From Santosh to Magnolia....with love!!!

A friend suggested that we should not miss the cupcakes at Magnolia in NYC..we did go..so this is all about that....though I hope no self respecting New Yorker reads this one or then I hope he or she has not seen Santosh Bakery in Pune...chances are that most would not have and so I'll go on...

Actually what happened when I entered Magnolia was that I got transported back to Santosh....suddenly...well for those who know both, this might be sacrilege!! But you know you can't ignore the similarities....both are about the same size - Magnolia probably slightly large....but you can see the mouth melting treats being made at both the places....so now whats different..? Ahmmm....Magnolia is a plush patisserie in Manhattan - next to the Rockefeller Centre...almost as touristy as you can get... and our Santosh is on the friendly neighbourhood of Apte Road. Where are we going with this...? For starters...I loved both...Santosh a little more I must admit...Of course the perks that Santosh enjoys of being in my life for 25-30 years...and since Santosh introduced me to cupcakes...thinking of Santosh while getting the Magnolia cupcake was but natural, wouldn't you say??

But besides that I think it was the buzz in both the places, the excitement of being in your favourite place in the city and its not only your favourite place but everyone's...the excitement that you are soon going to be digging in into something that you've been craving for long...that you will surely meet someone you know...a friend, acquaintance...someone who is always behind you in the queue...coz you've been there for so long and you've visited the place so often.....that you will always know atleast one person who's serving you that day and he doesn't often need to ask what you want to have because for years' you've had the same...and the taste has remained the same year after year...

....and that's probably why its your favourite and your city's favourite too....and no matter how much others who have other favourites love this place or just about tolerate it...you will never hear a word against it....then be it your "Vaishali", "Marzorin", "Santosh bakery" or New York's "Magnolia".....