I have fielded SO many questions about what happened to Martin O’Connell, the beloved (by some) barrista at Cafe Regular (on 11th Street just west of Fifth Avenue in Park Slope) and brother of the owner.
I knew there had been a falling out with his sister, when Cafe Regular did a swank redesign and added a north Slope location (on Berkeley Place off of Seventh Avenue).
Mystery solved. Sort of.
The storefront that used to house the Pink Pussycat on Fifth Avenue near 5th Street, is now Cafe Martin, co-owned and operated by Martin.
A Mets victory, a stock market not dropping like a stone, and a found Martin…. good start to the day.
Wonderful news! The Regular became completely irregular without Martin at the helm. I’m already taking in the heady aroma of the best cafe au lait west of Italy and France…