Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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. "

Related Quotes:

" 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

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

" When I eat oatmeal, I'm hungry by 10 A.M., but pho is a great way to start the day. "

" 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. "

" My favorite way to cook trout is whole, bone-in, on the grill. The fish are stuffed with sliced lemons and herb sprigs, brushed with oil, and cooked over fairly hot coals until the skin is crisp and the flesh is moist and flaky. Go ahead and gild the lily by adding a sauce. "

" When I was a kid and my mom made tomato soup, she would cut buttered toast into squares and float them on top of each bowl. "

" Cooks are an undervalued, awesome profession. "

" Customers are more friendly when they've had a meal. "

Tom Douglas

Customers

Had

" Farm to table is a personal choice. "

" 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. "

" Catfish's mild taste adapts well to a wide array of flavors, especially strong assertive ones, which is why you used to see it 'blackened' Cajun style on so many restaurant menus - a trick which soon became a tired cliche. "

" I would say a full-time waiter in a high-price house could easily make $75,000, $80,000 a year. "

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

" 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. "

" Every cook I knows loves to make pizza. "

" Entrepreneurial people are never satisfied. "

" The simplest way to prepare Dungeness crabs is to boil them in the shell and set them in front of your guests with crab crackers or crab hammers, cocktail forks, and plenty of napkins. "

" Tender and sweet, Manila clams partner well with a wide variety of foods - white wine, sake, beer, butter, leeks, fresh herbs, roasted peppers, olives, and wild mushrooms, to name a few. "

" Every chef has his treats. By that, I mean bits and pieces from things you're working on - crusty little cake trimmings, ends from a brisket, collars from a salmon, scraps. But they're snacks to me, and I eat them right off the cutting board - maybe too much. "

" For a group of friends or a family dinner, fish tacos are popular and fun to make. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 don't answer my phone in a restaurant. "

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

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

" I crave my mom's Sloppy Joes. "

" The lakes in Washington State give us tons of crawfish. "

Tom Douglas

State

Tons

" I'm a compassionate person, so if a product is 15 percent more than what I typically pay, and I see the purpose, I'll foster that kind of sustainability for the farmers/fishers. "