Met Foods has excelled at meeting the needs of Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy residents for over 40 years. While speaking with owner Rocky Widdi, the trait that comes through most clearly is that it is a family business and the neighborhood is an extension of their family.

I love the people in this neighborhood – the diversity of people, such as artists, students, business people, new moms, and so forth. I’ve met some amazing people in this community who are now friends as well as clients.

What do you do when you’ve traveled the world, spent your free time announcing boxing matches and have nearly 150 years of family history in Fort Greene? For David Diamante, the answer is to follow his passion for cigars and the neighborhood and open Diamante’s Brooklyn Cigar Lounge.