Since we’re just a few days out from our NYC March
Madness Big Adventure next Saturday, we wanted to send out the complete
itinerary for our day. We will be spending Saturday, March 10th
exploring the best of the crazy underbelly and things March Basketball throughout
New York City. The Big Apple has never been short on madness, so planning this particular
Big Adventure was easy. Our stops will all include a touch of Madness or March
Basketball, or both. Whatever your pleasure, we have something tailored to you.
We’ll be visiting well-known watering holes, tucked-away
Irish Pubs, one of our favorite lesser known museums and, hands down, the best sports
bar in Manhattan. We’ll be hosting the inaugural Big Adventure Hoops Fever
basketball tourney, testing your knowledge in a ravenous game of Crazy 80’s
trivia and will have the usual insane barrage of surprises and more.
We encourage you to
pass this information along to anyone who might enjoy New York City’s lunacy.
As per usual, feel free to join for only part of our Big Adventure or from
beginning to end for a day we promise will be unique, affordable, social, and
distinctly NYC. Whether you might be attending your first or your umpteenth Big
Adventure, we think you’re in for a good time! Developing info (and a chance to
RSVP) at facebook.com/TheBigAdventure
We’ll be starting the day by, well, going meatballs
for meatballs. We’ll enjoy a hearty meal at one of the more recent popular food
“Crazes” in NYC: The LES Meatball Shop. We’ll be loading up on a variety of
meatball gourmet delights at some really impressively cheap prices. We’ll be arriving
early to beat the crowds, kick off our Big Adventure and dine on some insanely
good grub.
Heading uptown, we’ll make a stop on MADison Avenue at
the Museum founded by the Original Mad Money kind of New York maven: JP Morgan.
The Morgan Museum and Library is a wonderful gem devoted to the written word. Built over a hundred years ago as a private
library for John Pierpoint Morgan (with a name like that, you know HE was in
the 1%), the museum was recently renovated and is completely devoted to the
written word and printed works. Their collection houses everything from a
Gutenberg Bible to original Da Vinci drawings to authentic hand-written lyrics
from Bob Dylan’s “Blowing in the Wind”, to first printings and manuscripts from
just about every American author you can imagine. The most amazing gem is
Pierpoint’s ridiculous and insane three story private 1906 library. We’ve seen
Barnes & Noble stores that are smaller. The Big Adventure has secured a
special Admission of $12 per person for our visit.
We’ll head to the Upper East Side to take a load off
at this always-friendly and spacious bar on 3rd Avenue. We’ll take
some time to enjoy drinks and some NCAA conference basketball on some quality
TVs (seriously, these boob tubes are impressively sharp and clear). We’ll also put
your knowledge to the test with some informal “Crazy 80’s Trivia.” We’ve had
our staff of crack researchers working on these stumpers for eleven weeks. Challenge
your noggin and enjoy good company in the early afternoon. Plus, Mad River has
a solid kitchen to serve your belly.
Ryan’s
Daughter- 6:00 PM -350 E 85th St near 1st Avenue – Upper East Side - (212)
628-2613
From Mad River, it is just a short walk over to Ryan’s
Daughter. The Best Irish Pub you’ve never visited, the place is warm, cozy and comes
complete with new friends just waiting to be made. Ryan’s Daughter takes its
name from the old Irish Legend of the Celtic Lord whose only daughter went mad
with grief after watching her father fall from sheer seaside cliffs—she spent
the rest of her days as a deranged wealthy land owner. Ryan’s Daughter will
also be the site of the inaugural Big Adventure Hoops Fever tournament. Along
with dueling dart boards and pool table, the bar comes complete with
arcade-style Basketball Shooting Game. Will you be the one to take home the giant
4’ trophy we’ve crafted for the occasion?
The
Sweets Food Truck
From Ryan’s Daughter, we’re going to use our skills
and internet Savvy to track down another NYC Food Craze: the best Sweets Food
Truck in NYC. We have some hunches on where to find ‘em, but will track down
the tastiness on Saturday as we make our way to the next destination.
In the evening, we’ll be visiting what we consider
to be the best sports bar in New York City. It partially earns that title because
if you could care less about basketball, it’s a wonderful bar. And if you like the
hoops, we think we’ve picked the perfect place to watch the Big East Conference
Tournament Championship Game (next to actually watching it 10 blocks away at
MSG of course) at 9:00 PM. Quietly located over on 10th Avenue, it
boasts a variety of cheap drinks and a diverse crowd (we’ve met everyone from
priests to Spider-Man on Broadway understudies there). We have an area reserved
and look forward to dining on the legendary Scruffy Duffy wings, checking out
the one-of-a-kind-ice bar and watching some intensely competitive hoops.
New York Beer Company -11:30 PM – 321 W 44th St - http://www.nybeercompany.com/
-212-245-BEER (2337) - It's thrilling that we're visiting this off-the-rocker
locale for several reasons. First, since it is a brand spanking new (opened 10
days ago) still has that new bar smell and is eager to please. Second, their
astounding variety of beers with delight and surprise. And the best part? Taps
at the table. Pour your own beer with a built in tap right at your finger tips.
Plus, "The Beer Market" where prices fluctuate up and down throughout
the night. We have a reserved space in an already surprisingly large space.
We hope that you’ll join us this Saturday! We’ll be
Tweeting throughout the day as well. If you do plan on coming, let us know via
e-mail or the Facebook Event Page so we can plan accordingly. See
you on Saturday, March 10th
Our penultimate
stop of Saturday’s Big Adventure will be the comfy confines of Lansdowne Roadon 10th Avenue. We really like the motto of "Drink, Sport and
Camaraderie." Might just steal that for our own. 
Speaking
of Drinks, Lansdowne Road also offers something they called the Daily Double
which is a different Draught Beer and Bottled Beer for just four greenbacks every
day. This Saturday’s feature is a good one: $4 pints of Yuengling and $4
bottles of SmuttynoseRobust Porter. Nice. Bring your thirst. 
