The 82nd annual Academy Awards are this Sunday. I’ll admit, I do get enraptured in the red carpet hoopla, the extravagant celebrity fashion, the self-indulgent speeches. Plus, I like movies. I also like the timing of this shindig. A month or so before the awards, I happily escape the cold and head to the movie theater to see many of the Oscar nominated picks.
No big awards show is a big awards show without Meryl Streep. Last Sunday’s New York Times called her a “cinematic chameleon for all audiences.” And with that, I dedicate this blog post to her 16th Oscar nomination — this year for best performance by an actress in a leading role for “Julie and Julia.” In this role, Meryl becomes Julia Child — and, because of her outstanding performance — Julia has now become Meryl. When Ms. Streep was nominated for an Academy Award last year for “Doubt,” Gourmet named a cocktail in her honor.
The Meryl Streep cocktail, courtesy of Gourmet,
because the lady is tasteful, classy and golden.
The Meryl Streep
courtesy of Gourmet
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon Goldschläger, including some gold flecks
- 1 teaspoon Bénédictine
- Demi-sec Champagne or Prosecco (well-chilled)
Combine Goldschläger and Bénédictine in a Champagne flute, then top off with Champagne.
Another cocktail option for awards ceremony watching, is a drink honoring of Ms. Julia Child. Back in August, a New York Times’ Shaken & Stirred column focused on Noilly Prat vermouth. The recipe featured? The Upside-Down Martini, which is said to be Julia’s favorite cocktail.
Upside-Down Martini
courtesy of The New York Times, adapted from Libation
Ingredients:
- 3/4 ounce gin
- 3 3/4 ounces Noilly Prat vermouth
- Lemon twist, for garnish
Combine the gin and vermouth in a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with the lemon twist. (Alternatively, you can serve it on the rocks; combine the ingredients in a rocks glass with ice, garnish and serve.)
Ms. S&C will be *live blogging* the event from a friend’s seventh annual Oscar Extravaganza party. So, if you’re home watching the show, check-in with S&C and share your comments!
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Shoes & Cocktails 
will need to give that champagne cocktail a try.