Wolfgang Puck

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Puck was born in Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria.{{cite news|last1=Sissons|first1=Jemima|title=Wolfgang Puck's Kitchen Adventures|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111904006104576504120231813228|access-date=November 11, 2015|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=August 26, 2011}} He learned cooking from his mother, who was a pastry chef.{{cite news|last1=Chang|first1=Andrea|title=Strong-willed top chef|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-himi-puck7-2010mar07-story.html|access-date=November 11, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 7, 2010}}{{cite news|last1=Peck|first1=Tom|title=Obama's favorite chef to open new restaurant in UK|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/obamas-favourite-chef-to-open-new-restaurant-in-uk-2347837.html|access-date=November 11, 2015|work=The Independent|date=November 1, 2011}} He took the surname of his stepfather, Josef Puck, after his mother's remarriage.{{cite web |title=Wolfgang Puck Inducted |website=culinaryhalloffame.com |url=http://culinaryhalloffame.com/inductees/wolgang_puck.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829140954/http://culinaryhalloffame.com/inductees/wolgang_puck.htm |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |url-status=dead}} The marriage produced two younger sisters and a younger brother for Wolfgang.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Puck trained as an apprentice under Raymond Thuilier at L'Oustau de Baumanière in Les Baux-de-Provence, at Hôtel de Paris in Monaco, and at Maxim's Paris before moving to the United States in 1973 at age 24. After two years at La Tour in Indianapolis, Puck moved to Los Angeles to become chef and part owner of Ma Maison restaurant.

Following the 1981 publication of his first cookbook, Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen, which was based on his Ma Maison recipes, Puck opened the restaurant Spago on the Sunset Strip in 1982. Fifteen years later, in 1997, Puck and Barbara Lazaroff, his then-wife and business partner, moved the award-winning Spago to Beverly Hills. It has been recognized as one of the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. since 2004. The Infatuation wrote that "Spago made Wolfgang Puck the first (and maybe only) chef you and your grandma know by name."

In 1991, Puck opened his fourth restaurant, Granita, a seafood restaurant in Malibu, California.{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-18-ca-1145-story.html |title=Granita—Spago by the Sea |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=August 18, 1991 |first=Laurie |last=Ochoa}} The restaurant closed in 2005.{{cite news |url=http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_f4456468-49a3-528d-af77-60d156a6ddd3.html |title=Granita Malibu restaurant to close |newspaper=Malibu Times |date=September 21, 2005 |author=}}

Since 2003, Puck's recipes have been syndicated worldwide to newspapers and websites by Tribune Content Agency.{{cite web |title=Wolfgang Puck's Kitchen articles |url=https://tribunecontentagency.com/premium-content/food/wolfgang-pucks-kitchen/ |website=Tribune Content Agency}}

Wolfgang Puck is active in philanthropic endeavors and charitable organizations. He co-founded the Puck-Lazaroff Charitable Foundation in 1982. The foundation supports the annual American Wine & Food Festival which benefits Meals on Wheels; it has raised more than $15 million since its inception.{{Cite web|last=TheHollywoodTimes.today|title=Wolfgang Puck Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame {{!}} The Hollywood Times|url=https://www.thehollywoodtimes.today/wolfgang-puck-receives-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|access-date=August 16, 2020|language=en-US}}

One of Wolfgang Puck's signature dishes at his original restaurant, Spago, is house-smoked salmon pizza.{{Cite news|title=My Signature Dish: Wolfgang Puck's Smoked Salmon Pizza|url=https://guide.michelin.com/sg/en/article/people/my-signature-dish-wolfgang-puck-s-smoked-salmon-pizza|access-date=August 16, 2020|website=MICHELIN Guide|language=en-SG}}

Puck married Barbara Lazaroff in 1983, with whom he has two sons, Cameron and Byron.{{cite news|last1=Myers|first1=Mark|title=He Fled Family Home to Work in Kitchens|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/wolfgang-puck-fled-from-home-to-a-series-of-kitchens-as-a-teen-11554819514|access-date=April 13, 2019|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=April 12, 2019}} They were divorced in 2003. Barbara Lazaroff co-founded the Wolfgang Puck restaurants and continues to play a key role in the business. She has been instrumental in their interior design.{{cite news |title=About interior designer, restaurant designer, restaurateur Barbara Lazaroff of Beverly Hills / Los Angeles |newspaper=Barbara Lazaroff ~ Exuberant Living! |url=http://barbaralazaroff.com/about-barbara-lazaroff |access-date=May 20, 2016}}

