Or, until a coworker invites me to go out to a restaurant serving grub that's far more interesting than the stuff I've packed.
When I was doing the Great British Feast I came across some great boozers that serve great grub.
Instead, follow the lake north to Bolton Landing, an unpretentious town with classic Adirondack-style motels, family-owned gear shops and pubs that serve good grub.
Darren Simpson serves Rogers-and-Gray-style grub at Aqua Luna in Sydney.
So now they're serving their grub out of their own trailer.
The students' choice for favourite pub would without a doubt be The Penny Theatre, which serves good grub at perfect prices exciting quiz nights and all-round good fun.
The Rising Sun Inn, Moseley Green is a mile from the family trail and popular for food, while Gavellers Cafe at Beechenhurst Lodge serves basic grub.
Paris Bar (Kantstrasse 152; 49-30-313-80-52; www.parisbar.net) is a bustling art canteen in Charlottenburg that serves bistro grub of the first order: excellent steak frites, glistening salads.
Behind the wood-clad exterior, the chef, Hooni Kim, serves pub grub with a pedigree: before setting out on his own, Kim worked in the kitchens at Daniel and Masa, and his first restaurant, Danji, earned a Michelin star.
Small, independent, entrepreneurial outlets are precisely what Brixton has always done best: whinge all you want about an influx of Stradas and Starbucks, but not over a smart young couple serving homely grub in generous portions at what you'll see below are bargain-basement prices.
