So you always wanted to try the soup at The Plaza? Love Sunday afternoon brunches? You want to rub shoulders with others who think “Resume” is required reading? Well, the next gathering of the Dorothy Parker Society of New York is Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000, at 12:30 p.m. in the Oyster Bar of the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. We picked this date because it was exactly 80 years ago that Sunday that Mrs. Parker was taken to lunch at The Plaza to be dismissed from Vanity Fair.
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP to me by Wednesday with your name and the number of people in your party (here). Note that we will be in the Oyster Bar at the hotel, not the Palm Court.
The attire is sort of dressy — this is The Plaza after all — and the menu suits all kinds of tastes, even vegetarian (I think). As this is The Plaza, expect Plaza Prices. Clam Chowder is $8 a bowl and a Bloody Mary will set you back $7.50 a pop (but they are SO good).
All attendees get a special free gift and there is expected to be at least one “special guest” but you can decide how special the guest is after eating lunch with him. The reservation is in Dorothy Parker’s name, or look for me or Vice President Jill Goldstein. Following lunch we will probably go to the Gonk for a drink or two.
There are no dues or membership fees for the DPSNY. It is a non-profit organization and membership is open to all. To see our previous event, check out Parkerfest ’99 photos and story.