Pay attention to the fact that when Wolfgang cooks, there aren't a lot of ingredients in the dishes! It's quality ingredients prepared properly, with care. Yes he dresses up the plates with garnish and flowers, but the food is always simple, done right and spot on.
@kilianstarzengruber68353 жыл бұрын
Austrian cuisine is just not fancy man... Schitzel is 4 things, Leberkässemmel is super bland and Krapfen is also not very fancy.... Dude I cannot overstate how simple the overall Austrian cuisine is compared to Vietnamines, Mexican or even Italian cuisine.... xD
@foxglovepal3 жыл бұрын
@@kilianstarzengruber6835 I mean, some of the best italian dishes also only have a few ingredients :D and if your Leberkässemmel is bland: go to a different Leberkäse place
@fruitshakebanaane3 жыл бұрын
@@kilianstarzengruber6835 A dish doesn't have to be fancy to be good. Quite the contrary actually. And as already stated: authentic Italian recipes are usually very simple and don't require many ingredients either.
@SJ-jd1fr3 жыл бұрын
Dude the Italian cuisine prides itself on its high flavour-low ingredients style and simple recipes.
@t4squared2 жыл бұрын
It okay to be fancy and over the top as well, as long as the food is good, it doesn’t matter if it’s simple or elaborate
@fundlemander3 жыл бұрын
If you close your eyes, Reach sounds like a Prince Zuko that got to mellow out and runs that tea shop with his uncle
@michaelkatz40683 жыл бұрын
Wow you nailed it bro. I read this comment before the video started and am not disappointed by the voice.
@coolman728913 жыл бұрын
Yoooo wtf stop messing with my head
@shanayshukla66723 жыл бұрын
Oh god I see it And it is beautiful
@mattallen81363 жыл бұрын
I love this comment.
@xendranara71213 жыл бұрын
I dont know if this makes me rly happy or sad but either way im for it
@emilioa72413 жыл бұрын
"Built the skylight so she can see us" 👏👏
@atlys2582 жыл бұрын
When he said that I had the fastest tears well up in my eyes 🥲
@martinmichaelmonz27172 жыл бұрын
True love.
@JesseBonales2 жыл бұрын
I caught that, too. Wolfgang is a real fucking legend. His mom is definitely smiling down!
@AllenHanPR3 жыл бұрын
Lucky bastard having Wolfgang cook him personally.
@jl_woodworks3 жыл бұрын
I don't know man, I'm not into being cooked and I wouldn't change my mind even if it was Puck doing it.
@oonaallen95503 жыл бұрын
🤣
@lindzwild33463 жыл бұрын
I love hearing Wolfgang talk. I could listen for hours
@kevinngomez24613 жыл бұрын
My dad worked for Wolfgang in the early days. He was involved in the creation of the salmon pizza
@kennethkoh99983 жыл бұрын
@@kevinngomez2461 Interesting, what was Wolfgang like back then?
@kevinngomez24613 жыл бұрын
@@kennethkoh9998 my dad told me he was very anxious back then. Because he had such a small team and huge demand. And the restaurant was going bust due to Wolfgang having financial issues.
@valentinengare30223 жыл бұрын
Me too
@jonsmiths61923 жыл бұрын
So you’re telling me that I can wear my neon yellow construction shirt to eat at spago??
@phillipg13313 жыл бұрын
I am certain that Wolfgang will be behind that 100 percent.
@kingwinner2 жыл бұрын
In Los Angeles, you can essentially wear anything to dinner. I ate at Spago last month and at the table next to us was a woman who brought a doll that looked just like her to the table and sat it front and center. Same purple hair color and clothes. In fact, the crazier you dress, the more people assume you are an eccentric billionaire.
@Bocaelunicogrande3692 жыл бұрын
Sure, as long as you put a jacket over it. 😆😂🤣
@ron-diddly74192 жыл бұрын
Perhaps, but etiquette is also a thing. You don’t have to be rich to enjoy good food, but you should at least try to turn up dressed correctly.
