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I want to give people a basic education, and to help them think for themselves when it comes to food.

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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
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Wolfgang Johannes Puck
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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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Thirty-five years ago, being a cook was the same as being a used-car salesman.
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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 believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe.
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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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My passion for writing cookbooks really came from my love of collecting cookbooks.
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A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult.
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The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient.
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I like to be firm. But it is easier to be nice than to be nasty.
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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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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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A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.
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I want to teach [people] the secret of great visual presentation. Your stomach sees the food first, and I want to help them match food flavor profiles with the aesthetics of everything.
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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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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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When you have made as many mistakes as I have, then you can be as good as me.
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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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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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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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Food television opened the eyes, and palates, of our guests. They became more adventurous.
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