Smell That? It's a Michelin Star: A SFoodie Lunch Planner

These days, you can damn near drop a 20 for a lunchtime sandwich and sides -- and you'll be balancing it on your lap, perched on a curb somewhere, wielding a SpudWare fork. For only a bit more cash, you can be sticking your legs under a tablecloth and breathing in the heady whiff of that new Michelin star at Luce. Show up for the $20.09 three-course Power Lunch, which offers choices. SF Weekly food critic Meredith Brody sort of likes the lentil soup with Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor goat cheese; short rib pappardelle with wild mushrooms; and Nutella pot de crème: Luce in the InterContinental Hotel, 888 Howard (at Fifth St.), 616-6566.