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Archive for August 2007

Midtown Links (Long Weekend Edition)

Indian Food Express adds a second cart on 47th & Park. The original cart is still on 53rd & Lex

How to eat a lunch that keeps you productive all afternoon [Lifehacker]
Brad Pitt Eats at a Midtown Hot Dog Stand [Perez Hilton]
That Boi to Go Banh Mi Photo Looks Really Delicious [Gridskipper]
We lose one of the [...]

Belly Laughs: Jim Gaffigan on Cake (& IHOP)

Who doesn’t like free cake in the office?

First Look: The Steak Truck

Words can’t even begin to describe the monstrosity that showed up on the NE corner of 47th St. & Park this week.  Ladies and gentleman, I’m proud to introduce, “The Steak Truck”

Oh my lord.  This could be a keeper.  The Lunch Menu, after the jump…

Comment Patrol: Tuck Shop in the Cyber Cafe

This may be a surprise to some, but occasionally comments posted to Midtown Lunch are actually about the food- and some are worthy of more then just a reply in the comment section.  I noticed this one posted by “Messy” about the Aussie Pies at the Tuck Shop in the Cyber Cafe (49th btw. B’way+8th) which hasn’t been mentioned [...]

Free Foods on 45th Coming September 10th

 

 
Vegan and raw food enthusiasts of Midtown, your prayers have been answered.  Chef Matthew Kenney, formerly of Pure Food & Wine, is about to open his organic fast food outlet “Free Foods NYC” on 45th btw. 5+6th.  Unfortunately, the “free” doesn’t refer to price (I’m guessing it’s actually going to be pretty expensive), but the fact that all the [...]

Mongolian BBQ at Food World is Neither BBQ Nor Mongolian

I’ll be honest, I have no idea what Mongolian Food is.  I don’t even know anything about Mongolia itself.  But I feel pretty safe in saying that if you ever find yourself at a restaurant in Mongolia, there will be no sign of a gigantic round griddle, and they will not allow you to pick [...]

PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Maressa”

Every Tuesday I turn over Midtown Lunch to a random worker, for their favorite places to eat lunch in Midtown. Today, it’s Maressa- a Magazine Editor who hates fried food (?!?!).  Must… allow… differing… opinions… and yet… it’s… very… difficult… to… post this… profile. 
Name: Maressa

Age: 23

Occupation: Magazine Editor

Where in Midtown do you Work?: The epicenter of [...]

The Mystery of the Nathan’s Not Dog

One of the contest winners picked up their book yesterday, and brought me this gift…
 

 
“It seemed like something you would like,” she said.  Is this what you think of me people?  I don’t know if “like” is the proper term, but I was certainly intrigued.  The term “Not Dog” seems easy enough to understand… until [...]

And Katagiri Makes Three (ways to get Chiyoda Sushi in Midtown)

It’s just outside of the “official” Midtown Lunch Boundaries, but I’ve been meaning to make it up to Katagiri for awhile- hearing for months now that it’s a pretty sweet Japanese Market on 59th btw. 2+3rd.  When I finally made it up there, I was surprised to find that the sushi and bentos available for [...]

Midtown Links

Times Square to get even more Tutti Frutti [Gothamist]
Nosher & Salli Vates hit up Burke in the Box [NYC Nosh]
Amish Market gets DOH’d all over town [Eater]
44 will re-open as Brasserie Forty Four [Eater]
Gen hits up Al Baraka Turkish Buffet… [Foodies R Goodies]
… and then follows it up with the oh so weird Blue Pig [...]