Getting Lunch

Each week there is one person responsible for ordering lunch. If it’s your turn, here are some things you should know:

1. 1)You’ll be reimbursed. Huzzah! See Shirley Hampton in Cahill 323 and be sure to give her the receipt from the vendor.
   

2. 2)The food should usually be ordered around 11am so that it arrives at 12pm. When giving the location for the drop-off, you can either tell them “the Cahill building at Caltech” or give the address, which is 1216 E. California Blvd. Don’t forget to give them the room number (Cahill 312), too.
   
   

3. 3)The food costs should be of order $100, though this depends on the restaurant. The attendance varies but usually 10-12 postdocs show up on a given week.
   
   

4. 4)Please order some vegetarian dishes since there are vegetarians who attend.
   
   

5. 5)Ask if the restaurant can provide utensils and plates.

About Postdoc Lunch

Theory postdocs in astrophysics, cosmology, numerical relativity, and gravitational waves from Caltech and JPL meet once a week for a catered lunch. The idea is to promote interaction within an informal environment. A designated speaker leads a 20-25 minute discussion on anything science related. Because of the diverse interests of the participants, the topic should be made accessible to a broad audience.

The Postdoc Lunch Seminars are held in Cahill 312 at 12pm, unless otherwise noted.

Restaurants

There are lots of places in Pasadena to order food. The problem is that few of us have cars to pick up the order so we usually use places that deliver. Unfortunately, this restriction has driven us to order from Chilly Mango (formerly President 2 Thai) over the last 2 or 3 years. In an effort to explore the culinary options available with delivery, feel free to check out:

pasadena.eat24hours.com

grubhub.com

labite.com

These websites are self explanatory.