Before8 Publishing

There’s a special transition that happens every spring, unheralded alongside the more transformative arrivals of Spring Cleaning and April…

People seem to be coming up with more and more elaborate ways to force themselves out of bed in the morning.

All things considered, it’s not surprising that CEOs are some of the most dynamic morning people in the world. After all, these people got…

Cafe Grumpy might be the most famous coffee shop in all of New York City. Whether it’s being voted as one of the best coffee shops in the…

Nestled in between two other shops, Zibetto Espresso is one of the smallest coffee shops I’ve ever been to in New York. But don’t let the…

This week is National Coffee Week (#coffeeweek for you Twitter folks), a time to celebrate coffeehouses across the country and thank them…

Finding a cup of coffee in New York City isn’t difficult, and you’d be hard pressed to find a diner, deli, or corner stand that doesn’t…

Have you heard of the Cronut?

Coffee shops around the country can feel pretty homogeneous, and I’m not just talking about Starbucks.

As we established in Manhattan Before8 , I am a bit of a coffee purist. Actually, snob is probably a better word for it.

It was 6:30 AM, and Frank Celenza and I had just finished shooting the sunrise off of the Brooklyn Bridge. for Manhattan Before8 . Our next…

Hu Kitchen has my favorite breakfast sandwich in New York City, a beef bacon, egg, and kale masterpiece on gluten-free bread that must be…

One of the hardest parts of writing Manhattan Before8 was choosing which pictures to include from Fort Tryon Park and The Cloisters — my…

I am a coffee purist through and through, so nothing made me happier than to feature Ninth Street Espresso and their four menu items in…