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Chocolate Bark Oscar® Style is a Wolfgang Puck Favorite chocolate recipe. This elegant simple dish is a great desert at any Oscar party. You can get the same chocolate on Amazon. Then let the creating start.
Chocolate Bark Recipe
The 95th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Stay tuned here for all things Oscars® 2023 from nominations to award night.
Director’s Martini created by award-winning mixologist Charles Joly for the 95th Oscars®. Joly and his team of experts have spent countless hours preparing the cocktail experience like the Director’s Martini. This pairs perfectly with the tantalizing culinary offerings served during the star-studded Oscar® evening.
Director’s Martini Recipe
The 95th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Stay tuned here for all things Oscars® 2023 from nominations to award night.
Cacio e Pepe Macaroni & Cheese simply translates to cheese and pepper pasta. Wolfgang Puck does bring a new flair to the Cacio e Pepe Macaroni & Cheese traditional dish. Enjoy this like the celebrities while watching the 95th Oscars.
The 95th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Stay tuned here for all things Oscars® 2023 from nominations to award night.
Celebration for all Oscar recipients and nominees this year 29th Governors Ball at the 95th Oscars. This year will be a year with Andy Seymour of Liquid Productions, golden statues, Wolfgang Puck, Eric Klein, and pastry creations by Kamel Guechida and Garry Larduinat. A celebration for all Oscar recipients and nominees this year.
Celebration Governors Ball Menu
Chocolate Bark Wolfgang Puck Director’s Martini Don Julio Cacio e Pepe Macaroni & Cheese
Tray Passed
Confit Golden Beet, Cashew Crème, Gastrique, Mint (vegan)
The 95th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Stay tuned here for all things Oscars® 2023 from nominations to award night.
Oscar Nominees Luncheon is a time when they take a break from filming and press to enjoy their films. The day is filled with handshakes, hugs, and regalinling stories.
Academy President Janet Yang
Oscar Nominations Luncheon President
Janet Yang speaking in her first Oscars® nominee luncheon since her election August 2, 2022. Yang states, “We learned from this that the Academy must be fully transparent and accountable in our actions, and particularly in times of crisis we must act swiftly, compassionately and decisively for ourselves and for our industry . . . You should and can expect no less from us going forward.”
Yang comes with a background with dedication to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences®, television and film production. She has an Emmy® forIndictment: The McMartin Trial.
Oscar Nominations Luncheon Menu
The is a daytime formal attire. The Oscar Nominee luncheon is a two-course meal with dessert. There is a harvest salad and king oyster mushroom scallops, wild mushroom risotto, roasted Brussels sprouts, baby carrots and pea tendrils. For dessert the guests are served an opera cake, ganache and fresh berries.
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Oscar Nominations by The Numbers
There are 16 first time nominees this year (film veterans and new talent):
Austin Butler for Elvis
Hong Chau for The Whale
Kerry Condon for The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once (Her first nomination)
Ana de Armas for Blonde
Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser for The Whale
Brendan Gleeson for The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry for Causeway
Stephanie Hsu for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Barry Keoghan for The Banshees of Inisherin
Paul Mescal for Aftersun
Bill Nighy for Living, Ke Huy Quan for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Andrea Riseborough for To Leslie
Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Steven Spielberg continues with his nominations making him one of the most recognized directors with his 12th nomination in the best picture category.
Diane Warren is back. with her 14th nomination for Applause from ‘Tell It Like a Woman’
Angela Bassett became the first actor from a Marvel film to be nominated for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian woman is nominated for the best actress.
Charlie Mackesy and
Matthew Freud Academy Governor DeVon Franklin Diane Warren Shane Boris, Sara Dosa and Ina Fichman Daniel Kwan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang Dylan Cole, Vanessa Cole and Ben Proctor Hong Chau Teddy Leifer, Shank Sen and Aman Mann Marcel The Shell with Shoes Ian Chang, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ryan Lott Colin Farrell and Austin Butler Catherine Martin, Gail Berman and Baz Luhrmann Tom Berkeley, Academy President Janet Yang, Ross White
Top Film Nominations
Everything Everywhere All at Once Leads With 11 Oscar Nominations.
The Banshees of Inisherin and All Quiet on the Western Front received nine nominations each.
