NY Madiran-cassoulet jeebus, January 19

[Zachary Ross]

Updated.

By the way, I made the reservation for 10 people, but I could easily change it to add more, if there's the need.

 

[Chris Coad]

How did Blackwood get on the maybe list?

 

[Zachary Ross]

originally posted by Bwood:

originally posted by VLM:
I would just like to be on the waiting list.

Me too.

He asked. Or is this not Blackwood?

 

[Chris Coad]

It's that easy?

Man.

 

[Brad Kane]

Bummer. Date doesn't work for me.

 

[Seth Hill]

While I recognize that adding yet more might stretch the limits of hospitality, I too might be traveling from Boston to NYC that weekend. If there's truly room, please add me to the "maybe" list.

I regretfully have no mature Madiran (or Irouleguy or Cahors for that matter- I drank my last '82 Cayrou last year), though would be happy to go east instead of west from Toulouse and pick up one of CSW's bottles of aged Mas de Daumas Gassac.

 

[Zachary Ross]

I don't see why not. I'll call the restaurant later today and expand the reservation to 12 people.

 

[Joe Dressner]

I'd love to make but I will be on radiation and chemotherapy that date and cannot eat or drink wine about 7 pm.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

Carumba! If everyone shows up, we may just take every seat in the restaurant.

Seriously, ZR, I think you should notify the chef to lay down extra cassoulet for that evening. We're going to skew his daily average production quite a bit.

 

[Zachary Ross]

Heh. When I first made the reservation, I said a whole group was coming for cassoulet - and Monsieur seemed to think that was ok. I'll make it clear to him once again that is the case.

He also said they can make reservations for parties as large as 30.

 

[Zachary Ross]

I just double-checked -- we're on for cassoulet! I'll just call them the day before to reconfirm, but we should be just fine.

 

[Zachary Ross]

Since we're about a week away, I ask: who is coming, and who is not?

 

[Jay Miller]

My current intent is to bring two very different whites both of which should work well with cassoulet.

 

[scottreiner]

originally posted by Zachary Ross:
Since we're about a week away, I ask: who is coming, and who is not?

i'm in. all i have is young madiran, so i suppose that is what i will bring...

 

[VLM]

Other obligations will prevent me from coming to NYC next weekend.

Too bad, I love cassoulet.

Have fun.

 

[Zachary Ross]

Jay, Scott: sounds great.

VLM: shit. Would have been great to jeebus with you.

 

[Chris Coad]

Oh, so VLM isn't coming after all?

Okay, I'll be there.

 

[Jay Miller]

originally posted by Chris Coad:
Oh, so VLM isn't coming after all?

Okay, I'll be there.

Dodged the bullet there, eh?

 

[Jeff Grossman]

My partner may attend. When do you need to know by?

 

[Zachary Ross]

I dunno, whenever. Reservation's good.