You Have To Live Life To Its

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.

There's A Battle Between What The Cook Thinks Is High Art And What The Customer Just Wants To Eat.

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.

Protein Has Been Intensely Over-represented On The Plate. Now, The Garden Should Be The Main Drag For Main Courses.

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.