It was a typical Saturday for me this past week, working in Soho with too much to do and not enough time to do it. Anyone who knows me is well aware that I rely too heavily of coffee to get me through the day. It was just when I was hitting up Balthazar for my standard 3 p.m. coffee refill that an ordinary day turned surprisingly extraordinary...Inside the teeny bakery/cafe I - hoping to snag a little sweet treat along with my cafe - waited patiently in line when a tall blond woman steps in.
"There's a line for the bakery?" she says with a sigh to no one in particular.
I felt compelled to answer her question: "Yes."
As we both wait patiently the room starts to fill once again. She reaches across to grab a loaf of their freshly baked breads. "Is their bread as good as everyone says?" I ask her.
"Yes, it's delicious." She says, and continues to describe her favorites from the Brioche to the Valrhona Chocolate.
I nod nicely and reached for my prepared coffee. Just when I was sugaring up my coffee did the girl beside me say "That's Martha Stewart, right?"
"Who?" I ask.
"THERE!" and she points to the nice lady giving me bread advice.
I study her more closely and sure enough, there was Ms. Martha Stewart, buying her bread and thanking the cashier. I appeared that my bread whisperer also happened to be the Queen of Domestics herself - safe to say I will follow her bread advice.
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| Few examples of the delicacies at Balthazar. |
i love this!!! i feel such a connection! haha we've both spoken to the same celebrity! although i kind of ran from her haha. so cool Laurie! what excellent timing for some coffee :)
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