Posts Tagged ‘lunch’

Midtown Midweek: Ma Peche

Ma Peche, a Momofuku restaurant, is one of my favorite midtown lunch places. Although they recently changed up their menu, they kept the pork buns so I’m happy. Go to Ma Peche for lunch. Order pork buns and duck ramen. You won’t regret it.

Midtown Midweek: City Lobster

Check out this delicious lunch at City Lobster.   Oysters: Lobster Roll: Profiteroles (look at that delicious, gooey chocolate! OMNOM):  

Midtown Midweek: Rosa Mexicano

Feast your eyes on Rosa Mexicano’s Budin de Pollo, a chicken tortilla pie made of baked soft corn tortillas filled with pulled chicken, chihuahua cheese, corn and roasted mexican peppers, served with a poblano pepper cream sauce.     Not pictured: Rosa’s killer pomegranate margs. Perfect Summer Friday lunch spot.

Wine Week at Quality Meats

My first Wine Week experience was gluttonous at Quality Meats.   Wine tasting:   Seafood Tower:   MEAT:   Commence food coma.

Midtown Midweek: Estiatorio Milos

Check out my amazing lobster pasta lunch from Estiatorio Milos.

Little Nibble: Bomb Lobster Roll

I couldn’t pass up the lobster roll while being treated to lunch at Epicerie Boulud on Broadway and 64th. Check this baby out! Creamy, yet light on a toasted bun. I’m still drooling.

Neighborhood Eats: Sigmund’s Pretzels

Pretzel bread is such a rare find. I was excited to grab a pretzel sandwich at Sigmund’s Pretzels on Avenue B between 2nd and 3rd. I ordered a tomato, mozzarella, pesto sandwich and a Sixpoint. (I wanted a pumpkin ale but the cashier told me that their board was outdated and that beer had been […]

New Neighborhood: Coyi Cafe

Coyi Cafe is another great spot on our new block. My first Vietnamese sandwich! I can’t stand cilantro, so I was skeptical but found, after my first bite, that the cilantro in this sandwich is not overbearing. I still picked some of it out. I enjoyed my pork Bahn Mi. Al got the special, which […]

Midtown Midweek: Shake Shack

We trekked down to the Shake Shake on 8th Ave (btwn. 44th and 45th) for a co-workers birthday today. WOW. I’ve never been to a Shake Shack without a line. My Shack Burger with fries was perfect. I love how crispy their fries are. I asked for extra shack sauce on the side and discovered […]

New Neighborhood: Cafe Rakka

We finally moved in! On Friday, we were informed that we could move into the apartment we were supposed to move into June 1 on Monday. We spent the weekend packing, scheduling movers and changing over our utilities. The actual move was pretty seamless. While the movers trucked our apartment from 1st Ave to Avenue […]