LOS ANGELES, CA – Chef Wolfgang Puck and
Wolfgang Puck Catering will
return to create the menu for this year’s Governors Ball, the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official post-Oscars® celebration,
which will immediately follow the 94th Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March
27. The team will collaborate on menu items with Bronx-based culinary
collective
Ghetto Gastro.
Merging food, fashion, music, art and design, Ghetto Gastro’s work
masterfully blends influences from the African diaspora, global South
ingredients and hip-hop to create offerings that address race, identity
and economic empowerment.
“Chef Wolfgang Puck and his masterful
team raise the bar with each Governors Ball, and this year will be no
different,” said Academy governor and Awards Committee chair Jennifer
Todd. “We’re thrilled to welcome the extraordinary talents of Ghetto
Gastro to the table. Together, Wolfgang and the Ghetto Gastro
collective will create an inspired culinary experience for our Oscars
guests.”
“Every year we look to find ways to keep things new,
fresh and fun,” said Wolfgang Puck. “The Oscars Governors 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.”
The menu will feature new, imaginative dishes
from Wolfgang Puck Catering alongside such guest favorites as smoked
salmon Oscars and spicy tuna cones. Ghetto Gastro’s Jon Gray, Pierre
Serrao and Lester Walker will complement the offerings with their own
action station in addition to several passed menu items throughout the
night.
“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, co-founder of Ghetto
Gastro.
“This is a first-of-its-kind collaboration that breaks
boundaries and brings a new flavor to the Oscars Governors 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.”
To
complement the food, the Governors Ball also will feature a variety of
beverages. Champagne Fleur de MIRAVAL—the only Champagne house
exclusively devoted to Rosé Champagne—will be poured along with two
limited-edition Francis Ford Coppola Wines in honor of the 94th Oscars.
Acclaimed mixologist Charles Joly will again curate a selection of
Tequila Don Julio specialty cocktails.
The Governors Ball will
take place in the Ray Dolby Ballroom on the top level of Hollywood &
Highland® immediately following the Oscars broadcast.
The 94th
Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at
Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC
at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
