Finbars is currently serving customers outdoors in a lovely shaded “parklet,” and continues to support the community and the Mary Wilson Library in many ways. On Sept. 15, anyone who brings in a flyer will have 20% of their purchases (with a couple of exceptions) go to support the Mary Wilson Library.

Once upon a time, there was an Italian teenage boy, Joseph Barbara, growing up in Finbar’s Parish in Brooklyn. His family owned a catering business, and he worked at the family business by scrubbing pots in the kitchen and watching the other family members cooking and preparing food for their customers.