Puck became a U.S. citizen in 1999.{{cite news | last = | first = | title =Foreign-Born Celebs Who Became American Citizens | newspaper =Parade | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =July 3, 2013 | url =https://parade.com/51001/parade/foreign-born-celebs-who-became-american-citizens/

| accessdate =February 26, 2022}} His favorite food is macarons.Wolfgang Puck on the Inaugural Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival, Led Zeppelin, and Retirement [https://www.thedailymeal.com/wolfgang-puck-inaugural-los-angeles-food-wine-festival-led-zeppelin-and-retirement]

In 1985, Puck received a Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in a ceremony at Denver, Colorado, presented by Awards Council member Ray Charles.{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=American Academy of Achievement|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#business}}

In 1993, Spago Hollywood was inducted into the Nation's Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrn.com/HallOfFame.aspx?menu_id=1518|title=Nation's Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame}} The next year it received the James Beard Restaurant of the Year Award. In 2002, Puck received the 2001–2002 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Service Show, Wolfgang Puck.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2001–2002 Daytime Emmy Awards|url=https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/awards/tv-radio/2001-2002-daytime-emmy-awards|access-date=|website=Infoplease}}

Spago Beverly Hills received a James Beard Foundation Outstanding Service Award in 2005. It was awarded two Michelin stars in the 2008 and 2009 Los Angeles Michelin Guide.{{cite news

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CUT Beverly Hills was awarded a Michelin star in 2007. In 2013, Puck was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame. In July 2016, CUT at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore was awarded a Michelin Star.{{cite news

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On April 26, 2017, Puck received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for his work in the TV industry, located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.{{Cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/wolfgang-puck|title=Wolfgang Puck {{!}} Hollywood Walk of Fame|website=www.walkoffame.com|language=en-US|access-date=April 27, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.com/lifestyle/20170426/hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-for-wolfgang-puck-unveiled|title=Hollywood Walk of Fame star for Wolfgang Puck unveiled|access-date=April 27, 2017|language=en}}

On May 20, 2017, Puck was named the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) 2017 Gold Plate Winner.{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wolfgang-puck-receives-foodservice-industrys-top-honor-300461157.html|title=Wolfgang Puck Receives Foodservice Industry's Top Honor|date=May 22, 2017|publisher=PR Newswire Association|work=Cision|access-date=July 8, 2017}}

In June 2022, Puck was recognized by the International Hospitality Institute on the Global 100 in Hospitality, as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality.{{Cite web |last=Mix |first=Pulse |date=August 1, 2022 |title=Dr Jeffrey Obomeghie and Dupe Olusola among the 100 most powerful people in global hospitality |url=https://www.pulse.ng/business/dr-jeffrey-obomeghie-and-dupe-olusola-among-the-100-most-powerful-people-in-global/3f8n19m |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Pulse Nigeria |language=en}}

