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
Silly trends don't last long. A lot of this nonsense that pops up, I don't even really pay attention because it'll be gone in a flash.
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.
If I'm training I'm cutting weight for a competition. I'm hard. I'm pretty much eating animal protein and that's it. No rice, no beans, certainly no sweets.
There is no script at all for what's said on camera,
There are a lot less restraints on it than there used to be. It comes with a parental warning in the US before each segment. For mature audiences only.
What can I say, I happen to be an aficionado of the dive bar.
Without Montreal, Canada would be hopeless.
I could eat bloody Elvis - if you put enough vinegar on him.
I won't eat in a restaurant with filthy bathrooms. This isn't a hard call. They let you see the bathrooms. If the restaurant can't be bothered to replace the puck in the urinal or keep the toilets and floors clean, then just imagine what their refrigeration and work spaces look like.
New Orleans is a glorious mutation
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.
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.
I need the anesthetic qualities of the local fire water.