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Puck in 1988. Puck was born in Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria. [1] He learned cooking from his mother, who was a pastry chef. [2] [3] He took the surname of his stepfather, Josef Puck, after his mother's remarriage. [4]
In 1997, Wolfgang Puck opened a third location on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills. [3] In 1998, a Spago location opened in Palo Alto [4] which was closed in 2007. [5] The original Spago Hollywood remained open until 2001 when Wolfgang Puck and his partners determined renovating the original 1920s-era house would be too costly.
Wolfgang Puck became the chef at Ma Maison in 1975 and departed circa 1982 to form his own restaurant, Spago. [3] [11] Terrail has credited the eventual success of Ma Maison with his partnership with Puck: "The Ma Maison makeover did not happen overnight. The first step was [for me] to walk out of the kitchen and hire an incredible chef.
Yard has served as a chef in several Wolfgang Puck restaurants, including Spago, [10] [7] [8] Rainbow Room and Tribeca Grill. [2] She also served as chief operating officer, Restaurant Division at iPic Entertainment, a national entertainment group known for their upscale movie theaters, in-cinema dining, and restaurants.
Wolfgang is a 2021 American documentary film, directed and produced by David Gelb. It follows the life and career of chef Wolfgang Puck . It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 12, 2021.
Both Wolfgang Puck and California Pizza Kitchen were instrumental in turning California-style pizza from a gourmet food trend to a mass consumer food product. Based on the success of his pizzas and his status as a celebrity chef, Puck opened a series of restaurants, ranging from high-end clones of Spago to convenience chains for airports and mall food courts.
The first menu, including the famous BBQ Chicken Pizza, was developed by Ed LaDou, then the pizza chef at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant. CPK became an immediate success, and the company expanded throughout Southern California. By 1992, there were 26 CPKs. [12]
Edward M. LaDou, III (October 9, 1955 – December 27, 2007) was an American pizza chef, who is credited with popularizing gourmet California-style pizzas. [2] [3] Ed LaDou was the first pizza chef at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant in Los Angeles. [4] He also developed the first menu for the American chain restaurant California Pizza Kitchen. [4]