New York Times

Stone soup, of a sorts, from the New York Times:

The developer and architect used gargoyles and similar ornament all over the Britannia [527 West 110th Street, New York NY 10025 (map)], most noticeably at the top of the first floor, just above the sidewalk. A series of crouched, grimacing figures in limestone runs across each wing: a cook stirring a pot, taking a taste with his finger; a man with a spoon eagerly eating from a bowl; another carrying a platter with a roast chicken; and a man with a long flowing beard writing in a ledger with a quill pen.