So last year she organized Rand School, which her daughters attend, to provide takeout lunches for needy people in Montclair.

Instead they are more often professional men eating takeout lunches at their desk and checking out sites of interest, like current stock quotes or reviews, listings, health and science news.

A takeout lunch is about $25 for two; a bottle starts at about $22.

The lunch checks in these cafes range from $8 to $12; a takeout lunch, by contrast, costs $5 to $8.

Arranging this shindig, we've rented a banquet hall for a takeout lunch; a journalistic arrangement, among other things.

Somebody in the office makes a quick trip to buy a takeout lunch - Chinese, say.

Hell's Backbone Grill is open daily, and serves three meals a day, including preordered takeout lunches for hikers; (435) 335-7464 or www.hellsbackbonegrill.com.

For example, Bennie's, a 65-year-old family-owned market, cuts meats to order (no prepackaging), does not mist the lettuce and roasts beef and chicken daily for takeout lunches.

Two days later, after Smith and I bought a takeout lunch from City Bakery, we headed back to Pace.

There are some nice places where you can sit with a takeout lunch.