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Two additional locations opened at Four Seasons Resort Maui, in Hawaii (in 2001); and in the
Spago Beverly Hills website
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Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Johannes Puck (born July 8, 1949) is an Austrian-American chef and restaurateur.
Early life and career
Puck was born in Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria. He learned cooking from his mother, who was a pastry chef. He took the surname ...
's flagship restaurant worldwide, known for serving California cuisine
California cuisine is a food movement that originated in California. The cuisine focuses on dishes that are driven by local and sustainable ingredients with an attention to seasonality and an emphasis on the bounty of the region.
The food is hi ...
. Spago is Puck's first restaurant venture.
Name and history
The word "spago" is Italian for "string" or "twine". The plural would be "spaghi," which is the beginning of "spaghetti", and suggests that pasta is on the menu. The first Spago location opened in 1982, on theSunset Strip
The Sunset Strip is the stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through the city of West Hollywood, California. It extends from West Hollywood's eastern border with the city of Los Angeles near Marmont Lane to its western border with Beverl ...
in West Hollywood
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, California, with Mark Peel as chef de cuisine
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under Puck. The second Spago restaurant opened at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage. It is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks.
Caesar ...
, on the Las Vegas Strip
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in 1992. It was closed in 2017 and relocated to Bellagio Las Vegas
Bellagio is a resort, luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by The Blackstone Group and operated by MGM Resorts International. Bellagio was conceived by casino owner Steve Wynn, and was built on the for ...
in spring 2018. In 1997, Wolfgang Puck opened a third location on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills
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. In 1998, a Spago location opened in Palo Alto
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The city was es ...
which was closed in 2007.
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. They let their lease on the location expire.
Two additional locations opened at Four Seasons Resort Maui, in Hawaii (in 2001); and in the Ritz-Carlton
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Bachelor Gulch, in Avon, Colorado
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(which closed in 2016). Spago opened its first location outside of the United States in Mexico City
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in the mid-1990s, which closed a few years later. It later opened a restaurant in Istanbul
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, Turkey
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, at the St. Regis Hotel
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History
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in 2015. Other international locations include one in Singapore
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at the rooftop complex of Marina Bay Sands
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.
Awards and honorable recognitions
*In 2008 and 2009, Spago was awarded twoMichelin stars
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*Since 2010, Spago has received the ''Wine Spectator
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'' Grand Award
*In 2013, Zagat
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named Spago the most iconic restaurant in the city of Los Angeles
References
External links
Spago Beverly Hills website
{{- Restaurants in Greater Los Angeles Restaurant groups in the United States Buildings and structures in Beverly Hills, California Companies based in Beverly Hills, California Restaurants established in 1982 1982 establishments in California Restaurants in California James Beard Foundation Award winners Fine dining