Zach Brooks, the founder of the trailblazing website Midtown Lunch has confirmed that he's moving to LA. For love. (His lawyer wife is taking a job there.) In announcing his abandonment of Manhattan's lost and hungry lunchers, Brooks announced that his exhaustive coverage of midtown's midday grub options will not only continue in his absence, but expand to cover downtown and even Philadelphia, full time, at the end of this week. And on the left coast, Brooks will have his mouth wide open for LA's lunch and street food scene. He promises to keep it real out there, too: "I will say here and now, even in L.A., the no salad rule still stands." You'll be back, Zach! more ›

On Monday night, a street food-themed Citymeals-on-Wheels benefit brought together more than 40 food trucks and a group of acclaimed chefs who served upscale versions of street food (Michael Psilakis made pork shoulder "gyros") in the name of charity. The highlight for some was undoubtedly the NYC debut of the Kogi truck, a Los Angeles based Korean BBQ taco concept that has taken the West Coast by storm—Kogi and the Dessert Truck even offered a special $4 combo plate Monday at noon as a warmup to the benefit, and a huge line formed despite the well-publicized fact that only 200 portions of Kimchi quesadillas would be available. Midtown Lunch also broke the news that Kogi will come to NY, probably later this year, and Lee Anne Wong of Top Chef will oversee Kogi-NY operations. more ›