Spago is Wolfgang Puck's flagship restaurant worldwide, known for serving California cuisine. Spago is Puck's first restaurant venture.
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1982 |
| Owner(s) | Wolfgang Puck |
| Chef | Wolfgang Puck |
| Food type | California |
| Street address | 176 N Canon Dr |
| City | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 34°4′3.3″N 118°23′51.6″W / 34.067583°N 118.397667°W |
| Other locations | Las Vegas, Maui, Istanbul, Singapore |
| Website | wolfgangpuck |
Name and history
editThe 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.[1]
The first Spago location opened in 1982, on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, with Mark Peel as chef de cuisine under Puck. The second Spago restaurant opened at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, on the Las Vegas Strip in 1992. It was closed in 2017 and relocated to Bellagio Las Vegas in spring 2018.[2] In 1997, Wolfgang Puck opened a third location on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills.[3] In 1998, a Spago location opened in Palo Alto[4] which was closed in 2007.[5]
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.[6]
In 2001, a location was opened at the Four Seasons Resort Maui, in Hawaii. In 2007, a location opened at the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, in Avon, Colorado (which closed in 2016).[7][8]
Spago opened its first location outside of the United States in Mexico City in the mid-1990s, which closed a few years later. It later opened a restaurant in Istanbul, Turkey, at the St. Regis Hotel in 2015.[9][10] Other international locations include one in Singapore at the rooftop complex of Marina Bay Sands.[citation needed]
Awards and honorable recognitions
edit- In 2008 and 2009, Spago was awarded two Michelin stars[11]
- Since 2010, Spago has received the Wine Spectator Grand Award[12]
- In 2013, Zagat named Spago the most iconic restaurant in the city of Los Angeles[3]
References
edit- ^ "Flashback Friday: A New Little Spot Called Spago Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. July 11, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "Wolfgang Puck's Spago moving to Bellagio". August 21, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Cavatore, Alison (April 5, 2013). "Zagat Names Spago L.A's Most Iconic Restaurant". Haute Living. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ "Restaurant Review: Spago: Exploring Puck's place". paloaltoonline.com. January 16, 1998. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Palo Alto's Spago to call it quits". sfgate.com. May 9, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Puck Closing Original Spago's, Hollywood Hot Spot for 19 Years". January 28, 2001. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ O'Connor, Colleen (April 12, 2016). "Wolfgang Puck's Spago closes in the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ https://denver.eater.com/2016/4/11/11410748/wolfgang-pucks-spago-beaver-creek-closed
- ^ "Spago, Istanbul - Wolfgang Puck". wolfgangpuck.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ "St Regis Istanbul opens, marking debut of brand in Turkey". ehotelier.com. April 9, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ^ Hallock, Betty (November 10, 2007). "Michelin ratings have L.A. chefs starry-eyed". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Spago Beverly Hills". Wine Spectator. January 1, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.