Midtown Lunch

Pile of poutine from TPoutine on Ludlow Street, courtesy of Bionic Bites.

• What better than poutine to finish off any lingering St. Patty’s day hangover? [Bionic Bites]
• But be sure to take a moment of Irish silence to mourn the closing of the Blarney Stone on Fulton Street. [EV Grieve]
• And then resume drinking at one of the fancy happy hours in Tribeca, Chinatown, or the FiDi. [TONY]
• Can’t wait for happy hour? Evidently Jeremy’s Ale House is the place to get drunk as a sailor at South Street Seaport at midday. [TONY]
• The food-packed Hester Street Fair doesn’t kick off until April 24th, but I am officially excited. [Fork in the Road]
• The fine folks at Lunch with Front Studio give Tartinery on Mulberry Street a “Meh,” which is fine by me, because I don’t think I really could have gotten behind a place that imports its bread from France. [Lunch with Front Studio]
• But Kathy over at Serious Eats is happy to get behind the skirt steak sandwich at the creatively named Beach Street Eatery on… wait for it… Beach Street. [Serious Eats]
• And for dessert: The Village Tart in SoHo (not the village) looks like pure awesome. [Always Hungry]

Caffe Falai’s Swiss Leaves cookies, courtesy of Lunch with Front Studio

• If they keep it up with awesome sweets like these Swiss Leaves cookies,  Lunch with Front Studio is going to give me diabetes. [Lunch with Front Studio]
• Does Downtown really need a 10-pound, $75 burger, complete with associated eating contest? [Eater]
• Hell yes it does! [ML Forums]
• How did we miss this awesome hand-pulled noodle wrap-up? [Salon]
• Kathy at Serious Eats reports that Farinella in Tribeca is good for more than just pizza. [Serious Eats]
• Yvo is wowed by Wafels & Dinges.  Make sure you don’t miss their next downtown visit by following our downtown Twitter Tracker. [Feisty Foodie]

Bereket’s Doner Kebab, courtesy of Always Hungry NY

• Just this side of Houston lives one mean doner kebab [Always Hungry NY]
• The Feed and Fork in the Road give us their top 10 Chinese restaurants. Wish I’d had this last week. [The Feed & Fork in the Road]
• Yvo gives us a look at Paris Bakery’s new $5 bahn mi/green tea waffle combo [The Feisty Foodie]
• The NYC Cravings truck isn’t the only one with Porken [Plantains and Kimchi]
• Ice box cakes have a special place in my heart… and my stomach [Serious Eats NY]

Cumin Lamb from Famous Sichuan, courtesy of Bionic Bites

• Bionic Bites took a trip to Famous Sichuan and damn it looks good [Bionic Bites]
• Duck and mushroom noodles? Sign me up. [A Passion for Food]
• Yvo enjoys her own dose of noodles in Chinatown [Feisty Foodie]
• Share this pan-fried flounder with a friend and you’ll juuuuuust make it within the Midtown Lunch rules [Lunch with Front Studio]
• I love me some pumpkin for dessert [Serious Eats NY]

Hook and Ladder on John Street’s latest ad campaign, courtesy of EV Grieve.

• I don’t think Mariah or her lawyers will be too pleased with Hook and Ladder’s new ad. [EV Grieve]
• If Ferrara’s in Little Italy is a tourist trap, Yvo is ready to be captured. [Feisty Foodie]
• Ed Levine reports that Torrisi Italian Specialties delivers the goods on Mulberry Street. [Serious Eats]
• And Ava McAlvin knows where to shop for Chinese Specialties in Chinatown and elsewhere. [Serious Eats]
• This gyro on Kenmare is a hike from my office, but it looks worth it. [Lunch with Front Studio]

The Meatball Shop, courtesy of Always Hungry

• Meatballs, meatballs, and more meatballs (Always Hungry)
• The girls at the Front Studio know a good sandwich when they see it (Lunch with Front Studio)
• Yvo had some awesome looking eel with noodles (Feisty Foodie)
• If they catered to us Midtown Lunchers Downtown, it wouldn’t have closed in the first place (Fork in the Road)
• I feel that sweet tooth coming back… (Serious Eats)

Pear Tart from Ceci-Cela, courtesy of Kathy Chan from A Passion for Food

• I want Ceci-Cela’s Pear Tart, and I want it now. [Serious Eats]
• I’d also settle for Village Tart’s Apple Galette. [Lunch with Front Studio]
• Yvo’s quest for the perfect bowl of hand-pulled noodles continues at Sheng Wang. [Feisty Foodie]
• Yes, Locanda Verde’s all-you-can-eat pasta dinner costs $39, but if I eat four lunches worth, does that make it OK? [New York Magazine]
• BLT Bar & Grill and Beta Coffee coming to the FiDi. [Eater]
• In case you missed it, downtown’s favorite grimy bar The Patriot Saloon  has an, uh, intriguing job offer. [Eater]