Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Zanya Spa Salon Restaurant Partner Program

Delightful Dishes at Bitter Bob's BBQ

From the North Carolina vinegar mop to the Texas style brisket, from cilantro coleslaw to mac-n-cheese, there is one phenomenal comfort food after another guaranteed to make anyone happy at Bitter Bob's.

Bob and Elisa Kascik have created a haven across from Havana in New Hope, PA where the hungry from near and far bring their own cocktails (BYOB) and enjoy excellent service and even better fare. Some of our favorites at Zanya Spa Salon are the tasting sampler platter with BBQ St. Louis Pork Ribs, Slow Cooked Beef Brisket, Pulled Chicken and Pulled Pork, the Smoky Citrus Pulled Pork Quesadilla with Mango Habanero Salsa and the Mac and Cheese in all its creamy-cheesy glory.

And, most importantly, you must try the Coconut Cream Pie. It is mandatory. You will not believe you've lived this long without it!!!

As our first Zanya Restaurant Partner of 2011, Zanya Spa Salon patrons will receive a coupon for buy one entree – get one half off, valid Monday through Thursday, during lunch or dinner. We are so excited to be able to share this barbecue love with our clients, and also to promote a wonderful local business. As an added bonus, when you take advantage of Bob's offer, you'll get a coupon for $20 off any service at Zanya Spa Salon! It's a win-win for everyone, and we'll keep these fun offers coming all year, every two months.


The Details:

Bitter Bob's BBQ
110 S. Main Street, New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215-862-0262
Fax: 215.862.0260
Email: info@bitterbobs.com

New Hours
Monday & Tuesday 5p.m. - 9p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday 11a.m. - 9p.m.
Friday 8a.m. - 11p.m.
Saturday 9a.m. - 12p.m.
Sunday 9a.m. - 8p.m.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Meet Zanya Gissler




We sometimes refer to her as “Big Red”. She’s not very big in stature, though. In fact she is quite petite. But a red head for sure (and you can’t get that shade in a tube). She is the big force behind everything at Zanya Spa Salon.

Growing up in Massachusetts, Zanya Gissler loved all animals and all of nature. A free spirited child of the earth, she was outside constantly, and continues to be that person today. Her love of nature and keen powers of observation combined with her degree in fashion design have shaped the artist and stylist that she has become.

Zanya left her pastoral setting to be where fashion and hair styling were alive and kicking – NYC. In the 80's, there were precious few women in the styling biz, but she knew that in order to advance her career, she'd have to carve out a name for herself among the men. She worked in NYC on editorial fashion shoots and runway styling with the likes of Michael Kors, doing celebrity styling, and in big-city salons like Suga at Bergdorff Goodman – always knowing that she would someday get out of the paved city, back to green vistas and open her own salon, taking all her experiences with her. And so she did.

In 1995, Zanya Salon opened in New Hope, PA. There Zanya began to sow the talent seeds of which we are all reaping the benefits today. Into her 800 square foot New Hope shop she brought Todd Fox, Jason Schmeltzly and Cheyenne Delia, all at the very beginning of their careers, and remain with her to this day. From her modest but successful 4 chair salon, she made an epic leap to her new venture – Zanya Spa Salon.

Zanya Spa Salon, all 6,700 square feet of it, opened in 2004, in the historic Laceworks Building in Lambertville, NJ. Zanya created a Moroccan oasis of a spa and combined it with a 12 chair styling department with 6 additional chairs for color. And today, the color department has doubled to 12 chairs, and the spa is on the verge of doubling in size. Whew!

That’s what vision will do for you.

Zanya loves to do agility training and competing with her Border Collie Kira, who is our little wonder-dog mascot. Her love of the outdoors still prevails, and she spends most of her free time in nature gardening, cycling, swimming and skiing. And there are many things to be afraid of in her basement, but we won’t get into that now…

Monday, February 7, 2011

Drier Sheets Behind Your Ears?

Winter, with all its beautiful wonders, gives us some serious bad-hair challenges especially for those of us with fine hair. Among others, the dry winter air brings with it - STATIC! Sometimes you literally can not believe how well your hair can defy gravity!

Here is one good solution to the continual fly-away hairs that keep sticking to your face and standing straight up like cactus spines...

When styling your hair, try AVEDA Volumizing Tonic ( $15 at Zanya Spa Salon) which will give you amazing shine, lift and help tame the static attack. Once your hair is dried and styled just like you want it, take a non-aerosol hairspray like AVEDA Witch Hazel Hairspray ($15) and spray it on your round styling brush, not directly into your hair. Then, simply brush through your hair and repeat if there is still some static remaining.

This “protocol” is not a 100% guarantee that you will never have hair clinging to your face, but it will definitely help reduce those pesky fly-aways. Give it a try!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Welcome. Thanks for coming!


Thanks for reading our first post to the Zanya Spa Salon Blog: beauty tranZparent. In the months to come, we’ll be sharing with you all sorts of information, education and just plain fun stuff about the world of beauty and wellness as we live, eat, sleep, breathe and see it.

You will get to know each of our team members, what they are passionate about, what their qualifications are, their personal interests and what scares them the most about their basement.

We’ll answer actual questions from our clients right here, because if one person asked it there are more who’d like to know as well.

You will learn the who, what, when, why and how of our favorite services.
We will feature our favorite SkinCeuticals, AVEDA, and L’Oreal products and let you in on why they should be your favorite too.

What’s new: you’ll find out all our newest arrivals in the boutique, the latest skincare products, seasonal changes to our menu of services and new trends for hair care and styling.

Probably the most exciting thing we have to share: we will take you through our big spa expansion project that will double the size of our existing spa facility! Pictures and progress updates, and probably some hand-wringing and hair-pulling too, but won’t that be exciting?! It will make the Grand Opening that much more meaningful by knowing the journey that led us there.

This is going to be fun, and we are so fortunate to have you right along with us for the trip! Thanks, share us with your friends, and keep on reading…