Meatball Sub from Eataly

Eat (legitimately) fresh.

Most things from Eataly are off the charts good, and this meatball sub is no exception.  Mmmman.  I suggest you haul ass to the Flatiron District, purchase one of these, and smother it in Tabasco sauce.  You will win at sandwiches forever.

Carnitas Burrito Bowl from Chipotle

Chipotle knows what's up.

Skipping breakfast today was a bad idea.  Devouring a burrito bowl from Chipotle was not.  I get mine with carnitas, peppers and onions, plenty of corn and tomato salsa, both black beans and pinto beans, cheese, sour cream, and just a little bit of rice (I'm not really a fan of the starchy stuff).  Load up on hot sauce and call it a day.  Tabasco appears to have a licensing deal with Chipotle anyway, so I was in good company.  Deeelish.

Serving suggestion.

Chicken Kebab and Hummus from Fava

My big fat Greek lunch.

Let's face it: grilled chicken is grilled chicken, "Mediterranean" or not.  So this chicken kebab (minus the actual kebab) was basically the equivalent of any other grilled chicken I could have had for lunch.  I was alright with that.  Throw some hot sauce on there.  Boom.  It was kind of great on the Greek salad too; the yogurt dressing cooled off the Tabasco and balanced things out, even if it did turn into this weird orange situation.  Still good to me!

One more quick note is in order.  While I realize I'll probably get more experimental down the line, I will not put hot sauce on things it clearly shouldn't be on.  Like hummus.  Slippery slope.