Word: midnighters
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Open daily 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m., kitchen open until midnight...
...even a light meal. The apparent simplicity of the menu contributes to the flexibility of the place itself. A salad and half pizza make a very satisfying dinner for one, while a whole pizza works great for a bunch of friends having some beers. The kitchen stays open until midnight, so the goal of Cambridge, 1 is clearly not just satisfying the dinner and lunch crowds...
...there are no guarantees. Now I have cooled down somewhat as the novelty wears off—and Channel 7 no longer airs “Jeopardy!” at 7:30—but I still get a tremendously illicit thrill out of eating good pizza at midnight when you can scarcely buy it at noon in London...
...Before I am accused of being morbid, let me note that the miracle of birth also responds to financial incentives. The full tax advantages of childbirth expire at midnight on January 1 every year. And according to many years of data on U.S. births, the greater the tax benefits, the greater the difference in birth rates between late December and early January...
...FRIDAY, DAY 7: The fever has broken. I awaken, for the first time, without instinctively looking at the silenced television. This is only partly because nothing decent airs on Fridays. At midnight I don't even rush to grab the remote. Not until 12:20 a.m. do I turn on the set. The colors are blinding, the fast cuts almost nauseating. I tune into E!'s Wild on the Adriatic, and everything seems nonsensical; I can't distinguish pixilated breasts from pixilated buttocks. I am a caveman...