Restaurateurs are often creative with their menus. La Boite en Bois, the popular West Side bistro at 75 West 68th Street, has pegged a special weekend menu attuned to the Oscars. Take a look at its colorful Academy Awards $40 Prix Fixe menu available after 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and all night Sunday (appetizer, entrée and dessert):
Appetizers:
L’Artiste Apple Walnut Roquefort Salad
Octavia Spencer Onion Soup
Pate de Christopher Plummer
Salade Maison Jean Dujardin
Entrees:
Mushroom Midnight in Paris Ravioli
Scorsese Seafood Crepe
Moneyball Moules Frites
The Descendants Duck with Risotto (extra $4)
Desserts
Hugo Hazelnut Praline Mousse
Incredibly Close Creme Brulee
Berenice Bejo Bread Pudding