Thursday evening was the Philadelphia Dîner en Blanc, a large picnic at a location that’s kept secret until the last minute. Everyone wears white, brings tables and chairs and food and it’s all (normally) orchestrated and timed and is a big party for several thousand people. This was my third time going to this event, and, naturally, I select white themed cigars for the occasion. I was lazy this time around, although I had some great suggestions and ideas, I didn’t get a chance to travel to the shops I wanted to find the selections, so I defaulted to some old stand bys. It’s being well documented in the Dîner en Blanc community that this year’s event was less of a success than in the past. it was held at Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row, and the logistics of getting 6000 people into a long, thin area wasn’t well thought through. Our group was among the last to arrive at the event after waiting in the meeting area for over two hours (which was closest to the site), setting up and eating our dinner two hours after the event started, and an hour or so before the rain started.… Continue reading
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