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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Nathan”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. I was so wrapped up in my rant again Chipotle I totally forgot to run this yesterday. So… here it is today. This week we talk to Nathan, a lawyer by day, home cook by night.

Name: Nathan

Age: 40

Occupation: Full time corporate restructuring/bankruptcy lawyer. Part time home-cooking blogger.

Where in Midtown do you work? Greenberg Traurig, right on top of Grand Central.

Favorite Kind of Food: Mexican or Korean. Well and maybe Greek too.

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Generic conference room sandwiches. No matter the bread, no matter the filling. They All. Taste. The Same.

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Num Pang (on 41st btw. Lex+3rd) for the catfish sandwich (a good Lenten Friday choice). Kimchee Taco for the new crispy fish tacos. Korilla for their bulgogi tacos. Works gyro on whole wheat pita from Uncle Gussy’s (on 51st & Park) though the debate rages about whether they are really pronouncing “gyro” correctly. Also the PB&J at ‘wichcraft is good but you have to tell them to put it on the press so the peanut butter gets all melted.

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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Rose”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Rose, a legal recruiter who doesn’t like pub food but would be very happy at a all you can eat pasta buffet.

Name: Rose

Age: 38

Occupation: Legal Recruiting

Where in Midtown do you work? Law firm at 55th and 3rd.

Favorite Kind of Food: Mediterranean

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Pub food

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Omar’s (on 55th btw Lex+3rd) for their falafel platter with Baba Ganoush, Hummus. Pampano Taqueria (on 3rd btw. 49+50th) for their alambre Quesadilla.
Good Health Burger (on 53rd btw. 2+3rd) for their good health burger deluxe. Taksim (on 2nd btw. 54+55th) for stuffed vine leaves. Midtown Restaurant (on 55th btw Lex+3rd) for a greek salad or chicken souvlaki platter. Anything on the Chola buffet (on 58th btw. 2+3rd).

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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Alisha”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Alisha, a digital sales planner whom we offer without comment.

Name: Alisha

Age: 27

Occupation: Digital Sales Planner, TheWeek.com and mental_floss

Where in Midtown do you work? Midtown (next to Bryant Park)

Favorite Kind of Food: Burgers

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Asian (YUP I SAID IT)

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Manganaro’s Hero-Boy (on 9th btw. 37+38th) makes the best and biggest Italian heroes. My usual is the chicken parm which comes with homemade potato chips. I also love Heartland’s HB Burger in Times Square (on 43rd btw. B’way+6th) for burgers and beer outings with friends. If you want to walk a bit out of the way, then go to Waldy’s on 27th and 6th for flatbread pizza, and ya know what? The cafeteria at Macy’s is not a bad choice if you’re in a crunch!

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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Brad”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Brad, a Marketing guy looking for a sushi deal.

Name: Brad

Age: 29

Occupation: Marketing

Where in Midtown do you work? Midtown East in the 50s

Favorite Kind of Food: Bagels for breakfast and a steady diet of Thai and Mexican for the rest. Steamed fresh lobster on special occasions.

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Kimchi, crêpes , pre-made grocery store rotisserie chickens.

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Chickpea (on 45th btw. Mad+Vanderbilt), Num Pang (on 41st btw. Lex+3rd), the-no-longer-affiliated-with-Crisp Crisp on Wheels Truck.

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PROFILE: Our Newest Contributor “Dan”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. You may have noticed that we have brought a new contributor named Dan into the fold to help shore up our Midtown East coverage. A few weeks ago he told us about the frittate from Pizza Rustica, and if you were excited about the Girl Scout Cookie truck on Friday, that was all him as well. And tomorrow he’s got the scoop on a new entry in the Midtown Lunch Sandwich Challenge. (Get excited.) Let’s make him feel welcome…

Name: Dan

Age: 27

Occupation: Communications consultant for a human rights organization

Where in Midtown do you work? Midtown East, a few blocks from the UN.

Favorite Kind of Food: Fried clams, all the way

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Anything with a lot of olives. A few is OK, but I really don’t like olives.

