Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Michael Bourdainis an American chef, author, and television personality. He is a 1978 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and a veteran of numerous professional kitchens, including many years as executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles. Although Bourdain is no longer employed as a chef, he maintains a relationship with Les Halles in New York. He became widely known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly. His first food and world-travel television show was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth25 June 1956
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Where once they used to say, 'Cocaine is God's way of saying you have too much money' - now, maybe EDM is. Come ye lords and princelings of douchedom.
I believe - to the best of my recollection, anyway - that I soon made the classic error of moving from margaritas to actual shots of straight tequila. It does make it easier to meet new people.
When dealing with complex transportation issues, the best thing to do is pull up with a cold beer and let somebody else figure it out.
On one hand we encourage and allow major pharmaceutical companies to openly hook vast sectors of our population on narcotics, and then we cut them off and throw them in jail, and moralize about it. It is clearly a huge, huge, and growing problem. It's devastating. We need to treat it as a health crisis, which it is, and stop moralizing.
Unlicensed hooch from a stranger in a parking lot. Good idea? Yes, of course it is.
I managed to reach a depth of self-loathing that usually takes a night of drinking to achieve.
I do my very best to avoid shark fin.
I'm really happy to see Filipino cuisine starting to really take hold outside of the Pinoy community.
I like the fact that Melbourne always seems to support their chefs and promote them in ways I find really admirable.
I need the anesthetic qualities of the local fire water.
Always entertain the possibility that something, no matter how squiggly and scary looking, might just be good.
I would frankly be shocked if Donald Trump even knows how to use chopsticks or is even able to manipulate them with those tiny little fingers.
I don't snack. I don't generally eat sweets or drink soda. I never eat between meals or even before big ones.
I feel that if Jacques Pepin shows you how to make an omelet, the matter is pretty much settled. That's God talking.