then i opened spago. two years later, his restaurant closed, and spago became the big success. wanted it to be a little neighborhood restaurant. we had all the old people going back. elizabeth taylor, jimmy stewart, paul newman, all these people came to the restaurant. some of them were very young like sean penn and madonna, michael jackson, so we had this mixture of people. haslinda: smoked salmon caviar pizza was the draw. back then, when you came up with the idea, it wasn't on the menu. you had to send the pizza to them. wolfgang: spago was a lot of firsts. we had an open kitchen. i built the that way. that way i can see the customers and manage the restaurant at the same time. one day, when i served smoked salmon, normally we used brioche, then it came into my head, i will just cook the pizza dough with some onions. because smoked salmon and onions go well together. and i will put some cream, some fresh dill, and shallots on top. hot and cold goes well together. soft and crispy goes well together. a glass of champagne with that would be perfect. everybody tasted it. i sent

you know, then i opened spago. two years later, after i opened spago, it became a big success.d it to be a little neighborhood restaurant. we had all the old people going back. elizabeth taylor, jimmy stewart, paul newman -- all these people came to the restaurant. some of them were very young like sean penn, madonna, michael jackson. so we had this mixture of people. haslinda: the smoked salmon caviar pizza was a draw. but people may not know is that back then, when you came up with the idea, it wasn't even on the menu. you had to send the pizza to them. wolfgang: spago was a lot of firsts. we had an open kitchen. totally. i built it that way. that way i can see the customers and manage the restaurant at the same time. and then, one day, when i served smoked salmon, normally we used brioche, then it came into my head, i will just cook the pizza dough with some ions. because smoked salmon and onions go well together. and i put some cream, some fresh dill, and shallots on top. then put the cold salmon because hot and cold goes well together. soft and crispy goes well together. a

one night harvey spotted hill outside the famous l.a. restaurant spago and scored this signature. off to new york, so harvey quickly called his sister, rhoda, who was still living there. she found out benny's hotel and captured a second hill. the autograph hounds once again tracked down their man. i'm jamie colby. thanks for watching "strange inheritance." and remember -- you can't take it with you. >> a regular old dad... >> all he said was, "who's gonna buy something from bill wagner?" >> turned art scene heavyweight. >> he went from very clean-cut to start wearing brighter-colored shirts, and then his hair grew long. >> how important a name is he? >> there are no comparables. >> he leaves behind a puzzle. >> oh, the sun is shining. or it's an egg. are you sure these go together? >> it's always a mystery. >> this is all your dad's? >> it's a very small portion of the art that he produced. >> how do you handle an 8-ton inheritance? >> every single day, i've thought, "what am i going to do with it?" [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ]