili for sure on various

programs.

AM: Outside of your cookbook, you have

a podcast called Off the Beat can you tell

me about this?

BB: Yeah, in fact, I was a couple of minutes

late talking to you because I was

talking with Kevin Pollack (Billions,

American Crime Story, The Marvelous

Mrs. Maisel) and Busy Philipps (Dawson’s

Creek, Vice Principals, Girls5eva)

who are going to be upcoming guests.

Yeah, it was born out of The Office Deep

Dive and the conversations that I had

with my old co-workers there and I just

loved diving deep into the story. That

was much more about The Office and the

show. But for this, my idea was to talk to

people about the unexpected moments

that shaped them and their careers. Like

what brought them on and led them to

their specific journeys that they’re on.

So I have just loved doing it. I have been

able to talk in a different way with so

many old friends that I never knew their

story and then new friends as well! So,

I’m having so much fun doing that and I

encourage everybody to listen!

AM: Are there other projects that you

have going on that we should keep an

eye out for?

BB: You know, right now, we’re selling

books!

AM: Oh yeah, you’re the book man!

BB: Right now I am the book man! I’m

going to be going on a tour to some colleges

and elsewhere coming up soon so

look for dates on that!

@bbaumgartner

PHOTO COURTESY | Brian Baumgartner

THE ART OF

THE SNACK:

VINYL

STEAKHOUSE

There's never a bad time to have a great

steak, but with the seasons about to change

to the fall, heading to Vinyl Steakhouse is

on our list. From enjoying a fantastic steak

and having a soundtrack filled with vinyls

as we eat and a cool vibe - we're already

making our reservations! We take some

time to chat with the owners of this experience,

Kevin and Sofia Flannery to find out

about this concept, what we should eat on

our next visit and of course cocktails that

we need to have!

ATHLEISURE MAG: Kevin and Sofia, I’d like

to know more about your culinary/sommelier

background and where you previously

worked which led to Vinyl Steakhouse.

KEVIN FLANNERY: I have been in the industry

my whole life. I started as a dishwasher

at a small BBQ joint in Akron, Ohio,

worked my way up to General Manager of

Morton's Steakhouse, the youngest (at

the time). I was GM of Morton's Steakhouse

in Burbank California and Washington

D.C, and finally on to General Manager/Regional

Director of Ocean Prime

New York City. It was very exciting, and I

worked very hard, but ultimately my goal

was to always open my restaurant. And I

did! I got my certified sommelier certificate

in 2008.

SOFIA FLANNERY: While Vinyl has been

my first foray into the industry, I have

been around restaurants my whole life.

I became very interested in wine about 3

years ago, and decided to get my certification

earlier this year. Albeit under the

tutelage of my husband, we are still very

different sommeliers.

AM: What was the thought behind opening

Vinyl Steakhouse as that’s 2 interesting

concepts being brought together?

KF: I always wanted to have a fine dining

steakhouse that played rockin' music.

Loud and present music. That juxtaposition

was always intriguing. The vinyl

aspect came into play simply because I

thought it is not something you ever see

at fine dining restaurants and how amaz-

ing it would be to listen to crackles of

tangible music in the order the artist

intended you to listen to their records.

It really is an experience day in and day

out. Combining fine dining and an approachable

and entertaining setting

was always something I wanted to accomplish.

AM: What kinds of music do you play,

how you go about curating your collections

and how will this experience be

shared to diners?

KF: We play all genres, but definitely

lean into classic rock from the 60's/70's.

That's what we have most of. However,

nothing is off the table: Rock, Funk,

Jazz, Soul, Punk, RnB, Rap, Disco, and

Hip-hop. We'll usually pull a setlist at the

beginning of the night and select from

there as the night trickles along. People

are still always shocked to walk in and

see the music they are hearing being

played on a record player.

SF: Our selection definitely corresponds

with the vibe of the room at that time,

the time of night we're at, and sometimes

even the weather! Does anything

go together more than rain and jazz?

AM: In terms of the ambiance of Vinyl

Steakhouse, what can guests expect

in terms of the look and the feel of the

space?

