Tinfoil Swans

Wolfgang Puck and the Tennis Match With the Pope

April 21 · 1 hr 2 min
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Legendary chef Wolfgang Puck opens up about leaving an abusive home at 14, finding refuge in a pastry kitchen, and getting his first real validation from a mentor. From taking a Greyhound bus to Indianapolis expecting it to be like Monaco, getting life advice from Elton John and Mick Jagger, and building Spago with an open kitchen that changed dining culture, he reflects on cooking for celebrities and royalty — and why he says hello to the dishwasher first and Tom Cruise last when he enters his restaurants.


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Episode Art Courtesy of Food & Wine / Marco Bollinger


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