300 (BEST) Inspirational Anthony Bourdain Quotes About Travel, Food, Kitchen & Love

Anthony Bourdain Quotes About Travel

“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.

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”- Anthony Bourdain.

“Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”- Anthony Bourdain.

“The generalizations and stereotypes in the world are sometimes hard on someone like me with a busy life who has no time to read two-thousand-word articles. It’s like being called a ‘tomboy’ because you love science. I don’t really have any time for that.” -Anthony Bourdain

“It is our duty to never stop questioning and to never stop exploring, even if we find the answers.”- Anthony Bourdain

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”-Anthony Bourdain

“Traveling for me was always about discovering myself, not being discovered by anyone else.” -Anthony Bourdain.

“I ate a lot of food and drank some wine when I traveled and I’ve never been more respected for it than when I went to France.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“Good luck is something you have to deserve, not something you have to ask for. If you don’t feel that you deserve something, then you might be right.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’ll follow the food again. I’m still young enough and crazy enough to do that.” – Anthony Bourdain

“The world is filled with places both wonderful and strange.” -Anthony Bourdain

“As much as I’ve lived in the world, I always come back to New York.”- Anthony Bourdain

“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.”- Anthony Bourdain

“It’s kind of hard to explain what it’s like, but I think that travel is the closest thing I have to a religion. It puts you face-to-face with everything that makes life worth living: the beauty of nature, the miracles of science, the astonishing indifference and generosity of strangers.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’ve never been good at following instructions. I’ve always had a need to get lost.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“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.

“I don’t mean to sound pessimistic or cynical, but I’m a realist.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” – Anthony Bourdain

“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. Some of those marks — on your body or on your heart — you’ll carry forever.” – Anthony Bourdain

“If you really want to experience a country, don’t be an American tourist.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“You can’t know a place until you’ve walked a mile in its shoes.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“I can see how the culture of a city is reflected in its cuisine.”- Anthony Bourdain.

“Travel is for everyone, it’s not just for people who can afford to go.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“I’ve always been interested in the darker impulses of human nature.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“I like things that are messy, that don’t fit neatly into any category.”-Anthony Bourdain

“I travel a lot, and I’ve been to a lot of countries and a lot of places, but there’s nowhere that has ever left an impression on me more than Kashmir.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“All I could think about was what it would be like to burn alive.” – Anthony Bourdain, on being stranded in the desert during the Gulf War

“I’m not a big fan of advice.”- Anthony Bourdain

“When I was a kid, I expected that people would like me because of my personality. But when I got older, I realized that people do things for other reasons.” -Anthony Bourdain.

“I have a lot of bad habits and bad ways of doing things, but the only way to change them is to commit myself to doing it before you die.”- Anthony Bourdain

“I am always interested in the dark impulses of human nature.” – Anthony Bourdain.

Anthony Bourdain Quotes About Food

“I’ve always loved food: the smells, the textures, even the sight of it.”- Anthony Bourdain.

“I have a tremendous respect for anyone who has seen something on a plate and still wants to eat it.”-Anthony Bourdain

“There are only two types of people in this world: those that can eat it and those that can’t” -Anthony Bourdain.

“To me, eating is one of life’s great pleasures. The simple act of sitting down with friends for a meal is one of the best things you can do. It’s one of the things that makes life worth living.” -Anthony Bourdain

“When I go to Cambodia, I don’t want to eat in any other restaurant but Angkor in Phnom Penh. I don’t want to eat anywhere else but there when I go to Paris; I don’t even consider it.”- Anthony Bourdain

“Whatever you do in life, or with your time on earth, make sure it’s eating something delicious.”- Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not a fan of cooking shows. As told by chefs, they’re not my thing. I don’t think I’m any good at it anyway.” – Anthony Bourdain

“One of the greatest pleasures in life is eating and one of the most terrible is having to cook.”-Anthony Bourdain

“‘Food is better than almost anything else. And the only thing that beats it is sex.’ – Anthony Bourdain

“My mother has always said that food gives us a little piece of heaven on earth. I think that’s true, but I don’t think we have to have it every day.”-Anthony Bourdain.

