How can a little rat be so endearing? And his picture has FIVE nominees! Dare I say that this is as exciting as the presidential race of 2008?I did not get the memo (the tickets that is) to the Oscars. SO I guess I will have to have an Oscar party.I am tempted, however, to have a beach party to pretend that I am in a tropical paradise and away from another storm coming to Maine tonight. I could remove the furniture from my living room lay down a tarp and bring in sand and palm trees and pools of water. I could play videos of Hawaii and have waves music in the background. We could shovel all of the snow…about 10 inches off the deck and barbecue hamburgers and hot dogs. I could require eberyone to come in their bathing suits! Tempting!But I have to honor ratatouille. After all we are both chefs! We work in hot kitchens with lots going on and we LOVE it! So here is Wolf Gang Pucks menu and some interesting facts for the 2008 Oscars for Sunday, February 24th:
The Menu
Antipasti Platter · Smoked Salmon Oscars® with Caviar and Crème Fraîche · Roasted Root Vegetable Salad with Citrus Chili Dressing · Thai Spiced Shrimp with Holy Basil and Candied Garlic · Bruschetta of Figs, Goat Cheese and Organic Prosciutto · Smoked Eggplant with Toasted Flatbread · Asparagus and Chickpea Salad with Mustard VinaigretteButlered Course Gold Foil Wrapped Baked Yukon Gold with Tsar Nicoulai Caviar and Crème Fraiche Entrée · Snake River Farms Wagyu Beef with Chinese Broccoli Shiitake Stir-Fry with Red Wine Sauce · Black Truffle Macaroni and CheeseVegetable Entrée Roasted Winter Vegetables wrapped in Leeks Black Olive Couscous and Tomato and Radish Compote Dessert Sherry Yard’s Oscar® Tribute
Reception Station
Sushi Station · Maki Rolls – Spicy Tuna, Sweet Shrimp, Crab, Vegetable · Nigiri – Tuna, Sweet Shrimp, Yellowtail, Salmon, Snapper · Sashimi – Tuna, Yellowtail, Salmon, Snapper · Cucumber Salad, Edamame, Wasabi, Soy and Pickled GingerNoodle Station · Pad Thai Noodles with Tofu, Egg, Bean Sprouts, Thai Basil, Mint and Peanuts · Short Lo Mein Noodles with Pork, Scallions, Sweet Peppers and Plum Ginger SauceCeviche Station · Shrimp with Mango, Basil, Golden Tomatoes and Habanero · Sea Bass with Avocado, Tomatillo, Cilantro and Jalapeño · Scallop with Tomato, Orange, and Chili Shellfish Station Shrimp, Oysters, and Crab Cocktail Sauce, Mustard Sauce and Mignonette Tray Passed · Spicy Tuna in Sesame Miso Cone · Mini Kobe Cheeseburgers with Remoulade Tomato Goat Cheese Tart · Miso-Glazed Black Cod on Rice Cracker · Cucumbers and Smoked Salmon · Steak Tartare Crostini · Spicy Chicken Mango Rice Paper Rolls · Vegetable Spring Rolls · Assorted Pizzas Here’s a list of fun facts about the magnitude of work and materials that went into creating the 2008 Governors Ball, the main celebration following the 80th annual Academy Awards presentation. · 1,500 Guests · 900 Staff On-Site · 350 Culinary Staff · 150 Technicians · 14 Musicians · 1 DJ · 10,000 Pieces of Cutlery · 528 Bottles of Laurent Perrier Champagne · 1,428 Bottles of Sterling Wine · 1/2 Mile of Truss · 200 Leko Lights · 20 Automated Lights · 1/4 Mile of Rope Lights · 6 Miles of Cable · 30,000 Square Feet of Fabric on Ceiling · 3,000 Zip Ties used to Tie the Fabric to the Truss · 1,675 Floating Transparent Globes to Hang from Ceiling · 20,000 Feet of Cable to Secure Floating Transparent Globes · 1,000 Firefly Lights · 15 Shades of Red Roses Shipped from Columbia and Ecuador · 15,000 Roses · A crew of Forty People will Assemble and Deliver Flowers · All Seafood is Sustainable by Seafood Savvy · All Meat is natural, Growth- and Hormone-Free · All Chicken is Certified Organic · 300 Pounds of Wild Caught Salmon · 1200 Pounds of Spiny Lobster · 10 lbs. Fresh Farm Raised Tsar Nicoulai Osetra Caviar · 18 lbs. Black Winter Truffles from Burgundy · 15 Whole Yellowtails · 150 Pounds of Albacore Tuna · 1200 Kumamoto Oysters · 100 lbs. Black Farm Raised Mussels · 150 lbs. Farm raised littleneck Clams · 550 lbs. Snake River farms Wagyu Beef (American Kobe) · 480 Antipasti Platters · 3500 Pounds of Alaskan Wild Salmon · 12 Gallons of Crème Fraiche · 10 Gallons of Citrus Chili Dressing · 7200 Individual Pink Shrimp from Oregon · 20 Pounds of Holy Basil · 3000 Black Mission Figs · 100 Pounds of Laura Chenel Goat Cheese · 80 Pounds of Organic La Quercia Prosciutto Americano · 30 Cases of California Eggplant · 3060 Wood Fired Flat Bread slices · 4800 Pounds of California Grown Organic Asparagus · 100 Pounds of Chickpea Salad · 10 Gallons of Mustard Vinaigrette · 200 Pounds of Carnaroli Risotto · 150 Pounds of Chinese Broccoli · 75 Pounds of Shiitake Mushrooms · 200 Pounds of Sticky Rice · 190 Pounds of Bay Scallops · 250 Pounds of Wild Black Bass · 25 Gallons of Cocktail Sauce · 2000 Sesame Miso Cones · 5000 Hand Cracked Eggs · 400 Pounds of Organic Montana Wheat Flour · 400 Pounds of Florida Crystal Organic Sugar · 16 Pounds of Tahitian Vanilla · 425 Pounds of Valrhona Organic Chocolate · 200 Pounds of Short Lo Mein Noodles · 100 Pounds of Tofu · 15 Gallons of Plum Ginger Sauce · 400 Mangoes · 800 Roma Tomatoes · 3 Months of Menu Testing, Planning and Preparation · 4 Days of Preparation Wow, since this is just for a few friends and my husband Chuck, I think I will stick with the beach party, Unless you want to hire me for the menu above for a few of your closest and best friends! Happy Winter and Oscars 2008! Good luck Ratatouille!! Nancy CernyCVC Catering Group
