BK Vs. Manhattan

Maison Premiere's chef Jared Stafford-Hill on the difference between Manhattan and Brooklyn diners: "People in Brooklyn do eat a bit differently. They don't spend the same amount of money as they do in Manhattan on food and wine. Most places in our neighborhood specialize in hamburgers and stuff like that. But we just do the kind of food that makes us happy and know, in the long haul, that people will come for it. On the weekends we have almost an entirely Manhattan-based clientele." [RG]