Lessons in Shilling: If you are going to hop in a forum, and shill for your generic Midtown deli you probably shouldn't use "good food" as a tag. Or the address. Or the phone number. This short class was free, Cafe Bonjour, but the next one will cost you.
Posted at 3:30 pm, February 16th, 2010 | 4 Comments
Thanks to Lunch’er Spacegirl for sending in this photo of the new 2 Bros Pizza location opening on 8th Ave. and 38th. They’re running a few weeks late, but should be open any day now. (Just waiting on one last gas permit from the city…)
Related:
2 Bros Pizza Opening Two More Midtown Locations
$1 Slice Alert: St. Marks’ 2 Bros. Pizza is Officially Open
Posted by The ML Team at 2:30 pm, February 16th, 2010 under 2 Bros. Pizza.
Duane Reade Sushi Challenge: Did you see that the Village Voice took the Duane Reade Sushi challenge last week!?! We're completely honored that FitR gets their lunch tips from the ML forums, but I was kind of disappointed she went the cooked route. (California rolls are never *that* scary.) Clearly I need to take this challenge, and do it up right.... report coming soon.
Posted at 1:30 pm, February 16th, 2010 | 7 Comments
Every Tuesday I 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 Rachael, a publicist who loves eating BLTs in the summertime.
Name: Rachael
Age: 29
Occupation: Publicist
Where in Midtown do you Work?: CUNY Grad Center 5th and 35th
Favorite Kind of Food: Nachos. Also: raw tuna belly, oysters, fried chicken, pomegranates,
concord grapes, homemade pickles, cheeseburgers, Bun thit nuong, street cart cinnamon buns
Least Favorite Kind of Food: Pre-made sandwiches, gummy ice cream, overboiled eggs.
Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch in Midtown: Spicy Masala Dosa at Minar (on 46th btw. 6+7th), Chocolate rice donut from Zaiya (on 41st btw. Mad+5th), Falafel Laffa from Olympic Pita (38th btw. 5+6th), Lazarras (38th btw. 6+7th), and of course there is the always fun game of chicken and rice plate roulette.
Posted by The ML Team at 11:45 am, February 16th, 2010 under PROFILE: Midtown Lunch'er.
Snow Day Street Meat Updates: If you've been trying to hit the new biriyani at the Steak Truck as much as I have then today will be a sad start to your work week. They'll be in their usual spot, but will not have biriyani today. In other Twitter Tracker news Rickshaw will be on 52nd, Wafels is on 62nd, and Street Sweets is on 50th... but Papa Perrone is staying in Staten Island today.
Posted at 11:15 am, February 16th, 2010 | 0 Comments
It’s become a Midtown Lunch tradition to spend Fat Tuesday eating a fried shrimp po’boy at the Grand Central Oyster Bar Take-Out window, one of the closest examples of NOLA food achieved in this South-hating city. And this tradition isn’t going to die on our watch, but for this Fat Tuesday I wanted to explore the other Bayou-inspired item from said window, the Cajun Fried Rock Shrimp Sandwich with Creole Sauce. It’s like a po’boy in muffuletta clothing.
Posted by Blondie at 10:10 am, February 16th, 2010 under Cajun, Grand Central Oyster Bar.
4Food, the crazy new chain concept that plans on “de-junking” fast food by serving doughnut shaped hamburgers filled with healthier fillings, has announced an opening date for their first location. According to their twitter account, the first location of 4Food will open April 19th on Madison Ave. and 40th Street, and they are looking for volunteers to taste test their french fries this Sunday. Just call the phone number above if you’re interested in being one of their guinea pigs.
Related:
New “WTF” Burger Concept: 4Food To Bring Doughnut-Like Burgers (With Vegetable Centers) to Midtown
Posted by The ML Team at 9:00 am, February 16th, 2010 under 4Food.
Half Off Maoz Alert: Hope you have the day off today (if not, ask your bosses why they hate America!) but we wanted to make sure that those of you who do have to work at least get this deal... today's Groupon gets you 50% off Maoz Vegetarian (there's one in Midtown on 40th and 7th Ave.)
Posted at 11:45 am, February 15th, 2010 | 0 Comments
Posted by The ML Team at 4:00 pm, February 12th, 2010 under Midtown Links.
Wow. Now that’s a FAT tuesday.
Let’s face it. This is Midtown Lunch… a site for cheap fat bastards who, instead of slaving away in a small cubicle desperately gripping to their red stapler, would rather be wallowing in an orgy of fatted calf and white sauce. And our Midtown Lunch Happy Hours are all about the visceral need for primal revelry in the intoxicating ocean of food and drink. Only a few yearly events come to mind where the ML Happy Hour mentality is in full swing.
And finally, Mardi Gras!!! New Orleans and that wild bacchanalia that we call Mardi Gras is loved by many New Yorkers. We don’t let a few hundred measly miles get between us and the debauchery that is Fat Tuesday. Hell, ML is all about FAT. Zach was married there and even blogged the food at Jazzfest. So let’s celebrate… and here’s where to do it.
Posted by Mamacita at 3:00 pm, February 12th, 2010 under Midtown Happy Hour.
