the penultimate summer sunday
Sunday morning began with my sister Kassandra waking early and a trip to the grocer near my apartment for a few brunch things—some housemade sun-dried tomatoes to go with fresh pear tomatoes, arugula, and buffalo mozzarella (that’s the white) on top of a frittata,
and sugar plums from Red Jacket Orchards that exude a glossy syrup when roasted.
Catching up with my friend Solana over brunch (I’m happy she’s back in Brooklyn) filled my kitchen with laughter, and then she was off into her day, followed by Kassandra, who I see all too infrequently, leaving to drive to Philadelphia for her flight (she was in NJ this week setting a choreography and spontaneously rented a car to drive up for the weekend).
In the quiet kitchen, I turned to making a goat cheese cake for Tricia and Kenyatta‘s afternoon picnic, letting it cool by the open window,
before slicing figs across the top and drizzling it with honey from Brooklyn bees.
Arriving at Fort Greene Park, I found a sprawling group of artists, librarians, researchers, and videographers, everyone new to me and—unsurprisingly for friends of Tricia and Kenyatta—fascinating and creative.
The gracious Tricia poured me a mimosa and smiled with Kenyatta, who was in the center of the group, as I found an unoccupied patch of blanket.
The cake went quickly,
with the beautiful Elle waiting patiently, entranced by squirrels, before neatly nabbing the last slice,
and all too soon, it was time to fold the blankets—like Audrey, I wondered why summer Sundays ever have to end—
but then again, how nice it was to have spent the afternoon reveling with this crew…
More fun images and video in Tricia’s Flickr set—
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Posted by Kristen Taylor on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010, 9:09 am * Filed in brooklyn, Entertaining, Food, light. * . Follow responses through the RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:38 pm
I’m not toooo sad that summer is coming to an end because I am tired of being hot and sweaty all the times. Maybe you manage to transcend such earthly problems as perspiration. You and your hip friends always look so airy and cool in your summer adventures. I need to take a lesson on this…
September 4th, 2010 at 10:25 am
Oh, wow. Look at that CAKE! And that fritatta! And all those lovely happy people in the park. Thank you for a great story and for sharing your community with me.
September 4th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Mica, I think it’s more the beauty of the parks here that cause transcendence, but I will say that the cooler breezes this weekend are so, so lovely…
Banu, thank you! I’m about to email you, hope that we can cook together in the next month or so now that I’m back in NY, love your Switzerland post…
September 4th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Thanks Kristen.Yes, I’d love to meet you! Please do email. Banu@aol.com
September 10th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Yum! I wait all year for the mission figs to ripen here in Cali so that I can drizzle them in honey and cinnamon. The Santa Monica market has some of the best. =)
By the way, is that one of the Rocketboom team members laying on the blanket?
September 10th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
John, I agree, the Santa Monica market has fantastic figs. And yes, that is Kenyatta of Know Your Meme, a wonderful person and friend. Happy new semester! And fingers crossed on the ALA Emerging Leaders—