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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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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
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Wolfgang Johannes Puck
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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 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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Food television opened the eyes, and palates, of our guests. They became more adventurous.
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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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I learn more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes.
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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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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 left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens.
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I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.
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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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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 believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe.
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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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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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Don't go and cook Indian food if you never cooked Indian food, you know?
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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 like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.
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Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network.
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A lot of chefs are traditional and do it very well. But the ones who are the most successful are the ones who change things. That is why someone like Heston Blumenthal is a genius.
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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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