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Lincoln Center Gets a Pop of Blanc

Thousands gathered in Blanc at NYC's Lincoln Center to have Dîner

The hardest thing to do before Labor Day, is to find something to wear in Blanc! Not beige, vanilla, but the perfect shade of blanc!  And last night's Dîner en Blanc---French for dinner in white,  a flash mob dinner party, with  the elegance and chic that started in Paris over 20 years ago, was no exception.

This was Dîner en Blanc's second rendez-vous in NYC.  This year's dîner took place at the fabulous Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.  Over 3,000 dinner guests showed up, adorned in blanc and equipped with their table and chairs and of course, their appetites! Guests registered and paid $25,  weeks in advance and the secret location of the dîner was not announced until an hour before feasting.   

From the clothes, shoes, to linens, everything had to be blanc, except for your dîner, bien sûr.  If you thought hosting your very own picnic was a walk in the park, well, Dîner en Blanc is quite the opposite.  To pull such an event off, guests had to plan for the following...

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List of items for Dîner en Blanc (DEB):

1 Foldable Table- Square 28 x 32''
2 Foldable White Chairs (White)
White Table Cloth

2 White Cloth Napkins
2 White Dinner Plates
(2 forks, 2 knives, 2 spoons)
2 glasses

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A white bag or a white picnic basket (or covered with a white fabric)
1 vase and a bouquet
Rolling Cart
Electric/flameless votive candles
1 trash bag
Bottle of water, soft drinks
1 complete meal: 1 first course, 1 cold main course, 1 cheese and/or 1 dessert, bread

 

The soirée, ended with music and dance, and guests cleaned up as if nothing had happened hours prior, wondering where they might be feasting next year!

 

Bon Appétit

 

If you would like to experience such a soirée, Atlantic City will be hosting its very first Dîner en Blanc this year, for more information, visit http://atlanticcity.dinerenblanc.info/

 

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