January / February 2006 Article

From the Field: ’21’ Club, New York City

Once a glamorous speakeasy, today '21' is one of the most celebrated restaurants in New York City. In addition to its two restaurants, the Bar Room and 'The Upstairs', this four-story townhouse features ten private dining rooms, including the legendary Prohibition-era Wine Cellar.

The intimacy of a private home, award-winning American cuisine and attention to detail make ‘21’ ideal for corporate events or private parties. With ten elegantly appointed private dining and banquet rooms of various size and style, '21' can accommodate events from an intimate dinner for 10 to a lavish reception for 800.

Guests for dinners in the "hidden" Wine Cellar will find what the Feds never did - a two ton brick wall that swings open to reveal a cozy, elegant dining room amidst a legendary collection of vintage wines. In this unique venue ’21’ offers a seven-course chef's tasting menu accompanied by wines that have been specially selected to enhance the nuances of each dish (priced at $450 per person, including tax and gratuity).

As you consider '21' for an upcoming event, consider that…

Only at '21' can you be seen where…

• Bogey proposed to Bacall… Steinbeck and Hemingway were regulars…newsfolk Brokaw, Couric, and Zahn have dined…. George Clooney, Angelina Jolie and Bono have dropped by recently
• Every president since FDR, except for George W., has visited (and there’s still time for him).
• Parts of Spellbound, All About Eve, and Wall Street were filmed, not to mention Sex and the City and The Apprentice.

At '21' you can enjoy seminars on…

• Introduction to Fine Wine
• Around the World in a Single Grape
• Exquisite Wine for Great Value

And only at '21' can you leave singing…

“You're lunching at twenty-one and watchin' your diet,
Declining a charlotte russe, accepting a fig,
When out of a clear blue sky, it's suddenly gal and guy,
And this could be the start of something big.”

And it could.

For more information on '21', contact your Krisam representative or e-mail newsletter@theeventinsider.com.