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I learn more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes.

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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
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Wolfgang Johannes Puck
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Omelets are about technique. Now, different people make it different ways, but, if you're a chef in Europe, an omelet has to be cooked on the outside, with just a simmer of color, and the inside has to be soft. It should be cooked like a steak - medium rare.
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I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.
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I used to write cookbooks. It was passion to try to bring healthy and fun recipes to people's homes. It was a way to bring my home to theirs.
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Restaurants are like having children: its fun to make them, maybe, but then you have them for good and bad. You are going to have to raise them and if something goes wrong when they are 30 years old, they will still be your little boy.
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I grew up in Austria, and for me real comfort food is Wiener Schnitzel. Wiener Schnitzel and mashed potatoes because it reminds me of my youth... It reminds me when I grow up and it feels very comforting.
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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 believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe.
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Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart.
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Most seasonings are based on family tradition.
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One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman.
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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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I tell everybody the same thing: You have to make every dish so when you taste it, you should remember it when you go home.
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I want to help build their basic food terminology.
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A chef is a mixture maybe of artistry and craft. You have to learn the craft really to get there.
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It's an interesting thing, Top Chef. Some of the contestants will make you one great dish, and then make you something on the next show that will make you say, Is that the same person?
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I've discussed this with many doctors, and it is just so imperative that people learn how to properly cook food to get those vital nutrients out of them.
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For me, I don't expect to have a really amazing meal each time I dine out. Having a good meal with your loved ones - that's what makes the experience.
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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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Nutrition is just so important to me, mostly especially for children.
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Prep things in advance so that you don't have to cook everything at the last moment.
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