Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I don't ever preach to people. "

Related Quotes:

" I can't stand it when restaurants don't have a sense of place in a city. When I'm in London, I want to know I'm in London. When you're sitting in my joint, you know you're sitting in Seattle. "

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

" My wife and I decided to try and kick start our kitchens to a $15 minimum wage for cooks. I've probably had to go through and raise every menu price now by 50 cents because it took away my profit. I just underestimated what it was going to cost. "

" I use ginger like garlic. I love it for steaming fish and making barbecue sauces or roasted chicken. "

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

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

" I love restaurants from top to bottom. "

" I don't have any interest in being a chef without being on the business side of things, or vice versa, because if you don't make money at the end of the month, you're going out of business. "

" There's something majestic about a 30-pound Chinook salmon roasted and served whole - people get excited when you present it with the head and tail on. It has beautifully browned skin and extraordinary bright red flesh when you cut into it. "

" We've become such a restaurant society. "

" In the restaurant business, there's the concept of pivot. Pivot to the stove, pivot to the refrigerator. "

" 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. "

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

" I particularly like to make crunchy slices of garlic bread to serve with steamed clams. "

" Most of America doesn't pay dishwashers $10. "

" Sometimes managers are a little shy to criticize another manager or another operation. "

" Salsa verde is delicious with trout or most any fish. "

" Every cook I knows loves to make pizza. "

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

" 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. "

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

" The one thing I could do with my eyes closed is my Grandma's schnecken. "

" I think you owe it to your kids to teach them how to cook - you know, self-survival. "

" I pay a living wage, I believe in healthcare, I declare all my income, and I don't cut corners. "

" If you want something beautiful to put on the dinner table, pick up a sockeye, the salmon species with the most vivid red flesh. "

" I'm kind of fat. "

" It's hard to legislate what people eat. People are getting fed up with being told what they can and can't do. It boils down to personal responsibility. People need to read labels, do their research and act accordingly. "

" The classic Italian green sauce, salsa verde, is easy to make and especially nice in the spring when bunches of fresh herbs start appearing in the farmers market or in your garden. "

" Another way I like to barbecue king salmon is as a whole fish stuffed, literally to the gills, with sweet onions, sliced lemons, and summer sage. "

" It's always a good idea to chill your crab cake mixture for a few hours, or even overnight, before frying because they'll hold together better. "