Filed under: Dining Companions by Amanda Kludt@kludt Mar 9, 2009, 8:36am EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Dining Companions Pocket Flipboard Email The Times' Book Review finds out what a dozen contemporary authors read while dining alone. Turns out "The Assistant" is "Perfect for moments of alienation while eating a sandwich alone." [NYT] More From Eater NY The Latest A Sandwich Shop Known for Elk Meat Reopens as a High-End Wine Bar By Emma Orlow Filed under: A.M. Intel The Zabar Family Is Opening an Ice Cream Shop By Emma Orlow Andrew Bellucci, Famous Pizza Chef Who Helped Reopen Lombardi’s, Dies at 59 By Luke Fortney Barboncino Could Become the First Pizzeria in New York City to Unionize By Luke Fortney Filed under: A.M. Intel A New York Pizza Chain Brings Williamsburg to Omaha By Luke Fortney The Most Controversial Burger in Brooklyn By Luke Fortney