Midtown Lunch

I don’t think I have to say it- but there are very few destination restaurants for lunch in Midtown.  You know what I’m talking about… the place you can recommend wholeheartedly, without any concern for how far the person will have to travel to eat the meal your endorsing. 
The truth is, I write about places to eat [...]

Somtimes it’s so crappy out, you’d rather just stay in and enjoy the simplicities of life at your desk…
THE + (What people who like this would say)

I like peanut butter.  I like jelly.  I like bread.  (It’s kind of a no-brainer)

THE – (What people who don’t like this would say)

I’m a crazy person

 
I don’t understand the concept of a late lunch.  Some people can just work and work, and “forget” to eat lunch- only to run out for something quick late in the day.  Not me.  I’m a fat man, and nothing keeps me from eating lunch at a normal time.  It’s simple physics.  I don’t eat, [...]

What can I write about Pizza that hasn’t already been written? 
1.  The history? Pizza is not Italian.  At least not originally.  Started in Greece… no tomatoes… Queen Margherita… colors of the Italian flag… WWII… Italian Immigrants… Pizza Hut… 30 minutes or your pizza is free… Mexican Pizza at Taco Bell.  I covered everything right?
2.  The best pizza [...]

A few temporary closings to report in Midtown…

If you have been looking for the Jiannetto’s Pizza truck on Park and 51st, I found out what happened to it.  It got into an accident- and is out of commission.  The owners are looking for another truck, but say it probably won’t be back until October.  I [...]

When Chipotle opened up in the bottom of my building I spent a full week lamenting how bad Midtown (and even New York in general) had become for finding good Mexican food.  Of course, “Good Mexican food” can mean alot of things to alot of different people.  For me, it means there are a) no good burritos (hold [...]

I must have walked by this place a million times in the past month and a half since it opened (it’s on the same street as Rangole & Cafe Cello) but I’ve never eaten there.  Take one look, and it’s not hard to figure out why… Look at the sign.  Bright yellow, with some weird [...]

Two months from today, a bizarre and amazing event will be happening for the second straight year.  The Vendy Awards!  That’s right.  An award ceremony that singles out the best street vendors in New York City.  Last year our good friends Rolf & Wolfgang from the Hallo Berlin Cart beat out the halal cart on 53rd [...]

If you have ever been on a NYC food message board, then you know that nothing gets the troops riled up more then a post about “The Best” Hamburger in New York City.  One thread, started two months ago, just got its 100th reply.  People really are crazy…  I’m not really a hamburger connoisseur- but I [...]

It was certainly a big week for vermin and feces in New York.  Despite it not being in Midtown, many people wrote me this week about The Shake Shack, and how they failed their Health Inspection.  Failed is actually an understatement for what they did…  They got a 109 (anything over a 28 requires a re-inspection).  [...]