Wolfgang Johannes Puck was born on January 8, 1949 in Sankt Veit Ander Glan, Austria, to Maria Topfschnig, and later adopted by his step dad Josef Puck. Always a very inquisitive child when it came to anything to do with the kitchen young Wolfgang began his formal training in culinary at the very ripe and tender age of 14 in 1963. After his initial culinary training he was an apprentice under Raymond Thuilier at L’Oustau de Baumaniere in Provence, France. Following his apprenticeship he also worked at other restaurants including Maxim’s in Paris. With so much out there to learn and experience as a chef, Wolfgang decided to head to the United States. After moving to the United States in 1973, Wolfgang landed his first position as a chef at LaTour in Indianapolis, …show more content…
In 1981 Wolfgang released his first cookbook “Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen” which was based on all the popular recipes features at Ma Maison. In 1982 Wolfgang and his then wife Barbara Lazaroff successfully open the restaurant “Spago” in Hollywood, California. Together Wolfgang and Barbara also established The Puck-Lazaroff Charitable Foundation. In 1983, Wolfgang opened Chinios on Main in Santa Monica, California. By this time Wolfgang Puck had become a very popular name in the culinary industry. He was in very high demand so much so that in 1985 he was asked to host the Oscar party at Spago’s in Hollywood, California. Still seeking to put himself out there Wolfgang decided to release a second book entitled “The Wolfgang Puck Cookbook” followed by an instructional video “Spago Cooking with Wolfgang Puck”. 1986 was a very busy year for Wolfgang. Along with all of these great achievements he also became a regular special guest on “Good Morning America” on ABC. The wrap up of the 80’s included the release of his frozen pizza line and the opening of the restaurant Postrio of San Francisco,
Realizing the love of cooking that her son was developing, Maria thought it would be a great thing for him to receive the proper training to become a chef. At the age of fourteen Wolfgang was in cooking school, training with the best. Raymond Thuilier at L'Oustau de Baumanière in Les Baux-de-Provence was one of many people he was fortunate enough to be an apprentice. He, also, worked in other French restaurants, which includes Maxim's in Paris, the Hotel de Paris in Monaco, and the Michelin 3-starred L'Oustau de Baumanière in Provence. With the encouragement of his friend, Wolfgang left Europe come to the United States to get more experience and exposure at the age of 24 years old. When he arrived, he landed a job in Indianapolis at La Tour, was a special-occasion restaurant that served classic French cuisine restaurant on the 35th floor of what is now called Regions Tower. This restaurant is now closed. Puck only stayed there 2 years before heading to Hollywood, California to work as a chef and part owner of Ma Maison.
Orville was born on a farm in Brazil Indiana in 1907; growing up, Orville was active in the local 4H chapter. At the young age of 12 Orville followed his passion of popcorn and started selling popping corn he grew himself. This became his business which paid for his college. Orville Redenbacher not only earned a Bachelor of Science in agriculture at Purdue, but he was also on the Purdue track team. He then worked as a Vigo County Farm Bureau extension agent in Terre Haute, Indiana. Orville also ran a successful fertilizer company which made him wealthy. It wasn’t until about sixteen years after going to college that the name Orville Redenbacher hit supermarket shelves in 1944.
Subway, one of the present leaders in the fast food industry was set up in 1965 in Bridgeport, Connecticut by Fred DeLuca. A family friend of him suggested this idea to help him pay for his education to fulfill his dream of becoming a doctor. Dr. Peter Buck, one of Fred’s friends agreed to be his partner with a loan of $1,000. There was a huge growth in the business relationship that changed the landscape of the fast food industry.
(Johann Chrysostom) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756 to composer, violinist, and theorist Leopold Mozart and his wife Maria Anna (Sadie 276). Wolfgang was the ultimate definition of a child prodigy. He mastered one of his sister’s music books at the age of four and wrote his first compositions, Andante and Allegro K1a and 1b, at only five years old (277). The public first witnessed young Mozart’s talent when he performed a dancing role in Sigismundus Hungarie rex at Salzburg University in September of 1761 (277). Mozart flourished in the spotlight and began to tour Europe with his father and sister, Maria Anna (affectionately referred to Nannerl), in September of 1762 (277). Both children were extremely talented musicians and they often performed for the courts or gave public concerts (277). The family returned home to Salzburg ...
