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ON THE TOWN RIGHT: Helena Cohen's favorite menu items include edamame with a citrus soy glaze. BELOW LEFT: The cozy, welcoming interior was created partly with reclaimed barn wood. continued from page 82 made with cranberries, mushrooms, and winter squash, and it has a sweet and sour flavor that I adore. Kale is one of those miracle greens. It's got protein, iron, antioxidants. And it's become so popular; it's like kale got a publicist. It's completely hip and healthy. How long have you been going to Ming Tsai's restaurants? Since he first opened Blue Ginger in 1998. I've always loved how innovative he is with his dishes. What are your favorite dishes at Blue Ginger? I usually go there for dinner since it's around the corner from the salon. For the longest time I would always order the butterfish. Now that I'm a vegan, I love the smoked tofu with sautéed farm greens. At a restaurant with many choices, what's a safe bet for a vegan or vegetarian? Any type of bean or lentil soup. I usually order a salad with nuts or cranberries, and roasted seasonal vegetables as a main dish. Why is healthy eating so important to you? How you eat shows up on your —HELENA COHEN skin. I can always tell in the salon if clients eat a diet high in oils; their skin looks sallow. Don't get me wrong, DNA is important. And skincare line to the I'm lucky, I have great DNA. My German-born mother has beautiful skin spa, there wasn't a ABOVE: The at age 82 and still works six days a week as an attorney. But if you have great lot out there. I found Dragon DNA, you have to take care of it. a line that I love in Bowl, Ming Tsai's What does that entail in addition to eating well? Italy called Organic version of a Science. I'm not the kind of person who is going to do a face-lift, and if Elements. We still Scorpion Bowl. that's the case for you too, then you have to start early with the mainte- use it in treatments, nance, while you're still a plum. No matter how many fillers you get, I've and I use it daily. never seen a prune turn back into a plum. Start young with the fillers, and Do you enjoy seeing more people that will make you feel and look good as you age. come around to your philosophy? Is beauty all about trying to recapture our youth? It's a pleasure to see that people are Not at all—beauty is about feeling good. I hope that what we do makes more aware of their diets. As everyone feel good. If you don't like what you see in the mirror, you don't Americans we worry about the outside have a good day. A great haircut or color can change all of that. Other more than the inside, but good health treatments can too, whether it's fillers, a facial, or our latest SmartLipo or and beauty begin on the inside. I try to DermaSweep. I want to see our clients' body language change as they help that happen. But maybe everyone leave the spa—to see them carry themselves with more confidence. should just eat Ming's food, too. It's all I know you're all about vegetables, but what about organics? about how you live. Ardan Medspa + I grew up in the hippie era, and you never really lose that sensibility. So Salon, 72 Central St., Wellesley, 781yes, I've been organic for a long time. And when I first introduced a 235-7788; ardanspa.com BC "I grew up in the hippie era, and you never really lose that sensibility." DRAGON BOWL 2 oz. orange juice 1 oz. Don Q rum 1 ½ oz. white rum 1 ½ oz. Old Monk rum 2 ½ oz. pisco liqueur 1 oz. lemon juice 1 ½ oz. passion fruit purée ¾ oz. orgeat ¼ oz. cinnamon simple syrup 1 ½ oz. Gosling's Black Seal Bermuda Black Rum Garnish with lemon, orange, and lime wheels. Serves two. 84 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM 082-084_BC_SC_OTT_LATESPRING_13_NEW.indd 84 4/10/13 12:40 PM