Sorry for the delayed response @greygarious, but I was blissfully screen-free for much of yesterday and today.
I am hoping that these meetups will be as inclusive as possible, so perhaps there will be one in the Metro West region, where I think many Onions live. I’m sure the Onions are a trustworthy dependable bunch, but I’m not sure how comfortable any of us would feel commandeering your car into the city.
Let’s see how this plays out when we revisit this in the fall.
Just a quick update on what I said above: I visited High Street Place again this weekend and it was, to my relief, much busier than I’ve ever seen it. Around 7:30 on Saturday night, maybe 150 people there. Still plenty of empty tables, however, and it was way too easy to grab a couple of seats at the bar at Bubble Bath. We enjoyed a flight of sparkling wines ($30 for three 3oz pours) and I eyed the Tenderoni’s pizza, which I’ve been meaning to sample…but alas, we had dinner plans elsewhere. Pizza next time for sure.
Whetted my appetite to visit! And I see Bubble Bath has opened a new location atop the Citizen M hotel.
Fabulous.
That is fantastic!
What is it?
It really is just a micro-slice of onion. 
Is this the same one vendor that was linked in a previous post that showed an onion pin, or did you find a new vendor to make these?
Vendor is Sticker Mule (previous post indicated Red Bubble).
Love it!
When you wrote “just arrived” I immediately panicked and thought there was a table reserved and I was late.
I"m a fan for mid to late September or early October. Still voting for Al Wadi.
Let’s hear some proposals, team!
Apology for being MIA. We’re just shaking off our jet lag after 3 weeks in Norway (just got back on Labor Day). We’ve had a lot going on since we’ve been back (1st days of 5th grade; catching up on work; checking in on the ‘rents in RI this past weekend; this weekend, the 3 of us are seeing Supergrass at HOB and Passengers at the ART). Oh, and I had a long overdue medical procedure yesterday, which put me out of commission all day.
Realistically, due to work timelines, I won’t be free until at least late September/early October, so please feel free to proceed with a get-together without me. @kumquat’s stellar review of Darling definitely caught my eye, perhaps for a smaller group (assuming it isn’t amenable to larger groups?).
Didn’t mean to make this sound like a litany of excuses, but I knew fall would be busy. I hope to meet up soon. I want my onion pin! 
I second the motion!
For a potential Metrowest / West Roxbury gathering, would those who could attend prefer a weeknight or weekend?
Weekend vs. weekday availability boils down to specific days. Perhaps we set up a Doodle poll with multiple options?
Having run a couple of professional organizations over the years, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of organizing dozens of events. Pro tip: There’s absolutely no way to make everyone happy. So don’t make a poll, don’t ask for opinions. This will in my experience just go back and forth forever. Someone needs to just step up and take ownership: This is the time, this is the place. Be there, or not. (And now that I’ve laid down that very hard line, I’m stepping back and absolutely not doing that myself … my event planning days are behind me 
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Take this informational poll, if so inclined. Or don’t.
Thanks for setting this up! I responded, but assumed that we were talking MetroWest/West Roxbury rather than Boston/Cambridge.
