ACADEMY AWARDS' GLOW RUBS OFF ON UPSCALE CATERERS.Byline: Peter Hartlaub Daily News Staff Writer The staff at the Bistro Garden at Coldwater will have to read all about the Oscars in the morning. There will be little time for TV tonight, one of their most manic man·ic adj. Relating to, affected by, or resembling mania. evenings of the year. ``I'm usually too busy running around and keeping an eye on things to see much of the show,'' said Gregory Pappas, general manager of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. restaurant. ``I get a glance at the TV once in a while.'' The Super Bowl might be the busiest event of the year for pizza parlors and Chinese take-outs, but the Academy Awards has the upscale caterers hustling hustling Medical practice The illegal soliciting of victims of accidents or dread disease, to provide them with services; after being hustled, the Pt's insurance company is usually billed for office visits and treatment. See Ambulance chaser. . On Saturday, Pappas and his staff were preparing for a party sponsored by Kodak to honor the ``best cinematography'' nominees. Today the decade-old restaurant will prepare scores of ``to go'' meals for patrons who want fine dining at home, then they will haul three large-screen TVs into the dining area for an Academy Awards buffet. Wolfgang Puck Wolfgang Johann Puck (born Wolfgang Johann Topfschnig on July 8, 1949) is an Austrian-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles. is the exclusive caterer to the Governors Ball at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. , where 1,650 Academy Awards ticket holders will dine tonight on roasted white salmon with herb crust and sweet pepper fondue. But there's clearly plenty of catering business to go around, whether it's for a private studio party or just a few friends gathering around the television set at home. At Jerry's Deli in Studio City, catering manager Chevo Diaz said he will have to increase his staff and maybe come in earlier to deal with the Oscars rush. ``We get busy for the Oscars, especially since it's on the weekend,'' Diaz said. ``Mostly we're dealing with groups - private parties with 15 to 30 people.'' Diaz said the smoked fish Smoked fish are fish that have been cured by smoking. Salmon is commonly cold-smoked to make lox, but several other kinds of fish are frequently hot-smoked, such as whitefish, herring, trout, mackerel and sablefish. platter One of the disks in a hard disk drive. Each platter provides a top and bottom recording surface. There may be only one or several platters in a drive with each platter having its own pair of read/write heads. See magnetic disk. is the most popular order, although a lot of people are settling for cold cuts. ``The Super Bowl is pretty hectic, too, but this will be one of our busier days of the year,'' he said. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Bistro Garden at Coldwater executive chef Harry Klibingat puts salmon appetizers in the oven for an Academy Awards party. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News |
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