The Diary: Gentleman's Journal's inaugural New York Dinner

What’s the best cure for transatlantic jet-lag? According to a recent Gentleman’s Journal event in New York’s East Village, it’s martinis so cold they stick to your fingers and steak frites by the metre. That was what the doctor ordered at our (soon-to-be-annual) New York Dinner, at least — a jolly meeting of expats and, um, pats, down in the handsome candlelit dining room of Ella Funt. Here, the likes of Olympia of Greece, Dana Brown, Callum Mullin, Marina Hambro, Luke and Anna Stopford-Sackville and Fred Castleberry enjoyed the free-flowing hospitality of owner Lounes Mazouz, surviving an onslaught of excellent courses and sudden margaritas to stomp onwards to an after-party at nearby ACME. Host-in-chief Harry Jarman, whose birthday it happened to be the night before, even found time to dust off a nifty speech about the Royal Navy. What’s New York-ese for ‘cheers?’ Hey, I’m drinkin’ here! 

Anna Stopford Sackville

Fred Castleberry & Dana Brown

Princess Olympia of Greece, Harry Jarman & Callum Mullin

Lulu Branth

Editor Joseph Bullmore’s Marlboro Lights

Luke Stopford Sackville

Charlie Pasciucco & Lounes Mazouz

Marina Hambro & Princess Olympia of Greece

Daniel & Jess Bing

Dana Brown & Fred Castleberry

Hugh Dixon

Byron Houdayer & Lounes Mazouz

Callum Mullin

Princess Olympia of Greece

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