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• Spago, Puck's first restaurant opened on the Sunset Strip (1982) serving California cuisine but later relocated to Beverly Hills.{{cite web|url=http://www.delish.com/restaurants/best-chefs/a706/celebrity-chef-wolfgang-puck/|title=Chef Wolfgang Puck – Spago Restaurant|date=September 30, 2008|work=Delish|access-date=May 20, 2016}} There are five other Spago locations including Budapest, Istanbul,{{Cite web|url=http://www.spago.thestregisistanbul.com/en|title=Spago Istanbul by Wolfgang Puck {{!}} Rooftop Restaurant and Lounge in Istanbul|website=www.spago.thestregisistanbul.com|language=en|access-date=March 22, 2017}} Las Vegas, Maui, and Singapore{{Cite web | url=https://www.marinabaysands.com/restaurants/view-all.html | title=Restaurants | International Cuisine | Marina Bay Sands }}{{Cite web |title=Wolfgang Puck - Experience the Best of Restaurant Hospitality |url=https://wolfgangpuck.com/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Wolfgang Puck |language=en-US}}
• Caramá located at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.{{cite web | url=https://vegas.eater.com/2024/2/9/24068066/wolfgang-puck-carama-new-las-vegas-strip-restaurant-opens-lupo-summerlin-canceled | title=Wolfgang Puck Debuts His New Las Vegas Strip Restaurant and Bails on Summerlin Lupo | date=February 9, 2024 }}
• CUT in Beverly Hills, Las Vegas, London, New York City, and Washington D.C. {{cite web|url=http://www.visitsingapore.com/editorials/star-studded-38-restaurants-michelin-guide-singapore-2017/ |title=Star-studded: 38 restaurants in Michelin Guide Singapore 2017| publisher=VisitSingapore.com|access-date=May 20, 2016}}
• CUT by Wolfgang Puck at Four Seasons Hotels Bahrain Bay{{cite web|url=http://www.fourseasons.com/bahrain/dining/restaurants/cut_by_wolfgang_puck/|title=CUT By Wolfgang Puck – Bahrain Restaurant – Four Seasons|access-date=May 20, 2016}} and at The Shoppes at Marina Bay, Singapore
• Chinois on Main in Santa Monica, California.{{Cite web |title=Chinois on Main – Santa Monica - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant |url=https://guide.michelin.com/en/california/santa-monica/restaurant/chinois-on-main |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=MICHELIN Guide |language=en-US}}
• The Marketplace by Wolfgang Puck, El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia{{Cite web|url=https://www.portafolio.co/negocios/aterriza-la-zona-r-de-comidas-en-el-aeropuerto-el-dorado-516536|title=Aterriza la Zona R de comidas en el aeropuerto El Dorado|first=Casa Editorial El|last=Tiempo|website=Portafolio.co}}
• III by Wolfgang Puck in Houston, Texas.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=III by Wolfgang Puck |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/restaurant/iii-by-wolfgang-puck/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Texas Monthly |language=en}}
• Merois in West Hollywood, California{{Cite web |last=Yeo |first=Patricia Kelly |date=December 8, 2021 |title=Wolfgang Puck's Merois puts all other glitzy WeHo hotel restaurants to shame |url=https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/merois |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Time Out Los Angeles |language=en-US}}
• Wolfgang Puck Kitchen in Shanghai and The Villages, Florida{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=March 5, 2020 |title=Wolfgang Puck Kitchen + Bar to open in The Villages |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2020/03/05/wolfgang-puck-kitchen-bar-to-open-in-the-villages/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}
• Wolfgang Puck’s Kitchen Counter in Cancún International Airport{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 5, 2024 |title=The Kitchen Counter by Wolfgang Puck |url=https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-kitchen-counter-by-wolfgang-puck-cancún/ |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=Yelp |language=en-US}}
• Wolfgang Puck Kitchen + Bar in Kempegowda International Airport, Terminal 2.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=July 7, 2023 |title=Wolfgang Puck opens at BLR Airport |url=https://retailupdates.news/2023/07/04/wolfgang-puck-opens-at-blr-airport/ |work=Retail Updates}}

