Jjam ppong, extra spicy from Hyo Dong Gak. Photo by Dave Cook
If you like to eat, chances are you like to drink (read: a lot of you are freakin’ lushes), so every week our Happy Hour Correspondent “Mamacita” will post about a different bar in Midtown that fits the Midtown Lunch mentality: unhealthy food, not lame (unless it’s lame in a cool way), and most importantly… cheap.
A couple of friends invited me to Blackstones this week to shoot some pool and grab a beer. There are plenty of places to caress a cue on the Westside, like my divey favorites Daves, Blue Ruin, and Bullmoose, but it was good to know there are Eastside options as well –albeit less clad in taxidermy and lingerie.
We’ve always had a working theory that burger places in Midtown get more and more packed as the week goes on… and this only adds to our thesis. This is The Counter in Times Square (on B’way and 41st) 5 minutes ago. Shake who? I guess there is room for a gazillion burger places in Midtown…
Becoming a mobile vendor is not quite as easy as ehow would have you believe. So in anticipation of Softee Season 2011 we’ve asked Chrissy (aka Miss Softee) to show us the process of what it takes to become an ice cream vendor in Midtown. We’ll meet the potential new vendors, and track their progress through the selection and training process as all of the candidates make their way towards being a full fledged Mr. Softee vendor. Here’s Part 1. Take it away Miss Softee!
Everyone wants to drive an ice cream truck, but not everyone has what it takes to stick around and see the job through. While the joys of slinging the cream far outweigh the cons in my mind, the hours are long, the work can by very physical, and the midtown route is demanding!! So, this season, I’ve been given the opportunity to help bring on new drivers to our team, train them, and work as a day-to-day manager. I’m going to share my knowledge of the industry and business with them and they’ll all be working throughout Midtown with special toppings, happy hour, and more! Read more »
Posted by Brownie at 11:30 am, February 18th, 2011 under Miss Softee, Street Vendor Issues, Sweets.
Every Friday our man UltraClay goes south of the ML boundaries in search of a delicious lunch. Sometimes it’s Murray Hill south or the Flatiron District, sometimes Gramercy and everything in between- but we just like to call it Flatiron Lunch.
Ok, it’s not quite this warm today. But it’s as good as we’re going to get for a while. Next week, the temperatures drop back to the 40’s, then the 30’s. In the name of encouraging our readers to get some sun and to support the food cart and truck proprietors who have had a rough time of it this winter, we figure it’s as good a time as any to do a round up of the Flatiron Lunch area trucks. Check it out after the jump.
Free Flatiron Coffee Alert: Our weekly Friday Flatiron lunch post will up in a little bit, but as a little teaser for those who work south of 32nd street here's a freebie going on this morning: Zipcar and the Mud Truck is on 26th and Broadway near Bryant Park Madison Sq. Park giving out 500 free cups of coffee. It will last until 11am (or until the run out.) Check Zipcar's twitter account to confirm the location.
Posted at 8:30 am, February 18th, 2011 | 3 Comments
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>>
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