SF: It's very glam meets grunge. We

have 2 gorgeous bars wrapped in copper,

which when the lights go down, always

stands out. We have a wheat paste

wall in the front of the restaurant which

is our record library. The wall is adorned

with vintage posters of music venues,

artists, iconic photos, landscapes, and

movie posters as a full-size collage. That

was very fun to put together. Moving inwards,

we have a huge 14 seat cocktail

bar right in the middle of the restaurant.

As you move past the bar you enter our

intimate dining room which seats about

30 people. The walls in the dining room

boast huge black and white photos of

The Beastie Boys with Run-D.M.C. on one

side and the other side is Debbie Harry

and her guitarist Chris Stein. The massive,

tall press tin ceilings give the space

an impressive look as well. There is an

intimate kitchen right next to the dining

room as well, making the setting epically

New York. In short, we wanted a space

that provided a stunning setting worthy

of fine dining and the best steakhouse experience

in town, but still is very relaxed

and not stuffy.

AM: For those who opt to eat at the bar

what are 3 items from the bar menu that

you suggest for those looking for a bite to

eat?

KF: Easy. Our Sliders, Crispy Sushi, and

Shoestring Fries.

AM: For those coming in for dinner with

friends and/or family what are 3 appetizers

that you suggest?

KF: Our Crabcake is phenomenal. It's inspired

by the state of Maryland. So you

can find hints of sweetness, and Old Bay

seasoning. The Torched Teriyaki Salmon

Nigiri is a great choice as well. I just love

the idea of having a few bites of sushi before

a steak dinner. I would also recommend

our Kale Salad.

AM: For those who are coming for a great

steak, what are 3 entrees that you suggest?

SF: The Porterhouse is one of the best you

can get in the city. Our Cajun Dry Rubbed

Ribeye is just the right amount of spice for

a little something extra on a steak. And

lastly, our Flatiron Steak which is a great

value at $49 for 10 oz and delicious.

AM: For those that are either looking for

chicken or vegetarian options, what are 3

entrees that you suggest?

KF: We have a Chicken Parmesan with

Homemade Tomato Sauce as well as fresh

rolled pasta. For pescatarians, we have

a Scallop or Salmon Dish. We are always

happy to whip up a specific dish to dietary

needs as well!

AM: A great steak needs amazing sides

what are 3 that we should have to complete

our meal?

SF: Loaded Potato Pavé. It's like a constructed

scalloped potato. Our Creamed

Spinach Carbonara is a super unique take

on creamed spinach and is actually served

with the yolk in the middle. The idea is to

blend it in while the spinach is hot to make

a very creamy, true carbonara. Then, our

Bone Marrow Corn. It's grilled corn served

on a husk with bone marrow butter.

AM: What are 3 desserts that we can end

our meal with?

KF: Our Upside-Down Apple Pie is fantastic.

We have a Key Lime Mousse that is layered

with graham crackers, as well as a

towering Red Velvet Cake - someone said

the other day that it reminded them of

the Flatiron Building, which is nearby.

AM: In terms of your cocktail program,

what are 3 drinks that we should enjoy on

our next visit?

SF: Without a doubt the Vinyl Martini is

a standout. Grey Goose is the base spirit

and it has olive bitters that makes it like

a clean dirty martini. Our Rose Negroni is

also very unique: Bombay Gin as the base

with a plethora of Martini & Rossi Vermouths.

It is a stunning deep rose color

when presented to you. I would also suggest

our 1987 Cosmo. Cosmos are back and

ours is it.

AM: Steak and wine are always a great

combination. What are 3 wines that people

may not think pair well with a steak

but are actually perfect to do so that are

offered at your restaurant?

KF: We have a Beaujolais that can pair

quite nicely with a filet mignon. A Chianti,

which is generally paired with pasta

and pizza, actually has great tannins from

the Sangiovese grape that match very

well with a marbled steak. Also, from the

Southern Rhone Valley, Chateau Mont Redon

whose main varietal is Grenache - the

smokiness and cured meats on the nose

of these wines go particularly well with

dry aged beef.

@vinylsteakhouse

PHOTOS COURTESY | Vinyl Steakhouse

Festival season continues on and one of

our favorite DJ's that we have enjoyed

for years has been Armin van Buuren! We

caught up with him right before he headed

to EZoo to perform here in NY. We wanted

to know more about his label, his performances

at festivals and his B2B set with

David Guetta.

