Good food is very often, even most often, simple food. ― Anthony Bourdain

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I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we're talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organized crime 'associates,' food, for me, has always been an adventure. ― Anthony Bourdain

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Garlic is divine. Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don't deserve to eat garlic. ― Anthony Bourdain

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I don't have to agree with you to like you or respect you. ― Anthony Bourdain

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The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca. ― Anthony Bourdain

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That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund. ― Anthony Bourdain

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I lurched away from the table after a few hours feeling like Elvis in Vegas - fat, drugged, and completely out of it. ― Anthony Bourdain

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The way you make an omelet reveals your character. ― Anthony Bourdain

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Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have. - Anthony Bourdain

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Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life—and travel—leaves marks on you. ― Anthony Bourdain

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