Best Picture-themed cocktail recipes for Oscars 2021

Monte’s Trattoria is a Greenwich Village institution that’s been serving the same classic Italian food for a century, but nine years ago the Mosconi family owned restaurant added something new to its menu: an annual Oscars party.  

The idea came up at the bar late one night, when regulars John Bennett and “Dr. Mike” were giving general manager Peter Mosconi an earful about the movies. “So Peter said, ‘If you like the Oscars so much, we should have a party,’” Dr. Mike, who declined to share his last name for privacy reasons, told The Post. “He said, ‘I put you in charge.’”