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title: "4 Cookbook Quotes By Anthony Bourdain"
description: "4 Cookbook quotes by Anthony Bourdain. Plus more from Anthony Bourdain and more Cookbook sayings from other authors."
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> [My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/my-mom-had-julia-child-and-the-fannie-farmer-cookbook-on-top-of-the/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

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> [I think it's important if you're going to write a cookbook, it should sound like you talking - it should be things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-think-it-s-important-if-you-re-going-to-write-a-cookbook-it-should/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

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> [The cookbooks I value the most in my collection are the ones where you hear the author's voice and point-of-view in every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/the-cookbooks-i-value-the-most-in-my-collection-are-the-ones-where/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/anthony-bourdain-649_books_the-cookbooks-i-value-the-most-in-my-col_1992320.jpg)

> [Do you really want to make risotto to order when you have eight guests sitting there? No. It won't work. Most cookbooks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/do-you-really-want-to-make-risotto-to-order-when-you-have-eight/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

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## More by Anthony Bourdain

> [Everything important I learned, I learned as a dishwasher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/everything-important-i-learned-i-learned-as-a-dishwasher/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [ \[When I die\], I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/when-i-die-i-will-decidedly-not-be-regretting-missed-opportunities/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-m-at-my-most-productive-before-i-even-have-my-first-cup-of-coffee-i/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [The Italians seem to have a better attitude with kids and the food is great!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/the-italians-seem-to-have-a-better-attitude-with-kids-and-the-food-is/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/just-because-i-like-sushi-doesn-t-mean-i-can-make-sushi-i-ve-come-to/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [At the end of the day, the TV show is the best job in the world. I get to go anywhere I want, eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/at-the-end-of-the-day-the-tv-show-is-the-best-job-in-the-world-i-get/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-ve-sat-in-sushi-bars-really-fine-ones-and-i-know-how-hard-this-guy/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/what-s-the-most-frightening-thing-to-a-child-the-pain-of-being-the/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [“I saw how three or four ingredients, as long as they are of the highest and freshest quality, can be combined in a straightforward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-saw-how-three-or-four-ingredients-as-long-as-they-are-of-the/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of French dishes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/my-mom-had-julia-child-and-the-fannie-farmer-cookbook-on-top-of-the/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [If you go to working class, and working poor areas of America, the food sources that are relegated to them are generally limited to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/if-you-go-to-working-class-and-working-poor-areas-of-america-the-food/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/you-realize-after-you-travel-enough-that-there-s-some-things-that-no/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/imagine-there-s-a-roast-goose-in-hong-kong-mongkok-near-the-outskirts/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/if-i-m-an-advocate-for-anything-it-s-to-move-as-far-as-you-can-as/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/the-essence-of-cool-after-all-is-not-giving-a-fuck-and-let-s-face-it/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

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