301 films were up for nomination this year.
The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
SAG nomination announcement by Ashley Park (Emily in Paris) and Haley Lu Richardson (another Phoenician). The big announcement is the SAGs will be on Netflix’s YouTube Channel globally will stream beginning in 2024.
Screen Actors Guild®
Looking to have a glam night at your place for SAGs check out a few dinner ideas here. Dinner ideas include a surf and turf with chicken and salmon as proteins. The salmon preparation is Green Tea Marinated Salmon with Bulgur Wheat, Tofu, and Sweet Soy. You can enjoy the Green Tea Marinated Salmon the recipe is here.
Sally Fields is receiving the Lifetime Achievement award. “She has an enduring career because she is authentic in her performance and always projects likability and humanity – she just connects. That’s part of why she has sustained her massive fandom and incredibly rich and layered career. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher
The rule that the SAGs® are a predictor of the Oscars® maybe exception this year. What are your predictions? Post here #4chionstyle.
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SAG Nominations
The SAG Nominations for Motion Picture Nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
AUSTIN BUTLER / Elvis – Elvis
COLIN FARRELL / Pádraic Súilleabháin – The Banshees Of Inisherin
BRENDAN FRASER / Charlie – The Whale
BILL NIGHY / Williams – Living
ADAM SANDLER / Stanley Sugerman – Hustle
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
CATE BLANCHETT / Lydia Tár – Tár
VIOLA DAVIS / Nanisca – The Woman King
ANA de ARMAS / Norma Jeane – Blonde
DANIELLE DEADWYLER / Mamie Till-Mobley – Till
MICHELLE YEOH / Evelyn Wang – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
PAUL DANO / Burt Fabelman – The Fabelmans
BRENDAN GLEESON / Colm Doherty – The Banshees Of Inisherin
BARRY KEOGHAN / Dominic Kearney – The Banshees Of Inisherin
KE HUY QUAN / Waymond Wang – Everything Everywhere All at Once
EDDIE REDMAYNE / Charlie Cullen – The Good Nurse
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
ANGELA BASSETT / Ramonda – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
HONG CHAU / Liz – The Whale
KERRY CONDON / Siobhán Súilleabháin – The Banshees Of Inisherin
JAMIE LEE CURTIS / Deidre Beaubeirdra – Everything Everywhere All at Once
STEPHANIE HSU / Joy Wang/Jobu Topaki – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Babylon
Jovan Adepo / Sidney Palmer P.J. Byrne / Max (Ruth’s Asst. Director) Diego Calva / Manny Torres Lukas Haas / George Munn Olivia Hamilton / Ruth Adler Li Jun Li / Lady Fay Zhu Tobey Maguire / James McKay Max Minghella / Irving Thalberg Brad Pitt / Jack Conrad Margot Robbie / Nellie LaRoy Rory Scovel / The Count Jean Smart / Elinor St. John Katherine Waterston / Estelle
The Banshees Of Inisherin
Kerry Condon / Siobhán Súilleabháin Colin Farrell / Pádraic Súilleabháin Brendan Gleeson / Colm Doherty Barry Keoghan / Dominic Kearney
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jamie Lee Curtis / Deirdre Beaubeirdra James Hong / Gong Gong Stephanie Hsu / Joy Wang/Jobu Tupaki Ke Huy Quan / Waymond Wang Harry Shum Jr. / Chad Jenny Slate / Big Nose Michelle Yeoh / Evelyn Wang
The Fabelmans
Jeannie Berlin / Hadassah Fabelman Paul Dano / Burt Fabelman Judd Hirsch / Uncle Boris Gabriel LaBelle / Sammy Fabelman David Lynch / John Ford Seth Rogen / Bennie Loewy Michelle Williams / Mitzi Fabelman
Women Talking
Jessie Buckley / Mariche Claire Foy / Salome Kate Hallett / Autje Judith Ivey / Agata Rooney Mara / Ona Sheila McCarthy / Greta Frances McDormand / Scarface Janz Michelle McLeod / Mejal Liv McNeil / Neitje Ben Whishaw / August August Winter / Melvin
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Avatar: The way of water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
The SAG Nominations for Television Program Nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Steve Carell / Alan Strauss – The Patient
Taron Egerton / James Keene – Black Bird
Sam Elliott / Shea Brennan – 1883
PAUL WALTER HAUSER / Larry Hall – Black Bird
