Fall Brings NYC A Few New Brunch, Lunch And Dinner Options

"Modern Spanish" restaurant La Fonda del Sol opened in the Met Life building in January to favorable reviews. Not content to rest on his laurels, earlier this month Chef Josh DeChellis introduced Cocina Rapida, a Spanish three-course prix fixe menu designed for a time-sensitive meal, getting midtown lunchers in and out in under 40 minutes. The $35 menu includes a choice of 3 appetizers and 3 entrées, such as Hubbard Squash Soup with brown butter, porcini mushroom and Pedro Ximenez sherry; and Skate a la Plancha with orange, saffron, and Indian summer preserves. The meal concludes with "dessert for your desk": house-made desserts such as Torta Santiago wrapped and ready to go. (Katie Sokoler/Gothamist)