Thursday Morning Breakfast

Every week on Thursday morning, my daughter and  I go out together to have breakfast. The week can get very busy so it has become a nice ritual to have a special time when it is just the two of us getting together to catch-up.  We often save up some special news to share or ideas to discuss. 

We started this last September because finally my daughter wasn't always rushing in the morning to get to school. Now her first thing is ballet class at 10:30 so the morning is much more leisurely. I'm a morning person, but not her.  When she was little the morning was strictly business - the goal was to just get her out the door as efficiently as possible.  Luckily we have always lived very close to school. She could roll out of bed and be at school in 15 minutes!

We have a bunch of favorite restaurants and cafes that we rotate between, depending on what we are in the mood for. We love the pancakes at Fairway Cafe, the scones at Alice's Teacup, the bread and jam and coffee at Pain Quotidien, the French toast at Nice Matin... There are a lot of delicious choices in our neighborhood on the westside around Lincoln Center.

Another part of my Thursday morning, on my way home from breakfast, is going to the neighborhood farmer's market at Lincoln Square. It is much smaller than the market at Union Square but I enjoy taking seasonal potluck with what ever the 3-5 farmers are offering.  New this morning was rhubarb. I've got it stewing right now. I like adding also an apple for some natural sweetness so I don't have to add quite as much sugar.

As for our breakfast, of course this morning there was lots of talk about Workshop and Washington! Lydia is promising to take lots of behind-the-scenes pictures, which I will be able to post.  In Washington they are going to have a very exciting schedule. For instance, all the students from Russia, France, England and the US will take class together for the four mornings they will be together. Each class will be taught by the teacher or director of that school: Marina Leonova of Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Elisabeth Platel of Paris Opera Ballet School, Gailene Stock of Royal Ballet School, and Suki Schorer of SAB. They will be dancing together for three performances, June 6-8. Each school will be dancing a piece that I imagine will be showing off their particular style. SAB is bringing Concerto Barocco: Balanchine, of course! What a great experience the whole trip will be!

For performance info at the Kennedy Center, click here. 

Next Thursday Lydia will be in Washington. Maybe I can catch her for a different morning instead, because I do look forward to our weekly mother-daughter breakfast out together!

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