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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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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
Chef
Restaurateur
Wolfgang Johannes Puck
Cooking
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Land
Culture
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I really love Paris. It's my favorite city.
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Nutrition is just so important to me, mostly especially for children.
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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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The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient.
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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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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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It is going to have healthy food and exercise mixed together. With smaller portions, and more exercise, you live a better life.
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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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The only way to teach people how to truly do it and do it the right way, is to get those ingredients and kitchen tools in front of them and in their hands to use.
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What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food.
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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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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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A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.
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People are visual and hands on learners.
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When I was 27, if I didn't put 15 things in one dish I wasn't happy.
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I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.
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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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You can eat an omelet at midnight, at lunchtime, all day long. It's perfect for every occasion.
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I left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens.
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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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