It was an evening of champagne & chefs last night as Alan and I were guests at Relais & Chateaux's glorious benefit "Dinner of the Grand Chefs" at Gotham Hall. 45 of the tops international chefs of Relais & Chateaux hotels and restaurants flew in to create a dazzling multi-course feast with champagne and wine pairings sponsored by Pommery. Fittingly, we had just visited Pommery in Reim, the Champagne region of France, on our Paris trip just a couple of weeks ago. Chefs were divided into teams of three, each preparing varied menus of cold lobster as a first course, sea bass or scallops as second course and veal or lamb as third course. Our table, 22, enjoyed the delicacies of Emmanuel Stroobant from Saint Pierre, Singapore; Jean-George Klein from L'Arnsbourg, Hotel K, France and Joseph Lenn from Blackberry Farm, Tennessee. Also in this illustrious group of culinary masters were Daniel Boulud and Jean-George Vongerichten, both with famed NY restaurants. What a thrill for me to be photographed with the ambassadress of Domaine Pommery, Madame Nathalie Vranken. And how fun to see Elizabeth Olsen up close and personal, looking beautiful in Valentino.
The Huffington Post covered the event with some great photos too: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17/grand-chef-dinner-relais-chateaux-elizabeth-olsen_n_1431139.html#s876995
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