Hollywood stars to feast on vegan pizza after Oscars
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January 24, 2013, Thursday
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HOLLYWOOD'S elite will chow down on vegan pizza and kale salad in addition to the traditional smoked salmon Oscars at the annual Governor's Ball after next month's Academy Awards ceremony, according to celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck.
Unveiling his menu for the year's biggest movie party, Puck said on Tuesday that chicken pot pie with shaved black truffles, mini Kobe burgers, Japanese baby peach salad, steamed red snapper with Thai spice, Tuna Nicoise and his signature gold-dusted mini-chocolate Oscars would also be served.
Some 1,500 guests are expected at the ball immediately after the February 24 Oscars ceremony, including nominees such as George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain.
Puck's menu could be the first chance for many of the attendees to eat since breakfast.
Many nominees and presenters stave off food during the day in order to squeeze in to fitted gowns and tuxedos for the televised red carpet arrivals and ceremony.
"Nobody eats lunch that day, so by nine o'clock, anybody who would be on a diet is no longer on that diet," Puck said.
With Oscar-nominated films ranging from dramas to comedies and musicals, guests at the ball - the Academy's official celebration - will be dining on dishes just as varied.
"We have so many great nominated movies from "Argo" to "Les Miserables" to "Silver Linings Playbook," Puck said. "It's a really great year for movies with lots of variety, so we are going to serve a variety of dishes."
Puck, who is catering the ball for the 19th year, and chef Matt Bencivenga will serve over 50 dishes from hors d' oeuvres and entrees that will be served on small plates throughout the evening.
Gastronomical items will include Chinese, French, Italian dishes and others from Puck's many Los Angeles eateries.
He said there will also be a strong focus this year on vegan dishes, including pizza, kale salad with grilled artichoke, and a beet salad with spiced walnut among others.
"If they don't find something to eat (among our dishes) then they are really finicky," joked Puck.
About 300 of Puck's staff will be in the kitchen and 650 on the dining room floor, which will be laid out with small tables and booths to create a party atmosphere rather than a black tie dinner, according to Puck.
Unveiling his menu for the year's biggest movie party, Puck said on Tuesday that chicken pot pie with shaved black truffles, mini Kobe burgers, Japanese baby peach salad, steamed red snapper with Thai spice, Tuna Nicoise and his signature gold-dusted mini-chocolate Oscars would also be served.
Some 1,500 guests are expected at the ball immediately after the February 24 Oscars ceremony, including nominees such as George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain.
Puck's menu could be the first chance for many of the attendees to eat since breakfast.
Many nominees and presenters stave off food during the day in order to squeeze in to fitted gowns and tuxedos for the televised red carpet arrivals and ceremony.
"Nobody eats lunch that day, so by nine o'clock, anybody who would be on a diet is no longer on that diet," Puck said.
With Oscar-nominated films ranging from dramas to comedies and musicals, guests at the ball - the Academy's official celebration - will be dining on dishes just as varied.
"We have so many great nominated movies from "Argo" to "Les Miserables" to "Silver Linings Playbook," Puck said. "It's a really great year for movies with lots of variety, so we are going to serve a variety of dishes."
Puck, who is catering the ball for the 19th year, and chef Matt Bencivenga will serve over 50 dishes from hors d' oeuvres and entrees that will be served on small plates throughout the evening.
Gastronomical items will include Chinese, French, Italian dishes and others from Puck's many Los Angeles eateries.
He said there will also be a strong focus this year on vegan dishes, including pizza, kale salad with grilled artichoke, and a beet salad with spiced walnut among others.
"If they don't find something to eat (among our dishes) then they are really finicky," joked Puck.
About 300 of Puck's staff will be in the kitchen and 650 on the dining room floor, which will be laid out with small tables and booths to create a party atmosphere rather than a black tie dinner, according to Puck.
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