As guests arrived, everyone was immediately drawn to the raw bar filled with waiting oysters topped with crème fraîche and caviar, backed by lobster boats unloading the day’s catch right onto the docks. There were Patrón cocktails to cool down as guests mingled in the sunshine, taking in the seaside views before sitting down to Supper.

Guests arrived to find a nondescript metal door set into a brick building in the middle of an industrial neighborhood in Queens. Upon opening it, though, they were ushered into another world inside The Foundry. A lush landscape of iron flames built by fire-bright Le Creuset cast iron beautifully staged all around the space, brick alcoves set with vintage braisers glowing in spotlights that caught the light of champagne bubbles sparkling from welcome pours.

The entire evening was punctuated with the clink of glassware as waves of cheers washed around the table, guests drawn together in good conversation until the sunlight faded and the lights of the nearby inn washed over the lawn.