My grandmother worked at Hudson's, and it was a big treat to go down with my mother and sister to see her for lunch. We would all go up to the restaurant and I would get that burger that came on dark bread [[how exotic!). My mother and grandmother would usually both get the Maurice Salad, and grandma would always give me a little taste, because I loved the dressing. And then... the sundae with the cone on top.

Sometimes, for a real exotic treat we would go "behind the scenes" to the employee cafeteria, which served many of the same items as the restaurant. I realize now that this was only probably because it was grandma's turn to pay and it was a lot cheaper, but still, we felt like such special insiders, and all of my grandma's friends from the aisles of beauty would dote over us kids.