Yeah, I do remember. I believe you were sitting right behind me.

Edit for MAJOR oversite: Welcome Jb831! Like I told Rhino this is a purrfect FT event to get to meet some wonderful people and contribute what you know. Plus, youa re from one of my favorite places, YYZ where I used to go see The Red Green Show! ;)

Second Edit to show there will be ONE Soup Do and Dovster and UIG will meet up that week on a night that works for them.

SO, it's ONE Soup Do at 8pm Friday, June 12.

Well, I would be available for the later SoupDo. I will be tied up with work items until atleast 5:30, maybe 6 PM on the opposing side of the Hudson. Nevertheless, I'm still game for the later Do.

Meanwhile I will research alternates in case La Bonne does not reopen (the loss of Cite still makes me ill. I went to the other restaurant and it was OK but NOT cite.)

One option will be West Bank Cafe. Here dinner would have to be at 8pm because they draw a large theatre crowd (but we could apply the FIRST FT DOUBLE DO for Dovster and UIG.)

(and no worries... the only time there is "fighting" at West Bank is Tony nomination and award time! ;) )

Another French Bistro I've been to and was considering, La Madeline, closed and was evicted from its location. They hope to find a new home.

There is another option: Les Halles (The 411 Park Avenue location.) I had lunch here with Jongar last year and several other FT-ers came over for drinks. (It was after BerlinFlyer's birthday celebration at West Bank.)

Here is the original thread:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...0th-march.html

This is the menu (They offer party menus but I think they are a little pricey for a decent sized event like ours:)

http://www.leshalles.net/menus/LHP_Dinner.pdf

Looks like I"m going to be doing some more dining in NYC to find the purrfect place for us. Of course if anyone has other suggestions let me know!

Fire at LBS? Just checking this thread. Scanned 100 messages but didn't seach.. so send the AA guys out with their Ak47s.

What happened, will they be backi? One of my fave NY restaurants, thank you Catman for introducing us.

Catman, I would be honored to meet and dine with you but I sure as heck don't want to get into a competition with you. I don't take challenges I am 100% certain to lose big time.

As I mentioned, I will be in Manhattan from the 8th until the 12th. I will be happy to join you for dinner on any of those days.

It's right there on the home page of www.labonnesoupe.com :

So the reality is, they are "closed until further notice." :(


Oh, and you couldn't have "scanned 100 messages" in this thread -- there are (were) only 49 before your post. :p

Thanks for the welcome, Catman! :D Can't think of a better way to talk miles than over a great meal in NYC!

If there are indeed going to be 2 DOs, please put me down for the 8pm one.

Looking forward to this weekend -- I get to combine two famous DOs (SoupDO + BRT) in one of my favourite cities. (Although, I am glad to hear you like my hometown of YYZ as well! ^)

I just realized that La Bonne Soupe is only several blocks from where I went to high school for three years, yet I never patronized the establishment or ate at this restaurant...

What high school student would go to a soup restaurant for lunch? And, if he did, wouldn't he probably be beaten up by the other kids?

I was just browsing Chowhound and came across these places....

www.frenchroastny.com

www.villagerestaurant.com

www.casanisny.com

I have no idea how good they are, but the Chowhounders seem to rate them as OK

RhinoUK... thanks for the suggestions. They all look good.

What I will probably do is ONE MONTH before the actual SOup Do check wtih La Bonne on them opening on time for June 12. If not, I'll try your suggestions Rhino...

I am trying to find the best place cuisine wise at a fair price for everyone (because those going on BRT are going also going on a tasting tour of the Borough so I'm trying to leave some cash for that!)

Oh and guest list uupdated (now I'm in the 10K post range!)

Hey Catman,

Please put me down as probable (and congrats on the 5 digits of posts).

Another suggestion I would make in the "French Bisrto" category is
Artisanal (it's a cheese and wine lover's paradise). It's also fairly large, so would be easier for a big group.

I have now made (refundable) hotel bookings at the Fairmount, thanks to the deal they had on. But still unable to confirm 100%, as a few things remain up in the air... Keeping my fingers, ehm, pawns crossed! ;)

Wow time does really fly! I'm a maybe for soup...
Cheers
Howie