"The repast was when you showed off," she said.
The theme of the repast might have been "crowd-pleasers from a century of American food".
And yet entirely refusing the repast she'd spent so long preparing would mean offending her.
The repast: Aperitivo The place: Cucchi, Corso Genova, 1; 011-39-02-8940-9793; pasticceriacucchi.it.it
For Ms. Newberg, the repast might involve the Nantucket bay scallops, or half a Cobb salad.
She is on the board of the Repast Baroque Ensemble, a trio, in New York.
The repast: Cocktails The place: Nottingham Forest, Viale Piave, 1; 011-39-02-798-311; nottingham-forest.com.
The repast: Dinner The place: Il Nodo, Via Pietro Calvi, 5; 011-39-02-738-4589; ristoranteilnodo.it.it
The Repast will be held at Heritage Health and Housing, Inc., 416 W. 127 St, New York, N.Y.
To top off the repast, bowls of white ice cream were served, a specialty of the Pyongyang Food Factory.
It's inaugurated by the Repast Baroque Ensemble, offering intimate works by Leclair (the Trio Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8), Rameau, and Couperin, among others.
