This Sunday, February 26th, the televised Oscar ceremony starts at 5:30 p.m. on ABC, and will also stream online at abc.com or on the ABC app. If you’re a movie fan, or celebrity watcher, or a fashion hound, you won’t want to miss it. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, for the first time, the show also promises some political commentary from those at the microphone. Regardless of who the winners are, people will be talking about this show the next day. Some, perhaps, with their hair still on fire.
If you’re planning an Oscar party and have invited some
friends over, here are some ideas for what to serve. Since the show starts
early enough to have dinner, you probably won’t want to serve only nibbles.
Think a tick up from a tailgate party. And remember that people will be glued
to the TV, so have enough space for everyone to put a plate or glass down.
Unless your TV is perfectly positioned, your guests won’t be sitting around a
dining table. They’ll be grabbing whatever seating you have. (Thankfully there
are still adults who are happy sitting on the floor.) A buffet is the best idea
and gives you a chance to put out whatever you feel like. It doesn’t have to all
be part of a theme, and will give you an opportunity to put out an array of
food that will appeal to everyone. You can put out a big pot of chili with side
plates of chopped onions and grated cheese. You can make a big lasagna (or heat
up a frozen one) with a bowl of salad and a cutting board with garlic bread
sliced on the bias. You can do the same with a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs.
Make sure you have something without meat if anyone in your group is a
vegetarian. You can also make, or order in, sandwich platters. Don’t forget the
potato salad and coleslaw and pickles. Put out bowls of nuts and a platter with
cut up vegetables and maybe a spinach dip? And everyone likes nachos. There’s
also the old standby of a cheese plate. Put some apple slices and clumps of
grapes around the cheese to make it pretty. You can also put out a bowl of
fruit, or a fruit salad. If nothing else, those will pretty up your table. Put
out the dessert choices at the same time. Brownies, or cookies, or whatever
sounds good to you. Leave everything out until your guests have left. People
like to nosh.What to drink? Believe it or not, champagne goes with everything. And this is a party. (What do you think the Oscar folks are drinking?) You can also put out a full bar, or just beer and soft drinks.
A fun thing to do is hand out ballots to your guests. You
can Download
Ballot here and print them out. Don’t forget the pencils! You can give
prizes to the winners. Anything you like will do. How about a gift certificate
to a movie theater in your neighborhood? Or a gift card to Target (who doesn’t
shop at Target?) or even a bottle of beribboned wine. Or everything that’s left
from the dessert tray? And what about the person who didn’t pick any winners? We’ll leave that prize to
you, but having to help clean the kitchen just doesn’t sound fair, does it?
Make sure that your friends who are driving home are sober
enough to do it. If some folks had too
much fun please make other arrangements for their transportation.
And the winner is....You! Because you just had the best
Oscar party ever. Beware. They may expect you to do this again next year.
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