NORC at Ralph’s

My good friends Lizzie and Doug recently started a dinner group called the New Orleans Restaurant Club. As she says,

“NORC is a social dining club we started in July. Our goal is to eat at delicious restaurants in NOLA with friends. We arrive at the restaurant, sit in tables of 6 or 8, eat too much, and you only pay for the food/drinks you order.”

Sounds good to me! Kenny and I unfortunately were not able to make the inaugural meeting at Commander’s Palace in August, but we heard nothing but great things from a few of the 26 people who did go. On account of that, we made sure not to miss the second meeting last Friday night at Ralph’s on the Park.

This time there were 38 people in attendance, sitting in the main dining room at five tables. Ken and I got there early enough to have a drink at the bar before our table was seated. We caught up with friends we hadn’t seen in awhile, met some new people, and I even discovered a high school classmate in the group! 

A few of us didn’t want the party to end, so in lieu of going home we elected to drop by the Bulldog instead. No Nick or Jeff, but we somehow still found a way to have some fun!

Thanks, Lizzie and Doug, for a truly great night. Kenny and I are already excitedly anticipating the next NORC event (restaurant yet to be named) on Friday, March 5, 2010. If anyone wants to join us, please let me know!