I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we're talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working… — Anthony Bourdain Adventure Copy Share Image
I am in no way supportive of hunting for trophies or sport - would never do it and don't like it that… — 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
I think fine dining is dying out everywhere... but I think there will be - and there has to always be -… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I'm definitely looking forward to the day when I stop working - if I ever stop working. I like the idea of… — Anthony Bourdain Day Copy Share Image
You have an impeccable argument if you said that Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are food capitals. They have a maximum amount… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Where once they used to say, 'Cocaine is God's way of saying you have too much money' - now, maybe EDM is.… — Anthony Bourdain Cocaine Copy Share Image
For their own good, vegetarians should never be allowed near fine beers and ales. It will only make them loud and belligerent,… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating… — Anthony Bourdain Cafes 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
If I'm in Rome for only 48 hours, I would consider it a sin against God to not eat cacio e pepe,… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
This is the dream of all the world. The dream is to live in Granada. You know, work in the morning, have… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“Everybody should come here. Everyone should see how complicated, how deeply troubled, and yet at the same time, beautiful and awesome the… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I've been very careful about what I say yes to and what I say no to. And I think seriously always about...… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
These pharmaceutical company executives are dope dealers and they should be treated worse, and more roughly than dope dealers. When you're talking… — Anthony Bourdain Billionaire Copy Share Image
I do the meatball recipe a lot. I think the army stew probably too. It's the most useful dish because it was… — Anthony Bourdain Army Copy Share Image
Food is everything we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe,… — 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 Advertising 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
Free time is my enemy. I recognized early on I'm not a guy who should have a lot of time to contemplate… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“And I’m not going to tell you here how to live your life. I’m just saying, I guess, that I got very… — Anthony Bourdain Business Copy Share Image
I wish I could play bass like Larry Graham or Bootsy Collins. My God, I'd give up just about everything else for… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Very few restaurant workers could even dream of eating in the restaurants they work in. Many do not make a living wage. — Anthony Bourdain Dream Copy Share Image
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
Going to Southeast Asia for the first time and tasting that spectrum of flavors - that certainly changed my whole palate, the… — Anthony Bourdain Asia 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
One of my few virtues - I don't have a lot of them - would be a deep sense of curiosity. I'm… — Anthony Bourdain Character Copy Share Image
Recognise excellence. Celebrate weirdness and innovation. Oddballs should be cherished, if they can do something other people can't do. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Italy is hard to beat. It's a family-friendly experience, they like to see kids in restaurants, and at dinner you see all… — Anthony Bourdain Adults Copy Share Image
Southeast Asia has a real grip on me. From the very first time I went there, it was a fulfillment of my… — Anthony Bourdain Asia Copy Share Image
Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of 'medicine.' That's something you might remind your New Age… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I'm excited by any food that's prepared by someone who's proud of what they're doing, who puts a personal imprint on food. — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
There are people with otherwise chaotic and disorganized lives, a certain type of person that's always found a home in the restaurant… — Anthony Bourdain Business Copy Share Image
Food is so personal - I mean someone is talking to you when people are cooking for you. I like to hear… — Anthony Bourdain Cooking Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that, for years, the restaurant and service industry has been, to a great extent, built on… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Understand, when you eat meat, that something did die. You have an obligation to value it - not just the sirloin but… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
If I were trapped in one city and had to eat one nation's cuisine for the rest of my life, I would… — 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
I'm not going anywhere. I hope. It's been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got… — Anthony Bourdain Adventure Copy Share Image
Tokyo would probably be the foreign city if I had to eat one city's food for the rest of my life, every… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
