Anthony Bourdain Quotes

Every man must know how to cook; this is the first thing that we are taught back home.

I understand that in some families both parents have to work, so the kids are home alone eating more processed foods. But if the kids know how to make oatmeal or eggs in the morning or pasta or a lentil soup at night - we're giving them real survival tools.

If kids can learn how to make a simple Bolognese sauce, they will never go hungry. It's pretty easy to cook pasta, but a good sauce is way more useful.

I'm a really good cook. I left home to start my career at 15 - so my choices were to either learn to cook or eat Ramen noodles for the rest of my life.

I think you owe it to your kids to teach them how to cook - you know, self-survival.

I always felt my emancipation into truly being a grown-up was when I had to figure out how to fold up a king-size fitted bottom sheet on my own.

I'm actually a good cook.

My mother gave me a real kick toward cooking, which was that if I wanted to eat, I'd better know how to do it myself.

I'm ready to live on my own. It's a really big step, but I'm ready.

If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they won't go in there. That's why I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing.

I do like to cook. But I only cook a few things, but those few things I do really well.

I'm a rather crude cook.

It's really great to get your kids involved in the kitchen. Not only will they have an appreciation for food, but their palates will expand.

I think the most important thing we can teach our kids for their long-term health and happiness is how to cook.

Children aren't being taught to cook or encouraged to try things or told why food is important.

The most important thing is to teach children to cook at schools. And not only to cook but to understand about where their food comes from.

Adulting is hard.

You'll move from big brother to the adult world faster by cooking food for your younger siblings while your peers are playing video games.

Anyone can cook, and most everyone should.

When people ask me how to find happiness in life I tell them, First learn how to cook.

Scott: I don't think I'm ready to be a grown-up. Kim: I don't think you are either, buddy. But hey, you'll get it. It just takes practice.

I'll starve to death before I'll cook for myself. I think I could survive a week without eating.

Every kid in every school no matter their background, deserves to learn the basics about food - where it comes from, how to cook it and how it affects their bodies. These life skills are as important as reading and writing, but they've been lost over the past few generations. We need to bring them back and bring up our kids to be streetwise about food.

I can cook, I can breathe, I can live!

You could probably get through life without knowing how to roast a chicken, but the question is, would you want to?