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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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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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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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I think the time of the formal dinners is over.
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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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When you meet someone, ask about what hobby they have, not what they do. People always ask me about cooking, but I prefer to talk about tennis or boxing.
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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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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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A chef is a mixture maybe of artistry and craft. You have to learn the craft really to get there.
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Nutrition is just so important to me, mostly especially for children.
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People are visual and hands on learners.
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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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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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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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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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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 grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.
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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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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 tell everybody the same thing: You have to make every dish so when you taste it, you should remember it when you go home.
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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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