Kettl’s New Flagship Location
My latest fave spot is the newly opened (as of September 6, 2021) flagship location of Kettl, in Greenpoint Brooklyn, adjacent to Đi Ăn Đi. This space combines the functionality of Kettl’s original Ainslie St…
Nook, An Adorable Living Room Cafe
The name Nook seems a misnomer given the location’s vast exterior expanse of dark glass and brick, but when you walk into the bright, high-ceilinged interior, it all becomes clear. Occupying the corner portion of…
Alpha Dominche Extraction Lab Closes Abruptly
Without warning yesterday, December 4th, another one of my favorite coffee shops shut its doors forever; Alpha Dominche Extraction Lab, manufacturer of Steampunk extraction devices, formerly located in Brooklyn’s Industry City, is apparently no more. Mysteriously, the website,…
iF Coffee Closed Permanently
One of my favorite Manhattan coffee shops, iF Coffee, has closed after just one year, failing to gain traction at their lower midtown side street location, just off Herald Square. If you didn’t know iF,…
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Small Bites (小吃)
Xiaochi is a periodic column devoted to short news items and links. Xiaochi (小吃) is the Chinese word for snacks. SoHo’s Ato Tea Room, a cozy Japanese tea nook serving a somewhat bewildering array of…