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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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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
Chef
Restaurateur
Wolfgang Johannes Puck
Businessman
Chef
Today
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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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What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food.
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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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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 love strong flavors too. Like I don't mind if it looks clean and clear and you know what you are eating if it has Italian, Chinese or Japanese flavor I love them all.
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The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient.
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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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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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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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It is so nice to talk to someone that has a passion for food and family.
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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 think the time of the formal dinners is over.
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I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.
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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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I believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe.
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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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New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place.
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Now everybody thinks that once you do Top Chef, then 13 weeks later you're a chef. Nobody wants to learn to cook anymore.
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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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