After all thewinners were announcedat the94th Academy Awardson Sunday, the real celebrating began—and that meant plenty of award-worthy food and drinks.Evan Funke, the chef behind celebrity hotspotsMother WolfandFelixrestaurants in L.A., prepared the food forVanity Fair’s viewing dinner and star-studded after-party, which returned this yearafter being canceled in 2021because of the pandemic.“I was pleasantly surprised and excited [to be asked],” Funke told PEOPLE a few days before the event. “TheVanity FairOscar party istheshow after the show. It’s a huge honor and I’m grateful for the opportunity.“Funke’s menu featured a collection of dishes meant to highlight “the culinary heritage of Rome,” he says. “We’ll be leaning heavy into that with a few hits from other regions of Italy.“Eric WolfingerHis dinner menu began with panzanella (Italian bread salad) made with heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, spring onion, creamy burrata and dressed with a lambrusco vinegar. For the pasta course, Funke offered his famous lasagna bolognese—layers of housemade ragu bolognese, bechamel sauce and sheets of delicate, fresh pasta—and orecchiette served with broccoli rabe pesto, brasicas and pangrattato (an Italian breadcrumb mixture).The third course included main dish options like branzino with shaved fennel, Sorrento lemons, mint and salsa verde, rib-eye steak with crispy potatoes and wild arugula, and risotto with roasted kuri squash and sage.And last but not least, the meal concluded with maritozzo alla Romano, which are sweet brioche buns filled with fresh strawberries and chantilly cream.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.While this is the first time Funke has provided the food and drinks for theVanity Fairparty, the chef is no stranger to celebrating on Oscar Sunday.“I love movies, and I grew up in the movie business. My father, Alex Funke, is a three-time Oscar winner so movies have been a big part of my life,” he tells PEOPLE of his dad, a visual effects director. In previous years, the chef also helped prepare dishes for the annualGovernors Ball alongside Wolfgang Puck.
After all thewinners were announcedat the94th Academy Awardson Sunday, the real celebrating began—and that meant plenty of award-worthy food and drinks.
Evan Funke, the chef behind celebrity hotspotsMother WolfandFelixrestaurants in L.A., prepared the food forVanity Fair’s viewing dinner and star-studded after-party, which returned this yearafter being canceled in 2021because of the pandemic.
“I was pleasantly surprised and excited [to be asked],” Funke told PEOPLE a few days before the event. “TheVanity FairOscar party istheshow after the show. It’s a huge honor and I’m grateful for the opportunity.”
Funke’s menu featured a collection of dishes meant to highlight “the culinary heritage of Rome,” he says. “We’ll be leaning heavy into that with a few hits from other regions of Italy.”
Eric Wolfinger
His dinner menu began with panzanella (Italian bread salad) made with heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, spring onion, creamy burrata and dressed with a lambrusco vinegar. For the pasta course, Funke offered his famous lasagna bolognese—layers of housemade ragu bolognese, bechamel sauce and sheets of delicate, fresh pasta—and orecchiette served with broccoli rabe pesto, brasicas and pangrattato (an Italian breadcrumb mixture).
The third course included main dish options like branzino with shaved fennel, Sorrento lemons, mint and salsa verde, rib-eye steak with crispy potatoes and wild arugula, and risotto with roasted kuri squash and sage.
And last but not least, the meal concluded with maritozzo alla Romano, which are sweet brioche buns filled with fresh strawberries and chantilly cream.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
While this is the first time Funke has provided the food and drinks for theVanity Fairparty, the chef is no stranger to celebrating on Oscar Sunday.
“I love movies, and I grew up in the movie business. My father, Alex Funke, is a three-time Oscar winner so movies have been a big part of my life,” he tells PEOPLE of his dad, a visual effects director. In previous years, the chef also helped prepare dishes for the annualGovernors Ball alongside Wolfgang Puck.
source: people.com
