We now have a generation of people who in many cases feel that if they become chefs, they'll get a TV show.… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
If you go to chefs all across America and ask them, 'What's your biggest problem right now?,' It is finding people to… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Chefs are fond of hyperbole, so they can certainly talk that way. But on the whole, I think they probably have a… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Cooking is work that is traditionally done by working-class people. The work itself is not glamorous. It's repetitive, and it's a lot… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
When I'm back in New York - and this is a terrible thing to complain about - I eat a lot more… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
[When I die], I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
I'm at my most productive before I even have my first cup of coffee. I only get slower and stupider as the day progresses. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
The Italians seem to have a better attitude with kids and the food is great! — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
Just because I like sushi, doesn't mean I can make sushi. I've come to well understand how many years just to get sushi rice… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
At the end of the day, the TV show is the best job in the world. I get to go anywhere I want, eat… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
I've sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don't… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
“What’s the most frightening thing to a child? The pain of being the outsider, of looking ridiculous to others, of being teased or picked… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
“I saw how three or four ingredients, as long as they are of the highest and freshest quality, can be combined in a straightforward… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
If you go to working class, and working poor areas of America, the food sources that are relegated to them are generally limited to… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
You realize after you travel enough that there's some things that, no matter how good you are at making television, no matter how good… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
“Imagine… There’s a roast goose in Hong Kong—Mongkok, near the outskirts of the city, the place looks like any other. But you sink your… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
“The essence of cool, after all, is not giving a fuck. And let’s face it: I most definitely give a fuck now. I give… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share
