Quotes by Tom Douglas

About Tom Douglas:

Tom Douglas is an American executive chef, restaurateur, author, and radio talk show host. He is known for winning the 1994 James Beard Award for Best Northwest Chef. On May 7, 2012, he won the James Beard Award as Best Restaurateur. He is the author of Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen, which was named the Best American Cookbook by the James Beard Foundation and KitchenAid, in 2001. In 2005, he appeared on an episode of the Food Network's Iron Chef America, where he defeated Chef Masaharu Morimoto .
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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

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

Tom Douglas

I eat out at least once every day.

Tom Douglas

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

I don't answer my phone in a restaurant.

Tom Douglas

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

Tom Douglas

I don't ever preach to people.

Tom Douglas

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

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

Tom Douglas

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

Tom Douglas

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

Tom Douglas

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

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

Tom Douglas

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

Tom Douglas

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

Tom Douglas

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

Tom Douglas

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

Tom Douglas

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

Tom Douglas

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

Tom Douglas

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

Most of America doesn't pay dishwashers $10.

Tom Douglas

Author Bio

  • NameTom Douglas
  • Descriptionrestauranteur, chef, author, talk show host
  • BornAugust 2, 1958
  • ProfessionRestaurateur