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Duck Dumplings and Lox Tacos to Be Served at Midtown Food Market

By Heather Holland | September 8, 2014 4:39pm
  UrbanSpace will launch a new month-long outdoor food market along two blocks in Midtown.
UrbanSpace Garment District Outdoor Market
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MIDTOWN — A new outdoor food market is coming to Midtown next week, featuring vendors like Roberta'sRed Hook Lobster Pound and Go Go Curry.

UrbanSpace — the organizer behind Mad. Sq. Eats and Broadway Bites — is launching the outdoor market along the pedestrian plazas on the east side of Broadway between 39th and 41st streets beginning Sept. 15.

“We’re thrilled to bring new cuisine options to the neighborhood, and to showcase many of the [Garment] District’s new, exciting and diverse food choices,” said Barbara Blair Randall, president of the Garment District Alliance, which is working with UrbanSpace to offer the food fair.

Hungry visitors can expect Roberta's signature brick-oven pizza, Red Hook Lobster Pound's lobster rolls and Go Go Curry's chicken and pork katsu.

All meals range in price from $4 to $16.

"This is a place where you can have a royal feast for under $20, and a great lunch for $5," said Heather Sperling, creative director of UrbanSpace.

In addition, the creators of Seoul Lee Korean Barbecue will be launching a new company called Frida's Favorites at the market, serving Mexican fusion like a Mexican mac and cheese, a lox and cream cheese taco and a feta cheese and pineapple quesadilla. 

Williamsburg's Brooklyn Wok Shop will be offering its duck confit dumplings, pastrami dumplings and a variety of rice bowls, with ingredients including roasted vegetables and General Tso's chicken.

The monthlong food market is the first of several other public events planned for the neighborhood, including a market dedicated to design and fashion opening next year, Sperling said.

"A lot of these businesses can't afford a permanent lease in Midtown," said Sperling. "We're filling public spaces with all these small businesses, chefs and restaurants that would otherwise not be there."

The market will run 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily from Sept. 15 through Oct. 17.