I think the time of the formal dinners is over. — Wolfgang Puck

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. — Wolfgang Puck

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. — Wolfgang Puck

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. — Wolfgang Puck

I have two young boys, and my wife is at home. Most of the time, I will cook the food, and we’ll eat together. — Wolfgang Puck

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. — Wolfgang Puck

Italian food is all about ingredients and it’s not fussy and it’s not fancy. — Wolfgang Puck

What I don’t like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double–espresso cappuccino, but no food. — Wolfgang Puck

America has undergone a total food and wine revolution. — Wolfgang Puck

I want to help build their basic food terminology. — Wolfgang Puck

I believe that London is the most exciting food city in Europe. — Wolfgang Puck

Television in the ’80s was very limited. There was no Food Network. — Wolfgang Puck

It is so nice to talk to someone that has a passion for food and family. — Wolfgang Puck

Don’t go and cook Indian food if you never cooked Indian food, you know? — Wolfgang Puck

A lot of restaurants serve good food, but they don’t have very good service. — Wolfgang Puck

Food television opened the eyes, and palates, of our guests. They became more adventurous. — Wolfgang Puck

I’ve discussed this with many doctors, and it is just so imperative that people learn how to properly cook food to get those vital nutrients out of them. — Wolfgang Puck

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. — Wolfgang Puck

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. — Wolfgang Puck

I want to give people a basic education, and to help them think for themselves when it comes to food. — Wolfgang Puck

It is going to have healthy food and exercise mixed together. With smaller portions, and more exercise, you live a better life. — Wolfgang Puck

The food could taste amazing; however, if you present a plate of misfortunate looking food…you would really question yourself about whether or not you should eat it. — Wolfgang Puck

I want to teach [people] the secret of great visual presentation. Your stomach sees the food first, and I want to help them match food flavor profiles with the aesthetics of everything. — Wolfgang Puck

Nutrition is just so important to me, mostly especially for children. — Wolfgang Puck

One thing I always say is being a great chef today is not enough–you have to be a great businessman. — Wolfgang Puck

You see fewer and fewer chefs who are really big–most stay in shape. — Wolfgang Puck

A chef is a mixture maybe of artistry and craft. You have to learn the craft really to get there. — Wolfgang Puck

You know, I never really thought of myself as a ‘celebrity.’ One of the titles that I like least is ‘celebrity chef.’ — Wolfgang Puck

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? — Wolfgang Puck

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. — Wolfgang Puck

A good chef has to be a manager, a businessman and a great cook. To marry all three together is sometimes difficult. — Wolfgang Puck

Thirty–five years ago, being a cook was the same as being a used–car salesman. — Wolfgang Puck

Prep things in advance so that you don’t have to cook everything at the last moment. — Wolfgang Puck

I want to teach people how to do it the right way. And it is from that they can teach their children how to do it properly. It will teach them how to cook better and healthier at home. — Wolfgang Puck

Now everybody thinks that once you do Top Chef, then 13 weeks later you’re a chef. Nobody wants to learn to cook anymore. — Wolfgang Puck

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