@cristsan41713 жыл бұрын
Austria greatest musician: Wolfgang Austria greatest chef: Wolfgang
@virus23393 жыл бұрын
Coincidence? I don't think so
@feraldorozanandy11143 жыл бұрын
@Ernst Kahn you don’t question his greatness for sure
@francistxavier89273 жыл бұрын
Imma name my kid wolfgang now,
@mjojni1233 жыл бұрын
beethoven was black
@roadkill67373 жыл бұрын
Austria greatest politician: ?????
@TimelesslyModern2 жыл бұрын
I love how he seriously respects his heritage, tradition, and memories, yet also fundamentally understands the importance of innovation. So much respect for this man.
@ebisegogaldgdgogal60263 жыл бұрын
finaly a chef that servs the potato salad hot respect bro respect that is a real chef
@jc4jax3 жыл бұрын
uh yeah, that's German potalo salad, it is always served warm
@timon2403 жыл бұрын
@@jc4jax Austrian
@joey_btw47182 жыл бұрын
Ya, hot potato salad ...that's what makes a chef 🙄
@reuski89463 жыл бұрын
I love how particular Wolfgang is with his childhood and how it really pours over to everything he does. He talks with so much warmth and passion and even though I’ve never eaten at Spago, I’m guessing that these same things translate to his food. Love him as a chef and as a person! Shoutout to Reach for sounding like Zuko too haha
@toveycen46683 жыл бұрын
This is the ultimate cooking. Different from those complicated fine dining. It’s simple but warm with heart and bring the flavour to the basis. I m really good at cooking. I feel it!!
@emillauridsen44472 жыл бұрын
It's funny, the smoked salmon pizza is really more a Flammkuchen, which is a traditional southern German/Austrian pizza-like thing. It's got the red onions, the cremefraiche and the extra thin crust
@moocherman72882 жыл бұрын
@@AlexSchmalex98 👍
@MellowSquash2 жыл бұрын
Lol Wolfgang pretty much said the same thing as Marco Pierre White when he quit cooking. "Critics don't know anything, why should I work so hard to please people who are less than me?"
@thomtompkins96962 жыл бұрын
When I lived in LA I was fortunate to dine at Spago BH regularly and it never disappointed. Always a great scene, amazing cooking and wonderful hospitality. Wolfgang was always there, cooking, chatting with guests and just being a great host. It was so wonderful.. I sill never forget those days and will likely never encounter a restaurant that I love more. Thank you Chef !!
@pachuco714lalo3 жыл бұрын
11:40 is when I realized they got him off the construction site outside and they just threw a blazer on him. That neon shirt is to make sure he is fully visible. Remember, safety first.
@macro553 жыл бұрын
Producer: Hey let's interview Wolfgang Puck! Dress appropriately. Reach Guinto: Do not worry. I got this!
@IHateMyAccountName3 жыл бұрын
Boy is ready to flag traffic after this interview.
@RG-lj2sh3 жыл бұрын
As if that wasn’t bad enough... you think someone who reviews food would know how to hold utensils properly
@donmagulon3 жыл бұрын
@@RG-lj2sh stop gatekeeping shit. Just becsuse he reviews food doesn mean that he has to know all the savoir vivre.
@RG-lj2sh3 жыл бұрын
@@donmagulon no he really should know how to hold utensils if we’re supposed to “trust his word”. Not to mention wear something other than a concert T shirt
@TeamRCXD3 жыл бұрын
@@RG-lj2sh to be fair, we're here for Wolfgang, not for Mr. Neon.
@b-manlangitmikejoshua90513 жыл бұрын
10:42 "everything old has to be new again. we dont have the same clothes we had 50 or 100 yrs ago, so we make food a little different too"
@dillathehun2 жыл бұрын
I find that so beautiful “after all these years it still reminds me of my mother”
@azrazerz14453 жыл бұрын
Wolfgang: "Gonna add a little sugar" Also Wolfgang: *adds all the sugar*
@john-hanner3 жыл бұрын
classic Gordon Ramsay "a touch of olive oil" *pours the whole bottle*
@skullsaintdead3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know why he added sugar to the base of the pan? Is this to caramelise the kaiserschmarrn? Surely it would make it stick more but looks like there's butter or cooking spray on the pan first... Hmm I can't figure it out!
