I just saw the thread. Veggies? OK, what would you like? I can do:
Rataouille
Tuscan vegetable soup - perhaps messy in bowls but we could serve it in hot cups
Assorted vegetarian rice pilafs and other variants. I can do Jambalaya, Indian biryanis and Risottos. Risotto I would have to cook at your house.
Vegetarian stuffed cabbage. That’s a good one. Kinda like a cross between your ethnic and mine. Cabbage stuffed with rice and veggies.
or anything else you want. I can always experiment with a new recipe - the guests will be so drunk they won’t know the difference and I always need subjects for my experiments. You want a weird experiment? How about I make ratatouille and then use that with a bit of rice to absorb the liquid as a filling for stuffed cabbage. I always like to invent food and then test it out on guinea pigs.
I was trying to think of how I could get up there without spending 3 hours in traffic (leaving work in the middle of rush hour and needing to drive the entire length of Manhattan) and haven’t managed to come up with a solution. Thanks so much but I think I’ll have to pass on this one.