Wolfgang Puck (born 8 January 1949 in St. Veit , Austria) is a chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles, California.

He owns, operates, or licenses a number of restaurants in the U.S., ranging from the storied Spago in Beverly Hills to Wolfgang Puck Express , which has become a national franchise.

Recently, he also opened franchises in Japan, including two restaurants in Tokyo. His fame and star-like nature helped him to be selected to cater numerous Academy Award parties. Puck has also written a number of cookbooks and licensed lines of household kitchen equipment and grocery items. He appeared as an Iron Chef on Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters on the Food Network.

He made a guest appereance in the sitcom Frasier in 2002, playing himself. A year earlier, he played someone calling in on Frasier's radio show.

Motto

• "Live, love, eat!"

External link

• WolfgangPuck.com (official site)