When you say "Red Carpet," most people probably think of
fantastic frocks and
celebrity smiles. Not the folks at Patron. For them the phrase "Red Carpet" has a completely different meaning.
Cheryl Cecchetto, the special events producer of this year's
Governors Ball, the
Oscars after party, suspended glass globes from the ceiling of the venue, which reflect light around the room. Personally, I find them a tad too fishbowl or < a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45101836@N00/100818740/">terrarium-esque for my taste, and not as elegant as I'd expect for such an event. But, I appreciate Cecchetto's creativity and ability to bring new purpose to an everyday object.
When I walked into the preview for the
Governors Ball, the
suspended globes immediately caught my eye. However, once I was able to pull my gaze down, my eyes became lost in the drama that is the floral arrangement.
There are over 15,000 roses, in 15 different shades of red, and they're accompanied by golden orchids imported from Thailand several days before the event.
If you haven't been following along with all of our
Governors Ball coverage then you may have missed the fact that it's going to be "simple but refined." Everything is an elegant sea of red and gold, and the food is nothing but refined simplicity.
While at the press preview, I had the opportunity to watch Wolfgang at work. For two hours he entertained members of the press, grilled steaks, stirred up mac and cheese, and answered similar questions over and over and over again.
Considering that
the Oscars are less than a week away, it's about time to start prepping your house for your own Sunday night Oscar party. Since YumSugar shared images with me of
her preview tour of the Governors Ball, I figured I'd put 'em to use and show you how to
get the look of an Oscar party lounge, making your digs worthy of an award — or at the very least, a nomination.
While I'll never endorse this color scheme, I do appreciate its inspiration. Special events producer Cheryl Cecchetto
spoke to the influences saying, "The inspiration this year was really drawn from the gold of the Oscar and the red of the red carpet." To learn how to get this inspired look for your Oscar party, or any other,
The Palette: As I said, the palette for this party is simply red and gold.
You've
seen the food, and you've
seen the decorations, heck, I even showed you
what wine they'll be drinking at the upcoming Governors Ball. However, it's now time for the thing I'm sure a lot of you have been waiting for: the desserts!
This year, Sherry Yard, the executive pastry chef and author of several cookbooks, including
Desserts by the Yard, is concentrating on wonderful little bites. There are solid dark chocolate Oscar statues, almond-apricot petit fours, edible bubbles — yes, bubbles.
Tick tock: The Oscars are fast approaching. If you haven't yet, you should
fill out BuzzSugar's ballot for a chance to win a cash prize. YumSugar was kind enough to share photos with me of her
preview tour of the Governors Ball, the Academy Awards' official afterparty, and I noticed that the
Kartell Bourgie Table Lamp ($362) was used in a rather unusual manner.
For the last five years,
Sterling Vineyards has created special blends specifically for the Oscars. The blends, which are the Red Carpet Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and the Gold Standard Reserve Chardonnay, are limited to 350 cases of each and are extremely exclusive. Unless you sneak into to the
Governors Ball, or have someone sneak a bottle out for you, you won't even be able to taste it.
Last week we got to take a peek at what this year's
Governors Ball is going to look like. As you can tell, it's going to be an extravagant affair with lush red velvet, shiny gold accents, red roses and gold orchids. Such an extravagant affair can only be pulled off by someone really spectacular, and that someone is special events producer Cheryl Cecchetto.
The Oscars are just around the corner — fill in your
ballot for a chance to win fab prizes. — and last week I tempted you guys with
photos from the Governors Ball preview However, I didn't give a full rundown on what was going to be served. If you were wondering what was pictured in the sea of tastiness, get prepared.
