Will, thank you for sharing your story and history. I've watched all your videos and love how you cook and connect with people. I think I found Aaron's channel through yours! Bet you didn't expect that! I spent part of my teenage youth living in Key West as a military kid and took full advantage of the experience from fishing, spearing, sailing, diving and everything in between. Grouper and snapper are my favorite fish followed by goosters bathed in butter on the grill...doesn't get better than that! I love what you cook and the way that you cook it. I wanted to tell you that I appreciate you and your channel. Thank you Will.
Wow, it's like you read my mind! I've never asked those questions, but I've often wandered. What an honor to perform the marriage of Aaron and Madeline. You three are certainly soul mates, y'all are lucky to have found one another.
Same here bro. I’ve been watching both Will and Aaron for a while now and have had these questions. Thank you Will for taking the time out AGAIN to speak yours and our mind. Love the channel love your inspirational speeches and of course tour cooking !
Glad you share your life with us. I love watching both you and Aaron. I love how both your guys interests get into each other’s videos. On another note, I finally made pickled onions…👌
I worked as a cook most of my life but never thought I would be doing it for this long. I had to cut down my hours to part time when I was 59 and am now 61. I always loved to cook, but it shouldn't be a long term career choice. It takes a toll. Wearing masks and sometimes face shields also during covid for three years made it tough for me to work in an already hot environment, made it difficult to breathe and work a physically demanding job. My employers seem to be hiring people in their late teens and early twenties and they are so lazy and my fellow employees who are over 40 years old are picking up the slack. It's time to look for another job, until I turn 65 and eligible for Medicare.
Haha it is pronounced key-ni... all you had todo was ask ..i will send you some halibut and king salmon, Rock fish from my trip last season. I brought 400lbs of fillets back to Texas.
@CookingWithClams yup we don't take any luggage. We bring back coolers instead. Entire family goes up every other yr. I have a sister on Kodiak and my mother in law lives in Homer. On Kenai peninsula. I also have a sister in law that runs processing plant so we pick up crab and scallops while there. I have two comecial freezers in my garage full of fish ,shrimp, crab, scallops, dove, Qual, pheasant, deer , caribou, elk, axis deer and pork. I don't buy store bought meat..
Learning any sort of trade back in the day was brutal. But to be honest it’s how you found long term dedicated people who stuck with it. Watched a lot of people leave within the first week and find a whole new career path. Not saying it was right, but worked to a degree
I love this video. I have watched it before but going through your videos I just watched it again. I love the truth about the restaurant industry....it sucks. Your recipes are stellar! I discovered you through Aaron's channel. I am a native Floridian and the Keys is my fav place. I'm so glad you get to live there. I could not ever afford it. I just love the story. Cheers to you! I keep making your recipes! You are so talented and I so enjoy your channel.
What exexangler says - this is real. The way I fish and hunt then try to cook something to share with family and friends. Not at your level Will, but you start with great ingredients, treat it right from harvest to table, it's hard to go wrong. Don't cut out any of the what you might think is mundane or not interesting, we like coming along for the entire journey!
What a great episode. Interesting journey you have been on. I started fishing in the keys’s in the early 70’s when the Travelidge motel cost $12. I belong to a great fishing club that taught me so much. We went all over the keys, Bimini, Flamingo, Stuart Great Harbor Cay and caught great fish. Yourchannel reminds me of the fun I had. Glad you can take a break and enjoy your life in such a beautiful spot.
I totally get where you are coming from. I did restaurant work for about a year and then decided I didn't like the pace. I still love to cook, but I'm just not interested in doing it for a career.
Found you on Aaron’s channel. Loving your content. As a fellow restaurant owner/ operator I can totally agree with all you’ve said about the industry. A lot of people don’t realize the daily sacrifices you put your family through along with you. Thanks for your honesty and sharing your experiences
Clams, my dog I thought you was real till this one…. My homie!!! Love you man keep it up!!! Still trying to get that TH-cam family tat with ya, dealers choice!!!
