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A&A Bakes and Doubles, a family-owned Trinidadian restaurant in Brooklyn has won a James Beard Award. The category--America’s Classics-- is given to local restaurants that have been in business for more than 10 years. For a restaurant, it’s like winning the food Oscars.The accomplishment has its rewards: recognition, validation, and an avalanche of new customers. But as Andrea Salcedo finds,  for small community restaurants, awards may also come with drawbacks.

A&A Bakes and Doubles, a family-owned Trinidadian restaurant in Brooklyn has won a James Beard Award. The category--America’s Classics-- is given to local restaurants that have been in business for more than 10 years. For a restaurant, it’s like winning the food Oscars.The accomplishment has its rewards: recognition, validation, and an avalanche of new customers. But as Andrea Salcedo finds,  for small community restaurants, awards may also come with drawbacks.

A&A Bakes and Doubles, a family-owned Trinidadian restaurant in Brooklyn has won a James Beard Award. The category--America’s Classics-- is given to local restaurants that have been in business for more than 10 years. For a restaurant, it’s like winning the food Oscars.The accomplishment has its rewards: recognition, validation, and an avalanche of new customers. But as Andrea Salcedo finds,  for small community restaurants, awards may also come with drawbacks.

A&A Bakes and Doubles, a family-owned Trinidadian restaurant in Brooklyn has won a James Beard Award. The category--America’s Classics-- is given to local restaurants that have been in business for more than 10 years. For a restaurant, it’s like winning the food Oscars.The accomplishment has its rewards: recognition, validation, and an avalanche of new customers. But as Andrea Salcedo finds,  for small community restaurants, awards may also come with drawbacks.

On Monday, New York State lawmakers are set to approve a ban on single use plastic bags. Many environmentalists are claiming the ban as a victory, but businesses worry about the change. Sachi McClendon talked to grocery stores owners and to see how this ban will affect them.

On Monday, New York State lawmakers are set to approve a ban on single use plastic bags. Many environmentalists are claiming the ban as a victory, but businesses worry about the change. Sachi McClendon talked to grocery stores owners and to see how this ban will affect them.

On Monday, New York State lawmakers are set to approve a ban on single use plastic bags. Many environmentalists are claiming the ban as a victory, but businesses worry about the change. Sachi McClendon talked to grocery stores owners and to see how this ban will affect them.

On Monday, New York State lawmakers are set to approve a ban on single use plastic bags. Many environmentalists are claiming the ban as a victory, but businesses worry about the change. Sachi McClendon talked to grocery stores owners and to see how this ban will affect them.

Tomorrow, Gotham City’s masked hero Bat-Man turns 80. The superhero made his debut in 1939. Since then, Batman has appeared on comic books pages and the big screen both as a lighthearted hero, and,  a deeply troubled vigilante. But one thing that’s never changed? His status as an American icon.