Oscars2010

Eat Like Elton John The Day After The Oscars

Elton John's Academy Awards Viewing Party is an annual tradition and now, if you are willing to wait a day, you can dine like the celebrity attendees. This year marks the 18th year of the party for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the party is being catered by Crumble Catering. Crumble Catering is co-owned by Vermont Restaurant chef/owner Wayne Elias. The day after the Oscars, March 8, Vermont Restaurant in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles will serve a four-course menu with items served at the fete. The LA Times reports that the menu costs $45, with $5 of each order going to the Elton John Aids Foundation. The menu includes a spring vegetable compote with red pepper coulis and arugula pesto; risotto Carnaroli with saffron licorice and king prawns; Tagliata New York steak with candied green celery and Amarone wine sauce; and crispy milk chocolate bar with bitter chocolate glaze, meringue sticks and apricot. The official winery of the party, Sterling Wines is also offering a wine pairing for $25, with $5 going toward the Elton John Aids Foundation so you can get the full Oscar experience.

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Oscar Website Offers Party Planning Tips

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Oscar night is coming up on March 7 and this year's show plans to be bigger than ever with two hosts, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin and 10 nominees for Best Picture. The Oscar website has a variety of videos and content on how to have your best Oscar night ever.

Pastry chef Sherry Yard shows how to make a molten chocolate cake. Wolfgang Puck reveals his Oscar menu including smoked salmon blinis with dill cream, mini burgers with cheddar cheese and remoulade and slow braised short ribs. The website also lists cocktail recipes using Oscar sponsor Moet & Chandon champagne.

For ambiance party expert Cheryl Cecchetto lists the 10 must haves to hosting the best Oscar-viewing party in town. The website also includes downloadable Oscar ballots for predicting the winners and downloadable bingo cards to use during the show.

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