@spatepheni3 жыл бұрын
@@skullsaintdead Butter
@Mr.56Goldtop2 жыл бұрын
@@skullsaintdead Because he's Wolfgang Puck, and he can.
@theinstantproject49833 жыл бұрын
the table manners of the presenter...
@juuso85323 жыл бұрын
May as well put his feet up on the table too.
@rhkagePKMN3 жыл бұрын
Oh please 🙄
@v4v8193 жыл бұрын
Don't worry... "He gets it..."
@donmagulon3 жыл бұрын
Boomers seething.
@fritzb.39782 ай бұрын
Yeah, weird. I always review my food with my mouth full and still chewing!! Total young kids whose parents didn’t spank them and think being sloppy is authentic. He needed to iron his jacket too. Nice guy and not a jerk, I just don’t think these kids get it.
@-rr-41723 жыл бұрын
He's still a kid and i LOVE IT! Makes so happy!
@paulgroseclose44302 жыл бұрын
I heard an interview he did, a long time ago, where he said he always wanted people to cook their favorite dishes for him I wished he'd been able to taste my late wife's pork chop chili. I'm sure he would have loved it.
@thomremo39783 жыл бұрын
Heavily underrated video
@Frilleon3 жыл бұрын
yes this is beautiful...whoever edited this...wow. i love wolfgang puck. he inspired me for my restaurant
@formeitsmcchickenthebestfastfo3 жыл бұрын
The quality of this video is impeccable! 🤯
@xiztence3 жыл бұрын
Nice bar by Wolfgang 10:12 - 10:17 fits with the beat
@user16079873 жыл бұрын
hello from slovenia where we grew up eating these dishes every week :))))) and still do. haha great vdeo! wolfgang is the best. master in his own craft yet down to earth as not many!
@FoieGras3 жыл бұрын
Everything he makes is so CLEAN and sublime! Even with that Kaiserschmarren on that bed of berries! You can NOT fake that!
@kevinngomez24613 жыл бұрын
My dad worked for Wolfgang in the early days. He was involved in the creation of the salmon pizza. He helped open Spargo with him. Til my dad went his own way.
@joshberkin55673 жыл бұрын
Did he like Wolfgang
@Pt0wN973b0iI3 жыл бұрын
Send Wolfgang a picture of your father. It would make a amazing story!
@v4v8193 жыл бұрын
Woops!
@kevinngomez24613 жыл бұрын
@@joshberkin5567 wolf gang was just starting so my dad was like his brother taking care of him, but they both had a falling out cause Wolfgang preferred being on tv and the celebrity party’s then being on the stove and being a chef.
@thebeyonder88142 жыл бұрын
Cool
@janistsai88153 жыл бұрын
That breakfast macaron. As a macaron lover. WOW. Savory macarons should be the next big thing!
@zillailluhr2 жыл бұрын
I wish I liked macarons but for me they always have a waxy taste
@filipszyga73945 ай бұрын
Wolfgang is a master of his craft he took transitional Austrian hospitality made in into the commercial product for US but left heart of it untouched.
@thisisaloadofbarnacles77293 жыл бұрын
i dont even like sea food but damn that pizza looks good lmao
@redpanda1463 жыл бұрын
They are like fancy gourmet kid menu in a good way.
@apayami3 жыл бұрын
This is such a great video! 🙌🏽🔥
@jodawoe9 ай бұрын
I love that the best chef in the world is primarily a pizza chef. He does everything, obviously, but his main restaurant is a very upscale pizza restaurant, and that’s fantastic.
@atlys2582 жыл бұрын
I'd probably be in tears trying that desert after being able to spend that time talking and learning about his past from him.
@dishanjoseph52842 жыл бұрын
So you're tellin me this dude left Spiderman to eat with Wolfgang Puck! way to go ned!!
