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You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.
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Anthony Bourdain
Age: 61 †
Born: 1956
Born: June 25
Died: 2018
Died: June 8
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I'm not impressed by any cooks who can brag about a filet mignon. A guy who can take the neck of a shank or can use tripe to make into something delicious is really interesting to me that's impressive.
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My daughter takes pride in showing up with stuff that other kids envy or are freaked out by, so I send her to school with grilled octopus.
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I'm sure one of the frustrations of being a Western enthusiast of Japanese food and culture is you're confronted every day with the absolute certainty that you will die ignorant.
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I'm really happy to see Filipino cuisine starting to really take hold outside of the Pinoy community.
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My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature.
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My family is very far from normal.
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The Italians seem to have a better attitude with kids and the food is great!
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An employer of mine back in the '80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and it made a big difference in my life that I knew I was the sort of person who showed up on time. It's a basic tell of character.
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I managed to reach a depth of self-loathing that usually takes a night of drinking to achieve.
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I love New York. I'm a guy for whom a New York accent is a comforting thing.
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An ounce of sauce covers a multitude of sins.
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I could do nothing but Brooklyn shows for the rest of my career, and I could die ignorant.
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Do you really want to make risotto to order when you have eight guests sitting there? No. It won't work. Most cookbooks won't tell you that. They will say make it and it will come out perfectly. They should tell you you're probably going to screw it up the first 10 times you make it.
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Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where you've got great food and adventure. First and foremost, it's a great place to experience China in a relatively accessible way.
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As you move through this life...you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you.
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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.
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Good food does lead to sex. As it should. And in a perfect world, good music does too.
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In Italy, kids are taken to restaurants very early, they're welcome there, and they learn how to behave. You don't see a lot of screaming crying kids acting out in a restaurant in Italy. They don't put up with that.
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Very few restaurant workers could even dream of eating in the restaurants they work in. Many do not make a living wage.
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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.
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