.When OpenTable is actually a co-host of your event, you understand the meal is mosting likely to be much better than good. Such was the case last evening when Bach Mai invited attendees to a dinner at Le B, the West Village-based idea coming from gourmet chef and restaurateur Angie Mar (of The Beatrice Lodge and also, very most lately, Les Trois Chevaux). At around 6 PM, visitors like Misty Copeland (a longtime patron of Mai), actor Bailey Bass, and also Trend's own Leah Faye-Cooper as well as Jose Criales-Unzueta collected in the beautifully selected dining room, whose lustrous curtains had actually been pulled educated shut for added drama. Most every person had actually been actually attentively dressed through Mai, therefore suffice it to state, the room was actually loaded with velour, duchess satin, as well as a handful of bomber jackets (a Pachelbel Mai trademark). After a 1-hour drink, in the course of which Mar's sent self-indulgent deep-fried chicken lower legs in crystal bowls, everyone took their seat for a three-course dinner. However initially, invited statements from OpenTable's CEO Debby Soo. "If you enjoy this outfit, it is actually regrettable due to the fact that I acquired the final one at Neiman Marcus!" she teased.Next, Mar took the flooring. "I like to be bordered through stunning things, lovely art pieces, and extremely innovative folks, so when I met Pachelbel, I promptly felt like, his designs are actually for me, and also I am actually gon na create him an aspect of my globe, consequently I carried out ... alright, I need to go back to the home kitchen-- the meals performs certainly not cook itself!" After main dishes of Le B's trademarks like salmon filet or even roast duckling along with cherries flambu00e9, Mai after that cheered accept and thank his visitors. "Plenty of of you have been there because the 1st assortment it's been actually only a little over 2 and also a fifty percent years-- the longest as well as fastest, pair of and a half years of my life!-- due to the fact that the very first launch, and I actually wanted to bring every person with each other for a wonderful evening.".