Litratong Pinoy#61: Tanghalian (Lunch)

You've Got Meal!

I say that because this sandwich was my lunch at Cafe Lalo last week. It's located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan and some scenes of the movie "You've Got Mail" were filmed in it! Their menu boasts of local and organic ingredients, and I chose this Portobello Mushroom Sandwich. It has "Portobello mushrooms sauteed in black truffle oil and garlic with market greens, zucchini & colored bell peppers." Sounds healthy, right? It tastes healthy, too. It's a rather pricey veggie sandwich, though. But then, that's New York...everything is mostly expensive!

Outside this small, cozy restaurant are posters of some scenes in the movie where Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks ate together. It's a charming movie about internet romance...the first of its kind, I think. This was from 1998, 11 years ago! Cafe Lalo itself opened ten years earlier in 1988. I wonder if they'll come up with something like "You've Got Tweets!"

Their bestsellers, I presume, are their decadent desserts. They have over 100 whole cakes and pastries to satisfy your sweet tooth. My friends and I had shared a German chocolate cake slice and one other kind of cake that I forgot.

On your way out, don't forget to take one of their lovely matches for a souvenir. It has their logo on it of a sassy lady in yellow. After our lunch date, my friends and I went to the Philippine Consulate General in 5th Avenue to honor our own Great Lady in Yellow by signing her condolence book that same day.

Ngayon lang ako nakakain ng tinapay na may palaman na kabute at iba pang kagulayan bilang tanghalian. Pakiramdam ko ay na-cleanse ang tyan ko pagkatapos nito. Hehe.