Last night my sister, two of her daughters, my godmother, and I dined at Krescendo on Atlantic Avenue, not far from downtown Brooklyn. The restaurant is owned by my godmother’s youngest of four children, Nancy, who received culinary training in Naples. The place specializes in pizza. We enjoyed two types: the New Yorker, which is classic NY style with sausage and pepperoni, and the Finocchio Flower Power, which won first prize at the Caputo Cup World Pizza Championship. Both were delicious. I was skeptical before we tasted it, as I’d always been disappointed by specialty pizza, which always seemed bland. Man, it was good. Nancy also kept sending out appetizers, which Lucia, half Italian, half Korean and 100% lovely young woman, served. All were delicious, especially the imported mozzarella, which was far superior to any I’ve ever tasted. She also sent out three types of dessert. Fortunately, those portions were small. I suspect my cholesterol count zoomed. The place was busy when we arrived. We waited 20 minutes to be seated. Although I was very hungry, I was glad to see the tables and bar fully occupied. The business barely survived the summer, when it lost a thousand dollars a day. Nancy is keeping her fingers crossed that the corner has been turned. She was actually hoping customers would stop entering, so tired was she. As we were leaving, she was sweeping up in the area of the pizza oven. She has come a long way from her rebellious youth, when we were all very concerned about her. She was wearing a t-shirt that read: “Yes my boobs are fake, my real ones tried to kill me.” Kudos, young lady, and best of luck. I recommend Krescendo to any pizza lover. It is open every day except Monday from 5:30PM to 10:30. Nancy is also looking into home delivery. I don't see how that could be anything but successful. A true entrepreneur, she owns a well-established restaurant in San Francisco as well.
We have a Michelle Wie sighting. The young lady who was hitting drives of more than 300 yards as a 13-year-old, inspiring talk of her competing on the men’s tour, finished in a tie for third in a tournament in Korea this past weekend. Since joining the ladies' tour, she has not approached expectations, rarely finishing in the top ten of any event. Still, it must be nice to be able to make a living playing a game in beautiful surroundings. Nice work if you can get it.
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