I love the feedback and honesty. Hopefully this enlightens all of us fans as to the difference between cooking for passion and cooking for a job. I also work in the food industry but on a slightly different scale. While I’m not at your level, I love to cook for family, friends and small events. I’m often asked why I don’t open a restaurant and it’s for the exact reasons you outline- I cook for the enjoyment and satisfaction of serving simple and delicious food to my friends and family; I think the stress of “performing” in a commercial environment would take all of the enjoyment out of it and food prepared without passion is just mundane. As always, thanks for sharing
It’s a trip listening to your history. Idk what happened with my grandparents. My grandma is from Sicily. My grandpa was from near Naples and he got sent over to Sicily in ww2. We actually have all these war photos as he was stationed in Taormina where the white lotus show was. U gotta watch that if u haven’t. Anyway I got off track… they didn’t teach me shit about how to cook! lol. Idk wtf they were thinking. My grandpa was a great cook. Maybe because they thought “were American now” or something. I really dont know. Or maybe just because I didn’t show any interest in cooking. Anyway,it’s good to hear stories about families who’ve handed down their cuisine properly. I feel robbed. Gawd I’d love to know how they made those gnocchis for one, I mean I could probably get close, esp with the marinara but I don’t think I could recreate most of those dishes. Did u guys have a lot of caponata growing up? lol. We always got sent home with a tub of that. What about capreta. Ahh man, I had no idea what I was eating when I was a teenager. I wish I had some of those meals back
I’ve actually been to Taormina! Incredible place. My family is from le cara fridi. My grandparents had a huge garden, so what we mostly got was a never ending supply of stewed tomatoes that would then be turned into sauce. I think the main reason my grandmother taught me how to cook is because I was the youngest child, and left out of a lot of the things the other kids did, so I would just hang with my grandmother.
👍greetings from Ketchikan AK. Wife and I just finished this episode and I don’t want to write a book here but it’s crazy how much we have in common. As a commercial salmon troller it would be cool to get some (ultimately cared for) fish to you Guys someday. Thanks for your content!
Gosh Will, I just love your channel between you and Aarons my two favorites must be your good vibes. Heres a question not asked ... ever think of a cookbook? Hard cover or electronic? Your Fan J ro.
Just found out my niece and husband w/ kids are transferring back to the Key West Base. Apparently he got a nice promotion. They loved it there for the same reasons y’all do. I’ll give them y’all’s channels if I didn’t already. Let Aaron know cause I know he doesn’t have time to read his comments.
❤ loved getting to know you more and always love you recipes. Tell Mama Clams hi for me. My parents and grandparents are from up state New York so I always love when you go to visit your mom also. ❤
Put a paper towel over the eggs in the container and it will wick the sauce over them. Then you won't need to rotate the eggs and not need as much liquid.
I really enjoyed this one. Cool to hear some back story. As tattoos go I am also in my 40’s and I’m still getting them. I didn’t hit it as hard as you did though so I still have some real estate left. I get them for me and I don’t really explain mine either. I’m just glad they are accepted now unlike when I got started and it was still a bit taboo.
Can I do that broth steamed rice with basically any type of fish? I really like the thought of that I get racks that pile up real quick. I end up chumming them due to freezer space. I tried to make soup a couple times it came out terrible I think because I left the gills in the rack idk
The gills can make a broth bitter and give an irony liver taste. I do t see why you couldn’t do it with any other fish. You want something fatty and oily though so it doesn’t dry out
WOW!, Well said! When I saw the title, I definitely wanted to know why you wouldn't cook in a restaurant again. What a way to start answering a kinda broad set of questions and pulling it all together to give us great insight and a bigger picture of yourself. It seems that you fed us the information in a similar way to how you cook up a dish. It was well organized, well explained, and revealed enough information as not to make this a 8 hour video but we could walk away feeling that we know almost everything about how and why you're where you're at today. Lots of information in a short period of time, that gave us the big picture. Thank you!
Thank you very much for sharing....Very interesting for someone from Good Ole Indiana! I have been to every single state and most city's in the US, except for Alaska, NYC, and Keywest....All on my bucket list! If I come to the Keys, I definitely want to hook up with all of you! Merry Christmas.
You and Aaron genuinely have to be 2 of the Nicest Guys on TH-cam! I’ve been with Aaron since the beginning and have been following you for a while now and just had to sub a few weeks ago. And by the way I love flying fish eggs to, was so happy to see you using them!
