Wofgang Puck is catering the Oscars again this year. He’s obviously a fan of mine because one of the items for all those celebrities and big wigs is Macaroni and Cheese! I’ll share the recipe for it further down on the blog. But first, all the other overly expensive items on the menu. There will be Spicy Tuna Cones and Smoked Salmon Oscars which is smoked salmon cut to look like the statue with caviar on top. There’s cornbread with crab and caviar in it. There will be tater tots topped with…….. caviar. Wolfgang’s really into caviar this year. Truffle Mushroom Mousse, Pickled Fresno Chili, Sliced Wagyu Beef, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Gold Truffles, and sooooo much more.
Good Morning America has pictures of the menus HERE.
Here’s Wolfgang’s Oscars Mac and Cheese Recipe:
Cacio e Pepe Macaroni & Cheese
Serves: 1
8 ounces cavatelli pasta
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/4 cup whole milk
1/4 cup shredded aged Vermont white cheddar
1 tablespoon parmesan
1/4 teaspoon pink peppercorns, toasted and ground
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns, toasted and ground
1/4 teaspoon green peppercorns, toasted and ground
Instructions
Bring 2-3 quarts of water to a boil in a pot. Add 2 tablespoons of salt to the water and then the pasta. Cook for about 8 minutes or to al dente. Strain.
In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt butter and then whisk flour into the melted butter. Continue to whisk for 2 minutes on low heat avoiding any color.
Add milk to the butter and flour mixture continuing to stir until the milk thickens to a creamy consistency and coats the back of a spoon.
Add white cheddar, stirring to melt the cheese into the milk. Add ground pink and black peppercorns.
Add the pasta to the pot and stir in the Parmesan. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve!