Perfect, lock it in and spread the word.

Updating post# 2 with solid plans for the next few meals:

- Saturday's Armenia meal is being moved to 2pm. 5 people are confirmed at the moment, but there should be space for more if anyone else would like to join.

- Meal #9 - Australia will be held Sunday, October 20 at 7pm at The Australian in Midtown.

- Meal #10 - Austria is tentatively planned for November 8, pending the availability of a few parties who have expressed interest. The location is still TBD and suggestions are welcome.

Just came across this. Sounds great. I'd love to join this Saturday. Count me in if it's not too late!

Excellent! I'll add you to the list for Saturday.

What a great idea! Travelling and food are my 2 favorite joys.

I'll be in New York from Dec 14'th till the 17'th. I'll see what country you'll be at by that time.:p

I can check w/ some folk re: this one. I won't be able to make it, but they may have some recommendations.

Love the concept!

Cheers.

So sorry for the late comment. I'm stuck at work today so I won't be able to make it.
Hope I can make the next one.

Great, I think I will have some friends in town that weekend as we'll so we might have a good turnout. If we keep the current pace, we should be somewhere in the Bahamas/Bahrain/Bangladesh neighborhood by then.

Not a problem at all. Hope to see you next time

Meal #8 - Armenia at Sevan in Bayside, Queens was a pleasant surprise, even if it did start a bit later than expected thanks to my misplaced trust in the business hours printed on a scanned take-out menu :D .. Luckily the owner was sympathetic to our cause and agreed to open an hour earlier than usual.

A few pictures from the meal. Perhaps I'll get become less averse to taking pictures of food at restaurants as I move farther down the list :)

http://i.imgur.com/VdSUdNS.jpg
Kotayk - A hoppy import from the town of Abovyan

http://i.imgur.com/OI9thOU.jpg
"Armenian Cutlet"

http://i.imgur.com/pQlxaxs.jpg
A dumplings dish - "Manti", I believe

http://i.imgur.com/xnCnDQj.jpg
Desserts - "Pakhlava" and "Khadaifi"


up next... Australia on October 20. See Post #2 for up-to-date information.

@thewayofthefuture A number of those pedicabbies are Tajik. They might be able to help you out with finding food from there. Or, presume it's close to Coney Island...

Our Australian meal is this 7:00 this Sunday nght at The Australian. We hope to see some of you there.


Good info, thanks ^

Interesting question raised by an article in last Thursday's NYT http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/10/17...ef=travel&_r=0

Would the cuisine from Myanmar be catagorized in this thread as under "M" or would it go under "B" for Burmese and therefore be coming up for AW5B much sooner?

According to the UN's website, Myanmar is the member state. We wouldn't want to delay our Burundi meal :)

:D

Meal(s) # 9 - Australia
 

Since I had more than one recommendation, the Australian meal became a two-part endeavour. While making my way around the city to see a few of the Banksy pieces, I stopped at Tuck Shop's East Village location, where I had my first (and certainly not last) Aussie meat pie.

Later in the evening, the Mrs. and I were joined by the Australia native PbodyPhoto and a friend at The Australian in Midtown, where we enjoyed kangaroo, barramundi, and Coopers ales . Much to the dismay of the table, the restaurant's Tim Tams supply had been exhausted earlier in the day.


Next up.. Austria