A Dream of Escape

A dream of escape.

Here in the Northeast in America, we are under a cold snap.

Since Christmas, we have been suffering with below zero temperatures and into the predictable future (according to the iPhone).

And then, with or without a cold (which I have), we are essentially trapped indoors.

I've been lucky to have a writing project to take me out of myself.

The BEST vacation I can ever have. 

Brooklyn Label is BACK!!

The sunny rooms, the bar, even my favorite nook for meals is open and BACK on the corner of Java and Franklin.  (I even had a dream about it!)

It was given a new life, thanks to its new proprietor:Alex Russel, who used to bring us delicious dishes at Le Gamin, down the street!

http://bedfordandbowery.com/2017/08/greenpoint-resto-brooklyn-label-to-be-revived-with-some-help-from-le-gamin/

He's even digging into the history of the building, Mae West's old haunt.  Learn something new everytime you go (including how marvelously crowded it can get, even if it's still newly reopened)


Be in LOVE! Be very much in love with this new spot!  

Getting a Sunburn in October

Sometimes, there is nothing more glorious (and foreboding) than to be able to enjoy a Brunch on a sidewalk cafe in Brooklyn, in a sun so strong that you are suffering from the glare.

No sunglasses, no shade, just direct sunlight, and when you get back, slightly drunk from the peach bellinis, you notice that your skin marks the lines where your clothes cover you.  And it is not dirt.  If summer hadn't been so recent, you wouldn't know what it was.

Grilled Cheese Avocado and Ramen

Funny, I had SUCH cravings for the above.

I didn't even realize how much until I ate it and then had a sense memory of what was going on.

Also for brunch.  Also for Korean food, but I left that all out this time.

It's the food of Greenpoint, of a different home.

Even of work, Eatsa and Poke Salads.  Ah, tuna!!

How I missed it!!

PeachD

So there is a service that will bring restaurant lunch take out to Waltham.

You can pay for EXCELLENT greasy food 5 days a week, or 4 if your company buys lunch on Fridays.

For some reason, food has lost its appeal for me.  I used to be so excited about LUNCHES ALONE.  And I probably still am, I just don't get to have them.  Alone with my computer.

My New Old Favorite

Everything is better with French food and champagne.

Hen of the Woods mushrooms, and a few baked eggs and some bread.

And a cappuccino.

For my birthday, and any day I wish to spend too much on bfast.

Dojo

Walking by Dojo, why did I remember it to be a crunchy-granola place?  It's Japanese, NOT specializing in Sushi!!

I ordered a madellaine, a fried tofu burger.  Suddenly I was transported back to my early days in the city, the first time.  When it was all I could afford, so I savored it.

The 2 gay guys next to me were being so precious about their conversation.  Preening about poetry, using all the super-meta words.  Exaggerating in front of each other, who is more gay, who is more smart.  NYU Grad students/teachers.

It took me back to those days....