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" Some of the best things you do are the things you don't do. "
Tom Douglas
Best
Some
You
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" Every time you make a fruit crisp for me, you are my favorite person in the world. It's something delicious and warm, right out of the oven. I mean, what more could anyone want? And all you're doing is taking the best fruit of the season, putting a crumb topping on it and putting it in the oven. "
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" My dad never explained anything growing up. "
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" After being cooked, ling cod tends to bleed out some moisture, so, before serving, let it rest a few moments on a plate. Once the moisture has been released, you can carefully pick up the fillet with a slotted spatula and transfer it to another plate for saucing. This way, you won't sog out your beautiful sauce. "
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" 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. "
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" Entrepreneurial people are never satisfied. "
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" I love restaurants from top to bottom. "
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" When you watch 'Shark Tank,' everything is about off-shore this, off-shore that. "
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" 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. "
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Meat
Wild
" To shuck oysters, you'll need an oyster knife, a handy tool with a sturdy handle and a short, rigid blade which you can pick up for about ten bucks in a kitchenware shop or fish market. A quick trip online will yield any number of videos and slide shows with step-by-step instructions on how to shuck an oyster. "
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You
Short
Oyster
" 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. "
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You
Right
Cake
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" When I wrote my cookbook, 'I Love Crab Cakes,' I asked some of my best chef buddies to contribute recipes. "
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Chef
Recipes
Buddies
" I have a good flavor memory. "
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Flavor
Memory
Good
" I think you owe it to your kids to teach them how to cook - you know, self-survival. "
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" 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. "
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Strong
Style
You
" There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day. "
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My Life
Mentoring
Life
" Horseradish is one of those perk-me-ups. You can use it in a cocktail sauce, you can bread fish with it - it loses its punch when cooked. It's a 'What is that?' flavor. It adds depth of flavor to things. "
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Fish
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" If you just feel lazy and don't want to cook, then don't cook. "
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Feel
Just
" I'll never understand those greasy little deep-fried wings most bars serve. "
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Cooks
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" Who doesn't love digging into a plate of crab cakes or going after a chilled cracked crab with crab cracker, cocktail fork and a plastic bib for protection? "
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Become
Restaurant
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" Catfish has a nice firm texture and mild flavor. "
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Texture
Nice