@robertocendejas93809 ай бұрын
When you get off construction at 4 but have an interview at 4:30. So you just throw a suit over
@nejisgentlefist422 жыл бұрын
I built a skylight for her so she can watch us…. This man just broke me with that sentence
@jeffamunoz2 жыл бұрын
I am so serious, I'm about to plan a vacation to California as my main reason to visit his restaurant. I've watched so many videos of him and I'd truly be honored to try that salmon pizza.
@karennguyen90583 жыл бұрын
This was soo cool to watch! That breakfast macaron though wow
@olfrud2 жыл бұрын
I'm Austrain and my grandmother used to make kaiserschmarrn for dinner also xD
@dreammix94302 жыл бұрын
O M G !! I live about 20 mi from spago in Beverly Hills and I haven't been there for about six or seven years but after watching this video I'm most likely going to go next Friday night! That kaiserschmarrn was the best thing I've eaten in my entire life! It was truly a spiritual experience ♥️
@sidviscus3 жыл бұрын
On the James Corden show, Gordon Ramsey was asked who the best 3 chefs are and Gordon's number 1 was Wolfgang Puck. That's kind of a big deal.
@reprobatic54853 жыл бұрын
@@random_name3977 It's always hilarious to see these anonymous armchair experts talk shit. It's so pathetic that it's funny.
@ellioteslander30463 жыл бұрын
@@random_name3977 according to who kid?
@greggravitas58493 жыл бұрын
Gord Ramsey is a putz. Americans love him because he's brash and brassy. He's marketed himself, made his brand, but he is hugely over-rated, however. Much like your Reality TV past-president.
@charlie18322 жыл бұрын
@@greggravitas5849 who’s your president/ prime minister ?
@Christian2076010 ай бұрын
i have never seen a recipe of kaiserschmarrn with sauerrahm (creme fraiche) and formage blanc. Gotta try that one. As an Austrian myself I am really loving Pucks innovations and stories. Gotta look out for his books
@alejam16033 жыл бұрын
As I come from the same state of Austria as Wolfgang Puck does (Carinthia), it´s a bit funny to hear some elements of his/our dialect in his accent. (as Austrians we speak German, but each of the nine Austrian states has a own dialect).
@redpanda1463 жыл бұрын
Young Wolfgang Puck look just like Jack Nicholson and Elton John
@AlertTuberTv9 ай бұрын
Wolfgang showing the world our traditional food in the best way 🥰🇦🇹🇦🇹
@serakiel8430 Жыл бұрын
He's not like most of the older generation who refuses to acknowledge that everything is changing and that the world isnt what it used to be. He's so open to the idea of change thats why he's the best
@rashoietolan30473 жыл бұрын
Reach is fucking chilling feasting on them good eats Big respect to WP Good content 💯
@NorthDallasForty.3 жыл бұрын
I loved Wolfgang in Total Recall
@teeski6933 жыл бұрын
When you go to his restaurants in LA, he’s always there. Been going for twenty years. Super hard worker. Food is delicious!
@rifatchowdhury27882 жыл бұрын
Did my guy really squeezes whole lemon slice onto one piece of schnitzel
@arj63863 жыл бұрын
Dam! His shirt is like in a construction uniform.. But the FACT that Wolfgang personally prepared his food is f****** amazing!
@michaelwalsh6815 Жыл бұрын
Wolfgang made this man a mini McGriddle and then called it “breakfast sorcery”
@isabellegutierrez69173 жыл бұрын
this guy is amazing. man, wolfgang always thinking forward 👏🏼
@TheCelestialhealer3 жыл бұрын
So many of us loved dishes from childhood.
@MrKarmapolice972 жыл бұрын
I love eating at any Wolfgang Puck restaurant!
@greyciepesh97842 жыл бұрын
Chef Wolfgang is so humble and down to earth😊. I love that.
@ionutdenes3 жыл бұрын
Why this video doesn't have 3 milion views ?
@kelzuya2 жыл бұрын
*Takes a bite of some bread and smoked salmon* "I get it"
@boredninja123 жыл бұрын
Lol everyone speaking about the table manners of the presenter. Wolfgang himself said he prefers his customers to be comfortable and happy. A happy customer is one that returns so he was probably not even in the slightest offended for his eating.
