First outing to Falchi’s this week, hazah! It was pretty hazardous walking outside, with the falling icicles breaking off over our heads as they melt… At the Doughnut Plant, I got a friendly reminder that today is Saint Patrick’s Day Eve. A few green items on the menu looked appetizing. However, main course comes before… Continue reading Not a spicy curry: Khao Man Gai NY and The Doughnut Plant @ Falchi’s, 31-00 47th Ave., Long Island City, Queens 3/16/17

I believe the main culprit today was Blizzard Stella; she touched down early yesterday morning with a vengeance, thus everything within a 15 mi. radius was closed. Today, the trains are backed up, the roads are barely shoveled (in Queens), and Harrison Behl, an amazing co-worker at LPA is leaving on Friday. (Thanks to the… Continue reading An all-chocolate lunch, thanks to a co-worker’s departure (and Stella): Items from Amy Bakery, c/o Library of the Performing Arts (NYPL) at Lincoln Center, and Starbucks @ 63rd Street and Broadway, New York, NY 1/15/17

The libraries in the NYC are closed tomorrow. Yay yay yay!!! Snow is a-coming in, don’t need to travel at all… Today is beautiful, like most days before a storm or a disaster strikes. Since I’m going to a presentation of Lou Reed’s “The Raven” after work, a big, fat lunch is in order. Brooks… Continue reading Last lunch (before tomorrow’s blizzard): Brooks 1890, 24-28 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, Queens 3/13/17

Late lunch today…but there is a method to my madness. I got a table at the diner where I could watch the snow falling outside. (Yes, this is a piffy snowfall; it melts instantly as it hits the ground, and is mostly rain, not like the snow currently falling fast and heavy in Rochester upstate,… Continue reading Seeing snow falling: The Van Dam Diner, 45-55 Van Dam St., Long Island City, Queens 3/10/17

The inventory is very dusty today. Then again, when you change projects, and now items are bigger and older (recorded in 1938-), so now breathing through the nose is now no longer a causal experience. (Thank God for Flonase…) The line at the pizza place on my block is long and filled to the brim… Continue reading Rubbery, but still good: Pizza Sicilia (or Pizza Prezzemo), 31-25 Thomson Ave., Long Island City, Queens 3/9/17

Spring is indeed coming; maybe it’s here today two weeks ahead of schedule: rainy morning and a sunny lunch. Lunch today is earlier than usual; I came in at 7:45 am today, thanks to a rehearsal for my Saturday.  Another sign of spring is the new specials at Falchi’s. Today at Khao Man Gai NY:… Continue reading $5 Spring-type lunch: Khao Man Gai NY @ Falchi’s, 31-00 47th Ave., Long Island City, Queens 3/8/17

The Spanish ladies at Don Tapas will try anything. Sloppy Joe’s, macaroni, ham sandwiches, hot dogs with bacon, and now, the quintessential Mexican meal: tacos. And on a Tuesday! How awesome is that? Their taco special comes with three kinds of tacos: stewed and shredded chicken with a spicy sauce, sofrito beef, and vegetables (black… Continue reading 3 tacos for Tuesday: Don Tapas @ Falchi’s, 31-00 47th Ave., Long Island City, Queens 3/7/17

And… I skipped breakfast for this?! After finding out my cold has morphed into allergies (ah, Spring has sprung early this year, according to the nice ENT doctor), and my hearing in my right ear has lost the high tones (not good at all) :(, I was famished, but I had to return back to… Continue reading I’ve never seen a frozen hard-boiled egg before: Starbucks @ 87th St. and 3rd Ave., New York, NY 3/6/17

As usual, I am hungry, but not grossly hungry, so eating at the Van Dam Diner does often satisfy some cravings.  However, since  the portions are huge, I usually don’t finish all of the tasty items on my plate, then I have to deal with the overly-concerned serving staff…one time I was in a surly… Continue reading An odd beef sandwich: The Van Dam Diner, 45-55 Van Dam St., Long Island City, Queens 3/3/17

My co-worker Thea is craving an empanada today for lunch. She usually eats lunch at 11:30 am, which is pretty early. Today, it’s no problem with me! I like eating with others when I can… Falchi’s was half-full of crowds, since it was early, which was nice. At Karu Cafe, Thea ordered 2 beef empanadas,… Continue reading An early empanada and doughnut: Karu Cafe and the Doughnut Plant @ Falchi’s, 31-00 47th Ave., Long Island City, Queens 3/2/17