Tom Douglas

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

“I'm a compassionate person, so if a product is 15 percent more than what I typically pay, and I see the purpose, I'll foster that kind of sustainability for the farmers/fishers.”

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

“Salsa verde is delicious with trout or most any fish.”

“Cooks are an undervalued, awesome profession.”

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

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

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