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October 23, 2004
Mourning
Madal Bal Bakery, my favorite bakery is no longer. After cajoling Adam into driving there, we walked inside to see the interior completely changed. I asked the woman behind the counter where their baked goods were and she brought me over to a freezer with Junior's cheescakes and other frozen desserts. When I asked what happened to their bakery, she said that they were finding that they would be busy during the holidays but business had gotten increasingly slower during the non-holiday times so they decided to become a health food store instead. I was so crushed--it'd been so long since I'd had their yummy cupcakes and brownies and I was soo looking forward to eating them. This is a bakery I've posted about before--they're run by a group of women who are followers of guru Sri Chimnoy and have been a favorite of mine since my uncle used to take my siblings and I there when were younger. First it was my favorite cafe in Soho, then it was my favorite bar/restaurant on Ludlow Street, now my favorite bakery in Queens. I know the city is a place of flux but I hate it when my favorite places disappear.
Posted by Jennifer at October 23, 2004 01:21 PM
Comments
I'm glad I don't have to trek there anymore, but I have to admit they did have good brownies. Now, they don't even have coffee!
Posted by: Adam at October 24, 2004 03:52 PM
we realize all things die eventually, when we are very little, and so we try to surround ourselves with routines and comforts and favorites. and then we have to deal with these things being transitory too. I've found this to be a more profound thing to deal with than understanding mortality, no matter what the psych 101 books might say.
Posted by: meg at November 1, 2004 05:00 PM