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Tom Douglas quotes: One of my favorite ways to eat albacore is tuna poke.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: I'm just sick of food going in the garbage.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.

There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.

Tom Douglas quotes: I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Oysters, such as Dabobs, Quilcenes, Westcotts, and Willapas, to name just a few, are often named after the place they are harvested.

Oysters, such as Dabobs, Quilcenes, Westcotts, and Willapas, to name just a few, are often named after the place they are harvested.

Tom Douglas quotes: If you just feel lazy and don't want to cook, then don't cook.

If you just feel lazy and don't want to cook, then don't cook.

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Sustainability includes how you run your business, and my bottom line includes how you treat your people. Sustainability starts with your staff.

Sustainability includes how you run your business, and my bottom line includes how you treat your people. Sustainability starts with your staff.

Tom Douglas quotes: It's always a good idea to chill your crab cake mixture for a few hours, or even overnight, before frying because they'll hold together better.

It's always a good idea to chill your crab cake mixture for a few hours, or even overnight, before frying because they'll hold together better.

Tom Douglas quotes: I use ginger like garlic. I love it for steaming fish and making barbecue sauces or roasted chicken.

I use ginger like garlic. I love it for steaming fish and making barbecue sauces or roasted chicken.

Tom Douglas quotes: For a group of friends or a family dinner, fish tacos are popular and fun to make.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Razor clams are large, oblong clams, although not as big as geoducks.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: If you're going to start a fire, why cook just one chicken?

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

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: I think you owe it to your kids to teach them how to cook - you know, self-survival.

I think you owe it to your kids to teach them how to cook - you know, self-survival.

Tom Douglas quotes: Entrepreneurial people are never satisfied.

Entrepreneurial people are never satisfied.

Tom Douglas quotes: I want to do the basic things, like putting my daughter to bed. It's the sweetest thing.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Sweet Washington cherries and Walla Walla onions are two of my favorite local treats.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Sometimes managers are a little shy to criticize another manager or another operation.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: I don't answer my phone in a restaurant.

I don't answer my phone in a restaurant.

Tom Douglas quotes: Thanks to the abundance of shellfish in Puget Sound, Washington State is the largest oyster producer in the country.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: The lakes in Washington State give us tons of crawfish.

The lakes in Washington State give us tons of crawfish.

Tom Douglas quotes: I don't know too many kids who ask to weed the garden.

I don't know too many kids who ask to weed the garden.

Tom Douglas quotes: 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.

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.

Tom Douglas quotes: Cooks are an undervalued, awesome profession.

Cooks are an undervalued, awesome profession.

Tom Douglas quotes: Farm to table is a personal choice.

Farm to table is a personal choice.

Tom Douglas quotes: Sweet, delicious Dungeness crab is always a treat.

Sweet, delicious Dungeness crab is always a treat.

Tom Douglas quotes: At the fishmonger, choose fish with bright scales and clear eyes.

At the fishmonger, choose fish with bright scales and clear eyes.

Tom Douglas quotes: When I was young, I would make my parents breakfast in bed on Saturday mornings.

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

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Customers are more friendly when they've had a meal.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: I try to eat in one of my restaurants every day, and I eat out in another restaurant every day. It's what I do.

I try to eat in one of my restaurants every day, and I eat out in another restaurant every day. It's what I do.

Tom Douglas quotes: Support a small chef. Not these big chains ... but support the people who are out there trying to do things right and working hard to do that.

Support a small chef. Not these big chains ... but support the people who are out there trying to do things right and working hard to do that.

Tom Douglas quotes: Coho or silver salmon are very common and easy to get for a good price.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: 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 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.

Tom Douglas quotes: The one thing I could do with my eyes closed is my Grandma's schnecken.

The one thing I could do with my eyes closed is my Grandma's schnecken.

Tom Douglas quotes: I particularly like to make crunchy slices of garlic bread to serve with steamed clams.

I particularly like to make crunchy slices of garlic bread to serve with steamed clams.

Tom Douglas quotes: I was $4,000 short on my first payroll.

I was $4,000 short on my first payroll.

Tom Douglas quotes: I'm not exactly the best capitalist ever.

I'm not exactly the best capitalist ever.

Tom Douglas quotes: I love being able to help promote Seattle to travelers worldwide.

I love being able to help promote Seattle to travelers worldwide.

Tom Douglas quotes: I crave my mom's Sloppy Joes.

I crave my mom's Sloppy Joes.

