Wolfgang Puck Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don't have very good service.”

“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.”

“One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough - you have to be a great businessman.”

“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.”

“For me, cooking is an expression of the land where you are and the culture of that place.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.”

“I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.”

“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.”