NOT the Lunch Post (though, if Dipso doesn't get on it, this will have to do)

As a favor to Sinecure, I present to all of you, BUTTERSTICK:

Okay, just kidding.

I present the REAL Butterstick, aka Tai Shan (Butterstick is a WAY better name):Yes, he's very obviously smoking a fat joint. This little dude ROCKS.

At what point do I want a man to stick his finger in my butt? (THIS IS THE LUNCH POST)

I'm doing the whole physical thing at a clip of about every two years. Each time I wonder, will this be the time he puts his finger in my butt? Well, yesterday's appointment came and went, and I report no penetration. Every time, the tension is greater. I mean, when I realized that he was going to skip over that portion, I admit that the dominant emotion was relief. However, I mean, and this is a delicate matter, I mean, there's a reason for it, right? But...I can't exactly make a request, you know? But if there's something going on in there...which I don't really think there is...but that's why you check, right? Oy.

To be on the safe side, I'm only going to eat salad and berries for the next 24 months.

WFL?

A lunch's worst enemy?

I woke up this morning intent on walking 15 blocks to my favorite salad place at lunch for the best salad in NY. My post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas diest begins today and nothing was going to stop me from starting it out with a great salad. That's until I turned on the TV and saw that we were looking at a high of 64 degrees (awesome walking weather) but a chance of showers this afternoon. What! When! NO! My exact words. Alas I have been looking out my window every 5 minutes to guage the clouds in the sky, look for umbrellas, drops of rain, anything. My salad is all I can think about. http://www.choptsalad.com, and I have been debating between a Tex-mex Ranch Dressing or the Sweet & Smokey Chipotle to cover my romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, sun dried tomato, carrots, celery, and light white cheddar cheese with some sun flower seeds. It's getting close to go time, and still no rain but it's dark. What to do?

Anyone else ever had their lunch dreams dashed by Mother Nature?

WFL everyone?

I dream of Turkey

It's come and gone! Any dish that stood out? Did Grandma try something new that you couldn't stomach? Are you still suffering from cranberry overdose? Share with us WFLers!!

SPECIAL NOTE: Use this post to reflect on your Thanksgiving, it will only remain active through 11/29. The luch post for today (Monday, November 28th) is below.

Welcome Back... (your dreams were your ticket out)

I can't resist a chance to sing the Welcome Back Kotter theme, at any turn. Welcome Back What'sForLunchers!!

I'm blogging to you from the comfort of my couch, nursing a cold and taking care of a generally over-exhausted body. This is providing me with an opportunity to watch Martha and recuperate from the weekend. It's going to be a long holiday season, folks.

I want to discuss for a moment the simple beauty of the Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich. I just made myself one and it was heavenly. There are few things that can beat a good, old fashioned PB&J. I am partial to Peter Pan Peanut Butter, Crunchy. However, I realized that this new jar that I bought was creamy. Never fear though - I happen to have roasted, salted peanuts in the house, so I sprinkled some on the peanut butter before administering the "jelly" layer. (I'm a grown up - I use Strawberry Fruit Spread these days, though I'm certainly not turning my nose up at jelly) I put the peanut butter on both slices of bread, and the "jelly" in between. The peanut butter then acts like glue, keeping the jelly inside. Today I used 9 grain as the delivery mechanism for the pb&j.

So everyone, what's for lunch? Leftover turkey sandwiches, still? Perhaps some soup? (I hear it's cold in the midwest) How are you managing this first day back to the grind?

Happy Thanksgiving & WFL?

Most of you are probably braving the highways and biways already. I'm leaving in a few hours. For lunch and the 10-14 (depending on traffic) drive ahead of me I will be picking up sandwiches at So's Your Mom Deli on Columbia Rd. I ymagine that I will need three sandwiches for the journey, so I will get the following:

1) Bacon, Avocado, lettuce and Tomato (BALT) with swiss cheese on wheat toast with heavy mayo and onions.

2) Braunschweiger with swiss on Pumpernickel with spouts, tomato, onion, horseradish and mayo.

3) Their "Deluxe Italian Sub". Too much stuff to recount. But includes sweet and hot peppers and an olive tapenade. I always add mayo.

What are YOU having for lunch today?

And of course HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Getting Warmed Up...

