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
What's the opposite of suck? Un-suck?
It's that show Friends. Ruined coffee forever.
If you've ever hauled a 28-pound two-year-old around New York, you'll find that men fold at the knees a lot quicker than women.
If you get an opportunity to work with David Simon, anybody with good taste would.
I'm a decent cook; I'm a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my career. Period.
I'm a pretty decent writer. It comes easy to me. I don't agonize over sentences. I write like I talk. I try to make them good books.
I'm a Twitter addict. Jose Andres is a serial tweeter. It's funny to see which chefs have embraced it, and the different paths they take.
I'm always secretly the most pleased when a show just really, really looks good and when my camera guys are really happy with the images they got.
I'm evangelical on the subject of some chefs and writers.
I'm never a reliable narrator, unbiased or objective.
I'm not looking to freak people out - eating rodents or bugs. I don't do that anymore.
Good food does lead to sex. As it should. And in a perfect world, good music does too.
I'm really good at sleeping on planes. I mean, I smell jet fuel and I'm out; I'm asleep for takeoff.
If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it's the restaurant business.