Town & Country USA – September 2019

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DINNER PA RT Y MAGIC

KIMBERLY DREW

Snag a gallery date—how’s Thurs-

day?—with the curator and writer.

There’s an art to being invited back.

These people have it mastered.

PERENNIAL

BEST GUESTS

T

he ingenue with Oscar

buzz. The reclusive

celebrity chef. The

power gallerist. The

world’s most interest-

ing ex-wife. These are the people

we want to be seated next to, the

people who provide the stories

we’ll dine out on for weeks, those

who will pitch us and we’ll pitch

back. Who are this year’s most

coveted guests? We’ve mapped

out tables (round ones are best)

for three cities and filled them

with some of the most charm-

ing and fascinating characters in

each—a mix of familiar faces and

exciting newcomers—to make up

the world’s greatest dinner tables.

Pull up a seat and get ready for

what will surely be the most

memorable meal of your life.

L.A. GUESTS

1. MAER ROSHAN, editor of Los Angeles magazine. 2. KLAUS
   BIESENBACH, newly appointed director of MoCA. 3. JODIE
   TURNER-SMITH, star of the upcoming award contender Queen &
   Slim. 4. ANJELICA HUSTON, actress, legend, giver of incendiary
   interviews. 5. BRIAN GRAZER The producer’s new book touts the
   power of eye contact. 6. IOANNA GIKA The musician’s debut album,
   Thalassa, was one of the year’s best. 7. BOB IGER The Disney CEO’s
   sure-to-be-revealing memoir is out this month. 8. LAUREN HALSEY
   The L.A. native’s sculptures were the talk of the Frieze art fair.

INVITEES

• DEEDA BLAIR


• DEREK BLASBERG


• MICHAEL BLOOMBERG

-BRUCE BOZZI

• ANDY COHEN


• ANDERSON COOPER


• LISA EISNER


• TOM FORD

-CASSANDRA GREY

• DENISE HALE


• REINALDO HERRERA


• GAYLE KING

-JEFF KLEIN

• AERIN LAUDER

-BERNARD-HENRI

LÉVY

• OLYMPIA OF GREECE

-JEAN PIGOZZI

-JORDAN ROTH

• LAUREN SANTO

DOMINGO

• DIANE VON

FURSTENBERG

TALITA VON

FURSTENBERG

• DASHA ZHUKOVA

KAITLAN COLLINS

CNN’s White House correspondent

probably wants to change the subject.

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TABLE # 1

LOS ANGELES

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