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Phrase du jour
Jan. 11th, 2008 12:57 pmFirst of all, let me say that Anthony Bourdain is 200 pounds of awesome in sneakers, a determination I had made well before reading this lengthy interview. The best part of the interview, though, is the introduction of a new phrase to my lexicon. Quoting from the interview:
AVC: Do you ever eat normal things? Do you ever just have a tuna sandwich?
AB: Oh, yeah, I love a good tuna sandwich! When I'm back in New York—and this is a terrible thing to complain about—I eat a lot more really, really good food than perhaps I'd like to. So many of my friends are really good chefs. It's kind of like being in the Mafia. Having been a chef for so long and having written Kitchen Confidential, I get invited to eat at the local hotshot wherever I go. So when I'm in New York, and I have a few days to eat whatever I want, sure, I'll eat a tuna sandwich, grilled cheese with bacon, even utility pizza. Those are a great joy to return to.
"Utility pizza." The beautiful thing about it is that you can instantly grok what he's talking about: "We're hanging out, we're hungry, we don't wanna bother with anything flashy or high-maintenance.... Ehh. Let's just call Antonio's and get some utility pizza." Been there. Lived it.
A propos of nothing: Seven days! Eee!
AVC: Do you ever eat normal things? Do you ever just have a tuna sandwich?
AB: Oh, yeah, I love a good tuna sandwich! When I'm back in New York—and this is a terrible thing to complain about—I eat a lot more really, really good food than perhaps I'd like to. So many of my friends are really good chefs. It's kind of like being in the Mafia. Having been a chef for so long and having written Kitchen Confidential, I get invited to eat at the local hotshot wherever I go. So when I'm in New York, and I have a few days to eat whatever I want, sure, I'll eat a tuna sandwich, grilled cheese with bacon, even utility pizza. Those are a great joy to return to.
"Utility pizza." The beautiful thing about it is that you can instantly grok what he's talking about: "We're hanging out, we're hungry, we don't wanna bother with anything flashy or high-maintenance.... Ehh. Let's just call Antonio's and get some utility pizza." Been there. Lived it.
A propos of nothing: Seven days! Eee!
