Welcome to Penelope
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Welcome to Penelope
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Penelope is a café, wine bar and bakery that opened its doors in the summer of 2003. It is a patchwork quilt of the many culinary adventures that its creator and owner, Jennifer Potenza has experienced. She has bussed clam shacks in Cape Cod, learned how to bake and bartend in Montana, learned life, deli, bakery and surfing skills in Montauk, has kitchen scars from a West Village kitchen, wine stained late nights from a West Village Italian wine bar and somehow snagged sewing lessons while managing a small town coffee shop outside of Boston. A dash of a few more here and a sprinkle of a few more there (wherever the sun was shining and unicorns were basking) she afforded a life of creativity, and the freedom to travel. Her life eventually became Penelope, built by her partner Michael Tsoumpas, half man, half unicorn, and since then she has remained at 30th and Lex, committed to her labor of love and offering an open door to anyone that is looking for some home cooking and relaxation.
