If anyone can sell luxury chocolate in a recession, it’s Maribel of MarieBelle Chocolates, with her deep-dimpled smile, her effervescent charm, and the inspiring story of a young woman who came to New York from Honduras to study fashion design, but ended up owning one of the most stylish chocolate companies in the big city.
For all the fancypants joints that are popping up all over, Williamsburg and Greenpoint still have their fair share of the kinds of places where you can put a dollar in a jukebox, get a PBR and a shot for $4, play Big Buck Hunter, and never have to worry about mispronouncing “Weihenstephaner.”
229 South 4th Street (347) 844-9578 www.traifny.com By Mary Yeung Photo by Bess Adler Oy! What’s a nice Jewish boy doing in a place called Traif? Cooking (gasp!) pork and shellfish, of course….
“One of Those Fabled Italian Restaurants” 35 Broadway (Wythe Ave) (718) 218-9272 Tue-Thu 11am-11pm Fri-Sat 11am-12am Sun 12pm-10pm By Mary Yeung Walking into Patricia’s is like walking into a big bear hug. The place is very…
In the past ten years, there has been no shortage of heroes in New York.
632 Manhattan Ave Greenpoint, Brooklyn (718) 383-0885 By Mary Yeung & Photos by Bess Adler In a part of town where everything is called Brooklyn this and Brooklyn that, it takes a lot…
374 Graham Avenue Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718) 387-4181 By Mary Yeung & Photos by Bess Adler When it comes to seafood, Americans have got it just right, a little bit of butter, a dash…
