WOLFGANG PUCK

BEING BORN

• Wolfgang was born in Sankt Veit An Der Glan, Austria
• He was born July 8th, 1949

EDUCATION

• He had a apprenticeship under Raymond Thuiler at L’oustan de Baumaniere, after his success in Europe he moved to the US to co own his first restaurant Ma Maison.

INSPIRATION

• His mother used to cook Austrian food on the country side for him

SPECIALTIES

• Gourmet Pizza, Chicken Pot Pie, Fire Roasted Lamb Rack,
• Austrian Food

FAME

• Spago Pizzeria opened on Sunset Boulevard in 1982.
• In the Smurfs, the Simpson’s, Food Fight, Iron Chefs of America, etc.

BOOKS AND RESTAURANTS

• Pizza Pasta and More, Adventures in the Kitchen, Live Love Eat, etc
• CUT Lounge, Spago, Chinois on Main, Five Sixty,

FUN FACTS

• He was born in Austria but then moved to France to learn to cook
• He opened he most successful restaurant when he was 33

QUOTE

• Restaurants are like having children: fun to make them but then you have to stick with them