EVAN PETERS / Jeffrey Dahmer – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
EMILY BLUNT / Cornelia Locke – The English
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Tammy Wynette – George & Tammy
JULIA GARNER / Anna Delvey – Inventing Anna
NIECY NASH-BETTS / Glenda Cleveland – Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
AMANDA SEYFRIED / Elizabeth Holmes – The Dropout
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JONATHAN BANKS / Mike Ehrmantraut – Better Call Saul
JASON BATEMAN / Marty Byrde – Ozark
JEFF BRIDGES / Dan Chase – The Old Man
BOB ODENKIRK / Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman – Better Call Saul
ADAM SCOTT / Mark Scout – Severance
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
JENNIFER COOLIDGE / Tanya McQuoid-Hunt – The White Lotus
ELIZABETH DEBICKI / Princess Diana – The Crown
JULIA GARNER / Ruth Langmore – Ozark
LAURA LINNEY / Wendy Byrde – Ozark
ZENDAYA / Rue Bennett – Euphoria
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ANTHONY CARRIGAN / Noho Hank – Barry
BILL HADER / Barry – Barry
STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage – Only Murders in the Building
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam – Only Murders in the Building
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto – The Bear
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
The Super Bowl LVII is here in Phoenix Arizona. The events are across the Maricopa county and bring the community and football fans together to see the Chiefs and Eagles play for the 57th Super Bowl.
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Super Bowl Experience at Hance Park
This free outdoor event is central to downtown Phoenix and Maricopa county. Margaret T. Hance Park is named after the first female mayor of the city. The tunnel on the I-10 marked the completion of I-10 coast-to-coast.
Music, entertainment, local foods, family-friendly games,and multicultural celebrations will fill the park at 67 W. Culver Street in downtown Phoenix from Feb. 9 – Feb. 12. All concessions on site as well as the NFL Shop will only accept credit cards.
Thursday, February 9: Jimmy Eat World (a local band from Mesa) opener is Gin Blossoms. Music starts at 5 P.M.
Hours 2 P.M. – 10 P.M.
Friday, February 10: Lee Brice, Pillbox Patti, and Cooper Alan music starts at 6:15 PM
Saturday February 11 Major Laze dance trio of Diplo, Walshy Fire and Ape Drums and ARIZONA music starts at 2:45 P.M.
Parking is difficult and expensive during the Super Bowl week. The Valley Metro rail is free with the One Pass Application. This application is required to enter all Super Bowl events. Please use #SBFWiFi at the park to access the free WIFI.
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Super Bowl Experience at Phoenix Convention Center
This is a once in a lifetime event you should attend. The convention center is filled with football fun, memorabilia, and a real life interactive events.
Phoenix Convention Center will kick off on Saturday, February 4 & Sunday, February 5 and then opens again from Thursday, February 9 – Saturday, February 11. Celebrate the Super Bowl and the conclusion of the NFL season.
The Valley Metro rail is free with the One Pass Application. This application is required to enter all Super Bowl events and you can purchase your tickets from here as well. The parking the weekend before was 40 for 4 hours near the conventions center.
The events include the following:
Autograph Stage (1 autograph for each SBXTRA purchase (these tickets are sold out))
Vince Lombardi Trophy (1 photo for each SBXTRA purchase)
Interactive Games (unlimited access)
Play Football Clinic Field (unlimited access)
FedEx Air Challenge
Play Football Hail Mary
Arts and Crafts
Gear Up & Go
Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award
Pepsi Helmets
There is so much to see and do you can plan. There are great opportunities for photos and selfies. Hours:
Saturday, February 4: 10 A.M — 10 P.M.
Sunday, February 5: 10 A.M — 8 P.M.
Thursday, February 9: 3 P.M. — 10 P.M.
Friday, February 10: 3 P.M. —10 P.M.
Saturday, February 11: 10A.M.— 10 P.M.
