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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
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Cooking
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Land
Culture

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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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A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.
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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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Italian food is all about ingredients and it's not fussy and it's not fancy.
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I like to be firm. But it is easier to be nice than to be nasty.
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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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A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult.
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There is no value with just one restaurant or with one person. The brand has to be bigger than the person.
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Nutrition is just so important to me, mostly especially for children.
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I think the time of the formal dinners is over.
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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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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 want to give people a basic education, and to help them think for themselves when it comes to food.
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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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What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food.
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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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I think I generally try to buy the best quality and keep it simple. I don't try to make too many decorations, too many things with it.
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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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The usage of proper salt is really just a small piece of education. However, I want people to really get the proper nutrition from food for them and their 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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