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.
A symbol of a thriving neighborhood, or a neighborhood going in the wrong direction?
247 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 218-7244 / www.TheBagelStore.com By Adam Poor For Scott Rossillo, a bagel is a lot more than a piece of bread with a hole in it. The…
I don’t know how many mussels you can eat in one sitting, but I can put away a few dozen. So I wandered into Lamb & Jaffy, 1073 Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint last…
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….
345 Grand Street (718) 388-8451 www.liveatrose.com By Mary Yeung Photo by Bess Adler Whenever someone asks me if I know of any hidden gems in Williamsburg, I always tell them about Vutera, the…
After gallons of lattés, too many little pastries, talking way too fast, and countless sleepless nights, here’s a quick look at our caffeine palaces, large and small. Not everyone is included, because a…