why i love tony

Does he eat the best parts first, or does he save them for last? "Eat the best first. Because you never know. You might stroke out in the middle of dinner."

Telling David Letterman about eating a cobra's still-beating heart in Vietnam: "It's like eating a very athletic, angry oyster."

When Bill Maher asked him which he preferred: a great meal or mediocre sex, he replied, "Depends who's cooking and who's f---ing."

When I grow up, I want to be like Anthony Bourdain.