That time I hung out with Wolfgang Puck

Photo by Andrew J. Williams III for District Fray

The famous chef opened up about his childhood, his new Disney+ documentary and tips on how to fry up the perfect wienerschnitzel, just like his mama used to make. Here’s a tidbit that didn’t make it into the article I wrote for District Fray: “I think people don’t know really how difficult it was at the beginning. ... I didn’t grow up with any money; we didn’t have meat every day, we had meat—wienerschnitzel or something—on Sunday. And I ate half of it so that way I can get the other half for dinner. … Did I feel deprived? No, not at all. My mother was a very good cook. And she made the kasserschmarn or palachenkin or something for dinner, with a glass of milk, We got the milk from the farmer next door, so to me, it was perfect. If I wanted strawberries or raspberries, we went in the forest and picked them. So, in a way it was not a bad life at all for a kid to grow up.”