Sweet City

Sweet City

Renata Ameni Opens Birdee Bakery

A fine dining pastry chef strikes out on her own — with some help from her friends.

Mahira Rivers
Apr 10, 2025
∙ Paid

The last time I was standing within the cavernous brick walls of 300 Kent Ave in South Williamsburg, it was 2014 and I was staring up at the voluptuous curves of a Sphynx-sized sculpture made from eight tons of blindingly white powdered sugar. The installation, A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby by Kara Walker, was a not-so-subtle send off to the D…

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