“There is nothing like going out to a nice place you’ve never been before and eating something good.”-Anthony Bourdain

“I believe that the secret to great food is great taste. It’s all about taste and intuition and being in the right place at the right time.”- Anthony Bourdain

“Food is one of life’s simplest pleasures, but for those of us who love it, nothing can compare. How do you like your eggs? Homefries or over easy?” – Anthony Bourdain

“I don’t visit places where I have trouble getting a reservation. . No one should ever have to eat second-best. .” – Anthony Bourdain

“If you’re going to eat in a Thai restaurant, eat Thai food. If you’re going to eat in a Portuguese restaurant, eat Portuguese food. Stay within your own culinary bloodlines.”- Anthony Bourdain

” I think the best meal I ever had was at this place in Romania called Costi’s . You can take your pick from six different rips meat.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m a fan of the big food: steak, hamburgers, chops–I like to see that on a menu. When I’m in France, I like to see terrines and pâtés and things like that. ” – Anthony Bourdain

“If you’re gonna go to Istanbul and not eat a Turkish pizza, you’re a fool.”- Anthony Bourdain

“I love eating, I love food, and I particularly love fresh food. Although I will admit that frozen vegetables are just as good as fresh vegetables, and canned foods are often better than fresh.” – Anthony Bourdain

“All you need to cook with is a wok and a teakettle.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I think the idea of consuming products that have been produced in an ethical way is very important to me. – Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain Quotes About Cooking

“The only things that should be regulated are guns and maybe the size of sodas.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“I think when you make something with your hands, it’s a better product than anything you can pick up in a store.” – Anthony Bourdain

“Cooking is not about skill level or technique. It is about passion and love for what you are doing.”-Anthony Bourdain

“If I have to cook something from scratch every night, I need to be rich. Or retired. Or both. I don’t have the time or energy to do it.”- Anthony Bourdain

“I’m a decent cook, a good grill master, and I can turn out a few tasty dishes when pressed.” -Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not good at following recipes.”- Anthony Bourdain

“It’s easy to make money in cooking…it’s just that no one makes money in cooking–but it’s still easy to make money” – Anthony Bourdain

“We called them ‘eggs in hell’–scrambled eggs cooked very briefly, then left to sit in a chafing dish of melting butter. They’re served with toast and jam or honey.” – Anthony Bourdain

“Are you still making the Balkan Soboro at Les Halles? My regular order? Okay. I’ll have the Balkan Soboro.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not an enthusiast of fine dining. I’m not a fan of fine dining. I’m not a fan of the way that most restaurants have gone in the last twenty years.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I like places where people are enjoying themselves and are having fun.” – Anthony Bourdain

“In America, there’s an inevitability to fine dining–that you’ll spend a lot of money, be unhappy with the experience and never want to go back. Fine dining is dead internationally.”- Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not much of a cook these days. I don’t have time.”-Anthony Bourdain

“I have no interest in elaborate, complicated, difficult recipes.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not a fan of cooking shows. As told by chefs, they’re not my thing. I don’t think I’m any good at it anyway.” – Anthony Bourdain

“One of the greatest pleasures in life is eating and one of the most terrible is having to cook.” -Anthony Bourdain

“I don’t do anything complicated. I make sure everything I’m eating is as close to its original form as possible.” – Anthony Bourdain

“If you’re going to eat in a Thai restaurant, eat Thai food. If you’re going to eat in a Portuguese restaurant, eat Portuguese food. Stay within your own culinary bloodlines.”- Anthony Bourdain

“I like places where people are enjoying themselves and are having fun,” – Anthony Bourdain

“It’s easy to make money in cooking. It’s just that no one makes money in cooking–but it’s still easy to make money.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not a big fan of advice.”- Anthony Bourdain

“If I have to cook something from scratch every night, I need to be rich. Or retired. Or both.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I don’t do anything complicated: I make sure everything I’m eating is as close to its original form as possible.

