Focusing on: Writing a lot. I've been working to create a portfolio of work on clippings.me which is a cool little site. I'm not sure I totally get the technology yet, but I've been playing around quite a bit with it, and tweaking things here and there. So far, so good. Now if I could make myself not get too bogged down with the details - like I have for the last hour or so...
Crafting: I'm still going strong on Project Life. Up until this point, my motto has been "get it done." But now that I have a process, I'm starting to focus on quality of pages not so much quantity of photos. I'm still really enjoying it. I definitely like some pages more than others, but it's a pretty accurate representation of 2017 right now. For the record, there's a pretty good amount of griping about Donald Trump - so I'm pretty sure that's what makes it accurate in regards to 2017...
Reading: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in preparation for seeing it next month in New York. So far, I'm a much bigger fan of this book than I was of Matilda. But then again, I'm only 20 pages in.
Listening: I'm hooked on Dear Evan Hansen, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Newsies and Come From Away right now. I know what you're thinking. A psychiatrist could probably gain a lot of insight from that particular collection of music. But the music is just so good!
Buying: BroadwayCon tickets - woohoo! I'd say I can't wait, but BroadwayCon 2018 is in January, so I'm not really all about wishing my summer, fall and Christmas away. Train ticket to NYC for a change in my mode of transportation. I keep putting it off because the $100 price tag seems like a lot when compared to the cheap-o tickets from Megabus.
Eating: Chocolate Marshmallow and Chocolate Buttercream eggs from the Amish Market that are so darn delicious they should be illegal. And leftover Lasagna from Easter made by Chef Dad which was pretty much the best food I've ever eaten! So yummy!
Formulating: I have so many ideas and plans in my head for the future that it's often difficult to focus on the present. Also, it's hard to pick the best ones to focus on. But I'm trying. Because - and I'm not just saying this because they're mine - some of these ideas are really good. I just need to figure out a way to execute them. And I need to be able to sucker some friends that get excited about these things too, to come along with me.
A few months ago, while looking for a new breakfast restaurant (because breakfast is the best meal of the day!) to try during a weekend trip to New York, I happened upon Sullivan Street Bakery on Yelp. I blogged a little about the restaurant at the time, but I wanted to share more because the place is just that wonderful!
Our first trip to the bakery's Chelsea location was back in May, when ordinarily it would have been in the 70s outside, but it was actually about 40 degrees. When you're quite chilly and in dire need of something warm, stepping into a warm cozy bakery is pretty much the best feeling. We were even lucky enough to grab a table in the tiny space.
(Helpful hint: Be prepared to wait a bit if you want to grab a table. There aren't many, and because the space is so cozy, people tend to lounge with their drinks and snacks for a bit.)
The three of us after some hemming and hawing over all the yumminess at the counter decided on Panini D'Uovo, with warm coffee and tea all around. Our paninis came with soft cooked eggs, prosciutto, demi-sec tomatoes and basil. The sandwiches are freshly made to order and come out warm and quite possibly perfect. The eggs are hard to describe - a cross between egg salad and scrambled eggs. I'm still trying to figure out how they're made. And I'm not exaggerating when I say that it might be the best egg sandwich I've ever had!
Of course, when you're surrounded by sweets and you've just had a delicious savory, you must order dessert too. Every breakfast deserves a good dessert in my opinion. I had read on Yelp that their Bombolonis (Italian filled donuts) were quite delicious so we tried the vanilla and the chocolate cream. Now I'm usually a chocolate girl, but the vanilla in this case was much better - it tasted just like vanilla custard.
That brings us to yesterday when I was back in the city, looking for a place to have a quick lunch. This time we decided to try the Hell's Kitchen location. I missed the part of the Yelp review that said this location was the size of a mouse hole and that they don't warm anything over for you. However, those eggs that I just spent a paragraph on? They're still to die for at room-temperature served on a brioche roll with some crispy prosciutto. If it wasn't 332 degrees yesterday, and I wasn't eating my lunch outside (due to the lack of inside seating) I could have eaten at least 3 more!
This time around, since I had already had the Bombolonis, I chose to go for the pastry with chocolate and crumble for dessert. Forgive me but I have no idea what it was called. I pointed and the nice baker handed it over. Super sweet but I enjoyed it much more than the Bomboloni.
So, what's the verdict?
If ever you find yourself in New York City, craving an out of this world egg sandwich, I highly recommend you make it over to Hells Kitchen or Chelsea, and enjoy what the Sullivan Street Bakery has to offer. Even if you're not an egg sandwich fan, you'll find something else to strike your fancy!
Sullivan Street Bakery | 533 West 47th Street & 236 9th Avenue, New York, NY |Website
