Sunday, March 05, 2006

The official Academy Awards gift bag

OscarStuff the stars get:

  • For the third year in a row, the bag is weighted down with an amazing Canadian travel package:
    • -stays at the Opus Hotel in Vancouver and the Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino
    • -dinner at five restaurants: Elixir, West, Coast, Pointe, Shelter
    • -yoga sessions, spa treatments
    • -kayaking in Clayoquot Sound, a scenic flight to a remote lake
    • -and always my personal favorite: two Oxia Oxygen Personal Canisters
  • Gaiam Gift Certificate ($500)
  • Signature Days Gift Certificate ($500) "Experiences range from kite-boarding and a ride on an America's Cup Sailboat to spa treatments, yoga, personal chefs and private dance lessons."
  • Krups XP4050 Premium Pump Espresso Machine and illy's Limited Edition
  • Pistoletto Foundation Espresso Cup Collection (Value: $600)
  • Vonage, The VTech Expandable Broadband Phone System. (Value: $550)
  • Two Night Stay in a Suite at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York (Value: $2,300)
  • Frette cashmere leather trimmed Voyage travel blanket (Value: $1,495)
  • Firefly mobile phone for kids
  • The Cheese Impresario at-home artisanal cheese experience for six. These events celebrate fine American artisanal cheeses and wines. The gift certificates are hand-printed on an antique letterpress from the early 1800’s on fine Italian paper.
  • Moonstruck Chocolates: Twelve truffles within a custom hand-crafted Thai silk and teak wood box. (Value: $100+) This is the second year in the bag for this Portland, OR chocolatier.
  • The Loved Dog: Personal Training gift card, 3-night stay at Doggie Daycare, and a Luxury Dog Bed. Tamar Geller, a renowned life-coach for dogs and their people, will introduce dogs and their companions to her innovative methods for creating a better relationship.
  • Tara & Sons pearl and diamond necklace
  • Mr. Handyman gift certificate for one day of service
  • Four-night stay in the Vera Wang Suite at Halekulani Hotel, Waikiki Beach, a signature treatment at the famed SpaHalekulani, dinner for two at La Mer at Halekulani
  • Cornelia Day Resort "Unlimited Card" (worth $2,500), includes a $500 facial, massages, a whole range of beauty products and an entire day of beauty treatments
  • Dinner party in Morton's Private Boardroom at any of their 69 restaurants (Value: $1500) (this item is a constant in the bag)
  • Kay Unger vintage silk kimono ($500)
    year’s supply of Manni olive oil
  • Two nights (plus surfing lessons) at St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, CA ($5,700)
  • Two nights (plus wine tasting) at Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley, CA ($2,500)
  • Three nights at one of five Fairmont Hotel & Resorts ($2500)
    A BRUGO Travel Mug (featuring the Perfect Temperature Zone)

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