I urge you to travel - as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
As you move through this life...you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
When I was writing 'Kitchen Confidential,' I was in my 40s, I had never paid rent on time, I was 10 years… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
'Kitchen Confidential' wasn't a cautionary or an expose. I wrote it as an entertainment for New York tri-state area line cooks and… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps… — 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
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
Assume the worst. About everybody. But don't let this poisoned outlook affect your job performance. Let it all roll off your back.… — 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
Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime...Please, treat your… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“And, well, for most of my life I’d been way too far up my own ass to be of any use to… — 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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