I AINT GONNA LIE BRO, YOU HAVE A LOT OF TATOOS! SO MANY THAT I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU A WEIRDO. HOWEVER, SEEING HOW GENUINE YOU ARE AND THE WAY YOU CARRY YOURSELF PROVES OTHERWISE. I THINK TATS ARE LIKE GRAFFITI ON A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, THATS JUST MY OPINION BUT I WONT HOLD IT AGAINST YA! 🙂 THANKS FOR THE EXPLANATIONS TO QUESTIONS I MAY HAVE ASKED AS WELL. I FEEL FOR THE KIDS RUINING THEIR EARS WITH THE STRETCHED EARLOBES. THEY TOO WILL GROW OUT OF THAT WHEN THEY GET OLDER AND REALIZED IT WAS JUST A STAGE THEY WENT THROUGH THAT IS NOW PERMANENT
@@CookingWithClams wow! I love your channel and the amazing concoctions you come up with! I too, love to cook and learned from my mother. I grew up in newlines and have experienced some amazing food cultures. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I was talking with my 10 year old son one night about why I watch certain TH-cam channels and why I don’t care for others. I explained that I enjoy both Aaron’s channel and yours, because of the people that you are. You’re both real dudes that don’t try to be fake or something you’re not. Although the videos are just a snippet of life, you always act the same regardless of who you’re with and treat everyone with respect. I told him to do as I’ve done and surround himself with people like the two of you and life will be so much better!
That really does make me happy. Like I said, in the video, one of the things that drew me to Aarron as a friend was the way that he regarded Fishing and the way he treated me as a human that he didn’t know when you start weeding out some of the bad people you definitely end up with less friends, but better ones.
@@CookingWithClams it can be painful, but it’s worth it! If y’all are ever up around Nashville, I’d love to buy you guys a beer! Keep doing what you do!
Great video man. I have a feeling you being genuine on TY and teaching us plebs how to cook will make you more money than the restuarant buisness and 99% less stress in the long run.
I loved the part about paying your dues. As a new ER nurse in the 90s, I had a charge nurse that was brutal. She made the “new guy’s” life miserable. But once I proved myself and showed I belonged there, she would move on to the next new guy. I think we do need to have some of that return. It makes a person tough and not so easily offended. Too many younger people don’t get that the world is a hard place and people aren’t going to give you your way just because.
Thank you for sharing your life in a nutshell. My friend and I talked about opening a restaurant many years ago but it's grueling work and I wasn't able to commit 100% of myself at the time. It's also a risky business. That's an awesome story of how you met Aaron to 7 years later marrying him and Madeliene. What an honor that must have been. Funny how things work out.
@@CookingWithClams I know you said no restaurant but is a food truck too much to ask for?? We stay on Stock Island a lot and wouldn’t complain if you had a food truck close lol
Aloha Will. This hit so close to home, as well as Aaron’s decision. I got out of the industry at 55. Always front of the house. Tried to do guided fishing in between. Ditched that as well. It literally sucked the life out of me, and cost me my passion for food, wine, fishing, and especially people. Unless you’re in the industry, I honestly don’t think people comprehend what you deal with on a day to day basis. There is a reason why industry people abuse substances, whether it’s alcohol, weed, or worse, just to wind down. I know it can be good money, because I’ve made it, but is it worth it? Not to me.
You just hit a really good point. At the end of your workday you’re so spent and it’s usually so late. The only thing open is a Bar so you sit and drink your day away. It’s a very difficult lifestyle to balance. I commend the people who are able to do so.
Will, thank you for sharing your life story with us. I've always wondered if you had a background on cooking because of all the delicious food you prepare on your channel. Now I know. I live in Brooklyn and will definitely visit your restaurant.
Really great video Will thanks for taking the time to answer a lot of different questions and then kinda on a funny note you gotta be the only person that’s excited to receive salmon scraps in the mail 😂 do you have an email or anything like that Will
Great video Will! Interesting recipe, obviously not very common on the normal level. Like most of your cooking. Love your family values! Merry Christmas! Happy holidays! Thanks for sharing!!!
