This award season, Beverly Hills restaurants are bringing glitz and glam to their menus with new dishes and cocktails inspired by red-carpet fashion. Award shows including the Oscars, BAFTA, SAG and more will be keeping celebrities busy for the next few months.
Travelers and locals can get a glimpse of awards season life by visiting iconic hotels that have hosted the Golden Globes and star-studded afterparties and are now offering limited-time dishes and libations starting February 15.
Visitors and locals can get a taste of the upcoming award season at the following locations:
§ The Club Bar at The Peninsula Beverly Hills’ Golden Sbagliato Cocktail: Crafted with Cocchi Americano, yellow chartreuse and Moët & Chandon (the official champagne of the Golden Globes), this drink is topped with a gold leaf garnish symbolic of the statuettes themselves.
§ The Beverly Hilton’s Beignets: Filled with cream cheese and topped with powdered sugar, mango chutney, peppered strawberry, pistachio crumbs and a strawberry sorbet paying homage to the red carpet and nodding to stars’ accessories and adornments.
§ THEBlvd at The Beverly Wilshire’s Awards Season Croissant: The braided effect on Executive Pastry Chef Riccardo Menicucci’s delicacy is inspired by the film reel imprinted on Oscars statuettes and represents the intertwining of the Academy’s five original branches (actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers). The croissant is filled with dulce de leche and almonds and topped with 24-carat gold symbolizing the gold-plated statuette.
§ MR CHOW’s Ma Mignon and aka MR CHOW Cocktail: The namesake cocktail celebrates the release of Michael Chow’s HBO documentary with a stamped Highball ice cube hugged by a blend of tequila, Aperol, elderflower syrup, fresh lemon juice and Laurent Perrier Rosé champagne. The drink is paired with Ma Mignon, a marinated, thinly sliced filet topped with a tangy savory sauce.
§ Ocean Prime Beverly Hills’ Red Carpet Carpaccio: Lightly cured in a bonito-infused soy sauce, Executive Chef Jonathan Milan’s Beef Carpaccio is rolled out on the center of the plate like the red carpet itself. The dish is topped with lobster croutons, Kilo caviar, burnt blood orange, winter vegetables and dressed with a yuzu-truffle vinaigrette.
§ Tatel’s ‘Halle Berry’ Cocktail: Paying homage to the award-winning actress’ iconic Oscars moment, the beverage features muddled blueberries, expressed sage leaves, Casa Del Sol Añejo, Catalina Apero, citrus, house-made ‘habanero shrub,’ FeeBros ‘Fee Foam’ and house-made agave nectar. The cocktail is topped with atomized sprays of ‘Valdespino Contrabandista Amontillado’ dry sherry and garnished with skewered blueberries, sage leaves and an edible flower.
§ Crustacean’s Red Carpet Cocktail: With a red-carpet glow, the celebratory cocktail is crafted with Cognac, champagne and Doladira – a rhubarb apéritif with notes of plum, gentian and rosemary.
