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
television food-network 80s
Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network.
thinking dinner formal
I think the time of the formal dinners is over.
interesting chef
It's an interesting thing, Top Chef. Some of the contestants will make you one great dish, and then make you something on the next show that will make you say, "Is that the same person?"
important ingredients important-things
The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient.
mistake made
When you have made as many mistakes as I have, then you can be as good as me.
mistake restaurants
I learn more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes.
thinking giving people
I want to give people a basic education, and to help them think for themselves when it comes to food.
knives
I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp.
children fun boys
Restaurants are like having children: its 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.
land expression cooking
For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place.
judging risk enjoyable
It's easier being a judge than a competitor. As a judge, you don't have any risks. That makes it much more enjoyable.
mixtures crafts chef
A chef is a mixture maybe of artistry and craft. You have to learn the craft really to get there.
expectations judging
Only you can judge your life. You have to live up to your own expectations.
song writing color
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.