Five Oscars-inspired dinner menus

For Sunday night’s Oscar party, we say skip the popcorn and cook up a feast inspired by some of the best picture nominees. From the rolling hills of central Ireland to the anti-gravity field of space, we've created five menus based on some of our favourite films from the past year.

By Irene Ngo

February 27, 2014

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Oscar 2014 menus

Philomena

Much of Philomena Lee's back story takes place at a convent in Ireland, so this menu is inspired by Irish comfort foods and a whiskey-cream tipple:

Menu
Saucy shiraz shepherds pies
Herbed cheddar soda bread
Guinness fudge cake
Whiskey-cream liqueur

Saucy shiraz shepherds piePhoto, Roberto Caruso

Nebraska

Woody Grant consumes a great deal of beer throughout the movie, so we've created an all-beer menu to celebrate this film. (Please be responsible and don't drink and drive!)

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Sticky beer-braised beef ribs
Classic baked beans
Pumpkin-ale bread
Austrian supermodel beer cocktail

Sticky beer-braised beef ribsPhoto, John Cullen

Her

This menu captures all our favourite fairground foods to celebrate Theodore and Samantha's "date" to an old-fashioned carnival:

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Tuscan margherita pizza
Grilled corn
Fairground kettle corn
Caramel-apple cocktail

Tuscan margherita pizzaPhoto, Roberto Caruso

Dallas Buyers Club

Inspired by Ron Woodruff and Dr. Eve Sak's steak house dinner, we're serving up classic chophouse fare:

Menu
Striploin steaks
Sherried mushrooms
Classic caesar salad
Soft pretzel sticks

Striploin steaks with sherried mushroomsPhoto, Roberto Caruso

Gravity

This movie takes place mostly in space, so we got a little creative with a menu that uses dried ingredients like fruit and tomatoes (to emulate stereotypical dehydrated space food):

Menu
Ham and cheese focaccia with mostarda
Feta sun-dried tomato stuffed turkey roll
Jewelled rice
Sticky toffee puddings with caramel sauce

Feta sun-dried tomato stuffed turkey rollPhoto, Andreas Trauttmansdorff

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