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When you have made as many mistakes as I have, then you can be as good as me.

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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
Chef
Restaurateur
Wolfgang Johannes Puck
Made
Good
Mistakes
Mistake
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I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.
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The food could taste amazing however, if you present a plate of misfortunate looking food...you would really question yourself about whether or not you should eat it.
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I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.
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For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place.
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Now everybody thinks that once you do Top Chef, then 13 weeks later you're a chef. Nobody wants to learn to cook anymore.
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I want to give people a basic education, and to help them think for themselves when it comes to food.
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It was a revolution, but now it is an evolution. People know more ingredients, people know more techniques, and people look for more ingredients they've never looked for before. In the '80s, you couldn't find raw tuna in any restaurant that wasn't Japanese. Now, you can't find any restaurant without it or sashimi.
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There's a lot of processed food in America and I know that can make some tourists who're used to fresh food feel sick.
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It's easier being a judge than a competitor. As a judge, you don't have any risks. That makes it much more enjoyable.
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Nutrition is just so important to me, mostly especially for children.
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Stay away from iodized table salt. It's just bad and doesn't help food taste good.
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I love strong flavors too. Like I don't mind if it looks clean and clear and you know what you are eating if it has Italian, Chinese or Japanese flavor I love them all.
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It is so nice to talk to someone that has a passion for food and family.
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I want to teach people how to do it the right way. And it is from that they can teach their children how to do it properly. It will teach them how to cook better and healthier at home.
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I want to teach [people] the secret of great visual presentation. Your stomach sees the food first, and I want to help them match food flavor profiles with the aesthetics of everything.
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A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.
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Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network. When I opened Spago, I had the kitchen in the dining hall. It was probably the first restaurant to do so. The dining scene became more casual. All these cooking shows have transformed our profession one-hundred percent.
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I left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens.
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One of the things I've found now, not just for television, but in the restaurant, is that you have many anxious chefs, who know how to cook twenty recipes really well, but they don't have a good foundation for other things.
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