Almost any decent cook will make food by eye and taste. Virtually all of my family cooked that way. Steve Albini cookdecenteye Change image and share on social
Buy groceries and feed yourself, even on the road. Steve Albini buyfeedgrocery Change image and share on social
My father was an expert hunter, so we ate a lot of wild game when I was growing up in Montana. That helped broaden my palate generally, but I know it informed my distaste for factory farms and unspectacular commercial meat. Steve Albini broadencommercialdistaste share on social
In 1980, I moved to Chicago, and I recorded demo tapes for my friends' bands, and in 1981, the first Big Black record - the first thing I did that was an actual record. Steve Albini actualbandbig Change image and share on social
I'm not a particularly good cook. Part of it is that it is the kind of cooking anybody could do if they bothered. It's improvisational. I cook with whatever I have laying around. Steve Albini bothercookgood Change image and share on social
Of the people who cook on television, I have admired people like Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, Mario Batali, Jamie Oliver and a few others because they are free of drama, display good taste and masterful technique, and use clear exposition to bring you up to speed. Steve Albini admirebatalibring share on social
I hate 'foodie' because it's cute, like pretty much all diminutives associated with eating. 'Veggies,' 'sammies,' 'parm.' I eat food, and I cook it: it's for eating, preferably with friends, and I don't make a fetish out of it. Steve Albini cookcutediminutive share on social
For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more. Steve Albini beefbigbread Change image and share on social
I'm busy doing my job, and being a loudmouth doesn't appeal to me as much as when I was younger and had the youthful delusion that I was smarter than everybody else. Steve Albini appealbusydelusion Change image and share on social
The bands that have been the most important to me, and the records that have been the most important to me as a fan, have been records that surprised me for one reason or another. Steve Albini bandfanimportant Change image and share on social
