what a nice way to delurk :-)
3 cheers for this, see y'all at Verlaine!

Looking forward to the one in NYC. I'll be there.

I'm thinking of and putting together a list of other places as well but Verlaine is a good pick. They have a happy hour 7 days a week and goes on till 10:00 pm at which point you can clear out and go eat somewhere :-) Pegu Club is really nice too on the LES and they will do group reservations and open early enough for you to want to clear it out later. You should give them a call. I'll think of more.

Aug 18? I am *so* down.

YAY!! SM in SF!

which bloggers will be in nyc? which ones in sf?

Puliogre - will you come out again and where your special hat? I adore-a your fedora.

I'm going to TRY to be at these.

With my leg in a cast for the next seven weeks, it will be difficult. I'm far more likely to make the SF meetup than the NYC one, in part because I'm meeting with surgeons in CA; I'm not supposed to be running around, otherwise. :( Going to NY = running around needlessly, according to my dour-but-correct doc.

It's one thing to fly home and have mom pick me up from the airport and help me get around Northern CA-- quite another to schlep to Union Station, then Penn Station, then a cab, all by myself.

Look at the bright side-- you probably won't have me, but you'll have Manish. We'll have him wear some shimmer lotion and heels, you won't be able to tell the difference, promise. ;)

Puliogre - will you come out again and where your special hat? I adore-a your fedora.

hmm...i can do a fedora. I was thinking i might break out my red and gold turban though. ill leave it up to a vote.

Fedora
Turban

You should only wear a red and gold turban if it's one of those ready made pop-on ones...

lychee martinis at verlaine's are all the rage...

You should only wear a red and gold turban if it's one of those ready made pop-on ones...

thats the kind!

Good lord ANNA what happened? Are you OK?

We'll have him wear some shimmer lotion and heels, you won't be able to tell the difference, promise.

Oh hush. That's just the day job.

verlaine's not my favorite place in the neighborhood, but seeing as how it's practically visible from my apartment window, i don't have much of an excuse to not be there.

JOAT - i love pegu club, as long as it's not a weekend, when the place gets much too crowded and the bartenders aren't able to give the drinks their full attention. (as a new yorker though, i must nit-pick and mention that it's not on the LES, but rather on the border of soho and the west village.) a few of us ended up at their sister bar, flatiron lounge, on a previous meetup.

depending on the veracity and stamina of everyone's drinking, i'd be glad to take anyone who's interested on a tour of the finest watering holes in the hood.

The SF date is 8/26????

That's the same day as the Matishyahu concert, which is also in SF.
In the words of Bat for Lashes, "What's a girl to do?"

I'll try to do both...

this is a ridiculously good line-up for nyc. unfortunately, i might be out of town. but i hope i can make it - i just moved back to ny, so i need some new friends :)

Bummer, I'll be out of town that weekend. Guess my first mutinous SF meet-up will have to wait...

I'll have to see if I can't free up the 26th!

kewl--see you at verlaine's!!

i am SO there
Puli and Fuerza, leave the turban be ...for me

Yay I am so in for the SF one :)

I hope to be there for the SF meetup

ANNA :Hope you feel better soon :-( take care

Jeet - let's make it a 3some again!

last time an SF meetup came up, i had suggested dosa, for which i was quickly flamed. i hadn't been there when i suggested it but have gone since. i don't understand what all the outrage was about. sure, instead of an $8 dosa @ udupi palace, you're dropping $10.50. is that really such a big deal? i mean the restaurant IS in san francisco. the mysore masala dosa + sambar + chutney i had was pretty decent, better than vik's in berkeley at times. born and raised kannadiga, so i know my dosas. anyway, just had to put that out there.

San Francisco meetups are always at Caffe Greco. Especially if the gimp is the hostess.

sure, instead of an $8 dosa @ udupi palace, you're dropping $10.50. is that really such a big deal.

For some readers, believe it or not, dropping that much is a big deal.

How about a London, England meetup?? There are a significant number of readers from across the Pond. Would anyone else be interested in this?

drinks are a minimum of $12/ea so pegu club is definitely out if we're keeping an eye on cost (and i agree that we should).

I'll be at the SF meetup...my first meetup too! I'm looking forward to it!

There are a significant number of readers from across the Pond. Would anyone else be interested in this?

Our meetups are always hosted by one or more of the bloggers, which is why in the cases of these two fine cities, it's been so long. Someone has to be in town for it to happen.

Are lurkers allowed? If so, I'll see you all at Verlaine.

No stop @ LA for the westside tour?

SM Intern wrote:

San Francisco meetups are always at Caffe Greco. Especially if the gimp is the hostess.

For some readers, believe it or not, dropping that much is a big deal.

that's fine. i'm not suggesting we move the venue. just reporting back my unsolicited findings on Dosa. and in regard to the $2.50 price difference, dining in SF in general is expensive as compared to outlying areas. mutineers are always able to come on a full stomach. i try to avoid dropping $4 on lattes when i can help it.

Little bit off topic but: Anyone running the SF marathon this weekend?

I'll do my best to be at the SF meetup...

But when is the Moscow meet-up?

Atlanta rollcall!

venice beach, huntington beach, laguna beach, downtown la, weho meetup?
what else?

