Midtown Lunch

As is customary here on Midtown Lunch, every Tuesday we’ll profile a different lunch’er and get their recommendations for places to eat in Downtown NYC. This week, we have Max who is a part-time downtown lunch’er (and also part-time midtown lunch’er) and likes to save his stomach space for some Vietnamese sandwiches.

Name: Max

Occupation: Project Manager at a brokerage with four names

Where you work: Water Street (various locations), 7th Ave. & 51st St., and… Purchase, N.Y.

Age: 32

Favorite Kinds of Food: Vietnamese sammiches, TAMALES, Japanese curry, roasted
pig, Peking duck, any kind of pancakes, dumplings, char siu bao, bimbimbap, roast beef
sandwiches (on rye, tomatoes, no lettuce please), yakitori, Jamaican patties… the list goes on!!

Least Favorite Foods: I don’t get the appeal of mac and cheese. Bad pizza, cookie cutter street market food (e.g., deep fried oreos, those giant sausages, friggin’ mozzarepas) Read more »

It’s getting to that time of year when the weather can make that generic deli across the street suddenly looks more appealing than your favorite cart a few blocks away. That’s when delivery comes in handy, and if you’re a fan of Japanese bento lunches, then you might want to check out Fuji Catering. I hadn’t heard of it until Lunch’er Kevin pointed it out in his profile. Who doesn’t like having cheap food delivered to them? Read more »

The Malaysia Kitchen Food Truck started roaming the city giving out free food last week, but only hit midtown. This week they’re coming downtown Tuesday and Wednesday to park on Canal & Lafayette (find the schedule on their Web site or on Twitter) and it looks like Nyonya will be providing food those days if you’re looking for a free lunch or snack.

All of this can be yours for exactly $10. Courtesy of Serious Eats.

• You mean I could have had fried chicken and carrot cake at Birdbath Bakery?!? [Serious Eats NY]
• An Indian restaurant replaced with a generic deli is not a fair trade. [Tribeca Citizen]
• Tacos from a stationary truck in SoHo are either mind-blowing or a rip-off. [Eater NY]
• If you like cupcakes, another fancy shop has opened. [Grub St.]