Midtown Lunch

Cheesy Bread Photo Courtesy of Mac and Cheese

• A meatball shop is scheduled to open early October. So random, I love it! [The Insider]
• An out of towner falls in love with Paesano’s sucking pig sandwich [CT News]
• The vegan cheesy bread and vegan curry look good at the new vegan spot Loving Hut [Mac&Cheese]
• Get some Top Chef fare with the 5 bite lunch from 10 Arts [Foobooz]
• There has been a lot of chatter about the Mad men inspired 3 martini lunch [Grub Street]
• Q & A on the egg recall [The Inquirer]

• Meal Ticket wants Desi Chaat House to bring on the heat. Their slideshow of chaat pics is lovely [Meal Ticket]
• A New Yorker falls in love with the Turkey Sandwich at Reading Terminal’s Original Turkey [The Blog that Ate Manhattan]
• A video clip of eco- friendly Green Eggs Cafe in South Philly shows us giant sandwiches [NBC Philadelphia]
• Can anyone report back on the recently opened Karmichael’s Cafe? [Meal Ticket]
• The cauliflower raviolo that comes with the halibut lunch at Lacroix is like an “exotic, Italianized soup dumpling” [The Inquirer]

Grilled Bologna sandwich, Photo Courtesy of Fries with that Shake

• Philadelphia Weekly enjoyed most of the food at Muntin but is nervous about their staying power. I completely agree! [Philadelphia Weekly]
• In other sushi news, Sumo recently opened. Unlike Muntin, their lunch specials do not fall under $10. [Meal Ticket]
• Johnny Brenda’s serves some decent non- burger sandwiches [FWTS]
• Foobooz notices a new DiBrunos addition and thinks it could make a solid lunch- soft shell crabs on a bed of fried wontons [Foobooz]
• Cream Puffs come to Center City. Have a look at them in a slide show. [Grub Steet]

Photo Courtesy of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt at Serious Eats

• Butcher and Singer just starting offering a $15 prix fixe lunch [Grub Street]
• Pretty much rave reviews for Chick-fil-A’s Spicy Chicken Sandwich [Serious Eats]
• Mr. Joe’ is only open during the day, the real Italian food is worth a long lunch [Mac&Cheese]
• The more bbq the better. Baby Blues is scheduled to open this fall in University City [Foobooz via The Insider]
• Do you want to learn how to make hot dog octupuses? [Serious Eats]

Photo courtesy of Hawk Krall via Serious Eats

• The Department of Labor is investigating the allegations of Philly teachers stealing subsidized lunches intended for students [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
• Foobooz is rocking some new technology with Annotated Menus [Foobooz]
• A mashed potato topped hot dog,  a mac and cheese hot dog? Hawk gives his approval, especially as a late night snack [Serious Eats]
• Some crazy fool beat the Jake’s 5 lb sandwich challenge [Meal Ticket]
• Fries with that Shake also checks out Ladder 15’s burger and gives it a full report card [FWTS]

Photo Courtesy of Helen Jane Hearn at Serious Eats

• So cute! Using office supplies as dinner party accessories [Serious Eats]
• Xochitl’s veggie burger/torta is M&C’s new favorite [Mac&Cheese]
• Aki comes out on top for Table Matter’s All You Can Eat Sushi Challenge [Table Matters]
• For $15, Two Eat Philly do a  University City Dining Day at Sang Kee [Two Eat Philly]
• Did anyone attend the Sandwich Safari Finals yesterday? [CBS Local]

• At Chaaya cafe: Fancified fried chicken and waffles?? Yes, please! [Foobooz]
• Mumbai Bistro opening next Wednesday, $4.95 a pound for the buffet is an amazing deal [The Insider]
• Meal Ticket documents two local food challenges, at Jake’s and at Drinker’s pub [Meal Ticket]
• House Special Soup at Sang Kee looks like it could cure your common cold [Munchi Monster]