A Paupered Week in Flatiron Day 5: Real Pizza

6th Feb 2007

_ Check out Day 1 to figure out why Nick is spending so much time on lunch spots in Manhattan . _

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Of all the foods I could nosh on in NYC for a quick, cheap lunch, nothing was as obvious as pizza.  The capital of that tasty dish, New York should have had interesting pizza places pouring out of its alleyways, with enough springy crusts, milky cheeses, and bright sauces to keep me filled...

A Paupered Week in Flatiron Day 4: New Lands

2nd Feb 2007

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After a few months, even the finds of Flatiron become slightly boring for no other reason than repitition.  I began looking farther afield for something tasty.  With the subway less than a block away, I dreampt of being able to zoom up to any restaurant I pleased.  The whole of Manhattan...

A Paupered Week in Flatiron Day 3: Embarrassingly Poor

31st Jan 2007

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While the $5 limit I usually impose on lunch might seem low by some standards, there are times when even that is a little too high. Whether it's close to payday or after a long expensive weekend, sometimes you need to go lower.  That's when you have to dive deep into the belly of the city t...

A Paupered Week in Flatiron Day 2: In Search of India

30th Jan 2007

_ Check out Day 1 to figure out why Nick is spending so much time on lunch spots in Manhattan . _

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Good, cheap Indian food should be a relatively easy find.  Some 10 minute walk away is Murray Hill, a neighborhood that is also affectionately known as Curry Hill.  During lunch, a stretch along Lexington Avenue becomes packed with yellow taxis attempting to find a parking spot.  The idli...

A Paupered Week in Flatiron Day 1: The Great Burrito

29th Jan 2007

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It didn't start off as a quest.  I had a job in the Flatiron section of Manhattan and I needed to eat cheaply.  I'm not much of a brown bagger, and soups don't always interest me, so I began to search for the best places to find a meal for around $5.  It became an obsession.  See, Flatiron and the eastern part of Chelsea have some of the finest restaurants in the world, but they are far fr...