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eGullet Outing at Full Kee, Chinatown Thursday, April 22, 2004, 7 PM

   #101 User is offline   Turtleboy

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Posted 19 April 2004 - 06:04 AM

hillvalley, on Apr 18 2004, 07:37 PM, said:

Yep, that's what I meant. It was very helpful for keeping all the Marks and Mikes apart, as well as putting handles and real names together.

Real name?

But my Driver's liscense says "Turtle Boy" on it.

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Posted 19 April 2004 - 07:51 AM

Okay, I'll put you down as TB :smile:

Takes a while to get him out of his shell, but once he's peeks out his head, watch out!

This post has been edited by hillvalley: 19 April 2004 - 07:53 AM

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   #103 User is offline   hjshorter

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Posted 19 April 2004 - 03:04 PM

What time are we meeting again?

And it's just me - no babysitter. :sad:
Sixteen men on a dead man's chest
And I've been drinking from a broken cup
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   #104 User is offline   hillvalley

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Posted 19 April 2004 - 05:10 PM

How does 7 sound?
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Posted 19 April 2004 - 05:16 PM

Works for me.

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Posted 19 April 2004 - 06:28 PM

Did we ever line up babka's friend for a "chef's specialties" phone call? should I make another run at it? Do we want to make some sort of reservation? SHould we try to combine all these?
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   #107 User is offline   hillvalley

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Posted 19 April 2004 - 06:48 PM

I am pretty sure that they do not take reservations but warning them ahead of time is a good idea.


Busboy, could you stop by? Or babka, could your friend call to warn them? Or both?
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Posted 19 April 2004 - 07:02 PM

babka, let me know if your friend can make a call re: culinary bushwacking plus a heads for the restaurant.

hillvalley -- what do you get for a final hard count? Iget 17.

This post has been edited by Busboy: 19 April 2004 - 07:03 PM

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Posted 19 April 2004 - 09:37 PM

i can't make this dinner - too bad because i work less than a block away - but i'll be in beantown. if folks are sharing dishes, i recommend getting half (or as much as people want to share) a cantonese roast duck; the sizzling beef dishes are yummy; the sauteed string beans are surprisingly tasty as well. beef chow foon or seafood chow mein are also good sharing dishes. the 8 treasure hot pot is also good (i think it's shrimp, beef, roast pork, squid, fried tofu, chicken, veggies, and something).

for one, noodle soups with dumplings or roast pork are good - ask for the veggie in the soup (chinese broccoli) for another $1. the duck that comes with the noodle soups is usually very bony and you don't get much meat. the soy sauce chicken with the soup is also a good choice for those that are skilled in eating chicken off the bone with chopsticks :-)

17 people -- wow..... you'll definitely need at least 2 of the round tables downstairs.

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Posted 20 April 2004 - 06:30 AM

Here is the current list which brings us to 16:

hillvalley
babka +1
hjshorter
mdt
bilrus
Al Dente
busboy +1
malawry
hannah +1
turtleboy
eunny jang
DC Mark +1



By the way, we will be celebrating eunny's birthday Thursday night :smile:
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Posted 20 April 2004 - 07:13 AM

Oh, my goodness - I was wondering why I had all these PMs - just realized that I put my birthday down for the wrong month in my profile :shock: My 21st isn't till next month (so I have one more month before I take a long, long step on the road to liver poisoning) but thank you for the good wishes :smile:

See everyone on Thursday!

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Posted 20 April 2004 - 07:25 AM

Do we have a Chinese speaker coming with us? I would be willing to add their tab to the table as it could be very helpful :biggrin:

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Posted 20 April 2004 - 07:27 AM

eunny jang, on Apr 20 2004, 07:13 AM, said:

Oh, my goodness - I was wondering why I had all these PMs - just realized that I put my birthday down for the wrong month in my profile :shock: My 21st isn't till next month (so I have one more month before I take a long, long step on the road to liver poisoning) but thank you for the good wishes :smile:

See everyone on Thursday!

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Posted 20 April 2004 - 05:19 PM

sorry--have been on deadlines and not tracking this well. I'm not sure I can get a Chinese-speaker actually _there_ on Thursday night--my friend's mother is visiting from Germany, leaving the next day, and he seems to think she'd be rather upset if he ditched her for dinner. I called the restaurant and gave them a heads-up on the number of people and ran into the same issue as Busboy when I tried to ask about dishes that Chinese customers would order. I've just called another Chinese-speaker and asked her if she'd be willing to either go with us or handle discussions with Full Kee on our behalf ahead of time--will let you know when she gets back to me.

edited to say: on a completely separate note, I just googled the place and found a raging discussion on chowhound about their dishes.

chow hound on full kee
leaving aside the wegman's issue :unsure:

Everything on the chinese-language menu is now listed in English.

Dishes that folks singled out for praise include:
chicken and eggplant casserole,
tofu stuffed with shrimp and the oyster casserole.
shrimp dumpling soup
clams in black bean sauce
oyster casserole,
snow pea leaves,
Hong Kong dumpling soup

and this simplified gem of advice: "avoid americanized anything, stick to casseroles, congee, hong kong soups, and vegetable stir fries."

