And chicken is boring. Chefs see it as a menu item for people who don’t know what they want to eat.
ANTHONY BOURDAINCream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.
More Anthony Bourdain Quotes
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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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This, I knew, was the magic I had until now been only dimly and spitefully aware of.
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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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The idea of America is a mutt-culture, isn’t it? Who the hell is America if not everybody else?
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Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don’t deserve to eat garlic.
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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.
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To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.
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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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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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I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk.
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I don’t have to agree with you to like you or respect you.
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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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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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People confuse me. Food doesn’t.
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