Midtown Lunch

Lunch at my desk today with leftovers from my dinner last night at Bali Nusa on 9th Ave. btw. 45+46th (just outside of Midtown Lunch boundaries).  I don’t care what anybody says about this place (it has its detractors), their Mee Goreng (listed as Bakmi Goreng on the menu) is almost as good as any version I [...]

Just wanted to quickly point out two improvements recently made to Midtown Lunch.  First, some of you may have noticed that for the past month the site has been running incredibly slow, especially during lunch time (I can’t imagine why).  It appears as if Midtown Lunch has grown too big for our britches (ironic how it’s happening [...]

When I posted earlier in the week about the new Hallo Berlin Express set to open on 9th Ave. btw. 50+51st, there was concern over whether or not they would serve beer.  Well, I finally got to speak to Rolf & Wolfgang, who run the famous cart on 54th & 5th, and they told me [...]

Sorry Alan. Midtown Lunch is already married. (Awkward!)
Posted to Flickr by annulla via Gothamist

Need a pork roast?  Grand Central Market is the place to go [Ed Levine Eats]
The new Alain Ducasse restaurant has opened in the St. Regis [Eater]
There is a fancy champagne tasting on Friday afternoon at Morrell Wine [Snack]
To eat at Ho Yip, you [...]

 
So the news broke on Weds, and was confirmed yesterday that Rupert Murdoch plans on moving the Wall St. Journal from their Downtown offices to the News Corp. building on 6th Ave. & 48th St., smack dab in the middle of Midtown.  Well, let me be the first to say welcome!  We’re actually neighbors (I work in [...]

It’s the beginning of the new year, which traditionally means a lot of change in the eating landscape.  Leases run out, new places move in, and many use it as a time for “holiday cleaning”.  First the openings…

Yummy Sushi in Rockefeller Center has opened a second location in the Food Court at the bottom of the [...]

Every Tuesday I turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. Today it’s Swan, a Market Planning Manager (I have no idea what that means), and proprietor of “Lifestyle of a Yuppie“.  She spends her lunchtime pushing over old ladies for free samples at the Delta [...]

The conveyor belts have been fired up and are officially turning at
Sakae Sushi on 43rd St btw. Lex+3rd. There’s plenty of sushi making the
journey around the restaurant, but no hot food yet, because the gas is
not on. But the computers are working, so there is still plenty of fun
to be had…
***WEDNESDAY 1/29 Update:   The [...]

There once was a time when it was very difficult for chefs to make big money.  And while being a professional chef is still a tough racket, the opportunities for cashing out are much wider.  Following the leads of Todd English and Bobby Flay, more names are lining up to open up gigantor restaurants in [...]

The paper has come down at Sakae Sushi, and their PR people are saying they will be open for dinner tonight (although that’s what they told me last week).  It’s looking promising though!  Photo courtesy of UmamiMart

Tuscan Square’s last day open will be tomorrow.  R.I.P. fried calamari sandwich. [Zagat]
Swan did a much better job than me sampling [...]