Yeah I can feel it. Taste it even. My stomach knows how special this week is. The cravings have already begun. So this provides an interesting Lunch quandary. Since every meal between now and Thursday is sure to be a letdown, how does one go about lunching?

Personally I may be the recipient of a special treat. Rumor has it that a co-worker has brought in some T-Giving food from a party she hosted this past Sunday. So I may get a jump on the festivities.

But what will you poor souls out there do?

What's For Lunch?

"How does it feel to lose to the worst team in the division?", and other taunts...

What a glorious day at Ravens Stadium yesterday! After a tailgating turkey feast - complete with deep fried turkey and green bean casserole, along with many other tasty lunchtime tailgate offerings, we entered the stadium realistic, but hopeful. After all, Boller was back and Roethlesoverrated was out, so Tommy "XFL" Maddox was going to be in for the Black & Gold. This was a matter of family pride for me, since my father has so ruthlessly been taunting me about the Ravens' lackluster (at best) season thus far. The Halloween Monday Night game earlier this season was a difficult loss to take, but yesterday more than made up for it! GO RAVENS! We might even NOT embarrass ourselves at Cincy next week!

But enough about that. I want to give a special Welcome to a new What's For Luncher, who will be checking out the blog for the first time today. Gaining her participation around here could revolutionize the way we look at lunch. I've known her for a few months now, but it was only yesterday while lunching at the tailgate did I learn of her true devotion to the art of lunching. I look forward to her postings.

So, everyone - What's For Lunch on this fall Monday? This weekend marked the last of my all out binging and the transition to get back on the health train. So, for me, it's a pomegranate and veggies and hummus. Also, LaChoi and I have a planned trip to the gym, once we find out where it is. (our office has gym privileges at some other building, we're off to do some investigating today) What's on the agenda for the rest of Team Lunch?

Go Blue! AND GO SPARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My hands are FREEZING. I think I need a hot sandwich. This will be my non-healthy lunch swansong. A wreck, extra mayo and extra hot peppers. Macaroni salad and grape soda. The events of the next few days could really represent a metamorphosis for ol’ Dipso.

To Soup or not to Soup?

It's finally fall. 40 degrees and sunny in NYC. When the weather man reported today's temperature my brain only thought of one thing? Soup. Ashby's, a small deli/gourmet food place 4 blocks from my office has 8 or 10 Daily Soups when the weather gets frightful. I am hoping they will have a Tomato Bisque, or a Chicken Dumpling, maybe even a Gumbo, or Vegetarian Chili. All I know is that the answer to my question above is "to Soup".

Oh and I'll probably get the half sandwich with the soup for $7.95.

WFL everyone? Anyone else feely soupy?

Meatloaf, Bojo, and the Galileo Grill - oh my!

Good Morning! And what a Good morning it is! I came in to work to discover that tonight I'll be having a late dinner at Les Halles to celebrate the 2005 Beaujolais - which means free wine at midnight for all! (thanks LaChoi for setting that up and keeping us informed) This coincides nicely with the fact that I made my award-winning meatloaf last night during the Gilmore Girls, and I brought yummy leftovers (and stewed tomatoes) for lunch today.

Lunch for tomorrow is already planned with LaChoi, Josephus and the as-yet-lacking-a-blog-alias-because-she's-a-big-slacker-coworker at the Galileo Grill. I can't wait!

So cats and kittens... What's For Lunch on this glorious (and unseasonably warm) November day???

Austin City Limits

NEWS FLASH!!!!

Mondays suck ass.

Especially after a weekend of tex mex in Austin. Several satisfying meals with only one real mis-step which was quicly evacuated (ahem.). Had some of the tastiest brisket and potatoes ever. A thousand thanks to J & Mel for getting married in Austin so I could experience it. Oh and congrats on getting married too.

I'm sorry I missed the Edmund Fitz tribute on Friday, as Dipso can tell you that song holds a special place in my heart. Don't mess with Gitche Gumee.

As a trbiute to Eddie Guererro, who passed this weekend, I was originally going to get some sort of Mexican dish for lunch. But after an entire weekend of breakfast tacos and evacuated chorizo I think I am going for a salad today.

It's good to see the new folks are contributing to blog so regularly. Invite friends.

So anyway...WFL?

And for Eddie...LATINO HEAT!!

