And I ate a taxicab too.
For Christmas, I received a wonderful box of Eleni’s cookies. Eleni’s bakery is located in Chelsea Market, NYC, and whenever I go to town I try to get there and admire the artistry of the various theme cookies. Butterflies that almost flit, strawberries and lemon wedges that make your mouth water, designer handbags and designer shoes for the person on the go — Eleni’s has it all.
My gift was the “I’ll take Manhattan” collection, which includes cookies shaped as apples (the Big Apple, get it?), T-shirts that proclaim I heart NY, yellow taxicabs, and one gorgeous Statue of Liberty. I’ve slowly enjoyed them, working hard to make each cookie last. But two nights ago, I was down to the green frosted Statue of Liberty. As I polished off her crown, it dawned on me that Christmas was finally over.
Not to worry, however. Eleni’s has cookies all ready for the upcoming Academy Awards, complete with pictures of the best actors and actresses on them, as well as shapes for each of the five movies up for best picture. My favorite is the clunky yellow VW bus which has a starring role in “Little Miss Sunshine.”
If you’re interested in great cookies, visit www.elenis.com. Who knows? Maybe someday you’ll be able to say you ate a bus. Or the envelope that’s used on Oscar night with the phrase . . . “And the winner is.”
In the cookie category, the winner is Eleni’s.
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