"There are very sophisticated, very time-consuming dishes..." - Quote by Anthony Bourdain
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.
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“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.”
“Look, getting bullied in school and coming home crying in the rain and my mom making me a can of Campbell's Tomato Soup with some oysterettes. It was comfort food; that is what food should be.”
“What you're going to be eating in the next year is decided by chefs. If the consensus is that pot-bellies are in next season, that's what's on your plate. And I think that's a good thing, because we know, obviously, about food.”
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“I'm married to an Italian woman, and I used to love cooking Italian at home, because it's one-pot cooking. But my wife does not approve of my Italian cooking.”
“I wanted it to look like real cooking in someone's real home or just so out-of-there bizarre that it would be fun.”
“My mother was the worst cook ever. In school, when we traded lunches, I had to throw in an article of clothing.”
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“We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream.”
“My manner of living is plain. I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready; and such as will be content to partake of them are always welcome. Those, who expect more, will be disappointed, but no change will be effected by it.”
“The ornaments of our homes are the friends that visit it”