A New Sweet Spot

There is a little food empire cropping up in the south west corner of The Farmer's Market. I often rail against the latest food craze by chef celebrities, but Amy Pressman and Nancy Silverton have created quite a trifecta of deliciousness it has been hard to ignore. The branding alone was enough to lure me in.

If you pass by the corner of 3rd and Fairfax you have probably noticed Short Order, the latest addition to The Farmer's Market at The Grove. I went there a day or two after it opened. It is a tasty, trendy, and of course expensive burger joint. (watch out for those $8 truffle fries, they'll get ya.)

What you don't see from the street is Short Cake which lies inside the market. You can immediately tell that this cafe is exactly what comes from experience and good investors. I'm a little jealous.  Every detail from the menus, to the coffee cups, to the custom espresso machine were carefully thought out. Even the waiters all wear hipster denim vests.

Single Origin (SO) coffee is served at Short Cake and is the third branch of the company. As you have probably guessed, they pride themselves on coffee that is from a single origin. (Duh.) I'm not always sold on the whole "special" coffee is better thing, but there coffee is veeerrrry nice and doesn't taste like acid (*cough* Intelligentsia *cough*)

I've made Short Cake a weekly stop. The cafe is a nice addition to the market and you don't have to wander too far into the market maze to get to it. Check it out. Get some coffee, take some instagrams of your treats,  and enjoy some prime people watching. Tourists are hilarious.


http://www.shortcakela.com/
http://www.shortorderla.com/
http://www.socoffeela.com/

A Scarf for Mom

It was supposed to be for her birthday last year....then it turned into a fall surprise...then finally a Christmas present. I consider myself a fairly fast knitter, but this scarf took foreeeeever. 

I chose a wave cable because it reminded me of my mom's hair when she got married. Loooong, wavy, and gorgeous. The cable itself is one of the easier ones, you alternate directions every 6 rows. This also cable doesn't numb your mind with too much counting and you shouldn't need markers.

Mom loved her scarf. I used a lama silk yarn so she would be nice and warm but not itchy. (very important.) Unfortunately, Indiana has been having one of the warmest winters on record thanks to the La Nina weather pattern. I don't think she's gotten to use it much. Maybe next year.