Posted by The ML Team at 3:30 pm, February 17th, 2011 under In the Forums.
Food and Wine Magazine has added a people’s choice award to this year’s Best New Chef competition, and we can’t help but want Ma Peche’s Tien Ho to win for New York City (Midtown represent!) Sure the restaurant is fancy pants, but he did give us a menu of take out $10 Midtown Lunch Specials. If we help him win, maybe other fancy Midtown restaurants will follow suit. Vote now>>
Posted by The ML Team at 1:50 pm, February 17th, 2011 under Momofuku.
When you’re the food blogger in the family you often get co-opted into the food decider role–the person in charge of picking the food outing that the whole family will enjoy. I love introducing people to new foods, but still it comes with a good bit of pressure. Months ago I introduced my husband’s aunt to kati rolls and she’s been raving about them ever since. With my husband’s mother, brother and sister in town it was clear that kati rolls would be on tap and with so many eager eaters it seemed an apt opportunity to embark on a kati krawl. Read more »
Posted by Brownie at 11:30 am, February 17th, 2011 under Biriyani Cart, Desi Food Truck, Kwik Meal, Sami Dosa Cart.
Burgers, Schnitzel & BBQ: On the ML Twitter Tracker this morning... La Cense Burger is on 47th, Schnitzel & Things is on 52nd, Rickshaw is on 50th, Korilla BBQ is on 55th, Uncle Gussy's is on 51st with lamb chops, Taim Mobile is on 40th and has tomato soup, Eddie's Pizza is on 52nd, Comme Ci Comme Ca is on 38th, and Joyride is on 52nd.
Posted at 11:04 am, February 17th, 2011 | 1 Comment
Hooters celebrating marriage! What alternate universe is this? Apparently with a marriage certificate and this ad you can get up to 30% off your bill at Hooters. It’s only good next week, and strangely enough it’s only for husbands (What? Married wives don’t like discounted buffalo wings!?) No fine print claims you need to… umm… actually bring your spouse (just proof that she exists), so have at it boys!
Related:
Midtown Happy Hour: Hooters (Yes… Hooters. You know, for the wings.)
Posted by Mamacita at 9:00 am, February 17th, 2011 under Hooters.
Photo courtesy of Donny Tsang/Serious Eats New York
Donny got a behind the scenes look at Four and Twenty Blackbirds for Serious Eats, while Ultraclay was shooting the Donuts Are Forever party at Santos Party House. Brownie had some tasty looking dim sum at East Harbor Seafood, while Blondie was on the UWS eating Shake Shack’s peanut butter and bacon burger. And over the weekend Chris H was at Prince II in Flushing (perhaps for another SE write up?) while Jeremiah tried out Stone Park Cafe in Brooklyn over the weekend.
Around the rest of the ML Universe… Andrea had a pretty strange bowl of pork udon Downtown at Sun Cafe near City Hall, Jamie is a big fan of Schlesinger’s pastrami sandwich and pickle bar in Philly, and I delivered my latest edition of 7 Things to Hate About Lunch’ing in L.A. (on Valentine’s Day… because that’s how I do.)
Posted by Zach Brooks at 3:45 pm, February 16th, 2011 under Contributor Stalking.
Over the past year there have been countless articles and blog posts and tv segments dedicated to helping entrepreneurs take advantage of the food truck explosion that has been going on lately. But the latest entry, courtesy of eHow is quite possibly the worst I’ve ever seen. I probably shouldn’t get so mad, but crap like this is the reason why so many food trucks operators get blindsided by what they didn’t know about running a mobile food business. The eye rolling starts on suggestion #2:
“Follow New York’s licensing and permit requirements to the letter and avoid obtaining a permit on the black market”
And how exactly do you propose to do that?
Posted by Zach Brooks at 2:30 pm, February 16th, 2011 under Street Vendor Issues.
Chipotle Gearing Up For “ShopHouse” Launch: "Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has registered the name ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, leading an analyst to speculate what the chain has planned for its new fast-casual Asian concept." Wonder how Pure Thai Shophouse feels about that? Probably the same way Kogi felt about Baja Fresh. [NRN via Eater]
Posted at 1:45 pm, February 16th, 2011 | 1 Comment
I’m pretty devastated to discover that Salt & Pepper (on 33rd btw. 6+7th), one of my favorite lunch spots in Midtown, has closed. This was the place where you could get a large platter of rice, beans and stewed chicken or rice, lentils and stewed tripe or awesome Indian food for just $7. When I walked by there was no note, but I took a peek inside and the place looked totally gutted except for the counter where they used to have all their deliciousness laid out. *Sigh” I really hope they’re just doing some major renovations. Does anyone know what happened?
Salt & Pepper, 139 W 33rd St (btw. 6+7th)
Posted by Donny T. at 11:45 am, February 16th, 2011 under Closed.
It’s Chicken Caesar Wrap Day: On the ML Twitter Tracker today... Taim is on 51st with red pepper falafel, Eggstravaganza is on 52nd with pork tacos, Rickshaw is on 50th, Papa Perrone is on 55th, Uncle Gussy is on 51st with lamb chops, Eddie's Pizza is on 46th, Sweetery is on 52nd, and Tri Tip Grill reminds you that it's chicken caesar wrap day!
Posted at 11:15 am, February 16th, 2011 | 0 Comments
