2020 DIME BEST OF BROOKLYN WINNERS
CELEBRATION AT BROOKLYN BREWERY
Steve Miley, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Dime Community
Bank. Photos by Corazon Aguirre
COURIER L 38 IFE, MARCH 6-12, 2020
BY DERRICK WATTERSON
The best businesses Brooklyn
has to offer convened at
Brooklyn Brewery on the
evening of February 26th during
2020 BESTOF BK.C O M
Schneps Media’s annual Dime Best of Brooklyn
VIP winners celebration.
This year, 376 businesses won the distinguished
Dime Best of Brooklyn title in the annual
contest where thousands of local companies
and professionals compete to be fi rst-place
winners in a myriad of different categories.
Enjoying cocktails, fi ne hors d’ouevres,
a buffet-style dinner, and tunes courtesy of
Xtreme Entertainment, business owners set
up booths to showcase their bites, services,
and — most importantly — customer service,
according to one candy maker.
“It’s all about the relationships you get to
forge with people and the customers, which
expands into the notion of family, which you
do not get with large businesses,” said “Best
Chocolatier” winner Michael Rogak, owner of
JoMart Chocolates.
Educators representing St. Bernadette
Catholic Academy, named Dime Best of Brooklyn’s
“Best Catholic School,” joined the party,
where one faculty member gave thanks for the
community’s nearly seven decades of support.
“We have been in... Dyker Heights for 67
years, and we’ve been blessed with the fact
our families continue to enroll in our school
as we offer the best education possible,” said
Maria Lubach, advancement director at St.
Bernadette.
Foodies voted Prospect Heights eatery
Cheryl’s Global Soul “Best Soul Food of 2020”,
and restaurateur Cheryl Smith offered tasting
samples of perfected comfort favorites like
chicken wings and mac ‘n cheese for her fellow
honorees. She had worked as a chef for years
Xtreme Entertainment