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I left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens.

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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
Chef
Restaurateur
Wolfgang Johannes Puck
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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 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 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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To me, an airplane is a great place to diet.
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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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You can eat an omelet at midnight, at lunchtime, all day long. It's perfect for every occasion.
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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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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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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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When you have made as many mistakes as I have, then you can be as good as me.
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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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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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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 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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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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Stay away from iodized table salt. It's just bad and doesn't help food taste good.
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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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Don't go and cook Indian food if you never cooked Indian food, you know?
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I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.
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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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