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.’”Accepting the challenge, Dr.
Mike and Bennett hosted Monte’s first Oscar fête in 2013. About 20 regulars donned tuxedos and evening gowns and gathered to watch the Oscars telecast projected on one of the restaurant’s walls.
Party-goers sipped movie-inspired cocktails and enjoyed a sumptuous feast prepared by chef Pietro Mosconi, Peter’s father, but the event really took off in Year 2,.
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