Sat 18 Apr 2009, New York: Classic years of T, F, W

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 03:25 Mon 23 Feb 2009

i can offer my place, but i dont know how people feel about coming out to queens.

otherwise I'll start looking out for places.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 04:55 Mon 23 Feb 2009

g-man wrote:i can offer my place, but i dont know how people feel about coming out to queens.

otherwise I'll start looking out for places.

Your place has always made for fun tastings, and its generous of you to offer.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 03:55 Wed 04 Mar 2009

Any comments on where we might want to hold this tasting?

Shall I arrange a reservation at a steakhouse?

Post by **jdaw1** » 04:02 Wed 04 Mar 2009

Wife + newborn child excludes chez moi. Other than that constraint, I’m generally amenable to whatever others favour. Chez Jeff? Steak house? Either.

benread · Post by **benread** » 06:12 Wed 04 Mar 2009

jdaw1 wrote:Wife + newborn child excludes chez moi. Other than that constraint, I’m generally amenable to whatever others favour. Chez Jeff? Steak house? Either.

Is child now a reality or still in the "expected" phase of development?

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 07:03 Wed 04 Mar 2009

We don't have a clear preference. We'll be staying somewhere midtown Manhattan, but I don't mind a touristic detour to Queens at all.

But if a restaurant is more convenient for others, that's perfect for us as well.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 14:21 Wed 04 Mar 2009

i'd be happy to host.

erm, how many people are we anyway.

Ronnie and Lady Roots
JDAW
Sushinorth
g-man
Tbird?

I have 5 confirmed

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 15:07 Wed 04 Mar 2009

TBird wrote:still "IN".

TBird wrote:i'll be there, any day of the week!

TBird also looks to be pretty much confirmed.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 16:57 Wed 04 Mar 2009

okay 6 people and 12? bottles? =)

jfacciol · Post by **jfacciol** » 17:27 Wed 04 Mar 2009

Or you could say, Julian and five other people.

If this were some other night than either April 17 or 18, such as April 19, I would be happy to join and drink what little Julian leaves.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:15 Wed 04 Mar 2009

Only priests, pensioners and professors can drink such quantities on a monday night =)

jfacciol · Post by **jfacciol** » 19:21 Wed 04 Mar 2009

It's a Sunday night but the same principle might apply.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:48 Wed 04 Mar 2009

jfacciol wrote:Or you could say, Julian and five other people.

If this were some other night than either April 17 or 18, such as April 19, I would be happy to join and drink what little Julian leaves.

Slanderous! I wont leave any.

Any night in the neighbourhood of the 18th works for me, though not the following weekend.

JohninNYC · Post by **JohninNYC** » 21:38 Wed 04 Mar 2009

Please count me in. Does anyone want to put up for adoption OR are we pooling it like a few of the previous ones?

Post by **jdaw1** » 21:43 Wed 04 Mar 2009

We are drinking up my USA-located port. No extra bottles are required.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 04:58 Thu 05 Mar 2009

I have a friend who is very interested, count me as +1. You can list him as Carl

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 14:13 Thu 05 Mar 2009

OK, so I wanted to try to work out the prices...
Starting with Julian's Forced Buyer #s (assuming his higher price for the Taylor48) and adding in $80 for Taylor85 I come out with a total of $1801. (Julian FYI: WS total would have been $2360).

$1801, divided up amongst people:
7: $257
8: $225
9: $200
10: $180 (Venue max capacity)

That seems reasonable given the glory of this tasting

So let's get busy trying to fill a few more of the seats.
(EDIT: Seat totals updated)

JohninNYC · Post by **JohninNYC** » 14:14 Thu 05 Mar 2009

This is roughly around my birthday. (April 6). G-Man, what kinds of cakes do you know how to bake? Hint hint

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 16:33 Thu 05 Mar 2009

JohninNYC wrote:This is roughly around my birthday. (April 6). G-Man, what kinds of cakes do you know how to bake? Hint hint

Technically, this is after your birthday... but if you want to have two birthdays this year, thereby getting two years older, I'm sure we can find the right candles

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:08 Thu 05 Mar 2009

I dont have enough table space for more then 10.

and no .. I hate baking cakes.

JohninNYC · Post by **JohninNYC** » 19:49 Thu 05 Mar 2009

G-Man, would you like me to bring a dish or some chocolates on the 18th? I have access to variations through the culinary/wine school where I teach. I might also be able to bring some walnuts, hazelnuts, etc. Let me know.

John (a/k/a Cakeless at Jeff's house

EricD · Post by **EricD** » 12:58 Fri 06 Mar 2009

Count me in!!!!

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 14:57 Fri 06 Mar 2009

Okay, so has the location been decided at my place out in queens?

I'll send out a pm of my address as we get closer to the date.

It's only about 30 minutes from mid town.

There's a huge selection of ethnic russian food around my area. Fantastic kebabs and we could order in.

Or we can pick up a big chunk of some meat and roast it.

JohninNYC · Post by **JohninNYC** » 02:17 Sat 07 Mar 2009

G-Man-
Since we are having port, roasted red meats would work best. Of course, do whichever works best for your space. I will bring in some chocolate pieces (not pastries but pieces of chocolate) and perhaps some walnuts, maybe hazelnuts too.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 02:36 Sat 07 Mar 2009

Actually, i'd like to put in an order for chicken gizzard....

Err, seriously tho -- ordering is fine, and if you'd like us to bring some food with us, I'm happy to cook or prep in advance for quick-cook.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 03:17 Sat 07 Mar 2009

SushiNorth wrote:Actually, i'd like to put in an order for chicken gizzard....

Err, seriously tho -- ordering is fine, and if you'd like us to bring some food with us, I'm happy to cook or prep in advance for quick-cook.

i make a real good chicken gizzard actually.

ok I have class in the morning but I'll see what I can find.

so the consensus amongst our fellow port nuts is my place?