@boredninja123 жыл бұрын
Yall are pretentious af gatekeeping food 👹👹
@joshdaniels23633 жыл бұрын
Having pancakes for dinner is a classic, lower-income, "mommy's tired" thing.
@sweetpotatofries992 жыл бұрын
It's awesome. I used to make my little brother grits and eggs with a little hot sauce.
@elektrogstanzl3 жыл бұрын
🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹🇦🇹 Austria has amongst others Mozart & Puck. Wolfgang‘s best at their profession. Gods of music 🎶 and Schnitzel 🥘
@enemdisk66283 жыл бұрын
We can be so glad that he followed his mother and didn't hear on his grandpa
@goodputin43243 жыл бұрын
Stepfather
@alexchau6392 Жыл бұрын
" A lot of revierwers today don't really know that much about food:. This was obviously directed at the journalist.
@trontosaurusrex9532 Жыл бұрын
Lol yeah, the "I get it" about the pizza made me think the same thing.
@tmi98853 жыл бұрын
Why do people always need to talk about the food when they are still chewing it?
@Rebecc4choi3 жыл бұрын
Oh my god. Thank you. I was like oh god stop talking just chew plssss
@BluRibbonReviews3 жыл бұрын
Wolfgang looking well seasoned
@khloekardashiansfootfetish3 жыл бұрын
LNFAO
@ninnusridhar3 жыл бұрын
As much as I admire chef Puck, I gotta question his notion that LA redefined US fine dining... Coz New York has one of the most prolific fine dining scenes in the world...
@jc4jax3 жыл бұрын
I think prior to Spago, NYC fine dining was traditional, like classic French, very Euro-centric which was sophisticated but not very playful or adventurous. LA/California has always had a more laid back and creative attitude toward dining not being as stuffy and traditional. i.e. deconstructed dishes/desserts
@soundsofchill5103 жыл бұрын
You just answered your own question. La redefined us fine dining not defined it.
@DanyCesc83 Жыл бұрын
So beautiful, that desert dish is my favorite!
@amandashamanda94793 жыл бұрын
I could eat Kaiserschmarren every day 😍
@mormandoorman16673 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute, i eat this guys soups all the time lol
@diway643 жыл бұрын
Man gets to interview Wolfgang Puck AND be best friends with Spider-man? What a life
@sujoudza14 Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe he stuck his finger in the food and licked it. Must be the secret ingredient 😂
@DecoyJeff2 жыл бұрын
Any host that calls themselves a "Food Sage" shouldn't be taken seriously. If anyone knows Wolfgang, he highly values customers that enter their restaurant in a dress code appropriate to fine dining and this wasn't it. The host kept using buzz words to describe the food but I honestly could have done without it and had Wolfgang himself talk about his own food, not Reach Guinto. Please, revise this video format.
@trontosaurusrex9532 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I checked out after all he said about the pizza was "I get it".
@DS-zj2on3 жыл бұрын
Ah, I love his food AND Spago. ESPECIALLY his Austrian dessert!
@devinhalim51943 жыл бұрын
He is the man go to vacation knowing where he Will eat,he has restaurants everywhere 😂😂😂
@ZoniKITB Жыл бұрын
he makes me proud to be Austrian!
@SheyD783 жыл бұрын
Everything looks fantastic. I wish there were more dining experiences like that near me.
@isaiahhouston2282 жыл бұрын
s/o to marco. P if you dont know him hes one of the best
@shihlin1 Жыл бұрын
Wolfgang keeps stressing innovation at his restaurants to attract new customers. But he has to realize it's his classic iconic dishes that keep the old customers coming back, the return customers make up the bread and butter of his business. He knows never to tamper with his Oscar Salmon Pizza, Chicken Pot Pie, Kobe Beef Sliders........Oh I'm drooling just writing about this. Notice it's always the "comfort food" dishes that leave the biggest impression. People want dishes that remind them of their childhood, that's why the comfort dishes remain popular.
