Discovering and loving Brooklyn

Coming from Manhattan, Brooklyn feels like an oasis of creativity and calm. When I moved to New York in 2004, taxis were reluctant to go take people to Brooklyn. Now it has become a must-visit destination with lots of great restaurants and cool hotels. Since we left New York in 2008, more than two thirds of our friends living in Manhattan have moved to Brooklyn! Here’s a few addresses for you.

Where to eat and shop

Restaurant Marlow & Sons ****

Restaurant Dressler *****

Children’s store Sweet William, 324 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn

Beautiful dreamers. Adult’s store, fashion, accessories and home objects. Inspiring. 326 Wythe Avenue – Corner of South 1st. Williamsburg

Where to sleep

The Box House Hotel

Wythe Hotel (with reastaurant by chef Andrew Tarlow from Marlow & Sons)

Aloft Hotel

Not to be missed

Art Center The Invisible Dog. Kids will love this Art Center opened by Lucien Zayan in 2009.

Florence Rolando

Launched in London in early 2009 by Florence Rolando (journalist, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows) Pirouette Blog has been a reference in the industry since 2009 with its combined business and consumer view of the children’s market. A fantastic resource for children’s fashion, design, trends and culture, it aims to support creativity and talent but it also does this by talking about life, family, culture and health.

Florence is an international leader in the industry (8 years as a Milk Collaborator, contributor to Naif Magazine in Spain, co-founder of Bubble Trade Shows in New York and London).

Now Florence runs Energy Therapy Porto @enrgy_therapy_porto

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