HAUTE OSCARS

  I am CO-hosting this fab event so if you are in Chicago, get your ticket right away..     Suit up for Haute Oscars, a viewing dinner of the 87th Annual Academy Awards, hosted by Janet Lee Mandell of Fashionaholic at Pump Room (1301 N. State Parkway) on Sunday, February 22 from 5:30-9 pm. The evening will begin with cocktails and guests receiving mini champagne bottles at 5:30 pm and a four-course tasting menu for 120 guests at 6 and 6:30 pm.A decadent Oscars themed cake from Sugar Hills Bakery will be served for dessert. Each of the 71 tables and booths named after different nominees will have a perfect view of the show, thanks to six TVs throughout the room and a double-sided projector screen. Prior to the show, guests will fill out their own Oscars ballots with a special prize for the winner.Required attire for the evening is le smoking, Yves Saint Laurent's tailored take on the classic black suit. The award for best dressed will be given at 9 pm. Tickets are $55 per person and group reservations are encouraged. Ten percent of the proceeds from each ticket will be donated to the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation.  Tickets are available for purchase at https://events.publichotels.com/