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Menu from the 2007 Oscars Governors Ball

By Brett Moore, About.com

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Once again (this in number 13), Chef Wolfgang Puck (Spagos) has created an Oscar-worthy menu for the Governors Ball, the traditional Academy Awards post-show party. Puck and his team, along with Sequoia Productions, created an elegant sit-down dinner for 1,500 celebrity guests. Here is the entire menu along with some interesting facts about the amount of products used for the party.

The Menu

Trays Passed

  • Lobster Tempura with Vanilla Bean and Pineapple
  • Mini Prime Cheeseburgers with Remoulade and Aged Cheddar
  • Spicy Tuna Tartare in a Sesame Miso Cone
  • Dungeness Crab Cake with Marinated Tomatoes and Basil Aioli
  • Smoked Salmon Pizza with French Farm-Raised Osetra Caviar and Dill Crème Fraiche
  • Pizza with White Truffles from Alba, Italy
  • Smoked Salmon Oscars with French Farm-Raised Osetra Caviar

Bar Tables

  • Marinated Olives with Rosemary, Chili and Orange
  • Homemade Flatbread and Grissini
  • Assorted Bruschetta

Tapas

  • Mini Gold-Wrapped Baked Potato with French Farm-Raised Osetra Caviar and Crème Fraiche
  • Roasted Pumpkin Squash Ravioli with White Truffles from Alba, Italy
  • Potato Gnocchi Gratin with Gorgonzola
  • Chinois Chicken Salad with Candied Cashews, Crispy Wontons and Honey Sesame Dressing
  • Caesar Salad with Parmesan Crostini and Creamy Garlic Dressing
  • Chopped Chino Farms Vegetable Salad with Spiny Lobster and French Farm-Raised Osetra Caviar
  • Stir Fried Chicken Lettuce Cup with Thai Basil and Pinenuts
  • Miso Glazed Black Cod with Sticky Rice and Cucumbers
  • Celery Root-Apple Soup with Black Truffles
  • Beet and Goat Cheese Napoleon with Toasted Hazelnuts and Citrus Shallot Vinaigrette

Sushi Station

  • Assorted Maki: Spicy Tuna, Lobster & Avocado, California, Smoked Salmon, and Vegetable
  • Assorted Nigiri- Big Eye Tuna, Yellowtail, Snapper, Salmon, Uni, Unagi and Shrimp
  • Edamame, Marinated Cucumbers, and Seaweed Salad with Sesame Dressing

Seafood Station

  • Spiny Lobster, Jumbo Prawns, King Crab Legs, Kumamoto Oysters, Farm-Raised Mussels and Littleneck Clams
  • Horseradish Cocktail Sauce, Mustard and Red Wine-Ginger Mignonette

Buffet

  • Grilled Snake River Farms "Kobe" Beef with Bordelaise Sauce
  • Wasabi Potato Puree
  • Roasted Organic "Smart" Chicken Breast
  • Risotto with Black Truffles from Perigord, France
  • Spiny Lobster Shanghai Style with Crispy Spinach
  • Striped Bass "En Croute" with Sauce Choron
  • Stir Fried Chino Farms Organic Vegetables
  • Assorted Organic Breads

Dessert

Meyer Lemon Bars, Valrhona Organic Chocolate Fudge, Hazelnut Marjolaine, McGrath Farm Strawberry Baked Alaska, Fuji Apfelstrudel, and Medjool Date Toffee Cake

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