Ma Maison Los Angeles
Wolfgang Puck and Ma Maison owner Patrick Terrail “It’s probably safer to recommend the more established restaurants. There's... Ma Maison and La Scala... Scandia. And of the newer ones, l hear that Le Dome is quite nice" -Julian Kaye quote from American Gigolo Ma Maison during the 1970s and early 80s was the epicenter of Hollywood’s power-dining scene and a defining symbol of that era’s celebrity culture. Agents, producers, directors, and stars conducted deals over long lunches and late-night dinners. Power agent, Sue Mengers had her own weekly table, talent lawyer Swifty Lazar was often seen table hopping, and Hollywood studio head Robert Evans had the social institution programmed on his landline at Paramount Pictures . When Patrick Terrail , a Parisian with a strong history in the hospitality business opened the celebrity drenched eatery in 1973 at 8477 Melrose, he struck gold by hiring an unknown chef he found in France named Wolfgang Puck , who ...
