If not for the canine persistence of Mr. O’Keeffe, the cafe would never have made an East River beachhead. (Mr. O’Keeffe first visited the restaurant in the 1950s, using money he earned as a waiter at the original Schrafft’s, on Fifth Avenue.) The seed for a waterside restaurant was planted one day while Mr. O’Keeffe was riding in a car along the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Mr. O’Keeffe is passionate about coffee, sampling up to two dozen varieties a month. When Mr. O’Keeffe decided to feature fresh Florida stone crabs on the menu, he initiated a search for a reliable supplier.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 18:56 UTC