--- title: "9 Dishes Quotes By Anthony Bourdain" description: "9 Dishes quotes by Anthony Bourdain. Plus more from Anthony Bourdain and more Dishes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/anthony-bourdain-649_asia_going-to-southeast-asia-for-the-first-ti_3138071.jpg" --- > [Going to Southeast Asia for the first time and tasting that spectrum of flavors - that certainly changed my whole palate, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/going-to-southeast-asia-for-the-first-time-and-tasting-that-spectrum/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/anthony-bourdain-649_asia_going-to-southeast-asia-for-the-first-ti_3138071.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/anthony-bourdain-649_children_my-mom-had-julia-child-and-the-fannie-fa_90746.jpg) > [To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/to-me-life-without-veal-stock-pork-fat-sausage-organ-meat-demi-glace/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/986/anthony-bourdain-649_cheese_to-me-life-without-veal-stock-pork-fat-s_2691227.jpg) > [At the end of a dinner at my house, my kitchen sink is filled with dishes and there's nothing pretty about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/at-the-end-of-a-dinner-at-my-house-my-kitchen-sink-is-filled-with/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/anthony-bourdain-649_dinner_at-the-end-of-a-dinner-at-my-house-my-ki_2529121.jpg) > [There are very sophisticated, very time-consuming dishes to prepare; always from scratch, and always in excess of what you could possibly need.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/there-are-very-sophisticated-very-time-consuming-dishes-to-prepare/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/anthony-bourdain-649_consuming_there-are-very-sophisticated-very-time-c_757032.jpg) > [When your signature dish is hamburger in between a doughnut, and you've been cheerfully selling this stuff knowing all along that you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/when-your-signature-dish-is-hamburger-in-between-a-doughnut-and-you/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/anthony-bourdain-649_bad-taste_when-your-signature-dish-is-hamburger-in_2649080.jpg) > [The older I get, and the more I travel in particular, the less I care about what exactly is in the dish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/the-older-i-get-and-the-more-i-travel-in-particular-the-less-i-care/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acc/anthony-bourdain-649_care_the-older-i-get-and-the-more-i-travel-in_2792837.jpg) > [The biggest empty space, the biggest gap in what should be a premier and always vibrant food scene in America is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/the-biggest-empty-space-the-biggest-gap-in-what-should-be-a-premier/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/anthony-bourdain-649_america_the-biggest-empty-space-the-biggest-gap_3171905.jpg) > [I do the meatball recipe a lot. I think the army stew probably too. It's the most useful dish because it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/i-do-the-meatball-recipe-a-lot-i-think-the-army-stew-probably-too-it/) [Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/anthony-bourdain-649_army_i-do-the-meatball-recipe-a-lot-i-think-t_637381.jpg) ## Other authors on Dishes ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dishes/anthony-bourdain/#itemlist", "name": "9 Dishes Quotes By Anthony Bourdain", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Going to Southeast Asia for the first time and tasting that spectrum of flavors - that certainly changed my whole palate, the kind of foods I crave. 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