Time for lunch. Take me somewhere good. Somewhere Italian." She chose Vine, one of the cafes on the main plaza, and ordered a burrata and squash blossom pizza. The fluffy soft cheese, drizzled with fruity olive oil, paired beautifully with the crisp blossoms and homemade crust. Eaten with chilled elderflower soda, it was exactly what she'd been craving.
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SUSAN ORLEAN Life goes on, and I'm moving on to the next thing, but I hope the soaps that are still running w... SUSAN LUCCI Where there is no human connection, there is no compassion. Without compassion, then community, comm... SUSAN VREELAND Most people who have grown up introverted in this very extroverted culture of ours have had painful ... SUSAN CAIN Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessive... SUSAN CAIN Advertising is very simple in a lot of ways. Advertisers go where the users go, and users are choosi... SUSAN WOJCICKI These are challenging times at home and around the world. We will have to work together in a biparti... SUSAN COLLINS There is an anti-aging possibility, but it has to come from within. SUSAN ANTON Surrealism is a bourgeois disaffection; that its militants thought it universal is only one of the s... SUSAN SONTAG Whether you're an obstetrician or a third-grade teacher or a real estate agent, you know when yo... SUSAN ISAACS Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday aftern... SUSAN ERTZ