Anthony Bourdain Quotes About Love

“What’s the meaning of life? We’re all born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Most of us don’t think about it until we’re forced to do so.” – Anthony Bourdain

“We’re lucky to be born into a time when it’s possible to change the way that you treat other people.” – Anthony Bourdain.

“I am always interested in the darker impulses of human nature.” – Anthony Bourdain.

Anthony Bourdain Funny Quotes

“Don’t lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don’t do it again. Ever”-Anthony Bourdain

“I think there’s a thin line between love and obsession. I know I have a girlfriend, but the fact is she’s not my girlfriend in the same way that I’m her boyfriend. We’re not attached or handcuffed or legally married. It’s just a weird situation where we’re sort of like best friends who will probably be together until we both die but don’t want to see any other people, ever.” – Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain Quotes Kitchen Confidential

“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, Kitchen Confidential.

“As long as I can cook, as long as I’m not hurt, nothing bad’s going to happen to me on the job. And then it occurred to me that there was enormous freedom in that. If I get in a jam, if I burn the toast or catch a fish the wrong way, then I’m in trouble and all those things you’re taught from day one will not necessarily save you” – Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential.

“The most dangerous place in the kitchen is between the stove and the refrigerator” – Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential.

“It’s wonderful to be at a table with strangers, but it’s not a dinner party because you’re not really a stranger anymore. You’re just a person at the table” – Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential.

“If I’m not having fun at something, I’ve got to quit doing it” – Anthony Bourdain- Kitchen Confidential.

“I love to eat, and I love to cook, and I take pleasure in both. There’s no way that I would have done what I’ve done if it was not a very pleasurable experience”- Anthony Bourdain-Kitchen Confidential.

” If someone offered you a million dollars to open your own restaurant you’d say no, right? And that’s not me saying that it’s impossible. It only matters if you want it bad enough.”-Anthony Bourdain -Kitchen Confidential.

” If you’re going to run a restaurant, you can’t run it on dreams,” – Anthony Bourdain- Kitchen Confidential.

“If there’s some sort of karmic imperative, then I’ve done something wrong or there was a transgression against the universe and I won’t be making another meal soon – that’s okay with me” –Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential.

“I enjoy cooking. I love food. I’m not a fan of fine dining. I’m not a fan of fine dining. I’m not a fan of the way that most restaurants have gone in the last twenty years.” – Anthony Bourdain-Kitchen Confidential

“The best thing that ever happened to me was going out on the road and talking about food. Well, talking and eating”-Anthony Bourdain-Kitchen Confidential.

“It’s never a bad idea to try something new” – Anthony Bourdain-Kitchen Confidential.

“What is the meaning of life? We’re all born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Most of us don’t think about it until we’re forced to do so” – Anthony Bourdain-Kitchen Confidential.

“I’m not a cook anymore, I’m a writer and a food person” – Anthony Bourdain-Kitchen Confidential.

“If you’re going to be an entrepreneur, you better get good at failure” -Anthony Bourdain-Kitchen Confidential.

Anthony Bourdain Quotes About Food

“I’m happier with an empty fridge. I can control it. You put something in there and you have to eat it or lose it, so I really pay attention to what’s going in the fridge” – Anthony Bourdain.

“Food is one of life’s simple pleasures, but for those of us who love it, nothing can compare. How do you like your eggs? Homefries or over easy?” – Anthony Bourdain

“My mother always said that food gives us a little piece of heaven on earth. I think that’s true, but I don’t think we have to have it every day.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m very happy with the place in my life where food plays a part. It’s a last refuge of decency in a very indecent world… I’ve learned probably the most important thing about food is how to make friends with people who normally you wouldn’t trust.” – Anthony Bourdain

“There is nothing like going out to a nice place you’ve never been before and eating something good.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I believe that the secret to great food is great taste. It’s all about taste and intuition and being in the right place at the right time” – Anthony Bourdain

