When you think of the Sundance Film Festival, you obviously think of Paris Hilton. So it was no surprise to me that she was in town promoting her groundbreaking, soon to be Oscar nominated film, The Hottie and The Nottie. The film is about a hot cheerleader (Hilton) and another, not so hot, (read hideous) girl.
I was invited by my good friends at Regent Releasing to have dinner with her and several other people at the Bon Appetite Supper Club to celebrate the film's pending premiere. Much like Chef Dance, the Supper Club also brings in a new chef every night and hosts dinners at The Riverhorse Cafe (a gorgeous space).
[The walls of the dinning hall were covered in an intricately cut paper garlands of reindeer and snowflakes]
This night it was to be Iron Chef Champion Cat Cora, the first and only female Iron Chef.
[Chef Cat Kora motioning to Paris Hilton]
She served us a delicious but not mind blowing meal of Roasted Eggplant Soup (paired with a 2005 Stonestreet Alexander Mountain Estate Chardonnay), North African Lamb Navarian with Zatar Yogurt (paired with a 2004 Stonestreet Alexander Mountain Estate Fifth Ridge Red Wine Blend) and Herbed Flatbreads, and Chocolate Molten Cake (paired with a 2004 Edmeades Late Harvest Zinfandel Alden Vinyard). The coolest part was the soup, which was served with curried Cotton Candy, which you pulled off of the cone and dropped into your soup, only to watch it magically melt and disappear like magic.
Finally the gay icon herself arrived looking lovely, and at my table of Here! executives and sales agents I had some of the better conversation of the festival. At 11:00PM the dinner was excused and the room transformed into a party that now dozens of people were outside clamoring to get in as the snow came down. I politely excused myself and went home to work, but the dinner was by far the best I have had at Sundance, in decor, atmosphere, prompt service, and all around charm.
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