Believe it or not, Anthony Bourdain wasn’t all about getting boozed up on saké. He put pen to paper too. And when the late great wasn’t busy writing books like Kitchen Confidential or testing the limits of his tastebuds, he was wining and dining the likes of Barack Obama, and dropping quotes that would be remembered for years to come.
Enter: the following phrase, uttered by Bourdain during an episode of Parts Unknown, whilst tucking into a casual restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam with Barack Obama, who was in the final months of his presidency.