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My passion for writing cookbooks really came from my love of collecting cookbooks.

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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
Chef
Restaurateur
Wolfgang Johannes Puck
Writing
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Love
Cookbook
Collecting
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Only you can judge your life. You have to live up to your own expectations.
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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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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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Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network.
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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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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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Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors - it's how you combine them that sets you apart.
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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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The only way to teach people how to truly do it and do it the right way, is to get those ingredients and kitchen tools in front of them and in their hands to use.
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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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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 want to teach people how to do it the right way. And it is from that they can teach their children how to do it properly. It will teach them how to cook better and healthier at home.
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I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.
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Don't go and cook Indian food if you never cooked Indian food, you know?
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I think the time of the formal dinners is over.
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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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I believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe.
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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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Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network. When I opened Spago, I had the kitchen in the dining hall. It was probably the first restaurant to do so. The dining scene became more casual. All these cooking shows have transformed our profession one-hundred percent.
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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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