I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas – fat, drugged, and completely out of it.
ANTHONY BOURDAINPeople confuse me. Food doesn’t.
More Anthony Bourdain Quotes
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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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There is no Final Resting Place of the Mind.
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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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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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Luck is not a business model.
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Selling out is getting a job.
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People confuse me. Food doesn’t.
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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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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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The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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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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You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.
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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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