SoupDO 18 - June 2nd, 2023
 

In conjunction with the famed Brooklyn Reality Tour, led by dhammer53 , the SoupDO has always been held the night before at La Bonne Soupe at 48 W 55th Street.

Due to Catman being unavailable, I'd like to get an idea of who would be interested. La Bonne only does a set menu/charges a lot of $$$ if a lot of folks attend. As such, we're going to cap attendance at 14 and will clear folks from ‘stand-by’ if anybody has to drop out.

If I recall correctly, they do not allow for split checks, so please bring cash (or be prepared to Paypal/Venmo/Zelle) to make it easy on the restaurant and your fellow FTers.

The menu is here. 7:15pm on the 2nd is the start time which should allow plenty of time for folks flying into NYC on Friday to make it to their hotels and drop bags/get a drink beforehand.

Hope to see you all there!

Les Participants:

1. FriendlySkies
2. stravels
3. KathyWdrf
4. thewayofthefuture
5. polytonic
6. stockmanjr
7. cockpitvisit
8. monitor
9. frantic
10. dinoscool3
11. BDNYC
12. ShopAround
13. BOB W
14. mnmag
15. yunicorner
16. sportsguymichael

Waitlist:

I plan to be there, as well as at any pre- and post-dinner festivities.

-J.

I plan on joining you. Thanks for stepping up and organizing.

I’m hoping to make it. Mahalo!

Count me in!

I think Catman would say that KathyWdrf has a purr-fect attendance.

The last I heard, Catman is still in rehab. :(

Planning to be in town for WineDo that weekend, so count me in

Interested in this as well.

I'm definitely interested. Please put me down.

For those who haven't been to La Bonne (as well as fans of the restaurant), this article has some cool history from the opening in 1973 to today.

https://blog.resy.com/2023/01/bonne-soupe-new-york/

Franny and I have this one on our radar.

Bump.

I can make this if there is still room.

I'd like to attend also. Mahalo!

Please add me to the waitlist :)

Add me to the list, my work travel should allow me to do this, just holding off on booking flights!

Catman's friend Tucker passed along a phone number for me to call. Mark didn't pick up so I'll try again.

The message from Tucker - Mark is more alert than he's been recently. No improvement on the physical.

I'll post an update if and when I talk to Catman. Mark loved hosting SoupDo, and I know that he appreciates the effort taken by FriendlySkies to organize this event in 2023. Mark would be pleased. :tu:

dh

Thanks for the update! Glad to hear Mark is doing at least slightly better.

I know FriendlySkies will do a good job, though no one can replace Catman ;)

Where is "La Bonne Soup" located? :confused:

Google Maps only finds "La Bonne Soupe" at 48 W 55th.

:D

But yes that is correct.

-J.

It looks like you already have 14, so please add me to the standby list.

You can have my seat -- I unfortunately (?) have to fly out this evening and am therefore bowing out. Please confirm that you can attend.

-J.

Very disappointed to hear you can't make it but I can attend and will be happy to take your spot.

I should be able to make it on the 2nd if a space opens up.

FYI, Mark is still not picking up the phone.

If I don't clear the wait-list maybe I can meet you guys after somewhere nearby. There's the Red-eye Grill nearby which would be a perfect place to grab a drink after.

I was looking over the list and realized that stravels is on there twice. Unless that's a spot for a +1, cancelling the duplicate should leave a space for stockmanjr.

Strange, but thanks for catching it. Howie, you’re good to go!

Please add me to the waitlist.

Done!

To accommodate two additional guests, the reservation time has been moved up fifteen minutes to 7:15pm (from 7:30pm). See you all Friday! :)

COOL! Thank you!!! See you all Friday:)

I have a family emergency and will not be able to attend after all. I'm sure everyone will have a great time with good food and excellent company.

I’m sorry to hear that! We’ll miss you, and I hope everything is okay!

:( Sending my thoughts to you and your family.

In past years I've always called Catman at SoupDo. I'll try again this Friday night, with paws crossed as Catman would say. :o

So sorry to hear! Hoping everything gets resolved quickly!

Sorry to hear this. Hope it's not too serious. Take care!

While I can't make it on Friday :( if anyone would like to grab a drink tomorrow between 5:30ish and 7ish, I will be working from my office in midtown and have been known to stop at Del Frisco's Grille (in Rockefeller Plaza, and not to be confused with the Double Eagle on 6th Avenue) for a beverage.

-J.

Sorry I can't make it. You can see my sad story in the WineDO thread. Have a great night!