on our annual pilgrimage to my hometown this past week, i was thrilled to find a great new little bakery called tulie. when we’re back in salt lake city, we are always on the hunt for great hanging out spots and tulie was nearly perfect. a great downtown location, gorgeous light and a beautifully designed space were an excellent setting for some very tasty treats. while the coffee met our usual slc standards (we have yet to find that intelligentsia style froth here although we have been trying) the baked goods are the thing. we had a very delicious pumpkin bread, and the other goodies were equally alluring including luscious cupcakes, enormous, flaky croissants and amazing sweet rolls. next time we roll into town we will definitely be back. tulie, 863 east at 7th south, .
with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
Excited that modern Chinese takeout spot (whatever that really means) might have a soft opening tomorrow in Gowanus next to fav 4&20 bbirds