Reese Witherspoon grabbed a bit to eat at a local restaurant in New York City this afternoon.

Reese Witherspoon was easy to spot in a bright pink blouse with black trousers and black heels as she flashed a quick smile to the nearby shutterbugs and headed off on her way.

And it sounds like Ms. Witherspoon is thankful she returned to her lighter coif as it has helped her shrug off her Atlanta, Georgia arrest last month.

A gal pal told press, “Reese is so relieved to be back to blonde, she feels like it sums up the core of who she is and that her momentary transgression with the police can be forever linked to the dark-haired alter-ego. She feels that that happened to another person now.”