Sharply dressed and ready to ring in the New Year, hundreds of Yelp’s top reviewers gathered around warm fireplaces to enjoy live jazz, fine local wineries, and a spread of tasty bites at Quiessence.

“Surely someone had to sell a soul to pull off such a perfect event,” writes one Yelper.

The “Official Yelp Event” was designed to connect the group’s top writers and welcome the newest additions to the “Elite Squad. Quiessence passed hundreds of hor d’oeuvres, musician Paris James filled the patio with live jazz, and three local wineries poured dozens of amazing wines.

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