ALI BABA, HERE WE COME

Hello  “Eskandaranis”,

I am happy to confirm that our next get-together will take place on SUNDAY May 6^{th ,} 2012. We are going to change venue and try a new restaurant.  It is Ali Baba’s Terrace,  862 Second Avenue (at 46^th street), www.alibabasterrace.com, (212)888-8622. As usual we will meet from 12:00 until 4:00 p.m.

As you might already know, street parking is allowed everywhere on Sundays, except on East 46^th street between 2^nd and 1^st Ave, unless you have a diplomatic license; but street parking is allowed on 2^nd Avenue, and on 46^th street between 2^nd and 3^rd Ave. If you cannot find street parking, there are two garages on 46^th street between 2^nd and 1^st Ave.(The second one charges $10.00) .

The meal will start with a sheppard salad;“mazzas” will include tarama, Babaganoush, and imam bayaldi; the “pieces de resistance” will be one of 4 choices: stuffed cabbage, chicken shish kebab, kofta, Trout stuffed with spinach and salad, all with rice pilaf and mixed vegetables; for desert, a platter of “hallaweyat” will be served.  As far as beverages, you will have a choice of sodas, and tea or coffee.  The cost is $48.00;  it includes tax, tip and all of the above. Please notice that you will not have to make any choices in advance. Only the alcoholic drinks will be extra, and will be available at the cash bar.  If the weather permits it, we might be able to “shem el Hawah” on the terrace on the roof top of the restaurant.

I hope that we will see each other again, and catch up on happy family and vacation news. So, please fill out the Registration form that is below.   Kindly mail the form with your check made out to me, Viviane Levy, before April 30; my address and telephone number are: 5 Westbrook Road, Westfield, NJ-07090, (908)232-1758. In case you need to cancel the morning of the luncheon, otherwise we will be charged, kindly call my  cell at (908) 377-8886.   Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

If you know of any interesting books, articles, lectures or essays related to Egypt, please email me (levyviviane@yahoo.com) the details so that I can put together a list to be distributed. Also, if you wish to speak, for 5 min., about your specific “Egyptian” expertise, a nokta, a short story, a C.D., or a short account of a recent trip to Egypt,  let me know ASAP, in advance,  or indicate it on the registration form.   

Please feel free to recruit more friends from Alexandria to join us, as friends from Cairo and any others are also welcome.  In the meantime, we are all looking forward to this wonderful Hafla.

Happy Easter  and  A Sweet Passover,

See you soon!

           

Viviane Levy - Acker