Brad Pitt’s pharaonic Oscar dinner was washed down with pink champagne

The Oscar statuettes were broken apart, tears of joy were shed and fear finally evaporated. With moviegoers out of the woods, it’s now up to the chefs to prove themselves. As he has done every year for three decades, Austrian-born chef and star favorite Wolfgang Puck was chosen to host the closing dinner of the 96th Academy Awards at the Governors Ball in Los Angeles. The 74-year-old chef, assisted by hundreds of chefs catering to the stars’ countless diets, treated guests to a huge and sumptuous buffet, washed down (obviously) with a deluge of alcohol. Decoding the menu with Hollywood sauce.

Hors d’oeuvres, appetizers and small dishes

Wolfgang Puck and his teams worked blood and water to meet the demands of Hollywood palaces; “We prepare everything at the last moment,” said the 74-year-old chef in the columns of the American media a few days ago. Tasting tables. And clarify. “We will have traditional dishes, but also innovations.” The three-page menu is divided into nine categories. It starts with a variety of appetizers: spicy tuna tartare, mini-burgers, aged cheddar, spicy black truffle gouges, chickpea falafels with hummus and za’atar, or even vegan and vegetarian pizzas. But also savory appetizers: homemade pretzels, parmesan reggiano, fleur de sel bread or even toasted walnuts with rosemary, cayenne pepper and brown sugar.

As for the hot dishes served on small plates in the dining room, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and even the teams;Anatomy of a Fall were able to enjoy gnocetti with stewed mushrooms and cashew sauce, traditional mac and cheese American, high-flying black truffle soup, regressive meat pie, Moroccan-style wagyu beef, crispy Brussels sprouts or even a fennel and parmesan cake. Not forgetting an impressive ice bar with chefs standing in front of it to prepare sushi. pierce bowls and other Japanese-inspired dishes.

All the desserts in the world

As for the desserts, no less than 37 creations were imagined by Kamel Guechida and Garry Larduinat, pastry chefs, led by a sweet offering from Wolfgang Puck’s catering company. In the program? Lava cake with anglaise sauce, ice creams and sorbets, chocolate chip cookies, passion fruit rock, matcha tiramisu, mini Gianduja chocolate eclairs, chocolate mousse and peanut butter, vegan coconut cupcakes, tropical cake, perfect with champagne and raspberries or even paneer. And in the middle, an impressive amount of golden chocolate Oscars. In fact, more than 5,000 figurines were prepared for the ceremony.

Brad Pitt Bubbles

To top it all off, several bars became available, such as the Don Julio 1942 tequila brand serving a signature cocktail. France was also present at the event, with a fine selection of red and white wines from Clarence Dillon’s estate in Bordeaux. As for the bubbles, Brad Pitt’s pink champagne, Fleur de Miraval, flowed unhindered into the glasses.