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It’s $5 Sandwich Day at Crisp: On the ML Twitter Tracker today... Mexicue is on 55th with brand new loyalty cards, NYC Cravings is on 50th, Frites N Meats is on 52nd, Papa Perrone is going to be out today (location coming soon), and today only you can get any sandwich, salad or bowl at Crisp for just $5 if you print out this page.

Remember That Movie Shoot…: with Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling that took over Ying Du and Go Go Curry over two years ago? It's called "All Good Things", it comes out this Friday, and the New York Times had a big article about it over the weekend.

The Streets Aren’t Completely Empty: There are still a few food trucks milling about according to the ML Twitter Tracker... Eddie's Pizza is on 46th with mashed potato pizza, Street Sweets is on 52nd, Uncle Gussy's is on 51st, an the Comme Ca Truck is on 56th and has Puglia lentil soup,

Mashed Potato Pizza and Turkey Schnitz!?: Two crazy sounding Thanksgiving specials on the ML Twitter Tracker this morning... Schnitzel & Things is on Park Ave. with turkey schnitz (!) and Eddie's Pizza is on 52nd with mashed potato pizza (!?) Also of note: Frites N Meats is on 52nd, Street Sweets is on 50th, Mexicue is on 52nd, Korilla is on 55th, Wafels are on 52nd, and Uncle Gussy's is serving kokinisto- a Greek pot roast.

It’s BOGO Week at 4Food: To celebrate Thanksgiving 4Food (on Mad+40th) will be doing a buy one get one free meal deal Mon-Weds after 5pm, and 7am to 3pm on Thanksgiving for those of your poor souls that have to be in Midtown on Thurs. The only catch- your meal has to be over $8, and your friend has to be in store to claim their free meal valued at the same price or less. Can't be combined with any other offer.

Support Food Trucks on This Short Work Week: Get out and support those food trucks who are working on this short/slow week. Rickshaw is on 50th, Frites N Meats is on 52nd, Cravings is on 50th, Mexicue is on 55th, Cupcake Stop is on 52nd, Uncle Gussy's and Eggstravaganza are in their regular spots, and Frites N Meats is on 52nd. Be sure to check the ML Twitter Tracker before heading out.

Contributor Stalking: Today's Post has an article about people who use their lunch hours to do something unique, and our man Ultraclay is featured for his Midtown Lunch'ing excursions! They also interviewed a guy who juggles in Bryant Park, a McGraw Hill Bldg worker who volunteers at a school, a guy in Times Square who goes to the movies, and a poker playing crew on 55th street.

50% off Out of Bounds Bibimbap: We've always been a bit skeptical about the out of bounds, slightly yuppified B-Bap (on 9th Ave. btw. 54+55th.)   But if you're a fan, or you've always been curious about their design your own Korean rice bowl concept, this coupon will get you $12 worth of bibimbap for just $6.

Film Crew Moves Treats Truck to 38th: The Treats Truck was forced out of their Friday spot, so they're now on 38th until 3pm. Eggstravaganza is on 52nd,  Rickshaw is on 50th, Schnitzel is on 52nd, Wafels are on 52nd, La Cense is on 47th, Green Truck is on 52nd with freebies, and after a lot of searching Korilla ended up on 36th- but you'll want to confirm on the ML Twitter Tracker before heading out.

Get Two For One Yushi Katsu Again Today: Just a friendly reminder, yesterday's two for one katsu deal at Yushi is happening again today until 3pm. Naturally, the same fine print applies, and you have to print this out to score the deal.