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

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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. "

" When you watch 'Shark Tank,' everything is about off-shore this, off-shore that. "

" 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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" Alaska Airlines and I have a lot in common, so coming together to delight travelers with savory, high quality food from the Pacific Northwest made sense. "

" I'm just sick of food going in the garbage. "

" 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. "

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

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" Ling cod is a mild-flavored and somewhat delicate fish that takes well to poaching, braising and pan-roasting. "

" When I was young, I would make my parents breakfast in bed on Saturday mornings. "

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" Mastering one recipe is better than mastering too many. Learn something and own it, and you'll feel so much better about it. You'll have more confidence if you've made it five times, and that confidence adds so much fun to cooking. "

" I eat out at least once every day. "

" Be sure to read a recipe all the way through before you cook. The time it saves you in the long run is invaluable. "

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

" Thanks to the abundance of shellfish in Puget Sound, Washington State is the largest oyster producer in the country. "

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" 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. "

" I'm not exactly the best capitalist ever. "

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" The best meal I was served was ribollita, an Italian bread soup at the Castello di Ama winery in Tuscany. I usually hate ribollita, and the people I was traveling with thought I was crazy for ordering it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The key to great fried squid is 'flash-frying' in hot oil for only a few minutes, which keeps it tender. "

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" 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. "

" Over the years I've tweaked my stuffing recipe many times, adding a variety of ingredients like sauteed wild mushrooms, dried cherries, fresh chevre, toasted hazelnuts, chopped ham hock meat, and other taste treats. "