[Boston] Sunday lunch (and other administrivia)

[cellio]

Ok, sounds like we have the beginnings of a plan. magid and I will be leaving FPU probably around 10:30-11AM; I don't remember what travel time is, but we can head to some place in Brookline. I think goldsquare and Robin, 530nm330hz, and mabfan (and gnomi?) are available for lunch; anyone else? I have phone numbers for all of you, so how about if I call when we think we're an hour away? If you have food constraints other than kosher, please speak up -- otherwise magid and I will pick something.

Edit Fri 9AM: It sounds like Ta'am China will best be able to accommodate a group of our size. I like TC so that's fine with me; please speak up if that won't work for you.

If anyone who will be at lunch can print a boarding pass for me on Sunday morning, could you let me know? (We're trying to arrange access to a printer here, as I'm certainly not the only one with this desire; this request is a backup.)

In other news, mbarr has graciously provided a workaround for my ssh problem. Thanks! (Intermediary on a non-standard port.) Thanks to everyone who offered advice.

I have rather a lot that I want to write about from this week, but insufficient time so far. This will probably mean a burst of posts from me next week.

Comments

[sethg]

I'm interested.

(posting from NYC on the last night of a week with The Generous But Stress-Inducing Relatives....)

[cellio]

Cool. I don't have a phone number for you; do you want to send me one, or coordinate with someone I'm already calling?

[sethg]

I'll call the Bursteins tomorrow, umm, later today, and coordinate with them.

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

We have a generous supply of printers at home... we can print anything. You may want to give me details off LJ, though.

You know I have dietary restrictions, and what they are - but I feel confident that I can manage most anywhere. I'm going for the company, not the food, anyway. :-)

You can call or text me with the time and place, and we'll be there.

(Robin is nudgeprincess)

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

If you want more information on where we'll all probably end up...

The kosher options in Brookline are Rubin's (http://www.rubinskosher.com) and Taam China (http://www.taamchina.com) for meat; Rami's for falafel and meat; Cafe Eilat for pizza and other dairy. (Unfortunately, I don't think the latter two have websites.)

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I don't know Rami's, but I can eat at the other 3.

(Vegetarian and zero fat diet.)

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Does vegetarian include fish for you?

Taam China has some excellent fish dishes, and they have some great vegetarian and tofu dishes.

Rubin's also has some neat vegetarian options as well.

Rami's has falafel, which is vegetarian, but I don't know the fat content.

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

I do eat fish.

Any falafel worthy of consumption, is deep fried in excellent oil. Which means I cannot eat it - I cannot eat any fried foods.

Don't work too hard to accommodate me - like I said upstream, I'm going for Monica's excellent company (and to meet her friends that I have not met), and not for sustenance. I can eat before, or bring a pocket-snack and stuff my face outside. :-)

(My "lunch-substitute" is PowerBars, and I do not think they are kosher, and I am not sure if they are milk or not. I'd consume stuff that is not Glatt Kasher outside.)

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

AFAIK, Rami's felafel is mamash fleishig, but I don't know the detais.

[cellio]

Thanks. I'll call with boarding-pass info on Sunday if we don't solve this here.

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

Please to call early. Our plans is to be doing chores all morning until we meet for lunch. I may not be home much. Saturday night would work better for us, email (LJ will forward) or any other way. (We are likely to attend a jazz festival on Salem MA on Saturday evening, but can print when we get home, or when we arise on Sunday.)

Bear in mind that too many copies is easier to solve than not enough copies. :-)

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

gnomi will be with us, yes.

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

Yay! TC for lunch sounds like a plan. Best bet for calling me will probably be my home number (which I will post in a moment and you can delete it once you've read it), with my cell as a backup. The 219 number is my office phone.

[cellio]

Thanks for the phone numbers.

I just amended my nametag to say "ask me about dafcast.net"; I wish I'd thought of that earlier. I'll talk it up over Shabbat and on Sunday morning.

[cellio]

Got it. Will your sweetie be joining us? (I'll assume so unless you say otherwise.)