Eater

The Epic Rise and Fall of Ma Maison, The Restaurant That Made Wolfgang Puck Famous

There is no doubt that Wolfgang Puck helped usher in a new era of food culture in Los Angeles when he brought California cuisine to national attention in the late 1970s. Puck’s exploration of ...
The Hollywood Reporter

The Brilliant, Bitter History of L.A.’s Fabled Ma Maison, Where Welles and Nicholson Were Regulars

The Brilliant, Bitter History of L.A.’s Fabled Ma Maison, Where Welles and Nicholson Were Regulars Patrick Terrail and Wolfgang Puck remade the Hollywood dining scene in the late 1970s with their ...
Los Angeles Magazine

How Ma Maison Became a Birthplace of California Cuisine

That’s Joan Collins having lunch on the patio and Lauren Hutton two tables over. There are Jack Lemmon, Jacqueline Bisset, Swifty Lazar, Rod Stewart, Billy Wilder. Orson Welles is here, but you can’t ...
Los Angeles Times

Ma Maison,the Sequel

Twenty years ago, I was talking with the owner of a restaurant-supply store when the name of Ma Maison came up. He paused for a moment, awe-struck. “Mamasan!” he gushed. “That’s a great restaurant! Me ...