Yes, I am being total wimp today. The rain is still poring down, and it’s SO COLD! Luckily the roughest of the nor’easter winds has started to die down, but only barely. My umbrella is safe. And, now I am safe at the nearby Pizzeria.  One constant thing I find in most New York pizza… Continue reading A new favorite cold drink for colds: Pizzeria Sicilia, 31-25 Thomson Ave., Long Island City, Queens 1/24/17

Big storm is coming; the winds are already here, and they are brutal by lunchtime. I’ve never seen a Nor’easter start off like this. Today I took my co-worker Camille out to lunch. This is her last week before her retirement, and we are all sorry she is going. She is an amazing, warm, bright,… Continue reading Before the Nor’easter: The Burger Garage, 25-36 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, Queens 1/23/17

I wasn’t in the mood to travel anywhere for lunch today; it’s definitely not happening….thanks to a dead scanner at my desk, and the fact that it took Theo the IT guy to try out three different scanners so to get the right one in perfect working condition, and it took an ENTIRE hour to… Continue reading A loaded salad, with a side of annoyance: The Van Dam Diner, 45-55 Van Dam St., Long Island City, Queens 1/19/17

Is it just me, or is a Sloppy Joe with Swiss cheese sounds weird? After becoming temporarily flummoxed by today’s Don Tapas special, I decided to try greener pastures, anything without cheese. Since I had my first arepa a month ago, Karu Cafe had a rave review in the newspaper, according to one of my… Continue reading Beany goodness: Karu Cafe @ Falchi’s, 31-00 47th Ave., Long Island City, Queens 1/18/17

Cold rain today. Great, just great…until I went to Falchi’s. There were no lines at all! My favorite Thai spot, Khao Man Gai, was practically empty. Huzzah! (Yay rain!) And, I had another stroke of good luck: their delicious chicken slurpable-soup, the Gai Too, was the special today! How awesome is that? The Gai Too… Continue reading A good Gai Too soup rainy day: Khao Man Gai NY@ Falchi’s, 31-00 47th Ave., Long Island City, Queens 1/17/17

Lunch is often afforded by opportunities given and/or taken. Once again, the Queens side of the 7 train is closed at 33rd St. Thanks to this annoying development, and the windy cool-but-not-too-cold weather outside, I rode the M60 bus for the first time until Bliss Street; it took no time at all to get there.… Continue reading Is it really a good deal?: Lenny’s Pizza, 44-08 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, Queens 1/13/17

The effects of yesterday’s cold are leaving my body slowly. General exhaustion has been downgraded to a benign sleepyness feeling that’s usually tolerable with work. (I need serious caffeine…why isn’t it Friday already?) Unfortunately, the lines at my favorite eateries at Falchi’s are a mile long, so it’s doughnut day. At least the caffeine and… Continue reading A samosa & chai tea special, doughnut style: The Doughnut Plant @ Falchi’s, 31-00 47th Ave., Long Island City, Queens 1/12/17

On same day of my birthday lunch last week, I first noticed the The Turkish Grill as Thea, Camille and I were approaching Yum Yum Queens on the next block over. An advertisement about their $9.95 lunch special outside the door seemed intriguing to me at the time. “Next week, I’ll check it out,” I… Continue reading A meaty Turkish delight: The Turkish Grill Restaurant, 42-03 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside, Queens 1/10/17

Sometimes the different tastes from good food doesn’t really work on the palate. The savory pie (Rabbit) at Stolle’s was nothing short of amazing. Lean rabbit meat flavored with dill, sour cream, onion and mushroom, baked in a Easter-egg-like golden crust. The wondrous flavors of the forest invited me to linger around some more. However, the… Continue reading Some forest & farm, but also some foul flavors: Stolle Bakery & Juice Press @ Falchi’s, 31-00 47th Ave., Long Island City, Queens 1/9/17

There’s snow everywhere! My dad just texted me a pic of their house near the OK/TX border, and it was all covered in white, as the sky looked hazy and silver. NYC got some precipitation too overnight, but by lunch it had mostly melted off. 😦 Nevertheless, it had been a productive day. Today at… Continue reading Little lunch, big flavors: Karu Cafe and the Doughnut Plant @ Falchi’s, 31-00 47th Ave., Long Island City, Queens 1/6/17