Wolfgang Puck Quotes

There is absolutely no substitute for the best. Good food cannot be made of inferior ingredients masked with high flavor. It is true thrift to use the best ingredients available and to waste nothing.

If I walk into a store, I'm going to buy the best jacket or the best item in the store, hands down.

I judge a restaurant by the bread and by the coffee.

I believe a good chicken breast, if made well, is the best thing ever.

I don't care if you're doing haute cuisine or burgers and pizza, just do it right.

Patience is the secret to good food.

But since you're asking me, I'll tell you my opinion: all cornbread is authentic, as long as it's good, hot, and made with love and fresh ingredients.

Find combinations of flavors you love and buy the best quality ingredients you can afford. Your food is only going to be as good as the sum of its parts, like anything else.

Take the time to shop for yourself and cook. All of this is an investment in yourself, and if you're not going to invest time and money in what you put in your body, then what are you going to spend money on? It's kind of the most important thing.

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

I think when dishes have a certain amount of acidity, really they are very alive. And I love things that are alive.

Buy the best you can find or afford and don't over manipulate it. If I cook a scallop, the best praise you can give me is that it tastes like a scallop.

The most important thing is, whatever you do decide to choose, take it seriously and do your best.

Wherever I go, I buy shoes.

Salt is so, so, so important. If that's the one thing everyone remembers, every step of the way, whenever I cook, I try to incorporate salt.

The secret ingredient to every meal is love. And also garlic.

When you have the best and tastiest ingredients, you can cook very simply and the food will be extraordinary because it tastes like what it is.

Cooking is about ingredients.

I love bags, shoes and have around 20 pairs of shoes and 10 bags from different brands.

That's the most important thing for me, that when I use my qualities in this way and coming to the ball, it creates more space to be creative. I need to make these runs and be generous.

The element of surprise is the most important thing and what keeps me interested in writing. I can feel it if I've written that predictable or boring line, and I will carry that around with me all day.

I'm a big foodie but not much of a cook. I can cook desi stuff like dal, rice and chicken. I learnt to cook a little bit when I was in college and I used to cook for my friends. I'm not picky about food and eat all types of food, the type of cuisine doesn't matter as long as the food tastes good.

When I travel too much, it affects the music, and that is the most important thing. As long as I make good music, I can play shows, but if the music starts getting bad, the show offers won't come.

The most important thing is to try to do your best.

As a consumer, you don't want to choose from a million pairs of jeans. You just want the one pair that's going to fit you and look great on you.