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Roll out the red carpet, check the TV listings for Joan Rivers and, most importantly, don’t forget the
snacks – it’s time to get ready for the 78th Academy Awards! Planning a
menu can be difficult. First of all, the show takes a long time and when you're hosting a party that takes several
hours, you'll probably need a lot of food. I think that popcorn, parmesan or microwaved, is a movie must-have and
you can never go wrong with veggies and hummus. On the other hand, you might
want to get into the spirit of Hollywood by having a movie themed menu at your party. This year's best picture nominees - Brokeback Mountain, Good Night and Good Luck, Capote,
Crash and Munich - are not really huge inspirations in the food department. If there were more foodies in the
Academy, maybe they would have nominated Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, since there are definitely
Hollywood-types that would do anything
for chocolate. At it stands, though, the options look like barbecue, lamb and apple pie from Brokeback
Mountain and brisket and stuffed cabbage from Munich. I can't say that I recall seeing any food in
Good Night and Good Luck at all. Fortunately, the staff at Allrecipes.com
has put together an extensive set of menus from each movie.
As for me, I'll be giving a nod to Wallace and Gromit and noshing on cheese and crackers. And maybe I'll take a tip from the Seattle Times and have some really snarky snacks, like "Japanese food for Memoirs of a Geisha, but in honor of the ethnically inaccurate cast, it has to be made by Chinese people."
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3-02-2006 @10:58AM Sunny said... The Houston Chronicle had an article with some suggestions as well a couple of days ago:
"And the award for best Oscar party goes to . . ."
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/food/3671211.html
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3-02-2006 @1:07PM B said... Well, since it's the Oscars, anything with a lot of cheese or ham.
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3-02-2006 @2:31PM Andrew said... For Brokeback's opening here in Maine, I served North Carolina style BBQ (I am originally from NC), potato salad, and pork 'n beans in the can heated on the grill......
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3-02-2006 @2:34PM Ken said... I see you have a later post about Wolfgang Puck's work coordinating the menu for the after-Oscars party. But you can also see his suggestions for home Oscar party recipes at Epicurious.
http://www.epicurious.com/features/entertaining/oscars06
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