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)

4:35pm banana almond cake

Big high five for the banana almond cake from Bottega Falai. The bananas add just the right amount of freshness and the almond cake was moist with a slightly denser bottom.
Bottega Falai, 267 Lafayette St, NY, NY 10012 (below Prince)

Bottega Falai

It does not occur to us to go to Bottega Falai in the winter, their sandwiches are so light and lovely and summery. But the lovely ladies behind the counter offered to toast the baguettes, a charming acknowledgement of the season. They have organized the sandwich orders, now offering a set series of 10 or so different options, along with 3 kinds of soup and, as far as we can tell, some hot pastas too.
Bottega Falai, 267 Lafayette St, NY, NY 10012 (below Prince)

Tacombi

I got really excited when to hear Tacombi was rolling out new and improved version of their breakfast taco, but then I had it today and I realized I miss the old one more. More specifically I liked the chunks of potatoes and bits of egg mixed up with the ground chorizo. Today's version was less interesting as far as the texture goes, and (dare I say it) too heavy on the amount of filling. It was more homogenous than I like a breakfast taco, but that could just be me.
Tacombi at Fonda Nolita, 267 Elizabeth St, NY, NY 10012 (below Prince)

after lunch - chocolate con churros

Of the few times I've been to Spain, I must embarrassingly admit that I never tried a churro. I was younger, and I had even less interest in chocolate as I do now and probably sweets in general (though I did always love a good doughnut). I was much more obsessed with Pan de Higo and things of that nature. What I'm trying to say is that I'm no churro expert. And in learning more about it, there's different types called different things depending on where you are. But according to my Spain expert, the typical churro in Spain is thinner and shorter (often piped in a teardrop shape), and eaten for breakfast or after a late night/early morning of partying with hot chocolate (which more resembles a small cup of melted chocolate) or cafe con leche. We were pretty full from lunch, but had to try anyway. Verdict: I'd love to stop by in the morning before work whether or not alcohol was involved.
Churreria, 284 Mulberry St, NY, NY 10012 (below Houston)

Churreria

They're still refining service and space at Churreria, but it doesn't matter because it's a lovely little place, perfect for contemplating beautiful light fixtures and eating toasty baguette sandwiches. Word on the street is to go for the pressed sandwiches, or bikinis, as they're called on the menu.
Churreria, 284 Mulberry St, NY, NY 10012 (below Houston)

3:50pm griddle hotcakes

I don't know if we ever got just one bag, but nowadays we always pay up the $2 for 2 bags of 15 hotcakes each. One to eat piping hot on the walk back to the office, the other with our afternoon coffee.
Hot cake street cart, south side of Canal Street btwn Mulberry and Baxter

Noodle Village

Besides taking the day off yesterday to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dragon, I guess everyone also decided to eat noodles for longevity at Noodle Village. By the time we got there at 1pm, they were out of fish balls and fish cakes. But the servers in celebratory, gold embroidered, bright red tunics made up for it. That, and a plate of fried fish skin.
Noodle Village, 13 Mott St, NY, NY 10013 (btwn Mosco St and Chatham Sq) 

2:00pm sundae

Even though we have a little sweet treat every afternoon, I wouldn't say we're dessert freaks of any kind. This sundae of salted caramel ice cream, however, I could have eaten all day long. Everything about it was pure bliss in the mouth.
ABC Kitchen, 35 E. 18th St, NY, NY 10003 (btwn Broadway and Park)