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Chef: Wolfgang Puck

Wolfgang Johannes Puck is an Austrian-born American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and occasional actor. Following the 1981 publication of his first cookbook, Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen based on his Ma Maison recipes, Puck and Barbara Lazaroff opened the restaurant Spago on the Sunset Strip in 1982. Fifteen years later, in 1997, Puck and Lazaroff opened the award-winning Spago in Beverly Hills, which has been recognized as one of the top 40 restaurants in the U.S. since 2004. His success enabled him to launch the Wolfgang Puck Companies, which includes the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group, Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. and Wolfgang Puck Catering.

Michelin star restaurant: Yes

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Restaurants in the region: CUT by Wolfgang Puck at The Address Downtown Dubai; CUT by Wolfgang Puck at Four Seasons Hotels Bahrain Bay; Also opening a casual dining at Dubai International Airport this year (i.e. 2015).

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