Midtown Lunch

Photo courtesy of Blondie and Brownie

• You can get a good chicken pot pie from Muldoon’s for under $10 [Blondie and Brownie]
• Kathy YL Chan is a big fan of Macaron Cafe‘s chocolate milk [SENY]
• The Palm finally gets their act together on those happy hour specials [Wined and Dined]
• David Sax says the matzoh ball soup at Ben’s is one of the top 5 deli dishes in NYC [Feed Blog]
• Joe and the Art of Coffee is now brewing beans from Ecco [Eater]
• Here’s a post for anybody who wonders what a free meal from Montenapo tastes like [Feisty Foodie]
• Brandy is a good way to wash down a lunch from El Rey del Sabor [Tessin Rinpoche]

Buckhorn Grill’s Tri Tip,coming soon to Rock Ctr. Photo courtesy of mmmfruit

• It sounds like Stumptown is worth walking to 29th street for [Fork in the Road]
• I am not cool enough to know what Bagatelle is, but one is coming to Midtown [Eater]
• A look at White Castle’s spicy buffalo chicken rings [Me So Hungry]
• HB Burger makes a list of NYC’s best tator tots [Restaurant Girl]

Photo added to the ML Flickr Pool by Blondie and Brownie

• It’s not in Midtown, but tonight is the end of the season party for the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck [Blondie and Brownie]
• There are some great looking daily specials at Tsushima [Chubby Chinese Girl]
• The pistachio croissant at Petrossian is a winner [Serious Eats: NY]
• A very serious look at Crumbs’ Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup cupcake [Always Eating]
• Dave Cook finds that Kolache Mama bears “some resemblance” to an authentic Czech koláč [Eating in Translation]
• Gourmet Mag should have been more like Midtown Lunch!?! [HuffPo]

The Line For 45 Cent Slices at Famous Ray’s. Photo by Food in Mouth

• Thai 51 has some great lunch specials… [Miss Menu]
• …and they’re even better when your work is paying! [Chubby Chinese Girl]
• Even if you don’t like lobster, you might like the Xie Xie lobster roll [Always Eating]
• The Ritz Carlton does a “cupcake tea” [Cupcakes Take the Cake]
• Vendy Award nominees dish about their favorite eats (Schnitzel Truck loves Korean food!) [Always Hungry NY]
• The “peach” has officially arrived in Midtown [Eater]

My Pre-Vendy Award Lunch at Kwik Meal

• “Vendrification” is the perfect word to sum up the current street food scene [Blackbook Mag]
• Erin Zimmer calls the Schnitzel Burger “the juiciest burger of all time” [AHT]
• At Cafe Edison a cup of soup is more like a bowl of soup [Chronicles of Stomach Grumble]
• Cafe Zaiya’s chocolate cake looks delicious [SENY]
• The custard brioche from Street Sweets Truck is expensive but worth it [Ramen and Friends]
• Go Go Curry is a far better deal than the new Katsuhama [A Tiger in the Kitchen]
• Look who’s a fan of Cer Te… [Food Party]

La Maison du Chocolat. Photo courtesy of Serious Eats: New York

• La Maison du Chocolat’s Ferrer Rocher knock off looks pretty amazing [Serious Eats: New York]
• In Brooklyn a vendor fight ended with one slashing the other with a butcher knife [Gothamist]
• “Tiffin” launches new Indian food delivery service [Grub Street]
• The spicy pork tacos at El Rey del Sabor are the best! [Tasty Eating]
• Your first look at the food at that Vegetarian cart on 52nd [Ramen & Friends]
• More photos of Bobby Flay at carts in Midtown [Vendy Award Facebook]
• I guess nobody in Midtown uses Deliver.com [Wined and Dined]
• If you think this is, like, the best food blog- please let these people know [Foodbuzz]

From the Biryani Cart. Photo courtesy of Me So Hungry

• Going to the New York Public Library is a good excuse to eat at the Biryani Cart [Me So Hungry]
• A look at the pork buns from Xie Xie and Mantou [Always Hungry NY]
• Sapporo’s shoyu ramen is not made in an authentic Japanese way? [Tasty Eating]
• The #4 best Thai food restaurant in the city is on 9th Ave. [Fork in the Road]

Galbi combo from the Bulgogi & Kimchi Cart (on 49th & 6th). Photo by chris6sigma

• BCD Tofu House makes the best version of naeng myun in Koreatown [Tasting Table]
• A look at the Dag Hammerskjöld Greenmarket on 47th and 2nd [Blondie and Brownie]
• Danny recommends the sushi over the fried chicken at the NYT Cafeteria [Food in Mouth]
• The tianbula at the NYC Cravings truck finds another fan [Tasty Eating]
• I guess this blogger should have believe the “horrible reviews” about Danku [Ramen & Friends]
• More photos and video of that cab that burst into flames on 53rd & 7th [Gothamist]

Grilled Chicken and artichoke sandwich from Financier. Photo courtesy of Blondie and Brownie

• A great look at the new Financier Patisserie on 1st Avenue [Blondie and Brownie]
• Another reason to hate Cafe Metro: KFed eats there [Buzz Foto via Cityfile]
• Wheel…….. Of…….. Lunch! [Slashfood]
• Checking out the food at the new El Rey Del Sabor cart on 43rd [Thirsty Foodie]
• It’s not in Midtown, but this is what you should be doing after work today [Hapa Kitchen Luau + Pig Roast]

Apparently Meze Grill was the last straw… my kid is retiring

• Did you want to buy a suit with that chicken over rice platter? [EV Grieve]
• Vote for Keen’s Steakhouse as Manliest Restaurant in America [Asylum]
• Times Sq. Hot Bagels is owned by the people who used to run Columbia Bagels [Bionic Bites]
• $2 margaritas at Toloache on Monday until 9pm [Eater]
• Stay away from Koryodang’s boba tea [Serious Eats:New York]
• Xie Xie has added salads and delivery [Fork in the Road]
• Houston’s Hillstone goes to court to avoid posting calorie counts [Gothamist]
• Minamoto Kitchoan sells sorbet [Serious Eats: New York]
• You know I love Pollo Tropical, but have I mentioned it would also be awesome if Midtown had a Chicken Kitchen? [JBF]
• If you have to work on Sunday, there is a Japanese street fair featuring food from Cafe Zaiya, Washoku Cafe, and Gyu-Kaku (as well as non Midtown restaurants like Hakata Tonton) on Madison Ave. btw. 43+44th [Japan Fair via EIT]