Li-Lac Chocolates returns to the West Village
BY SHAYE WEAVER
Li-Lac Chocolates is offering a
“We have such a long, deep
history with the residents of
the West Village,” Cirone said.
“All the time we have customers
in their 70s and 80s who
say ‘I went to P.S. 3 and as a
child, I walked by Li-Lac everyday.’
We feel very connected
to the village, so as a brand,
we need to retain a presence in
the heart of the Village.”
The new shop has one thing
the others don’t — space. At
800 square feet, it boasts a hot chocolate
Li-Lac Chocolates is opening a new store in
the West Village with a hot chocolate bar.
bar that serves hot and iced Li-Lac
“sipping” chocolate and café mocha
and a 14-foot display case that shows
off all of the company’s treats.
It is a sort of “flagship” with all of
Li-Lac’s available chocolates including
the almond bark, butter crunch and
hazelnut truffle squares that are still
created the same way that its founder
George Demetrious made them at the
original Christopher Street kitchen in
PHOTO COURTESY OF LI-LAC CHOCOLATES
the 1920s, Cirone said.
“When this place became open, it felt
like a really great spot for us,” Cirone
said. “It’s a bigger store and part of being
bigger means that we could bring in
the hot chocolate station.”
The New York City institution has
other locations at 162 Bleecker St. in
Greenwich Village, Grand Central
Market at 43rd Street and Lexington
Avenue, Chelsea Market at 75 Ninth
Ave., its Brooklyn factory/store at 68
35th St. and at the new Hudson Yards.
sweet deal for its return to the
West Village — handmade treats
at 1923 prices.
On Saturday, Oct. 19, the 96-yearold
chocolate shop celebrates its grand
opening at 75 Greenwich Ave., by selling
its beloved chocolate mousse rolls,
almond bark, fudge, coconut clusters
and pecan chews for 23 cents apiece
and giving away free hot chocolate and
tasty holiday characters.
The first 100 customers in line will
get discounts on both 1 pound of almond
bark and Li-Lac’s 16-piece truffle
assortment box — each will go for
$9.23, instead of $36 and $35, respectively.
The discounts run from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
“The prices call out that we have
been in business for 96 years and
harkens people back to the era of the
1920s,” said Li-Lac’s co-owner Anthony
Cirone.
Using an inflation calculator, Cirone
found that if something cost 23 cents
in 1923, when the shop first opened, it
would be about $3.45 today, which is in
the range of what most Li-Lac chocolates
cost, he said.
About 300 people lined up down the
street four years ago when Li-Lac ran a
similar promotion at its Bleecker Street
shop, according to Cirone.
Walking into any one of its six shops,
visitors are met with playful chocolate
sculptures — the Empire State Building,
the Statue of Liberty, animals,
handbags, high heels, and, depending
on the holiday, turkeys, snowmen, Santa
Clauses and pumpkins.
The new shop, which sits on Greenwich
Avenue near 11th Street, is the
company’s return to the West Village
after losing its lease on Jane Street
about three years ago. It had been a
neighborhood staple there for nine decades,
so coming back was vital.
Daily Goods brings its healthy options to Chelsea Market
BY GABE HERMAN
Daily Goods, a healthy fastcasual
shop, has opened
a location in Chelsea
Market. This is the store’s second
location, after a spot in the Financial
District at 116 John St.
The nutritionist-curated menu
comes from Director of Nutrition
Molly Knauer and Executive
Chef Christopher Patt. The new
location expands its menu beyond
smoothies and toast offerings to
include custom bowls like Raspberry
Oats, Berry Parfait, Eggocado,
Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl
and Cherry Almond Chia Bowl.
Healthy lunch and dinner offerings
Some of the Daily Goods breakfast
bowls
include Vegan Avocado Kale Caesar,
Summer Cobb Salad, Vegan Pad
Thai and Santa Fe Chicken Salad.
The smoothie and toast bar options
include a Morning Joe Smoothie with
cold brew coffee, Ricotta Love It, and
Berries and Crème. And yes, they also
PHOTO BY BEN HIDER/COURTESY DAILY GOODS
have avocado toast.
“We’re incredibly proud to be joining
the Chelsea Market community
this fall,” said JD Methfessel, founder
of Daily Goods. “All of our menu items
and third-party product offerings at
Daily Goods are carefully chosen with
our customers health at the forefront of
our minds, friendly to all dietary
restrictions, organic wherever
possible and easy to transport.
We are here to prove that you
don’t need to give up quality for
convenience.”
There will also be a “build
your own bowl” bar at the
240-square-foot space in Chelsea.
More information can be
found at dailygoods.co.
The Forbidden Salmon Bowl
at Daily Goods.
PHOTO BY BEN HIDER/COURTESY DAILY GOODS
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