Crystal River Williams
Norma's Corner Shoppe
Chef Crystal River Williams is a former hippie kid who is obsessed with traditional homestyle cooking. She is a Chopped champion, a French Culinary Institute graduate, and has studied wine at The International Wine Center and Napa Valley Wine Academy. In 2012, Chef Williams founded Norma’s Corner Shoppe in Queens with business partner Denise Plowman... READ MORE
Chef Crystal River Williams is a former hippie kid who is obsessed with traditional homestyle cooking. She is a Chopped champion, a French Culinary Institute graduate, and has studied wine at The International Wine Center and Napa Valley Wine Academy. In 2012, Chef Williams founded Norma’s Corner Shoppe in Queens with business partner Denise Plowman to honor her grandmother who instilled in her a love of food and community. In 2022, the cafe expanded into the Hudson Valley. Since opening, Norma’s Corner Shoppe has been featured on The Cooking Channel’s Unique Sweets and has been written up in Eater, The New York Times, Time Out New York, Edible Queens, New York magazine, and many more.
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