I had field experience, a vocabulary, and a criminal mind. I was a danger to myself and others.
ANTHONY BOURDAINI had field experience, a vocabulary, and a criminal mind. I was a danger to myself and others.
ANTHONY BOURDAINIt’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
ANTHONY BOURDAINWriting anything is a treason of sorts.
ANTHONY BOURDAINThe way you make an omelet reveals your character.
ANTHONY BOURDAINGood food is very often, even most often, simple food.
ANTHONY BOURDAINI could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
ANTHONY BOURDAINTo me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.
ANTHONY BOURDAINOpen your mind, get up off the couch, move.
ANTHONY BOURDAINContext and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
ANTHONY BOURDAINFew 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.
ANTHONY BOURDAINLuck is not a business model.
ANTHONY BOURDAINTravel 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.
ANTHONY BOURDAINYou have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.
ANTHONY BOURDAINThere’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.
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.
ANTHONY BOURDAINYour body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN