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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
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Restaurateur
Wolfgang Johannes Puck
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I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.
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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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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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My passion for writing cookbooks really came from my love of collecting cookbooks.
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It's an interesting thing, Top Chef. Some of the contestants will make you one great dish, and then make you something on the next show that will make you say, Is that the same person?
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I believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe.
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Don't go and cook Indian food if you never cooked Indian food, you know?
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Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart.
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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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When I was 27, if I didn't put 15 things in one dish I wasn't happy.
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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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New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place.
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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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The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient.
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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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Most seasonings are based on family tradition.
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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 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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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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