Today, We Visit Bouchon Bakery and the Europa Cafe
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Now let me continue to recap things that I am ridiculously behind on. I haven’t even gotten to Christmas Day yet! Let’s go back to Christmas Eve…
Our traditional NYC trip always includes a visit to the Today Show on Christmas Eve morning. Unfortunately, this year that morning coincided with a Saturday, so the show was being done to a much-lower scale than usual. A lot of the segments being run were repeats from during the week. However, no crowd = easy for us to get on TV!
I made sure to get my daily cup of joe from a place I can’t normally visit, as I often try to do on trips/vacations. I took to Twitter to ask my always-dependable blends/friends for recommendations near Rockefeller Center!
Sounded good to me, and due to the weekend/holiday making the Today Show low-key, there actually was no insanity that Britt warned me about!
I loved the look of Bouchon Bakery from the start! I was in awe of the pastry case inside. We always eat breakfast after the show, so I didn’t order any food, but of course took plenty of photos.
Color settings a bit off to start…
Look at those macaroons!
I adore chalkboard menus.
I ordered my usual nonfat cafe au lait, and was so enamored by the bakery’s interior that I forgot to sprinkle my usual cinnamon on top!
My sister, dad, and I staked out our spot and got ready for the cameras to come outside so we could have our latest brush with fame.
Why no, I did not brush my hair, thanks for asking.
It was pretty cold out (though our coldest trip, in 2009, has yet to be matched), but we stuck it out. Eventually we caught a glimpse of good old Lester Holt and Amy Robach. She looked absolutely adorable in the cutest coat and shoes. I was hoping to meet Lester (love his hip glasses), but the two of them just waved to the crowd, did their segment, and ran right back inside!
Coat and shoe envy!!
Then a weatherman came out – and we got our moment of fame!
Weather guy chatting with some Giants fans in the crowd.
Can you catch us?! I apologize for the crappy video, but I was filming my TV (we DVR-ed the show) with my iPhone. The voices you may hear in the background are my dad and brother watching the video with me. Footage copyright NBC Today Show.
My Nana Connie also took this picture of her TV with her BlackBerry:
I can’t believe I didn’t think to make a CaitPlusAte.com poster – d’oh!
After our “appearance”, it was breakfast time for Dad and I (Hannah had a Starbucks breakfast at the hotel). We strolled around a bit, heading back in the general direction of the Marriott, and spotted a Europa Cafe. We decided to duck in there and grab a bite. Not exactly a unique NYC foodie spot, but I still can’t get it at home, so good enough for me.
I immediately drifted toward the omelet bar. It had been awhile since I’d had an omelet and those veggies looked so good! For you oatmeal lovers out there, Europa Cafe also had a pretty well-stocked oatmeal bar. Unlike every other blogger out there, I rarely ever eat oatmeal!
I gave the chefs my order – an egg white omelet with veggies and dry wheat toast – and watched them work.
My dad got an omelet too, but he also got homefries. His omelet used whole eggs and had cheese, bacon, and veggies. My daddio loves a good, hearty omelet!
Thanks for displaying, Dad!
My breakfast came out perfect. Again, not the most special or unique of places, but it did the job.
I added some ketchup to my eggs and ate the omelet in pieces atop my toast.
Does anyone else eat their eggs and toast like this?
Have you ever gotten coffee and/or breakfast from anywhere particularly remarkable in NYC?
Have you ever gone to watch a taping of any show, live or not?
