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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
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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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New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place.
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Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network.
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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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Prep things in advance so that you don't have to cook everything at the last moment.
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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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I left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens.
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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 really love Paris. It's my favorite city.
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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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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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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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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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My passion for writing cookbooks really came from my love of collecting cookbooks.
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The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient.
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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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I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.
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America has undergone a total food and wine revolution.
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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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For example, you can eat a Caesar salad and say, Wow, I ate so healthy today. You forget there was a quarter-cup of oil in there, and all the calories are from fat. So it's better if you eat a grilled chicken breast, some steamed brown rice, and a little salad with balsamic vinegar on top.
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