Another Corporate Cafeteria, with Soul

Started a new freelance job at a major publishing company in midtown this week, and finally visited the cafeteria today. Like the one at the previous company I worked for, this one has a nice range of food options, and is cheap.

Got a chicken salad sandwich today and made friends with the sandwich guy, who is clearly an artiste. He was gingerly slicing my lettuce leaf so that it fit inside the nine-grain roll that had to contain it (I hate how a big lettuce leaf sticks out and makes eating a sandwich difficult, too), and I commented on how I liked his practice, and he said, "Culinary school, my dear." Love that he went to culinary school! And then he said, "Would you enjoy a pickle with your creation today?" I mean, he's calling a chicken salad sandwich a "creation." This is a man who takes pride and joy in his work. He's my new office boyfriend.