Your holiday bash: expected. Your standards: lofty. So to save you some time, we’ve put together a list of five noteworthy spots for mistletoe and nog. They’ll supply the food. As usual, you’ll supply the hot tubs, baccarat tables and Sinatra impersonators.
These things you require for your holiday merrymaking: red meat, red wine, strong cocktails. What you don’t require: windows. Here’s a place that feels downright presidential, given the commander-in-chief portraits on the walls, the all-American menu... and the Kennedy-style canoodling-ready booths.
Sometimes you need choices, like nine private rooms, all with flat-screens, some with fireplaces and private elevators. What they’ve all got: massive portions of lasagna, scampi and five-liter bottles of wine with taps. For maximum efficiency.
Wine in unlimited supply. Sounds like a good idea for a business. Also: a party. The rustic tasting room atop the wine and gourmet shop will give you the run of the wine list, or do a tasting with you, pairing bottles with cheese and charcuterie. Alternatively, you could just play secret Santa with meat and cheese.
We know: Prohibition is definitely not among your Fourteen Points when it comes to holiday parties. It’s okay, you can cut Mr. Wilson a break as you cocktail around his library, dining room and drawing room. Mrs. Wilson’s bedroom is off-limits. As it should be.
You may have noticed that one of K Street’s top nightspots now has a private third-floor hideaway on weekends. It’s time to take it over. While your guests snack on ceviche shooters and tamales, you can post your own message of hope and change on the five projection screens and take over the DJ booth. Because you always wanted to play The Monkees at a nightclub.
