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Red-carpet fare

Published:Thursday | March 1, 2012 | 12:00 AM
Chef Wolfgang Puck's classic dish, smoked salmon on Oscar flatbread with caviar. - AP
An Oscar image is printed atop chocolate, served with 3-D glasses as part of the dessert menu for the 84th Annual Academy Awards Governor's Ball.
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While many watched the recent Academy Awards red carpet arrivals and the presentation of the Oscars, the most delicious aspect was held behind closed doors.

World-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck and his 350 member staff, created a feast fit for the royalty of the film industry.

He catered to over 1,500 guests at the Governor's Ball preparing pork belly dumplings, smoked salmon on Oscar-shaped flatbreads, bite-sized Kobe sliders, lobster tacos, chicken pot pie, macaroni and cheese and over a dozen more dishes.

The Governor's Ball was not a formal sit-down dinner but more in the form of a cocktail party. Here is how the stars ate.