Midtown Lunch

Fried Calzone Hunt: Lunch'er "Zanzor" poses the question in the ML Forums... does anybody in Midtown do deep fried calzones? One commenter says they're on the menu at Pizza by Cer Te, but hasn't tried them himself.  Anybody got a better line on the situation?

Eddie’s Pizza Bringing the Cart to 52nd: Comme Ci Comme Ca is on 36th & B'way, Schnitzel & Things is on 51st & Park, Papa Perrone is on 55th btw. Mad+5th, Red Hook Lobster Pound is on 47th & Lex, Luke's Lobster is on 30th & Park, Bob & Jo is on 48th & Madison, Wafels & Dinges is on 52nd btw. Lex+3rd, Coolhaus is on 38th & 6th, and Eddie's Pizza Cart is on 52nd & 6th. As always check the ML Twitter Tracker before heading out.

Get Half Off Piada: It's been awhile since we've hit up Piada, that Italian quesadilla/flatbread place in the Citigroup Building concourse (on 53rd & Lex) but this might get us to go back...  Today's Amazon Local Deal gets you $20 worth of food from Piada for just $10. [via @winedanddined]

Get $5 Lasagna From the Cer Tes Today: It turns out that last week's slow food thing by Cer Te was an every single Friday for the foreseeable future sort of thing... that means today you can get a $5 piece of vegetable lasagna from Cer Te (on 55th btw. 5+6th) and Pizza by Cer Te (on 56th btw. Park+Lex).

Free Toppings Alert: Bian Dang is on 53rd btw. Park+Lex, Bob & Jo, Korilla and Crisp on Wheels are on Vanderbilt near 46th, Gorilla Cheese is on 55th & 6th, Papa Perrone is on 55th with cameras from the Cooking Channel, Wafels & Dinges is on 46th btw. 5+6th, and Eddie's Pizza is on 56th & 8th and everybody gets two free toppings! But as always you'll want to check the ML Twitter Tracker before heading out.

Free Coffee Alert: Tomorrow Next Thursday (9/29) between 7 and 11 a.m. everyone can make a morning stop at participating 7-Eleven stores to receive a free medium-size cup of hot coffee.  We don't know for sure that the Midtown locations are participating, but the one on 37th & 8th gave out slurpees and an iPad at their grand opening, and the one on 42nd btw. 8+9th turned itself into a Qwik-E-Mart... so what's a little free coffee amongst friends!?  UPDATE: Sorry!  This is actually happening next Thursday.

Half Off Maoz: Today's Google Offers deal is a good one for DIY falafel lovers. Get $6 worth of food at Maoz for just $3. Deal is only good at the location on 8th Ave. and 43rd Street.

UN Creating Havoc on the East Side: On the ML Twitter Tracker today... Schnitzel & Things is on 46th btw. 5+6th, Coolhaus is on 38th & 6th, Crisp on Wheels is on 49th & 6th, Bob & Jo is on 46th & Vanderbilt, Comme Ci Comme Ca is on 36th & B'way, Red Hook Lobster Pound is on 50th btw. 6+7th, Luke's Lobster is on B'way btw. 55+56th, Valducci's Pizza is on 52nd & Park, and Wafels & Dinges is on B'way btw. 53+54th. But Papa Perrone and Uncle Gussy are taking the day off because of the UN.

Peter Bjorn John & Dinges: If you missed out on the band Peter Bjorn & John handing out free waffles at the Wafels & Dinges Truck on Friday, our sister site "Food is the New Rock" has a great photo of them in action.

Newly Renovated Starbucks Times Sq. is Open: The Starbucks on 47th & Broadway has reopened, and is now the chain's flagship NYC location.  What exactly does that mean?  Beats the shit out of us... but feel free to try and decipher this list of all the new high tech features available in the newly renovated (and LEED certified?) Times Square location.