Dinner in white in Cuba: a French picnic and American ambience
Dinner in white in Cuba: a French picnic and American ambience
BY KATELL ABIVEN (AFP) 5 HOURS AGO
"Dressing in all white -- the ambience, the Champagne, the sparkles -- I love it," exclaimed Kay Barnes, who traveled from Florida to participate along with hundreds of other Americans in Cuba's first Dinner in White, a giant, chic, French-inspired picnic.
Ignoring the diplomatic tensions between Havana and Washington, the event took place Saturday evening in the seaside gardens of the Hotel Nacional, a Havana landmark that once hosted the likes of Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando.
As per protocol, the venue was kept secret up to the last minute.
Extravagant dress, masks and feathered hats were on display for the dinner, animated by an orchestra and more than 500 revelers, 80 percent of them Americans and most of the rest Cubans.
"Look around," said Barnes. "It's beautiful, it's a sea of colors, a sea of nationalities, and it comes together here in Cuba. What a wonderful symbol of unity, and 'diner en blanc,'" the French for dinner in white, "makes that happen."
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