@@CookingWithClams I think what people don’t realize is you can be the best chef and still fail because the business aspects aren’t there. Managing costs and managing people aren’t easy. I see a bunch of crappy fried seafood restaurants that are doing well because they figure out their costs. There is a restaurant in famous for their shrimp “local” but I see their suppliers drop off boxed frozen FARMED shrimp!!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing and answering others' questions. Life is fuckin difficult and each experience is a life lesson, reaching our dreams is not easy but so worth while. I enjoy your videos and the watermans videos! Keep'em coming, Mary from the Bronx in Puerto Rico 😊 🇵🇷
Will, thank you for sharing your story and history. I've watched all your videos and love how you cook and connect with people. I think I found Aaron's channel through yours! Bet you didn't expect that! I spent part of my teenage youth living in Key West as a military kid and took full advantage of the experience from fishing, spearing, sailing, diving and everything in between. Grouper and snapper are my favorite fish followed by goosters bathed in butter on the grill...doesn't get better than that! I love what you cook and the way that you cook it. I wanted to tell you that I appreciate you and your channel. Thank you Will.
Dang that’s amazing!! Thank you!
duuuuuuuude will on my next trip to KW i have to meet with you bro!!! you guys are the new Hollywood star!!!
Haha definitely not a star by any means!
Will, I think this is the best episode you’ve done. Thank you for sharing so much of your back story!
The recipe was too simple so I had to add a bit more
This is prob the most real TH-cam video I’ve ever seen. Respect.
Haha that can’t be true! Thank you
Wow, it's like you read my mind! I've never asked those questions, but I've often wandered. What an honor to perform the marriage of Aaron and Madeline. You three are certainly soul mates, y'all are lucky to have found one another.
Trust me I feel that way! Two amazing people I love dearly
Same here bro. I’ve been watching both Will and Aaron for a while now and have had these questions. Thank you Will for taking the time out AGAIN to speak yours and our mind. Love the channel love your inspirational speeches and of course tour cooking !
This is one of your best videos, Really enjoyed getting to know more about you.shows what a great guy you and Aaron are!
Don’t lie I yelled at you.
About what a good time you were having!
😂
Glad you share your life with us. I love watching both you and Aaron. I love how both your guys interests get into each other’s videos.
On another note, I finally made pickled onions…👌
How’d they come out??
Excellent! Had the with tacos yesterday and on our burgers today. Family loves em.
I worked as a cook most of my life but never thought I would be doing it for this long. I had to cut down my hours to part time when I was 59 and am now 61. I always loved to cook, but it shouldn't be a long term career choice. It takes a toll. Wearing masks and sometimes face shields also during covid for three years made it tough for me to work in an already hot environment, made it difficult to breathe and work a physically demanding job. My employers seem to be hiring people in their late teens and early twenties and they are so lazy and my fellow employees who are over 40 years old are picking up the slack. It's time to look for another job, until I turn 65 and eligible for Medicare.
Haha it is pronounced key-ni... all you had todo was ask ..i will send you some halibut and king salmon, Rock fish from my trip last season. I brought 400lbs of fillets back to Texas.
Holy smokes!! 400?!
@CookingWithClams yup we don't take any luggage. We bring back coolers instead. Entire family goes up every other yr. I have a sister on Kodiak and my mother in law lives in Homer. On Kenai peninsula. I also have a sister in law that runs processing plant so we pick up crab and scallops while there. I have two comecial freezers in my garage full of fish ,shrimp, crab, scallops, dove, Qual, pheasant, deer , caribou, elk, axis deer and pork. I don't buy store bought meat..
@@mdv2043Aloha. Good to be you.
mangia, mangia Will....love your recipes and Aaron's fishing/hunting vids.
Aaron hunts??
Learning any sort of trade back in the day was brutal. But to be honest it’s how you found long term dedicated people who stuck with it. Watched a lot of people leave within the first week and find a whole new career path. Not saying it was right, but worked to a degree
Looking back at it it seems insane but during it, I was determined to prove myself and appreciated it
I love this video. I have watched it before but going through your videos I just watched it again. I love the truth about the restaurant industry....it sucks. Your recipes are stellar! I discovered you through Aaron's channel. I am a native Floridian and the Keys is my fav place. I'm so glad you get to live there. I could not ever afford it. I just love the story. Cheers to you! I keep making your recipes! You are so talented and I so enjoy your channel.
Thank you so much for the kind words.
