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Let’s call it Birthday Sunday… BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT IT IS! (That sentence slowly evolved into an Oprah voice. ย Just so you know.)

โ€ข ย French girls really know how to work their scarves! ย How To Tie a Scarf Like a French Girl.

โ€ข ย Dear Guy Who Just Made My Burrito. ย I CRIED laughing. ย Cried real tears. ย If you’ve ever eaten a burrito you’d understand. ย (Link contains explicit language, like a lot, because burritos are serious business.)

โ€ข ย I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of tiny charcoal grills on amazon. ย What a bizarre rabbit hole to find yourself in. ย It’s summer! ย I have a little courtyard. ย I want to charcoal it up perhaps with this little Lodge Charcoal Grill. ย Then there’s the whole charcoal and briquette rabbit hole. ย  I never thought I’d be googling things like:ย Charcoal Briquettesย and Lighter Cubes and Chimney Starters.

โ€ข ย Can we talk about Oprah Chai at Starbucks!? ย It’s DELICIOUS! It’s charitable, and IT’S OPRAH! ย I’m going to put a candle in it today and make it a birthday chai.

โ€ข ย Let’s make a summer version of Homemade Lipgloss! ย I’m thinking orange and bright pink tones. ย Like sherbet!

โ€ข ย I’m taking my first Barre3 class in New Orleans next week. ย Let’s keep our fingers crossed I don’t look like an idiot… but I will and that’s ok.

โ€ข ย Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown is my favorite show on television. ย His bookย Medium Raw is all up in my queue because my friend Tracy just bought the audio book and I have to do most things that she does.

โ€ข ย I’m waaay into the new Black Keys album Turn Blue. ย Summertime tunes.

โ€ข ย This is Dali. ย This is Warhol. ย This is Pollock. ย The life and work of famous artists in illustration. ย It’s so good!

(Above dress by Girls From Savory because I think someone might ask, and also becauseย their dressesย are cuteย and comfortable and super flattering. ย No, I don’t think I’m a fashion blogger. Just sayin’.)

I’m going to go eat all the beignets now! ย Have a happy holiday Sunday!

I love you. ย (Insert: lip emoji)

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  3. Happy belated birthday Joy! I trust you ate some incredibly amazing cake?! What was your birthday cake flavor combination?

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  4. I’m really sad to see links to Amazon here, they are a horrible company that abuse migrant workers and destroys local economies.

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  5. Happy (belated) birthday!! Ughhhhh, Parts Unknown is so incredible. I love how he ties in so much of the culture and historical background of each place, too.

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  8. …Happy Belated Birthday dear girl! *<:o)

    …Hope your day was FILLED with love, laughter, friends, family and plenty o' CAKE!

    …Now off to see this burrito thingy you spoke about. ;o)

    …Peace & blessings. :o)

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  10. OMG that burrito article is my favorite thing ever. I remember reading aloud to my husband in the car and I thought I was going to die from laughing so hard.

    Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential is one of my favorite books, his writing style is so honest and his past is so crazy! I have so much respect for people working in restaurants after reading that book, I could never survive it. Medium Raw is on my list!

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  13. First of all, that burrito write-up is literally everything. My favorite line is: “Humans also donโ€™t eat burritos like *#$!ing corn on the cob. Like a *#$!ing typewriter from one end to the other a little at a time and then DING next line.” So. Spot. On.

    Secondly, the Oprah chai is my new favorite. Seriously, what can Oprah not do?? My parents literally just got a place near hers in Montecito and I am contemplating buzzing her gate with a baked good and her chai as a peace offering. If she doesn’t answer, I’ll just sit outside her gate and enjoy it all by myself. Either way, I’ll have the chai.

    Happy Birthday, Joy! Hope you have an amazing birthday month (because that’s how it’s gotta be!)

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  14. You should get an Oprah chai iced no ice… then go home and bake cupcakes with it. Just trust me on this one.

    ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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  17. I LOVE Anthony Bourdain. And he follows me on twitter. That’s my biggest claim to fame! Came here to look at recipes and got a tad but distracted. Happy birthday!

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  18. Omg how i cried with the burrito. That was my in-my-head passive aggressive banter every morning waiting for my breakfast burrito.

