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> [Room service is a hard thing to pay for. That's, like, oatmeal for $12? That makes me mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/room-service-is-a-hard-thing-to-pay-for-that-s-like-oatmeal-for-12/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/david-burtka-20849_hard_room-service-is-a-hard-thing-to-pay-for_1089763.jpg)

## More by David Burtka

> [My kids are crazy eaters. They have incredible palates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/my-kids-are-crazy-eaters-they-have-incredible-palates/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [Sometimes funerals can be good. It reunites you with your cousins you haven't seen in a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/sometimes-funerals-can-be-good-it-reunites-you-with-your-cousins-you/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [I think there's something to be said for being at home with your family and having all the things you like around you. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/i-think-there-s-something-to-be-said-for-being-at-home-with-your/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [I always have poached shrimp and blanched vegetables on hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/i-always-have-poached-shrimp-and-blanched-vegetables-on-hand/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [I'm happy ever since stepping back to New York.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/i-m-happy-ever-since-stepping-back-to-new-york/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [I don't love being thought of as Neil's barnacle. It's a strange shadow to follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/i-don-t-love-being-thought-of-as-neil-s-barnacle-it-s-a-strange/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [I'm a chef, so I really like knowing where my food is coming from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/i-m-a-chef-so-i-really-like-knowing-where-my-food-is-coming-from/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [I'm emotional, so if I see something I like, that's it, and I want it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/i-m-emotional-so-if-i-see-something-i-like-that-s-it-and-i-want-it/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [The first three years was our honeymoon period. Then you settle into the relationship, and it morphs into just living, breathing. It becomes more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/the-first-three-years-was-our-honeymoon-period-then-you-settle-into/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [Neil and I have always been big fans of drag, emerging theater, and anything that is really 'out there' in terms of performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/neil-and-i-have-always-been-big-fans-of-drag-emerging-theater-and/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [Room service is a hard thing to pay for. That's, like, oatmeal for $12? That makes me mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/room-service-is-a-hard-thing-to-pay-for-that-s-like-oatmeal-for-12/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [It's been a long road. A humble Dearborn beginning. Secretary mom, dad teaching handicapped children. Working for what they had. Eventually, I moved to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/it-s-been-a-long-road-a-humble-dearborn-beginning-secretary-mom-dad/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [As a chef, I like to be totally prepared. I'm so big on lists. I love lists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/as-a-chef-i-like-to-be-totally-prepared-i-m-so-big-on-lists-i-love/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [I ended up breaking with my boyfriend, and a week later, Neil and I had a date. We started hanging out every single night,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/i-ended-up-breaking-with-my-boyfriend-and-a-week-later-neil-and-i-had/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

> [It's really great to get your kids involved in the kitchen. Not only will they have an appreciation for food, but their palates will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-burtka/it-s-really-great-to-get-your-kids-involved-in-the-kitchen-not-only/)

[David Burtka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-burtka/)

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