How We Did the Oscars: Food, Drinks, Tweets, Fun
Last night, the Oscars happened. And more important, this happened: The Bon Appétit team took over Reynard in the Wythe Hotel for an Oscars bash full of good food, fun people, and flowing drinks.Amid the oysters and Champagne, partygoers Instagrammed the event while we live-tweeted red-carpet outfits that looked strangely like our recipes. Oh, and of course, we actually did watch the Oscars (the pizza delivery! Ellen's Glenda the Good Witch outfit!) via an Aereo broadcast that kept things pretty smooth. And when there were blips, well, we had drinks to drink, snack to snack upon, photos to shoot, crop, and post for everyone.
1/18Before the Oscars began, we had our plates and glasses ready to go (photo: contest winner @rachesq)
2/18We started the night out shellshocked, thanks to Lara Spencer.
@bexfinch3/18Thus, we knew exactly what we wanted to eat (photo by Instagram contest winner @bexfinch).
4/18Things started to get spicy, thanks to Jennifer Lawrence, putting gochujang to shame.
5/18So, we decided to cool our mouths off (photo: @erindesigns).
6/18The party gets going (photo: @aguynamedpatrick).
7/18Then, June Squibb had us hungry for sautéed kale.
8/18But we were also craving other assorted greens (photo: contest winner @jyoungnyc ).
9/18More food and drink needed to happen before dessert, though (photo: contest winner @alexanderpwolf).
10/18The ladies (and men) were all about white this year. And we're all about the daikon and scallops.
11/18Speaking of scallops, here are some gorgeous Nantucket Bay scallops with blood orange jus, from our friends at the Daniel Oscars party.
12/18Restaurant Daniel also served smoked salmon mille-feuille with tequila. We have zero complaint about this dish.
13/18Jada Pinkett Smith started up our sweet tooth as she channeled our former peppermint meringue cover girls.
14/18But Lady Gaga also had us craving sparkly lemon cookies.
15/18Viola Davis, you look positively ice cream-like. And we're not full, yet.
16/18Because before this party's over, we need just a few more bites, some drinks, and a few copies of the BA March issue, naturally (photo: @aturitzin).
17/18Midnight was calling, as were our beds, but just one more drink before we go (photo: contest winner @caseylynnphotog).
Copyright 2014. All rights reserved.18/18One lucky winner went home with a gift certificate to Reynard, a BA subscription, and a copy of The Grilling Book from Bon Appétit. Not bad for showing up and guessing 15 out of 24 Oscar winners correctly. See you at the next #BAInstameet!
