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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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Wolfgang Puck
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 8
Chef
Restaurateur
Wolfgang Johannes Puck
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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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A chef is a mixture maybe of artistry and craft. You have to learn the craft really to get there.
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Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network.
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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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Most seasonings are based on family tradition.
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Only you can judge your life. You have to live up to your own expectations.
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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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I grew up in Austria, and for me real comfort food is Wiener Schnitzel. Wiener Schnitzel and mashed potatoes because it reminds me of my youth... It reminds me when I grow up and it feels very comforting.
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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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Nutrition is just so important to me, mostly especially for children.
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I really love Paris. It's my favorite city.
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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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Thirty-five years ago, being a cook was the same as being a used-car salesman.
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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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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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I think I generally try to buy the best quality and keep it simple. I don't try to make too many decorations, too many things with it.
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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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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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Stay away from iodized table salt. It's just bad and doesn't help food taste good.
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