The pineapple was once a symbol of hospitality, used by colonial innkeepers to signal that rooms were available. At the Matador Room, the pineapple beckons with another message: upscale food and drinks by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Copper pineapples custom made by Absolut hold a cocktail as luxurious as the vessel: The vodka maker's Elyx is mixed with salted caramel and rosemary syrups, and dehydrated pineapples that perfume the cocktail with the fruit.