Gourmet dinner was created and prepared by Celebrity Chef Christian Delouvrier who received four stars from the New York Times while at Lespinasse at the St. Regis and formerly with Alain Ducasse. Cabaret star Jean Brassard and pianist Kathleen Landis entertained with some favorite songs of Yves Montand. A splendid evening indeed.
Some of the esteemed guests included:
Philippe Lalliot– Consul General of France, MR AND MRS. OSCAR DE LE RENTA, HELENE ROOSEVELT, ODILE DE SCHIETERE-LONGCHAMP, SONJA MORGAN,MONIQUE VAN VOOREN, LILY SAFRA, BONNIE PFIEFER EVANS, ALISSA ROEVER, BRIAN FARREL – ARTIST, HUNT SLONUM – ARTIST, ELISABETH STRIBLING,JEAN AND MARTIN SHAFIROFF, ELIZABETH “MIMI” STAFFORD,MARY SARGENT “DIDI’ D”ANGEJAN (D’ANGLEJAN),ELIZABETH AND FELIX ROHATYN, PAULINE METCALF, and R. COURI HAY
Gastronomical Delight at the French Consulate.
