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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. "
Wolfgang Puck
Talent
Real
Out
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" A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service. "
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Good Food
Service
Good
" I like the Japanese knives, I like French knives. Whatever's sharp. "
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Japanese
Whatever
Sharp
" 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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Successful
Genius
Why
" 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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Writing
Cooking
Painting
" 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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Chef
Say
Today
" 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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Restaurant
News
Good
" I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family. "
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Took
Family
Never
" 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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People
Food
Need
" 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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Cooking
Woman
Desert
" 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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Grow Up
Me
Grow
" 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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Learn
You
Top
" The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient. "
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Best
Important
Me
" 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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Cooking
Advice
Know
" When I'm in Los Angeles, my wife and I go to the farmers' market with the kids every Sunday. "
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Farmers
Sunday
Wife
" 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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Kings
Without
Live
" 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. "
Wolfgang Puck
Me
Meet
People
" I believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe. "
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City
London
I Believe
" 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 train them right, but first you have to hire the right people. "
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People
You
Kitchen
" I learned more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes. "
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Work
Restaurant
More
" 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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Time
Me
Good
" I think the time of the formal dinners is over. "
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Over
Time
I Think
" 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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Fresh
Know
Sick
" I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated. "
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Keep
Important
Think
" 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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Week
Love
Restaurant
" New Yorkers think they have everything, all the best art and music. But really L.A. is a better place. "
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Best
Better
Music
" You see fewer and fewer chefs who are really big - most stay in shape. "
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Stay
Shape
You
" 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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Live
Swimming
Home
" 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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Taste
You
Tell
" 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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Always
Eat
Every Day
" What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food. "
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Breakfast
Like
Morning