He was the seventh and last child born to musical author, composer and violinist, Leopold Mozart and his wife Anna Maria Pertl. Only Wolfgang and Maria Anna (whose nickname was 'Nannerl') survived infancy. He was born in a house in the Hagenauersches Haus in Salzburg, Austria, on the 27th of January, 1756.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a born child prodigy. He was Born in Salzburg in January 27 of 1756. He was the son of Leopold Mozart. He for years since his birth has he inspired and amazed people of all ages with his work. He was the greatest composer of his time.
Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, the son of composer, musical author, and violinist, Leopold Mozart and his wife, Anna Maria Pertl. His given names were Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Theophilus, the last of which is Gottlieb in German, and Amadeus in Latin. He used Wolfgang and Amadeus in his signature, so he is generally known by these two names.
Bobby Flay is one the world’s most famous chef,but just like everyone else he started out as a normal child just trying to make it in life. Born on December 10. 1964. Robert William Flay was raised in New york city by his Irish American separated parents who passed down the red hair and freckles to their son Bill and Dorothy Flay as a young child bobby use to organize his mom grocery list, made his own after school snack with a unique twist each time. He even ask for his own easy bake oven as a child, But he was not very interested in school. He went to a few catholic schools before dropping out at age 17 in tenth grade. After dropping out of school he managed to get his first professional job in 1982. Flay’s father was the manager of the
Mozart was born to Leopold and Maria Pertl Mozart. Mozart’s father, Leopold, was a composer, violinist, and assistant concert master in the Salzburg court. Due to the fact that his father was deeply involved in music, Mozart was influenced at very young age. Mozart had begun learning how to play the piano as early as the age of three. Under his father’s advisement, Mozart and his sister,
On January 27th, 1756, at 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg, Austria, a Jupiter among mere men and composers was born. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born the son of Anna Maria (1720-1778) and Leopold Mozart (1719-1787), a composer, teacher, and the fourth violinist for Count Leopold Anton von Firmian. Already learning to play the keyboard at a mere age of three years old, Mozart would learn by sight as he watched his seven year old sister took lessons from her music teacher. As Mozart got older and started to develop as a player and composer, his traveled with his father around Europe performing as a child ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the son of Anna Maria Pertl and pro musician Leopold Mozart, who played violin and worked for the archbishop of Salzburg. Mozart and his sister, Maria Anna, were the only two of their parents’ seven children to survive. Maria Anna was also highly talented. With their father’s guidance, they were both introduced
Mozart was born on 27 January, 1756, and was named Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, but called Wolfgang Amadeus by his family. His father, Leopold, was a musician at the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg, and later became Konzertmeister or Court Composer. Wolfgang could play complicated pieces of music on the piano at the of age four, and at five he was composing, with his father writing down the creation. At the age of 8, Mozart began to write his first symphony.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was probably the greatest genius in Western musical history. He was born in Salzberg, Austria on January 27, 1756. The son of Leopold Mozart and his wife Anna Maria Pertl. Leopold was a successful composer and violinist and assistant concertmaster at the Salzberg court.
After completing his four year apprenticeship, Escoffier works for two years at various restaurants in Nice, such as Cercle Massena and Les Freres Provencaux. In April of 1865 Escoffier is recommended by M. Bardoux for work at his up-scale Parisian restaurant Le Petit Moulin Rouge in Paris. Here he worked his way up the ranks of the kitchen until the Franco- Prussian war in 1870.
Mozart was born on Jan. 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria. His father was Leopold Mozart, a composer and a popular violinist. Mozart received his early musical training from his father. At the early age of 3 Mozart showed signs of being a musical genius. Then, at the age of five Mozart started composing. Beginning in 1762 Mozart’s father took young Mozart and his older sister, Maria Anna, on tours in Europe where they played the piano, harpsichord, violin, and organ, together and separately. Mozart learned to play the piano, harpsichord, and violin from his father. He gave public concerts and played at numerous courts and received several commissions.