Midtown Lunch

Photo Courtesy of The Sneeze

• Jake’s, a new sandwich place is opening next month on 12th and Walnut, looking at the menu I can’t help but be drawn to the whole roasted pig and the fact that you can get your sandwich over fries [Phoodie]
• Check out Steve’s hilarious recaps of the terrible things he eats (ex: potted meat) [The Sneeze]
• I should probably shut my mouth about being sick of pizza; Nick attempts to eat nothing but pizza for an entire month [PizzaRules via Slice]
• A peek at Starr’s newest venture- El Rey [Grubstreet]
• Northeast Philly looks lucky to have the rotisserie Peruvian chicken at El Baloncito [Philly.com]

Photo Courtesy of Foodzings

• The Chowhounders discuss Philly banh mi [Chow]
• The tuna bi-bim-bob at Tampopo is “raw perfection” [Foodzings]
• A slideshow of the top Philly salads, don’t worry, some come with bacon [Phillymag via Foobooz]
• Why the South Philly dog won the most votes at Citizens Bank Park [Serious Eats]
• …which you can get as a combo with beer at Bridget Foy’s [Meal Ticket]
• April is National Grilled Cheese Month, you say? A roundup to celebrate [Restaurant Club]

Photo Courtesy of Mac & Cheese

• Subtle truffle use works in Varga Bar’s Mac n Cheese [Mac&Cheese]
• A look at La Viet, a snazzy newborn Vietnamese restaurant [Meal Ticket]
• An interview with Bobby Flay along with a slide show of his new burger joint [Grubstreet]
• Cubanos at a Puerto Rican Cafe [Philly.com via Foobooz]
• Short videos of famous chefs preparing the basics [Lifehacker]

Photo Courtesy of Drew Lazor at Meal Ticket

• Fries with that Shake gives Vendr TV her take on one day of eating around Philly for $10 [Vendr TV]
• Food nerds will giggle at Meal Ticket’s round up of Philly food news April Fool’s posts [Meal Ticket]
• The taco-flower shop Savoy that Luncher Matt mentioned has reopened nearby as Mexico off the Square [Meal Ticket]
• A How-to guide for making adorable sushi Peeps [Serious Eats]

Photo Courtesy of Drew Lazor at Meal Ticket

• Today Square Burger re-opens for the Spring [Phoodie]
• The saucy vegan short rib sloppy joe at Royal Tavern [Frieswiththatshake]
• Vote on the real Philly dog to be served at Citizens Bank Park [Grubstreet]
• I am seriously drooling over the dough covered creations at D.P. Dough [Meal Ticket]
• Surprise over the “passable flavor” of Wendy’s new Bacon and Blue burger [A Hamburger Today]
• On another hamburger note, 500º opened this week [Unbreaded]

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• The pastrami at Delicatessen gets a seal of approval [Drawing for Food]
• The onion marmalade on Devil Alley’s veggie burger makes the burger a winner [Mac & Cheese]
• Discussion on Philly comfort food [Chow]
• Hoagie joint Gaetano’s opened earlier this month [Meal Ticket]
• Authentic Banh Mi for $3.25 only a few miles over the Ben Franklin Bridge [Philly.com]
• Bitar’s Market in South Philly has Lebanese sandwiches and ingredients for making your own creations [Meal Ticket]

Photo Courtesy of Metropolitan Bakery via Meal Ticket

• Manhattan’s famous H&H bagels coming to all Capogiro locations! [Grubstreet]
• Reading Terminal had its busiest year of all time, serving over 5 million visitors in ’09 [Phoodie]
• This spring an Indian Bistro is opening in Washington Sq West  [Foobooz]
• Metropolitan Bakery’s new under $5 pizzas look like a nice lunch, especially the fig, prosciutto and candied pecans pizza [Meal Ticket]
• Midtown Lunch: Downtown tries out Manhattan’s version of the Philly cheesesteak [ML Downtown]