Tell your pal and a confidant: The 'Golden Girls' cafe is Instagram heaven
Picture it: The year's 2017 and despite being cancelled in 1992, Golden Girls is still your favorite show. What's a cheesecake-loving gal to do? Where can one hang out with pals and confidantes?
Don't worry, fellow friends of Dorothy (and Blanche, Rose and Sophia) -- the first Golden Girls cafe is open for business, and Instagram users have been showing it love.
NYC's Rue La Rue carries the motto "thank you for being a friend" and is dedicated to Rue McClanahan, who played everybody's favourite Southern floozy, Blanche Devereaux, on the iconic series.
Along with actresses Betty White, Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty, McClanahan is honored in the themed eatery with memorabilia lining the walls and a menu that's 100 percent Golden Girls. (Betty White coconut cake or salted caramel Bea Arthur cheesecake, anyone?)
The cafe's owner, Michael LaRue, was a good friend of McClanahan and is the executor of her estate, meaning the place is filled with her personal belongings, including her Emmy.
McClanahan's son, Mark Bish, is a co-owner of the Washington Heights cafe, which opened earlier this month.
The cafe's currently open for breakfast and lunch, with a dinner menu expected to follow in the next few weeks.
Forget Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. The real groundbreaking feminists of TV were Miami retirees. May their legacy live on in every bite of delicious cheesecake and every shade-y remark shared between gal pals.
Jerico Mandybur is the editor of Mashable Australia. Previously, she worked as a digital editor at SBS, Oyster Mag, MTV and ASOS. Tweet her at @jerico_m.
