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Scene 6 – Gay Chef Sweetens Up “Chocolate Factory” Premiere

The July 10^th premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation was sweetened up by the contributions of Chef Wayne Elias who served up his desert delicacies. You may have heard of Chef Wayne because he is the culinary talent behind the Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party and the resident chef at the ultra-hip Mark’s Restaurant in West Hollywood. According to my sources at the premiere, Chef Wayne served “enough sweets to set everyone’s diet back a quarter century!”

Chef Wayne and Tim Burton

At Mark’s Restaurant (861 N. La Cienega Blvd. in West Hollywood), Chef Wayne recently introduced a fresh new menu focusing on the best of California Cuisine. “With a scene as appetizing as the cuisine, Mark’s dazzles the palette…” they say. My key source explained, “Chef Wayne has created an assortment of inciting appetizers, tantalizing entrees and scintillating desserts created for the casual warm-weather dining Southern California is famous for. As always, each item is prepared with the freshest ingredients, organically-grown, whenever possible.” Building upon such perennial favorites as “Mark’s Famous Salad,” “Chef Wayne’s Turkey Meatloaf” and the ever-popular “Surf and Turf,” Chef Wayne draws on both regional and international tastes. Now he unveils such delicacies including: The colorful and nutty Caprese Tower salad with layered red & yellow tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, basil, balsamic reduction and toasted pine nuts; Tender and flavorful Seared Australian Lamb Loin with roasted garlic sauce, wilted spring greens & mint parsilade with Heirloom Potatoes; and Spinach Penne Langoustino, with its zestful lobster-cognac sauce, sun-dried tomatoes and fava beans. “All of the new menu items are as distinct and diverse as the patrons we serve – very international, but also very Californian,” explains Chef Wayne.

I was telling you about those sweets “comprised of modern classics and simple sophistication,” including Chef Wayne’s Chocolate Chip “Iron Skillet” Cookie; Grandma Elias Key Lime Pie; Jamaican Rum Cheesecake; Warm Flourless Belgian Chocolate Cake; Triple Chocolate Pudding Pie; Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee; Mango or Strawberry Sorbet and much more. And for those that wish to have the dining experience continue after their visit, there is always Chef Wayne’s Crumble Catering

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