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  20. Happy day after your birthday, Joy and congratulations on being named a best baking blogger by Better Homes and Gardens Magazine (June issue).

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  21. Happy belated birthday! I love Anthony Bourdain! I was obsessed with No Reservations and whenever I see that it’s on, I happily sit and marathon it with whoever is around…or just by myself. If you haven’t read Kitchen Confidential, I would highly recommend it. I haven’t read Medium Raw yet, but it’s on my list. :)

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  22. happy happy birthday!!! I have been meaning to try the Oprah Chai. It is a mission this week.

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  27. Wohooo! Happy belated birthday! I hope your Sunday was superb, and I love your dress (green is my favourite colour, even!). You are phenomenal, Joy!

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  30. Happy birthday! I hope your day is excellent in proportion to the happiness your writing and recipes are to me (hint=lots)

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  34. Happy Birthday! And of course the FIRST thing that came to mind was, “Where did you get that dress?!”. You know us well. PS the burrito rant is everything. Have a lovely, lovely day!

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  37. A) Don’t be concerned about barre, I am the farthest thing from a ballet dancer out there so if I can do it, you can too.
    B) Anthony Bourdain is basically my hero, everything and anything he touches is magic. I love, love, love Parts Unknown (and it goes without saying, Medium Raw as well).
    C) <3 The Black Keys…I almost bought concert tickets the other day but realized I am going to Europe and should probably pay for that first.
    D) And most importantly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I have obviously never met you but you are clearly one cool chick and I hope it's everything you wanted it to be!

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  38. For tiny charcoal grills, you have to go Japanese! Try a ya kit or grill. There’s a good selection on Amazon. :)

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  40. Happy Birthday to my fave blogger! Thanks for brightening my days with your hilarious witty writing & gorgeous food photos. I hope you have (at least) a year full of happiness & JOY!

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  41. Happy Birthday to you Joy! It was my little sister’s birthday on Saturday so this was one of my favourite weekends of the year too!
    My boyfriend and I love Anthony Bourdain and are currently binge watching the whole back catalogue of his TV shows and I have some of his books in my bedside ‘to read’ pile.
    Hope you have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy the birthday beignets!

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  45. Happy Birthday to Joy! Enjoy your day and I love the burrito post. It was so funny. Wishing you a wonderful year and hope you sell a million books :)

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  46. Happy birthday to you from another birthday girl in Denmark! Hope your day has been as nice and sunny as mine. /Marie

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  47. Happy Birthday, Joy!

    I hope you have the best birthday in NOLA, I can’t imagine how exciting that must be. Definitely, definitely eat allll the beignets, with all the calories you’re going to be burning at barre it won’t matter! I started taking barre classes a few months ago and am completely addicted. The classes are crazy hard but I’ve never taken a more complete form of exercise that doesn’t feel like it’s doing damage to my joints. You also see results quickly and start fiending for the post class high you feel. Can’t wait to read about how your experience goes, good luck!

    – Brittany :)

    PS The grippy socks that seem really overpriced are totally worth the investment, they make it a lot easier to do some of the poses and are so comffy.

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      1. Ahhhh so excited that you are taking a barre3 class! I started taking them in Austin and I am completely addicted. No other barre class compares, sadly. I’ve tried.

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  48. Oh my lanta that burrito article all the tears…I can’t even….it happens…

    Happy birthday, miss fabulous! Holly Tolly you rock that dress!!!

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  51. Birthday Beignets are the best kind! Hope you did not get too much powdered sugar all over that cute dress. So glad you are enjoying New Orleans, I know that stoop you are standing on. I have a picture of my dog sitting on it (because it looked cool and matched her coat). Happy Happy!

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  55. Happy Birthday Joy and thanks for all the great information and photos your share on your lovely creative blog!

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  59. “God already gave us two burrito forks. They are called hands!” BAHAHA. Thanks for a giggle on your birthday. Have a happy day and an incredible year!

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  60. Happy birthday Joy! Girls born on May are the best, and I’m not biased just because I was born in May as well ;)
    Have a great Sunday!

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  61. Oh my goodness! It’s my birthday too! Don’t you love that it often falls on a long weekend? Enjoy all the beignets! Happy happy birthday!!

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