The Lunch Belle

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These are a few of my favorite things

...people, places and things (food, of course) that have been making me smile lately:

  • Isharya jewelry

  • Sea lions. They are the most curious, lazy, vocal, smelly and loveable creatures on the entire planet.

  • Being able to completely forget about work, deadlines, returning phone calls, etc. while on vacation. The ability to fully immerse yourself in holiday/relaxation-mode is truly priceless.

  • Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls

  • My gorgeous & adorable god-daughter, Miss Blair

  • Finalizing plans to spend Memorial Day with some of my best friends in Austin, Texas

  • Cesare Casella

  • Saucisson sec (dry French sausage)

  • Shrimp n' Grits on L'Ecole's current brunch menu

  • Gazala Place's boureka

  • Morandi's Frittelle di Ricotta (ricotta fritters)

  • Brooklyn Larder

  • Salted butter

  • The Corner Cafe's everything-flagel with a thick schmear of pimento cream cheese

  • Grandaisy Bakery's potato pizza

  • Watching the leaves change color against the backdrop of brownstones in Brooklyn and the West Village

  • Via Dei Mille's pappardelle alla bolognese

  • Closing my eyes and dreaming of a bigger space

  • Buttercup Bakeshop's PB&J cupcake

  • Chandeliers

  • Reruns of The Office

  • The candy bins, not the frozen yogurt, at Tasti D' Lite

  • Butterfield Market is selling select treats from Cheryl Kleinman and Payard

  • Thai iced tea-flavored bubble tea from Crazy Bananas

Until we eat again,

Lindsay, The Lunch Belle

P.S. For menus and addresses: http://www.menupages.com/

P.S.S. Mass transit directions: http://www.hopstop.com/?city=newyork