488741 Mon Feb 11 18:57:29 -0800 2008 13 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 3387971 I'm having an oscar party and would like to serve food and drinks that tie-in with nominated movies. I read the posts on this topic from the 07 oscars and there were some great ideas! I like both play on words as well as "theme" foods. Thanks for the help- Mon Feb 11 18:57:29 -0800 2008 165262 mbsmem 1 3389218 Milkshakes, definitely ("I drink your milkshake! I drink it up!" from There Will Be Blood) OJ by the gallon, a la Juno Ratatouille (too easy?) Empanadas or pasties or other meat pies a la Sweeney Todd (not the most appetizing...) I'll keep thinking. Tue Feb 12 08:13:35 -0800 2008 3387971 21830 pamiam 1 3389740 I've been known to serve veal Oscar for a sit-down dinner preceding an Oscar party. (Seriously!) ;-) But to stick with your movie title theme: Anything in too much oil for There Will Be Blood. Lox in honor of all the locks blown out in No Country for Old Men? (groan...) Baby vegetables for Juno? (and everyone has to give theirs to someone else) Tue Feb 12 10:18:31 -0800 2008 3387971 14386 BobB 1 3390146 Oscar Myer Pigs In The Blanket? Tue Feb 12 11:47:27 -0800 2008 3387971 115738 BlueHerons 1 3390792 No Country for Old Men - chocolate coins to flip, followed by a mini-keg "cattlegun". There Will Be Blood - steak w/o utensils and bottles of gin w/o glasses, served with a bowling pin. Juno - Gallon of Sunny D, hamburgers decorated like phones. Ratatouille - Any French dessert, w/chocolate truffle droppings and dusted paw prints. Sweeney Todd - injector disposable straight razors fitted with Jolly Rancher blades, to serve whipped cream followed by strawberry jam. Diving Bell & The Butterfly - You cook anything to order, but they must ask for it by blinking as you recite the alphabet repeatedly. Into The Wild - Guest chooses to fast. Tue Feb 12 14:15:41 -0800 2008 3387971 106260 trentyzan 2 3390919 or take their chances with mushrooms! Tue Feb 12 14:46:22 -0800 2008 3390792 11375 perk 2 3390959 In Ratatouille the wines featured are real French wines.... Tue Feb 12 14:55:31 -0800 2008 3390792 12633 rHairing 1 3391336 my immediate thought was baked Alaska for juno... I'd probably go with chicken pot pie for sweeny todd, even though its a little off. Or Alton Brown did an episode on hand pies, so that would work. Tue Feb 12 16:41:33 -0800 2008 3387971 17827 cyberroo 1 3410941 Thanks for all the great ideas...the menu is still in the works but I appreciated the great suggestions! Mon Feb 18 17:56:06 -0800 2008 3387971 165262 mbsmem 2 3415270 an armful of baguettes a la Micheal Clayton Tue Feb 19 19:57:01 -0800 2008 3410941 18253 SeaSide Tomato 1 3415362 Eastern Promises - tons of Russian food! Borscht, blini, dumplings, etc... La Vie en Rose & Ratatouille - French Food! Lots of it! American Gangster - Powdered sugar-dusted donuts (think cocaine) Sweeney Todd - Meat Pies, of course! So cool... There Will Be Blood - Steak with whiskey and milkshakes Elizabeth - Renaissance food could be really interesting, but difficult (I used to cook RenFair) Tue Feb 19 20:34:06 -0800 2008 3387971 16933 Carrie 218 1 3424726 I do an Oscar themed dinner every year, using the best picture nominees as a guide. I'm starting with Juno pregnapolitans - Sunny D and vodka martinis - and the swizzle sticks will have a big plus sign on them. (You see where I'm going here -). For "There Will Be Blood" - a movie I thought was terrible, with over-the-top scenery-chewing by Daniel Day-Lewis - I'm just making a big ol' ham. Fri Feb 22 11:47:33 -0800 2008 3387971 168494 Amy Rhodes 2 3425263 For "There Will Be Blood" - a movie I thought was terrible, with over-the-top scenery-chewing by Daniel Day-Lewis - I'm just making a big ol' ham." I couldn't agree with you.......................................more, Amy Rh. However I'm thinking an 'overdone' turkey might be more representative of the movie. Btw, whose invited? Fri Feb 22 14:09:28 -0800 2008 3424726 151625 fruglescot 1 3428397 There Will Be Blood Orange Soda...(Trader Joe's has blood orange Italian soda) Have fun! Sat Feb 23 17:48:00 -0800 2008 3387971 168738 sarah gerlach