Austrian - Chef | July 8, 1949 -
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.
Wolfgang Puck
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I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.
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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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I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.
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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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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 follow my own advice.
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The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient.
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I think the time of the formal dinners is over.
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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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A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.
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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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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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