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.
ANTHONY BOURDAINSkills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.
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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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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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Selling out is getting a job.
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Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime, Please, treat your garlic with respect.
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Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.
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There is no Final Resting Place of the Mind.
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The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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Writing anything is a treason of sorts.
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There’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.
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Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.
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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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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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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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Don’t touch my dick, don’t touch my knife.
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Avoid 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.
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Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
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Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.
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Food had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me .
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What’s the opposite of suck? Un-suck?
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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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I could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
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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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An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.
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You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.
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