Rachel Zoe Insler, owner of the new Bespoke Chocolates set to open on Extra Place, wants to set the record straight. Her message is clear, don't bemoan Bespoke! Per a comment received earlier this morning:Hi! I'm the owner of Bespoke...I specifically left the opening date so open-ended because the fiery hoops you have to jump through to open a small business (especially in a corporate-owned building) in New York City will never cease to amaze me. It's been months trying to get the appropriate permits to install a sink. Anyway, we'll be open soon enough, and I'm hoping that my small, independently owned shop making handmade products manages to make more people happy than it does horrifically offended. Cheers, Rachel P.S. EVGrieve: where's your sense of humor? "Charming" is a joke!
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6 comments:
You're speedy! Thanks for posting. If I ever get my damn doors open, please come by for a chocolate and a chat!
I've lived on East First between First and Second for a few years now. I love the East Village and I'm excited to be part of a long history of unique small businesses.
To be clear: I am not trying to say that people shouldn't prefer things "the way they were." Bemoan me all you want; a little controversy is hard to come by when you make chocolate anyway. :)
But I am asking that folks give me a chance and at least let me open my doors before deciding that I am going to be a detriment to the neighborhood. Remember: CBGB's was once a new business. So was Moshe's Bakery.
Times are tough, and small locally owned businesses need all the support they can get, lest Extra Place be filled with six more Chase Banks. I'm proud of my handmade products and the fact that I can create a few new jobs for New Yorkers.
I will yield your blog back to you now, thanks. :)
i have often wondered why you. BB, who moved to NYC a mere two years ago, ever moved here in the first place.
Very cool that you comment on these blogs Rachel! I prefer chocolate to Chase Banks any day.
Will be on the lookout for when you open up. Good luck!
Thanks for your comments, Rachel. I'm all for small, locally owned businesses. And I can only imagine what a red-tape hell it is dealing with the city of NYC for permits, etc.
BUT WE WILL NOT BE SWAYED!
Unless you make a chocolate lager...
Seriously, though...I wish you the best...I have some friends who are looking forward to your store's arrival.
Rachel, best of luck with the new place. I will totally stop by when it's open for a choco-chat!
If there were no businesses, where would one buy anything? And, if there were no independently owned small businesses, how long would it be before the East Village becme a shopping mall? I guess you've never tried to open a small business. Well, it ain't easy, especially in the bureaucratic nightmare of NYC permits and certificates, where everything costs twice and takes twice as long to do than anywhere elso. But, wait until you taste those handmade chocolates. If you love chocolates, you'll thank this talented chocolatier for being your neighbor.
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