The World’s Largest Secret Dinner Party

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Tonight in Paris, tens of thousands of people dressed in white, will converge at a secret location, set up miles of tables, food and champagne and dine in high spirits until midnight for the annual Diner en Blanc. It all began a quarter of a century ago when a group of ten thrill-seeking friends with a desire to eat dinner at a forbidden spot in Paris, ended up dining as a 200-person flash mob at the Jardins de Bagatelle, the former playground of French royals including Marie Antoinette.

Celebrating its twenty-fifth year tonight, thousands of friends who invited friends (who invited friends) will learn the location of their dinner, a closely guarded secret kept by organisers until the very last-minute, and within the hour, a prestigious location such as the Notre Dame, the Chateau de Versaille or the Place Vendôme will be descended upon by a sea of white, setting up their picnic tables and laying out their feasts. Telling a story about the “power of human connection and collaboration”, Diner en Blanc is the long-overdue documentary about this extraordinary non-profit tradition which has now spread to cities worldwide. A peak behind-the-scenes into the orchestration of a Parisian feast shrouded in secrecy and the world’s largest dinner party, let’s take a look at the trailer for the film by Jennifer Ash …
http://vimeo.com/59918869

http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/06/13/diner-en-blanc-the-film-about-the-worlds-largest-secret-dinner-party/

[dorkzilla]

1. Very cool!

Thanks for posting this! I had no idea about this...guess I have to ask some Parisian friends for an invite!

[niyad]

2. k and r for this very interesting subject

[northoftheborder]

3. Very Cool!!!

[Poll_Blind]

4. A moveable feast! nt

PB

[DreamGypsy]

5. And it's not just Paris...

Diner en Blanc

The U.S. cities listed are:

Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Las Vegas
Los Angles
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix
San Diego
San Francisco

The website belongs to the non-commercial organization Diner en Blanc:

Is the Dîner en Blanc really free?
Le Dîner en Blanc is first and foremost a gathering of friends. It is a non-commercial, organization. The fee required of guests goes to cover the costs inherent to the organization, e.g., bus rental, electricity, sound system, lighting, security, photographic and video services, and other small surprises peculiar to each event…

Can I organize a Dîner en Blanc in my city?
Faced with numerous requests to organize Dîner en Blanc™ in various cities of the world, the Dîner en Blanc International team has set up an exclusive service that supports organizers worldwide in the creation and management of such an event. We offer turnkey services that would allow any interested party to create a Dîner en Blanc™ event in their own city and associate it to the worldwide community. The Dîner en Blanc International started offering this service in 2012 in 18 cities around the world. In 2013, we plan to welcome another twenty cities worldwide into the Dîner en Blanc™ network. Don't hesitate to contact us, by clicking "Contact" down this page, we will be happy to assist you.

Here's a photo from a dinner in Sydney, AU



What heck, time to organize dinners for Portland and Eugene!!