Post by **jdaw1** » 03:27 Sat 07 Mar 2009

Port has been summonsed from remote storage. We are underway.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 03:31 Sat 07 Mar 2009

g-man wrote:so the consensus amongst our fellow port nuts is my place?

I am looking forward to it more than a restaurant.

Post by **jdaw1** » 04:00 Sat 07 Mar 2009

First draft of placemats.

Please confirm people:

JDAW;
RMW = RonnieRoots;
MDK = Lady Roots;
FF = Jay;
ED = Eric;
JHG = Jeff;
JES = Josh;
JB = John;
MW = TBird.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 04:05 Sat 07 Mar 2009

jdaw1 wrote:First draft of placemats.

Please confirm people:
FF = Jay;

Jay? I didn't think he could make it.

Also, don't forget Carl (CE)

JohninNYC · Post by **JohninNYC** » 05:26 Sat 07 Mar 2009

I confirm. Also, if G-Man decides to cook and if I am not teaching that afternoon, I am glad to arrive earlier to help cook. I think G-Man wrote something about wanting to bake cakes.

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 08:02 Sat 07 Mar 2009

Ronnie & Lady Roots are confirmed.

Cooking? Ordering in? All is fine with us. We can always see if we find a good cheese shop somewhere and bring some!

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 13:24 Sat 07 Mar 2009

RonnieRoots wrote:Ronnie & Lady Roots are confirmed.

Cooking? Ordering in? All is fine with us. We can always see if we find a good cheese shop somewhere and bring some!

Any chance you are passing through grand central? There's a Murrays there, that's where I usually get cheeses

RonnieRoots · Post by **RonnieRoots** » 13:27 Sat 07 Mar 2009

SushiNorth wrote:
RonnieRoots wrote:Ronnie & Lady Roots are confirmed.

Cooking? Ordering in? All is fine with us. We can always see if we find a good cheese shop somewhere and bring some!
Any chance you are passing through grand central? There's a Murrays there, that's where I usually get cheeses

Consider it done!

Post by **jdaw1** » 15:00 Sat 07 Mar 2009

I live very few blocks from the (larger) downtown Murray’s.

jfacciol · Post by **jfacciol** » 19:33 Sat 07 Mar 2009

I have another engagement on Saturday night, so cannot make it.

differentdave · Post by **differentdave** » 15:26 Fri 13 Mar 2009

would love to attend if space permits, I can bring a few cheesecakes for desert and a bottoe or two (or source a bottle or two)

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 15:32 Fri 13 Mar 2009

differentdave wrote:would love to attend if space permits, I can bring a few cheesecakes for desert and a bottoe or two (or source a bottle or two)

We're doing this one as straight-up cost-splitting, if you can confirm you'll be #10 the tasting will be officially full. There's a chart (above) for how the costs get split based on #s.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 15:53 Fri 13 Mar 2009

recap

Location: g-man's apartment.

Food: We'll sort something out.

Starting with Julian's Forced Buyer #s (assuming his higher price for the Taylor48) and adding in $80 for Taylor85 I come out with a total of $1801. (Julian FYI: WS total would have been $2360).

$1801, divided up amongst people:
7: $257
8: $225
9: $200
10: $180 (Venue max capacity)

Current attendees

Please confirm people:

1. JDAW;
2. RMW = RonnieRoots;
3. MDK = Lady Roots;
4. CE = Carl;
5. ED = Eric;
6. JHG = Jeff;
7. JES = Josh;
8. JB = John;
9. MW = TBird.
10. DD = differentDave

Note: did anyone acutally pick up the Taylor 80$? I can pick it up if no

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 02:54 Sat 14 Mar 2009

i just realized 11 bottles for 10 people.

Do we need an extra?

Post by **jdaw1** » 03:19 Sat 14 Mar 2009

Jay has 72 glasses. I have 32. This might be a constraint.

JohninNYC · Post by **JohninNYC** » 04:12 Sat 14 Mar 2009

Confirmed.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 05:20 Sat 14 Mar 2009

11 ports with 10 guest would suggest 110 glasses. Of which julian only has 32.

Would any other fellow port tasters wish to pick up a few standard tasting glasses?

While I could afford such, I have no room in my apartment to fit such.

Post by **jdaw1** » 12:53 Sat 14 Mar 2009

Jay said that he would loan us his two boxes. Does somebody have a set of eleven, not necessarily the same as the other glasses, that could be used?

jfacciol · Post by **jfacciol** » 20:56 Sat 14 Mar 2009

I am happy to loan my two boxes (71 glasses in total). Someone should pick these up before the day of the tasting so that the "cardboard" stink can be washed off.

Post by **jdaw1** » 22:05 Sat 14 Mar 2009

Thank you. Who to collect?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 23:25 Sat 14 Mar 2009

Found, the link,

I'll pick up a 36 pack this week.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 23:26 Sat 14 Mar 2009

jdaw1 wrote:Thank you. Who to collect?

Thank you Jay for your kind offer.

Julian, if you picked them up from jay's place, before the day of.

since I'm goign to be in manhattan that morning

I could bring the car in and drive you back to my place around 1:30-2:00pm so you wouldn't have to lug the bottles.

I do need to go shopping for groceries tho to get some food going for the day.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 18:32 Sun 15 Mar 2009

g-man wrote:Found, the link,

I'll pick up a 36 pack this week.

If you don't want all of those, I'll happily buy a dozen from you.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 18:42 Sun 15 Mar 2009

SushiNorth wrote:
g-man wrote:Found, the link,

I'll pick up a 36 pack this week.
If you don't want all of those, I'll happily buy a dozen from you.

up to you, you want a whole box since shipping is shipping?