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
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.
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 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 look at Guy Fieri and I just think, 'Jesus, I'm glad that's not me.'
There are very sophisticated, very time-consuming dishes to prepare; always from scratch, and always in excess of what you could possibly need. You tend to kill your guests with kindness around here.
Don't touch my d**k, don't touch my knife.
It's that show Friends. Ruined coffee forever.
Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.
What nicer thing can you do for somebody than make them breakfast?
You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.