Writing anything is a treason of sorts.
ANTHONY BOURDAINI 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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No one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American.
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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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Selling out is getting a job.
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People confuse me. Food doesn’t.
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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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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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If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go.
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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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I could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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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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I had field experience, a vocabulary, and a criminal mind. I was a danger to myself and others.
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You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.
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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.
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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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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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Luck is not a business model.
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An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.
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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
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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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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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That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.
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I don’t have to agree with you to like you or respect you.
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Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.
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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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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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