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

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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
Chef
Restaurateur
Wolfgang Johannes Puck
Network
Limited
Television
Food

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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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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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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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For me, I don't expect to have a really amazing meal each time I dine out. Having a good meal with your loved ones - that's what makes the experience.
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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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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 learn more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes.
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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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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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