I'm a decent cook; I'm a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my career. Period. Anthony Bourdain careerchefcook Change image and share on social
The Kobe craze really annoyed me. Most of the practitioners had no real understanding of the product and were abusing it and exploiting it in terrible and ridiculous ways. Kobe beef should not be used in a hamburger. It's completely pointless. Anthony Bourdain abuseannoybeef share on social
Every chef I know, their cholesterol is through the roof. And mine's not so great. Anthony Bourdain chefcholesterolgreat Change image and share on social
If I'm in Rome for only 48 hours, I would consider it a sin against God to not eat cacio e pepe, the most uniquely Roman of pastas, in some crummy little joint where Romans eat. I'd much rather do that than go to the Vatican. That's Rome to me. Anthony Bourdain caciocrummyeat share on social
One of the things is challenging yourself to do a Rome show when everybody's done a Rome show. To find some aspect of food culture or chef culture that people can look at in a new way. Anthony Bourdain aspectchallengechef Change image and share on social
When I was writing 'Kitchen Confidential,' I was in my 40s, I had never paid rent on time, I was 10 years behind on my taxes, I had never owned my own furniture or a car. Anthony Bourdain 40scarconfidential Change image and share on social
I'm a control freak. If you're going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it. Anthony Bourdain controlfreakslap Change image and share on social
Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life. Anthony Bourdain contextgreatlife Change image and share on social
Tokyo would probably be the foreign city if I had to eat one city's food for the rest of my life, every day. It would have to be Tokyo, and I think the majority of chefs you ask that question would answer the same way. Anthony Bourdain answerchefcity share on social
Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us. Anthony Bourdain americacelebratecheerful share on social
