Sam Kaplan for The New York Times. Food stylist: Suzanne Lenzer. Prop stylist: Maeve Sheridan.

51 completed its first round of food trials many months ago, and all is well, and getting better all the time.  As we welcome a new executive chef to our team on February 7, lots of ideas await him from our team for the next iteration of Malabar Soul Food.

Though food trials are an ongoing affair, we all do our best to eat a balanced diet, away from work, as much as possible.

So, thank you Mark Bittman for recognizing that there do not seem to be enough minutes in the day:

Simple Stocks for Soup on the Fly

By MARK BITTMAN

9 ways to transform water into a flavorful dish in a matter of minutes.