What exexangler says - this is real. The way I fish and hunt then try to cook something to share with family and friends. Not at your level Will, but you start with great ingredients, treat it right from harvest to table, it's hard to go wrong. Don't cut out any of the what you might think is mundane or not interesting, we like coming along for the entire journey!
Appreciate it! Thank you
What a great episode. Interesting journey you have been on. I started fishing in the keys’s in the early 70’s when the Travelidge motel cost $12. I belong to a great fishing club that taught me so much. We went all over the keys, Bimini, Flamingo, Stuart Great Harbor Cay and caught great fish. Yourchannel reminds me of the fun I had. Glad you can take a break and enjoy your life in such a beautiful spot.
Thank you Lee!
I totally get where you are coming from. I did restaurant work for about a year and then decided I didn't like the pace. I still love to cook, but I'm just not interested in doing it for a career.
It’s a tough business
Aloha. Would have loved to hear the ribbing from his coworkers when he’s fedexing scraps to the keys.
Ha ha like what nut is getting that package and would be happy with it
Found you on Aaron’s channel. Loving your content. As a fellow restaurant owner/ operator I can totally agree with all you’ve said about the industry. A lot of people don’t realize the daily sacrifices you put your family through along with you. Thanks for your honesty and sharing your experiences
That makes me feel very good! Thank you. Where is your restaurant?
Outstanding video! Very informative and the rice was banging. Got to try that with some Spanish mackerel.
Yes! Just use a real thick cut
Clams, my dog I thought you was real till this one…. My homie!!! Love you man keep it up!!! Still trying to get that TH-cam family tat with ya, dealers choice!!!
Hahaha a clam obviously
I love the feedback and honesty. Hopefully this enlightens all of us fans as to the difference between cooking for passion and cooking for a job. I also work in the food industry but on a slightly different scale. While I’m not at your level, I love to cook for family, friends and small events. I’m often asked why I don’t open a restaurant and it’s for the exact reasons you outline- I cook for the enjoyment and satisfaction of serving simple and delicious food to my friends and family; I think the stress of “performing” in a commercial environment would take all of the enjoyment out of it and food prepared without passion is just mundane.
As always, thanks for sharing
You get it!!
It’s a trip listening to your history. Idk what happened with my grandparents. My grandma is from Sicily. My grandpa was from near Naples and he got sent over to Sicily in ww2. We actually have all these war photos as he was stationed in Taormina where the white lotus show was. U gotta watch that if u haven’t. Anyway I got off track… they didn’t teach me shit about how to cook! lol. Idk wtf they were thinking. My grandpa was a great cook. Maybe because they thought “were American now” or something. I really dont know. Or maybe just because I didn’t show any interest in cooking. Anyway,it’s good to hear stories about families who’ve handed down their cuisine properly. I feel robbed. Gawd I’d love to know how they made those gnocchis for one, I mean I could probably get close, esp with the marinara but I don’t think I could recreate most of those dishes. Did u guys have a lot of caponata growing up? lol. We always got sent home with a tub of that. What about capreta. Ahh man, I had no idea what I was eating when I was a teenager. I wish I had some of those meals back
I’ve actually been to Taormina! Incredible place. My family is from le cara fridi. My grandparents had a huge garden, so what we mostly got was a never ending supply of stewed tomatoes that would then be turned into sauce. I think the main reason my grandmother taught me how to cook is because I was the youngest child, and left out of a lot of the things the other kids did, so I would just hang with my grandmother.
👍greetings from Ketchikan AK. Wife and I just finished this episode and I don’t want to write a book here but it’s crazy how much we have in common. As a commercial salmon troller it would be cool to get some (ultimately cared for) fish to you
Guys someday. Thanks for your content!
We will be there in June!
Respect. Much Love great honest story. Keep doing what you do
Thank you!!
Gosh Will, I just love your channel between you and Aarons my two favorites must be your good vibes. Heres a question not asked ... ever think of a cookbook? Hard cover or electronic? Your Fan J ro.
We actually thought about doing one for the restaurant and it is an incredibly time consuming project that I do hope to do one day
Just found out my niece and husband w/ kids are transferring back to the Key West Base. Apparently he got a nice promotion. They loved it there for the same reasons y’all do. I’ll give them y’all’s channels if I didn’t already. Let Aaron know cause I know he doesn’t have time to read his comments.
