Now the big question: Where do attendees go to eat after watching the kickass speech?

[Simeon Salus]

Answer: You're in freakin' New York. There's a decent place to eat on every corner. The food carts aren't bad either.

However, I recommend the Beer Garden at Bohemian Hall at 29-19 24th Avenue in Astoria. Great ethnic food of all kinds in Astoria. My bartender used to say the reason the neighborhood is so peaceful is that everyone's in a minority. Irish 2%, Greeks 4%, Egyptians 3% etc. Insane place to look for world cuisine.

Stuck in rural middle America I baked pizza during the speech.

Where are you going to eat?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. Nice commercial message

[Simeon Salus]

4. I only recommend restaurants I love.

The Beer Garden is a hidden treasure and you don't have to take my word for it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. I haven't been in NYC , the place of my birth,since 1975.

If I went anywhere it would be Knish Nosh.

[femmocrat]

2. Is that highly recommended Olive Garden in Times Square still in business?

[Simeon Salus]

3. Ick! Disgusting. If you're close to Times Square...

...go to Nino's 46 on 46th Street between Fifth and Sixth Aves.

[femmocrat]

8. Sorry, it was an old joke.

Someone (may she RIP) recommended it a long time ago and it created a big firestorm here.... many moons ago.

That is why I included the smilies.

[oberliner]

21. I really like their chicken scampi

It's pretty convenient too if you are going to a show or something.

[MADem]

28. You can breastfeed, but no smoking....and leave the pit bull at home!!!

I think I need to include a few smilies as well....

[Gidney N Cloyd]

9. I'd be SO disappointed if somebody didn't say that.

Frankly, I thought the OP was just going to be a set up for it.

[In_The_Wind]

14. Interesting question.

[fizzgig]

23. that was my first thought

[Cooley Hurd]

5. If you love Greek food, Astoria (Queens) is a good place to go...

The BEST baklava I've ever had was in Astoria.

[JaneyVee]

7. Head to the East Village and eat your heart out.

Walk around Washington Square Park afterward.

[Simeon Salus]

10. Totally endorse the above recommendation, especially if you crave veggie cuisine

There's an east side street (6th?) where there's nothing but Indian, Pakistani and Afgani food. Yum.

[JaneyVee]

11. YES! 6th street has tons of Indian and Mid East cuisine.

Rose of India is one of my favs but they're all good. And you get to listen to live sitar music. If you know about 6th street then you must be very familiar with NYC. There's also a Peruvian restaurant on the corner with amazing paella.

[Simeon Salus]

15. I lived in the city area for almost 20 years during and after the dotcom boom

Really good Dominican and Cuban food uptown. Filipino and south Asian food in Jackson Heights. Nutso Middle Eastern food in Brooklyn. Every kind of Far Eastern food in Flushing.

I'm putting on pounds just reminiscing.

[In_The_Wind]

12. Ask Skinner or EarlG where they went.

[KittyWampus]

13. falafels.

[Simeon Salus]

17. I didn't know Bill-o had a restaurant

Looking it up on Menupages.com

Very good falafel in Long Island City and Astoria. Cheap too.

[NCTraveler]

16. I hear NYC SKP is opening his doors to Hillary supporters for lunch.

That's where I would be. DU meet up.

I skipped lunch. I'm doing home-made buffalo chicken strips with fresh veggies and ranch for the Lightening game tonight.

[Simeon Salus]

18. In my area we call that contest the Hawks game...

Regionalism creeping in.

That's what the powerful want: keeping us divided by our love for the local sports franchise.

Today, I love even opposing hockey fans. Nice day.

[NCTraveler]

19. I love what happened to the head coach of the Lightning when he was in Chicago.

First night Barkley picked up the check for he and twenty of his guests. The next night, the coaches old friend Vince Vaughn pulled a quick one and bought dinner for he and twenty of his guests.

It kind of stems from the Lightning's office and how they dealt with their tickets. Kind of a snub to the Lightning management in a fun way. Both Barkley and Vaughn understand though. We really do have to do certain things in our market to build unity and a fan base. As Phil Esposito said, the difficulty in getting professional hockey to grow in Tampa is a lot different than many other places. The first thing they had to do was teach us the rules. lol. There was a lot of truth to that comment. Paraphrasing his comments.

[Simeon Salus]

20. Awesome series so far

I thought the Hawks were doomed when that bizarre shot hit net in the second period of the first game.

Great time to be sitting with a Chicago crowd (of firefighters) during that final period.

Go game! If it keeps up like this we'll all have fun.

You make your own Blue Cheese dressing? My fave, if it's fresh.

[MADem]

30. I thought SKP was short for "escapee."

I had a sammich! It was pretty good, because I was HON-gree!

[gopiscrap]

22. Vendor stand

[IcyPeas]

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[KG]

25. the Olive Garden in Times Square?

[MisterP]

27. Guy Fieri's place?

http://guysamericankitchenandbar.com/

[Historic NY]

26. I'd go down to Pearl St area of lower Manhattan...

its close by and there are plenty of places to eat within walking distance.

[JonLP24]

29. I always prefer the Olive Garden whenever I'm in New York

28 replies -- I'm sure someone already beat me to it but couldn't resist.