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The Hot List: 2011 Holiday Parties

Your annual holiday party: epic, as always. Your planning: down to the wire, obviously. So we figured you could use some guidance. Herewith, the best places to hold your bash.

FOR SETTING THE ROOF ON FIRE

Highbar at the Dream South Beach

You Require: A rooftop for the entire company, plus dinner for the people who actually matter.
You’ll Receive: The entire fourth floor, including a pool (for your synchronized swim troupe) and a dance floor (for 200 guests to do things they’ll regret tomorrow). And/or: private dinner in a cabana catered by Tudor House.

FOR THE WINE SNOBS IN ACCOUNTING

Private Cellars at Cibo Wine Bar

You Require: Space for that couple addicted to Sideways.
You’ll Receive: A handsome tasting room straight out of Napa, with access to the joint’s 300-bottle list and views of the swinging “wine angels” in the main space. Also: a parade of Italiano home cooking. Santa would approve.

FOR A CINEMATIC BLOWOUT

The Screening Room at the Miami Beach Cinematheque

You Require: A screen that will do justice to your The Office homage.
You’ll Receive: An HD 15-by-20-foot screen and Bose sound system, along with cocktails and apps from nearby Escopazzo Organic Italian Restaurant. The staplers-in-Jell-O are all you.

FOR UNVEILING YOUR LATEST INVENTION

The Private Dining Room at Kane

You Require: A plush backdrop to impress potential clients, dates or client-dates.
You’ll receive: A black-silk-walled alcove, hidden from the dining room by a one-way mirror. Also: a 60-inch flat-screen (for your PowerPoint manifesto) and a steady stream of dry-aged rib eyes. Nothing enhances steaks like a pie graph.

FOR YOUR POST-BASEL HURRAH

The M Building

You Require: A handsome room to impress your new Basel friends.
You’ll Receive: The former Galerie Perrotin space, outfitted now with cowhide chairs, Takashi Murakami art and an outdoor garden. Ask nicely and they may even set up a temporary bocce court.