Chau's Coming to New York! Tour Time!!!!

[Jackie Tran]

A day foretold a while ago.

The city may never be the same......

http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,14201.msg143174.html#msg143174

http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,14201.msg142370.html#msg142370

We're gettin' the whole gang together!

[Jet_deck]

http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,14201.msg142370.html#msg142370

That piece should remain In vivo.

[scott123]

I know it's been a while since an update. I'm still waiting for a couple places to get back to me- mainly Roberta's and Barboncino.  It looks like everything is pretty much falling into place.

[scott123]

Ron @ Barboncino got back to me (with good news).

I'm still waiting for Roberta's but, in the mean time, here's the itinerary

11:00 Artichoke
12:00 Totonno's
1:00 Nathans
1:30 L&B
3:00 New Park
4:00 Roberta's
5:30 Barboncino
7:00 Forcella
8:30 Best
9:00 Brouwerij Lane or Pencil Factory (Or Brooklyn Bridge)
10:00 Paulie Gees

If Roberta's never writes back (Btw, does anyone have a good contact email for Roberta's, I used their press@ address and it's been five days without a response), I don't feel too bad about a walk-in at 4:00.

By shifting Barboncino, Forcella and Best forward, we're not only able to squeeze in Roberta's, but it shrink's our hour and a half to kill pre-Paulies to just an hour.

It looks like we're in good shape on the drivers.  I'm still working on the logistics but will be letting everyone know about driving shortly.

[pizzaboyfan]

Is this like a wine tasting where you sniff, swirl, savor and spit ?
If not, you guys are my idols !

[johnnydoubleu]

Scott,

I just spoke with Roberta's host. For groups of 9+, the group dining form needs to be filled out so they can plan (in the kitchen and also so they can (maybe) be able to seat us all together):

http://robertas.wufoo.com/forms/m7x3w7/

Within 48 hours of form submittal, "we" should hear back from them.

In related news, I may be only able to "afford" to participate "to" L&B. Trying to shake this out as quickly as possible, but at the moment I can't commit to more.

[scott123]

Thanks, John! Although the group dining really doesn't apply to us (there's no way we're spending $22 per person, their minimum group dining package),  I was able to put in a 'fake' reservation (with an old date) and get a contact email from it.  We'll see how they feel about a non group dining reservation for 12.

[johnnydoubleu]

Nice Scott. I hope they are cool and appreciate the headsup. The host basically said we would never hear back from the email you mentioned and that the form was the way to go. I didn't look into it beyond that and no mention was made by the host about cost.

[Jet_deck]

The clock is beginning to tick a bit louder, so whatever feelings you might have, please chime in quickly.

My internal pizza clock is ticking louder as well.  I can't wait for y'all to meet me.   

Even if hip replacment surgury is necessary; from all the walking with luggage,  Chau is a first responder.

[JConk007]

You will make it! Chau has the ability to help you not feel anything, but I think you want to remember the pizza !
J

[pizzablogger]

I peeled the rinds off the lemons and steeped them in the grain alcohol on Thursday night.....they were among the most anemic looking lemons I have seen.

Will only be a 7 day steep. Not optimal, but the liquid is a nice yellow color, a good amount of the yellow color from the lemons has been leeched out and the smell is on track.

I'll bottle it up Thursday night and take a quick sample to see how it is. 

[scott123]

I'm still going back and forth with Roberta's.

At this point, with the amount of people we have coming, I think now's a good time to make our itinerary official/final.

For Friday, this is it. Speak now or forever hold your piece- of pizza 

11:00 Artichoke
12:00 Totonno's
1:00 Nathans
1:30 L&B
3:00 New Park
4:00 Roberta's
5:30 Barboncino
7:00 Forcella
8:30 Best
9:00 Brouwerij Lane or Pencil Factory (Or Brooklyn Bridge)
10:00 Paulie Gees

Here's the list for Friday:

Chau
Scott
JohnW
JohnC (meeting us at 12:30 in Coney Island)
Craig (meeting us at 1:00?)
Gene (meeting us 1:00?)
Kelly (leaving after New Park?)
Steve
Norma
Bob (leaving after Roberta's)
Frank (leaving after Roberta's)
Nick
Paulie (Totonno's to New Park, handling own transportation)
Adam (6-7 on)

Craig and Gene, you had talked earlier about meeting us at 1:00 or 1:30.  Is that still the case? Perhaps you guys can meet up with JohnC and drive out to Totonno's with him.

Kelly, any chance you can join us for Roberta's?

Btw, does anyone have an email contact for Frank Pinello?  It's not a huge deal, and I don't expect him to be able to do anything special for us, but I think giving him a heads up would be nice.

[scott123]

This is the final itinerary for Saturday

11:30 Amano (when the doors open)
1:00 Pizzatown
2:00 Vesta
4:30 Mr. Bruno's

And here's the guest list

Chau
Scott
Craig (leaving after Vesta)
Gene
Bob (just Vesta)
Frank
Nick

We definitely have the cars, so if anyone else wants in, we'd love to have you.

Craig, Gene and Chau, the train station is within eyesight of Amano, but I think it will be easier for you if I drive into the city and pick you up Saturday morning.

Craig, there's a bus that goes very close to Vesta that will get you back into Manhattan in time for your evening plans.  It runs about every 20 minutes. I can split off from the group at 3:00, make sure you're on it, and then rejoin everyone at Vesta.

Gene and Chau, you can take the bus line that Craig might take (with a later bus) or it might be easier for you if I just drive you back in.

[Jackie Tran]

Scott I get lost easily, so I'll stick with you if that's ok. 

[JConk007]

Scott trying to Make Artichoke which one? address ? worst case  arrive totonnos ready to eat can take 3 or 4 from then on may have to scrap Pauilie G its just too late with the Paddle tennis tournament Saturday I have to be able to move !! 
May catch you later sat also if I get knocked out of tourney but hoping not ! if not 2-3pm  arrival somewhere ?
Thanks
John

[scott123]

John, here's the Artichoke location we're meeting at:

328 East 14th Street, New York

The driving from Artichoke to Totonno's is, as of this moment, covered, but if you can meet us there, great.  Are you really skipping Paulie Gee's?  I know tennis is important, but I'm really not sure it's that important 

If you do get knocked out of the tournament, (which hopefully doesn't happen) then you can meet us at Vesta.

[gabaghool]

If you need a room, check out the Club Quarters Wall St. - $119/night

http://www.clubquarters.com/loc_nyWallstreet.php

TxCraig1
Im interested in clubquarters.....are you talking about the wallstreet location??

[TXCraig1]

Yes - give them a call.

[scott123]

I spent some time with Google Street View looking at Artichoke.


I knew parking was going to be sketchy, but I think even double parking might be a long shot as well. I see a driveway next door that maybe one car could block briefly, but other than that, I think the cars might have to go around the block and/or double park on the ave.  We'll have phones so we'll be able to coordinate everything, but it's probably going to get a little hairy.  If the drivers are going to get slices, one of the passengers might to need to pick them up for us. Or... we could get lucky and find parking.

We're also talking 15 minutes, max, for Artichoke, possibly even 10.  Between the parking/double parking issues and the time it takes to get to Totonno's, we're not going to have a lot of time for pleasantries or any real kind of meet and greet.  Let's plan on formal introductions at Totonno's.

Btw, because of the logistics, this should be the only place on the tour where we might feel rushed.  I'm pretty sure we've allotted a comfortable amount of time everywhere else.

[gabaghool]

Thank you....i will tonite.