That’s great and I will!
Nice getting to know who you are❤
❤ loved getting to know you more and always love you recipes. Tell Mama Clams hi for me. My parents and grandparents are from up state New York so I always love when you go to visit your mom also. ❤
At the moment I am very far upstate New York in Pulaski and fishing for steelhead trout on the salmon river
The tattoo reasoning was perfect. I think key west waterman Is awesome. And chill dude
Haha they’re just there. I have a few for my dad but the rest are nonsense
Put a paper towel over the eggs in the container and it will wick the sauce over them. Then you won't need to rotate the eggs and not need as much liquid.
Amazing. Thanks for that
Aloha. Only a friend of Will’s would fedex sockeye scraps from Alaska to Key West. Please tell me you got some fillets as well.
Haha yea there were fillets but what fun is that??
Thanks for sharing my dude. I too love the florida life. Keep up the good work.
It’s not a bad life!
Awesome story, love the content, not long and winded at all, Happy New years!👍🏾
Appreciate Juan!
I really enjoyed this one. Cool to hear some back story. As tattoos go I am also in my 40’s and I’m still getting them. I didn’t hit it as hard as you did though so I still have some real estate left. I get them for me and I don’t really explain mine either. I’m just glad they are accepted now unlike when I got started and it was still a bit taboo.
When I was 14 and had full sleeves, jobs were…. Scarce
Can I do that broth steamed rice with basically any type of fish? I really like the thought of that I get racks that pile up real quick. I end up chumming them due to freezer space. I tried to make soup a couple times it came out terrible I think because I left the gills in the rack idk
The gills can make a broth bitter and give an irony liver taste. I do t see why you couldn’t do it with any other fish. You want something fatty and oily though so it doesn’t dry out
So glad u did this video. This video opened my eyes to who you really are. You got tons of life experience. Much respect
Thank you!! It was a wild ride that’s for sure
What a great watch. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the great content Will.
Thank YOU!
great video sir !! are you still involved in Brooklyn restaurant ? I am a Hudson valley guy from Staten Island love to visit that spot ..
Yes I still own part of it. We actually carry Hudson valley steelhead!
love your story and the way you cook, keep up the great content and love your content with Aaron.
Thank you!
Awesome story brother!!!! Small world I love Roberta’s!!!!!
No way! I was the head pizzaiola after Anthony Falco
Thanks for the info. I appreciate your candor on the restaurant business
I could have gone on for hours
Question- could I do exactly what you did and then ad coconut milk red curry sauce over it?
You ABSOLUTELY could and it would be delicious
Great video bud
Thanks Ian!!
Fresh salmon in Key West. The world is crazy!
Drew came through! It was only days old
Aloha. Used to work in Alaska in the summers. FedEx’d a 50 lb box of salmon and halibut every summer back to my friends in Hawaii. Not cheap.
Love the videos and content! I don't think you needed to do this. I will watch until you stop!
The recipe was short so I figured why not
Great episode and thanks for the honest insights - happiest of holidays to all of you.
To you too!
Thanks for another awesome video. It's cool of you to share with us
Thank you for watching it!
What's the difference between regular white rice and sushi rice?
The grain itself and the starch level. Sushi rice is a bit sweeter in taste and stickier due to the starch content
That thumbnail photo of you is epic Will, profile picture all categories! The food aswell but that goes without saying, bless! 😄
Haha it was taken when I was working as a chef on a catamaran
What a huge life change. Good luck with every thing!
It’s been a ride! Enjoying every minute of it
Thanks for giving us a glimpse into your life, Will!
Of course!
Another good one Will. Keep em coming!!
Thank you Edwin!
Thanks for sharing your story. Answered all questions I've had.
Perfect!!
Rain always turns me on! Something about falling water and the abundance of free flowing negatively charged Ions.
This is true!
WOW!, Well said! When I saw the title, I definitely wanted to know why you wouldn't cook in a restaurant again. What a way to start answering a kinda broad set of questions and pulling it all together to give us great insight and a bigger picture of yourself. It seems that you fed us the information in a similar way to how you cook up a dish. It was well organized, well explained, and revealed enough information as not to make this a 8 hour video but we could walk away feeling that we know almost everything about how and why you're where you're at today. Lots of information in a short period of time, that gave us the big picture. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I thought about not posting this cause I thought maybe people would be bored
Just saw you on millionaire matchmaker! Haha
No you didn’t
Happy Holidays to you all! Hope somthing goods on the menu.