ATHLEISURE MAG: Why was it important

for you to launch your independent label,

Armada Music and what do you look for in

terms of artists that are available on it?

ARMIN VAN BUUREN: Before I started

Armada, I worked with United Recordings.

They gave me a label (Armind) but

refused to sign the tracks I wanted to

release on there because they didn’t believe

in those tracks. I got all these demos

because I started a weekly radioshow

“A State of Trance” which was highly successful.

I understood that the best way

to release those tracks and get exclusive

stuff for my sets and radioshows was to

have my own label.

AM: You perform at a number of festivals

as a headliner, from Tomorrowland, Zouk

Out Dec 3rd in Singapore etc do you have

any routines that you do prior to hitting

the stage to get ready for your set?

AVB: Mostly, I have already prepared my

set weeks in advance but I never pre-program

my set to the minute. I always leave

room for last minute additions or change

the sound of my set if I feel the crowd is

actually up for a different sound or isn’t

feeling my sound at that moment. I always

try to work out, eat healthy and sleep before

a show. Then I take a shower and try

to be on time before a show so I’m not

stressed about traffic or something.

AM: This summer you played a B2B set with

David Guetta at Ushuaїa in Ibiza, which was

the first time that has happened! What

was that like and do you have other people

on your list that you would want to do

a B2B with that you have yet to do?

AVB: It was incredible and I didn’t expect

the crowd to go crazy like that!! We have

been friends for a long time but never really

worked together. We came up with

the idea when I met David in Los Angeles

when we were both working there. It

was also a success because it was a one

off show and we made special edits and

mash ups before the show. Earlier this

year, I played B2B with Reinier Zonneveld

at Ultra Music Festival which was

also very inspiring. I don’t really have a

list of names I want to go B2B with but I

will always consider one if I feel we can

find common ground in our sound.

@arminvanbuuren

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Over Labor Day Weekend, over 100,000

fans enjoyed the "last dance" of summer

at Electric Zoo 3.0 on Randalls Island Park

in NY. With performances by DJ Diesel,

Cheat Codes, Afrojack, Carl Cox, Martin

Garrix and over 100 international artists

were across multiple stages, it was a great

way for us to come together and to keep

the good vibes going.

As guests "plugged into the matrix," the

grounds were transformed into an AI

tech-driven environment. This allowed for

new stages to debut at this festival, previous

stages to be reimagined, innovative

production and creating an immersive experience.

Already, plans are undwrway to

take these elements to the next level since

they have a year before the next one rolls

into town.

Michel Julian, EZoo's Chief of Marketing

shared that “Having spent 13 years with

EZoo since its inception, I have to say that

this was one of the most special editions

we’ve ever had. Working together with

the new ownership we’ve brought about

the start of an inspiring collaboration.

We’re thrilled by support and such positive

feedback from our fans, artists, and the industry

– and can’t wait to show everyone

what we have in store next year.”

This year's festival included an updated festival

layout and all-new designs of the Antheon,

The Landing, Morphosis, and Levitron

stages created visual drama with their

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Bingely Books

SERIOUSLY GOOD CHILI

COOKBOOK: 177 OF THE BEST

RECIPES IN THE WORLD

Fox Chapel Publishing

Brian Baumgartner

With the fall being upon us, we're excited

about a number of dishes that are

perfect for this time of year! A key one

is chili. This dish has a number of varieties

and you can learn about them in Seriously

Good Chili Cookbook: 177 of the Best

Recipes in The World, created by Brian

Baumgartner from The Office who played

Kevin Malone. In this cookbook, he takes

us through the history of chili, the kinds

of chiles that are used in a number of

dishes, his recpie, Kevin Malone's

from the iconic episode and an

array of recipes from various

chili enthusiasts, chefs, award

winning chefs and more! You'll

even find that we have a recipe

in this book for Mezcal Jalapeño

Tortilla Stips Chili Verde and our

Mexican Lime Crema for garnish!

