Le Diner en Blanc returns to West Palm Beach for its 2023 edition.
This elegant and secret affair has become THE foodie & dancing holiday event of the year and on Saturday,December 16, 2023, a new secret location will be revealed and guests will dine and dance under the stars.
Le Diner en Blanc is an event that transports guests into another world while celebrating the local community. The sea of people adorned in white is Instagrammable while meeting new people or reuniting with longtime friends. The theme this year is “From Paris, With Love,” with dinner à la française will be the centerpiece – conversation and champagne will flow with French-inspired entertainment. Then the night will be closed with one of the best DJs, dancing shoes are a must.
Le Diner en Blanc in West Palm Beach is hosted by Modernique & Co. Project Management with over 12 years of experience in Hospitality Management and Event Production. Fabie Reid, Project Director and Co-host of Le Diner En Blanc says, “We’re absolutely thrilled to be bringing this spectacular event to picturesque Palm Beach County. Over the years, we’ve taken this event to various stunning locations, from Boca, and Riviera to downtown West Palm Beach, and each time, it’s been a captivating experience to witness our community come together at our carefully guarded secret venue. This event serves as a remarkable opportunity to not only unite our residents but also to showcase the splendor of this region to those from beyond our county borders.”
“Very excited for this year’s theme ‘From Paris With Love’ where the guests will be transported to a Parisian adventure without leaving Palm Beach County,” Jessica Palmer, head leader of Le Diner En Blanc West Palm Beach.
Le Diner en Blanc wants to help boost the local economy by encouraging attendees to shop locally and discover some of the most spectacular event venues served by local vendors such as but not limited to Ganache Bakery Absolute Party Rentals, Trindy Gourmet, and Epic Catering that get transformed with the picnic setting.
To maintain the uniqueness of Le Diner en Blanc, every guest observes certain requirements such as:
Dress code: head-to-toe in white only. Elegance and Originality are key!
Jewelry and shoes can be silver gold, or nude
Table setting & picnic items: all white!
French-influenced event where only wine and/or Champagne are served.
As per the county of Palm Beach in the state of Florida, USA, guests cannot bring their own alcohol. Guests wishing to enjoy some wine or Champagne must reserve online through Le Diner en Blanc’s e-store. However, guests are welcome to bring their own non-alcoholic beverages.
To ensure that the location secret is kept undisclosed until the last minute, guests meet at the assigned departure location and are escorted by a Diner en Blanc volunteer table leader for bus departures or pedestrian groups.
So, the event location is left as clean as when guests arrive, they are required to leave with all their belongings, leftovers, and litter.
Guests are to bring:
A small picnic basket or white cooler comprised of fine food, white tablecloth, and serviettes as well as proper stemware and white dinnerware. (Tables & chairs are provided at the event)
A catered meal option can be pre-ordered online and picked up on-site, for those who do not wish to pack their own. Guests wishing to do so must reserve online through Le Diner en Blanc’s e-store.
Le Diner en Blanc – West Palm Beachgratefully acknowledges Champagne Pommery as national partner and, Vie de Rêve and City of Wellington as official local partners of the 2023 edition of Le Diner en Blanc.
To get the opportunity to be part of the experience, people can sign up now by visiting westpalmbeach.dinerenblanc.com/register adding your email then click Validate to enter your name. Once on the list, an invitation will be sent to you by the end of the day.
About the Hosts of Le Diner en Blanc – West Palm Beach
Le Diner en Blanc – West Palm Beach is hosted by Modernique & Co Project Management Firm with a specialty in Hospitality Management & Event Production. The visionary team brings over a decade of expertise to amplify brands and creative ventures. With an unwavering commitment to client success, we offer innovative solutions from project inception to completion. Our multifaceted experience spans diverse industries, providing tailored strategies, trend-spotting, and cost-effective operational support.
For the Silo, Kat Fleischman.
About Le Diner en Blanc
Le Diner en Blanc is so much more than an event. It’s a unique cultural movement that empowers friends of friends to gather and celebrate their shared passions for life, food, fashion, and community, year after year, with a pinch of mystery and a large serving of spontaneity. Elegantly dressed all in white, guests arrive at a secret location for a chic picnic en masse. They bring their own tables, chairs, picnic baskets—all the trimmings—to sit down with friends and make new connections in one of their city’s most beautiful public spaces. The location remains secret up until the very moment of arrival. Over the course of the evening, guests from all backgrounds eat, dance, and reconnect with the finer things in life, as they appreciate the night’s magical experience.