Hopefully some steelhead trout! I’ll know tomorrow
Loved hearing about your background.
Thank you Tom
Could I buy you an Aaron a beer week of January 28 th?
I’ll be in key west!
Sup will 🤙keep it up another awsome recipe ✌️
Thank you!!
Kuh-ny not! Kee--ny...e.g. pronunciation for Kenai River.
Now I know
Thank you very much for sharing....Very interesting for someone from Good Ole Indiana! I have been to every single state and most city's in the US, except for Alaska, NYC, and Keywest....All on my bucket list! If I come to the Keys, I definitely want to hook up with all of you! Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas ! Let us know
You and Aaron genuinely have to be 2 of the Nicest Guys on TH-cam! I’ve been with Aaron since the beginning and have been following you for a while now and just had to sub a few weeks ago. And by the way I love flying fish eggs to, was so happy to see you using them!
A completely underrated ingredient! I love them
23:53 Look what's lurking in the water!!! 😳
Swim zone Bouy
When will we see our next iron chef cook off??
Hopefully in the next year
Who’s your favorite member of Wu? Favorite Trac & do you bring the ruckus?
Now we are talking! Chef Raekwon obviously. But gza liquid swords is the best album. Always bring the m*****f*****n ruckus
Win I was little my father was famous…
Always a great Video. Love Q &A.
Thank you!
damn.
Honest and transparent. Great video.
Thank you!
My sister was just there!
I AINT GONNA LIE BRO, YOU HAVE A LOT OF TATOOS! SO MANY THAT I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU A WEIRDO. HOWEVER, SEEING HOW GENUINE YOU ARE AND THE WAY YOU CARRY YOURSELF PROVES OTHERWISE. I THINK TATS ARE LIKE GRAFFITI ON A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, THATS JUST MY OPINION BUT I WONT HOLD IT AGAINST YA! 🙂 THANKS FOR THE EXPLANATIONS TO QUESTIONS I MAY HAVE ASKED AS WELL. I FEEL FOR THE KIDS RUINING THEIR EARS WITH THE STRETCHED EARLOBES. THEY TOO WILL GROW OUT OF THAT WHEN THEY GET OLDER AND REALIZED IT WAS JUST A STAGE THEY WENT THROUGH THAT IS NOW PERMANENT
I started at 14! It’s wild to think about
@@CookingWithClams wow! I love your channel and the amazing concoctions you come up with! I too, love to cook and learned from my mother. I grew up in newlines and have experienced some amazing food cultures. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Just tap the big end of the egg until you hear a snap before you cook them, and the shell will peel off easy
Will do
I tap all around lightly with a spoon until I hear the membrane snap, but not hard enough to crack the shell. Eggs peel real nice after cooking
This was really cool 👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you!
You are so awesome! I can personally atest to your statement about wanting to feed people. 😊
There isn’t many things better
@@CookingWithClams You have a good heart Wil.
Really enjoy the videos.!
Thank you Keith!
I was talking with my 10 year old son one night about why I watch certain TH-cam channels and why I don’t care for others. I explained that I enjoy both Aaron’s channel and yours, because of the people that you are. You’re both real dudes that don’t try to be fake or something you’re not. Although the videos are just a snippet of life, you always act the same regardless of who you’re with and treat everyone with respect. I told him to do as I’ve done and surround himself with people like the two of you and life will be so much better!
That really does make me happy. Like I said, in the video, one of the things that drew me to Aarron as a friend was the way that he regarded Fishing and the way he treated me as a human that he didn’t know when you start weeding out some of the bad people you definitely end up with less friends, but better ones.
@@CookingWithClams it can be painful, but it’s worth it! If y’all are ever up around Nashville, I’d love to buy you guys a beer! Keep doing what you do!
Great video man. I have a feeling you being genuine on TY and teaching us plebs how to cook will make you more money than the restuarant buisness and 99% less stress in the long run.
