Anthony Bourdain Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“If you've ever hauled a 28-pound two-year-old around New York, you'll find that men fold at the knees a lot quicker than women.”

“One of life's terrible truths is that women like guys who seem to know what they're doing.”

“You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.”

“I think fine dining is dying out everywhere... but I think there will be - and there has to always be - room for at least a small number of really fine, old-school fine-dining restaurants.”

“I can unload my opinion on anybody at anytime.”

“I do my very best to avoid shark fin.”

“I feel that if Jacques Pepin shows you how to make an omelet, the matter is pretty much settled. That's God talking.”

“I wasn't that great a chef, and I don't think I'm that great a writer.”

“People are generally proud of their food. A willingness to eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice... they open up to you in ways that somebody visiting who is driven by a story may not get.”

“Going to Southeast Asia for the first time and tasting that spectrum of flavors - that certainly changed my whole palate, the kind of foods I crave. A lot of the dishes I used to love became boring to me.”