Sonia Sotomayor

Maria Piedrabuena

Soup and sandwich with a side of inspiration: my chance encounter with history at the Riverhead Panera Bread

by Maria del Mar Piedrabuena | Mar 11, 4:00 pm

How the unexpected appearance of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the Panera Bread counter wiped away my late-pregnancy blues and gave me new perspective and determination.

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Sonia Sotomayor

Soup and sandwich with a side of inspiration: my chance encounter with history at the Riverhead Panera Bread