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City Events
Phoenix Arizona
The city is come to life with Super Bowl everywhere. Great local restaurants, entertainment, and fun just walking around. You may catch a balloon artist or concert on the street. A favorite treat downtown is The Yard Milkshake Bar. Share your favorite photos using #SBLVII #4ChionStyle. Some events include:
Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest performances by Paramore and Bleachers, Dave Matthews, and Imagine Dragons Feb. 9 – Feb. 11 at 7 P.M. at Footprint Center
12th Annual NFL Honors Hosted by Kelly Clarkson Feb. 9 at 7 P.M. at Symphony Hall
Suits and Sneakers
Suits and Sneakers
ESPN Fan FestComing to Phoenix for Super Bowl
Old Town Scottsdale
This is a great place to celebrate with fashion, food, ESPN, and so much more. Some of the events are:
Historic Old Town ESPN Main Street Tailgate Feb. 8 to 12 from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M.
W Scottsdale’s Suits & Sneakers runway featuring NFL, MLB and NHL athletes. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer will host and Rick Ross Feb. 8 from 8 P.M. to 2 A.M.
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Super Bowl LVII Westgate/Stadium
Glendale is the center for the football game, halftime show, and so much more. Some of the events are:
West Fest at Westgate Entertainment District entertainers include Tim McGraw, Bailey Zimmerman, Marshmello and Nightmre Feb. 10 – 11 from 6 P.M.
Super Bowl LVII Game Day Information
Date: Sunday, February 12
Kickoff: 4:30pm (MST)
Stadium Gates open: 12:30 PM (MST)
Gameday Experience: 12:30 PM (MST). Super Bowl LVII game ticket required
Birthday trip to Tucson was a beautiful adventure of food, forest, desert, and culture. It was a far away experience and journey.
Birthday Trip To Mount Lemmon
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This birthday journey is in the beautiful ” sky island.” This mountain brings life, water, and history to not just Tuscon but New Mexico and Mexico. You begin your journey in the Sonoran Desert to end in the mixed conifer forest.
This mountain is named after botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon. Her and her husband spent years identifying plants after spending their honeymoon on the mountain.
The 1 hour drive takes you over 7 life zones including Alpine Tundra zone (there is no access to this zone). The hour takes you from Mexico to Canada in life zones. There is a great app you can download that covers each zone from the University of Arizona.
When you get to the top there is a fun town Summerhaven with a restaurant and a general store with fresh fudge and the famous Cookie Cabin. The drive down is just as impressive and beautiful.
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St. Augustine Cathedral
This beautiful cathedral is downtown Tucson. This church started in 1776 long before Arizona became a state. Royal Presidio was the name of the church in this small community. Father Donato Rogieri from Santa Fe, New Mexico in the 1850s to rebuild and establish the church. This church constructed by moving one adobe brick at time from Solano Leon place to get the parish a place of worship. 1928 the brick structure transformed into its present Mexican baroque form.
Mission San Xavier del Bac
Tucson Mission San Xavier del Bac
This mission is apart of the wonderful history in Tucson. The missions are a big part of the culture and religion in the Southwest. This is the most photographed mission in the state
Mission San Xavier del Bac, a historic Spanish Catholic mission, is 10 miles south of downtown. This mission on the Tohono O’odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation. This location began with Franciscan missionary Fr. Juan Bautista Velderrain beginning in 1783. This mission has been apart of the New Spain, Mexico, and the United States since construction began.
The mission presents shells as a symbol of pilgrimage. The Baroque architecture is traditional with marbling, faux doors, and other details. The mission represents the struggles that have been with the Southwest, living in harsh conditions, the changes in governments, fire, and earthquake.
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Casa Grande Ruins
Taking Route 87 off I-10 going 19 miles east on AZ 87 you come across the community built by Salado Indians around 1300-1350 AD. This area settled as early as 300 CE. There is no know purpose for largest prehistoric structures in America.
This community built complex irrigation, farming, and trade for survival. There is no written history left behind. The framing and food included mesquite pods, squash , prickly pear fruit, corn roasted or eaten raw, fish and other animals, saguaro fruits from the tops of the cati, and fowl.
The large building in the center of the community is for religious ceremonies with ceremonial wine. There are gravesites discovered inside the center. There are what appears to be ball courts for Aztec played similar all courts they are located in Wupatki a site near Flagstaff as well.
