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KATE'S IN TOWN (what she wore, what the royals ate and drank with the stars)
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 7/9/11 | Daily Ma9il

Posted on 07/10/2011 12:33:53 PM PDT by Liz

The royal couple attended the party of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA-LA) held at the Belasco Theatre, a 1926 art deco gem, recently undergone a restoration. Will is President of BAFTA and wanted to promote the British film industry.

At the start of the 3-hour dinner, Will drew laughter with a reference to the film, The King’s Speech, about his great-grand father, King George V1. ‘I should just like to thank Colin Firth for my perfect opening line - 'I have a voice',’ he said.

Liveried waiters served cocktails featuring Champagne Taittinger, Grey Goose vodka ‘Floral Martini’ cocktails and the British summertime drink, Pimm's No. 1 with chilled lemonade, mint and cucumber.

Hors d'oeuvres included bite-size fish and chips with malt vinegar espuma, crisp toast with locally-farmed English pea purée and tangerine lace, and towers of ahi tuna with avocado and soya onions. Dinner staff in bowler hats, Union Jack-inspired outfits, and Edwardian-style waistcoats.

Guests drank from gold goblets and ate from antique-style plates at tables dressed with blooms of English dahlias and roses and towering table lamps decorated with the British flag.

Chef Joachim Splichal's Patina Catering's memorable menu that blended British tradition with California cuisine. Highlights included a courgette and mint tian with a lemon and pine nut gremolata, shaved manchego cheese and courgette blossoms garnish to start, followed by filet of beef with creamed leeks, pickled garlic, asparagus, turnip, baby onions, potato fondant, and red wine sauce.

For dessert, guests had a version of the British dessert Eton Mess: English rose meringue, strawberries, cream, sugar-dusted edible rose petals and pulled sugar.

Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc and Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon were poured and Hotel Chocolat provided chocolate BAFTA masks on the tables.

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To: animal172

That is Elton Brown. I don’t care what political views he has, he had a fantastic show called Good Eats on Food Network. Cooking show with goofy skits and characters and going in the specific scientific details of cooking. Very, very, quirky show. He does other hosting gigs currently, American Iron Chef is (was?) one.


41 posted on 07/10/2011 2:17:38 PM PDT by nerdwithagun (I'd rather go gun to gun then knife to knife.)
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To: beebuster2000

“I have no idea what any of that is...”

Well, if you are an idiot, so am I. I imagine it isn’t as “foo-foo” as it sounds. It is probably relatively simple but made to sound exotic. Probably a triscuit with lemon and nuts on top (LOL!)


42 posted on 07/10/2011 2:23:09 PM PDT by momtothree (c)
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To: Iron Munro
Missed one...

Man, that woman is hot....!

43 posted on 07/10/2011 2:26:44 PM PDT by raybbr (People who still support Obama are either a Marxist or a moron.)
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To: windcliff

¨Uh homina-homina....¨


44 posted on 07/10/2011 2:26:48 PM PDT by onedoug (If)
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To: Iron Munro

No wonder those guys are grinning ear-to-ear!


45 posted on 07/10/2011 2:32:56 PM PDT by 2111USMC (Not a hard man to track. Leaves dead men wherever he goes.)
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To: animal172

Thanks!


46 posted on 07/10/2011 2:34:23 PM PDT by annie laurie (All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost)
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To: skimbell

Rub a dub dub,
Three goofs in a tub,
And who do you think they be?
The butcher, the baker,
The First Lady faker.
Turn them out, knaves all three


47 posted on 07/10/2011 2:36:32 PM PDT by madison10
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To: onedoug

She’s wearing sheer pantyhose. oops.

I won’t ruin the moment...but Mochelle hardly ever wears stockings...so pray for calm winds.


48 posted on 07/10/2011 2:40:31 PM PDT by SueRae (I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
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To: raybbr

At least she has the body to pull even THAT incident off. She is in excellent shape & William should be proud... ;)


49 posted on 07/10/2011 2:40:42 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Steelfish; Liz

I wasn’t commenting on J-Lo’s choice of attire. I figured she would look trashy. I just liked it that she brought her mom.


50 posted on 07/10/2011 2:53:51 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: Hildy

What I noticed in a photo of her in knee-length skirt, was that her calves are really toned. She works out a lot. She is very thin, but so was Williams’s mother. But, she is young and if she has any children she may fill out a bit. But, her mother also seems quite slender so she may just have those genes.


51 posted on 07/10/2011 2:58:17 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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To: skimbell

Moo-chelle looks like the Great Pumpkin in that picture.


52 posted on 07/10/2011 2:58:47 PM PDT by LizardQueen (The world is not out to get you, except in the sense that the world is out to get everyone.)
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To: 2111USMC
No wonder those guys are grinning ear-to-ear!

There's more.

Check this one out:

http://www.zimbio.com/go/sT872u6CmW9/http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FQ7SryVXp4A/ThixZRaTPkI/AAAAAAAAIqw/yBd8PrsLkw4/s1600/princesskate.jpg

She is a knockout!


53 posted on 07/10/2011 3:04:13 PM PDT by Iron Munro (The more effeminate & debauched the people, the more they are fitted for a tyrannical government.)
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To: madison10

LOL! That was good!


54 posted on 07/10/2011 3:30:43 PM PDT by Andy'smom
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To: mountn man
She's very angular, isn't she?
55 posted on 07/10/2011 3:39:02 PM PDT by Glenn (iamtheresistance.org)
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To: LizardQueen
Moo-chelle looks like the Great Pumpkin in that picture.

But why did she switch shoes with the chef?

56 posted on 07/10/2011 3:47:10 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (My God can't be bribed by money or good works or bound by manmade "covenants". Romney's can.)
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To: raybbr
You know what? I think that the dress she's wearing is the same dress in both of these pictures. If that's the case I'm impressed with her.

Can you imagine MO wearing the same costume dress twice? I'm not sure it's the same but, if it is...Good On Kate.


57 posted on 07/10/2011 4:19:27 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: skimbell
Ooops! It is the same. Same place too. I thought the bottom picture was from L.A.

My bad.

58 posted on 07/10/2011 4:22:01 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: beebuster2000

......a courgette and mint tian is zucchini and mint in a type of dish called a tian........lemon and pine nut gremolata is a type of topping........


59 posted on 07/10/2011 4:29:09 PM PDT by Liz ( A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col Sanders.)
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To: Liz

MO should make note: NO boob belts. Compared to the Hollywood crown, many of whom look as if they are trying to get attention and pick up one-night stands, Kate is much more elegantly dressed, and classy.

Also, I would love to see a close-up of that bracelet.


60 posted on 07/10/2011 4:45:31 PM PDT by RedWhiteBlue
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