Wolfgang Puck at Bel Air Hotel

With a name like Wolfgang Puck, it's no surprise the reigning king of California cuisine chose to title his newest restaurant, and most of the ones preceding it, after himself. The mastery Puck has over food, which here includes seasonal favorites crafted with a Mediterranean sensibility, could be likened to the command another Wolfgang, Amadeus Mozart, had over classical music. Both succeed in composing unlike parts into masterpieces.