The holiday season is a time of ritual. Perhaps it’s an eight-foot Douglas Fir placed in the corner of your living room, adorned with lights and other odds and ends. Maybe it’s an exchange of gifts, held over one or several nights. Whatever your chosen right is, it’s more than likely that a holiday meal, a gathering of one’s near and dear for a meal, is on the docket this season. French luxury tableware and decorative arts house Christofle honored that ritual with a holiday luncheon at The Carlyle Hotel, celebrating the debut of its caviar service with the storied property.

Close friends of the Maison—including Pierre-Antoine Bollet, Athena Calderone, Andy Baraghani, Kate Berry, Celine Yousefzadeh, Madeline O’Malley, Elisa Lipsky-Karasz, Will Kahn, and Hudson Moore—gathered at Dowling’s to experience the full caviar service firsthand. The afternoon unfolded as The Carlyle was elegantly adorned with festive Christofle décor and tableware, a fitting backdrop for a celebration devoted to the art of table setting. 

Rituals endure not because they remain unchanged, but because they are continually reimagined. Whether enacted beneath a towering fir or around a carefully set table, these moments of gathering give the season its meaning. At The Carlyle, Christofle transformed a holiday meal into a ceremony, rooted in craftsmanship, connection, and the timeless power of coming together.