Archives: September 2008

Chicken and Broccoli and Havoc on Wall Street

Posted by: Michael Orey on September 17, Categories:

Which came first? On deadline today, so I had to grab something quick. That sent me to my favorite nearby Chinese restaurant for takeout that's both cheap and good....

From Liquidity Crisis to Liquid Lunch at Lehman

Posted by: Michael Orey on September 15, Categories:

With a giant press scrum staking out their Manhattan headquarters, four women from Lehman Brothers gathered one block away for lunch. “We have to come to Applebee’s, now,” one commented...

Two All Beef Patties . . . and Not a Big Mac

Posted by: Michael Orey on September 09, Categories:

You know those calorie restricted diets some people are on? I am not one of those people. Burt, my BusinessWeek colleague and gluttony enabler suggested we go for a...

The Vultures Descend

Posted by: Michael Orey on September 08, Categories:

I imagine this is a fairly universal phenomenon in offices: Lunch gets catered in for some sort of work-related meeting; the meeting breaks up and leftovers remain sitting in the...

Healthy Lunch

Posted by: Michael Orey on September 05, Categories:

Can it get any simpler (or healthier) than this? Fresh figs, ricotta salata cheese, and Broccolini (steamed, and served with olive oil and salt). A nice counterpoint to my...

Lost: The Refrigerator Episode

Posted by: Michael Orey on September 03, Categories:

There are few more scary places in an office than the communal refrigerator. This morning I brought in leftovers and must have been distracted when I wedged them into...

Mangia, Mangia

Posted by: Michael Orey on September 02, Categories:

Went back to Mangia today, one of my favorite choices for their take-out salad bar. But they’ve got a nice sit-down place upstairs, as well, and my BusinessWeek colleague...