Everyone has an opinion about the dress. No one talks about the food.
Oscar night is the single room — two rooms, actually — where the most charismatic, most photographed, most dramatic, funniest, most beautiful people on earth are all in the same place at the same time. Someone had to decide what goes in their mouths. That decision is as deliberate as any look on the carpet.
Evan Funke’s Pre-Ceremony Dinner Menu
Before the winners were announced, about 100 guests sat down to dinner at LACMA. Evan Funke has been running that kitchen since 2022. His Roman trattoria Mother Wolf turned Hollywood into a pasta city. This year: Lasagna alla Cantonese, Mediterranean sea bass, grilled prime ribeye, handmade pasta.
Domino’s, sleek black box, and Julia Fox
Then the Domino’s. Custom matte black slice boxes, gold lettering, Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2026, LACMA embossed on the front. A server in a custom Domino’s suit, the lapel pinned with a small domino tile, circulated the same room as the ribeye. The packaging alone is a brief. Julia Fox was in Viktor & Rolf, straps so architectural they reached her ears. Domino’s slice in hand. “I’m 36,” she said. “Gotta put some clothes on.” (Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair) Anna Wintour was there for the first time. She was handed the same options as everyone else.
In-N-Out at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party: A Tradition Since 1994
Elle Fanning tackled one. Queen Latifah lit up when she was handed one. Odessa A’zion held hers like she’d won something. Steven Spielberg photographed his. Zoe Saldaña walked past with one in hand, fresh off an Oscar win. Before the party, Michael B. Jordan stopped at the In-N-Out on Hollywood Boulevard — Oscar in hand, fans screaming — then made his way to LACMA.
IIn-N-Out has been at the VF party since Graydon Carter launched it in 1994. Not a concession. A statement. Carter was back Sunday, first time in years, at the invitation of new editor Mark Guiducci. He and the tradition walked back in together.
The Burger as Costume
The luxury industry has been romanticizing the street for years. Chanel’s Métiers d’Art 2026 show staged in an abandoned New York subway station, a model striding out in an I ♥ NY t-shirt. The same impulse landed at LACMA on Oscar night — the most photographed people on earth, in custom Chanel and archival McQueen and vintage Galliano, holding an In-N-Out bag for the camera. The juxtaposition is the point.
Wolfgang Puck at the 2026 Governors Ball: 32 Years, 120 Chefs
Across town at the Governors Ball, the Academy’s official after-party, Wolfgang Puck was in his 32nd year. 120 chefs. 600 pounds of salmon. 160 kilograms of Miyazaki A5 Wagyu. 30 pounds of Kaluga caviar. Two gallons of 24-karat liquid gold. 3,000 chocolate Oscar statuettes, each gold-dusted. The numbers read like a fashion week production budget. What did Puck say people actually want when they walk out of that theater? Chicken pot pie. Macaroni and cheese. Fish and chips. They haven’t eaten all night. The ceremony is four hours. The most glamorous night in Hollywood ends in comfort food. Every time.
Images: Wolfgang Puck and his team of 120 chefs at the 2026 Governors Ball. 32 years running Hollywood’s most official after-party.
See You at the Next One
The Met Gala is May 5th. Every gala needs a menu. We’ll be there.