Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
ANTHONY BOURDAINFood had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me .
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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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Luck is not a business model.
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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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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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Selling out is getting a job.
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Few things are more beautiful to me than a bunch of thuggish, heavily tattooed line cooks moving around each other like ballerinas on a busy Saturday night.
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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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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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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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You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.
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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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I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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Frightened people become angry people – as history teaches us again and again.
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I could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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