A Monday night party at the Plaza Hotel has triggered a 400% spike in search traffic for “robber baron street meat” after HBO actors consumed the wraps in full 19th-century evening wear.
The pre-renovation gala, billed as a final tribute to the elegance of old New York, saw attendees honoring the exact dietary habits of the Astor family by housing hundreds of duck shawarmas and cheese tortellonis. Hospitality analysts report that the juxtaposition of silk bustles and dripping garlic sauce has instantly redefined the parameters of luxury dining for the upcoming season.
Within hours of the event, high-end catering firms across Manhattan reported six-month waitlists for bespoke spit-roasted poultry stations. Event planners noted that clients are now aggressively demanding the same level of rigorous historical immersion demonstrated by the television cast.
Nothing captures the unchecked industrial wealth of the 1882 railroad boom quite like a delicately folded Middle Eastern flatbread.
The evening concluded with the city's social elite partaking in the time-honored Gilded Age ritual of having their portraits hastily sketched in charcoal before complaining about the venue's lighting in the group chat.