The bible of cooking. The all-time argument ender. Early in my cooking career, I wielded my Larousse like a weapon and it… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Look, getting bullied in school and coming home crying in the rain and my mom making me a can of Campbell's Tomato… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I wanted to write in Kitchenese, the secret language of cooks, instantly recognizable to anyone who has ever dunked french fries for… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Having been a chef for some many years, I understand what it's like to work really, really hard to get good at… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I hated the Naked Chef. Fine, yes, he did good things for school food or whatever, but, you know, I don't want… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I'm very type-A, and many things in my life are about control and domination, but eating should be a submissive experience, where… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
One of the things is challenging yourself to do a Rome show when everybody's done a Rome show. To find some aspect… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I've seen zero evidence of any nation on Earth other than Mexico even remotely having the slightest clue what Mexican food is… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Margarine? That's not food. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter? I can. If you're planning on using margarine in anything, you can… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Wholesome food is wholesome food anywhere. I may not like something but, generally speaking, if it's a busy, street food stall serving… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
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
I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who… — 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
Cooking breakfast and brunch professionally really kind of ruined breakfast service for me for a long time. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding people, you're… — 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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