WESTFIELD — Last Monday, friends and family gathered together in the dining room of Maya Thai, one of Westfield’s newest eateries, for a special blessing ceremony meant to bring good luck and prosperity both to the business itself and the family behind it. “These types of blessings are very importan...

WESTFIELD – Throughout the span of her 20-year career as a professional pastry chef, Uyen Kirshenbaum has studied in Paris, baked for some of the most famous high-end resorts in Las Vegas and left her mark up and down the west coast. She has earned Michelin stars, traveled the globe and worked with ...

WESTFIELD — Last Monday, friends and family gathered together in the dining room of Maya Thai, one of Westfield’s newest eateries, for a special blessing ceremony meant to bring good luck and prosperity both to the business itself and the family behind it. “These types of blessings are very importan...

WESTFIELD — Where some would have seen an underutilized hallway and a few blank walls, Kelly Richardson, owner and proprietor of The Farmhouse Store in Westfield, saw only possibilities. When Mr. Richardson, of Brooklyn, purchased the interior design home store in August of last year, it checked all...

WESTFIELD — Where some would have seen an underutilized hallway and a few blank walls, Kelly Richardson, owner and proprietor of The Farmhouse Store in Westfield, saw only possibilities. When Mr. Richardson, of Brooklyn, purchased the interior design home store in August of last year, it checked all...

GARWOOD — After a remarkably tough couple of years, the close-knit family behind Dittrick’s Wines and Liquors raised a glass in celebration of some good news on Friday when they cut the ribbon on their new outdoor beer garden and community space. “This, all of this, is our legacy,” said Yash Jagad, ...

WESTFIELD — For Maria Gomez, owner of Westfield’s newest downtown salon, Artistique, the light at the end of a long tunnel was well-worth waiting for. “I have been working in salons for more than 10 years, but I always wanted to open my own shop,” Ms. Gomez said. “When the pandemic hit and everythin...

WESTFIELD — For Dennis and Viktoria Seiz, life is naturally sweet. On Friday, the couple celebrated the grand opening of their new downtown patisserie, Viktoria Seiz. The café, located at 407 South Avenue West, boasts a wide array of homemade vegan, raw, organic, dairy and gluten-free desserts along...

WESTFIELD — For Paige Koff and Alli Reff, owners of a new lifestyle boutique and event space in downtown Westfield, the decision to go into business together was an easy one. “We have been close friends for years, and it’s something that we always talked about doing,” said Ms. Koff, an interior desi...

WESTFIELD — For Paige Koff and Alli Reff, owners of a new lifestyle boutique and event space in downtown Westfield, the decision to go into business together was an easy one. “We have been close friends for years, and it’s something that we always talked about doing,” said Ms. Koff, an interior desi...