Independents

Zum essen. Or...

 

"Dining with the Fishes at the Bottom of Danube..."

Well of course, the New York PuristS couldn't possibly let us get away with just a West Coast dinner with Stephen Forsey; otherwise, I might be "sleeping with the fishes..." (more on this later)

Again, the evening started out with wonderful drinks and finger food, with lots of mingling. The Ikura cones were just lovely...

Stephen with Laurie Kahles from luxury bible Robb Report


Stephen holding court...


while Jack and Michael Tanney examine the wonders being passed around.






Yep, you know where this shot is leading, don't you? Even without bodyguard heavy "Big" Mitch ...


Nicole and JB chatting with NY Purist Douglas McFarland, eminence gris of the international art scene.


"Okay, John, just try to imagine you are the balance wheel, chattering at every lock and drop...channel, John, channel...become one with the escapment..."


We had a very cozy room downstairs, with two tables set. Here, Felipe chats with JB and Nicole...


Jack and Stephen discuss the fate of the world as represented in the dance of the tourbillon



starting from Jack, clockwise - Stephen Forsey, Douglas, Laurie, Michael, West, John, Anton (Greubel-Forsey USA)



The awesome food for the night (see Jack's report below for the incredible sashimi grade fish - what a wondeful world we live in, Austrians in New York serving sashimi, fusion style! There is hope yet for civilization...)


and one of the great wines we had; the other, red, was a Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Now, what would a NYC PuristS' gathering be without our signature "La Famiglia" shots?

(cue theme song from The Godfather)


Consigliere: "my suggestion, Godfather, is to create the best multi-axis tourbillons and let the market decide...we're in the 21 century now, and we must find new ways..."

Godfather Felipe nods in assent, and latter, calls a meeting of the other Dons...

Again, with sincere thanks for the generous hospitality of Greubel-Forsey USA and the entire G-F team from Switzerland - Nicole, J-B, Stephen, and Robert.