Wolfgang Johannes Puck Research Paper

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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,

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