And chicken is boring. Chefs see it as a menu item for people who don’t know what they want to eat.
ANTHONY BOURDAINUnder ‘Reasons for Leaving Last Job’, never give the real reason, unless it’s money or ambition.
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It’s an irritating reality that many places and events defy description.
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Good food and good eating are about risk.
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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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There is no Final Resting Place of the Mind.
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Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.
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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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Only desperation can account for what the Chinese do in the name of ‘medicine.’
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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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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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Perhaps omelet skills should be learned at the same time you learn to fuck.
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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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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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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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Frightened people become angry people – as history teaches us again and again.
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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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