Author

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.

From Anthony Bourdain

I wish I could play bass like Larry Graham or Bootsy Collins. My God, I'd give up just about everything else for that.

From Anthony Bourdain

In college, I think I probably positioned myself as an aspiring writer, meaning I dressed sort of extravagantly and adopted all the semi-Byronic affectations, as if I were writing, although I wasn't actually doing any writing.

From Anthony Bourdain

I'm evangelical on the subject of some chefs and writers.

From Anthony Bourdain

I'm a comic nerd. I'm a former serious collector for much of my childhood and early teen years I wanted to draw underground comics.

From Anthony Bourdain

I've sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don't need sauce. I know he doesn't even want you to pour sauce. And I've seen customers come in and do that, and I've seen him, as stoic as he tries to remain, I've seen him die a little inside.

From Anthony Bourdain

Doing graphic novels is cool! It's fun! You get to write something, and then see it visually page by page, panel by panel, working with the artist, you get to see it fleshed out.

From Anthony Bourdain

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.

From Anthony Bourdain

Being a vegan is a first-world phenomenon, completely self-indulgent.

From Anthony Bourdain

The notion that before you even set out to go to Thailand, you say, 'I'm not interested,' or you're unwilling to try things that people take so personally and are so proud of and so generous with, I don't understand that, and I think it's rude. You're at Grandma's house, you eat what Grandma serves you.

From Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain

Notable Quotes

Authors with Similar Views

Jose Andres

David Chang

Martin Yan

Yotam Ottolenghi

Gordon Ramsay

Authors with Opposing Views

Gordon Ramsay

Marcus Samuelsson

Natalie Massenet

Scott Wilson

Alton Brown