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Previti (on 41st btw. Lex+Park) for the focaccia lasagna slice, chicken thigh with brown rice at Glaze Teriyaki (on Lex btw. 54+55th), and almost everything at Num Pang (on 41st btw. Lex+3rd).

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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Chris”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Chris, a coffee obsessed editor who may or may not have a fear of pigeons.

Name: Chris

Age: 28

Occupation: Science and Technology Editor at TheWeek.com

Where in Midtown do you work? 39th St and Sixth Ave.

Favorite Kind of Food: Coffee beans, freshly ground with precision and steeped in hot water.

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Cherry tomatoes or anything oval shaped.

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown:Italian hero with fresh mozz from Park Italian Gourmet ($8; 45th St. and Sixth Ave.) Ma Po Tofu from Cafe China. With Tums. ($9; 37th St. and Madison). Rotisserie chicken w/ rice and beans from 2 Bros Pizza, AKA THE BEST DEAL EVER. ($3; Sixth Ave. and 37th St.). The Mongolian BBQ bar from Pergola ($4 to $9, depending on the weight; 39th St. and Sixth Ave.)

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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Enoch”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Enoch, a Finanacial technology analyst who- and I’m not sure about this, but I’m willing to go out on a limb and say- I think likes bacon.

Name: Enoch

Age: 27

Occupation: Financial Technology Analyst (and Blogger)

Where in Midtown do you work? Midtown East (45th and Lex)

Favorite Kind of Food: Bacon. Bacon. Bacon. Oh, and steak.

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Anything green

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: A slice of Chicken Chipotle and a Grandma’s at Little Italy Pizza (on 43rd btw. Mad+5th). Lamb burger with Belgian fries at The Bistro Truck. Spicy Hakata Ramen with an egg at Hide-Chan (on 52nd btw. 2+3rd)

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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Molly”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Molly, a Marketing pro who is looking for some good Latin food.

Name: Molly

Age: 29

Occupation: Marketing Coordinator

Where in Midtown do you work? McGraw Hill Building

Favorite Kind of Food: Latin

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Indian

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Grilled Cheese and Soup (Morris or Milk Trucks), Margon (on 46th btw. 6+7th), long lunch trips to Koreatown, and Daisy’s Grits was a favorite while the holiday markets were open.

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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Alex”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Alex, a food startup guy who thinks Midtown needs a Skyline Chili.

Name: Alex

Age: 28

Occupation: Co-Founder of NYC and SF-based food startup Cater2.me

Where in Midtown do you work? East 44th & 3rd Ave.

Favorite Kind of Food: A steaming hot bowl of ramen

Least Favorite Kind of Food: Onions of any variety

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: The Five Spice Glazed Pork Belly Sandwich from Num Pang (on 41st btw. Lex+3rd), The Grilled Half Chicken from the Famous Chicken Place (on 3rd btw. 38+39th), and the Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen from Hide Chan (on 52nd btw. 2nd+3rd).

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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Andrew”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Andrew, a Finance Manager who moonlights as a street food tour guide.

Name: Andrew

Age: 30

Occupation: Finance Manager/tour guide

Where in Midtown do you work? International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, 37th St and 5th Ave (and I run tours for Turnstile Tours)

Favorite Kind of Food: It depends on what I’m fancying for lunch that day – usually something Caribbean hits the spot.

Least Favorite Kind of Food: I can’t stand eating anything wrapped in plastic or out of a refrigerator case for lunch. I like to eat something hot and fresh, especially this time of year.

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: I love eating from carts – that’s probably where I eat 90% of my lunches. The selection along 6th Avenue is so great, it’s hard to pick even just a couple that are my favorite. The oxtail at Trini Paki Boys (43rd St) is perhaps my favorite street meal in New York; if they’re out of it, their chicken and rice – especially with the tamarind sauce – is probably my second favorite. I also love the King Kati Roll from Biryani Cart (45th St), and the talapia and rice from Kwik Meal (46th St), but those are well-known staples of the Midtown street food scene. Whenever they have it, the lengua taco from El Rey del Sabor is fantastic, as is their spicy pork. And because I love getting a nice piece of fish for under $6, the fried whiting and chips from Kim’s Aunt Kitchen is great.

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