Master chef Wolfgang Puck, for the 13th consecutive year, has been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create the menu for the Governors Ball, the post-telecast celebration following the 79th Academy Awards® on Feb 25.

“The Governors Ball has always been a very special event for me, and I take great pride in creating the menu. This year’s menu will reflect the celebration of the evening along with my passion for locally grown, sustainable and organic ingredients,” Puck said. “I want to create a menu that is elegant and exciting, where the main ingredient is the star of the evening and the chef the co-star.”

Puck and his team will be serving the Academy’s 1, 650 guests, which will include Oscar® winners, nominees, presenters and telecast participants.

The menu will feature Ball favorites, including nearly 3, 200 miniature Kobe beef cheeseburgers and 4, 600 gold-dusted chocolate Oscars®.

“Wolf’s culinary interpretation of the evening’s celebration is always something we aim to match with impeccable service,” said Carl Schuster, CEO of Wolfgang Puck Catering. “We hand-select our staff and begin training months prior to the big event to ensure a flawless outcome.”

Working in a state-of-the-art kitchen adjacent to the Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center®, Puck will lead a team of chefs, pastry chefs and culinary artists who will be responsible for the cooking, presentation and execution of the evening’s menu.

Wolfgang Puck Catering was created in 1998 out of Spago Beverly Hills when Puck and Schuster recognized a national need for high-end restaurant-style catering. Puck’s restaurant concepts have been on the creative edge of fine dining for more than 2 decades.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Feb 25 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 pm PST (8 pm EST), beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment, The Road to the Oscars.