Tableau Vivante

Lots fruit in this lunch today. Tangerines hearken back to the peak citrus season while the apricots herald the new season.

Gifted my friend A a new bento box of the ‘Leaflet Tight’ variety. She got uber excited and went to town, emailing me a picture of her first ever bento.

My favorite quote from her:

“And you know what? It was easy. It was not time consuming. If it weren’t for the fact that I decided to make a pie, I would have been out of the kitchen in no time. And everything is ready for me put in my lunch or use for dinner.”

Which is what I try to tell everyone who says, “GOSHURGENIUS!!!”  Seriously.  Not genius.  So easy.  Just takes time.  Not even a lot of it.  I gave her a box and she took it from there.

Went to the NDA Bookshop/Cafe on Raymond in Old Town this weekend to enjoy the company of some very amiable bloggy folk. I thought it was cute that they put my iced chai into a regular mug, but it actually was quite practical - it stayed cold the whole time and the ice didn’t melt as fast, thus diluting the brew. The macaron was a sea salt caramel flavor - delicious but too big for my appetite. Cozy atmosphere. Wretched parking. It’s next door to the Vertical Wine Bistro - which I longed to enjoy since I was right there…another time perhaps.  Thanks, ladies!  We must do this again!