If so, try out this Menergy Mix #2. Not quite as good, but comes close.

Top 5 Favorite Sandwiches (in no particular order):
1. BLT from Stone Park in Park Slope (Renda)
2. From Holland: cucumber, peanut butter, sambal (spicy indonesian paste) (Renda)
3. Bahn Mi: We found out that Nicky’s will deliver Bahn Mi to Dumbo if we […]

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The Taking of Pelham 123 has “taken” over Dumbo!
Check out these crazy photos from my lunchtime stroll. Were the Office of Emergency Management people who gave me dirty looks real or actors?

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Fire up those Netflix queues. Lucas Joaquin recommends films to watch during the recession.

“Thieve’s Highway” (1949, Jules Dassin)
Nick Garcos comes home from war to find that his father has been crippled by a crooked produce distributor in San Francisco. He sets out to take revenge, but gets wrapped up in a plan to drive […]

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Mr. Andy Pressman and 801a friend Kelly Burdick are organizing a new lecture series at Melville House tomorrow. Come by, it’s only 10 minutes long!
Though you may not be in Brooklyn during your lunch hour, I’m hoping you might be willing to train or bike out here for a “10 Minute Lecture” this Thursday. We’ll […]

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Image: Garfieldminusgarfield
Recipe courtesy of Carl. We ate it during the thrilling conclusion of Project Runway. Everyone was very happy.
A WHOLOTTALASAGNA (VEGETARIAN)

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Vanderbilt Ave, originally uploaded by sloatie.

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Emily shared this recipe for Wisconsin Mac n Cheese with us. We tested it out - amazing! Definitely more than 2 servings….

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Welcome to the 2008 Recession Sale!

In order to prepare for — or perhaps offset — forthcoming financial disaster, 801a is bringing you tips to safeguard your business and savings account against the seemingly inevitable recession.
Tip #1: Cook your own meals.
Cooking your own lunch or dinner can save you up to $50 a week for one […]

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It’s Restaurant Week here in the bountiful borough of Brooklyn, and so today we upped our lunch level. For a very reasonable flat fee, we took advantage of the finest restaurant floating on a barge underneath the Brooklyn Bridge (a neighborhood we lovingly refer to as DUBBO), the River Café.
Notes on living large:
• Although there […]

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My conference buddy Teddy Blanks, currently employed at Winterhouse, stopped by for a visit. He didn’t bring a lunch, so we ate in front of him.

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