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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I think the time of the formal dinners is over.

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When I do a cooking class now, I tell people that the most important part is to read the recipe many times so you know what you're doing. What I don't tell them, though, is that sometimes I do parties where I'm rushing so much I don't have time to fo...

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It's a myth that generally Asians are mostly vegetarians. The Japanese are the kings of red meat, but it's expensive. The Chinese and Vietnamese love their pork. Many Indians, especially the Muslims, can't live without their lamb.

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I always tell people that they are really the critics. If people come three times a week to your restaurant they are the ones who find something they really love.

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I really love Paris. It's my favorite city.

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I like to be firm. But it is easier to be nice than to be nasty.

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You see fewer and fewer chefs who are really big - most stay in shape.

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For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place.

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It's very important in a restaurant to really do the right hiring because there's no restaurant that you have one cook and one chef and nobody else in the kitchen. Generally you have five, ten, 15 people with you. So that's really important is to tra...

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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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You know, I never really thought of myself as a 'celebrity.' One of the titles that I like least is 'celebrity chef.'

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Acting is a very artistic profession and there are thousands of people out there who think they are actors but there are very few who have real talent.

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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 think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.

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I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.

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Now everybody thinks that once you do Top Chef, then 13 weeks later you're a chef. Nobody wants to learn to cook anymore.

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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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When I'm in Los Angeles, my wife and I go to the farmers' market with the kids every Sunday.

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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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I like Dover sole. It's always one of my favorites. I like it when I'm in England. I eat it every day almost. I think it's probably one of my favorite fish.

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I learned more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes.

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Author Bio

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