Serious Eaters Get Together?
I was just curious as to whether or not any of the SE's here who live near one another have ever gotten together to go to a new restuarant, or swap recipes?
I live in the Twin Cities, and I think that it would be kind of fun to get together with others in the area.
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43 Comments:
I've never, but would welcome the opp. I'm in ATL. I think a few others are hereabouts.
juliebugsmama at 1:04PM on 01/08/09
CarolrsfMISSESTEXAS and I met for lunch in Newark, DE and dined at Home Grown, which was recommended to us by another poster on SE, blankplate. Jerzee recommended Cafe Gelato, however, they were closed for the holiday break. We enjoyed the restaurant and had a wonderful time talking about the food. We shared ideas and a lovely bottle of Champagne. Of course, we had to spend some time talking about our favorite group of Serious Eaters!
izatryt at 1:14PM on 01/08/09
Anyone in Nashville? Or Franche-Comté? I'd love to meet up with some folks from here.
meg3j at 1:30PM on 01/08/09
@iz--I know, I wished I could have joined you guys, but DE is a little too far for me.
I'm in Indy---anyone else?
wookie at 1:32PM on 01/08/09
We've organized a few events in NYC (since that's where we are!), and it's been a lot of fun. If anyone would like some help organizing an event in their city, I'd be happy to pitch in remotely, just send me an email (alaina@seriouseats.com). The Serious Eats Facebook group is also a great way to get in touch with other serious eaters.
Alaina Browne at 1:33PM on 01/08/09
Facebook has been blocked at work...and since I do most of my trolling on my down-time here, I have not been able to join the SE Facebook page, unfortch. However, SE is always up on my desktop....I'm waiting for the e-mail saying they are blocking this!! :o)
juliebugsmama at 2:08PM on 01/08/09
Great idea! Anyone in Las Vegas/Henderson? So many restaurants ... so little time ...
lindy123 at 2:46PM on 01/08/09
@julie: I hear ya! Same thing here.
@iz: *sniff, sniff/sad face* I want to go next time. That is my 'hood you know.
Butrflygirly at 2:48PM on 01/08/09
Outside Dayton, Ohio here.
akk328 at 2:51PM on 01/08/09
Are there any Serious Eaters from Central Canada besides me?
hungrychristel at 5:18PM on 01/08/09
oklahoma here,claremore to be exact- anyone else out there?
love2cook at 6:07PM on 01/08/09
Aw Butrfly ~ I promise next time we will give you plenty of notice!
izatryt at 6:12PM on 01/08/09
alright now i really feel left out.
dearrie at 6:14PM on 01/08/09
I'm in the Twin Cities - western burbs - and would love to try out new places with other Eaters. Whenever I suggest trying something new to a friend or family member, I usually get a wrinkled nose or a funny face. One word of warning: I'm not very good at negotiating my way downtown. I tend to drive the wrong way down the one way because I'm too busy looking for where I'm supposed to be. Hopefully I won't do that so much now that I have GPS.
CooksForOne at 6:17PM on 01/08/09
Aw dearrie ~ I promise next time we will give you plenty of notice! ;-)
izatryt at 6:19PM on 01/08/09
@iz and @Butrflygirly - if you guys have your lunch in spring or summer, I may even make it to DE!
brooke29 at 6:30PM on 01/08/09
ok.
dearrie at 6:36PM on 01/08/09
@CooksForOne: I am the same way. I live south of Saint Paul, and although I can negotiate that city fairly well, I am hopeless when it comes to Minneapolis. But, is there a place that you have been wanting to try? And is anyone else here from the Twin Cities that might like to get together? I also have issues getting people to try new things or even new places that serve the same food. :(
Traveller at 8:04PM on 01/08/09
Shout out IZ! That was soo fun and the more the merrier everybody. I think NYC might even be ok if we had a bunch of us and made it an event.
@Butrflygirl~I felt a little guilty as I was driving into town because, of course it was then that I realized you had said "my stompin' grounds". Cute town.
If buffy's out there~I made those potato chip/butter cookies. OMG everybody loved them.
carolrsfMISSESTEXAS at 8:42PM on 01/08/09
Wow .. I'm really surprised that no one's from NYC -- at least, no one that's answering. =/ Alaina, when was this past gathering??
What about Baltimore? I'm here until graduation in May, and out of classes until the end of January ..
kfarrel3 at 9:25PM on 01/08/09
Ok, I'm now on Facebook, thanks to Alaina. I need friends!
PerkyMac at 10:17PM on 01/08/09
@Perky - I just joined today, too - I'll look for you!
brooke29 at 10:23PM on 01/08/09
Ya Hoo Brooke! I used my real name - Perky Mac. ;-D
PerkyMac at 10:32PM on 01/08/09
I live in the Albany,NY area, but, I often travel to NYC. Would be up to participate in either of these locations.
dmcavanagh at 10:33PM on 01/08/09
@akk328 Hah.. you poor thing.....Kettering,OH here.. we do have a Trader Joes and of course, the inimitable Jungle JIm's.
calliope at 10:38PM on 01/08/09
I think if we'd try to have here in New York we'd never make it happen. How would we all agree where to meet?