Barring some awful twist of fate, I will be there, NYC! I'm excited :)

That's the same day as the Matishyahu concert, which is also in SF. In the words of Bat for Lashes, "What's a girl to do?"

absolutegcs, I'm not trying to be a jackass (or take this off topic), but I find Dosa's food to be really really terrible. I also don't think "Vik's" is a good comparison sample for Southie food. This is just my opinion; if folks wanted to opt-desi for the SF menu, I think there are about 20 other restaurants that are tastier than Dosa.

absolutegcs, I'm not trying to be a jackass (or take this off topic), but I find Dosa's food to be really really terrible.

Not a problem, since we'll be at Greco, where SF meetups are always held.

Atlanta rollcall!

Eggjactly. Southsyyyyde reprezent!

Not a problem, since we'll be at Greco, where SF meetups are always held.

Would a 23 year old who hasn't been that active the last few months be welcome to the NYC meetup?

All are welcome, even trolls, and "inactive" is nothing compared to THAT. ;) Of course we want to see you there!

yes, yes, i am down for a weho or los feliz meetup...suggestions l.a. folks?

It's summertime. Why not gather outdoors? Throw a picnic in Sheeps' Meadow in Central Park. You get in free, you get to bring your own food and you can even help out a desi brother by buying Heinekens and Coronas from the perennial Bangladeshi-Uncle hawker. What can be more desi than that? Afterwards you can always traipse downtown. But not to Verlaine. That place is too bridge and tunnel and yes the contempt is intended. The basements of both Lolita and 88 Orchard are much more groovier and you can have them all to yourself.

I know that Caffe Greco is a beloved spot, but is there any chance of a more central location? Parking in North Beach is the suck and for me, public transport to that neighborhood is no picnic either. (OK, maybe I did get rockstar parking right outside last time, but still).

Parking in North Beach is the suck and for me, public transport to that neighborhood is no picnic either. (OK, maybe I did get rockstar parking right outside last time, but still).

Don't know if it's possible for you, but people did carpool last time...picked each other up from Bart, etc.

I know that Caffe Greco is a beloved spot, but is there any chance of a more central location? Parking in North Beach is the suck and for me, public transport to that neighborhood is no picnic either. (OK, maybe I did get rockstar parking right outside last time, but still).

Sigh...how I love living a mile away!! :)

hmm, i guess i never thought of carpooling. either that or i will bring a nice, long book for MUNI!

And, as usual, we’ll do our best to document the depravity in our flickr group.

Speaking of depravity and flickr, I never did see pics posted for the July DC meetup. Anyone, anyone?

Booo! Missing the SF MeetUp by one week!

Camille,

there are no other south indian restaurants in SF. period. regardless, i don't think the food at Dosa is terrible. i guess you meant other north indian restaurants. i find it's increasingly chic-hipster to be negative these days but i think Dosa makes a worthwhile effort on south indian food. sure it's not a traditional spot with food from amma's kitchen, but if i'm pressed to show friends south indian cuisine in SF or very very close by, i'd have no reservations taking them to Dosa. maybe my experience was unusually good or your was unusually bad.

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I'll be at the SF meetup! Whoot.

I will be there! :-)

Would a 23 year old who hasn't been that active the last few months be welcome to the NYC meetup?

absolutgcs, of course, it's just a matter of taste :)

Would a 23 year old who hasn't been that active the last few months be welcome to the NYC meetup?

Of course! We can be 23 and twee together!

What! The restaurant needs 2 high chairs, and a full jungle gym now? I think the meetup needs to be moved to Chi-Chi's at this rate.

Ahh!! yesss!
Good reason to re-de-lurk...
Will be there at Verlaine's :)

Anna - hope you feel better soon!

finally--a nyc meetup! awesome. will be there for sure.

What! The restaurant needs 2 high chairs, and a full jungle gym now? I think the meetup needs to be moved to Chi-Chi's at this rate.

Hmmmm SF...dare I?

um, dare i even ask this...? what's the policy on bringing non-desi, non-white spouses to meet ups?

um, dare i even ask this...? what's the policy on bringing non-desi, non-white spouses to meet ups?

Check out the facebook sepia mutiny group - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2328041775

Will be de-lurking at the SF meetup!

Hi - I'll be a first-timer at the meet-up, but i've been reading SM for a while - look forward to seeing you all at NYC!

What's the average age of most attendees? I am 20, too young?

um, dare i even ask this...? what's the policy on bringing non-desi, non-white spouses to meet ups?

you should feel comfortable bringing anyone who's interested in coming. period.

I'll try to get out to Verlaine. Somebody's b-day is that day so I'm not sure. Is there anyway that someone can email me contact info so that if the crowd moves elsewhere I can find you later?

What's the average age of most attendees? I am 20, too young?

You wont be the oldest person there, but you might not be the youngest either. It all depends. But 20 is definitely not too young.

um, dare i even ask this...? what's the policy on bringing non-desi, non-white spouses to meet ups?

Anybody can show up to a meetup. They don't have to be brown or married to somebody brown or dating somebody brown or anything. They don't need to justify their presence or their identity at all. We do know what it's like to be ethnically different from everybody else around you.

What's the average age of most attendees? I am 20, too young?

How about doing another meet up in Houston?