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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.

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Anthony Bourdain
Age: 61 †
Born: 1956
Born: June 25
Died: 2018
Died: June 8
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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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I couldn't imagine a more unreliable, more unprofitable way to make a living than writing. My advice? Show up, do the best you can. Keep your day job. If you get a lucky break, don't f*** up. It was helpful to be older because I had made all the really stupid mistakes already.
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I think we should increase the minimum wage and I think $15 is a good beginning.
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I've been cooking for a nine-year-old and her friends for the better part of seven or eight years. It's how I cook today, it's what makes me happy. I tend to overcompensate for my long absences when I'm home by cooking and it's therapeutic to me - it's how I express love for my daughter. It felt good to do.
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I didn't want food that looked unapproachable or ridiculously beautiful.
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