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Posted 20 April 2004 - 06:00 PM

babka, on Apr 20 2004, 08:19 PM, said:

Dishes that folks singled out for praise include:

oyster casserole,
snow pea leaves,
Hong Kong dumpling soup

My three favorite dishes :smile:
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Posted 21 April 2004 - 10:41 AM

hillvalley, on Apr 20 2004, 09:00 PM, said:

babka, on Apr 20 2004, 08:19 PM, said:

Dishes that folks singled out for praise include: 

oyster casserole,
snow pea leaves,
Hong Kong dumpling soup

My three favorite dishes :smile:

Ditto.

I may have to set next to Hillvalley so we can share. ;)

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Posted 21 April 2004 - 09:22 PM

That's assuming the others don't scare you away first.

I cannot gaurantee that I will be there at or before 7 due to a meeting. IF they cannot put us all together, which I assume they can't, I would try for two round tables next to each other. Makes for easier sharing.

Please remember to bring lots of cash, preferably small bills. "They do not take credit, only gold" as the song goes.

Since no one responded I am assuming you don't want a cheat sheet. I can't do it during the day so you're going without.

I am bringing a camera, but it would be great if someone else could bring one. That way I get to eat a few hot dishes.


Here is the final list:
hillvalley
babka
hjshorter
mdt
bilrus
Al Dente
busboy +1
malawry
hannah +1
turtleboy
eunny jang
DC Mark +1


At this point if we haven't heard from the maybes, I am assuming you are not coming. Please feel free to prove me wrong.
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 04:09 AM

I won't be coming after all. Ian started throwing up yesterday and after a long day was admitted to the hospital for dehydration at 2am. Scott is with him now, but I will be heading over shortly to be with him. We don't know when he's being released.

Have a good time, everyone. :smile:
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 04:19 AM

I'm sure everything will be OK, but what a bummer in the mean time. Where's MIL when you need her?

Was looking forward to actually coversing with you tonight, rather than drinking and dashing. See you at the picnic, perhaps.
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 07:04 AM

Oh, I'm so sorry! I hope he feels better very soon!

I may have an extra person tonight - will it be ok?

Should we do the whole "I'll be the mysterious lady with the red rose between my teeth" thing again, or does everyone (besides me) pretty much know each other?

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Posted 22 April 2004 - 08:10 AM

I was thinking of heading to Matchbox for a before dinner cocktail. Anyone interested in joining me?
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 08:40 AM

mdt, on Apr 22 2004, 11:10 AM, said:

I was thinking of heading to Matchbox for a before dinner cocktail. Anyone interested in joining me?

You read my mind. I'll be there.
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 09:48 AM

Al_Dente, on Apr 22 2004, 11:40 AM, said:

mdt, on Apr 22 2004, 11:10 AM, said:

I was thinking of heading to Matchbox for a before dinner cocktail.  Anyone interested in joining me?

You read my mind. I'll be there.

Have a martini for me, preferably the mango one. Better yet, order one and sneak it into Full Kee. I am going to need one by dinner tonight.


Hj, I hope Ian feels better. You will be missed. Let me know if you want some leftovers. We can arrange a drop off tomorrow :smile:


eunny, there a couple of people who will be new, so you're not the only one. I'm in a purple sweater, but may be late so that might not help :hmmm: If you look for the big group of salavating people, chances are that is us.

Are we taking bets on whether Busboy will stick around this time? If his wife really exists? :wink:
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 10:04 AM

hillvalley, on Apr 22 2004, 09:48 AM, said:

Are we taking bets on whether Busboy will stick around this time? If his wife really exists? :wink:

If there's a seat for me this time, I'll stay. If I have to duke it out with a cranky manager, again, I'm off to Nick and Steph's.
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 10:13 AM

I may come by (Matchbox, that is) for a drink, but no Full Kee for me tonight.

Wearing a blue top and black skirt for those (outside of mdt and Al_Dente) in attendance I have not yet met.

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Posted 22 April 2004 - 10:14 AM

Oh, c'mon. You can just order the Lo Mein. We won't make fun.
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 10:16 AM

Busboy, on Apr 22 2004, 01:14 PM, said:

Oh, c'mon. You can just order the Lo Mein. We won't make fun.

Thanks, Busboy. You're sweet, but I'm going to stick to the script for tonight.

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Posted 22 April 2004 - 10:44 AM

JennyUptown, on Apr 22 2004, 01:16 PM, said:

Busboy, on Apr 22 2004, 01:14 PM, said:

Oh, c'mon. You can just order the Lo Mein.  We won't make fun.

Thanks, Busboy. You're sweet, but I'm going to stick to the script for tonight.

Peer pressure, peer pressure.

i can't believe we are scaring you away :huh:
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 10:48 AM

JennyUptown, on Apr 22 2004, 10:16 AM, said:

Busboy, on Apr 22 2004, 01:14 PM, said:

Oh, c'mon. You can just order the Lo Mein.  We won't make fun.

Thanks, Busboy. You're sweet, but I'm going to stick to the script for tonight.

Stick to the script? You were talking scandal and intrigue not long ago.

Or is your script more interesting than you've been letting on?
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Posted 22 April 2004 - 12:00 PM

I'm a new person too.

My real name is David.

I'd be up for meeting for drinks beforehand. Is there no alcohol at all at Full Kee? Just beer and wine? What's the story?

What time are people meeting at Matchbox?

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