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Revisiting Maite, the Dark Horse of the Bushwick Dining Scene

Make Maite part of your Bushwick dining hit list.

Revisiting Maite, the Dark Horse of the Bushwick Dining Scene
All photos by Michael Tulipan unless otherwise noted

Revisiting Maite, the Dark Horse of the Bushwick Dining Scene

Make Maite part of your Bushwick dining hit list.

Revisiting Maite, the Dark Horse of the Bushwick Dining Scene
All photos by Michael Tulipan unless otherwise noted
All photos by Michael Tulipan unless otherwise noted

On paper, Maite shouldn’t work. Italian, Colombian and Basque cuisine? Intricate pasta dishes alongside burgers and empanadas? The former bodega turned restaurant quietly opened last March without much fanfare, but has steadily risen the ranks in the past year. Despite its contradictions, Maite will surprise you and steal your heart in the process.

Co-owners Ella Schmidt and Kano Mitchell are the soul and brains behind Maite. On this particular chilly weekday evening, Schmidt worked her magic in the open kitchen while Mitchell ran…

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