From his famed smoked salmon Oscar to Wagyu steak frites, sushi, In-N-Out-style sliders, and wood fired pizzas, chef Wolfgang Puck will pull out all the culinary stops for this year's Academy Awards after-party, the iconic Oscars Governors Ball.
Puck joined "Good Morning America" from the Dolby Theatre on Friday morning to share an exclusive first look at the menu for the post-Oscars affair, which he's catered for 32 years and will serve up alongside his son Byron.
"It's always the greatest night in Hollywood for sure. But we always make a great variety of dishes," the elder Puck revealed before showing off this year's menu.
Wolfgang Puck reveals Oscars Governors Ball after-party menu
"This year, we're going to have a big izakaya in the dining room," he said. "We're gonna have five sushi chefs."
One of Puck's personal favorites being served at the party is the Viennese fried chicken, which he said comes with "a little creme fraiche and caviar, which is really, really delicious."
For the sweet tooths in attendance, Puck will serve up his mother's apple strudel with caramel sauce, tiramisu, freshly baked Madeleines served warm, and ice cream to order, ranging from pistachio to hazelnut.
"Everybody loves comfort food. When [Oscars attendees] come out of the theater, most of the people didn't eat," Puck said, adding that guests "love the chicken pot pie, the macaroni and cheese, [and the] fish and chips."
The Oscars after-party food by the numbers
Below, check out the total number of chefs it takes to produce the Oscars Governors Ball menu, plus see a breakdown of all the ingredients and how much they need to feed the A-list guests:
- 120 chefs
- 100 pounds of sushi rice
- 50 pounds of sushi-grade hamachi
- 20 gallons of soy sauce
- 300 pounds of house smoked salmon
- 160 pounds of A5 Miyazaki Farms Wagyu
- 40 pounds of English peas
- 150 pounds of carrots
- 40 pounds of fennel
- 80 pounds of tater tots
- 60 pounds of cherry tomatoes
- 100 pounds of cauliflower
- 100 pounds of beets
- 60 pounds of napa cabbage
- 20 pounds of parsnips
- 40 gallons of hummus
- 8 pounds of caviar
- 8 Jamón Iberico
- 460 pizzas
- 100 pounds of semolina flour
- 200 pounds of almond wood
- 200 pounds of striped sea bass
- 100 pounds of Japanese cod
- 200 pounds of beef tenderloin
- 200 pounds of sushi-grade ahi tuna
- 50 Peking ducks
- 1,000 bao buns
- 50 loaves of house-made brioche
- 200 pounds of wild mushrooms
- 3,000 pieces of pea agnolotti
The 98th Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 15, broadcasting live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and streaming on Hulu starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
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