H Is for Hungry Betty Cafe

 

Welcome to Hungry Betty Cafe

Dear friends, 

I've been writing this post for the last three days. I've had all of my pictures taken and downloaded, but my mind was not able to focus on writing a post and I wanted to do more than just post pictures. The yumminess of Hungry Betty deserved more than a picture or two. 

You've all read/seen news of the shooting incident on the subway on Tuesday. When I first saw the breaking news I was nowhere near there. I was at home drinking coffee and getting ready to take the subway to the dentist. It was a totally normal morning, but my concentration went roaming once I heard the news. Not that I didn't get things done in the last few days. I went to the dentist, assembled things for a shipment to Ukraine, went to the gym and did shopping for Passover preparation. But when I sat at the computer for this post my mind went off in a zillion directions.    

I decided to leave my usual cheerful tone aside (for the first part of this post) and be real about why I didn't post. I'm totally fine and thankfully no one I know was injured in the shooting. Finally my concentration is returning. It's not quite what it was pre-Tuesday, but I do want to return to our A to Z Challenge and share an upbeat post for "H." 

You may be looking at the best croissant in the neighborhood

I'm not quite sure when Hungry Betty Cafe opened, but it's probably less than a year ago. I was awed that a new bakery/cafe was opening in the midst of such a difficult time in New York City.  I stopped in sometime in January and chose a seat in the outdoor section, kept cozy by heaters. I was tempted by the croissant and I wasn't disappointed. It was flaky and
buttery and completely delicious. There are a lot of croissants on the Upper West Side, but very few standout croissants and this is a standout croissant. 

Since then I've had the frittata (pictured above) which makes a very tasty light lunch. I've also had the butter cookies and though I don't get cookies very often these are so worth the calories. I was especially pleased to find the prettiest Easter cookies when I stopped in this week. I'm happy to report that they were as good as they looked. 

   

Happy Easter/Happy Spring

I'm going to take some liberty with alphabetical order tomorrow, but I'm sure I'll be excused. Please stop by for an "M" surprise. 

As ever, thanks for visiting. Stay safe and blessings for this holiday weekend.