• Five-Sixty was located in Dallas and featured Asian-inspired New American cuisine. After 11 years, it closed in April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web | title=Five Sixty closes for good | url=https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/04-30-20-five-sixty-wolfgang-puck-reunion-tower-closed/ | publisher=CultureMap Dallas | year=2020 | access-date=April 30, 2020}}
• Postrio, Innovative food that draws from a myriad of cultures, a wine list that has both breadth and depth. 1989–2009
• Granita, a seafood restaurant in Malibu, California. 1991–2005.
• Eureka, Restaurant & Brewery in West Los Angeles. 1990–1993.
• Lupo in Las Vegas, Nevada at Mandalay Bay{{Cite web |last=Levitan |first=Corey |date=June 16, 2023 |title=Vegas Dining Roundup: Wolfgang Closes Lupo, Mandalay Baywatch, Venetian Gets HaSalon Trip |url=https://www.casino.org/news/vegas-dining-roundup-wolfgang-closes-lupo-mandalay-baywatch-venetian-venetian-gets-a-hasalon/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Casino.org |language=en-US}}
• Ospero in West Hollywood, California (2021-2024).{{Cite web |last=Kang |first=Matthew |date=March 29, 2021 |title=First Look Inside Wolfgang Puck's Pair of New Restaurants at Pendry West Hollywood |url=https://la.eater.com/2021/3/29/22356965/merois-ospero-wolfgang-puck-west-hollywood-pendry |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Eater LA |language=en}}
• Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill in Las Vegas{{Cite web |title=Wolfgang Puck Bar & Gril |url=https://www.vegas.com/restaurants/continental/wolfgang-puck-bar-grill-las-vegas/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=www.vegas.com}} and Disney Springs{{Cite web |last=Delgado |first=Lauren |date=November 19, 2018 |title=Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill opens in Disney Springs |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2018/11/19/wolfgang-puck-bar-grill-opens-in-disney-springs/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/pendry-west-hollywood-members-club-britely-wolfgang-puck-restaurant-ospero-closing-1235869061/ | title=The Britely and Wolfgang Puck's Restaurant Ospero Permanently Close at Pendry West Hollywood | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=April 8, 2024 }}
• The Source, Washington, D.C., modern interpretation of Asian cuisine located at the Newseum.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/fine-dining/3941 |title=The Source Washington DC :: Wolfgang Puck Asian Fusion Restaurant |publisher=Wolfgangpuck.com |access-date=August 31, 2010}} It closed in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Hiatt |first=Gabe |date=May 14, 2020 |title=The Source by Wolfgang Puck Is Permanently Closing in Penn Quarter |url=https://dc.eater.com/2020/5/14/21257963/the-source-by-wolfgang-puck-permanently-closing-penn-quarter-dc-coronavirus |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Eater DC |language=en}}
• Wolfgang Puck Steak, a signature restaurant of MGM Grand Detroit in Detroit.{{cite web|url=https://www.mgmgranddetroit.com/en/restaurants/wolfgang-puck-steak.html|title=Wolfgang Puck Steak|publisher=MGM Resorts International|work=MGM Grand Detroit}} and {{cite web|url=https://www.mgmgranddetroit.com/en/restaurants/wolfgang-puck-pizzeria-and-cucina.html|title=Wolfgang Puck Pizzeria & Cucina|publisher=MGM Resorts International|work=MGM Grand Detroit|access-date=July 8, 2017}} It closed in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Houck |first=Brenna |date=October 7, 2020 |title=Wolfgang Puck Steak Dips Out of the MGM Grand Detroit Casino |url=https://detroit.eater.com/2020/10/7/21506505/wolfgang-puck-steak-restaurant-closes-mgm-grand-detroit-casino |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Eater Detroit |language=en}}
• Wolfgang Puck Kitchen in Costa Mesa, California
• Wolfgang Puck Express in Disney Springs{{Cite web |date=2020-10-14 |title=Permanently Closed: Wolfgang Puck Express |url=https://worldofwalt.com/permanently-closed-wolfgang-puck-express.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=World Of Walt |language=en-US}}
• Wolfgang Puck Cafe in Newport Beach, California

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• Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen {{ISBN|978-0395313282}} (1980)
• The Wolfgang Puck Cookbook (1986)
• Adventures in the Kitchen with Wolfgang Puck (1991)
• Pizza, Pasta, and More {{ISBN|978-0517223727}} (2000)
• Live, Love, Eat {{ISBN|978-0375508912}} (2002)
• Wolfgang Puck Makes it Easy {{ISBN|978-1401601805}} (2004)
• Wolfgang Puck Makes it Healthy {{ISBN|978-1455508853}} (2017)

Wolfgang Puck restaurants, catering services, cookbooks and licensed products are handled by Wolfgang Puck Companies, with three divisions: Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group, Wolfgang Puck Catering, and Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://wolfgangpuck.com/about/|title=About Wolfgang Puck|access-date=October 31, 2018}}

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