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2013 Oscars: Gordon Ramsay Cooking Up Menu for Elton John's Star-Studded Viewing Party

Hell's Kitchen star and fellow Brit will whip up the dinner offerings for the 21st annual AIDS benefit

By Marc Malkin Feb 05, 2013 2:46 PMTags
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Elton John and David Furnish have chosen the chef for their annual Academy Awards viewing party benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

We can exclusively reveal that Hell's Kitchen star and international restaurateur Gordon Ramsay will design the menu at the 21st annual event, taking place Feb. 24 in West Hollywood Park.

"I'm sure our guests will be thrilled by his wonderful cuisine, and we are deeply grateful to him for his generous philanthropic efforts over the years, his commitment to ending the AIDS epidemic and for supporting our urgent cause with his talent and creativity," John said.

The yearly event has raised nearly $34 million over two decades.

Recent celeb guests have included Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Victoria Beckham, Ellen DeGeneres, Heidi Klum, Eva Longoria, Chace Crawford, Sharon Stone, Steven Tyler, Matthew Morrison, Neil Patrick Harris, Prince, Simon Cowell and Taye Diggs.