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• Wolfgang Puck was one of the first celebrity chefs rising to fame as a young man with his inspired "California cuisine" which he has served at the famed Los Angeles restaurant Spago since its debut in 1982.

  Majorie Linden filed suit against Puck in late April of 2009 after claims that she fell face first on the floor while using the bathroom at the Spago restaurant in Beverly Hills, resulting in a broken back and injured knee. Linden was reportedly holding the door of the bathroom stall because the lock was broken when another woman yanked on the door causing her to fall head first. She also claims that the bathroom floor was covered in "standing pools of urine and feces" and there was only one usable toilet.TMZ: Wolfgang Puck Sued for Crappy Dining (April 28, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Wolfgang Johann Topfschnig
  2. Birth date: July 8, 1949
  3. Birthplace: Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
  4. Grew up in Austria
  5. Took his stepfather Josef Puck's last name
  6. Puck is known for promoting California cuisine
  7. Caterer to the stars in Hollywood
  8. Has four sons
  9. Married to Gelila Assefa since July 7, 2007
  10. Motto: Live Love Eat

• Wolfgang Puck Background

  Before moving to America, Puck apprenticed at restaurants in Provence, Monaco and Paris. The first restaurant he part owned was Ma Maison in Los Angeles, California. He pioneered California cuisine in the 1980s, with the opening of his restaurant Spago in 1982. He soon founded Wolfgang Puck Companies, which now encompasses over a dozen restaurants, catering services and over 80 locations of the fast food establishment Wolfgang Puck Express. He also writes cookbooks and licenses prepared foods sold in supermarkets.

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