In 1856, cousins Frederick and William Havemeyer opened the Domino Sugar Refinery between Kent Avenue and the East River in Williamsburg. At the peak of their production, they refined four-million ...

It’s one of the last projects chef James Kent worked on before his death. He entrusted it to Ameni, who worked at Eleven Madison Park before opening Crown Shy alongside Kent. Her Brazilian ...

It’s also a life’s work. At Crown Shy — the understatedly elegant Fidi restaurant — executive pastry chef Ameni developed “Icons of Pastry”. The nine-week celebration that began at the ...