Sometimes all it takes is a simple lunch to make our day. I ordered a bag lunch from the Harvard University Dining Services website, expecting a tiny afterthought of a chef’s salad. Instead, it turned out to be something I would have been happy to pay for – good mixed greens, sliced cold cuts and cheese, tomatoes, and packaged in a giant paper takeout box. I love it when the dining hall makes efforts like these since it adds an element of personality to what can seem like a giant operation of feeding thousands of undergrads everyday.

I remember my mother used to make the best bag lunches of homemade stir fried rice for me, although back then, I just wanted to fit in with the other kids and their turkey sandwiches. What kind of bag lunches have you eaten?

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