{"id":35913,"date":"2019-01-16T07:45:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T12:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=35913"},"modified":"2021-08-23T16:52:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:52:50","slug":"chefs-dish-sohail-zandi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/chefs-dish-sohail-zandi\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef&#8217;s Dish: Sohail Zandi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_35916\" style=\"width: 694px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35916\" class=\"size-large wp-image-35916\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish2-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish2-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish2-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish2.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushland Eating House, NY. Owners Sara Elbert and Sohail Zandi standing at the bar. Photo by Jennifer May. www.jennifermay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">S<\/span>ohail&nbsp;Zandi, the 34-year-old chef and co-owner of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brushlandeatinghouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brushland&nbsp;Eating House<\/a> in Bovina,&nbsp;N.Y., did not&nbsp;attend culinary school. Instead,&nbsp;he&nbsp;earned&nbsp;a bachelor\u2019s degree&nbsp;in biology and&nbsp;attended&nbsp;graduate school for political science.&nbsp;But in between classes, he&nbsp;struck up a side hustle in&nbsp;New York City\u2019s restaurant world.<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zandi&nbsp;worked in a variety of locations, including well-known Brooklyn eateries like&nbsp;The Grocery and Prime Meats. And in 2013, when he decided to \u201cget rid of\u201d all his things and move to Martha\u2019s Vineyard, it wasn\u2019t biology or political science that drew him\u2014it was food. More specifically, it was cheese.&nbsp;\u201cI had a need for space, to start something of my own,&nbsp;and to disconnect from the city for a while,\u201d Zandi says. \u201cThe idea of simplifying life, giving myself space to clear my head and focus,&nbsp;was really alluring.\u201d&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He&nbsp;was hired as an assistant&nbsp;cheesemaker&nbsp;for <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/blog\/celebrating-bay-state-cheesemakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Grey Barn<\/a>, an organic dairy farm&nbsp;and creamery&nbsp;on the island.&nbsp;In exchange, he was&nbsp;provided&nbsp;with housing and a paycheck of&nbsp;$300&nbsp;to&nbsp;$400 a week.&nbsp;\u201cPeople romanticize most things, and I did that with the&nbsp;cheesemaking&nbsp;before I arrived.&nbsp;And it&nbsp;<i>was<\/i>&nbsp;sort of romantic\u2014it was an extremely bucolic place with great people. But it&nbsp;was&nbsp;also hard work.\u201d&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For Zandi,&nbsp;though,&nbsp;it was worth it. Cheese was a way to link his love of science and food.&nbsp;\u201cI always wanted to do something agricultural, and I felt like&nbsp;[cheesemaking]&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;melding of all the worlds I wanted to be a part of,\u201d&nbsp;he&nbsp;says.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In&nbsp;February&nbsp;2014,&nbsp;Zandi took another leap, partnering with his then-girlfriend&nbsp;(now wife),&nbsp;Sara Elbert,&nbsp;to buy a&nbsp;restaurant&nbsp;in Bovina,&nbsp;N.Y.&nbsp;The&nbsp;historic&nbsp;space once&nbsp;served as&nbsp;a&nbsp;post office and a&nbsp;haberdashery,&nbsp;but&nbsp;was&nbsp;restored in the 1990s and&nbsp;has&nbsp;been an eatery ever&nbsp;since.&nbsp;When it went up for sale, they took it as a sign and&nbsp;\u201cdove in head first,\u201d he says.<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35914\" style=\"width: 1453px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35914\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35914\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chefsdish.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1443\" height=\"2162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chefsdish.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chefsdish-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chefsdish-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chefsdish-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1443px) 100vw, 1443px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushland Eating House, NY. Photo by Jennifer May. www.jennifermay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Although neither Zandi nor Elbert hails&nbsp;from Bovina, a lush town in Delaware County&nbsp;with a population of about 600, they had&nbsp;been toying with the idea of&nbsp;moving to the Catskills&nbsp;ever since their first visit. \u201cWe knew we wanted to end up here,&nbsp;but didn\u2019t know in what capacity,\u201d Zandi says.&nbsp;\u201cIt was a gut feeling, much like falling in love. We&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;do much research outside of visiting and&nbsp;spending time in the mountains.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;process&nbsp;of opening&nbsp;their own&nbsp;restaurant&nbsp;turned out to be&nbsp;surprisingly smooth. \u201cWe had a plan in place and very little went astray,\u201d Zandi says. \u201cWe were very lucky. I kept telling people I was waiting for something to go wrong, but things just kept working out the way we imagined.\u201d&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the aforementioned&nbsp;structural&nbsp;renovations,&nbsp;the&nbsp;only&nbsp;work&nbsp;Zandi and Elbert had to do was&nbsp;cosmetic. They&nbsp;painted&nbsp;the existing woodwork,&nbsp;hung&nbsp;new light fixtures,&nbsp;and brought in new tables and seating.&nbsp;The couple&nbsp;worked&nbsp;hard to preserve the building\u2019s original charm;&nbsp;even though&nbsp;the shelving, cabinetry, and main bar&nbsp;had to be replaced due to wear,&nbsp;all are&nbsp;replicas of the original design.&nbsp;Brushland&nbsp;Eating House&nbsp;opened&nbsp;in May 2014, just three months after&nbsp;it was purchased.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35917\" style=\"width: 1484px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35917\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35917\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1474\" height=\"2208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish4.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish4-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ChefsDish4-684x1024.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1474px) 100vw, 1474px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushland Eating House, NY. Co-owner Sara Elbert setting up the dining room. Photo by Jennifer May. www.jennifermay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite a smooth opening,&nbsp;maintaining a restaurant in an&nbsp;intimate&nbsp;environment&nbsp;can be challenging, Zandi admits.&nbsp;\u201cBeing&nbsp;one of only a handful of dining options, your guests are really very much in charge. We can have the best-tasting, most lovely-looking food,&nbsp;but if the people that come to eat&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;understand or like it,&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;in trouble.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the menu, Zandi utilizes seasonal ingredients and leans on local farms and purveyors.&nbsp;\u201cIn Manhattan, you can open a&nbsp;restaurant that only serves&nbsp;almond flour&nbsp;pancakes topped with candied roses, and&nbsp;guaranteed there will be&nbsp;a thousand&nbsp;people who eat there a day,&nbsp;[since New York has a]&nbsp;widely varied population. Here, you have to have&nbsp;something&nbsp;for&nbsp;everybody.