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Matchmaker Monday at Bliss Spa

This was an all female event (with guys peaking in from through the windows to see why so many beautiful women were gathered in one place!). We "dished dirt" about dating and relationships, nibbled on Bliss brownies and sipped Wine. Everyone in attendance received Matchbook as well as a great Bliss goody bag.

Blue and Cream Book Signing and an After party at the Star Room in the Hamptons

We did a meet and greet at the posh clothing store, Blue and Cream in East Hampton. Then over 300 people showed up for the after party at the Star Room and danced the night away!

W Hotel and Hitch Movie Screening

 Movie Screening of Hitch followed by some real life dating Q and A  and a summer mixer

 PENN CLUB

-- I spoke at the Penn Club, my Alma Mater about Matchbook and Dating Do's and Don'ts. There will be a cocktail party after the talk. All are welcome whether or not you attended UPenn. If you haven't been to the Penn Club, it's lovely and always attracts a nice crowd.

RED BICYCLETTE Women's  Poker Night

    Gallo wines new premium brand Red Bicyclette hosted a women's poker night for Samantha's Table so that women could learn to play the game. The night a famous Tribeca loft. We had instructors there teaching Texas Hold'Um as I was signing Matchbook for the attendees. At 10 pm the doors opened and men were invited in to challenge our new Poker sharks!

Bendels Girls Night Out II

    Bendels invited me to return to another Girl's Night Out events, this time pairing me with Trish McEvoy cosmetics. They had their largest turnout yet and we again spoke about how important using the right makeup is when you are dating. The attendees got some fabulous Trish products, a signed copy of Matchbook and a discount certificate to Bendels.

skin klinic NIGHT- You only get one chance to make a good first impression

    Skin Klinic owner Kathy Dwyer and I hosted the first of many, "You only get one chance to make a good first impression" evenings. Kathy and I spoke about looking and feeling your best so you feel good about yourself as you are out there dating. The evening started out with women and the men joined in later. We served yummy hors d'oeuvres and pinktini's to match  Matchbook.

Bendels Girls Night Out

    The president of Tarte cosmetics, one of my favorite cosmetics line, and I spoke about beauty and using makeup to enhance your looks as you are dating, This all female night attracted women of all walks of life who got to ask questions about dating and how to use Tarte makeup effectively. The ladies left with my book, Matchbook, a great goody bag from Tarte and a discount certificate to Bendels.

Matchbook Launch Party

    Saks Fifth Avenue, Stila Cosmetics and Godiva Chocolates graciously hosted the launch party of my new book, Matchbook, the Diary of a Modern Day Matchmaker (Simon and Schuster 2005). There were about 400 people in attendance, mixing and mingling, sipping champagne and tasting the new Godiva chocolates for Valentines Day. Stila experts were on hand teaching how to get the perfect pout as I signed books for those in attendance.

Bingo and bring Toys for the Homeless

    December is always a good time to remember those less fortunate. We hosted a bingo night where everyone in attendance brought a toy or two or ten for a needy child. We received toy cars, and board games, electronics and dolls. People mix and mingled and shouted out Bingo every time they won. The table were mixed every so often so everyone in attendance could meet everyone else. The winners got to choose from fabulous art from our favorite artist Sean Savage.

Poker night to Raise Money for Breast Cancer

    October is Breast Cancer awareness month. We hosted a poker night to raise money to help find cure for this dreadful disease. Beginner and advanced players attended, and we had a few instructors on hand. People mixed and mingled, drank and ate. We had Monday football on the big screen while people tried their luck at Texas Hold-Um. The top three winners got to choose from the original artwork created by new to LA art scene, Sean Savage.

Malibu Beach Party Summer

    Malibu is the perfect place for some relaxed romantic fun. We hosted a several hundred person beach fiesta, where peoiple frolicked in the ocean, cooked smores at the campfire and danced the night away on the beach deck. Dress theme was beach chic, of course and the attendees did not disappoint.

Miss Match premiere party

    Hundreds of singles gathered for an advance screening premiere of the NBC show, Miss Match starring Alicia Silverstone. Event took place at Ars Nova theatre and was followed by a mixer in their party room.  Old friends and new mixed and mingled and even a few couples were made!

