From 30 Pounds of Gold Dust to 4,000 Goji Berries: What Oscar Winners Will Be Eating Sunday
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There are grocery lists, and then there’s Chef Wolfgang Puck’s Oscar party grocery list. We can’t even imagine the tally, but one thing is certain: The attendees at the 87th Annual Oscar Governors Ball will eat well Sunday night.
The gala is held right upstairs from the Academy Awards ceremony and is attended by Hollywood’s biggest stars. Puck has overseen the menu for 21 years, and he and his team start work months in advance to get every detail just perfect. Guests will nosh on luxe dishes such as truffled mac ‘n’ cheese, fried baby artichokes, and chicken potpie gussied up with, yes, more truffles.
Truffled Chicken Potpie. Photo: Carin Krasner for Wolfgang Puck Catering
Here’s the list of what it takes to feed the 1,500 guests, plus the crew. Highlights? The 30 pounds of edible gold dust, 1,250 stone crab claws, and 30 gallons of Earl Grey ice cream.
Also check out the list of the local farms and purveyors from which Puck sourced ingredients. All the fish and seafood on his menu are compliant with the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch recommendations.
Food and Drink for the Governors Ball
6,500 wood-fired Oscar-shaped flatbread
3,500 miso cones
250 pounds of troll-caught Atlantic bigeye tuna
17 whole U.S. wild-caught yellowtail
1,300 farmed oysters
5 kilos of farm-raised American caviar
600 Maine lobsters
7,500 U.S. shrimp
250 pounds sticky rice
30 gallons cocktail sauce
50 whole yellowtail snapper
1,250 stone crab claws
350 pounds house-smoked salmon
125 pounds five-year aged Gouda
175 pounds Parmigiano Reggiano
100 pounds five-year-aged white Cheddar
15 pounds rosemary
1,500 Yukon gold potatoes
10 pounds winter black truffles from Burgundy, France
300 whole Jidori chickens
3,500 pieces seeded lavash
3,000 breadsticks
5 gallons pimento cheese
1,000 grilled cheese sandwiches
6,000 mini brioche buns
50 pounds each baby golden, red, and striped beets
375 pounds Dover sole
1,675 artichoke quarters
1,500 parsnip chips
2,325 quail eggs
5,250 celery root agnolotti
3,750 pretzels
2,000 beet latkes
10 gallons orange miso vinaigrette
50 pounds Comice pears
120 pounds kabocha squash
50 pounds fennel
5,000 cage-free eggs
450 quarts heavy cream
450 quarts milk
350 pounds organic sugar
1 ton of Cacao Barry 70% Fleur de Cao
30 pounds edible gold dust
1,500 assorted mini cookies
30 gallons Earl Grey ice cream
2,450 lollipop sticks
2,500 pieces of vanilla caramel
20 pounds shredded coconut
4,000 goji berries
1,750 individual violet crème crème brûlées
25 pounds peanut butter
100,000 pieces dark chocolate couverture pistoles
6,000 mini chocolate Oscars
2,000 custom Oscar boxes
1,350 bottles of Piper Heidsieck Rare Millesime 2002 Champagne
2,400 bottles of Sterling Vineyards 2012 Limited Edition Red Carpet Reserve and 2013 Limited Edition Gold Standard Reserve
White Chocolate Cream, Wild Strawberry Push Pops. Photo: Carin Krasner for Wolfgang Puck Catering
Local Farms and Purveyors
Weiser Family Farms
Glaum Egg Ranch
Crows Pass Farm
County Line Harvest
Suzie’s Farm
Rising C Ranch
Cuyama Orchards
Kenter Canyon Farms
Straus Family Creamery
Ricotta with Kale Pesto Crostini. Photo: Carin Krasner for Wolfgang Puck Catering
Staff and Miscellaneous
Team of 10 maître d’ staff
950 service and support staff
375 culinary staff
13,000 glasses for beverages
4,000 small plates
4,500 ramekins and verrines
6,000 cocktail forks
800 push pops
4,500 bamboo skewers
Chef Wolfgang Puck plating the next course. Photo: Carin Krasner for Wolfgang Puck Catering
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