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Intimate dinner party for 30: is it possible?
@RGR: $30-40 is just for food and not counting gratuity.
Intimate dinner party for 30: is it possible?
I'm looking to host a small dinner party for 30 people (my faculty members) at a fairly intimate place in Manhattan. I'm also exploring Brooklyn. Ideally, I'd love the attitude to be reminiscent of the now-defunct L'Epicerie in Fort Greene.
Does a restaurant such as this exist anymore in Manhattan for 30 people without renting out a brownstone and hiring a private chef? The ideal evening is simple—from the food to the location. My budget is approximately $30-$40/person.
Private dinner party, unconventional?
Great suggestions—both. I didn't know of Convivium Osteria, and as it happens, I have exactly 25 people, including me. (I had just rounded up.) I'll look into prices per head on both.
Private dinner party, unconventional?
I finally got around to trying to make reservations for a small dinner party for 30 people at L'Epicerie in Fort Greene only to find they've closed. (!)
I attended a small anniversary party there earlier this spring, and it was lovely—farmhouse tables, wildflowers on each, simple and exquisite three-course meal among friends with the chef attending to our needs the entire evening. Alas.
I've heard great things about Ici's private room upstairs, but this event isn't a wedding party, but a more informal party among friends. Is there anything similar to L'Epicerie in Brooklyn or beyond to do a private, even unconventional-style, dinner party for 30 people?