Valentine's Party
    Our Valentine's Party was in conjunction with the launch of the relationship/dating book, CAD, The Confessions of a Toxic Bachelor by Rick Marin. Rick Marin is a writer for the NY Times Style section and a reformed Toxic Bachelor! His book has been optioned by Miramax Films. Rick and his fiance Ilene Rosensweig were on hand to share toxic bachelor stories and to sign copies of his book. The event was sponsored by Turi vodka and we were pouring "Valentini's" all evening!  view photos

EBAY Theatre Event
    EBAY sponsored the Samantha's Table holiday party at Ars Nova, the off Broadway theatre company. The event started with a performance by Marcie and Zina, very well-known musical performers who sing and satire relationships, breakups and dating (very appropos for this group!). Then after the performance, we headed upstairs for a cocktail party and dessert where EBAY representatives were on hand to teach those in attendance how to shop on EBAY. We had many computer terminals set up and everyone was given a gift certificate to use to shop on EBAY so that they could go home with a little holiday gift!  view photos

"Beach Party", Hamptons
    We hosted an all day "beach party" in Bridgehampton except it was not on the real beach, it was on our beach! We intended to bring the beach to us-- swimming, hottubbing, frisbee, volleyball, barbeque, suntanning and music. Unfortunately we got rained out and the party had to be brought indoors but we still managed to have a barbeque, an ice cream truck, a dj and dancing all day and into the night. We discovered that you don't need sun or sand to still have fun!  view photos

"Key to My Heart" Valentine's Day Party
    People always say that the best way of meeting people is through friends. Samantha's Table is predicated upon the theory that people who have many things in common have a better chance of having a successful relationship. The Valentine's Day Party supported this notion by bringing together friends and friends of friends who were all connected in some way to each other and as a result had many similiarities. In addition, people attended with a platonic opposite sex friend, so that everyone could meet each other's friends and that that there would be an equal number of men and women in attendance. Upon entrance, each man was given a key and each woman a lock, and then you had to try to discover who had "the key to your heart". The event took place at Dylan's Candy Bar and the sponsors were Moet & Chandon Champagne, Sterling Vodka and Original Sin Cider. A portion of the proceeds went to Breast Cancer research. We had over 30 couples find their "lock and key" match!  

Holiday Party
    The Holiday Party of 2001 was a huge success! All those that attended had a great time. Just take a look at some of the pictures from the party.  view photos

Halloween
    Our Third Annual Halloween event took place on October 31, 2001 at 2-4-6 , 246 Columbus Ave on the West Side. We co-hosted this event with Manhattan File Magazine. Smirnoff provided the Twistinis and Moet & Chandon provided the "Bubbling for Apples" Champagne Cocktails. The party benefited the Sept 11 Fund. Costumes were required and there were some great ones!  view photos

Crush Card, Valentine's Day
    Samantha's Table played Cupid on this day of love. We sent our CRUSH CARD to "crushes" or to "that special someone"; we sent them to people who were admired from afar, to loved ones, and to friends. It was a great way to express amorous feelings for someone on Valentine's Day. The gift arrived in a beautifully wrapped package with a chocolate Crush Card , and other chocolate goodies in it. The card said, "Someone has a crush on you, call Samantha's Table and find out who." Then once your crush received the gift, he or she only had to contact one of the Samantha's Table staff members and we will helped the person and their crush get in touch. We sent out hundreds of cards to people's crushes and heard back that alot of dates ensued because of them; it seems that love was really in the air!  view photos

Most Eligible Bachelors/Bachelorettes on Wall Street Event
    We conducted a search to locate the "best and the brightest" single peopleon Wall Street, of all ages, and from all companies connected in any way tothe financial community. We defined "Eligible" as any single person, i.e.,not married, who is not only successful in his or her job but is also wellliked and well respected by his or her peers, and who has somethinginteresting, unique and/or unusual in his or her life. (See below for fulllist. We received thousands of nominations and the search culminated in aparty at ABC Carpet and Home. Many of the nominated eligibles were inattendance to mix and mingle with "the common folk!"

Feel free to continue nominating as we will be updating the listperiodically. Votes were casted from all over the country, thousands havecome in and these are the 50 Most Eligible to date...  view people  nominate person