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In Growing Up In Seattle, I Don't Know A Single Family That Didn't Barbecue Or Cook On The Weekends And Make Its Own Kind Of Simple, Pared-down, What I Call Pacific Northwest Cooking.

Breakfast Is The Best Time For Me To Figure Out What My Kids Are Doing. Right After You Wake Them Up At Breakfast, You Pepper Them With Questions. You Can Get In There Because They're Not Protecting What They Thought Was Cool: "what Happened Yesterday?" "oh, Matthew Stole My Book And Ran Away And It Was Really Annoying..." That Wouldn't Happen After Lunch, Because Their Defenses Are Up. In The Morning, If You Lull Them Into A Comfortable Place, You Get More Honesty, And That's Without Being A Detective.

One Of The Most Important Leadership Lessons Is Realizing You're Not The Most Important Or The Most Intelligent Person In The Room At All Times.

The Difference Between 'molto Italiano' And 'the Babbo Cookbook' Is That The Ingredient Lists In 'molto' Are About Half Or Even A Third The Size. In 'babbo,' They Are Very Long, They Are Very Real. That's Exactly How We Make Them In The Restaurant.

My Family Makes These Vinegars - Out Of Everything From Grapes To Peaches And Cherries. We Go Through The Whole Process With The Giant Vat And Drainer, Label Them, And Give Them As Christmas Presents.