@reginaaig23233 жыл бұрын
he‘s adorable
@CHRISTIAN-np7ob3 жыл бұрын
😳
@ApostolosKatsioulas3 жыл бұрын
I believe Wolfgang Puck is the Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart of cuisine
@Neftegna3 жыл бұрын
Schnitzel is so underrated. 😋
@elektrogstanzl3 жыл бұрын
Where is it underrated? It’s the Austrian national food and world famous.
@hyojeungk.47332 жыл бұрын
As an Austrian I wish he had shared more of the cultural aspects of his food, like eating 'dessert' for dinner, even not being poor, it is traditional for us to have soup and then some sweet hot dish as a main🙂
@sweetpotatofries992 жыл бұрын
That sounds great-- what sweet hot dishes do you like?
@palart35462 жыл бұрын
Germknödel, Mohnudeln, Marillenknödel, Buchteln and Kaisetschmarrn.... yum
@t4squared2 жыл бұрын
He literally just mentioned that in the video. He came to the US so he could be more creative and innovative, not stay stuck in tradition, that what he emphasized in the interview
@ezrafree6193 жыл бұрын
Every single food reviewer says the EXACT same things. They all give you that stupid “I’m melting inside this is so good” face. When somebody figures out how to do these differently, instead of this same old recycled bs, they gonna be famous as fuck.
@titanivincepaul44113 жыл бұрын
Damn, Lucky B! WolfGang cooked for him?! What are you, the King?!!!! This is a great content and very nice review.💗 This is quality cooking. Nothing extra But Pure Class.
@unfound233 жыл бұрын
Dude, the reviewer can’t even shut his mouth while chewing… Jeesus
@bedetteb11113 жыл бұрын
I agree, it’s such terrible manners
@william51593 жыл бұрын
Famous people are really something. Wolfgang Puck serves up some amazing dishes for the day and Roger Federer cries “where is my Wiener schnitzel?” So lame.
@wakinsta883 жыл бұрын
Gotta work on those table manners man
@andrewwoods8682 жыл бұрын
A neon long sleeve with a tan blazer…. Interesting….
@Prinren3 жыл бұрын
Reach Guinto? You shoulda called yourself Rich Gold.
@idmci51063 жыл бұрын
Best Chef
@Mr.56Goldtop2 жыл бұрын
I wish he would have shown his tomato salad. And when ever he shows how to make that desert hw never shows what kind of rum he uses. You don't need to make it at home, you can come to Spago and have it! Yeah, thanks a lot Wolfgang.
@PegasusNbW2 жыл бұрын
I can't say what he uses at Spago; the authentic Austrian choice would be "Stroh 38".
@ImApromox2 жыл бұрын
Wolfgang is so loveable, any criticism of him or his food is invalid.
@ImApromox2 жыл бұрын
simple as that.
@hirotakafurusawa48253 жыл бұрын
i noticed how he just scooped caviar with a metal spoon
@vissitorsteve3 жыл бұрын
My favorite Wofgang Puck dish is his chicken pot pie!!!
@thedrunkgriller1874 Жыл бұрын
The host looks like a Mexican gardener
@WafeWegu3 жыл бұрын
i dont want to be a hate, but come on man don't talk when you have food in your mouth, just eat it then talk us through it.
@hdrake1000 Жыл бұрын
Do they still have veal nowadays? I never see it in the store and I noticed even Olive Garden took it off the menu.
@milklander847 Жыл бұрын
So ein Talentierter Koch, und trotzdem weiß er nicht, wie man Bratkartoffeln macht.
@kurteibensteiner2736 Жыл бұрын
Im Video macht er warmen Erdapfelsalat, was im Gegensatz zu Bratkartoffel (-oder besser Braterdäpfel) eine klassische Beilage zum Wiener Schnitzel ist. Und wenn du (wie die meisten Deutschen) glaubst Bratkartoffel müssen mit Speck und Zwiebel gemacht werden liegst du falsch, bzw. weißt nicht um regionale Unterschiede. In Österreich sind Bratkartoffel gekochte, in der Pfanne gebratene Kartoffel - Punkt, aus.