Star
Food Teasers from Wolfgang Puck at Oscars 2018
The
90th Academy Awards on Sunday 4 March at the Dolby Theatre in
Los Angeles will be a big huge night for the cast and crew behind
The Shape of Water, having been nominated 13 times, and Christopher
Nolan's Dunkirk got eight nods. And once again, Jimmy Kimmel
will return to the stage as host.
The
Governor's Ball is the official post-Oscars celebration, which
immediately follows the awards ceremony. It is hosted by Academy
governor Lois Burwell, event producer Cheryl Cecchetto, and
master chef Wolfgang Puck. It will be a world of culinary wonderment
at the Governor's Ball, the official after-party of the Academy
Awards, hosted in the Ray Dolby Ballroom immediately after the
awards ceremony. An estimated 1,500 guests have been invited
to the event, including this year's nominees and presenters.
In honour of the special 90th anniversary of the awards show,
the Governor's Ball is set to pay tribute to the history of
cinema with original artefacts and music from every era of film.
Included
among the more unusual dishes Chef Puck and his staff will serve
are caviar parfait dusted with 24-carat gold, caramel passionfruit
lollipops. The coup de gras are always those famous chocolate
Oscars - handmade by Wolfgang's team and covered in 24 carat
gold dust. Meanwhile, the chef has ensured he is bringing back
some of his signature dishes such as Wagyu beef sliders, pizzas
and chicken pot pie, which he says is a particular favourite
of Barbara Streisand. Caviar, lobster and truffles are all also
on the menu for the Governor's Ball after the 90th Oscars ceremony,
which is created by Wolfgang Puck each year. When the Oscar
party gets started more than £1,400 bottles of Piper Heidsieck
Cuvee Brut will be poured.
The
menu starts with delicious nibbles such as wagyu beef tartare,
puffed black rice, and spicy tuna tartare. The stars then feast
into the small plates including white asparagus soup, caviar,
truffle pot pie, black bass, and scallops. There is even a raw
bar which has oysters, sea urchin, caviar parfait, and crab
claws and legs.
2018
Governors Ball Menu
Compressed cucumber crostini
Mini tuna Nicoise
Tiny taro taco with spiced eggplant and lime pickle
Miyazaki Wagyu tartare
Scallop crudo, blood orange, finger lime, lovage (scallop shell)
and urchin plate
Crab-stuffed hibiscus with lemon and pomegranate
Frozen beets with ginger milk curd, yuzu and ice lettuce
Brussels sprouts and pea shoots with mezze flavors
Mini ravioli of pea and carrot with black truffle and cipollini
onions
Black bass with eggplant, salsa verde and teardrop peppers
Asparagus salad
Dessert
Mango-lime pate a fruit with Tajin pop
Macarons - Negroni, mojito, piña colada
Blueberry-violet cake
Lychee-rose-raspberry tart
Ruby chocolate strawberry and cream
As
Chef Puck points out, by the time they get dinner, they've been
so busy getting ready they won't have eaten all day. He said:
"They might have had an espresso, a cup of tea in the morning.
That was it. So they are all really hungry." Kudos to Wolfgang
and his staff and congratulations to all the winners, presenters
and nominees of the 2018 Oscars. Visit: www.wolfgangPuck.com,
www.Oscars.org.