“We have to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, work. But work has to come third,” says Leslie Knope, with her priorities clearly in order. Amy Poehler’s character is the one character in Parks And Recreation who possesses an unassailable work ethic. Her passion for city government finds her at times even sleeping at her desk as she struggles to find an idea or to hit a deadline. But amid the hustle, Leslie Knope knows how to treat herself: with waffles from Pawnee’s own JJ’s Diner. Rather than syrup, Knope’s usual topping of choice for a stack of Belgian waffles is a mountain of whipped cream. The waffle obsession has become so central to her character that NBC even offered a “Leslie Knope Scented Butter & Maple Syrup Waffle Necklace” for purchase. Guess the network was all out of whipped cream.