Tom Douglas quotes: Money is like manure: if you don't spread it around, nothing grows.

Money is like manure: if you don't spread it around, nothing grows.

Tom Douglas quotes: I didn't go to university. I didn't go to culinary school, barely made it through high school.

I didn't go to university. I didn't go to culinary school, barely made it through high school.

Tom Douglas quotes: I'll never understand those greasy little deep-fried wings most bars serve.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: How can anyone live off of minimum wage?

How can anyone live off of minimum wage?

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: 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.

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.

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Spanish chorizo is a spicy cured sausage that's especially tasty with clams.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: In some cities, McDonald's rules, but Seattle is ruled by teriyaki joints.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Pork is my friend.

Pork is my friend.

Tom Douglas quotes: In the restaurant business, there's the concept of pivot. Pivot to the stove, pivot to the refrigerator.

In the restaurant business, there's the concept of pivot. Pivot to the stove, pivot to the refrigerator.

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: It's important that your shucked oyster is clean and pristine.

It's important that your shucked oyster is clean and pristine.

Tom Douglas quotes: 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.

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.

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: I pay a living wage, I believe in healthcare, I declare all my income, and I don't cut corners.

I pay a living wage, I believe in healthcare, I declare all my income, and I don't cut corners.

Tom Douglas quotes: When I wrote my cookbook, 'I Love Crab Cakes,' I asked some of my best chef buddies to contribute recipes.

When I wrote my cookbook, 'I Love Crab Cakes,' I asked some of my best chef buddies to contribute recipes.

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: When you watch 'Shark Tank,' everything is about off-shore this, off-shore that.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: 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.

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.

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: I have a good flavor memory.

I have a good flavor memory.

Tom Douglas quotes: I've been taught by everyone I've ever worked with.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Steaming is a great way to cook any firm fleshed fish, but it's often overlooked by the home cook.

Steaming is a great way to cook any firm fleshed fish, but it's often overlooked by the home cook.

Tom Douglas quotes: Some of the best things you do are the things you don't do.

Some of the best things you do are the things you don't do.

Tom Douglas quotes: It's really fun to have a convection oven, even it if it's a little convection toaster oven. It really changes the way you bake.

It's really fun to have a convection oven, even it if it's a little convection toaster oven. It really changes the way you bake.

Tom Douglas quotes: Most of America doesn't pay dishwashers $10.

Most of America doesn't pay dishwashers $10.

Tom Douglas quotes: We've become such a restaurant society.

We've become such a restaurant society.

Tom Douglas quotes: My dad never explained anything growing up.

My dad never explained anything growing up.

Tom Douglas quotes: I don't ever preach to people.

I don't ever preach to people.

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Every cook I knows loves to make pizza.

Every cook I knows loves to make pizza.

Tom Douglas quotes: Catfish has a nice firm texture and mild flavor.

Catfish has a nice firm texture and mild flavor.

Tom Douglas quotes: The state of Washington calls tips 'wages.'

The state of Washington calls tips 'wages.'

Tom Douglas quotes: Maybe there are too many restaurants. Maybe some of mine need to close. So be it. I'll live with the market place.

Maybe there are too many restaurants. Maybe some of mine need to close. So be it. I'll live with the market place.

Tom Douglas quotes: Some versions of crab cakes are mostly crabmeat lightly bound with egg, but I'm a firm believer that a crab cake should contain bread crumbs.

Some versions of crab cakes are mostly crabmeat lightly bound with egg, but I'm a firm believer that a crab cake should contain bread crumbs.

Tom Douglas quotes: 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.

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.

Tom Douglas quotes: I love restaurants from top to bottom.

I love restaurants from top to bottom.

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

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

Tom Douglas quotes: Salsa verde is delicious with trout or most any fish.

Salsa verde is delicious with trout or most any fish.

Tom Douglas quotes: I would love to see McDonald's pay more money.

I would love to see McDonald's pay more money.

Tom Douglas quotes: I'm kind of fat.

I'm kind of fat.

Tom Douglas quotes: I was once made honorary mayor of my hometown of Newark, Del.

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

Tom Douglas quotes: I know Jeff Bezos because I cater at his home.

I know Jeff Bezos because I cater at his home.

Tom Douglas quotes: One-pot meals make a lot of sense ... because so much of what people hate about cooking is really the cleanup, the mess, the grease.

One-pot meals make a lot of sense ... because so much of what people hate about cooking is really the cleanup, the mess, the grease.