“If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it's t...” — Anthony Bourdain Quote

If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it's the restaurant business.

Since the very beginning, Emeril's had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him.

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 like telling stories, and I tell stories that interest me. It would be boring to have to go to nothing but the best restaurants. That would be a misery to me.

I love the masochistic aspect of eating seething, real Sichuan food in Sichuan Province.

I never knew much about business. But I've been made happy. The TV and commercials have been very fortunate for me and my career. And Atlantic Records has always been wonderful to me. I don't think I could have chosen a better record company.

The Internet has allowed even more growth possible than in the bricks and mortar industries that I dealt with years ago. It is easier to get a business to a million dollars/pounds in revenue on the net! It is not easy! But it is easier when compared to construction, etc., though all businesses use the Internet to enhance marketing.

I still have a lot to learn - about the business, about music, and about myself. Its exciting.

Philanthropy should be taking much bigger risks that business. If these are easy problems, business and government can come in and solve them.