A Special Sunday Blog

Ah, the Sunday Morning/Afternoon hangover. A special condition, with special needs. I'm sure that if I find my purse (I'm guessing it's on the counter in the kitchen, next to the remains of the 7-11 hotdog/nacho combo and some pretzels) it will have exactly zero cash in it. Which likely means I spent WAY too much money on WAY too much booze last night. Which, would do well to explain why everytime I move, I feel that the contents of my stomach could violently expel themselves at any moment.

So, I'm presented with that ever-nagging weekend quandry: What's For Lunch that will a) not make me sick(er) b) make me feel better c) be cheap to free and/or made from whatever the hell I have in my house and d) satisfy my high standards for lunching?

Now, I know we don't have many WFLers checking in on the weekends - but if anyone's out there: help a hungover sister out.

Oh, and stay tuned for the first LaChoi/Ethics review of the buffets of DC. We hit Tony Cheng's Mongolian BBQ last night, which provided an interesting starting point for an interesting evening filled with neuroscientists, vodka, lipgloss, and hot girl-on-girl-on-scientist action. Oh, and the demise of Bachelors, Virgins and I think there was a Dirty Bastard in there somewhere, too.

Awww mannn!

Ruthie was almost all growed up, too!

I need some comfort food.

Everybody mark the 30th Anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald appropriately? I had a couple Edmund Fitzgerald Porters (a fine brew from the Great Lakes Brewing Co.) and, of course, Lightfoot. I teared up.

Off to Austin...

I'm outta here.
Please send Austin lunch ideas.
Enjoy the long weekend.
And of course, WFL?

I am such a wonderful person!

I have an appointment with the eye doctor in @ 40 minutes. My understanding is that, in general, when one has not eaten anything in since waking, one's breath is bad. (I didn't make that up, did I?) So for the sole reason of not breathing empty stomach breath on my optometrist, I ate a turkey sandwich at 10 a.m. I figured that would be the right time to allow for dissipation of the actual sandwich breath, while also taking care of the empty stomach breath. I just want to make life as comfortable as possible for all people everywhere. It's about doing the little (lunch) things that say "I care."

Trying Something New

Remember the other day I said I had pictures for the blog documenting the mystical rabbit in that courtyard on 51st? And I had planned to detail the saga of attempting to go to one place following the initial meeting near the rabbit, only to discover it had burned? Well, here is my first attempt at blogging my phone pics... Let's see how this goes.



After meeting at the rabbit, we proceeded to try to go to a fine Irish establishment called Connolly's. As we approached the building, my lunchtime companion noted that it looked as though it had burned. (this was after we tried two places with ridiculous lines) In fact, it had, as noted here.

Hey, looky how cool. Wow. We're becoming a real blog. Now if I could only figure out how to put links within the comments....

Blog Early and Often

Good morning! I know 9:30 is a little early for some lunchtime blogging, but my day is full and this will be my last chance before lunch to execute my Presidential duties.

I have a meeting today in Fairfax, of all unGodly places (might as well be in Ohio) to talk about two things very near and dear to me: children and the development of their character. What's that you say? "Ethics doesn't care about dorky high school kids and whether they Do the Right Thing or not," you, sir, would be correct, so you can tell how much I'm looking forward to the day. Travelling outside the Beltway, kids, and morals - jeez, what's NOT to be excited about. (did I mention the meeting is with one guy who I don't trust and another who is cheap - yeah, this is the meeting that just keeps getting better)

At least they're serving lunch, but knowing our host, it will probably be ramen all around or some shit.

So folks, weigh in - delight me with your tales of not having to drive to the burbs and endure a lunch meeting. WHAT'S FOR LUNCH???

An apology to our President

Ethics/AKA "El Presidente"...AKA "Madame President"...AKA "The girl with the Green T-Shirt" was in NYC this weekend. As a resident of NYC I offered our President my phone number and told her to call me if she needed any recommendations for meals, or possibly to even meet up for a drink and talk about the future of our Blog and the recent attacks led by Josephus. Being the great president that she is, she contacted me and told me where she would be, where she would be eating and even offered to come meet at the complete opposite part of town. Unfortunately due to other circumstances (people I was with, and previous plans) I was never able to meet up with Ethics. We tried to make plans for Sunday when she would be going to watch the Marathon and eat at a horrible brunch spot, and we were unable to meet then as well. Thus Madame President, I apologize. I promise to make this up to you in the near future and will spear head your campaign against Josephus.

