An Open House Disguised as a Dinner Party

Vivonne dinner in the Stella Tower, Hell's Kitchen. Photo by Casey Kelbaugh/NYTimes.

It might have been any over-the-top Manhattan dinner party: a penthouse setting where several dozen carefully chosen, accomplished guests enjoyed artisanal cocktails, a four-course tasting menu prepared by up-and-coming chefs and a live dance performance. But this was no ordinary over-the-top party. It was an open house — albeit a very exclusive one.

Organized by Jessica Wolf, a recent Dartmouth graduate who is the membership manager at NeueHouse, the private club and co-working space, the late-June event was one of a series of dinners intended to bring together creative professionals not just for networking, but also to show off a new high-end property nearing completion.

Written for and published by the New York Times on 9/25/15. Read the full story.

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