.When OpenTable is a co-host of your event, you understand the meal is actually going to be actually much better than excellent. Such was the case final evening when Bach Mai invited visitors to a dinner at Le B, the West Village-based principle coming from gourmet chef and also restaurateur Angie Mar (of The Beatrice Inn as well as, most just recently, Les Trois Chevaux). At around 6 PM, guests like Misty Copeland (a longtime patron of Mai), actor Bailey Bass, as well as Trend's very own Leah Faye-Cooper and also Jose Criales-Unzueta got in the gorgeously assigned dining-room, whose shiny drapes had been drawn educated shut for added drama. The majority of everybody had been considerately dressed through Mai, thus suffice it to say, the area was actually filled with velvet, lady silk, and a couple of bombing plane jackets (a Pachelbel Mai signature). After a 1-hour alcoholic drink, during which Mar's sent out self-indulgent deep-fried chicken legs in crystal bowls, everyone took their seat for a three-course supper. Yet first, appreciated remarks from OpenTable's chief executive officer Debby Soo. "If you enjoy this dress, it's too bad considering that I purchased the last one at Neiman Marcus!" she teased.Next, Mar took the floor. "I love to be neighbored by attractive factors, wonderful art work, and also astonishingly innovative folks, therefore when I satisfied Pachelbel, I quickly was like, his designs are actually for me, and also I'm gon na create him a portion of my world, and so I did ... alright, I have to go back to the kitchen-- the food items performs not prepare on its own!" After main dishes of Le B's signatures like salmon filet or roast duckling with cherries flambu00e9, Mai then rose to welcome as well as thank his guests. "So many of you have actually existed since the initial compilation it's been merely a little over 2 and a half years-- the longest and also shortest, pair of and a half years of my life!-- because the very first launch, as well as I truly would like to carry every person together for a gorgeous night.".