Anthony Bourdain Reading: A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books
"Next question, yes?"
"Okay, so let's say you work at a restaurant where the owners are a bunch of assholes. I mean, they don't pay raises, they don't give good time off, you know. They keep giving cooks more stuff to do. What do you recommend?"
"You mean the owners are telling you times are tough, they can't give raises, but then pull up in a new car and say, 'Hey, look at my new Lotus?'"
"Yeah, what do you recommend?"
"What do I recommend? Welcome to the real world, pal. Until you own your own restaurant, salute, stand up, and bend over. Maybe you and that guy in the back should open up a restaurant called The Dumb Mother Fuckers. And make sure you sell raw foods."