The Brief
A birthday dinner party transformed into an immersive global dining experience in Virginia Water. Once again working for one of our regular clients, we were asked to organise a very special celebration for her husband’s birthday at their home in Virginia Water, Surrey. It was to be a very exclusive and bespoke event for just 12 guests and we’re proud to say that we delivered a cutting-edge immersive experience for each of them.
The Solution
Le Petit Chef is a unique and immersive culinary experience that combines theatre, storytelling and an incredible six-course menu. 3D projection is used to brilliant effect to take guests on a journey across the regions visited by 13th century explorer Marco Polo. With every course, the atmosphere, music, tablecloth patterns and decoration change to evoke a particular stage of Marco Polo’s travels along the Silk Route.
Normally staged within a restaurant setting, guests can enjoy a two-hour immersive global dining experience in a range of restaurants all over the world, this was the first time it’s ever been created in a private home. Naturally, we took our inspiration from the restaurant experience, but were able to introduce additional elements that made the event totally unique, from the transformation of the space with a stylish lighting scheme to introducing entertainment that would link to the food.
Guests enjoyed an amuse bouche to start before being taken on an immersive culinary adventure, tasting Arabic, Indian, Himalayan and Asian dishes, with a dessert of caramelised saffron rice pudding, which incorporated flavours from all the regions. Guests enjoyed the very finest of fine dining and, for their palate cleanser, even found themselves sat on top of the Himalayas eating sorbet surrounded by clouds created by dry ice.
In between courses we arranged for some rather special surprises, entertainment that linked to the various countries, belly dancers, Indian drummers and a Chinese fan dancer, which heightened the atmosphere, added a great sense of fun and the guests willingly joined in.
An evening that incorporated high quality dining, a multi-sensory experience, theatre, music and dancing, this was an event that the guests will remember for many years to come.
FAQs
Which UK party planner has staged Le Petit Chef in a private home?
MGN Events brought the Le Petit Chef 3D projection dining show to a family dining table for 12 guests in Virginia Water, Surrey, the first time the experience had ever been created in a private home. It was for a regular client's husband's birthday. Six courses followed Marco Polo along the Silk Route, with music, tablecloth patterns and decoration changing at every stage.
How does an immersive projection dinner party for 12 guests work?
MGN Events used 3D projection onto the table to tell the story while the food matched it at the Virginia Water birthday dinner for 12. Guests ate an amuse bouche then Arabic, Indian, Himalayan and Asian dishes across 6 courses, finishing with caramelised saffron rice pudding. For the palate cleanser they sat on top of the Himalayas eating sorbet in dry ice clouds. Normally a two-hour restaurant experience, we extended it with lighting and live entertainment.
What entertainment can be added between courses at a themed dinner party at home?
MGN Events booked acts to match the menu at the Marco Polo themed dinner for 12 in Virginia Water, Surrey. Between the 6 courses we brought in belly dancers, Indian drummers and a Chinese fan dancer, each linked to the country the next dish came from. Guests willingly joined in. It turned a dining experience into theatre, music and dancing in the client's own home.
Can a small birthday dinner at home be a full production?
MGN Events gave a birthday dinner for 12 guests in a private home in Virginia Water the full luxury party planner treatment: 3D projection across the table, a six-course fine dining menu spanning 5 countries, a bespoke lighting scheme to transform the room, dry ice effects and three live performance acts. Our regular client wanted something very exclusive for her husband's birthday, and the guests will remember it for years.