BOWIE @ 75

Motorbooks

Martin Popoff

This slipcased hardcover is for

the music collector and fan of

David Bowie. Bowie @ 75 has a

gatefold timeline, gatefold artwork,

frameable pull-out gig

poster and a pull out photo print!

Veteran rock journalist, Martin

Popoff looks at his career

and highlights 75 career and life

achievements that he had. We

get insight into his 27 albums,

various singles that have been

earworms in our culture and

how his events made his career

what it was! From his debut LP in

1967 to his final album Blackstar

which dropped 2 days prior to

his death, we get to see a number

of the people who worked

with him and were inspired by

his passion for music from Iggy

Pop, Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Stevie

Ray Vaughan, Nile Rodgers

and more. We also have a look

at his iconic style, personas, romances,

film and television roles.

The effects of what he brought

to the entertainment industry

will continue to be felt.


Martin Nordin shares his love in MUSH-

ROOMS: Over 70 Recipes which Celebrates

Mushrooms. Merging the dishes

that his mother created with this ingredient

(stuffed mushrooms, creamy

mushroom mince on croustades and

mock snails) with his passion for cuisines

of Asia - Korea, Vietnam, Thailand

and Taiwan. He plays with the textures

and the flavors in this plant-based book

so that those who are vegan, vegetarian,

etc can enjoy this as well by substituting

with nut butter, dairy-based

milk or cream depending on their dietary

approach to eating.

FABULOUS MODERN COOKIES:

LESSONS IN BETTER BAKING

FOR NEXT GENERATION

TREATS

Countryman Press

Paul Arguin + Chris Taylor

The perfect dessert is the cookied and

with recipes such as Pumpkin Snickercrinkles,

Coffee Bean Crunchers and

Bronze Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies,

we're excited to try out these finds.

In Fabulous Modern Cookies: Lessons

in Better Baking for Next Generation

Treats you'll find the modern and scientific

takes on making an array of cookies

from those that you grew up with

to those that are new to you. They have

even created updates on classic cookies

which is always a nice twist.



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Spotify

As our readers know, we are fans of companion

podcasts that give more insight to

the show, reflect on where the program

sits within our world and hearing interviews

by those that are part of the show!

It adds an extra layer and should we have

missed an element, we can pick up what is

missed. THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THRONES

PODCAST HOUSE OF THE DRAGON does this

and much more as we listen to its hosts Jason

Concepcion and Greta Johnsen walk us

through each episode. Both have watched

Game of Thrones (the sequel to the prequel

that is currently airing) and at various times

during the podcast, Jason will say

how the House of the Dragon and

the books by George R. R. Martin

support one another. In addition

to each episode recapping the episode,

there are interviews with

those in front of and behind the

camera as well as telling us more

about the characters and what

we can expect later in the season

or in future seasons.

DAHMER MONSTER: THE

JEFFREY DAHMER STORY

Netflix Original

Netflix

There are a number of true crime

stories that we are familiar with;

however the ins and outs of what

made some of the most notorious

serial killers do what they

did, may be lost due to when it

happened and the lack of media

scruitny that exists today where

people can learn very quickly

about something that is taking

place.

In Ryan Murphy's DAHMER MON-

STER: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,

we learn about how a man went

from growing up to become one

of the nation's most grizzly serial

killers. We also see that the

crimes that he committed had

racial aspects to it due to the killings

of black and brown gay men

were not seen as something to investigate

despite those who realized

something was wrong telling

them about it.

It also delves into how Dahmer's

family navigated what happened


once he was arrested and during his

time in jail. We also see how the city

decided to move on despite nearly

20 victims being affected by these

horrific crimes.

RUBIROSA

Witness Docs + Stitcher

Spotify

paths and exploits crossed Ian Flemming,

being friends with The Rat Pack and how

identity and being aware of who you are is

important no matter who you are.

We are big fans of James Bond and

there has always been a question as

to who this character is molded after.

The Broccoli family has always stated

that he is a blend of various inidividuals;

however, people continue to try

to find the inspiration(s). In Rubirosa

Christopher Rivas shares his journey

in finding out about Porfirio Rubirosa

a diplomat, race car driver who

drove in Le Mans, a playboy and Dominican

who was known for having

wealthy wives.

In this podcast, Rivas tells us about

how he became who he was, how his





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