Joe's Dairy in the South Village was founded in 1977 but was operating as a dairy store called Frank and Al's Dairy for over 40 years prior. It specialized in homemade Mozzarella both regular and smoked flavors, which were made on premises.
In this photo taken in 2008 for our book "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York", the owner's father is relaxing outside the storefront after having hydrated and marinated sun-dried tomatoes 🍅 which they also sold at the shop.
Sadly this Italian cheese shop closed in 2013, which came as a surprise to many but the owner Anthony had told us in 2008 that "When I am ready to retire, it (Mozzarella making) will probably be a lost art in my family because I have a daughter but I won't allow her to do this. It's a lot of hard work. It's not that a woman couldn't do it, but you have to get up really early and work long hard hours."
Full interview and photo appears in our "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York".
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