… or, everyone chips in a minimum amount (to be decided), and we let the Som loose in his cellar. There’s no way this offline would be a BYO event. That would defeat the purpost of a Bern’s visit. I’d look forward to my 3rd visit.
If anyone has the means or knowledge to contact the powers-that-be from Bern’s, any friends (I’m sure there are some here, regulars who know the staff), feel free to reach out!
This would be not be possible. They are booked 100% every single night of the year. On Saturday and Sunday they do 800-1000 covers per night. The biggest group you could do would be 12 people in the André Tchelistcheff room. Not to mention there is no way the somms could handle a large group of beserkers. When I have done the André Tchelistcheff room we usually give the somms a weeks notice as to what we want to drink so they can start to prepare and this is only for 8-12 people.
Hey Ray - I actually thought of this before posting. I just don’t know how they could handle the wine service. It takes a lot of time to go down in the cellar find bottles and to open them with the care required to open.
*Unless of course by taking the place private you mean to buy the place : )
As long as you tell them the wines you want a few days in advance, I don’t think that would be a problem. The problem is I’m sure they’d want at least $150k for the buyout.
I don’t see it. When I have done the private room it takes one somm for ~10 people. Between the time it takes to open older bottles, sending bottles back selecting new ones etc. It would have to be a very regimented night which takes the fun out of it.