Anthony Bourdain in Kitchen Confidential: “Cooking is a craft, I like to think, and a good cook is a craftsman, not an artist. There’s nothing wrong with that. The great cathedrals of Europe were built by craftsmen, they weren’t designed by them. Practicing your craft in expert fashion is noble, honorable, and satisfying, and I’ll generally take a stand up mercenary who takes pride in his professionalism over an artist any day.” 📚