This is the first post of Oscarsfest- which should probably be renamed ‘Oscarsfeast’. A nine course menu inspired by the nominees for Best Picture is coming your way from now until February 26. Let the celebrations begin. These martinis pay respect to ‘The Artist’; the rumored front runner for this year’s Best Picture. The reason […]
Oscars festival
The movie: The dish: Pork and Beans, with Coffee GritThe reason: Mattie Ross does not drink coffee or have much experience with bounty hunters. She is only 14. After crossing the river on the back of Little Blackie, stalking her father’s killer and falling down a hole she deserves a home cooked meal. This is […]
The movie: The dish: English Tea Marble Truffles The reason: If there’s anything more uncomfortable than watching a member of the royal family stumble and splutter through a speech, it could be trying talk through a mouthful of marbles. Lucky for Prince Bertie the marbles were a stuttering therapy only attempted once. You on the […]
The movie: The dish:Layered Cocktails with Jellied Dice The reason: Yusuf was right. Creating three levels can become unstable. You just have to design it carefully. Here you don’t need never ending stair cases, or ice palaces- you just have to pour the booze into the glass over the back of a spoon. The layers […]
The movie: The dish: Polenta Triangles with Heirloom Tomato Relish The reason: “If I hear one more person say how much they love heirloom tomatoes, I’m going to punch them right in the face”. So says Alpha Mom Annette Bening after some red wine and a hard day. It must be stressful having the man […]