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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
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Wolfgang Johannes Puck
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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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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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I want to help build their basic food terminology.
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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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I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.
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The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient.
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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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People are visual and hands on learners.
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Nutrition is just so important to me, mostly especially for children.
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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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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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I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.
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America has undergone a total food and wine revolution.
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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 grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.
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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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Italian food is all about ingredients and it's not fussy and it's not fancy.
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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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Prep things in advance so that you don't have to cook everything at the last moment.
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