Spago
Spago | |
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Spago courtyard | |
Restaurant information | |
Established | 1982 |
Current owner(s) | Wolfgang Puck |
Chef | Wolfgang Puck |
Food type | California |
Street address | 176 N Canon Dr |
City | Beverly Hills |
State | California |
Coordinates | 34°4′3.3″N 118°23′51.6″W / 34.067583°N 118.397667°WCoordinates: 34°4′3.3″N 118°23′51.6″W / 34.067583°N 118.397667°W |
Other locations | Las Vegas; Maui; Istanbul |
Website |
wolfgangpuck |
Spago is the name given to the four Wolfgang Puck flagship restaurants, known for serving California cuisine. Spago is Puck's first restaurant venture.
History
The first Spago location opened in 1982, on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California; in 1997, it moved to Canon Drive in Beverly Hills.[1] The second Spago restaurant opened at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, on the Las Vegas Strip (in 1992, re-located in 2018). Two additional locations opened at Four Seasons Resort Maui, in Hawaii (in 2001); and in the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, in Avon, Colorado (which closed in 2016).[2] Spago opened its first location outside of the United States in Istanbul, Turkey, at the St. Regis Hotel in 2015.[3][4] The Spago location in Las Vegas at the Forum Shops relocated to Bellagio Las Vegas in spring 2018. [5]
Awards and honorable recognitions
- In 2008 and 2009, Spago was awarded two Michelin stars [6]
- Since 2010, Spago has received the Wine Spectator Grand Award[7]
- In 2013, Zagat named Spago the most iconic restaurant in the city of Los Angeles[8]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ O'Connor, Colleen (April 12, 2016). "Wolfgang Puck's Spago closes in the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/wolfgang-pucks-spago-moving-to-bellagio/
- ↑ Hallock, Betty (10 November 2007). "Michelin ratings have L.A. chefs starry-eyed". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Spago Beverly Hills". Wine Spectator. January 1, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ↑ 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.
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