# @insiderfood on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZDvRGzjatp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66139900-insiderfood-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-01T21:30:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Insider Food (@insiderfood) — https://gondola.cc/insiderfood

## Caption

Gordon Ramsay revived the beef Wellington, Nobu Matsuhisa brought us black cod miso, and Wolfgang Puck, well, he's the father of smoked salmon pizza.

Much like potato chips and cheese, Puck's signature dish was a happy accident that helped change the way we eat. He believed pizza was the perfect vehicle for California's bounty of fresh ingredients and, with the help of his pizza chef Ed LaDou, elevated the humble pie to a gourmet specialty.

The locals and celebrities couldn't get enough. Johnny Carson was known to order 10 pizzas at a time and stick them in his freezer, and the smoked salmon pizza has been served at the official Oscars after-party every year since 1994.

Business Insider's Anneta Konstantinides went behind the scenes at Spago, where the pie was invented, to learn how Puck makes his most iconic dish. Follow along at the link in our bio. 

Story by Anneta Konstantinides

(Credit: Stella Kalinina for Business Insider)

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smokedsalmonpizza, recipe, gourmetpizza, wolfgangpuck

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