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" I've been taught by everyone I've ever worked with. "

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" I love restaurants from top to bottom. "

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" Razor clams are large, oblong clams, although not as big as geoducks. "

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

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