To this day, over 120 cities in 40 countries have joined the ever-growing and international network to celebrate gourmet cuisine, offer extraordinary entertainment, and bring together vibrant individuals and bon vivant around the world. While Diner en Blanc International is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, every event in every city is hosted by passionate local organizers who fell in love with the original Parisian concept and wanted to bring it home and dress it up with local flair. For more info, photos, and videos of Le Diner en Blanc events from around the world, visit dinerenblanc.com.
Amsterdam, Netherlands, – Online travel specialists, TravelBird, have released their annual Beach Price Index, featuring more than 300 seaside locations from 70 countries around the globe. On a year-to-year basis, the price of holiday beaches can change substantially when you take into account factors such as currency fluctuation and inflation. As a company which prides itself on inspiring travelers, TravelBird ranked the beaches in order to provide holidaymakers with the information they need to make a smart decision when booking.
TravelBird first examined an extensive catalogue of the world’s most popular beaches, before reducing this to a final shortlist of just over 300 locations, ranked on the cost of spending a day at each. To calculate their affordability, the price of five essentials were then researched for each destination: the cost of a bottle of sun cream (200 ml), a bottle of water (500 ml), a beer (33 cl bottle), lunch (including drink and dessert for one person), and an ice cream. The sum of these five essentials determined the final affordability ranking of each seaside location. All prices were calculated by standardizing the sizes of products, and with monetary transactions true to exchange rates on 1st June 2017.
Steve Klooster
“It is very interesting for travelers who are planning their trip to see how much the price of spending a day at the beach varies across the world. There are many useful tips in here. One to easily forget, currency fluctuations can make a big difference in the actual cost of your holiday, so keep those in mind. For example, beaches in the UK have become almost 10% more affordable for continental European visitors due to the decline of the pound after the Brexit referendum.” Said TravelBird CEO Steven Klooster. “Also, if you are keen on enjoying local food on the beach, pick Vietnam for instance, where you can enjoy delicious local food on the beach that is very affordable. Another one: in some places you pay a lot for sunscreen, up to 3 times more than you would pay in The Netherlands, so make sure you take some with you!“
The study reveals the 10 most expensive beaches are:
#
Beach
Country
Sunscreen
Water
Beer
Ice-cream
Lunch
Total (USD)
1
Kristiansand Beach
Norway
$21.58
$2.65
$8.48
$4.53
$27.37
$64.61
2
Huk Beach
Norway
$20.67
$2.97
$8.83
$5.09
$24.38
$61.94
3
Solastranda
Norway
$20.14
$2.83
$7.63
$4.71
$25.02
$60.33
4
Mareto Plage Publique
French Polynesia
$21.96
$2.01
$7.30
$3.99
$23.43
$58.69
5
La Plage de Maui
French Polynesia
$20.88
$2.01
$7.49
$3.53
$24.49
$58.40
6
Åkrasanden
Norway
$22.26
$2.57
$8.47
$4.24
$20.44
$57.98
7
Hamresanden
Norway
$22.97
$2.39
$7.42
$4.35
$20.01
$57.14
8
Ribersborg Beach
Sweden
$17.38
$2.12
$6.79
$3.31
$25.73
$55.33
9
Anse Vata
New Caledonia
$15.33
$1.82
$7.42
$2.28
$28.29
$55.14
10
Anse Georgette
Seychelles
$26.63
$0.94
$6.89
$1.24
$17.66
$53.36
Most expensive beach according to study- Kristiansand Beach, Norway. image: kristiansand.norway.com
In contrast, the study reveals the 10 most affordable beaches are:
#
Beach
Country
Sunscreen
Water
Beer
Ice-cream
Lunch
Total (USD)
310
Cua Dai Beach
Vietnam
$1.95
$0.50
$2.04
$0.88
$7.81
$13.18
309
City Beach
Vietnam
$2.32
$0.33
$2.14
$0.88
$8.23
$13.90
308
Long Beach
Vietnam
$2.57
$0.43
$2.09
$0.99
$8.34
$14.42
307
Marsa Nayzak
Egypt
$6.61
