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I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.

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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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Whatever

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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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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 want to give people a basic education, and to help them think for themselves when it comes to food.
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Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network.
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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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Thirty-five years ago, being a cook was the same as being a used-car salesman.
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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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Most seasonings are based on family tradition.
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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 was a revolution, but now it is an evolution. People know more ingredients, people know more techniques, and people look for more ingredients they've never looked for before. In the '80s, you couldn't find raw tuna in any restaurant that wasn't Japanese. Now, you can't find any restaurant without it or sashimi.
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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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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 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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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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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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