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Chef Angie Mar Sharon Coplan Hosted a Dinner Party at Le B. to Celebrate La Prairie's Skin Caviar Liquid Lift

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Coplan and Mar brought together friends and colleagues for a night of indulgence. In attendance were Sarita Choudhury, Charlotte Groeneveld, Elizabeth Sulcer, Larry Milstein, Gigi Burris-O Hara, and Zanna Roberts Rassi, to name a few—who made their way to the restaurant s two long, white linen tablecloth-draped tables for a fanciful feast. Though the menu—featuring a salmon and caviar resting in a Vidalia onion creme sauce, seafood wellington, or chicken ballotine—Mar created for the occasion was a thoughtful addition to the evening, guests were in for an added surprise. The chef brought out a mini version of her famed aged ribeye burger—often dubbed the “Birkin bag of burgers”—for attendees to enjoy as an amuse bouche. (Le B. only serves nine of these per night; so in demand that there are hopeful diners gleefully forming a queue outside the restaurant before the doors open.) The completed main course made way for a dessert of fresh madeleines, chocolatey empress cake, plus berries and cream.

“With both La Prairie and Angie s restaurant, there s such a pursuit of excellence and I just wanted for you all to cling on to that because I really think in this day and age there s very little left of excellence,” Coplan said warmly of her co-hosts. “Yes, La Prairie is luxury, and this restaurant s luxury, but the real luxury is the experience of all of us being together—having the food, having the product, and just realizing that we re just here together, so enjoy!”