YOU SHOULD REALLY GO TO A SECRET LE CREUSET DINNER PARTY

A meal is instantly upgraded when it's served in a Le Creuset vessel; the brand's vibrant hues set the tone of any dinner party. So it should surprise no one that the French cookware brand is partnering with Secret Supper to host exclusive dinners as sophisticated as their products.

For those who aren’t familiar, Secret Supper organizes once-in-a-lifetime meals across the country. Each gathering is limited to 50-60 ticketed guests. The exact address isn’t revealed until 24 hours before the dinner, and for everything else, guests walk in blind.

Le Creuset partnered with Secure Supper to launch La Carte, a dinner series that features Le Creuset products at the forefront. I had the chance to experience their first dinner in New York City. Just like everybody else there, I had no idea what it would entail; I just showed up with an empty stomach.

The night before, I received an email revealing that the supper would be hosted at the Prospect Park Boathouse in Brooklyn (a.k.a. every New Yorker’s dream wedding venue). The event began with an outdoor cocktail hour, complete with spritzes, hors d'oeuvres, and a lot of Le Creuset products.

The flower arrangements were sitting in mini cocottes. Caviar was served on fluted stoneware platters. Full sized Dutch ovens decorated the table. It was a sea of Le Creuset as far as the eye could see. And once you factored in the swans swimming in the nearby lake and the string trio playing sophisticated cover songs, it felt like I was transported to the set of Bridgerton.

Once the cocktail hour ended, we walked into the dining room, which featured a massive communal table. The menu was created by Gaby Dalton (@whatsgabycookin) and included wine pairings with every course.

Each of the savory dishes was served family style (in Le Creuset serveware, obviously), and featured some of the season’s best produce—think sungold tomato pasta, peach and nectarine panzanella, and charred corn flatbread. The dessert was the only course served individually, an olive oil cake inside a mini cocotte.

The meal itself was incredible, but the beauty of a Secret Supper event is in the community around the table. There isn’t assigned seating, and you’re mostly surrounded by strangers. But everyone leaves the meal with newfound friends (and some cool Le Creuset swag).

The next La Carte by Le Creuset supper takes place in Santa Barbara, California in August, with another planned in Minneapolis, Minnesota, later this year. You can buy tickets for the experience on secretsupper.co.

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