publication date: Saturday, March 4, 2006 (part of Round XXVII)

category: Cuisine

clue: This Austrian chef helped popularize Califorian cooking with his puckish charm.

explanation: Austrian-born Puck was one of the best-known chefs of California cuisine. The word "puckish" was a play on his last name. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Chris McKinnon, Mihai Rusu, Michael Paul Cote, Josh Paddison, Bob Miller, Jacque Miller, and Billy Marston

trivia: This goo was included in Oscars Week 2006 because Puck was famous for catering many Oscar parties. It had been intended for the original Oscars Week a year earlier, but that event wound up not happening due to the game being between rounds at the time.

Oscars Week 2006 This goo was part of Oscars Week 2006.



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