Chef
Puck's Sparkling Palate Pleasers for 91st Oscar Awards
By FBWorld Team
The
91st Academy Awards on Sunday 24 February, 2019 are being held
at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with the red carpet walk
beginning at 5 pm. ET. The awards ceremony begins at 8 p.m.
ET. ABC is broadcasting the show, and can be viewed on the livestream
on ABC Go and the ABC app, or stream the Oscars through YouTube
TV, Sling TV, DirecTV and PlayStation Vue. The gala dinner following
the awards is always a huge night for the Wolfgang Puck cast
and crew behind the extraordinary gala dinner.
The
nominees for awards this year represent a lineup of outstanding
contenders include Rami Malek, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper,
Willem Dafoe, Viggo Mortensen, Sam Elliot Glenn Close, Melissa
McCarthy, Amy Adams, Emma Stone, Yalitza Aparicio, Olivia Coleman,
Lady Gaga, Rachel Weisz and more. Best picture nominees include
"Black Panther," "BlacKkKlansman," "Bohemian
Rhapsody," "The Favourite," "Green Book,"
"Roma," "A Star Is Born," and
"Vice."
Oscar Salmon & Caviar Statuettes
With
five great directors being nominated for awards it will be a
scintillating evening of talented directors, filmmakers, actors
and an army of filmmaking specialists. Congratulations to the
five Oscar-nominated directors, who accepted the SBIFF Directors
of the Year Award during the 34th Santa Barbara International
Film Festival earlier in February. I was delighted to meet and
interview many of them and will be on the edge of my seat waiting
for the Oscar winner in directing to be announced. Directors
being honored include Alfonso Cuaron (Roma), Yorgos Lanthimos
(The Favourite), Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman), Adam McKay (Vice),
and Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War). This SBIFF Awards event was
the only opportunity for any audience to see all five Oscar-nominated
directors on stage other than guests who will be in attendance
at the actual 2019 Oscar Awards. Each one shared their views
on their own work as well as the other directors on stage with
them and gave up some very interesting details on the making
of their individual films.
Oscar
presenters this year include: Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Chris
Evans, Tina Fey, Allison Janney, Brie Larson, Jennifer Lopez,
Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Amy Poehler, Sam Rockwell, Maya
Rudolph, Amandla Stenberg, Charlize Theron, Tessa Thompson and
Constance Wu, Javier Bardem, Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman,
Emilia Clarke, Laura Dern, Samuel L. Jackson, Stephan James,
Keegan-Michael Key, KiKi Layne, James McAvoy, Melissa McCarthy,
Jason Momoa and Sarah Paulson.
Oscar Awards
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 is always a world of culinary
sparkle at the Governor's Ball, the official after-party of
the Academy Awards, held in the Ray Dolby Ballroom. An estimated
1,500 guests attend this annual event, including all the VIPs,
nominees and presenters. In honor of the special 91st anniversary,
the 2019 Governor's Ball pays tribute to cinema with unique
sequences.
Included
among the more unusual dishes being served by Chef Puck and
his staff of 200 are caviar parfait bites dusted with 24-carat
gold, and caramel passion fruit lollipops as well as a variety
of chocolate bon bons created by pastry designers Kamel Guechida,
Garry Larduinat, and Jason Lemonnier, and Affogato with housemade
ice cream and Stumptown Nitro Cold Brew to savor with vegan
and gluten-free sweets like Cashew Vanilla Tiramisu. The grand
finale of this dinner is always those famous chocolate Oscars
- handmade by Wolfgang's team and covered in 24-carat gold dust.
Crab Develed Eggs
The
evening gourmet bites begin with delicious nibbles such as wagyu
beef tartar, puffed black rice, and spicy tuna tartar. The stars
feast on small plates including white asparagus soup, caviar,
chicken pot pie which he says is a favorite of Barbra Streisand,
black bass, and scallops. The renowned raw bar offers oysters,
sea urchin, caviar parfait, and crab claws. Once the Oscar party
gets going it is estimated that more than £1,400 bottles
of Piper Heidsieck Cuvee Brut will be poured.
Stars
attending this year's Oscars Governors Ball will be treated
to four different signature cocktails crafted by Mixologist
Charles Joly. All of the cocktails feature Don Julio Tequila
as the main ingredient and we've got the recipes. That means
even though our Academy Awards invite got lost in the mail this
year, we can at least have a party of our own. 6,000 specialty
cocktails will be served. The Rosella is named for the vibrant
and elegant hibiscus flower.
The
91st Oscar Awards Rosella Cocktail
by Charles Joly
Ingredients
1 Hibiscus Flower
11/2 oz. Blanco Tequila (such as Don Julio)
3/4 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 oz. White Vermouth
1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
5 drops Lavender Bitters (such as Scrappy's)
11/2 oz. Ginger Beer (such as Fever Tree)
Orange Oil (such as Now Foods)
Procedures:
Place hibiscus flour in a Champagne flute. Combine tequila,
juice, vermouth, syrup and bitters in an ice-filled cocktail
shaker. Shake gently; strain over flower. Top with ginger beer
and mist with orange oil. Serves 1 - 5 minute prep time.
Master Chef Wolfgang Puck
2019 Governors Ball Menu
Compressed Cucumber Crostini
Mini Tuna Nicoise
Tiny Taro Taco with Spiced Eggplant and Lime Pickle
Miyazaki Wagyu Beef Tartare
Puffed Black Rice, and Spicy Tuna Tartare
White Asparagus Soup
Chicken Pot Pie which he says is a favorite of Barbra Streisand
Mini Ravioli of Pea and Carrot with Black Truffle and Cipollini
Onions
Black Bass with Eggplant
Salsa Verde and Teardrop Peppers
Asparagus Salad
The Raw Bar Features Oysters, Sea Urchin-Passion Fruit Caviar,
and Crab Claws
Dessert
Caviar parfait bites dusted with 24-carat gold
Caramel Passion Fruit Lollipops
Chocolate Bon Bons by Kamel Guechida, Garry Larduinat, and Jason
Lemonnier Affogato Housemade ice cream and Stumptown Nitro Cold
Brew
Vegan and gluten-free sweets like Cashew Vanilla Tiramisu
Mango-Lime Pate
Fruit with Tajin Pop
Chocolate Oscars
As
Chef Puck points out, by the time the honorees get to dinner,
they've been so busy getting ready they have not eaten all day.
He said: "They might have had an espresso, a cup of tea
in the morning, and that's it. So they are all really hungry."
Kudos to Wolfgang and his staff and congratulations to all the
talented winners, presenters and nominees attending the 2019
Oscars dinner. Once again it promises to be a delicious and
memorable evening. Enjoy these recipes to create your own Oscar
party. Visit: www.wolfgangPuck.com.
For a complete list of this years nominees visit: http://www.oscars.org.
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By Bonnie Carroll
About Bonnie Carroll
Bonnie Carroll has been a food/travel/lifestyle writer since
1983. She is the founder & publisher of Bonnie Carroll's
Life Bites News - www.lifebitesnews.com,
does travel and food reporting on KZSB1290 radio, and contributes
to a variety of national and international travel/lifestyle
publications. Her first children's book C.C. Charles was published
in 2002 and she is currently working on a second book. Contact
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