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.
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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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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An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.
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The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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I don’t have to agree with you to like you or respect you.
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Travel 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.
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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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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.
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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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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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That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.
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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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