Office partying has always been a bit of a mixed bag. Sure, every once in a while it’s nice to loosen your tie in familiar environs and make nice with the open bar... but then again, it’s not. So this year, we’d like to point you in the direction of a few not-so-work-appropriate spots to host your own holiday soiree. The open bar can stay.
Discreetly tucked away behind the main room, you’ll find a dimly lit grotto of holiday trysting potential, complete with dark leather couches, flat-screens and an outdoor patio (they’ll heat it if you ask). Not to mention all the chocolate and martinis necessary to keep things interesting. We smell an after-party.
Nothing says holiday cheer like a 24,000-square-foot industrial art gallery. Especially when it has a stage (Neil Diamond still owes you that favor). But if you’re thinking a bit more intimate, the entire perimeter is dotted with smaller “pods,” also ripe for the taking. Neil can always go unplugged.
Should your propensity for fat steaks and Brunello call out to you, your party belongs at Davio’s, where you’ll find anything from a private wine room for 12 to a back room that can be divided into two spaces. In case your Mrs. Claus burlesque troupe needs a place to warm up.
You’ve made the rounds at Rathbun’s. So by now, you’re well versed in the pre- and post-dinner rite of passage known as Krog Bar. Only now, you and 59 of your closest friends will casually work your way through cured meats and all manner of beautiful Italian and Spanish varietals. Also, wines.
You owe so much to the women in your life. And seeing as it’s the season of giving and all, we think it’s high time you try on your best Rhett Butler accent and throw them a little Southern soiree in an old Buckhead mansion. Being outnumbered isn’t always a bad thing.
