Red Carpet Fizz.

– Smoked Salmon Blinis
– Butter Lettuce Salad with Mandarin Oranges
– Slow Braised Short Ribs
– Pan-Roasted Chicken with Whole-Grain Mustard and Port
– Spring Risotto
– Molten Lava Chocolate Cake

– The Red Carpet Fizz
– The Ultimate Accolade
– The Golden Rush
– Plus Non-Alcoholic Beverages

And, there are party planning tips, shopping lists and games, Oscar ballots, Oscar Trivia and other games. Oscar Bingo, anyone? http://www.oscars.org/partykit

Yoplait Original yogurt has just launched three new 99% fat free superfruit-flavored yogurts: Cherry Pomegranate, Blackberry Pomegranate and Blueberry Acai. To celebrate, here’s a $1.00 coupon off on any Yoplait yogurt cups: http://tinyurl.com/ad44ky.

Is there a whole lot of antioxidant benefits in a cup of superfruit yogurt? No—the major benefit comes from eating the concentrated nutrients and fiber in the fruit or its juice (where you lose most of the fiber), not in a secondary food flavored with it (think of eating an orange, versus an orange-flavored yogurt). But every little bit counts.

– Read our article on antioxidants to get a better understanding of how they work.
– Here’s a chart on the ORAC values (antioxidant values) of different foods.

Made with the highest-quality, ethically-sourced Arabica beans, Starbucks claims to have “found a way to microgrind them in a way that preserves all their essential oils and flavor–trust us, you won’t find anything like VIA Ready Brew anywhere else.” “We have been working on this project for more than 20 years,” Starbucks said, “and have a patent pending on the technology that delivers Starbucks coffee in an instant form.”

You don’t have to trust them on this point: You can send for a free sample and try it for yourself: http://www.starbucksstore.com/products/via/freesample.asp. The instant coffee is available in Columbian and Italian Roast. VIA will be sold online and in Starbucks stores in packs of three for $2.95 or packs of 12 for $9.95—a cup of instant Starbucks for under $1.00.