This, I knew, was the magic I had until now been only dimly and spitefully aware of.
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.
More Anthony Bourdain Quotes
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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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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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Food had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me .
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Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.
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There is no Final Resting Place of the Mind.
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Writing anything is a treason of sorts.
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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 know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.
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I learned to recognize failure.
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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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What’s the opposite of suck? Un-suck?
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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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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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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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