Midtown Lunch

I have no need for places that promise “healthier food”, but I’m sure Profiled: Midtown Luncher “Rachel” (and you other closet Pump fans) will be excited to hear this news…  a new Pump Energy Food has opened on 40th and Madison and is sporting a new look, new menu and a new kitchen system that will shrink the [...]

I think Margon (on 46th btw. 6+7th) does this every summer, but I’m not positive. Either way, if you’re in the mood for Cuban this week, you’ll have to make due with one of the other Latin places in Midtown.

By now, if you’re a regular reader of this site then you have pretty much figured out my rules for what qualifies as a true Midtown Lunch.  The most important rule is probably the one about the meal costing under $10, but I fully admit that sometimes this rule isn’t always clear.  Does that mean with tax [...]

The NYDN published the 7 best street eats in NYC in their summer guide yesterday, and 3 of the recommendations came from yours truly.  “Street Cart Expert” is a bit of a stretch, but I guess it sounds better than “fat guy who will eat anything.”

Spicy Pork from Woorijip.  Photo by NYCblondieandbrownie

Are rising food costs effecting the portions at Woorijip? [Blondie and Brownie]
The Famous Ray’s Pizza on 52nd & 8th Ave. is now Famous Amadeus [Urbanite]
Danny hits up the Papaya Dog on 33rd and 5th [Food in Mouth]
First it was Bella Vita, now Angelo’s is the best pizza in Midtown [...]

You know what I say… the only good Chipotle is free Chipotle, and two more Chipotles opening soon in Midtown should mean two opportunities for free burritos.  The first one is on 45th Street btw. 5+6th and is tentatively scheduled to open on Monday July 14th.  Usually free burrito day is the day before the grand opening, but that [...]

Midtown workers shouldn’t have all the fun, so to even the score, I’ve brought on Daniel Krieger as an official Downtown Lunch Correspondent to write up some of the tasty stuff you can get in the lower half of Manhattan. He’s a great photographer (insuring good food porn), but more importantly he is a lover of [...]

This amazingness is no more.
This is the part of my job I like the least… much like a cop telling a parent their kid is dead I have the unfortunate job of letting everyone know that Goodburger has discontinued selling breakfast.  This means no more breakfast burger over a bed of hash browns topped with an [...]

Le Pain Quotidien, the bread/sandwich/salad/bakery chain from Brussels, quietly opened its second Midtown location back in October on 40th St. btw. 5+6th, across from Bryant Park.  It probably wasn’t all that quiet to LPQ fans in the area, but for this hater of expensive Midtown bread/sandwich/salad/bakery chains it went virtually unnoticed.  After Profiled Midtown Lunch’er Janine [...]

This news came in yesterday courtesy of Blondie & Brownie. Au Bon Pain is giving away free medium ice coffees today (6/26) starting at 2pm. No purchase necessary. No coupon required. For a complete list of locations in New York City go to blondieandbrownie.blogspot.com  Oh and you may be wondering why there is a photo [...]