This Jan. 28, 2013 photo shows blini with smoked trout, caviar and horseradish cream served on a platter in Concord, N.H. These elegant hors d'oeuvres are perfect for an Oscar night viewing party. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
This Jan. 28, 2013 photo shows blini with smoked trout, caviar and horseradish cream served on a platter in Concord, N.H. These elegant hors d'oeuvres are perfect for an Oscar night viewing party. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
This Jan. 28, 2013 photo shows blini with smoked trout, caviar and horseradish cream served on a platter in Concord, N.H. These elegant hors d'oeuvres are perfect for an Oscar night viewing party. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
This Jan. 28, 2013 photo shows blini with smoked trout, caviar and horseradish cream served on a platter in Concord, N.H. These elegant hors d'oeuvres are perfect for an Oscar night viewing party. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Watching the Oscars, like the Super Bowl, has become almost an unofficial holiday, an occasion when tens of millions of us get together for an old-fashioned TV viewing party, complete with abundant food and drink. But the two events require rather different menus. The noshes …