The Muse Hotel is always up for a good time. Previously, the hotel hosted a drag queen party/fundraiser as a benefit for an AIDS charity.
Now it's hosting the "Mix, Match and Splash" Cocktail Challenge. The showdown will be held on March 27th at 6pm. Teams of cocktail-enthusiasts will have 30 minutes and a mystery box of mystery box of Diageo spirits and mixers to come up with a new cocktail. The winning team will have a drink named after them and served at the silverleaf tavern for the month of April.
But this is not just some hedonistic event. One-hundred percent of the entry fees will be donated to Dress for Success, a non-profit near and dear to Muse Hotel's parent company, Kimpton Hotels. And the proceeds from those who order the drink will go to Dress for Success.
The entry fee per team (up to five members) is $100 and includes a complimentary drink. Additionally, there will be an auction and gourmet bites served by District restaurant’s chef Patricia Williams. The winning team will also be treated to a private cocktail party for 10 at the silverleaf tavern. So get your cocktail mixing skills in shape.
For a team entry form, please contact Ilana Alperstein at 212-982-8300 ext. 103, ialperstein@baltzco.com
[Ed. Note: We had a secret operative at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday night when Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Said spy, AllBeachy, gives us the full report of what went down. Madonna fans listen up. Enjoy.
The normally somewhat-staid Waldorf-Astoria was rockin’ on Monday night as the annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction dinner crowd took over the ballroom. Beautiful People abounded, as a mix of luminaries from the worlds of entertainment, publishing, and business table-hopped and schmoozed it up.
The Muse Hotel must be feeling upstaged. Just when it looked like the hotel's drag party would be the only show on Broadway tonight, the strike that shuttered theaters has ended. But, as they say, the show must go on.
So the Muse will press onward with its Red Hot Night Party, which we hear will be "on the wild side" and include boas, drag queens and plenty of cocktails. But it's more than an excuse to get drunk at a hotel; it's a charity fund raiser for Bailey House, which assists people suffering from HIV and AIDS.
The fun starts at 6 pm tonight, and your $5 admission also included the first drink. See ya there!
As we promised yesterday, we have the full report from the Wynn Las Vegas where Bon Appetit hosted a Cocktail Smackdown with features editor Hugh Garvey. We also promised video but we are having some issues with the audio so we'll get it up when we can. (Our camera must have gotten drunk again.)
Now, about the event. Attendees piled into the hotel lounge Lure where two rows of bar stools were placed in front of the long bar for guests to watch the demonstrations. The bar stools were a fitting choice for this presentation but they were really uncomfortable. And it was hard for people to sit down in them and get out of them. Remember, at a bar you can grab the bar for support when sitting down and getting up.
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