Food had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me .
ANTHONY BOURDAINPeople confuse me. Food doesn’t.
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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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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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Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.
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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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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
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Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you.
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You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.
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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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Selling out is getting a job.
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I learned to recognize failure.
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I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas – fat, drugged, and completely out of it.
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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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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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I had field experience, a vocabulary, and a criminal mind. I was a danger to myself and others.
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An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.
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