The Oscars 2020: the Stars Menu in Pictures

LA-based chef Wolfgang Puck returned to the Oscars once again, feeding the famous on one of the biggest show biz nights of the year, a challenge he's exceeded at for an incredible 26 years.

Cooking at the famous Governors Ball after the Academy Awards, now in their 92nd year, the assembled stars were able to graze a tempting plant-based menu as they let their hair down post-award ceremony.

This year the chef and his son worked with a 200 strong crew of chefs to prepare 25,000 fun, intricate and approachable dishes, to be served in just one hour. An Oscar-worthy performance in itself.

This year's menu saw the return of some favourites like smoked salmon Oscar statues plus comfort food like black truffle chicken pot pie and baked mac 'n' cheese and over 6,000 chocolate Oscar statues, plus a host of vegan newcomers.

There were even some movie inspired creations. including a special tribute pizza in honour of Korean film "Parasite." with stir-fried vegetables, ginger, garlic, green onions and a little soy sauce.

Here's an excited chef, bigging up this year's menu live from the red carpet:

Although, you can't please everyone all the time, with one Hollywood actress, Julia Butters, admitting to bringing a turkey sandwich in her bag, saying she was worried she wouldn’t like some of the food being served!

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Here are some of the highlights of this year's menu.

Oscars 2020 Menu

Amuse Bouche

- Compressed watermelon, housemade cashew ricotta, mint agave syrup (V)
- Avocado tostadas with crunchy cabbage and chipotle glaze (V)
- Roasted cauliflower toast, agrodolce shallots, golden raisins, sumac (V)
- Eggplant caponata on grilled crostini (V)

Hors d'Oeuvre

- Duck carnitas, mini blue corn taco, pomegranate mole, pear pico de gallo
- Watermelon, hamachi, yuzu kosho
- Miniature wagyu burger, sharp cheddar, remoulade
- Beef macaron, herb goat cheese, citrus
- Winter spice French toast with pumpkin crème Brulee
- Puffed air bread, aquafaba mousse, bell pepper caviar (V)
- Wild mushroom cigar, truffle aioli, truffle ash, cigar box (V)
- Vegetable rice paper roll, mango, papaya, mint, Thai basil (V/AG)

Small Plates

Served Cold
- Maitake mushroom salad, eggplant baba ghanoush, tahini, burnt onion syrup, sumac spiced pita crumbs (V)
- "Frozen" tangerine, gooseberry, avocado, mint cucumber, aji amarillo vinaigrette (V)
- Baby little gem lettuce, crispy quinoa, pomegranate, wild herbs, green goddess vinaigrette (V)

Served Hot
- Miyazaki wagyu beef, NY Yukon Gold potato puree with creme Fraiche, braised celery and spring onion
- Jidori poussin chicken and waffles, bourbon maple syrup
- Forbinnin black rice, miso-glazed baby eggplant, Hunan sauce, crispy wild rice (V)
- Black truffle chick pot pies (pictured below)

- Housemade tofu, hijiki seaweed rice, carrot greens, edamame, ginger ponzu (V)
- Housemade campanelle pasta with preserved Meyer lemon, artichokes, English pea, pea tendrils (V)
- Braised leeks, fennel sunchoke puree, cipollini onion, haricot verts, tomato herb pistou (V)
- Cacio e Pepe macaroni and cheese (pictured below)

Chef Action Station

- Made to order mozzarella and burrata (pictured below)
- Vegan cheese (V)
- Preserved persimmon, pickled mustard seeds
- Tartine breads

Sweets

- Parfait of boba — compressed honeydew, green tea almond milk mousse, and coffee gelée (V)
- Kumquat Eton mess verrine — pavlova, kumquat jam, tangerine cream, meringue, and kumquat tuile (V)
- Bottomless verticle tart — yuzu and blueberry
- Raspberry-lemonade cookie (V)
- Salted caramel brownie cookie (V
- Margarita push pop (V)
- Chocolate pizzelle wafer with vanilla cream and WP chocolate stamp
- Raspberry marshmallow, pistachio sable dipped in dark chocolate
- Dark chocolate and yuzu ravioli (V)
- Red wine winter spice pate de fruit in dark chocolate (V)
- Cranberry honey macaron
- Grapefruit ginger macaron
Translucent candy lollipop with gold leaf, edible flowers with elderflower essence (V)
- Translucent candy lollipop with silver leaf, edible petals with mango and jalapeño essence (V)
- Ube and coconut cream tart (V)
- Peppermint patty pillow cake with vanilla sable

Scooped to order sorbets on Chinese donuts
- Chocolate sorbet (V)
- Coconut and lychee sorbet (V)
- Mandarin sorbet (V)