Get your glitz on and step up the glamour-puss factor by hosting your very own film festival party in honour of Hollywood North.
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Andrien Brody and Jessica Biel may not be on your invite list (and even if they were, it's a slim chance they'd show) but that doesn't mean you can't host your very own red carpet soiree. And with the A-list descending on Hog Town for this year's Toronto International Film Festival like a swarm of Pucci-swathed locust it's hard not to get caught up in all the glitteroti.
First things first: Hollywood types may have fully outfitted dream kitchens but they're used for display not for actual cooking, so hire a caterer. Wolfgang Puck or Mark McEwan will do nicely.
Seriously though, parties larger than 12 people should be catered and when you consider your time grocery shopping, food schlepping and prepping, and the task of cooking then cleaning up afterwards, having a local gourmand do it all for you makes a lot of sense. And it leaves you more time to shop and accessorize for your walk down the red carpet.
How to find a caterer? Look to your favourite restaurant or local gourmet shop. If you're having a full-on gala the caterer can look after renting silverware, dishes, linens, chairs, tables and even bartenders and servers, if need be. They all arrive sparkling and new then leave dirty and disheveled, like one of Britney's dancers. No fuss, no muss, no worries. You'll have so much free time a full-day spa treatment will be in order. How A-list are you feeling now?
The next task is to come up with a deliciously trendy cocktail for you and your guests to ooh and aah over. Snap, snap and done.
Fill a tall glass with ice and pour over 1 ½ oz. of Absolut Mango Vodka and 4 oz. of cranberry juice. Top with 7-Up and garnish with a lemon wheel that you've half-dipped into a bowl of sugar. Call it the Mango Spotlight or Festival Punch or whatever you like, just make lots of them and enjoy.
