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I like to be firm. But it is easier to be nice than to be nasty.

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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
Chef
Restaurateur
Wolfgang Johannes Puck
Firm
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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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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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Food television opened the eyes, and palates, of our guests. They became more adventurous.
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My passion for writing cookbooks really came from my love of collecting cookbooks.
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I would say that I mostly use Kosher Salt for seasoning my water and flour. I love sea salt, too. I think both are just fine, as long as it's not iodized salt.
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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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I won't quit my day job. I like restaurants. I don't do a lot of television, either, even though people come to me with projects all the time. I have to spend time in the kitchen.
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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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It is so nice to talk to someone that has a passion for food and family.
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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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I think the time of the formal dinners is over.
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You can eat an omelet at midnight, at lunchtime, all day long. It's perfect for every occasion.
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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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Young people want to be famous before they know how to cook, before they know how to treat people, before they know what hospitality means. I stayed in France for seven years and Austria for three, so before I was a chef anywhere I was already cooking for 10 years.
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A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.
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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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Thirty-five years ago, being a cook was the same as being a used-car salesman.
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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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Prep things in advance so that you don't have to cook everything at the last moment.
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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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