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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
Chef
Today
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Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network.
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