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

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" Catfish has a nice firm texture and mild flavor. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Farm to table is a personal choice. "

" 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. "

" Entrepreneurial people are never satisfied. "

" I love restaurants from top to bottom. "

" 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. "

" I think about sustainability all the time, whether it's with fish or farmers in Eastern Oregon. "

" Sweet Washington cherries and Walla Walla onions are two of my favorite local treats. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I don't ever preach to people. "

" If you're going to start a fire, why cook just one chicken? "

" The key to great fried squid is 'flash-frying' in hot oil for only a few minutes, which keeps it tender. "

" 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. "

" Coho or silver salmon are very common and easy to get for a good price. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" While it's typical to find steamed clam recipes which include a bit of bacon or sausage, you might not think of adding shredded ham hock, but it's another way to pair the lusty, smoky flavor of animal fat with the briny ocean flavor of shellfish. "

" Sometimes managers are a little shy to criticize another manager or another operation. "

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

" 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. "

" One of my favorite ways to eat albacore is tuna poke. "