Ribbon cut for new cigar lounge in Ridgewood
OCTOBER 17, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY BETSY MURPHY
CORRESPONDENT |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Barbara and Gary Kolesaire, owners of The Tobacco Shop, held a grand opening of their brand new Davidoff Smoking Lounge last week.
It was an elegant affair, featuring a red carpet for those entering the Chestnut Street establishment. On the ground floor, people were sharing wine and conversation, nibbling from an array of hors d’oeuvres; others settled in on balcony chairs, cigars in hand.
The Kolesaire’s sons were greeting arrivals.
Scott Kolesaire, 29, spent three years in the family business and is now with Davidoff’s AVO division in Florida. AVO, he tells listeners, “is named after the man, a jazz musician, who wrote ‘Strangers in the Night’ for Frank Sinatra.”
Tim, 26, is in finance, but assures listeners he remains a cigar enthusiast.
“Because I smoked a pipe,” Gary says, recalling how he got into the business. “I graduated from college and started to go to the Wooden Indian on Ridgewood Avenue. I’m a people person. It was something I loved.”
He beams and says, “Here we are, 35 years and still expanding.”
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