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"A holiday party with booze, bites, and Bethenny!Bravo star and bonafide mogul Bethenny Frankel, 41, hosted a holiday party for her Skinnygirl Cocktails staff on Friday, Dec. 7 at Catch, an NYC seafood eatery beloved by celebs. On the menu? Skinnygirl drinks like Santa&amp;apos;s Little Helper and Holly Jolly Holiday, plus such healthy noshes as sugar snap peas, crispy rice cakes, and parmesan-truffle fries.Other cocktails created by Catch&amp;apos;s mixologist Colin Maxwell included the Skinny Asteria (Skinnygirl tangerine mixed with Cointreau and maraschino) and the Skinny Q (Cucumber Skinnygirl mixed with fresh cucumber, lime and mint).\r\nCelebs&amp;apos; favorite holidays snacksA beaming Frankel posted a candid shot from the event on Instagram: &amp;quot;This is the Skinnygirl holiday party complete w signature cocktails &amp;amp; fun party girls.&amp;quot;\r\nVIDEO: Tips for holiday party makeupThe talk show host, Skinnygirl founder, and novelist (Skinnydipping hit bookstores in April) logged in at #97 on Forbes annual list of the World&amp;apos;s Most Powerful Celebrities this year, but Frankel doesn&amp;apos;t forget the little folks. She recently donated $50,000 to the Red Cross for their Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, telling Ellen DeGeneres, &amp;quot;I was that person who sat on my couch and thought&amp;#x2026;&amp;apos;If I donate $10, is it really going to matter?&amp;apos; It does matter&amp;#x2026;. Every penny [counts].&amp;quot;No word yet on Bethenny&amp;apos;s personal holiday plans with hubby Jason Hoppy and Bryn, their adorable 2-year-old daughter.\r\n&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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