Comments on: Pure Food & Wine’s Matt Kenney Opening Free Foods NYC Today

By: billOReilly

billOReilly — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:25:46 +0000

you want gossip? just read the history on these Drama Queens.
really all a bunch of Losers that have failed again. if you ask me.
True, how many lives do you get, esp in NYC?

http://www.pagesix.com/celebrities/Matthew+Kenney

By: catherine

catherine — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:00:12 +0000

Sounds like a few jealous people who have nothing to do on their weekend. Freefoods is not only organic with some of the best food in midtown, it is packed every day, so you haters may as well go home.

By: Sarma

Sarma — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:11:10 +0000

ITS SO SAD THAT HE HAS FAILED AGAIN.. I WANT TO CRY ABOUT POOR LITTLE MATTHEW KENNEY’S OVERPRICED, NOT ALL ORGANIC LITTLE DELI. EVERYONE HAS TRIED TO SUPPORT HIM HERE IN NYC SINCE HE WON HIS CHEF AWARD YEARS AGO BUT SOME THINGS PEOPLE PREMATURLY EJACULATE AT. IN THE END ITS VERY SAD THAT HE STARTED AN UNTRUE ORGANIC BRAND. I GUESS HE IS LIKE A CAT ON HIS 8TH OF NINE LIVES..

By: jessie

jessie — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:43:30 +0000

that’s b/c they aren’t organic…none of there stuff is!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:55:14 +0000

On the salad bar, only a few things are labelled organic, but when I asked the server about the bacon, he said that it was. I kind of doubted it, though, because I’m not sure the guys making the food are very knowledgeable about it. Why would they specify certain things as organic and not others, if they all are organic? Doesn’t make sense.

By: Midtown Lunch » AQ Cafe is Best Deal for Chef Obsessed Midtowners

Midtown Lunch » AQ Cafe is Best Deal for Chef Obsessed Midtowners — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:51:32 +0000

[...] which is best described as “cheaper”, but not exactly cheap. And of course there is Matt Kenney’s FreeFoods NYC. (The latter pair, both too pricey to be considered Midtown Lunch’es.) But by far, the [...]

By: lynn

lynn — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:10:36 +0000

I agree with all comments above: (rude employees, unwelcoming, no where to sit, overpriced, etc.) However, you have to admit it’s hard to get a quick HEALTHY bite, under $10. Either you’re sacrificing money or healthiness/quality, that said…..
The best way to go here is the soup, by far. The Vegetable Pistou is awesome as is the Lentil…So you might pay a little more than the cart up the street, but it’s far superior and really filling. You get a sourdough roll with it. Pair up a small soup, with a small container from the buffet table (roasted veggies, cous cous) and it never is more than $9. DO NOT BUY DRINKS HERE unless you like $4 iced tea.

By: SMDNY

SMDNY — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:30:56 +0000

I went in a few weeks ago and got the roast chicken salad that pumpkinette described. It was delicious – the chicken was perfect and the greens were fresh and had flavor (I forget that salad greens can have flavor after eating salad bar romaine for too long!). Organic vs. non organic aside, the food is high quality and if I’m treating myself I might go back.

I have the same complaints about the cold feeling to the place and how rude the owner/manager was. On the day I was there, the cashiers were slow and the line backed up. I’m hoping that they’ll warm up once they get the staff trained and things really flowing.

So yes, the food was tasty and was really appetizing, but I won’t be a regular here.

By: Midtown Lunch » Matt Kenney of FreeFoods NYC Answers the Big Organic Questions

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:43:22 +0000

[...] Midtown Lunch covered the opening of Matt Kenney’s FreeFoods NYC, the reaction was decidedly mixed. Firmly against generic Midtown delis, we all found it hard to [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:38:54 +0000

Great Fair Trade Coffee with Stevia. You want your caffeine boost, this is much better than bitter Starbucks and other overpriced coffee experiences.