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.
ANTHONY BOURDAINFew 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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I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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What’s the opposite of suck? Un-suck?
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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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Under ‘Reasons for Leaving Last Job’, never give the real reason, unless it’s money or ambition.
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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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I could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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The journey is part of the experience – an expression of the seriousness of one’s intent. One doesn’t take the A train to Mecca.
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Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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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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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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Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.
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Don’t touch my dick, don’t touch my knife.
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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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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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