New year, new starts, new resolutions, new economic boosts (let’s hope!), and all things refreshed and starting from a clean slate…but BEFORE we get to those very well-intended January 1 plans, let’s talk about the big night leading up to that painful morning! New Year’s Eve is the biggest party of the year, because it’s the last effort to live out 2010!  In New York, they’ll be dropping a ball, but on the West Coast, we do it up a little differently, a little more California.  Here in San Diego there are tons of great parties to attend, so it’s really hard to pick the very best ones, but there are some events that just never disappoint! Let’s look at the Top 5 New Year’s Eve parties happening in our fabulous city!

Finally it has arrived! The biggest party nights of the year is upon us and trust me when I say that are no shortage of parties in Atlanta to get you in the festive mood. If there is one night of the year when even the most reclusive individuals venture out, it’s New Year’s Eve. Donning your best party attire featuring sequins, gold, glitter and rhinestones, (guys I didn’t forget about you looking extra dapper in your well-fitting tuxes) New Year’s Eve is the perfect time to let all of the stress and drama of the past 365 days go and properly usher in a new year the right way. There are so many parties and alternative celebrations taking all around Atlanta this New Year’s Eve, but here is a list of the ones not to miss, these parties will be talked about well into 2011. Happy New Year!

New York’s New Year’s celebrations are iconic across the nation. From the world-famous Times Square ball drop to the swanky private parties in lounges across the city, this is the place to be for the best partying to ring in 2011. It was tough to pick just five, but here are our favorite places to raise your glass this New Year’s Eve.

New Year’s Eve is one of the most significant nights of the year; therefore the choice of the place must be treated with care. Celebrate the dawn of the new year in Moscow with Haute Living guide to the best parties for New Year’s Eve in town.

As the days have grown shorter and the winds colder, the question has been circulating the streets of Philadelphia: Where are you going for New Year’s Eve? With everything from your cousin’s house party to three-day hotel packages up for grabs, there is a celebration with your name on it. We’ve combed through the flyers and email blasts to find five of the most festive and frequented parties for you to snap up tickets to. Happy New Year!

New Years Eve, a night to look back and reflect on 2010 in all it’s glory- the good, the bad, and the times we drink to forget. So light up the fireworks and grab the sparklers because here in Chicago we party like it’s 1999 every day. Cheers!

It comes but once a year! Say “out with the old and in with the new” at a celebration fit for the history books. Not just any fete will do, however, and we have the dish on the Top 5 places to see and be seen on Dec. 31. Make sure you’re at one of these New Year’s Eve parties to ring in 2011 with a guaranteed good time.

Wonderful beaches, fantastic fireworks, lots of dancing and fun; ring in the New Year in Dubai at the following exciting venues.

President and owner of EmpireCLS David Seelinger hosted a special Christmas holiday party at the trendy XIV by Michael Mina restaurant in Los Angeles.

Guests at the exclusive cocktail party on Dec. 15 included EmpireCLS’s executive vice president Bruce Cardenas, Wael Saadi, Sheela and Chris Murthy, Linda Thompson, Jackie Benerski, Tania Sofia, Rani Elsaadi, Courtney Fish, Waldo Hernandez, Lauren Vosbein, Janelle Orange, Christine Ouzounian, Barbara  Reyes, Michael Seligman, Michael Patrick, Larry Jacobson, Gary Burkhard, Brett Goetsch, Steven Boggs, Kathy Fogel and Marissa Natsikostas, EmpireCLS executive vice president of business development.

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Ring in the New Year with a little help from the team at Ruth Chris Steakhouse. All four metro Atlanta locations (Buckhead, Centennial Park, Sandy Springs & Kennesaw) will participate in the special New Year’s Eve dinner menu that will help guests deliciously bring in 2011 with the highly-favored New Orleans fair that the chefs at Ruth Chris are known and respected for. A New Year’s Eve celebration doesn’t always have to be at the hottest nightclub; sometimes it can be spent at an upscale eatery where food and service is priority number one.

Celebrating the emergence of a new year at a romantic restaurant is ideal to those who are not big on crowds, noise or drunken partygoers. The mouthwatering menu options and exceptional service at Ruth Chris is enough to lure even the most religious partiers away for a night of decadent indulgence with some of the best food in Atlanta. Guests can expect to dine on menu favorites like the barbecued shrimp, lamb chops, petit filet and shrimp, stuffed chicken breast, fresh lobster, Market Fresh seafood selection, Cold Water lobster tail and the personalized potato and vegetable selection.

However, no meal is fully complete without the sinfully sweet addition of dessert and the team at Ruth Chris has you covered with some of their most delicious concoctions. End your meal with the caramelized banana cream pie, warm apple crumb tart, signature cheesecake, bread pudding with whiskey sauce, chocolate sin cake and the always amazing crème brûlée. I can’t think of a better way to christen the New Year than with great food and welcoming ambiance.

For more information visit www.ruthchris.com

Contact information for Atlanta locations are as follows: Buckhead: 404.365.0660, Centennial Park: 404.223.6500, Sandy Springs: 404.255.0035 and Kennesaw: 770.420.1985

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