4:10pm sugar donut

We're usually not ones to let one bad donut spoil the party, but wow, this one was really no good. Probably already old by lunchtime when we picked it up, one bite and it was clear, there's nothing redemptive about this stale donut. There is always next time, but I'll be waiting to be certain it's just out of the fryer.
The Bowery Diner, 241 Bowery, New York, NY (below Stanton St)

Bowery Diner

The Bowery Diner just opened up this week, but you would never know from the hustle bustle of the lunch crowd that filled the spacious dining room. We split a Bowery burger and buttermilk fried chicken sandwich. The burger was fun, although small and maybe too pricey for its size, but still, we liked it. The chicken sandwich, on the other hand, could really use a far lighter bun than the dense hoagie roll it came on. The bread completely overwhelmed what I have to assume was a nice fried chicken cutlet.
The Bowery Diner, 241 Bowery, New York, NY (below Stanton St)

4:23pm yodels

I was feeling a litte special this morning, having a positive attitude towards 2012, and so decided to take the slightly longer route to work by stopping off at Lulu Cake Boutique, for one of their Yodels. Hey, Hostess and Hoho's may not have much longer of a future, but hopefully we'll have Lulu around for their superior junk food modeled cake.
Lulu Cake Boutique, 112 Eighth Ave, NY, NY 10011 (btwn 15th and 16th)

Hoomoos Asli with Josh

Lunch with fellow architects is only fun when you get to complain and get excited over things nobody else would care to know, and also talk about things that don't involve architecture. Like today, when non-architecture related conversation topics included, communists, infatuations, cigarettes, cheap wine and Rome.  When in Rome..  Alas, we are in NYC and today we had okay falafels.
Hoomoos Asli, 100 Kenmare St, NY, NY 10012 (at Centre St)

4:10pm coffee rollcake

You would think for $1.10 we would have gotten 2 coffee rollcakes at Fay Da. But nope, we just got the one to share. I only think of it now because it was so yummy and squishy, with the barest hint of coffee, that I kind of wish I had another.
Fay Da, 191 Centre St, NY, NY 10013 (at Hester St)

Central Buffet

We are still in our lumbering elephant mode, trying to get old fingers to do new things. Which also means we somehow have no extra brain capacity for lunch. You would think a fantastic meal would be just the right thing but interestingly Chinese buffet was a good solution today. Because the options always vary, we get a pleasant surprise at what's available and yet the whole experience is completely predictable.
Central Buffet, 195 Centre Street, NY, NY 10013 (btwn Howard and Hester)

4:04pm chocolate chunk cookie

Y accidentally doubled up on dessert yesterday, so we saved the cookie instead of the donut for today. And even after a day, the cookie was crisp and delicious. We can hence deduce that we made the obvious and correct decision.
Lafayette Espresso Bar & Marketplace, 189 Lafayette St, NY, NY 10013 (below Broome)

Calexico Cart

The Calexico cart on Broome and Crosby is back!  We eyed it yesterday and determined today was a perfectly nice day to stand on the street corner to wait for some lunch.  It turns out it's only their second day back, and still trying to get back into their groove, meaning, they don't have everything available yet. But on the plus side, we were told they were serving up a mighty breakfast burrito starting at 9am. We are so hitting that up tomorrow!
Calexico, Broome St near Broadway, NY, NY 10012 (north-east corner)

4:50pm donuts

If I were a songwriter, I'd most definitely write a song about donuts. "Oh donuts, how you complete my day. Oh donuts, how you add and don't detract. Woah-woah-woah"  Okay readers, send us the melody!
Donut Pub, 203 W. 14th St, NY, NY 10011 (near 7th Ave)

Soho Park

We are experiencing momentous change in our office today by becoming Mac users.  We feel utterly useless and retarded in every task we try to tackle, from using the keyboard to downloading photos.  We are old dogs trying to learn new tricks.  So for lunch, we weren't feeling quite so adventurous (and also making our way to the very frightening Apple store), we stuck to some reliable American standards; hamburgers, hotdogs and fries.  I know we will, but it's hard right now to imagine the day we will never look back.
Soho Park, 62 Prince St, NY, NY 10012 (at Lafayette)