Menu for Oscar Night Sunday, February 26, 2012
Beverages
Bordeaux for “Midnight in Paris,” which has a pretentious wine snob who might not fully appreciate this Bordeaux
Tropical juice (spritzed) for “The Descendants”
Sweetened Southern Style Ice Tea for “The Help”
Appetizers
Soft pretzels inspired by “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”
Cracker Jacks representing “Moneyball” (“Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks!”)
Carrots with bean dip for “War Horse”
Salad
Butter lettuce and vinaigrette for basic French salad
Entrees
Quiche for all three movies that took place in France
Persian lentil/raisin/rice dish with yogurt-cucumber sauce for “A Separation”
Desserts
The not-for-human-consumption Hostess Cupcakes for black-and-white film “The Artist” also represented by the white and black top of the chocolate pie
Petit Écolier for “Hugo,” our French boy in Paris and in memory of my grandparents who were there in 1920, the era “Midnight in Paris” goes back to
Banana cupcakes with lilikoi (passion fruit) frosting for “The Descendants”
Chocolate pie (without the secret ingredient) for “The Help”
Live Entertainment
The 84th Oscar Telecast, Billy Crystal hosting
A sing-along with Whitney Houston following the telecast
A ukulele performance by Judy Winn-Bell and Steve Hayashi
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