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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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Italian food is all about ingredients and it's not fussy and it's not fancy.
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When you meet someone, ask about what hobby they have, not what they do. People always ask me about cooking, but I prefer to talk about tennis or boxing.
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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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A lot of chefs are traditional and do it very well. But the ones who are the most successful are the ones who change things. That is why someone like Heston Blumenthal is a genius.
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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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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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Most seasonings are based on family tradition.
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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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Don't go and cook Indian food if you never cooked Indian food, you know?
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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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I fell in love with food because of my mother. So, I will definitely be sharing and expanding more recipes from my culture (as well as many other cultures), and will be sharing recipes that I have experienced from my whole culinary life.
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I left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens.
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New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place.
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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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It is so nice to talk to someone that has a passion for food and family.
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I have two young boys, and my wife is at home. Most of the time, I will cook the food, and we'll eat together.
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I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.
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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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Food television opened the eyes, and palates, of our guests. They became more adventurous.
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