The event: Oprah Winfrey's Thursday night party at the TV Critics Press Tour in Los Angeles

The set up: A giant, carpeted tent in the backyard of the Langham Hotel in Pasadena which took two days to put together.

The guest list: Oprah (natch), Gayle King, Lisa Ling, Mike Tyson, Nancy O'Dell, Carson Kressley, Mike Tyson, James Ellroy.

The food: Ricotta gnocchi with artichokes and mushrooms, pineapple crab with vanilla essence, chicken satay with peanut sauce, braised rib short beef sliders, bacon and leek potato globes.

The dirt: It's pretty weird when Mike Tyson is a background figure. The champ was all but left to himself compared to the massive crowd that surrounded Oprah from the moment she stepped into the tent to the time she left about 30 minutes later. Despite the fact that the star quotient was lower than usual for these type of events, security was five layers deep, confirming that Oprah is the biggest star in the world. To be honest, I only got within five yards within Oprah's orbit before giving up. No complaints, though. Had a chance to catch up with Lisa Ling and James Ellroy and chatted briefly with Tyson who managed to shake my hand without shattering any of my bones.