Anthony Bourdain Quotes

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• Doing graphic novels is cool! It's fun! You get to write something, and then see it visually page by page, panel by panel, working with…
• Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's…
• For a dinner date, I eat light all day to save room, then I go all in: I choose this meal and this order, and…
• Get up early and go to the local produce markets. In Latin America and Asia, those are usually great places to find delicious food stalls…
• Going to Southeast Asia for the first time and tasting that spectrum of flavors - that certainly changed my whole palate, the kind of foods…
• Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where you've got great food and adventure. First and foremost, it's a great place to experience China in…
• I always entertain the notion that I'm wrong, or that I'll have to revise my opinion. Most of the time that feels good; sometimes it…
• I did go into the Amazonian region of Brazil. They have prehistoric river fish that weigh in at around 600 pounds, which you don't see…
• I do not have a merchandise line. I don't sell knives or apparel. Though I have been approached to endorse various products from liquor to…
• I don't have much patience for people who are self-conscious about the act of eating, and it irritates me when someone denies themselves the pleasure…
• I don't think people should be encouraged to look like Kate Moss; I think that's unreasonable. I think the normal human body should be glorified.…
• I like telling stories, and I tell stories that interest me. It would be boring to have to go to nothing but the best restaurants.…
• I often look ridiculous in Japan. There's really no way to eat in Japan, particularly kaiseki in a traditional ryokan, without offending the Japanese horribly.…
• I try to very hard to avoid a situation where I would be eating cat or dog; I've managed to gracefully avoid that. It's hypocritical…
• I was a journeyman chef of middling abilities. Whatever authority I have as a commenter on this world comes from the sheer weight of 28…
• I'm definitely looking forward to the day when I stop working - if I ever stop working. I like the idea of keeling over in…
• I'm not besotted with the notion of being on CNN to the point that I'm going to suddenly morph into Anderson Cooper or Christiane Amanpour.…
• I'm not searching for hard news; I'm not a journalist, but I'm interested in pushing to boundaries of where we can do the kind of…
• I'm not Ted Nugent. My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature. I would never hunt. I would…
• I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never, ever supposed to…

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