Anthony Bourdain
Birthday: 25 June 1956, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Anthony Michael Bourdain
Height: 193 cm
Anthony Bourdain was born in New York City. He attended The Englewood School for Boys in New Jersey, Vassar College (for two years) and is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America. He began his ...Show More
Those days are best left in the past. Sometimes I think about the excitement, the energy, the stress Show more
Those days are best left in the past. Sometimes I think about the excitement, the energy, the stress that working a kitchen involved, and I remember how young, naive, confident I was back then. The kitchen is at its best when new, cocky, limber, innovative chefs are in control. Hide
Vietnam is my favorite destination. The people are wonderful, the food is fantastic, and there is a Show more
Vietnam is my favorite destination. The people are wonderful, the food is fantastic, and there is a lot of mystery and beauty surrounding it. You learn something new every time you go there, and I can't say that about other destinations. Hide
If you're twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel-as far and Show more
If you're twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel-as far and as widely as possible. Hide
If you want to know if a chef has true cooking ability, ask them to make you eggs. That meal will re Show more
If you want to know if a chef has true cooking ability, ask them to make you eggs. That meal will reveal more than anything else. Hide
When Tony gets hungry, things die.
When Tony gets hungry, things die.
The organic movement has good intentions, but I doubt in the long term that it'll be sustainable. It Show more
The organic movement has good intentions, but I doubt in the long term that it'll be sustainable. It's helping people learn where their food comes from and being more aware of what junk corporations put into it, and that's good. My daughter has only been given organic and natural foods since she's been born. Hide
If you're comforting yourself with the dictum "Never trust a thin chef," don't. Because no stupider Show more
If you're comforting yourself with the dictum "Never trust a thin chef," don't. Because no stupider thing has ever been said. Hide
I'm pretty sure that every time Guy Fieri puts barbecue pork inside a nori roll, an angel dies.
I'm pretty sure that every time Guy Fieri puts barbecue pork inside a nori roll, an angel dies.
Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any Show more
Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn. To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living Hide
Nobody will tell you this, but I will: If you're thirty-two years old and considering a career in pr Show more
Nobody will tell you this, but I will: If you're thirty-two years old and considering a career in professional kitchens? If you're wondering if, perhaps, you are too old? Let me answer that question for you: Yes. You are too old. Hide
If I had to choose, I'd pick the hole in the wall dump over the gentrified bistro owned by your aver Show more
If I had to choose, I'd pick the hole in the wall dump over the gentrified bistro owned by your average pretentious hipster every time. Hide
I don't like to see animals in pain. That was very uncomfortable to me. I don't like factory farming Show more
I don't like to see animals in pain. That was very uncomfortable to me. I don't like factory farming. I'm not an advocate for the meat industry. Hide
Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting Show more
Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The perfect meal, or the best meals, occur in a context that frequently has very little to do with the food itself Hide
Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs w Show more
Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who are indifferent, or who are trying to be everything to everybody, who are trying to please everyone ... Bad food is fake food ... food that shows fear and lack of confidence in people's ability to discern or to make decisions about their lives. Food that's too safe, too pasteurized, too healthy - it's bad! There should be some risk, like unpasteurized cheese. Food is about rot, and decay, and fermentation.as much as it is also about freshness. Hide
I have exactly the same work ethic. I don't see writing as anything more important than cooking. In Show more
I have exactly the same work ethic. I don't see writing as anything more important than cooking. In fact, I'm a little queasier on the writing. There's an element of shame, because it's so easy. I can't believe that people give me money for this shit. The TV, too. It's not work. At the end of the day, the TV show is the best job in the world. I get to go anywhere I want, eat and drink whatever I want. As long as I just babble at the camera, other people will pay for it. It's a gift. A few months ago, I was sitting cross-legged in the mountains of Vietnam with a bunch of Thai tribesman as a guest of honor drinking rice whiskey. Three years ago I never, ever in a million years thought that I would ever live to see any of that. So I know that I'm a lucky man. Hide
I believe taking your child to McDonald's should be considered grounds for having your parental righ Show more
I believe taking your child to McDonald's should be considered grounds for having your parental rights revoked. Hide
[about fast food] In-N-Out Burger is my fast food nirvana. It's the only place I will seek out and e Show more
[about fast food] In-N-Out Burger is my fast food nirvana. It's the only place I will seek out and eat. The rest I avoid. Hide
As a child growing up in New Jersey, I speak on behalf of every child that ever grew up there in say Show more
As a child growing up in New Jersey, I speak on behalf of every child that ever grew up there in saying that your purpose in life was looking across the bay to New York City and figuring out a way to end up there. Hide
Anthony Bourdain's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 5
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Anthony Bourdain'S roles
Himself - Host
Himself - Judge, Himself - Guest Judge, Himself
