Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Johannes Puckis 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...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth8 July 1949
CountryAustria
thinking important motivated
I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.
airplane diets
To me, an airplane is a great place to diet.
art thinking all-the-best
New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place.
thinking want chef
Now everybody thinks that once you do Top Chef, then 13 weeks later you're a chef. Nobody wants to learn to cook anymore.
today chef great-business
One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman.
mean years people
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.
italian ingredients fancy
Italian food is all about ingredients and it's not fussy and it's not fancy.
growing-up real comforting
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.
cooking kitchen scene
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.
meals loved-ones dine
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.
together three chef
A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult.
successful genius chef
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.
people kitchen quitting
I won't quit my day job. I like restaurants. I don't do a lot of television, either, even though people come to me with projects all the time. I have to spend time in the kitchen.
boxing people tennis
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.