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Got a Per Se reservation- have questions

yes, definitely see if they'll give you a tour. The kitchen is awesome and has a live video of the French Laundry.

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Dinner in East Village?

I would try Supper (2nd and A), Caracas (7th btwn 1st and A), Max (B btwn 3rd and 4th), Veselka, Criff Dogs (yum!).... there are soo many!

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Halloween Punch & Other Treats

Thanks for your responses. I was thinking more like appetizers and sweet treats, ie, dips and cookies, etc. Hope that is helpful. Thanks again!

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

For food on the go, I usually go to Nicky's (Bahn Mi on 2nd St/Ave A), Snack Dragon (3rd St/Ave B), Solo Pizza (Ave B btwn B and C), Piada (Clinton/Houston), Cafe Rhaka (Ave B/3rd St and one on St. Marks), Caracas on 7th btwn 1st and A has a to go part I think. Sorry, those are a little further Southeast but still very good. Ohh, also, Puebla and Downtown Bakery (two different mexican place with the same menu about a block a part) on 1st Ave around 4th.

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Got a Per Se reservation- have questions

yes, definitely see if they'll give you a tour. The kitchen is awesome and has a live video of the French Laundry.

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Dinner in East Village?

I would try Supper (2nd and A), Caracas (7th btwn 1st and A), Max (B btwn 3rd and 4th), Veselka, Criff Dogs (yum!).... there are soo many!

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Halloween Punch & Other Treats

Thanks for your responses. I was thinking more like appetizers and sweet treats, ie, dips and cookies, etc. Hope that is helpful. Thanks again!

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

For food on the go, I usually go to Nicky's (Bahn Mi on 2nd St/Ave A), Snack Dragon (3rd St/Ave B), Solo Pizza (Ave B btwn B and C), Piada (Clinton/Houston), Cafe Rhaka (Ave B/3rd St and one on St. Marks), Caracas on 7th btwn 1st and A has a to go part I think. Sorry, those are a little further Southeast but still very good. Ohh, also, Puebla and Downtown Bakery (two different mexican place with the same menu about a block a part) on 1st Ave around 4th.

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Halloween Punch & Other Treats

My apologies for not including this in the initial post... it's an adult party. Thanks!

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Blanking on Dinner

I love ham and cheese, but unfortunately, it's not kosher (the whole meat and dairy thing, on top of ham being pig). I saw a recipe on SE last year for a pretzel crusted chicken. I made it and it was delicious! I would try that. Good luck!

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7th Street and 1st Ave

This block is amazing. I second everyone's feeling about Pylos, Caracas, 7A, Porchetta, and now Luke's. Also, we shouldn't forget Desnuda, with they're delicious ceviche and truffle oil popcorn.

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I would go with Puebla or Downtown Bakery (basically the same place). I also really like Piada in the LES, although that may not be "of the radar". Nicky's is awesome for Bahn Mi.

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Anyone Interested in Starting an Underground Supper Club in NYC?

@ fieryfudge - great! email me at avideater@gmail.com to discuss.

So far there haven't been a lot of responses via email and I'd like to get the email group going so please email if you're interested.

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Anyone Interested in Starting an Underground Supper Club in NYC?

@FeliciaLovesFood - I hope you're still interested in developing this. After all, you started the post! Shoot me an email. Hope to hear from you soon!

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Anyone Interested in Starting an Underground Supper Club in NYC?

Nope, not just 7. At that point only 7 had responded. Feel free to send me an email at avideater@gmail.com and tell me a little about your food taste. The group is still developing and it would be neat to have people with different backgrounds. Look forward to hearing from you.

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Anyone Interested in Starting an Underground Supper Club in NYC?

I found a clip about the segment in Seattle....
"I sent the following e-mail to Tony Bourdain's people:

"Flying under the radar of the authorities...this (underground restaurant) is where Seattle chefs come to play! The clientele is sophisticated foodies who appreciate all the chef's creativity--no worrying about profit margins or what will sell. Two nights a month, this crowd gathers, underground at an undisclosed location, for pure culinary magic! "

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Anyone Interested in Starting an Underground Supper Club in NYC?

Additionally, I think the idea would be to get an small email group (I started one on gmail) outside of seriouseasts to keep this a more exclusive/small/private group. Thoughts?

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Anyone Interested in Starting an Underground Supper Club in NYC?

That is an option that I'd consider. I really enjoyed the concept in the Bourdain No Reservations Pacific Northwest episode. I wish I could locate a good description of it online, but I can't. Basically it was a group with a varied background who met occassionally to eat and present different concepts. They fix an elaborate dinner that everyone contributes to one way or another.

This group could meet at underground restaurants, restaurants in general, etc etc.

I think the main idea is to get a small group together of people in NYC who are interested in exploring the foodie scene here, but in a more "underground" fashion.

