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The dinner party trend is alive and well and experiencing a revival. Broadway shows including The Man Who Came to Dinner , Dinner with Friends, and The Dinner Party are all now or have recently been featured in New York, and Generation X is beginning to realize that attending sophisticated intimate dinner parties is a refreshing alternative to frequenting trendy (and expensive) Manhattan bars and cafés.

Enter A Hospitality Company (AHC), New York City s leading specialists of short and long-term furnished apartment rentals, with a new offer for a seven-night package called Bon Appetit! Priced at $1350 for a one bedroom or $2150 for a two bedroom deluxe Midtown apartment, the Bon Appetit package offers a to-die-for gourmet four-course evening feast prepared and served by a personal chef at home as a novel enhancement to spending a vacation week in Manhattan.

This is how it works: Book a deluxe apartment through AHC for a minimum of one week and at no extra charge, on the night of your choice during your stay, a personal chef will arrive to prepare, cook, and serve a magnificent four-course dinner for four in the comfort of your apartment. You can select the menu by communicating with the chef directly in advance.

The evening meal could be, for example:

Appetizer: Scallops with avocado mousse
Salad: Arugula with wild mushrooms and pancetta
Entrée: Seared peppered tuna with sautéed spinach, shallot jus and crispy potatoes
Dessert: Profiteroles with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge sauce

Want to spend a romantic or intimate evening in, dining on haute cuisine and leave the shopping, preparing, and tidying up to someone else? "Bon Appetit is the ultimate culinary indulgence and a nice contrast to eating out all the time," said Allison Jurjens, Director of Marketing for A Hospitality Company. Visitors coming to New York who stay in a deluxe one- or two-bedroom apartment have dinner for four included, and may entertain a total of up to six people. New York is known for its clubs and restaurants, but there comes a time when you crave the intimacy of a small group as opposed to a cast of thousands, and that s when the Bon Appetit dinner party package fits the bill.

For further information and virtual tours, see hospitalityco.com.

Edited by Cynthia Ward Cooper

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