“Before you meet Kitana, shake my hand and give her a treat,” says Christopher Borew as he parks his purple bicycle right outside Astoria Park.
Christopher and Kitana.
He hands me a sliver of beef liver.
Kitana, his17-month-old snow-white Shiba Inu, gives me a grin as she gobbles it up.
Now pet her – not on the top of the head, she’s a dominant dog, just caress her under the chin, yes, like that, that’s perfect.
OK, now that we’re chill, Christopher removes the canine’s…
When the cream puffs and canelés at Pastries by Anne are served, soft-spoken Hyunsung Shin beams and bursts into song, his beautiful baritone booming through the bakery.
Sung lives in Long Island City.
In case you didn’t guess, Sung, the sing-song moniker he prefers to go by, is passionate about pastries.
And bowling.
And opera singing.
And helping helm his family’s food-service supply business.
Any and all of his favorite things will elicit a Sung song.
If you think it’s…