With an opulent interior, a busy open kitchen and an unabashed preference for socialites and celebrities, Stars and its pioneering approach to food and dining became an instant sensation.
Tower opened branches of Stars in Oakville (Napa Valley), Palo Alto, Manila and Singapore.
[2] His side ventures invariably failed and by the late 1990s even Stars began losing money rapidly due to its inability to attract sufficient numbers of affluent diners who could support the restaurant's high overhead.
[2] After Tower's departure the restaurant was reopened briefly by new investors under the same name but with a less expensive, Mediterranean concept.
The Palo Alto location of Stars became a branch of Wolfgang Puck's Spago Restaurant in 1997.