Midtown Lunch

Dan Dan Noodles from Lan Sheng. Photo courtesy of Blondie and Brownie

• Brownie is also a huge fan of the Dan Dan Noodles at Lan Sheng [Blondie and Brownie]
• Here’s another fan of the goat curry at Salt & Pepper [Ultraclay]
• Dave Cook posts an early look at Gan Eden [Eating in Translation]
• NYC Cravings doesn’t do that bad in a head to head with Wah Mei [Feisty Foodie]
• Blondie takes the new Grand Central Financier for a test drive [Blondie and Brownie]

Yakitori Totto Lunch Special. Photo by Food in Mouth

• Danny enjoys a quiet lunch at Yakitori Totto [Food in Mouth]
• Courtney Cox & David Arquette are planning some sort of NYC street food sit com? [Eater]
• Looking for a Midtown meat splurge? Get the mutton chop at Keen’s [Me So Hungry]
• Sometimes, Joe the Art of Coffee sells Tumbador ring dings [Blondie and Brownie]
• Nino’s makes some amazing Italian sandwiches [NYC Foodie]
• Chiyoda serves a good bowl of Tokyo style soba [Ramen and Friends]
• The NYC Cravings Truck was originally going to be a giant panda [Taiwanese American]
• James tackles the Go Go Curry Grand Slam [The Eaten Path]
• The roast pork to noodle ratio in Kar Won’s soups is amazing [Eating in Translation]
• Minar makes a great version of chana bhatura [Blondie and Brownie]
• The donburi bowl at Cafe Zaiya is not worth getting again [Tasty Eating]
  

Jerk Chicken from the Jerk Pan Cart (on 47th & Park). Photo by Foodinmouth

• After a plate of street meat from the Steak Truck… [Food in Mouth]
• … Danny headed to the Jerk Pan truck for a “double lunch” [Food in Mouth]
• Soul Fixins has one of the best 10 fried chickens in NYC [Fork in the Road]
• Apparently Yagura is great for picking up “Asian chicks” [Me So Hungry]
• The green sauce fixes everything at Sophie’s Cuban [Lunch Studio]
• Pongsri Thai will make your food “Thai Hot & Spicy” [Blondie and Brownie]

Is the GCT Dishes back open? Me want. Photo Courtesy of Blondie and Brownie

• Dishes makes a doughnut muffin! [Blondie and Brownie]
• Proof that more Broadway stars need to read Midtown Lunch [Grub Street]
• Joe DiStefano returns to OBAO and gives a thumbs up to their pad thai [SENY]
• Woorijip is still serving those Korean burritos [Bionic Bites]
• Another person discovers the joys of Leon Bakery’s $1.25 tamales [Always Eating]

Photo courtesy of Ultraclay

• Udon West makes a mean curry udon [Ultraclay]
• Not everybody loves the Schnitzel & Things truck [Always Eating]
• Two more looks at OBAO [Fork in the Road;Life w/ Food and Drink]
• Where do you take vegans in Midtown East? [The Moment]
• Speaking of which… LPQ makes a good vegan cranberry scone [Dessert Buzz]
• Michel Cluizel is moving his dessert studio from the Flatiron to 5th Ave. [Life Vicarious]
• Soba Totto is cheaper for lunch than it used to be [Chubby Chinese Girl]
• The new Port Authority Heartland Brewery will serve the HB Burger [AHT]

City 75’s Fresh Carved Turkey Sandwich (if this doesn’t put you in the mood for the weekend, I don’t know what will.)

• Dave Cook from EIT writes up Gulluoglu for the Times [NYT]
• The pad see ew from Breeze Thai on 9th Ave. is terrible [Blondie and Brownie]
• This blogger enjoyed their meal at OBAO… [A Skinny Pig]
• … this one, not so much [Tiger in the Kitchen]
• Rock Center will open an “Igloo Bar” on Dec. 5th… [Wined and Dined]
• … but beware of the naked ice skater! [Gothamist]

This stupid cookie episode has proven one thing- everybody likes a different kind of chocolate chip cookie. (Photo courtesy of Food in Mouth)

• Danny questions the validity of Pret’s chocolate chip cookie victory [Food in Mouth]
• Le Pain Quotidien makes a great Belgian brownie [Dessert Buzz]
• Magnolia Bakery is now serving Rockette Red Velvet Cupcakes [Cupcakes Take the Cake]
• Rudy’s backyard is set to reopen in the spring! [Fork in the Road]
• Going to taxi school makes you crave the Famous Halal Guys [Taxi Gourmet]
• Some kind of Australian vegetarian restaurant is opening on 8th Ave. [Zagat Buzz]
• You can order takeout from Sapporo [Ramen and Friends]
• Another look at the Sichuan cuisine of Lan Sheng [Fork in the Road]

The three terrine banh mi at Momofuku’s Ma Peche. Photo by Food in Mouth.

• My MomoMidtown lunch mate posts about our meal from her POV [Wandering Eater]
• Danny must have showed up right after we left! [Food in Mouth]
• These guys were there too… [TONY Feed Blog]
• This person went, and for some reason ordered the grilled cheese!? [Hotel Chatter]
• And I heard this guy went twice! [Dan Dickinson]
• Today, they were practically out of everything by 2:30pm [Eater]

Elsewhere in Midtown…

• Minar’s chicken tikka masala is better than Indus Express’ [Blondie and Brownie]
• The pork with miso is one of the best things to get at Dainobu [Chubby Chinese Girl]
• Jean Georges is still one of the best fancy lunches in Midtown [NYC Foodie]
• The quiche at the Street Sweets Truck is pretty good [Eating in Translation]

NYC Cravings Truck Gets a New Look. Photo courtesy of Ultraclay!

• The Go Go Curry lines weren’t quite as long after 3pm yesterday [NYColor]
• Check out this new chocolate bar inside a jewelry store on Madison Ave. [Wandering Eater]
• Henry Kissinger was spotted at Kolache Mama!?! [NYDN]
• $12 is a little steep, but Galway Hooker’s burger is one of the better in NYC [Me So Hungry]
• Dave Cook tries out a halal cart on 28th and 10th [Eating in Translation]
• The noodle bar at Woorijip disappoints another blogger [Ramen & Friends]
• Looking for vegetarian Korean?  HanGawi is the spot [High Low, Food Drink]

Wafels & Dinges Owner Thomas enjoying his own ‘This is Why You’re Fat’ Creation

• Halloween sweets have arrived at the Treats Truck [Blondie and Brownie]
• The lunch box is the best thing about Boi Sandwich [Donuts 4 Dinner]
• Front Studio also loves the sul long tang at Gahm Mi Oak [Lunch Studio]
• A coffee lover’s look at the Ecco now being served at Joe The Art of Coffee [SENY]
• The new NYT Restaurant critic loves Five Guys [Diner’s Journal]
• Xie Xie’s fish sandwich beats out Num Pang’s fish sandwich [Fork in the Road]
• Bring a lot of napkins if you get the hot dog kolache at Kolache Mama [Pink Pig]