Stay away from iodized table salt. It's just bad and doesn't help food taste good. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Thirty-five years ago, being a cook was the same as being a used-car salesman. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Italian food is all about ingredients and it's not fussy and it's not fancy. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Food television opened the eyes, and palates, of our guests. They became more adventurous. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
You see fewer and fewer chefs who are really big - most stay in shape. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
My passion for writing cookbooks really came from my love of collecting cookbooks. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Everybody has to put purees underneath everything now. It's like people think we need the steak, and then we need some baby… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I used to write cookbooks. It was passion to try to bring healthy and fun recipes to people's homes. It was a… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I tell everybody the same thing: You have to make every dish so when you taste it, you should remember it when… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I want to give people a basic education, and to help them think for themselves when it comes to food. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
The usage of proper salt is really just a small piece of education. However, I want people to really get the proper… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
It's very important in a restaurant to really do the right hiring because there's no restaurant that you have one cook and… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
It was a revolution, but now it is an evolution. People know more ingredients, people know more techniques, and people look for… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I want to teach [people] the secret of great visual presentation. Your stomach sees the food first, and I want to help… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Omelets are about technique. Now, different people make it different ways, but, if you're a chef in Europe, an omelet has to… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Collecting cookbooks is still my biggest passion! Believe it or not, I actually got the biggest form of inspiration from my kids.… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
When I do a cooking class now, I tell people that the most important part is to read the recipe many times… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
One of the things I've found now, not just for television, but in the restaurant, is that you have many anxious chefs,… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I grew up in Austria, and for me real comfort food is Wiener Schnitzel. Wiener Schnitzel and mashed potatoes because it reminds… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing when you are in a competition and you have, let's say, ingredients you have to use… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Prep things in advance so that you don't have to cook everything at the last moment. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
It is so nice to talk to someone that has a passion for food and family. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Don't go and cook Indian food if you never cooked Indian food, you know? — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
If you're cooking for a woman, make a good risotto and a salad. If you don't have time to make desert you… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
The food could taste amazing; however, if you present a plate of misfortunate looking food...you would really question yourself about whether or… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
There is no value with just one restaurant or with one person. The brand has to be bigger than the person. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I learned more from the one restaurant that didn't work than from all the ones that were successes. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I've discussed this with many doctors, and it is just so imperative that people learn how to properly cook food to get… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
It is going to have healthy food and exercise mixed together. With smaller portions, and more exercise, you live a better life. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
I tell everybody the same thing: You have to make every dish so when you taste it, you should remember it when you go… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
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… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
Nutrition is just so important to me, mostly especially for children. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
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… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
It is so nice to talk to someone that has a passion for food and family. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
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… — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image
The most important thing for me is to really buy the best ingredient. — Wolfgang Puck Copy Share Image