Comments on: Looking to blow $500 doing something awesome in NYC

Question: Looking to blow $500 doing something awesome in NYC

HotToddy — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:09:33 -0800

I am looking for something completely awesome to do in NYC on January 17 or 18 for <$500. Anything goes!

By: zoomorphic

zoomorphic — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:16:43 -0800

Box seats at Orfeo ed Euridice after dinner somewhere fancy.

By: you're only jung once

you're only jung once — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:55:30 -0800

eat the prix-fixe menu at jean-georges - www.jean-georges.com for details ... it definitely qualifies as fancy

By: you're only jung once

you're only jung once — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:09:53 -0800

jean georges - after a genuinely too long amount of time I have worked out how to link - oh the humanity

By: allkindsoftime

allkindsoftime — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:19:29 -0800

Take me to Per Se. That would be awesome.

By: allkindsoftime

allkindsoftime — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:20:49 -0800

*Per Se

By: JpMaxMan

JpMaxMan — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:16:41 -0800

I third Per Se - though you might spend more than $500 depending on your wine taste!

By: computech_apolloniajames

computech_apolloniajames — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:19:33 -0800

Helicopter ride over Manhattan?

$275? For one dinner? For that, I could have ten awesome meals in NYC.

By: cazoo

cazoo — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:30:26 -0800

Sadly, Per Se books their reservations 2 months in advance. :(

By: HotToddy

HotToddy — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:34:58 -0800

I do already have our meals planned (including Jean-Georges!) but am looking for other, non-food activities.

By: micawber

micawber — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:23:43 -0800

Famous Fat Dave's Five Borough Eating Tour On The Wheels of Steel. It ain't Per Se, but it is hardcore NYC. $450 for 4.5 hours.

By: micawber

micawber — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:24:07 -0800

oops. on preview, you said other non-food activities. you could do the all-dessert tour, however.

By: KateHasQuestions

KateHasQuestions — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:28:40 -0800

Not exactly NY, but go to the Nightmare of You show in Hoboken on the 17th, and the view of NY from Hoboken is breathtaking at night. And then you still have ~$470 to spend on any of the other suggestions here.

By: KateHasQuestions

KateHasQuestions — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:29:21 -0800

here's the link for the Nightmare of You show venue.

By: jeremias

jeremias — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:45:59 -0800

Go to a spa, I'm sure there is some funky Japanese ritual spa somewhere, this account of the Cornelia Day Spa sounds interesting. Looks like you could blow big money there easily . . .

By: you're only jung once

you're only jung once — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:00:42 -0800

try looking at the nonsense nyc board - it's low rent stuff but they've usually got something for everyone

By: HotToddy

HotToddy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:25:55 -0800

Thanks! We did Famous Fat Dave's tour and it was great. Highly recommended!