That being said, I'm totally down for a New York Meetup! How about neutral ground - like a bar - instead of a restaurant?
CityMinx at 11:10PM on 01/08/09
@kfarrel3~I'm in Baltimore too! I'm all for that. Have you been to Dogwood Diner in Hampden? OMG. Went there on my initial househunting trip in Jan of 08. Incredible.
carolrsfMISSESTEXAS at 11:26PM on 01/08/09
okay, i'm on facebook now too! not that i wasn't before, cough. A little too much, probably
CityMinx at 12:15AM on 01/09/09
@Carol--I'm glad you liked them! My husband's mad because I gave away all the ones I made and he hasn't gotten any. Must remedy that....
buffy at 12:25AM on 01/09/09
Oh I'm in central CA btw.
buffy at 12:26AM on 01/09/09
@carol -- I think we've made the Bawlmore connection before, haha. I haven't been to the Dogwood Diner -- I don't know much of Hampden. Actually, I've done very little serious eating in Baltimore at all; I've never even been to Pete's Grill, the famous Michael Phelps brunch hotspot. I do love, though, Paper Moon, the crazy little diner (pics from a reunion dinner) a couple of blocks from Charm City Cakes (which I will sit outside until I meet Duff -- I WILL meet him! lol). It's so amazingly fantastic, the only complaint I have is that over the summer they switched from 24/7 hours of operation to being closed from like 2am-7am.
kfarrel3 at 2:21AM on 01/09/09
Well i would love to get together with people who live in Seattle or the area and/or if someone is taking some sort of trip to Seattle. When I was addicted to Everquest/crack I met all sorts of people who either visited Seattle and lived here or around the area. I don't know if I am on Facebook or not, half the time I don't know what I do on the computer? How do I get on Facebook?
pjracz10 at 3:46AM on 01/09/09
I'm from NJ and I know that a number of other posters are in the tri-state region more 'south' than North--I've always wondered about setting up a central location for all of us to meet, perhaps in Princeton (which is near-ish PA) or somewhere, to have a meal and 'dish.'
HeartofGlass at 9:29AM on 01/09/09
ATL reporting in here too - I love meets! You guys up in NY/NJ/CT would need to rent a banquet hall to accommodate all the tri-staters. :D
I have a myspace. I don't have a Facebook page though I know lately it's all the rage. I keep feeling like it should be either/or with MySpace and Facebook.
therealchiffonade at 11:45AM on 01/09/09
@hungrychristel: Nope, Toronto.
I'd consider attending a NYC meet up. I've canceled numerous trips there over the years and don't remember the last time I was there. It seems that people around here go to NYC so often they practically commute. Or maybe it's just that I know a lot of people and NYC is one of those places people go.
CanadianFoodieGirl at 2:48PM on 01/09/09
I don't want to be left out:
@ regular posters -
Add ME!
hungrychristel at 3:55PM on 01/09/09
Alaina - How about an "Offline" topic in Talk or under Eating Out? Serious Eaters could propose offlines in various places and anyone interested (up to a certain number) could join. This is a common feature on certain of the wine boards (such as eRobertParker). DH and I have joined a number of "wino" offlines before and have made a number of fast friends through the process.
Mizbee at 8:01PM on 01/09/09
nyc would be great. i miss the m&m store already..
dearrie at 8:09PM on 01/09/09
I'm an hour out of NYC, I think it would be a hoot to get together.
Nonny at 8:26PM on 01/09/09
@Traveller - I'm up for any kind of food! My friends don't venture past chains for the most part so I really want to try local independent restaurants. I wish I had suggestions, but I'm drawing a blank. Please feel free to email me at "lynnda" underscore "s" at "hotmail" dot "com"
CooksForOne at 10:19PM on 01/09/09
Oh man, NYC meet up sounds amazing! I live in Manhattan.
Aynsl156 at 10:29PM on 01/09/09
@chiff--yeah, I think a tri-state meet would be somewhat unwieldy. But I was thinking that a meet for the Southern Mid-Atlantic SE might be do-able. I'm sort of smack-dab in the middle region of NJ, so I could go either to a NY or 'Southern' NJ meet.
I also thought it might be a fun SE meet idea to get together a group to go to a cooking demo or food-related lecture, perhaps on a weekend afternoon to 'dish' afterwards about it, at a nearby restaurant...
HeartofGlass at 7:50AM on 01/10/09
@Mizbee: I like your suggestion! Everyone else, want to give it a try? For organizing a local meet-up, start a topic in Eating Out with the title Offline: City Name.
Alaina Browne at 8:49AM on 01/10/09