\u201d That might be a challenge for some chefs,&nbsp;Zandi&nbsp;says, but&nbsp;\u201cmuch of what we like to eat\u2014and subsequently like to cook\u2014is&nbsp;comforting and simple.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35915\" style=\"width: 1336px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35915\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35915\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chefsdish1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1326\" height=\"1987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chefsdish1.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chefsdish1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chefsdish1-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chefsdish1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-35915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushland Eating House, NY. Chef Sohail Zandi making hand-rolled ricotta pasta. Photo by Jennifer May. www.jennifermay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When creating a dish, Zandi says he and Elbert are inspired by something\u2014an in-season vegetable, for example\u2014and then it\u2019s all about creating balance around that ingredient. \u201cCheese is a pretty common component,\u201d Zandi says. The couple uses lots of hard cheeses\u2014anything \u201cdry and earthy\u201d\u2014as well as softer varieties like Stilton-style blues and ricotta. When possible,&nbsp;they go local, tapping nearby dairy farms and creameries for products. \u201cGood food reminds you of a time and place, and I think cheese in particular has that power,\u201d Zandi says.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Zandi and Elbert have found a home for themselves and their restaurant in Bovina.&nbsp;They&nbsp;also operate a small, on-site&nbsp;seasonal shop,&nbsp;The Huddle, in which they sell sauces and condiments they make in house.&nbsp;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a small, tight-knit community like&nbsp;ours,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;important that everyone carries their weight, participates,&nbsp;and loves the town,\u201d says Zandi. \u201cAnd people here do.&nbsp;We love&nbsp;feeling so neighborly and looked after.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><em>Read on for top recipes from Brushland Eating House.<\/em><\/h4>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/recipes\/cauliflower-sandwich-with-broccoli-rabe-pecorino-pesto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cauliflower Sandwich with Broccoli Rabe Pecorino Pesto<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_36069\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36069\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36069\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cauliflower.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cauliflower.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cauliflower-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cauliflower-768x752.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cauliflower-1024x1003.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushland Eating House, NY. Cauliflower Sandwith with Broccoli Rabe Pecorino Pesto. Photo by Jennifer May. www.jennifermay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/recipes\/seasoned-ricotta-with-pomegranate-seeds-persimmon-and-balsamic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seasoned Ricotta with Pomegranate Seeds, Persimmon, and Balsamic<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_36166\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36166\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36166\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SeasonedRicotta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SeasonedRicotta.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SeasonedRicotta-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SeasonedRicotta-768x780.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/SeasonedRicotta-1008x1024.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushland Eating House, NY. Seasoned Ricotta with Pomegranate Seeds, Persimmons and Balsamic. Photo by Jennifer May. www.jennifermay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/recipes\/hand-rolled-ricotta-pasta-with-brushlands-grandma-sauce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hand Rolled Ricotta Pasta with Brushland&#8217;s Grandma Sauce<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_36133\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36133\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36133\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/HandRolled-Pasta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/HandRolled-Pasta.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/HandRolled-Pasta-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/HandRolled-Pasta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/HandRolled-Pasta-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushland Eating House, NY. Hand-Rolled Ricotta Pasta with Brushland&#8217;s Grandma Sauce. Photo by Jennifer May. www.jennifermay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/recipes\/chopped-kale-salad-with-crushed-hazelnuts-aged-gouda-and-spicy-anchovy-dressing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chopped Kale Salad with Crushed Hazelnuts, Aged Gouda, and Spicy Anchovy Dressing<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_36079\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36079\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36079\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Chopped-Kale-Salad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Chopped-Kale-Salad.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Chopped-Kale-Salad-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Chopped-Kale-Salad-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Chopped-Kale-Salad-1024x757.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushland Eating House, NY. Chopped Kale Salad with Crushed Hazelnuts, Aged Gouda and Spicy Anchovy Dressing. Photo by Jennifer May. www.jennifermay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/recipes\/marinated-hanger-steak-with-feta-vinaigrette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marinated Hangar Steak with Feta Vinaigrette<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_36098\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36098\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36098\" src=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steak.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steak.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steak-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steak-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steak-1024x726.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brushland Eating House, NY. Marinated Hangar Steak with Feta Dressing. Photo by Jennifer May. www.jennifermay.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Photography by Jennifer May<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chef Sohail Zandi balances creativity and simplicity in Upstate New York at Brushland Eating House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":35916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3386,31],"tags":[7346,7343,7347,4117,7345,7342,7344,7348],"coauthors":[2519],"class_list":["post-35913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chefs","category-recipes","tag-bovina","tag-brushland-eating-house","tag-catskills","tag-chefs-dish","tag-sara-elbert","tag-sohail-zandi","tag-the-grey-barn","tag-the-huddle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v24.4) - 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