Frightened people become angry people – as history teaches us again and again.
ANTHONY BOURDAINOur 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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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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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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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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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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I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk.
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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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Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.
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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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I could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
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There is no Final Resting Place of the Mind.
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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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Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.
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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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