I am also going to Paris this spring and am trying to get through to anyone live at Frenchie's for a reservation. How did you do it, if you don't mind me asking?

Ed's Lobster Bar just announced a recession daily menu. Sounds great!

Ed's Lobster Bar, 222 Lafayette St (at Spring), 212-343-3236

The Daily Menu:
Monday - All-You-Can-Eat Mussels $15 per person
Tuesday - $2 Oysters
Wednesday - "John's Big Night" (we have no idea what this is)
Thursday - Surf & Turf
Friday - Lobster Fra Diavlo
Saturday - Fish & Chips
Sunday - Clam Bake

I have reservations at Park Avenue Winter, Perry St and the Modern. I've been to the Modern before but not to the first two. I can't wait!

We must live fairly close to each other!

My favorites:

Pho Bang
Saigon Bahn Mi So1
Congee Bowery
Pinche Taqueria
La Esquina
Peasant
Ghenet
Bun
a lil farther east, Kampuchea

oopsies, i did put an extra zero, hehe. from what i remember i had a toro (not sure if it was a chu or otoro), maguro, hamachi, uni, ebi, anago, and one other piece i don't remember. there was also a tamago and a 6 or 8 piece roll, half of which was a ikura roll and the other half a tuna roll. comes also with a fish based miso soup which was absolutely delicious.

Just had it this morning and I don't speak a lick of japanese. The sushi guy in front figured out i only spoke english (i'm asian) and said "sushi set"? and i nodded. as he gave me each piece he said the name of the fish in english although i would have understood if he had said it in japanese. it was awesome. highly recommend! it was 35,500 for the set per person.

I saw andrew zimmerman eat a tongue sandwich on his nyc episode of his show at carnegie deli on 6th ave. it looked pretty tasty. it was sliced very thin and the sandwich itself was very thick.

Williams-sonoma carries this line. HTH!

obivia is a chic and fun spot to have a going away party. they also have food. it's on layfayette/kenmare. they have happy hour till 8!

Are there any updates to the restaurant opening? I read the NYT article about his situation and it breaks my heart. Hopefully it's up and running by now?

I've been to pretty much every korean restaurant in Ktown and I found a new favorite, Madangsui. It's located on 35th st between 5th and 6th ave. I believe they opened a few months ago. The banchan is pretty large and food very tasty. I've recommended it to a few friends of mine and they've all raved.

I've had a lot of fond memories there with mardi gras celebrations to eating their yummy fried chicken. Apparently, their last night is Oct 20th. I'm so sad they're leaving!

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4 cornerstone farm has great mutton at the green market at union square. their lamb is really top notch as well.

Naka Naka has a tatami room u can rent out. Cute japanese restaurant on 17th and 10th ave.

Sushi Seki on 1st Ave and 61 or 62nd St. The sushi bar is open till 2 am and the quality is high.

I know Tonic does private parties on their third floor that can easily accommodate 60-70 people. lehman brothers and morgan stanley do a lot of their private parties there. it's located on 7th Ave between 48-49th st

there's a korean restaurant that's open till 1 am everyday in the east village called jeollado. never been but will try it out. it's on 4th st between 2nd and 3rd ave i believe.

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Any dishes/appetizers you guys recommend? I had ethiopian once at Berkeley back in my college days but don't remember what I ordered. Thanks!

Tonic on 7th ave between 48th/49th st has HUGE jumbo sized screens and good food. I advise to get there super early as it gets crowded FAST before the world cup games.

I, too, had a very positive experience at Sachiko's last week, so much so that I went there again a few days later for dinner. Both friends I went with loved the place as well. Almost everything we ordered was flawless. The service was very well versed with everything on the menu and specials and gave great recommendations. I'm pretty picky with sushi/japanese food and this has become my new go to restaurant for such cuisine. Like the original poster, I, too, was perplexed by how empty it was, even on a friday evening. I hope that isn't a sign to come.