For over ten years now, Wolfgang Puck has been serving the stars at the Governor's Ball - also known as the official "after party" for the Academy Awards, where all the nominees congregate to look glamorous, talk to the press and eat dinner. Not all of the secrets of the Oscar ceremony itself, like what the stage is going to look like, are revealed ahead of time and the menu for the Ball was clearly a bit hush-hush to start. Fortunately, little by little, information leaked out.
The Ball is not going to be a sit-down affair, but an elegant/casual cocktail-type of party, an the overriding theme this year will be "Oscar goes organic." The food, in addition to being organic and/or humanely raised will be small or bite-sized, and will include favorites (and Puck standbys) like sushi, grilled Kobe beef, Spicy Tuna Tartare in a Sesame Miso Cone, Smoked Salmon Oscars with French Farm-Raised Osetra Caviar and Roasted Pumpkin Squash Ravioli with White Truffles. And, of course, there will be plenty of champagne and chocolate Oscar statuettes to go around.
Click past the jump for a preview of the whole menu.
Who doesn’t want to get a shiny, gold Oscar statuette during the Academy Awards?
Unfortunately, without a nomination, your odds of getting one are slim. There’s always next year, right? That is still no reason why you shouldn’t bring home the gold anyway. Order some edible gold leaf and use it to dress up your favorite desserts. The gold is a very, very thin sheet of 22-25 karat gold that is safe to eat. It can also be found as an edible gold dust – not to be confused with non-edible gold sprinkles – that can be sifted onto desserts and other confections. Check your local cake decorating or craft store, or buy some online before the big night.
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