Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
ANTHONY BOURDAINAvoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don’t deserve to eat garlic.
More Anthony Bourdain Quotes
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Don’t lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don’t do it again. Ever.
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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk.
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This, I knew, was the magic I had until now been only dimly and spitefully aware of.
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The journey is part of the experience – an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent. One doesn’t take the A train to Mecca.
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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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He doesn’t yearn for a better, different life than the one he has – because he knows he’s got a home in this one.
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Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime, Please, treat your garlic with respect.
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That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.
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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
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I learned to recognize failure.
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Under ‘Reasons for Leaving Last Job’, never give the real reason, unless it’s money or ambition.
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And chicken is boring. Chefs see it as a menu item for people who don’t know what they want to eat.
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If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.
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Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you.
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