Antoni Porowski

Part of the intro to life in the public eye is, you get a bit of attention from fashion designers. ”

There's not a lot of things that I'm confident about in life, but the way I feel about food is my one thing that I really feel such a strong connection to. ”

When I was around 18, I got kicked out of my parents' house, and I wasn't allowed to take anything with me. I slept on YMCA towels for a whole semester in university before my father found out and bought me a mattress. I felt really free because I was finally living on my own, but I was also really depressed because I had nothing. ”

What I've learned is that living in public life... it's impossible to have everybody like you. No matter what you do. ”

After the passing of my personal hero, Anthony Bourdain, I've been reflecting a lot on his influence on food culture. He made street food from around the world, that most of us have never heard of, accessible. ”

There's so much that can be learned from French cooking, especially really traditional, more modest meals. ”

Polish people have a wit and sarcasm. They're gentle but still very strong. Like, they love beer, which is traditionally so manly, but they'll put a spoonful of jam in it to sweeten it up. They're this wonderful mix of hard and soft. ”

Eggplants are finicky, complicated, and often misunderstood. If you know how to treat one well, then it shows that you have know-how and dedication. ”

How I show love has always been through food. That, for me, has been the foundation of how I express gratitude for anybody around me. ”

Food can offer a moment of pure emotional pleasure in an otherwise hard and difficult world. ”