Is that correct, FeliciaLoveFood?

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Anyone Interested in Starting an Underground Supper Club in NYC?

Email me at avideater@gmail.com and we can discuss limitations, size of the group, etc. Since we are still only 7 members we should be able to shape this however we want.

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Eating Fruit for Dinner

@ dbcurrie - Yeah it's not the most comfortable/enjoyable thing I've put myself through, but ohh well. What's 7 days?!

I love beans, but unfortunately the diet requires you avoid them because they tend to be high in calories, even though they're good for you.

Being someone who truly enjoyes eating almost anything, this is tough, but day one is almost over.

Thanks for the help!

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Anyone Interested in Starting an Underground Supper Club in NYC?

@ FeliciaLovesFood, alainakunin, simon, Lorenzo -

If you're interested, should we set up an email for our small group. One of us, I can volunteer, can provide their email address, you can email me and I will set up an email group of the 2, 3, 4 + of us who are interested and we can go from there, rather than on this public post. Let me know what you think and I'll send my email in my next post to this chain.

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Eating Fruit for Dinner

@ dbcurrie - Yeah, I'm definitely going to be hungry. Good idea with the potato. I forgot, I'm actually allowed a backed potato with a "pat" of butter. Sounds delightul (NOT).

Anyways, thanks for the suggestions, and yes, corn is allowed =)

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Anyone Interested in Starting an Underground Supper Club in NYC?

@ simon, @ Lorenzo - I agree

HOWEVER

This sounds like the Seattle Bourdain episode and the group I was so jealous of. Let me know how you'd like to implement this.

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Fish and Meat Market, DC?

There is a fish market in SW (DC). It's an interesting place and definitely worth a trip sometime.

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Eating Adventures

I live in Manhattan and am willing to travel up to 2 hours away. I don't have a car so places that are accessible by train are ideal, but all suggestions are welcome. My apologies for not including that in the first entry.

@kristin314 Thanks for your ideas!

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Food for a Party

@ Kerosena - probably just apps, munchies and beer =)

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Moderately priced NYC restaurant for dinner

I recently went to otto for a birthday party and I think with a few bottles of wine and a ton of food it came to $40/person. My favorite place is Yerba Buena. It is at 2nd and A. They have various small plates as well as entrees and the prices are fairly reasonable.

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Food for a Party

Good point, forgot to mention some things. It will be outdoors for my 25th birthday. No kids in attendance. Probably about 15-20 young professionals and they all seem fairly adventurous food-wise, but traditional is also good. Thanks for the questions.

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

Jason, I live one block away from you, and I have to say there are no decent bagel and pizza places in our lazy 5-minute walk range. You have to walk at least 10 minutes to find decent pizza by the slice and bagels.

David's Bagels (1st Ave between 19th & 20th) is the best bagel joint in the area.

The best and cheapest ($1) pizza slice can be found at Mamani's at Avenue A between 9th & 10th. I can only recommend the cheese slice because it's the only thing I ever get. Other pizza places in the hood, like Stromboli's, Sal's, Vinny Vincenz, have all let me down. For sit-down pizza, I love Luzzo's (1st Ave between 11th & 12th).

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Dinner in East Village?

why has no one mentioned The Dumpling Man?

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Got a Per Se reservation- have questions

i got to meet the PerSe sommelier ina recent trip to NYC... his name is JAMES and he's super nice. I am sure that if you explain your tastes and preferences, he'll be able to recommend wine options that will fit your budget and taste.

Don't quote me on this, but I think i've heard they have a wine supplement to go with their tasting menu (I am dying to try their vegetarian tasting menu) its about $100 for glasses of wines that will go with each course... maybe they have something similar but for 1/2 the courses... when you're shelling $200+ for dinner, what's $75-100 more to have the full experience, no??

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Dinner in East Village?

I like Motorino on E. 12th for great pizza.......
Supper on E. 2nd for really delicious pastas made fresh to order and DBGB for great burgers.
The East Village is so good.......don't forget about Katz's deli for great pastrami sandwiches, though it is kind of gross in there.

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Dinner in East Village?

Cafe Itzocan is really excellent, though on the tiny side. Supper is also very good, especially as the weather gets colder.

NOT the Indian restaurants. They're terrible. But Sigiri is good and different.

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Dinner in East Village?

Mama's on east 3rd and Ave A has some awesome comfort food!
Rai Rai Ken (forgot the street...11th? 10th) between 1st and 2nd has really good and authentic Japanese noodles
Little Poland has affordable, hearty Polish food (but I wouldn't reccomend for date night, since it feels like eating in your Polish grandma's kitchen)

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

I can't understand why so many people like Ess-A-Bagel. They're among the worst bagels I ever had -- too large and too soft

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

I think the bagels on 8th & 3rd are really good...they're just like Ess-A-Bagels (maybe they get them from there). Mariella Pizza on 16th &1st is awesome!