Anyhow, it's Monday, it's pretty nice outside, and I'm hungry. WFL?

Something's in the Air

I'm back and it feels good. The words are flowing from my brain to my fingertips and I'm ready to talk turkey - turkey clubs, turkey cobbs, hell, maybe even a turkey leg or two - it is afterall, turkey season, so let's get after it.

I'm blogging from that beautiful island called Manhattan, and it's a gorgeous fall day. It's unseasonably warm, and I can't wait to get out and be part of it. Which, brings me to an important point. We here at TheOriginalWhat'sForLunch encourage you to come be part of it. We aspire to grow this little community to one that crosses all demographics. All that we ask is that you share our passion for lunch and our verbosity in professing our love.

We're not a group that has all the lunch answers - and I hope we never do. But we are a group who thrives on friendly debate, witty banter, and pastrami on rye. We want more voices on the subject - we want YOUR voice. Make it be heard!

With that, I'll move on to the matter of the day - What's For Lunch?

Me, I'm meeting a friend "in a little courtyard on 51st, between 6th and 7th near the rabbit statue that is now covered in Christmas trees" and seeking lunch from there. Sure sounds Alice In Wonderland-ian to me. What would Alice eat?

Your President (INO) Weighs In

Hello What'sForLunchers!!!

I realize it's a little late for a lunch post, but I know how neglectful I've been, and wanted to send my best.

First, to comment for only just a moment on dipso's comment on yesterday's blog. Less than 24 hours after I was having my photo taken on the trading floor with the current and former CEO's of Merck, we get the verdict. It was a nice way to end a great event and start a lunch meeting with Merck re our funding for the next couple of years. Which segues nicely into the fact that my lunch sucked. We had food brought in that was bland and boring, and wholly unsatisfying. I endured a turkey wrap with mozzarella and sundried tomatoes, followed by a slice of carrot cake, while I sat through a bizarre meeting where I decided that everyone is plotting against my organization and that no one is to be trusted. (long story) However, this was more than made up for by dinner, which I had at my friends' apartment, made by another friend of theirs. She made Japanese pancakes, which were made from cabbage and pork and/or squid and some sort of batter topped with Japanese mayo, brown sauce, some kind of amazing spicy sauce and a touch of dried seaweed. So tasty.

Yesterday, I had horribly greasy pizza, which I didn't keep down long due to my now legendary nervous stomach. But, I had it in my Phat Suite (which, I was nearly evicted from last night during the afterparty, but that's a story for another time) so that made everything alright.

My party was a raging success, and I can't say it wasn't pretty fucking cool to indulge in open bar on the trading floor. Sadly, I didn't really get to eat, so I've got no report there, but the wine was quite good.

I've decided to stay on in the city for the next couple of days, despite my lack of funding and appropriate clothing. I've got friends to see and beer to drink. Tomorrow I'll meet a dear friend for lunch, and will be pleased to report on that when it happens. It's possible burritos will be involved, so rico, I'll try to keep details to a minimum.

I'm pleased to see the blog thrive in my absence, and I know I've recruited a new reader, who may turn to a poster, if time permits. I'm working on it though. Spreading the word. Evangelizing if you will.

Good luck, Godspeed and Happy Lunching.

The Breakfast meeting

I had one this morning so lunch will be pushed back to 2:00 ish. I'm thinking about a turkey club. I watched a show called Trading Spouses last night on the FOX network. Between FOX News and FOX TV Rupert Murdoch has got the fringes of the entire country covered. He's a genius. A very rich, very evil, genius.

WFL?

Live from New York...

I'm posting to get Jo to stop fucking pestering me, as I am mega-swamped and not even getting to enjoy my palacial suite overlooking ground zero, and affording me wrap around views of this glorious island called Manhattan.

I don't know what's for lunch. Ate wings at the airport (and again at the hotel) for lunch yesterday, followed by tasty venison for dinner at Tribeca Grill.

Anyway, to the meat of the matter: WFL!!!!?????

OKAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!

Hi Josephus! How the heck are you? Hey, would you like to tell us all what you're having for lunch today? Or would you like to discuss some possibilities? Share with us, Josephus!