Food had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me .
ANTHONY BOURDAINI’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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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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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 could eat bloody Elvis – if you put enough vinegar on him.
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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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There is no Final Resting Place of the Mind.
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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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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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I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.
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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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Selling out is getting a job.
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The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.
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No one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American.
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It’s very rarely a good career move to have a conscience.
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