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

Like Particularly Make Bread Garlic Serve

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. Tom Douglas

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

Those Wings Never Most Understand Little Bars Serve

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. Tom Douglas

Farm to table is a personal choice. Tom Douglas

Farm Table Personal Personal Choice Choice

I don't ever preach to people. Tom Douglas

People Preach Ever

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

Home Great Way Firm Great Way Overlooked Fish Any Often Cook

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. Tom Douglas

Fruit King Style Way Ripe Relish Onto Like Also Balances Fresh Salmon Very Straightforward Much Richness Plate

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

Sweet Local Favorite Onions Cherries Washington Two Treats

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

Family Dinner Group Make Fish Friends Fun Popular

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

Eyes Scales Clear Fish Choose Bright

It doesn't take money to have style, it just takes a really good eye. Sometimes you can find amazing culinary antiques that will make it feel like an old French kitchen. Tyler Florence

Fruit often ends up rotting in the crisper drawer. Well, that's the wrong place to put it. Out of sight, out of mind. The kids all know where the junk-food shelf is. Make the fruit that easy to get to. Put a big huge bowl of fruit on the counter. Tyler Florence

Fruit Mind Big Sight Drawer Kids Out Easy Counter Put Wrong Wrong Place Know Bowl Well Make Shelf Huge Up Get Often Ends Where Place Rotting

Children, if they haven't been introduced to foods by the time they're 3 years old, are afraid of it, as if it would hurt them. They don't really get out of that until they're 6 or 7 - it's a safety mechanism, and you're not going to win. Tyler Florence

Nobody cooks anymore. To me, to watch your parents cook, and to have a house that smells warm and delicious, is a very vital memory that I think kids don't really have anymore. Tyler Florence

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I think it's important to recall... what you remember your grandmother making, where you're from and the foods you enjoyed as a child yourself, and pass that information off to your kids. Tyler Florence

You Yourself Remember Important Think Kids Foods Pass Making Off Child Where Information Grandmother Your Recall Enjoyed

I like loud music. I like music that fills my ears. I'm just going to pull out my iPod and see what we got here. We're always interested in new bands because we have a retail store in northern California. I think it's got to be happy. Tyler Florence

Music Be Happy Happy Think Ears Out See Retail New Like California Because Always Got iPod Loud Bands Going Northern Northern California Just Store Interested Fills Here Pull

I like to be firm. But it is easier to be nice than to be nasty. Wolfgang Puck

Be Nice Nice Easier Firm Like Nasty Than

The good news about showcasing chefs and the TV shows is they've attracted a lot more smart kids to the profession than 30 years ago. On the downside, though, these young chefs all say they want their own restaurant and their own TV show. Wolfgang Puck

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Italian food is all about ingredients and it's not fussy and it's not fancy. Wolfgang Puck

Food Italian Food Fussy About Italian Fancy Ingredients

For me, I don't expect to have a really amazing meal each time I dine out. Having a good meal with your loved ones - that's what makes the experience. Wolfgang Puck

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It's a myth that generally Asians are mostly vegetarians. The Japanese are the kings of red meat, but it's expensive. The Chinese and Vietnamese love their pork. Many Indians, especially the Muslims, can't live without their lamb. Wolfgang Puck

I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated. Wolfgang Puck

Important Think Staying Motivated Really Keep

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