Last time I stayed at the very impressive Hutton Hotel, which is a very nice and somewhat trendy boutique hotel, sort of a more upscale W or Kimpton, but without any pretense.
The simple paneling behind, frameless glass enclosure and backlit LED lighting make a statement without all the pretense and formality of a traditional cellar.
He was speaking directly to all the New Yorkers watching on the other end without even a pretense that the journalist was doing anything more than holding the microphone.