Ma maison patrick terrail restaurateur shor

Restaurant in Los Angeles, US

Ma Maison was a restaurant opened by Patrick Terrail in October 1973 at 8368 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California.^[1] It closed in November 1985.^[2][3] It is credited with launching Wolfgang Puck's career and for starting the trend in cuisine known as "California nouvelle".^[3] According to the Los Angeles Times: "By using ingredients sourced from the local farmers markets that highlighted the glory of California's produce and pairing it with French technique, they created a new type of cuisine."^[3] Ma Maison was also known for being a hot spot for celebrities and Hollywood figures of the time.^[4][5] Celebrity chronicler Robin Leach noted "it truly became the favorite culinary playground for Hollywood's rich and famous".^[6]

Name and history

Wrote founder Terrail: "It was important to me that my restaurant have a French name, but it was equally important