Japanese milk bread, a three-night keep for eight individuals on a volcanic Italian island and liposuction are among the many treats contained in the much-coveted Oscars goodie bag this yr.
The bag, which is unaffiliated with the Academy however despatched by the corporate Distinctive Belongings to the appearing and directing nominees, is valued at round $126,000 (£106,000).
Manufacturers pay $4,000 to safe a spot within the hamper, however there isn’t any obligation on the recipient to just accept, use or promote any of the contents.
Different swag features a plot of land in Australia (measurement and placement unknown), a three-night keep in rural Ottawa, hand-harvested natural dates, silk pillowcases and an government hair restoration session with a Florida physician.
The bag comprises some 60 objects, with a concentrate on luxurious wellness promotion, comparable to a NaturGeeks purposeful wellness “immunity increase” and C60 Purple Energy edible therapeutic massage oil (a part of the Sexy vary).
They will additionally guide a facelift with superstar surgeon Dr Konstantin Vasyukevich and guzzle a collection of candies with a video message embedded within the field.
In the meantime, the keynote menu for this yr’s official afterparty has additionally been revealed. Conceived by British chef Elliott Grover, who was commissioned by veteran Oscars caterer Wolfgang Puck to ship a fast style tour of England, it begins with a cone of fish and chips, earlier than transferring on to a tiny hen pie and ending with a trifle.
Grover has stated he’s counting on the lure of miniaturisation – plus the truth that the Oscars are the final gasp of the awards season – as a method to get such calorific snacks down A-listers.
He told Vice of his fish and chips, that are fried in beef dripping: “Folks will likely be celebrating in order that they’ll be extra open to it and it’s solely a four-biter. I would get away with it — perhaps.”
The hen pie comes with shavings of black truffle, whereas the trifles are topped with a maraschino cherry, lending them a striking seaside postcard appearance.
With its eager embrace of meat and fats, Grover’s menu seems a exceptional swerve away from the plant-based fare so lately trendy at such ceremonies (solely vegan meals was out there at this yr’s Golden Globes).
The Oscars have been offering choices that don’t function animal merchandise for a decade. In 2020, when finest actor winner Joaquin Phoenix used his speech to name for an finish to meat and dairy farming, Puck laid on a vegan cheese bar.
His vegetable creativity will likely be showcased this yr with nibbles together with a mushroom potsticker “soup dumpling”, puri pillow with sumac hummus and English pea falafel and tendril.
