Overview
- - Wolfgang Puck marked his 32nd year overseeing the Academy’s post‑Oscars Governors Ball, confirming the full menu at a Hollywood press preview.
- - The spread will range from an on‑demand sushi station and Puck’s signature chicken pot pie to premium steaks, pastas and vegan options.
- - Planned provisions include 1,200 chicken pot pies using 22 kilograms of black truffles, 1,000 mac‑and‑cheese portions, 30 kilograms of caviar and 100 kilograms of tomahawk steaks.
- - Beverage partners are preparing thousands of bottles, with wines from Domaine Clarence Dillon, Piper‑Heidsieck champagne, Dassai sake and Don Julio tequila anchoring cocktails such as “Best in Show,” “Maestro Martini” and “The Sequel,” designed by bartender Lorenzo Antinori.
- - Pastry chef Garry Larduinat said thousands of gold‑sprayed chocolate Oscar statuettes will be offered so every guest can take one home, as Puck joked about Hollywood’s weight‑loss‑drug era during the reveal.