Orange Juice and Biscuits' Guide To NYE In NYC!

FIVE! FOUR! THREE! TWO! ONE! HAPPY NEW YEAR!! It is time to wave farewell to 2010 and say "HEY BOO" to 2011! I love New Year's Eve because you can dress in really fun and fab clothes and prepare for a fresh start! For me, it is really important to ring in the new year with a lot of fun, friends and fierceness. This means that you have to pick the perfect venue that is just right for you and your crew. There are thousands of events in NYC so how does one choose? Never fear OJ&B is here!

I have taken the liberty of choosing 3 events for December 31st that I think are going to be the hotness! The prices and atmosphere range from high end to affordable so there is something for everyone. Always remember that no matter where you go you must follow OJ&B's #1 rule, "Be fierce all the time and all the time be fierce!" Here is where I would go in NYC for NYE!

1. The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Columbus Circle
Welcome the new year in true New York City style at Manhattan’s celebration destination at the first annual New Year’s Eve Gala at the Mandarin Oriental, New York. The elegant New Year’s Eve of bygone days is being brought back to life in the hotel’s stunning ballroom overlooking Central Park and the glittering lights of Manhattan. This black-tie evening begins at 7:00 pm with butler passed hors d’oeuvres and a premium open bar. The Gala includes a four course gourmet dinner with delicacies including Kumanmoto Oysters, Iranian Caviar, Foie Gras, Maine Lobster, Filet Mignon and an array of indulgent desserts. After dinner, live music form the Harris Lane Orchestra will keep guests dancing into the new year.

Tickets to Mandarin Oriental, New York’s New Year’s Eve Gala are priced at USD 1,000 per person, plus tax and gratuity. For gala tickets please call +1 (212) 805 8858 or email NewYearsEveNYC@mohg.com.

For $200 you can attend the Mandarin Oriental's annual New Year’s Eve party in their MObar and Lobby Lounge. Ring in the new year in style with Lobby Lounge’s stunning city skyline views, dancing to music spun by DJ Jackson Lee, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. Tables in MObar are also available for $100 per person and include hors d’oeuvres, midnight champagne toast, party favors and access to the Lobby Lounge’s DJ and dancing. Tables are reserved from 10 p.m. onward for December 31, 2010 with one seating only. All other food and beverages are additional. Reservations are required. To book, please call Shayan Pandole at 212 805 8800 ext. 8571.


Above: The lobby lounge at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in NYC.

2. Two E Lounge at The Pierre Hotel


Ring in 2011 with skillfully prepared hors d’oeuvres and drink with merriment as you ring in the New Year at Two E in the Pierre Hotel. The packages are $215 per person at a reserved table and $155 per person for standing room. This includes a full open bar, music by DJ Brian Christopher, passed hors d’oeuvres such as foie gras and sauternes jelly on toast, tuna and beef tartar, blackened shrimp martini with avocado salsa, quail egg on broiche with caviar and more from 10pm-2am.

For reservations go to http://www.twoeny.com/

3. Chat Noir Presents Moulin Rouge

The tickets are already sold out for the dinner at Chat Noir but you can still get your hands on tickets for the Moulin Rouge themed after party just in time for the stike of midnight! Tickets to this intimate party hosted by pop singer Official Hank are $60 dollars in advance at $75 dollars at the door and include a four hour open bar, a live DJ, can can dancers and performances by Official Hank, Broadway's Jennifer Sanchez from Women on the Verge of A Nervous Breakdown and Dina Fanal from the Transiberian Orchestra.

For tickets please call (212)-794-2458

I am loving the idea of a NYE black tie gala at the Mandy and I love a good Moulin Rouge theme! All of the parties sound amazing so let me know which one you pick and HAPPY NEW YEAR! Get it 2011!