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Teaneck Barber Bringing Popular Soul Food Spot Across The Street Teaneck Barber Bringing Popular Soul Food Spot Across The Street
Teaneck Barber Bringing Popular Soul Food Spot Across The Street Dre Perrin is expanding his Teaneck footprint. Perrin, who is the owner of BeSpoke Men's Grooming — the oldest Black-owned business in Teaneck — is set to bring his popular southern restaurant, Sweet Ts, to the township. The barber runs Sweet Ts alongside his girlfriend Tonza Houston, having opened the flagship store in Montclair in 2021. The menu is inspired by soul food that Perrin grew up eating. He tried to make it as healthy as possible after watching his grandfather suffer two heart attacks, then undergo triple bypass surgery, the Sweet Ts website says. Houston, meanwhile, is Caribb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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American Dream: Teaneck Barber With Kindest Smile Celebrates 50 Years In Business American Dream: Teaneck Barber With Kindest Smile Celebrates 50 Years In Business
American Dream: Teaneck Barber With Kindest Smile Celebrates 50 Years In Business There's something reassuring about Lorenzo Lavorgna's smile. It's genuine. It's kind. His presence alone is enough to put you at ease -- to make you feel at home at his Teaneck barbershop, Fifth Avenue Haircutters. Aside from cutting your hair, that's what Lavorgna is after.  "When people walk out with a smile on their face," he said from inside of his Cedar Lane shop, "it makes me happy." Oct. 2 marks 50 years in business for Lavorgna -- affectionately known by customers as Larry -- who has yet to tire of his trade "No doubt about it, I love to talk," he said. "I love to socia…

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by Cecilia Levine