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" I can't believe how many people don't have time to cook but have time to watch football and 'The Voice.' They're certainly making a choice. "

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" There's a restaurant in Manhattan called Balthazar, and next to it is Balthazar Bakery. It's tiny, and it's very charming to have that little retail outlet to sell the house desserts and breads. "

" Cooking with your kids is a remarkable exercise to let them in on the purchasing part of the process - kids love to shop, and its great to take them to these ethnic places where people don't always speak the language. "

" Entrepreneurial people are never satisfied. "

" Often we eat squid fried, so it's fun to grill it for a change. To grill squid, slice the cleaned bodies open into two flat pieces and thread them, along with the tentacles, onto skewers, then grill quickly over a direct fire with the coals as close as possible to the grate, turning the squid several times. "

" Sustainability includes how you run your business, and my bottom line includes how you treat your people. Sustainability starts with your staff. "

" I was once made honorary mayor of my hometown of Newark, Del. "

" I eat out at least once every day. "

" There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day. "

" My longtime friend Steven Steinbock, who has worked with me for more than thirty years, is a master at panfrying fish and seafood. "

" Around the time I opened my second restaurant, Etta's, I had just finished judging at the Jack Daniels World Invitational BBQ Championship in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Back home in Seattle, my goal was to recreate the sweet and smoky taste of that BBQ using our local wild king salmon instead of pig. "

" In some cities, McDonald's rules, but Seattle is ruled by teriyaki joints. "

" My own favorite way to cook and eat razor clams is to simply dredge them in a mix of seasoned flour and cornmeal, then pan fry them in butter until crisp and golden. Be careful not to overcook them so they stay tender, not tough and chewy. "

" If deep-frying catfish, try a dredge of seasoned flour and cornmeal and add some bacon fat to the oil. "

" I think about sustainability all the time, whether it's with fish or farmers in Eastern Oregon. "

" I love being able to help promote Seattle to travelers worldwide. "

" I have a good flavor memory. "

" I was $4,000 short on my first payroll. "

" I know Jeff Bezos because I cater at his home. "

" Disappointing cakes have often been sitting out too long. They should last just long enough to have the last pieces the next morning with coffee - who doesn't love cake with coffee? "

" At the fishmonger, choose fish with bright scales and clear eyes. "

" I'm kind of fat. "

" If you just feel lazy and don't want to cook, then don't cook. "

" In my 'Big Dinners' cookbook, I recreated my mother's recipe for crab dip. The creamy dressing for this dip, made with mayonnaise, tomato paste, a touch of honey, sliced chives, lemon juice and zest, horseradish and Tabasco, is reminiscent of Thousand Island dressing. "

" Every cook I knows loves to make pizza. "

" I try to eat in one of my restaurants every day, and I eat out in another restaurant every day. It's what I do. "

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" Spanish chorizo is a spicy cured sausage that's especially tasty with clams. "