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

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" In some cities, McDonald's rules, but Seattle is ruled by teriyaki joints. "

" I crave my mom's Sloppy Joes. "

" I can't stand it when restaurants don't have a sense of place in a city. When I'm in London, I want to know I'm in London. When you're sitting in my joint, you know you're sitting in Seattle. "

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

" 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. "

" The two things that are going to make you a better baker without even trying are a scale and a thermometer in your oven. "

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

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

" I was driving around the country when I was 19 and happened to run out of cash in Seattle, so I settled here. "

" 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? "

" I want to do the basic things, like putting my daughter to bed. It's the sweetest thing. "

" 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. "

" Spanish chorizo is a spicy cured sausage that's especially tasty with clams. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I was once made honorary mayor of my hometown of Newark, Del. "

" I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own. "

" I'll never understand those greasy little deep-fried wings most bars serve. "

" Disappointing cakes have often been sitting out too long. They should last just long enough to have the last pieces the next morning with coffee - who doesn't love cake with coffee? "

" My longtime friend Steven Steinbock, who has worked with me for more than thirty years, is a master at panfrying fish and seafood. "

" The flesh of king salmon, which varies in color from white to pink to red, has a high fat content, making it perfect for grilling. "

" 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. "

" Cooking with your kids is a remarkable exercise to let them in on the purchasing part of the process - kids love to shop, and its great to take them to these ethnic places where people don't always speak the language. "

" Cooks are an undervalued, awesome profession. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 think that people need to stand up with their backbone and not go to places where they feel like the workers aren't taken care of. "