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Halloween Punch & Other Treats

Orange sherbert with hot fudge sauce. Yum.

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

best standard new york slice pizza is East Village Pizza on 9th and 1st

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Dinner in East Village?

- BEST sushi (and i just came back from japan): takahachi, av b bet 5/6th
- old-school ev: orlin, st. marks bet 1/2nd
- italian: supper, 2nd & 2nd or della pace on 7th/2nd
- great, but too crowded to ever eat there: clinton st. baking co. on clinton @ houston

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Dinner in East Village?

The following are my must-eat places:

Caracas for arepas,
Ippudo for ramen,
Taishou for Japanese izakaya,
Polonia for pierogis (better than Veselka in my opinion),
Num Pang for Cambodian style sandwiches,
Panna for Indian,
Sigiri for Sri Lankan,
Porchetta for pork belly,
and Chikalicious for NY's best cupcakes!

All these are in your price range of $30 but Cafe Cortadito is also a must-eat although slightly more expensive.. they have the best churrascos and tres leches in town!

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Got a Per Se reservation- have questions

Get swept up in the moment, that's why you're there. I dined there for two, early '04, much greener and poorer in my fine dining.

Are you going to start with a cocktail? Champagne? Some other aperitif? Will you want to finish more than just coffee as well? Port, whiskey, etc? Will you remember an extra $15 or the bubbles and oak chasing the salmon cornet as you toast to the next few hours.

As for wine proper, do not forget about half bottles. They're a nice way to get off the 'by the glass' menu. We had still memorable 1/2 of Gevrey Chambertin and white by the glass, perfectly fine.

Above all, be earnest, honest, and enthusiastic about the experience. And don't take pictures.

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Dinner in East Village?

I 2nd @hazenyc Momofuku Ssam is one of the best restaurants in the city, but that's not anything new.
I like Sunburnt cow too, but only if you really like to drink. Otherwise, the unlimites cocktail brunch isn't worth it. Especially since the one time I went, my party was forced to get up and leave our table to make room for other brunchers. We had to finish our cocktails at the bar, which was weird at 1pm.

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7th Street and 1st Ave

If you get the chance try the Caracas Arepas in Williamsburg bk .. much more room to sit down and enjoy- even a garden in the back!

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Dinner in East Village?

i lived in the hood for 3 1/2 years and some of my faves are:

Apiary
Cafecito (cuban .. ave C and 12th st)
DBGB
Sunburnt Cow (for unlimited cocktail brunch -- Ave C. also)
Soba-Ya
Do-Sirak (korean food NOT korean bbq)
Mama Mexico Centro
Hiro (for sushi)
The Smith (for Brunch only)
Caracas (venezuelan arepas)
Momofuku Ssam

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Got a Per Se reservation- have questions

Plenty of people don't drink wine for religious or personal reasons, so they shouldn't even bat an eyelash if you refrain from ordering wine or only order a glass. I agree with jfoureur, these people make their reputation on providing excellent food AND service, no matter who you are. So just be yourselves and enjoy it! As for the table reservation, just be sure if you send someone else (from craigslist or some other intermediary source) in your place that you trust them to actually follow through. If they flake, the cancellation fee will still go on your credit card and you'll have no recourse. They lose nothing.

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

la bagel closed - it's now a manhattan outpost of the LI bagel chain bagel boss. david's is a bit north of 16th, it's between 19th and 20th. i'm geographically biased because i live in stuy town, but if you can walk up a few blocks, david's makes a great bagel (and ess-a-bagel is one block up). for pizza, nino's on st. marks and A is always pretty solid. there are also 99 cent slices at mamani on 9th and A, which for dollar slices are pretty good. and stromboli on st marks and 1st is decent too.

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

When I worked near that neighborhood ove 3 years ago, I found the best bagels at LaBagel, on 1st Ave. near 16th. I don't know if they're still there; but I haven't had a better bagel since.

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Dinner in East Village?

supper, terroir, or the new motorino! all fabulous options...

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Dinner in East Village?

Mostly to second peeps above -
warm borscht at Veselka's
The Stage diner on 2nd btwn 7th and 8th (fried meatloaf)
Itzocan is great "french" mexican (someone above mentioned) but could go over the $30.
Cafe Mogador - and east village classic (esp the brunch)
Criff Dogs
Caracas
brunch at the Smith

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Bagels & Pizza in the East Village

David's Bagels on 1st ave near 16th (used to be on 1st near 14th) is my favorite in the neighborhood.

As for pizza, there are some good places on Ave B but that's probably too far for you. I've like the slices at the place that used to be Sal's (Ave A near 7th) and also at Nino's (1st ave, or is it A? near St Marks)

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