Re: [Debian-NYC] Final: Lunch Sunday and Dinner/drinks Monday (was Meeting up on Sun/Mon?)
On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Brian Gupta <brian.gupta@brandorr.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Brian Gupta <brian.gupta@brandorr.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@err.no> wrote:
>>>
>>> (I'm not subscribed, please Cc me on replies)
>>>
>>> Hiya,
>>>
>>> I'll be arriving in NYC on Saturday afternoon and don't really have any
>>> plans for Sunday or Monday. I suspect I'll be tired after the flight
>>> and not that much fun on Saturday, but if somebody wants to meet up with
>>> Tired Geek, I'll be happy to hang out then too.
>>>
>>> It's my second time in NYC, I haven't seen much of the city (Time
>>> Square, a little bit of the subway, walked through Chinatown, seen wall
>>> street, but not taken the ferry to staten island, nor that many other
>>> touristy things), so if somebody wants to take me around, I'll be happy
>>> to join, or I'd be happy to just hang out in a park or cafe or pub or
>>> whatever. :-)
>>>
>>> I'm on IRC as Mithrandir, email is the From address, phone is +47
>>> 92642543, dunno how much I'll be online once I hit the ground in NY, so
>>> if we can arrange something up front via email/IRC, that's probably better.
>>
>> Tollef,
>>
>> If you are free Sunday or Monday for a late morning early lunch I'd
>> propose a group trip to ChinaTown for DimSum at Jing Fong. It's a
>> pretty unique experience with traditional Cantonese DimSum-Hall style
>> eating. Here's a blog I found that summarizes the experience nicely.
>> http://nycfoodguy.com/2009/03/09/introduction-to-dim-sum-at-jing-fong-restaurant/
>
> Ok after consultation on IRC, we aren't going to do Dim Sum, since
> vegetarian Dim Sum options are limited and Tollef has had good Dim Sum
> before.
>
> Instead we are going to meet at a Shanghainese restaurant called Nice
> Green Bo, (also in Chinatown) which caters to omnivores and
> vegetarians. http://nicegreenbo.com/menu.aspx (Zagat score 23)
>
> We'll be meeting at noon. Please let us know, by emailing the list, if
> are coming but will be running late so we make sure to reserve you a
> spot. (But don't run too late!!)
>
> Nice Green Bo: 66 Bayard St, New York, NY 10013
To be clear this event is Sunday, May 26, 12 noon.
>> Monday evening I'd propose a group dinner/beers, at any of the
>> numerous choices I pointed out on IRC. Depends what kind of food
>> sounds interesting to you.
>
> We have settled on meeting at Dinosaur BBQ
> http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/locations/harlem/ (Zagat score 23) at
> 6pm, on Monday evening, for dinner and drinks. We won't have a
> reservation and will have to join the waitlist when we get there. (The
> wait is expected to be 30-45 mins, but we'll be able to wait in the
> bar). They have a great selection of beers.
>
> No RSVP required unless you aren't going to be there at 6pm sharp,
> when we will do a headcount and sign up for the waitlist. (It can't
> hurt to let us know anyway.) In any case, please email the list if you
> need to sync up.
>
> Dinosaur BBQ: 700 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027
To be clear this event is Monday, May 27, 6pm.
>> Cheers,
>> Brian
>>
>> P.S. - Please make sure to cc me in any replies, in case your emails
>> are still being moderated.
>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> --
>>> Tollef Fog Heen
>>> UNIX is user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are
>>>
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