Anthony Bourdain Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The notion that before you even set out to go to Thailand, you say, 'I'm not interested,' or you're unwilling to try things that people take so personally and are so proud of and so generous with, I don't understand that, and I think it's rude. You're at Grandma's house, you eat what Grandma serves you.”

“I don't have much patience for people who are self-conscious about the act of eating, and it irritates me when someone denies themselves the pleasure of a bloody hunk of steak or a pungent French cheese because of some outdated nonsense about what's appropriate or attractive.”

“I'm a control freak. If you're going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it.”

“I'm not afraid to look like an idiot.”

“In too much of the West, everyone wants the guarantee of safety, and never having to make any decisions.”

“I would like to see people more aware of where their food comes from. I would like to see small farmers empowered. I feed my daughter almost exclusively organic food.”

“When I'm back in New York - and this is a terrible thing to complain about - I eat a lot more really, really good food than perhaps I'd like to. So many of my friends are really good chefs. It's kind of like being in the Mafia.”

“In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful.”

“You can call me the bad boy chef all you want. I'm not going to freak out about it. I'm not that bad. I'm certainly not a boy, and it's been a while since I've been a chef.”

“Being a vegan is a first-world phenomenon, completely self-indulgent.”