Renata Ameni Opens Birdee Bakery
A fine dining pastry chef strikes out on her own — with some help from her friends.
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…