With my agreement to stop by Park Valet Cleaners and Tailors, I made my first stop of the day at their shop. Having been told the business was independently owned, the man I spoke to there today said it's actually corporately owned. No worries.
Though today seemed colder than it was yesterday, it was brighter and clearer, with the sun's rays running down through the spaces between the highrises, making the day look warmer than it actually is.
I turned towards 56th street and started working the shops there, with Otarion, a vegetarian food eatery the first of them. Meeting the owner in a bit of a rush, he quickly handed me his email for a follow up. Taking the email, I moved on.
Bread & Honey was next. There I spoke to the associate about my project, who suggested I stop back in a few hours time to speak to one of the managers there. Knowing I will be in the neighborhood for the next 2 hours and would be able to come back, I moved on to Rostelle Shoe Repair.
The owner of this shop Lorenzo Powell recently finished a Kickstarter campaign which was successfully funded. The title? The hardest working man in shoe business, and he wrote it down for me when I stopped by his shop." Look it up online," he said. I did. You can take a look here: His Kickstarter campaign.
Yet, he took down my information to look up my blog, and get back to me about possibly doing an interview.
I made stops at Westerly Natural Market, Melt Shop, Cosmic Diner, and Reviver to wrap up the day. I met none of the owners on site. The folks at Westerly gave me a number to call, to call their main office, and Cosmic to stop by in the morning to speak to John the owner.
At Reviver.....to come back between 5:30 to 6:00pm. I was there around 4:30 pm. I made a stop to gather my thoughts at a close-by Mcdonalds restaurant, and went back at 6pm. I spoke to Thomas, one of the owners ( he told me) and would like to review my blog, and possibly do an interview on Friday, the 16th.
Reviver is a new kind of restaurant that has been in business for about 9 months. They are approaching things from a different standpoint, stressing what they call the 4 food principles:balanced, nutritious, clean, and pure. I took a card to follow up, thanked him, and
At this point, night had fallen, and it was time to call it a day.
