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NYC’S Poción Mixes Up Winning Formula

“Mixing and concocting, of course, is what Poción is all about. With a hip, fun design that communicates this idea along with efficient use of space in an expensive city, Poción may have hit on the formula for long-term success.”

FSR Magazine

A NYC Restaurant That Brings Healthy Drinking to Life

“Washington Heights has this richness in culture and you want to take advantage of the young professionals moving into the neighborhood, but you also don’t want to ignore the root of where it’s coming from because then you could end up becoming too hip and fall out of that neighborhood,” says Leah Plevrites, founder and creative director of StudioBIG, which designed Poción’s interiors, brand concept, and logo. “You want to address people who have been there from the get-go, but you also want to address people coming in. I think that’s where the challenge comes in—where you want to do it as nicely as possible, as modern as possible, but still pay homage to the people who made the neighborhood what it is.”

long island pulse

Farmingdale Speakeasy Revives History

“Bringing back the glamour of the 1920s, Charlotte’s Speakeasy in Farmingdale has sprung to life as a prohibition-era speakeasy where, beyond a bookcase, gold wall covering whispers stories of a roaring era.”