Wolfgang Zwiener, Waiter Who Built a Steakhouse Empire, Dies at 85

After years of waiting tables at Peter Luger in Brooklyn, he opened Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in Manhattan, the first of 35 restaurants around the world. Zwiener, Wolfgang, Deaths (Obituaries), Restaurants, Waiters and Waitresses, Beef, German-Americans, Wolfgang’s Steakhouse, Peter Luger Steak House (Brooklyn, NY, Restaurant), New York City After years of waiting tables at Peter Luger in Brooklyn, he opened Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in Manhattan, the first of 35 restaurants around the world. NYT > Business