Quotes by Wolfgang Puck

About Wolfgang Puck:

Wolfgang Johannes Puck is an Austrian-born American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and occasional actor. Wolfgang Puck restaurants, catering services, cookbooks and licensed products are run by Wolfgang Puck Companies, with three divisions.
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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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New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place.

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The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient.

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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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A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.

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Italian food is all about ingredients and it's not fussy and it's not fancy.

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Everybody has to put purees underneath everything now. It's like people think we need the steak, and then we need some baby food with it.

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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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What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food.

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I believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe.

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

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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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In L.A. you live in a big city, but you feel like you're in the countryside. For example, I can be at home in the swimming pool and be five minutes from everything.

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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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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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If you're cooking for a woman, make a good risotto and a salad. If you don't have time to make desert you can go and buy some macaroons to have afterwards.

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Restaurants are like having children: it's fun to make them, maybe, but then you have them for good and bad. You are going to have to raise them and if something goes wrong when they are 30 years old, they will still be your little boy.

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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 good news about showcasing chefs and the TV shows is they've attracted a lot more smart kids to the profession than 30 years ago. On the downside, though, these young chefs all say they want their own restaurant and their own TV show.

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I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.

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Author Bio

  • NameWolfgang Puck
  • DescriptionAmerican chef
  • BornJuly 8, 1949
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionChef