To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living.
ANTHONY BOURDAINNo one understands and appreciates the American Dream of hard work leading to material rewards better than a non-American.
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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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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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And chicken is boring. Chefs see it as a menu item for people who don’t know what they want to eat.
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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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Writing anything is a treason of sorts.
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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.
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Don’t touch my dick, don’t touch my knife.
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Our 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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The way you make an omelet reveals your character.
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Without new ideas, success can become stale.
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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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Luck is not a business model.
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I’ve long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk.
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Frightened people become angry people – as history teaches us again and again.
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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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