Art de Vivre Award 2026
Honoring Petrossian
Schedule
Monday, June 1, 2026
Join us as we celebrate the 11th Art de Vivre Award!
Art de Vivre Award
On Monday, June 1, 2026, L’Alliance New York will proudly honor Petrossian with the Art de Vivre Award presented at a reception in our Skyroom, followed by dinner at Le Bilboquet.
The Art de Vivre Award recognizes influential leaders from the gastronomic, fashion and beauty industries for their outstanding contributions to the promotion of the French art of living.
This glamorous benefit will entertain more than 150 attendees with a night of fine dining and elegant company in a trendy setting featuring cocktails, a seated dinner, and a high-end live auction.
Proceeds from The Art de Vivre Award directly go to support L’Alliance New York’s cultural and educational programs.
About Petrossian
Petrossian is a French company founded in 1920 by two Armenian brothers, Melkoum Petrossian and Mouchegh Petrossian, who introduced caviar to Paris, France. Over the years, the Petrossian family has passed on its knowledge and expertise in the art of caviar maturation, a traditional craftmanship still done by hand in house, by Petrossian’s caviarologists.
In addition to caviar and fine food, the company started branching into smoked fish in the 1930s.
Petrossian still has the flagship historic shop opened in Paris, 1920, at 18 boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg, leading several other fashionable boutiques, restaurants and subsidiaries in Paris, Brussels, Bangkok, Switzerland, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New-York, Hong Kong, Singapore and London.
To this day, the company is still 100% family-owned and now run by Mikael and Alexandre Petrossian, grandsons of one of the founders, Mouchegh Petrossian.
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Children under seventeen (17) years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times and may not attend events unattended.
About the Art de Vivre Award
Established in 2014, L’Alliance New York’s Art de Vivre Award recognizes influential leaders from the gastronomic, fashion and beauty industries for their outstanding contributions to the promotion of the French art of living.
Past honorees have included Laure Hériard Dubreuil (Founder and CEO of The Webster); Elisabeth Holder & Pierre-Antoine Raberin (Co-Presidents of Ladurée USA), Frédéric Malle (Founder of Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle), Martine & Prosper Assouline (Co-Founders of Assouline), Carine Roitfeld (Founder of CR Fashion Book), Frédéric Fekkaï (Founder and CEO of Bastide and Fekkaï), Ariane Daguin (Owner and CEO of D’Artagnan), and Anne Fontaine & Ari Zlotkin (Co-Founders of Anne Fontaine), and The Chantecaille Family (Founders of Chantecaille).
About Le Bilboquet
It started in 1986 as a cozy boîte on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where just 32 seats transformed each night into a lively family reunion. All were welcome: from regulars and royals to celebrities and chess masters, artists and editors, Europeans and Americans. The blend of good company and whimsical fun created such a buzz that in 2013, it relocated to a larger space in NYC, ten times the size of the original.
In the early days, Le Bilboquet was a vibrant and unpredictable haven of creativity and camaraderie. With just 10 staff members, the restaurant often operated like an extended family gathering. Founder Philippe Delgrange, ever the free spirit, would sometimes host impromptu complimentary breakfasts, inviting guests to bring their own ingredients or fetch fresh produce from the market. On other occasions, the staff embraced playfulness by donning costumes, swapping uniforms or rearranging the dining room for makeshift theater. Philippe’s pursuit of artistic expression was evident not only in these lively antics but also on the walls, which featured gifted artworks from many of his guests including Jean-Michel Basquiat and Fernando Botero.
Le Bilboquet has become more than just a place to dine — it’s a celebration that never seems to end. Guests linger a little longer, laughter spills into the evening, and familiar faces return time and again. Affectionately known as “Bilbo,” its spirit has traveled beyond New York, finding a home in Palm Beach, Sag Harbor, Denver, Dallas, and Atlanta. Next door to our New York Flagship, the charming Café Bilboquet offers a lively spot for a morning espresso or a leisurely afternoon, while the nearby Fleming restaurant invites guests to savor Mediterranean flavors. Each location tells its own story through its design, artwork, and specialties, yet the heart remains the same — the clink of glasses over beloved cocktails, the comfort of classic dishes like the signature Cajun Chicken, created by Philippe Delgrange himself, and the warmth of a welcome that feels unmistakably French.
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