A Taste of the Mediterranean

Manhattan Magazine and The Thinking Traveller hosted a VIP dinner on Wednesday, January 15th at Amali on Manhattan's upper east side. Guests experienced A Taste of the Mediterranean with a custom menu designed and prepared by Amali's Chef Dominic. The evening featured dishes representative of regions in which The Thinking Traveller creates luxury travel experiences including Puglia, Sicily, Corsica, and Greece and each course was paired with a wine from that region.

Guests entered a space elegantly designed by McQueens Flowers and each left with a luxury gift bag including travel and Mediterranean inspired items from The Thinking Traveller, McQueens, Dr. Howard Sobel, Nest, and Hampton Sun.

VIPs at the dinner included The Thinking Traveller Founder & Director Huw Beaugié, Modern Luxury's John Amato, Manhattan Magazine Group Publisher Lynn Scotti, LDV Hospitality Founder & President John Meadow and wife Karin, Nancy Chilton of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Halstead Chairman & CEO Diane Ramirez and EVP and Managing Director John Wollberg, Charlotte Bönström of Zadig & Voltaire, Founder of Sobel Skin Dr. Howard Sobel, Founder & CEO of Nova Octo Silje Lübbe, and Samantha Angelo of The Eye Travels.