Diner en Blanc New York 2014 was my first one and hopefully I will be lucky and be invited to future ones. Diner en Blanc (Diner in White) was started in Paris over 25 years ago by Francois Pasquier for just a handful of his friends and now his Paris "friends" include another 15 thousand people each year.
The rules: You need a table and chairs everything must be "BLANC" (white), real dishes and silverware and glasses a centerpiece is recommended and you also must wear "BLANC" (white). You carry your items in either a dolly or a grocery carriage and some choose to "carry" by hand. If you are lucky to sign in you pick a group location in the City and when the day arrives you meet your group and leader there and wait for the announcement of your "Secret" Location. There is a Flash Mob of Blanc on buses and trains and walking through the Streets of Manhattan! I fortunately was by the Freedom Tower at Battery Park with a view of the beautiful Marina and the Statue of Liberty. When the announcement came our Group Leader just told us to follow her. Yeah she walked ahead and never saw her again the rest of the night. Fortunately we had a piece of paper what section we were and guests and a different leader from another group, Nicole helped our Group. Guests are super wonderful polite and sweet. The elegant setting and attire definitely sets the mood. My friend Marlene and I ordered food from Todd English who was the first time Celebrity Chef of the event. I set the table and hid all the carrying pieces and Marlene went to get our box of goodies.
Moet & Chadon,
Bordeaux and
French Tuesday were at hand to make sure we had an elegant, fun "Diner en Blanc".
