I'll take meetups for 100, Alex
posted April 29, 2013 7:51 PM RSS | iCal | +googleCal
Fri May 24 at 7:00 PM, The Dead Poet
450 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, USA (Map & Directions)
SisterHavana and I are coming to New York from (different) faraway locales to audition for Jeopardy! Care to meet us for dinner and (hopefully) triumphant audition stories afterwards?
Thanks to this thread, SisterHavana and I have discovered that we're both trying out for Jeopardy in New York. Our auditions are on May 23rd and 24th, respectively. How does a dinner meetup on the 24th sounds?
It's been three years since I've spent significant time in New York and have no clue where I'll be staying, so I will leave it to actual New Yorkers to suggest a good venue. I'm flexible in terms of type of food, so long as I can actually hear people talk and food is not hideously expensive. SisterHavana says ' Not very into Chinese, vegetarian/vegan cuisine or seafood, but otherwise [everything is] OK.'
It's been three years since I've spent significant time in New York and have no clue where I'll be staying, so I will leave it to actual New Yorkers to suggest a good venue. I'm flexible in terms of type of food, so long as I can actually hear people talk and food is not hideously expensive. SisterHavana says ' Not very into Chinese, vegetarian/vegan cuisine or seafood, but otherwise [everything is] OK.'
I hear Guy Fieri has a new place in Manhattan.
posted by houseofdanie at 5:08 AM on April 30, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by houseofdanie at 5:08 AM on April 30, 2013 [2 favorites]
You might have luck looking for a place just north of Columbus Circle, somewhere in the w70s-90s.
posted by The Whelk at 3:27 PM on April 30, 2013
posted by The Whelk at 3:27 PM on April 30, 2013
( like I'd suggest Brother Jimmy's BBQ but it has a rowdy atmosphere and can be ...loud).
posted by The Whelk at 3:28 PM on April 30, 2013
posted by The Whelk at 3:28 PM on April 30, 2013
In the interest of not letting this die on the vine, I'm researching restaurants on the Upper West Side now. Picking from places that have high star ratings relative to low cost ratings on menupages, I come up with this totally arbitrary beginning list:
The Dead Poet (Bar food, decent looking beer list)
Say Cheese, and Other Foods That Make You Smile (Fancy comfort food; I admit, I'm a sucker for this genre. Closes early though.)
Piccolo Cafe (Italian, possibly really small.)
Cafe Friday (Mexican, more mixed reviews.)
Does anyone have any experience with any of these? Any better suggestions? Can we call it for Friday at 6 in any case?
posted by ActionPopulated at 9:24 PM on May 5, 2013
The Dead Poet (Bar food, decent looking beer list)
Say Cheese, and Other Foods That Make You Smile (Fancy comfort food; I admit, I'm a sucker for this genre. Closes early though.)
Piccolo Cafe (Italian, possibly really small.)
Cafe Friday (Mexican, more mixed reviews.)
Does anyone have any experience with any of these? Any better suggestions? Can we call it for Friday at 6 in any case?
posted by ActionPopulated at 9:24 PM on May 5, 2013
I think a bar with food is logistically better for a weeknight meetup than a full-on restaurant, makes it easier for people to show up late/early. (I don't get out of work until 6, so i'd be a 7pm show-up wherever this ends up being.)
posted by oh yeah! at 4:45 AM on May 7, 2013
posted by oh yeah! at 4:45 AM on May 7, 2013
7pm would work for me. I'm pretty flexible that day. : )
Shall we move this from Proposed to It's On?
posted by SisterHavana at 9:57 PM on May 13, 2013
Shall we move this from Proposed to It's On?
posted by SisterHavana at 9:57 PM on May 13, 2013
Whoops, sorry I am a lousy meetup organizer! I'll go ahead and call the timing for Friday at 7 but we still have no venue...
posted by ActionPopulated at 10:58 AM on May 20, 2013
posted by ActionPopulated at 10:58 AM on May 20, 2013
Go ahead and pick something; it's going to be fine. I have been to the Dead Poet and remember it as pretty low key.
posted by grobstein at 1:24 PM on May 20, 2013
posted by grobstein at 1:24 PM on May 20, 2013
I forgot that the 24th is the Friday before Memorial Day weekend - my office will be closing at 1pm that day, so, earlier than 7pm is fine by me.
posted by oh yeah! at 2:27 PM on May 20, 2013
posted by oh yeah! at 2:27 PM on May 20, 2013
Confirmed for 7 at Dead Poet!
posted by ActionPopulated at 5:39 AM on May 21, 2013
posted by ActionPopulated at 5:39 AM on May 21, 2013
Welcome to New York, Sister Havana & ActionPopulated - hope you weren't caught out in the downpour yesterday.
posted by oh yeah! at 5:59 AM on May 24, 2013
posted by oh yeah! at 5:59 AM on May 24, 2013
Hey. I just wanted to check that this is still happening.
posted by unannihilated at 9:16 AM on May 24, 2013
posted by unannihilated at 9:16 AM on May 24, 2013
Yup, still on!
posted by ActionPopulated at 10:04 AM on May 24, 2013
posted by ActionPopulated at 10:04 AM on May 24, 2013
I am just glad I packed a rain jacket!
posted by SisterHavana at 2:52 PM on May 24, 2013
posted by SisterHavana at 2:52 PM on May 24, 2013
I'm here already-near the front, in a light blue jacket.
posted by ActionPopulated at 3:44 PM on May 24, 2013
posted by ActionPopulated at 3:44 PM on May 24, 2013
We've moved to the back - it is super-crowded & tiny, we may need an alternative location before long
posted by oh yeah! at 3:51 PM on May 24, 2013
posted by oh yeah! at 3:51 PM on May 24, 2013
Running a bit late, leaving in a couple minutes. I am wearing a Coney Island t-shirt, grey hoodie and black rain jacket.
posted by SisterHavana at 3:54 PM on May 24, 2013
posted by SisterHavana at 3:54 PM on May 24, 2013
I am on my way but won't arrive until 7:30 at least. Please post if you're moving to an alternate location. I'm a blonde woman in a black trenchcoat and glasses.
posted by unannihilated at 3:58 PM on May 24, 2013
posted by unannihilated at 3:58 PM on May 24, 2013
Ok, we have relocated to the Ansterdam Diner across the street from the Dead Poet, next to the St James Irish Pub. We are in a booth by the front.
posted by oh yeah! at 4:07 PM on May 24, 2013
posted by oh yeah! at 4:07 PM on May 24, 2013
Which would explain why I couldn't find anyone at Dead Poet! Be there in a moment.
posted by SisterHavana at 4:26 PM on May 24, 2013
posted by SisterHavana at 4:26 PM on May 24, 2013
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posted by SisterHavana at 8:01 PM on April 29, 2013