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Hollywood’s biggest night is going to be both starry and delicious.
For the first time,Wolfgang Puckis creating a menu with Bronx-based culinary collectiveGhetto Gastrofor the Governors Ball, the official Oscars after-party.
“Every year we look to find ways to keep things new, fresh and fun,” Puck said in a statement. “The OscarsGovernors Ball is an event where food, fashion, culture, cinema and music collide. To celebrate this convergence, we couldn’t think of a better partner than Ghetto Gastro.”
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Founded in 2012, Ghetto Gastro combines influences from “the African diaspora, global South ingredients and hip-hop to create offerings that address race, identity and economic empowerment,” according to the press release.
Ghetto Gastro’s Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao and Lester Walker will be serving the Oscarnominees,presenters,performersand attendees items including ancestral roots waffles with fried chicken and spicy sovereign syrup, trading places cornbread with crab and caviar and field of dreams crispy coconut rice with peas and sweet plantain.
“At Ghetto Gastro, we have a saying, ‘WE ONLY LAYER FLAVORS’ (W.O.L.F.) – so we feel it’s only right that we collaborate with the great Wolfgang Puck to create an Oscars Governors Ball unlike any before. Wolf Gang activity,” said Gray.
Puck and Eric Klein, Wolfgang Puck Catering’s Vice President of Culinary, will also be making dishes including Maine lobster pot pie with spring vegetables, dry aged Wagyu beef sliders with French fries and cacio e pepe macaroni and cheese.
For a sweet treat after the show, the chefs will be offering a variety of desserts including chocolate sea salt Oscar eclairs, grapefruit panna cotta, smore’s macarons and their signature chocolate Oscars.
“People like to take them home,” Puck tells PEOPLE of the chocolate statues. “Now we box them up so they don’t melt in people’s jackets. A few people, 25 years ago, said ‘I took the Oscar home and it melted in my pocket!’ Now we pack it up so you have a little souvenir. Some people tell me ‘I have mine from 10 years ago, I keep it in my freezer.’ "
In addition to the food, guests will be able to sip on a variety of beverages including Champagne Fleur de Miraval (Brad Pitt’s rosé champagne), two limited-edition Francis Ford Coppola Wines and a selection of Tequila Don Julio specialty cocktails.
“This is a first-of-its-kind collaboration that breaks boundaries and brings a new flavor tothe OscarsGovernors Ball,” said show producer Will Packer. “The Ghetto Gastro Collective, Wolfgang Puck and Academy teams embraced this dope alliance, which is all about uniting people in a true celebration of film AND food.”
source: people.com
