Hello friends, family, and most importantly, devoted followers and fans. I could give many excuses for my absence, like my lunches were too despicable to blog about or work has been overwhelmingly busy, especially around the lunch hour. But I won’t. I will instead say I for no real reason took a break but am now ready to amaze you once again with my lunches and anecdotes.

Today didn’t start off as I had hoped. As usual, I schlepped on the subway and fought the midtown crowds to arrive at Amish Market, my morning place of choice for coffee and breakfast. I was in a rush to leave the market and threw my wallet in my gym bag (should the police be reading this… you should know it had no zipper and therefore was easy to access, very important information for the case I imagine). I walked two blocks to my office and then BOOM, wallet goes missing. If I dropped it or it was taken directly out of my bag is still up for debate, but at the end of the day someone out there is enjoying my pretty Prada wallet and Flonase prescription. I have moved on with my head held high and a good friend named Nirmal who oh so kindly bought me lunch.

WHAT: Chipotle chicken empanada and side salad. They were giving samples near the salad bar and Nirmal and I were sold immediately. For me, it was the exotic blend of spices and chicken, for Nirmal, the pretty Argentine who handed him the sample.

ENJOYEMENT SCALE: Today’s lunch gets a 7. I was too depressed to really even care about what I was eating.

MORE TOMORROW!