“If you don't have the confidence in baking, commit to making the recipe three times. The first two, do it exactly the way I've told you to make it. Twice. The first time you'll screw it up. The second time it will come out pretty good, and then the third time, make your adjustments.”

American executive chef, restaurateur, author, and radio talk show host

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