I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk.
ANTHONY BOURDAINUnder ‘Reasons for Leaving Last Job’, never give the real reason, unless it’s money or ambition.
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There’s something wonderful about drinking in the afternoon. A not-too-cold pint, absolutely alone at the bar – even in this fake-ass Irish pub.
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I’m a big believer in winging it. I’m a big believer that you’re never going to find the perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one.
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No one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American.
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Avoid 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.
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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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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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Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.
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I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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I am in no way supportive of hunting for trophies or sport – would never do it and don’t like it that others do. But if you kill it, then eat it, it’s fine.
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I’m not going anywhere. I hope. It’s been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got lost. But I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
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You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.
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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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People confuse me. Food doesn’t.
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What’s the opposite of suck? Un-suck?
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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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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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To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.
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Food had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me .
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It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
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Our movements through time and space seem somehow trivial compared to a heap of boiled meat in broth, the smell of saffron, garlic, fishbone, and Pernod.
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Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.
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The idea of America is a mutt-culture, isn’t it? Who the hell is America if not everybody else?
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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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The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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