05/11/2026
“In 2020, in the midst of a pandemic lockdown, the jeweler Adam Neeley and his husband, Zach Rollins, threw a dinner party for themselves at their home in Laguna Beach, Calif. Their inspiration was “Les Dîners de Gala,” an opulent cookbook by Salvador Dalí published in 1973 and dedicated to Mr. Dalí’s wife, Gala.
Later that night, Mr. Neeley awoke from a series of dreams in which he was a guest at one of the Dalís’s extravagant feasts. In one reverie, he wandered into a garden, sat on a bench and watched, wide-eyed, as vibrantly colored creatures alighted around him.
“Right on the trunk of this amazing tree was this gorgeous blue butterfly, just shimmering in the moonlight,” Mr. Neeley recalled during a recent interview in Beverly Hills, Calif. “Then suddenly, there was this little ivy that started crawling on my ear. I looked down and there is this gorgeous rose bush. It blossomed open and glowed right in front of my eyes...”
- May 10, 2026
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