Honestly the money is a bonus, making the videos is fun
Eggs look gross, not sure I can try this one but you've never steered me wrong so far
Just soy sauce and a hard boiled egg
I'll try it
@@CookingWithClams
I loved the part about paying your dues. As a new ER nurse in the 90s, I had a charge nurse that was brutal. She made the “new guy’s” life miserable. But once I proved myself and showed I belonged there, she would move on to the next new guy. I think we do need to have some of that return. It makes a person tough and not so easily offended. Too many younger people don’t get that the world is a hard place and people aren’t going to give you your way just because.
Well said. Although it was tough and at times humiliating I am still so thankful for it
Dude....we love you, Man!
Haha thank you!!
10/10 love to see you doing what you love best brotha!
coolie o
Thank you for sharing your life in a nutshell. My friend and I talked about opening a restaurant many years ago but it's grueling work and I wasn't able to commit 100% of myself at the time. It's also a risky business. That's an awesome story of how you met Aaron to 7 years later marrying him and Madeliene. What an honor that must have been. Funny how things work out.
Never would have pictured it in a million years!
Spider Brothers?
What?
Yummy, absolutely Mmmm!
It was!
This is one of my favorite episodes! Way to keep it real!
Thank you!
@@CookingWithClams I know you said no restaurant but is a food truck too much to ask for?? We stay on Stock Island a lot and wouldn’t complain if you had a food truck close lol
Thanks for sharing! 😊
Thanks for watching!
Aloha Will. This hit so close to home, as well as Aaron’s decision. I got out of the industry at 55. Always front of the house. Tried to do guided fishing in between. Ditched that as well. It literally sucked the life out of me, and cost me my passion for food, wine, fishing, and especially people. Unless you’re in the industry, I honestly don’t think people comprehend what you deal with on a day to day basis. There is a reason why industry people abuse substances, whether it’s alcohol, weed, or worse, just to wind down. I know it can be good money, because I’ve made it, but is it worth it? Not to me.
You just hit a really good point. At the end of your workday you’re so spent and it’s usually so late. The only thing open is a Bar so you sit and drink your day away. It’s a very difficult lifestyle to balance. I commend the people who are able to do so.
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Thank you shawn !
Will, thank you for sharing your life story with us. I've always wondered if you had a background on cooking because of all the delicious food you prepare on your channel. Now I know. I live in Brooklyn and will definitely visit your restaurant.
Please tell me when you plan on going
@@CookingWithClams Will do. Thanks!
Really great video Will thanks for taking the time to answer a lot of different questions and then kinda on a funny note you gotta be the only person that’s excited to receive salmon scraps in the mail 😂 do you have an email or anything like that Will
Haha those scraps were amazing ! Coockingwithclams@gmail.com
20:53 who adopted who?
Haha definitely mutual
Great video Will! Interesting recipe, obviously not very common on the normal level. Like most of your cooking. Love your family values!
Merry Christmas! Happy holidays!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Merry Christmas! Thanks for always commenting
Merry Christmas! Thanks for always commenting
Merry Christmas! Thanks for always commenting
@@CookingWithClams thanks for always having great content & replying.
This Channel should be well over 200K subs , I enjoy every video an thank you for sharing us your journey , take care an be safe
I can’t even imagine that 20k even seems impossible
@@CookingWithClams I reckon you will get there , Cheers for replying to me an have a Merry Christmas
Congrats on 20 K Subs well deserved
Awesome story Will
Thank you Paul
Awesome story!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hell yeah, Will.
Thank you!!
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. 👊
Thank you!!
Great video, definitely answered questions I had. I read that 7 out of 10 restaurants fail. It is a tough business.
It can be a nightmare. And it really does take putting in 110% of yourself into the business to make it succeed.
@@CookingWithClams I think what people don’t realize is you can be the best chef and still fail because the business aspects aren’t there. Managing costs and managing people aren’t easy. I see a bunch of crappy fried seafood restaurants that are doing well because they figure out their costs. There is a restaurant in famous for their shrimp “local” but I see their suppliers drop off boxed frozen FARMED shrimp!!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing and answering others' questions. Life is fuckin difficult and each experience is a life lesson, reaching our dreams is not easy but so worth while.
I enjoy your videos and the watermans videos! Keep'em coming, Mary from the Bronx in Puerto Rico 😊 🇵🇷
Thank you Mary!!