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
Anyone who's a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: 'Is it good? Does it give pleasure?' — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“The food was what you might expect to find on Air Uganda tourist class:” — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets.… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Good food does lead to sex. As it should. And in a perfect world, good music does too. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
You can call me the bad boy chef all you want. I'm not going to freak out about it. I'm not that… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“What took me to cooking was that there was something honest about it,” says David Chang. There is no lying in the… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
As I see it, fast food outfits have targeted small children with their advertising in a very effective way. You know, it's… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Cooking professionally is a dominant act, at all times about control. Eating well, on the other hand, is about submission. It's about… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I, personally, think there is a really danger of taking food too seriously. Food should be part of the bigger picture. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I think it's a universal truth that most chefs I know are happiest eating simple, unadorned good things. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Get up early and go to the local produce markets. In Latin America and Asia, those are usually great places to find… — 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
Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don't… — 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
“A sampler of England's hottest 'chefs' would include a mostly hairless young blond lad named Jamie Oliver, who is referred to as… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life. I mean, lets face it:when you're eating… — 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
That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never,… — 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 Image
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 Image
The Italians seem to have a better attitude with kids and the food is great! — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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