We hopped on the Governors Island ferry this past Sunday- en route the 2010 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic. Greeted by trolleys and smiling Veuve-tee-shirted staff handing out over sized yellow umbrellas, we disregarded our limbo as Prince Harry arrived.
A long road with yellow logo tapestries guided us to the field where servers offered Voss sparkling and glasses of Veuve. We sipped as we enjoyed crunching through chocolate scented bark below our feet.
Located on the exclusive lawn picnic private side ($250 tickets, $25,000 for VIP tent), we were given individual baskets full of Veuve goodies appropriate for the idyllic afternoon of polo: bright yellow blanket, bottles of champagne, lunch and other trinkets.
From Chef Romano of Union Square cafe, the picnic lunches were quite satisfying. With a choice of steak or vegetarian, most opted for the steak. The sandwich came grilled with capers and a dressed with tangy aiole. A few salads were also offered: chickpeas with feta, peppers, kalamata olives and vinaigrette- as well tomatoes with olive oil and goat cheese. A delightful combination which we punctuated with individual blueberry pies.
Among the guests enduring the heat- Mayor Bloomberg, Val Kilmer and Mary J. Blige. The event was co-hosted by Ralph Lauren model and Black Watch player Nacho Figueras.
We refilled our glasses over and over (...and over) at tents a stone's throw from the field. More Voss and iced Illy espresso were also offered to combat the oppressive heat and humidity.
In the tradition well noted in Pretty Woman, we skipped on the field for the stomping of the divots.
Some couldn't handle their bubbly...she wasn't the only one to take a tumble (click here to read about Prince Harry's fall).
Hats and vibrant dresses spiked the field, more snacks of Martin's pretzels, nuts and lemon cakes were brought by servers.
Chocolate cupcakes with Veuve yellow butter cream frosting came next- melting in the ninety-five degrees before the waiters could place them in our fumbling hands.
The announcer offered the crowd to decide whether or not they'd like the players to go into over time, with a soft coo- it was decided. More bubbly, forgive the sweating brows-
The donated proceeds go to the American Friends of Sentebale, a charity founded by Prince Harry and Leotho's Prince Seeiso- which supports at-risk children in Lesotho, Africa.
1 comment:
So what about the white suit and the battered sausage ?
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