“If you’re going to eat in a Thai restaurant, eat Thai food. If you’re going to eat in a Portuguese restaurant, eat Portuguese food. Stay within your own culinary bloodlines” – Anthony Bourdain

“It’s easy to run a kitchen like that for years on end and maintain absolute integrity and quality of the product. It is really very easy”- Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not an enthusiast of fine dining, I’m not a fan of fine dining. I’m not a fan of the way that most restaurants have gone in the last twenty years” – Anthony Bourdain

“I like places where people are enjoying themselves and are having fun”- Anthony Bourdain

“In America, there’s an inevitability to fine dining — that you’ll spend a lot of money, be unhappy with the experience, and never want to go back. Fine dining is dead internationally” – Anthony Bourdain

“I like places where people are enjoying themselves and are having fun” – Anthony Bourdain

“Cooking is not about skill level or technique. It is about passion and love for what you’re doing.” – Anthony Bourdain

“It’s a place where you don’t have to be anybody else, it’s where you can be yourself…Basically I’m happy when I’m cooking, and when I’m not cooking, I’m unhappy.” – Anthony Bourdain

“Cooking is both a skill and an art. It requires perfect pitch and the ability to think with your senses” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not good at following recipes” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not much of a cook these days, I don’t have time.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I never eat out of cans. The first thing I do is throw the can out” – Anthony Bourdain

“With any kind of cooking, you’ve got to know what you’re doing. What works at home on your own stove doesn’t always work in a restaurant when you’ve got a hundred other things going on” – Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain Quotes Politics

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m no good at being a celebrity, I’m not very good at being famous. I enjoy being a chef, and I enjoy the life of traveling and meeting people” – Anthony Bourdain

“It’s curious that most humans on the planet believe in an unseen God, yet claim to be ostensibly rational. I suppose that’s what keeps religion and politics alive” – Anthony Bourdain

“I have no intention of spending the majority of my time at funerals as I get older. I’m going to live it up while I’m here because you never know when you’ll go” – Anthony Bourdain

“I don’t know any chefs who are happy in their lives, except for themselves. I mean, they’re all unhappy” – Anthony Bourdain

“I come from a family of divorce, and once you have been divorced, it’s kind of liberating” – Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain Quotes on Equality

“There’s no bad seat in the house” – Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential

“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

“The thing that drives somebody to cook is the desire to be liked and wanted” – Anthony Bourdain

“Fear of God and a sense of humor are the only two things you need” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m not the world’s best chef, but I’m absolutely certain I could kick the ass of anyone on any given day” – Anthony Bourdain

“If there is such a thing as a pure feeling, how about this: It is my own kitchen, my own stove. After that it doesn’t matter if you’re Italian or Swedish, Muslim or atheist, Democrat or Republican. It’s all the same. Isn’t that beautiful?” – Anthony Bourdain

“It’s not enough to go four nights a week to Joe’s and have a bottle of wine and have another bottle in the car. You can only get so drunk. Whereas a restaurant like this is like a state-of-the-art dollhouse with every possible pleasure within reach” – Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain Quotes on Diversity

“I learned very early on that if you can learn to live in another country and enjoy the food, you can get along with the people” – Anthony Bourdain

“I love to eat, and I love to cook, and I take pleasure in both. There’s no way that I would have done what I’ve done if it was not a very pleasurable experience”- Anthony Bourdain- Kitchen Confidential.

“I love things that are out of the box and inspiring, and I’m looking for those things” – Anthony Bourdain

“The world is open to you when you know how to cook” – Anthony Bourdain

“Food is more than just sustenance; it’s the absolute foundation of pleasure in life” – Anthony Bourdain

“I never ate at home, ever. Not a single solitary meal. We ate out every day because it was all so interesting” – Anthony Bourdain

“I’m happier with an empty fridge. I can control it. You put something in there and you have to eat it or lose it, so I really pay attention to what’s going in the fridge” – Anthony Bourdain

“Cooking is both a skill and an art.

“Food had power. It could inspire, astonish, shock, excite, delight and impress. It had the power to please me and others.”