Irene is nothing if not a native Brooklynite. Born at LICH on Hicks Street and raised in Carroll Gardens, her childhood was filled with dreams of either becoming Brooklyn Borough President or running a bed and breakfast. Her imagination was sparked by the rich smells of roasting coffee at D'amicos, the taste of She-Crab soup at Gage and Tollner's, the desert-like landscape of Gowanus and the raw beauty of the Marine Park Salt Marshes. Needless to... Show more