Going to Southeast Asia for the first time and tasting that spectrum of flavors - that certainly changed my whole palate, the… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
My mom had Julia Child and 'The Fannie Farmer Cookbook' on top of the refrigerator, and she had a small repertoire of… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
At the end of a dinner at my house, my kitchen sink is filled with dishes and there's nothing pretty about the… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
There are very sophisticated, very time-consuming dishes to prepare; always from scratch, and always in excess of what you could possibly need.… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
When your signature dish is hamburger in between a doughnut, and you've been cheerfully selling this stuff knowing all along that you've… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
The older I get, and the more I travel in particular, the less I care about what exactly is in the dish… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
The biggest empty space, the biggest gap in what should be a premier and always vibrant food scene in America is that… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I do the meatball recipe a lot. I think the army stew probably too. It's the most useful dish because it was… — 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
