Arriving to the US at age 16, Victor Santibanez now celebrates his Mexican roots as chef de cuisine at Bodega Negra at Dream Downtown. Customers can experience some of Victor's Mexican roots in the $85 Fiesta Suprema seafood tower. About 43% of restaurant chefs in the US are foreign-born as of 2016.
You can try Victor Santibanez's food at Bodega Negra in the Dream Downtown hotel in Chelsea.
On this episode of Sweet Digs, we tour Angela's four floor apartment on the border of Gramercy. She and her husband pay $3,750 to rent this former ice cream factory. Watch this week's Sweet Digs to be inspired by her many-leveled loft!
Check out the accompanying article on Refinery29 to learn more about Angela Mak's unique Gramercy / Kips Bay apartment.
Wayne Conti has been serving up used books at his shop Mercer Street Books in Greenwich Village for the last 28 years. Wayne told me the shop was Susan Sontag's favorite book store and you can see why when you walk in. The shop is a sprawling collection of interesting books curated by a man who has great taste.
This film kicks off a new series called Disappearing NYC: Originals. Shop owners who persevere to keep open. For more stories about independent stores that make NYC great check out our page.
