Christa Lynch was feeling stressed recently. The founder and chef of Brooklyn Braised, a farm-to-table meal delivery service, vented to her husband about the endless demands of her new company. “He was like, ‘Do you wanna quit?’” she recalls, incredulous.
“Any woman who has a great deal to offer the world is in trouble. And if she’s a Black woman, she’s in deep trouble.”
A Bed-Stuy fixture for more than 50 years, Tip-Top Bar & Grill feels nostalgic and built for low-key turn-ups, like your uncle’s basement back in the day.
You know how we do. Today is National Crabmeat Day, so...OF COURSE. We can think of no better place to celebrate than Brooklyn’s pantheon to all things crustacean, the Crabby Shack.
Achuzia Maha-Sanchez, co-owner of gift and home design haven Peace & Riot, believes her neighborhood deserves certain amenities.
We keep a lookout for code words that suggest a business might be Black-owned. Take Daddy Green’s, a pizza shop in Bed-Stuy named after the pizzeria owned by Bruce Leroy’s dad in The Last Dragon.
Happy Women’s History Month! Start the season strong with a visit to feminist bookstore and coffee shop Cafe Con Libros. “I wanted to build a space that is completely and unapologetically dedicated to feminist texts, narratives and authors,” says Kalima Desuze, who opened the store with her husband (and barista) Ryan Cameron last December.
“A lot of people tell me, ‘I can tell these flowers were done by a Black girl,’” says LaParis Phillips, owner of Brooklyn Blooms. “There’s some spice to it.”
Karla Carrington, owner of The Nail Belle, is a trove of fun facts: 1.) Her nail salon is eco-friendly — strictly toxin-free polishes, and no acrylics.
“Every Nigerian knows one buka or another,” says Lookman Mashood, owner and head chef of Buka, when explaining the Nigerian restaurant’s namesake.
Nothing makes us happier than walking down the street and spotting this kind of sticker on a storefront window…
You ever finish a lingering meal with friends — the kind with about five starters and sides, where everyone shares a piece of their entree — and think, “Yo...everything was good?” It’s a rare condition, but that’s the experience you get at Jemz.
Nothing makes us happier than walking down the street and spotting this kind of sticker on a storefront window…
