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Cooking a piece of fish and cooking it right. Knowing the fish, knowing the properties of the fish. That's a hard thing to do rather than covering it with a lot of sauces and foams or other cooking methods that might be high wire acts and look good on the outside.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Acts Cooking Covering Fish Good Hard Hard Thing High Knowing Look Lot Methods Might Other Outside Piece Properties Rather Right Than Thing Wire

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I use the confit principle for chicken thighs. I season them with herbs and garlic, let them marinate, and then cook them in chicken fat.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Chicken Cook Fat Garlic Herbs Principle Season Them Then Thighs Use

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Confit is not something that comes to mind for summer. Usually it means duck confit, made by cooking the legs and thighs in duck fat to preserve them for winter.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Cooking Duck Fat Legs Made Means Mind Preserve Something Summer Them Thighs Winter

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There's a point of no return when you're cooking tomatoes. A little too much heat, a little too long in the pot, and you lose that sense of fresh ripeness that makes tomatoes so great.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Cooking Fresh Great Heat Little Long Lose Makes Much Point Pot Return Sense Tomatoes Too Too Much You

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A plate of food has to have balance. For example, a mild fish like skate mustn't be overwhelmed by the side dishes. They should have personality and color, but they also have to be subtle.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Also Balance Color Dishes Example Fish Food For Example Like Mild Overwhelmed Personality Plate Should Side Skate Subtle

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I still have the 'New York Post' delivered because it's so garrulous and nasty and wonderful when you read it in print. Some things just don't translate online.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Because Delivered In Print Just Nasty New New York Online Post Print Read Some Some Things Still Things Translate Wonderful York You

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I don't usually have time for TV. When I get home at night, I just want to fall asleep.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Asleep Fall Get Home Just Night Time Tv Want

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Determine who you are and what your brand is, and what you're not. The rest of it is just a lot of noise.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Brand Determine Just Lot Noise Rest Who You Your

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I'm a freak of neat. The kitchen has to be clean.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Clean Freak Kitchen Neat

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When I entertain, I want to have fun. But I'm also a control person. I don't go in for those everyone-in-the-kitchen cooking scenes. So if I want to be with my guests, I have to do everything - or nearly everything - in advance.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Advance Also Control Cooking Entertain Everything Fun Go Guests Have Fun Nearly Person Scenes Those Want

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Chef

Born: July 25th, 1959

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