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Gilded Manners: How to Lay a High Society Table

The opulence of the Gilded Age was expressed through lavish dinner parties where elite New York hostesses put their social pedigrees on display. Join culinary historian Cathy Kaufman for a talk that explores the dining culture and etiquette of New York’s high society and a demonstration of how to lay a proper table, from finger bowls to fish forks. Also 2:30pm.











When: Fri., Jan. 24, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Where: Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave.
212-534-1672
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The opulence of the Gilded Age was expressed through lavish dinner parties where elite New York hostesses put their social pedigrees on display. Join culinary historian Cathy Kaufman for a talk that explores the dining culture and etiquette of New York’s high society and a demonstration of how to lay a proper table, from finger bowls to fish forks. Also 2:30pm.

Buy tickets/get more info now