Food had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me .
ANTHONY BOURDAINThe way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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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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An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.
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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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Selling out is getting a job.
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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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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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Writing anything is a treason of sorts.
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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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Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.
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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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Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.
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Under ‘Reasons for Leaving Last Job’, never give the real reason, unless it’s money or ambition.
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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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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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This, I knew, was the magic I had until now been only dimly and spitefully aware of.
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