$0.21
$1.96
$0.83
$6.83
$16.44
306
Sunken City
Egypt
$7.12
$0.20
$2.02
$0.84
$6.64
$16.82
305
Varkala Beach
India
$3.98
$0.37
$3.32
$0.73
$9.21
$17.61
304
Benaulim Beach
India
$4.65
$0.31
$3.20
$0.61
$9.15
$17.92
303
Palolem Beach
India
$4.65
$0.24
$3.13
$0.67
$9.52
$18.21
302
Cavelossim Beach
India
$4.65
$0.37
$3.41
$0.83
$9.15
$18.41
301
Sharm El-Naga Bay
Egypt
$7.12
$0.21
$1.96
$0.84
$8.44
$18.57
Most affordable beach according to study- Cua Dai Beach, Vietnam. image: vietnamguidenews.com
4 Canadian beaches appear in the Index, with the following results:
#
Beach
Region
Sunscreen
Water
Beer
Ice-cream
Lunch
Total (USD)
118
Grand Beach
Manitoba
$9.15
$1.61
$3.59
$2.89
$20.90
$38.14
121
Brady’s Beach
British Columbia
$9.28
$1.74
$3.65
$3.00
$20.00
$37.67
136
Wasaga Beach
Ontario
$9.15
$1.70
$3.59
$3.38
$19.08
$36.90
149
Parlee Beach
New Brunswick
$8.87
$1.66
$3.57
$2.95
$18.87
$35.92
Grand Beach, Manitoba. image: travelmanitoba.com
Other findings from the study include:
Sun cream is most expensive when bought from beaches in The Seychelles, costing $26.63 for a 200ml bottle. In comparison, Cua Dai Beach in Vietnam has the world’s least expensive sun cream, costing just $1.95 per bottle.
The seaside location with the most expensive bottle of water is Huk Beach in Norway, costing $2.97 for a 500ml bottle. The beach with the least expensive bottle of water is Sunken City in Egypt, where the same sized bottle costs just $0.20.
The beach with the most expensive beer globally is Huk Beach in Norway, where a 33cl bottle costs $8.83. In contrast, Soma Bay in Egypt is the seaside destination with the least expensive beer, available for just $0.63.
Norway’s Huk Beach also has the world’s most expensive ice creams, at $5.09 each. Egypt’s El Gouna is the beach with the least expensive ice creams in the world, costing just $0.52.
West Palm Beach in the American state of Florida has the world’s most expensive seaside lunch, costing $28.61 for one person. Egypt’s El Gouna is the beach with the most affordable lunches, available for just $5.63.
About our friends at TravelBird: TravelBird is an online travel company offering a curated collection of holiday and travel experiences – from short inspirational breaks to international get-aways. TravelBird’s passionate local travel advisors work directly with tour operators across the world to offer a selection of travel experiences that invite travellers to discover something new and immerse themselves in different cultures. For more information, please visit: https://travelbird.nl
Methodology:
The study has 310 of the most visited beaches in 70 countries based on local tourism board numbers and data from the UNWTO.
Total Price = $ Sunscreen + $ Water + $ Beer + $ Ice-cream +$ Lunch
Sunscreen costs calculated by taking an average cost from a store in local resort/hotel, a hostel and local pharmacy or supermarket (all where available). We searched for SPF 30, 200 ml.
Lunch costs calculated by taking full meal cost, including a drink and dessert, for one person from a walking distance of maximum 10 minutes from the beach or the closest establishments to it (largely within tourist areas), outlets include hotels and restaurants.
Beer costs were calculated by taking an average of the biggest local beer brand along with the retail cost of Heineken, Budweiser, Becks, Guinness and Fosters at local prices, where available. Where sizes were not available, calculations were undertaken to make serving sizes equal.
Water calculations were found by taking the three largest local brands and calculating an average of these.
Ice-cream costs calculated by taking an average prepackaged branded ice-cream price in the capital city of each country and applying consumer produce cost differences to each area, where applicable. For the Silo, Ricky Sutton.
Featured image- Wasaga Beach, Ontario courtesy of expedia.com
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