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New York's Best: "Vienna 1900"

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Before you climb the museum stairs to see "Vienna 1900: Style and Identity" head for the Neue Museum's Cafe Sabarsky, a dead ringer for an old-world Viennese cafe. With its Josef Hoffmann and Adolf Loos inspired decor, this cafe is a best bet for great coffee and strudels as well as catching the vibe of the exhibition's, turn-of-the-century Vienna. The museum's 1914 building, an Upper East Side landmark, is steps away from Central Park at 1048 Fifth Avenue at 86th Street. (The museum's name means "new gallery.")

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La Soiree des Grands Crus

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A group of young chateau owners from Bordeaux are descending on New York City on January 27 for a unique wine event. For La Soiree des Grands Crus, 82 Mercer will be transformed into a modern wine cellar for the night where guests can taste 29 Grand Cru Classé wines and mingle with 17 proprietors representing 23 Bordeaux estates. The event will include the Breitling Grand Cru Challenge, a blind tasting for guests. Get your palate ready, the winner will receive a Breitling Chronomat B01 watch (worth more than $7690). Prizes also include about $20,000 worth of incredible Bordeaux, including some magnums and double magnums. Other lifestyle brands including Hugo Boss and Born will also be on hand and Patissier and Chocolatier Francois Payard of FPBNYC will create chocolate pairings for the evening, one for each of six Bordeaux appellations. Tickets are $185 per person.

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Alain Ducasse, Marcus Samuelsson and Other Chefs Create NY Philharmonic Musical Suppers

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The New York Philharmonic has announced a second season of its Musical Suppers Series. Former New York Times restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton plays host to the events which take place after New York Philharmonic performances on Friday evenings at Arpeggio Food & Wine in Avery Fisher Hall. This year's dinners will feature Kurt Gutenbrunner, André Soltner, Alain Ducasse, Marcus Samuelsson and Michael White as guest chefs.

Philharmonic musicians and guest artists, President and Executive Director Zarin Mehta, Music Director Alan Gilbert (at the suppers that follow his concerts) and the chefs themselves will all join the diners. Sheraton will introduce the chefs and discuss their menus with them. The Musical Suppers series runs from December 10 to June 10, 2011. Seating is limited to 70 guests per supper and tickets are $225 each.

[via Luxury Daily]

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