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Zach Brooks
The Other Critics
Nov. 19, 2012
Brad A. Johnson Hammers Laurel Hardware; Rodell Reveals No Surprises at Nobu The Time Out critic calls the West Hollywood hottie “lazy” and the pizza “gummy.”
By Hadley Tomicki
Breitbart’s Last Political Discussion Held at The Brentwood; SoCal Residents The political pundit may have talked shop with a man he’d just met only 50 minutes before he was declared dead.
Let’s Do Lunch
Dec. 12, 2011
A Look into Manna’s Banchan Buffet The offerings, which might be better suited to vegetarians, earn a solid B from lunch authority Zach Brooks.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Other Critics
Dec. 8, 2011
Virbila Inks Two and a Half Stars on Michael Voltaggio; Gold Bites Into Bäco Mr. Gold also gobbles up a not-so-authentic, but-trying-really-hard beefsteak dinner with Neal Fraser at the helm.
By Hadley Tomicki
Midtown Lunch Going Back for Bäco A lunch of hits and misses confirms there’s a lot to love at Josef Centeno’s new casual spot.
By Hadley Tomicki
Let’s Do Lunch
Nov. 1, 2011
Tsujita Starts Noodling Around at Lunch Yes, the much ballyhooed ramen is finally here. Well, at least for three hours a day.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Ramen Brahmin
Oct. 21, 2011
Desperately Seeking Tsukemen Midtown Lunch explores L.A.’s emerging dipping noodles ramen scene.
By Hadley Tomicki
A Look at Japan’s Cheese Industry; Are We Getting African Food Aid Wrong? According to Howard Buffett, a new approach to farms in Africa is needed.
By Hadley Tomicki
Midtown Lunch Takes on Fonuts, Escuela, and True Food Kitchen Hate, rare for this town, is one of the many reasons why we love Zach Brooks.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Life of The Drinking Straw; Where to Drink Butterbeer Unfortunately, what sounds like the world’s greatest invention contains neither butter nor beer.
Zach Brooks: Food Vendors Are Best When They’re ‘Outlaws’ Recent crackdowns are changing the street food landscape of the city.
By Hugh Merwin
As A-Frame Starts Lunchin’, Chego Considers Truckin’ Roy Choi’s Culver City spot has a new burger for a new meal, while his Palms rice bowl restaurant is trying to expand.
David Chang Rocks On What’s the Momofuku chef’s favorite “closing the deal song”?
By Daniel Maurer
Mall Dining
Mar. 17, 2011
Big Fat Pita Nearly Bridges The N.Y.C./L.A. Cheap Eats Divide While not exactly the gyro carts he left behind in Manhattan, the Greek chain helps fulfill Zach Brook’s street meat dreams.
By Hadley Tomicki
In a Word Food personalities describe the LA dining scene in one word.
By Lesley Balla
Where’s The Lard? “In what crazy pants world is “no lard” a selling point?” asks Midtown Lunch.
Empire Building
Nov. 11, 2010
French Fry-Topped Persian Stew and Salmon Kebabs Come To Attari Extension The Persian sandwich and kebab mainstay introduces a more upscale concept.
Let’s Do Lunch
Sept. 21, 2010
Zach Brooks Gets White-Washed in Thai Town Midtown Lunch looks at seven things to hate about eating lunch in L.A.
By Hadley Tomicki
The Jewish Journal Tries to Burst Our Saveur -Blown Bubble Does L.A. have further to go to fulfill Saveur’s promises?
By Hadley Tomicki
The Other Bloggers
Feb. 4, 2010
Midtown Lunch Takes L.A. A New York food blog sets its sights on the West Coast.
By Hadley Tomicki
Empire Building
Jan. 12, 2010
Zach Brooks on Midtown Lunch’s Expansion: ‘I’m Fully Aware The impresario of Midtown Lunch talks about his plans for expansion.
By Daniel Maurer
Midtown Luncher Moves to L.A.; Jamba Juice Heats Up Plus: three-star space food, and the LeRoys in court, all in our morning news roundup.
By Leila Cohan-Miccio
This Is Why Midtown Lunch Is … Fantastic Everything Midtown Lunch ate this year in one mind-blowing, gut-busting photo.
By Daniel Maurer
Vendys Are Revving Up Nominations are being taken. Judges have been announced. And discount tickets are now available!
By Daniel Maurer
SLA Cracks Down on New Year’s Eve; Eat Nantucket Bay Scallops Plus: Flushing: the city’s greatest Chinatown, and a fast-food taste test, all in our morning news roundup.
By Leila Cohan-Miccio
Back of the House
Apr. 23, 2008
Who Will Replace Peter Meehan at the ‘Times’? Our candidates to write the “$25 and Under” column.
Back of the House
Mar. 18, 2008
Indian Buffet Pulls a Fiamma, Raises Prices in Midtown It’s not just on the highest plane of fine dining that critics, customers, and restaurants wage their unceasing war against each other: The same drama, played out in miniature, occurs everywhere. For evidence, look no further than Zach Brooks’s encounter, on Midtown Lunch, with Spice Fusion, an all-you-can-eat Indian buffet that raised its price $1 after the blogger praised it. Yes, it’s the Fiamma saga all over again, but we’ll have to see how this plays out. Will Spice Fusion’s corporate parent issue a press release vowing to lower prices? Or will the guy who hands out flyers on 48th Street just continue to thrust them wordlessly into the hands of passersby? Only Midtown Lunch will know.
First Fiamma, Now Spice Fusion Follows Accolades With Price Hike [Midtown Lunch]
Related: Fiamma Prices Drop After Bruni Post