"Oded Brenner, the chocolatier behind Max Brenner, Chocolate by The Bald Man, is back in NYC after a five-year, legally enforced, non-compete hiatus. He’s opening Blue Stripes Cacao Shop this spring at 28 East 13th St., between Fifth Avenue and University Place, which will focus on the cacao fruit in chocolate and pastry form, paired with coffee." - Stefanie Tuder