The community was no longer used after 1450. This community survived looting, huntin, vandalizing, and left for destruction. Therefore 1892, President Benjamin Harrison set aside one square mile of Arizona Territory surrounding the Casa Grande Ruins. This is the first prehistoric and cultural reserve established in the United States.
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Casa Grande Domes
This is fun spot to stop and see from your car. It is a no trespassing area that is very unsafe especially for young children. This location was the hopes and dreams of many that never came true. This location was for manufacturing of computers but was never completed. There is an eerie feeling here. You can hear the walls speak as if there was life there but really the life has been one of decay and destruction.
Birthday Food Stops
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Fudge Shop
Getting to the top of Mount Lemmon is a great little spot to shop, eat, and get a little sweet treat. This general store has some great snacks, a few souvenirs, and fresh fudge. The tradition of a sweet shop on your adventures that are so fun and memorable. Therefore it is a great birthday treat for the journey back down the mountain.
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Birthday dinner was enjoyed at the Yard House in Tucson. This was an exception meal. The Black Orchid cocktail was as delicious as it was beautiful. They have a great happy hour menu with half off appetizers and drink specials. Enjoyed Poke Nachos a great fusion dish and fried calamari. They have a beautiful dessert for birthday celebrations. The one downside to this location is solo diners are moved on the seating list and the waitress was not to attentive. The manager ensured the dining experience was exceptional.
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Scrambled eggs are a great go to for breakfast, snack, sandwich, and so much more. Food Hacks for scrambling eggs here.
Scrambled Eggs Food Hacks
There are many ideas on how to create the fluffy moist tastiest scrambled eggs. Many years of working breakfast in food. My tricks and tips are from personal choice and learnings.
Use water instead of milk or cream. The water creates a steam that heats the eggs. Keep them light while cream/milk creates a tougher egg.
Scramble the eggs in a bowl well. Yes this creates more dishes but will add air to create fluffiness and mix the yolk and whites for the best color.
Do not salt and pepper prior to the end of cooking. Adding salt early in preparation will dehydrate the eggs. Pepper will change the color from a bright yellow to dingy yellow.
Recipe
3 large fresh
1 tsp. water
salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp butter
Place cracked eggs in a bowl. While scrambling eggs till well blended heat skillet with 2 tsp. butter on medium low heat. When pan is warm add eggs to pan let settle until eggs slightly cook on the bottom of the pan. Then begin to scramble with a fork until almost completely cooked. Slightly raw and still shiny. Remove from heat scramble a little more then add salt and pepper to taste. You can add to half toast with avocado, over toast, or a favorite scrambled egg sandwich. You can add fresh chopped green onion on top, add all begal seasoning, or Tabasco sauce. Serving size 1
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Autumn means crock pots and soup. As a child fall was all about soup from fresh vegetable soup to French onion for Thanksgiving.
Autumn Soups
The first soup of the season was vegetable the last of the fresh garden vegetables. The root vegetables used were just a few from the garden. Many ended in a canner or the root cellar for the dark cold winter. The very last of the fresh greens, green beans, and corn were a great addition.
The soup season all of autumn went from the vegetable soup to chilli for Halloween night served with fried scones and honey butter. The autumn soup season would end with the deep rich French onion soup made from onion jam. Therefore the first of autumn was the last of fresh vegetables but ended with riches of the year’s harvest.
In a large warm sauté pan place your olive oil, add 1/2 seasonings toast slightly. Add onion, potatoes, carrots (heavier veggies) sauté for 3-4 minutes. Then add peas, corn, and spinach. Sauté fro 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic sauté 2-3 minutes.
In a Crock Pot set on low if cooking overnight or high if soup is for dinner (cook 4 hours) add the remaining seasoning, bay leaves, bouillon, sauté vegetables, and 4 cups of water. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
In a saucepan add 1 tsp. bouillon, salt, pepper, and 1 1/2 cup water, and barley. Bring to boil once boiling turn to low. Cook for 20 min. Then add to the soup.
Serve with your favorite sourdough bread or crackers.
Please note you can add any vegetables your family enjoys i.e. celery, green pepper, spinach, mushrooms or even a hot pepper for some heat. You can use the leftovers from the roasted Costco chicken or fresh sausage in place of the beans.
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