"Ubatuba Açaí owner Daniela Demetrio, whose family hails from Ubatuba, Sâo Paulo — a lovely beach town three hours east of Brazil’s largest city — opened the first branch of her now 19-unit açai chain back in 2014. Each month, a container arrives from Brazil filled with Demetrio’s açai base, blended from berries near the city of Belém for her signature bowls, bursting with tropical fruit flavors — grainy and as intense as you’ll find anywhere in Brazil." - Bill Esparza, Mona Holmes
