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Chef Quotes by Anthony Bourdain
- Anyone who's a chef, who loves food, ultimately knows that all that matters is: 'Is it good? Does it give pleasure?'
- Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who are indifferent, or…
- I hated the Naked Chef. Fine, yes, he did good things for school food or whatever, but, you know, I don't want my chefs to…
- When I'm back in New York - and this is a terrible thing to complain about - I eat a lot more really, really good…
- Chefs are fond of hyperbole, so they can certainly talk that way. But on the whole, I think they probably have a more open mind…
- Don't dunk your nigiri in the soy sauce. Don't mix your wasabi in the soy sauce. If the rice is good, complement your sushi chef…
- Every chef I know, their cholesterol is through the roof. And mine's not so great.
- I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.
- I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer.
- I'm a decent cook; I'm a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my career. Period.
- I'm a Twitter addict. Jose Andres is a serial tweeter. It's funny to see which chefs have embraced it, and the different paths they take.
- I'm evangelical on the subject of some chefs and writers.
- You can call me the bad boy chef all you want. I'm not going to freak out about it. I'm not that bad. I'm certainly…
- 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…
- One of the things is challenging yourself to do a Rome show when everybody's done a Rome show. To find some aspect of food culture…
- Tokyo would probably be the foreign city if I had to eat one city's food for the rest of my life, every day. It would…
- What you're going to be eating in the next year is decided by chefs. If the consensus is that pot-bellies are in next season, that's…
- Is it a good hot dog? That’s all I want to know … I don’t think the personal health and purity of my colon is…
- As a chef I’m not your dietitian or your ethicist, I’m in the pleasure business.
- If you have a good experience in a restaurant, you tell 2 people. If you have a bad experience, you tell 10 people.
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- 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
- I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable. — Anthony Bourdain
- I'm a Twitter addict. Jose Andres is a serial tweeter. It's funny to see which chefs have embraced it, and the different… — Anthony Bourdain
- You can call me the bad boy chef all you want. I'm not going to freak out about it. I'm not that… — Anthony Bourdain