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" I'll never understand those greasy little deep-fried wings most bars serve. "
Tom Douglas
Little
Wings
Understand
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" 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. "
Tom Douglas
Day
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Every Day
" 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. "
Tom Douglas
You
Better
Confidence
" I'm just sick of food going in the garbage. "
Tom Douglas
Garbage
Just
Going
" I was $4,000 short on my first payroll. "
Tom Douglas
First
Short
Payroll
" Albacore tuna has a mild flavor that's delicious served raw or seared briefly on the outside so that it's still rare on the inside. "
Tom Douglas
Rare
Flavor
Still
" When you watch 'Shark Tank,' everything is about off-shore this, off-shore that. "
Tom Douglas
About
You
Watch
" Farm to table is a personal choice. "
Tom Douglas
Personal
Table
Farm
" Catfish has a nice firm texture and mild flavor. "
Tom Douglas
Flavor
Texture
Nice
" Sometimes managers are a little shy to criticize another manager or another operation. "
Tom Douglas
Sometimes
Shy
Manager
" Some versions of crab cakes are mostly crabmeat lightly bound with egg, but I'm a firm believer that a crab cake should contain bread crumbs. "
Tom Douglas
Egg
Bread
Cake
" I love being able to help promote Seattle to travelers worldwide. "
Tom Douglas
Love
Seattle
Able
" I don't know too many kids who ask to weed the garden. "
Tom Douglas
Kids
Garden
Ask
" In some cities, McDonald's rules, but Seattle is ruled by teriyaki joints. "
Tom Douglas
Seattle
Rules
Some
" Cooks are an undervalued, awesome profession. "
Tom Douglas
Awesome
Cooks
Profession
" Entrepreneurial people are never satisfied. "
Tom Douglas
People
Never
Satisfied
" It's important that your shucked oyster is clean and pristine. "
Tom Douglas
Oyster
Pristine
Your
" Maybe there are too many restaurants. Maybe some of mine need to close. So be it. I'll live with the market place. "
Tom Douglas
Need
Market
Some
" 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. "
Tom Douglas
Cake
Chill
Together
" There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day. "
Tom Douglas
My Life
Mentoring
Life
" The one thing I could do with my eyes closed is my Grandma's schnecken. "
Tom Douglas
One Thing
Grandma
Eyes
" I was once made honorary mayor of my hometown of Newark, Del. "
Tom Douglas
Honorary
Mayor
Once
" The key to great fried squid is 'flash-frying' in hot oil for only a few minutes, which keeps it tender. "
Tom Douglas
Oil
Only
Tender
" 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. "
Tom Douglas
Time
Voice
Believe
" I think you owe it to your kids to teach them how to cook - you know, self-survival. "
Tom Douglas
Teach
Think
You
" 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. "
Tom Douglas
Touch
Big
Mother
" When I was young, I would make my parents breakfast in bed on Saturday mornings. "
Tom Douglas
Saturday
Bed
Breakfast
" Spooning a seasonal fruit relish onto a plate of grilled king salmon is very much my style - flavorful, straightforward, and unfussy. I also like the way fresh, ripe fruit balances the richness of the salmon. "
Tom Douglas
Way
Fruit
King
" My longtime friend Steven Steinbock, who has worked with me for more than thirty years, is a master at panfrying fish and seafood. "
Tom Douglas
Fish
Me
More
" A chunk of seared albacore tuna, salted and peppered, then seared rare in a little oil in a hot skillet for just a minute or so per side, is the perfect addition to a savory plate of fried rice. Just slice the tuna across the grain and fan those mild, meaty slices over the top of the rice. "
Tom Douglas
Hot
Top
Side
" 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. "
Tom Douglas
Taste
Meat
Wild