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You Quotes by Anthony Bourdain
- Understand, when you eat meat, that something did die. You have an obligation to value it - not just the sirloin but also all those…
- 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…
- I feel that if Jacques Pepin shows you how to make an omelet, the matter is pretty much settled. That's God talking.
- I'm a control freak. If you're going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it.
- If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it's the restaurant business.
- If you get an opportunity to work with David Simon, anybody with good taste would.
- If you've ever hauled a 28-pound two-year-old around New York, you'll find that men fold at the knees a lot quicker than women.
- Sometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through.
- What nicer thing can you do for somebody than make them breakfast?
- You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.
- You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.
- People are generally proud of their food. A willingness to eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice... they open up to you in…
- The notion that before you even set out to go to Thailand, you say, 'I'm not interested,' or you're unwilling to try things that people…
- 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…
- As I see it, fast food outfits have targeted small children with their advertising in a very effective way. You know, it's clowns and kid's…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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 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'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…
- 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 need…
- Nobody in Singapore drinks Singapore Slings. It's one of the first things you find out there. What you do in Singapore is eat. It's a…
- The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding people, you're nurturing them, you're…
- 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…
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- Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always.… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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