Countdown to the Oscars: Stars To Feast On Sushi, Sole, Sumptuous Desserts At Governors Ball

Feb. 25, 2011 — -- Master chef Wolfgang Puck will create the menu for the Governors Ball, the celebration that immediately follows the Academy Awards.

This will be the 17th time that the chef has been chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to do the menu at the event.

Wolfgang Puck Catering will serve the Academy's 1,500 ball guests, among whom will be nominees, presenters, winners and other participants from the televised event.

"Celebrating the past, present and future of the industry and the Academy, the Governors Ball is always an unforgettable experience," Puck said in a news release. "Our goal each year is to honor Hollywood's brightest stars and most accomplished artists with a culinary masterpiece. Only the finest ingredients and flavors will do."

The menu was created by Puck with partner chef Matt Bencivenga and executive pastry chef Sherry Yard.

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards will air Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. Eastern time on ABC.

Reception stations will feature sushi, shrimp, oysters and crab, and trays of salmon, tuna tartare, black truffle pizza. Mini Kobe cheeseburgers will be passed around.

First Course

Trio of Wolfgang's signature salads: Artichoke salad with confit tomato; heirloom beet salad with oranges and almonds; asparagus with Iberico ham, black truffle aioli and mizuna leaves.

Pan-roasted Dover sole ...

... with vegetable paella.

Layers of lemon cheesecake, raspberry cremieux, cassis gelee, Valrhona Ivoire 24-karat chocolate Oscar.