High Life

16 品 From the editor Riding the waves of life I n June, we lost one of the most influential and beloved personalities in the culinary world, Anthony Bourdain. As someone who loves to eat and travel, I became a fan of Bourdain during the “No Reservations” days. Blunt and audacious, he was a breath of fresh air in the world of television where individuals are often pretentious and work for their own interest. Bourdain traveled to some of the most remote and dangerous places on the planet and showed that through sharing food and casual discussion we can learn a lot about others and discover elements we have in common with them. With an open mind and an open heart, he never turned down the many exotic dishes offered to him because he knew that the only way to discover another culture was to demonstrate respect and sincerity. Although he is no longer with us, he has definitely changed the way we look at many foreign countries and the possibilities that the world has to offer. We only live once, so we might as well experience life with no reservations. As Bourdain wrote in one of his books, “Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” Irene Sam Editor-in-Chief 人生即旅程 六 月惊传噩耗，餐饮界最有影响力且最受欢迎的多面 手安东尼·伯尔顿已作古。身为美食及旅游爱好 者，笔者早于电视节目《伯尔登不设限》的年代，已成 为他的忠实支持者。在其有生之年，伯尔顿是个直言不 讳且大胆进取的人，可谓电视领域中的清流，与那些自 命不凡、只顾自己利益的人相比，差别何止千里。 伯尔顿曾远赴地球上最偏远及最危险的地方，通过与 人分享食物和随心交谈，深入了解别人并探索人与人之 间的共同点。秉持虚怀若谷的心态，他从不拒绝别人让 他品尝的各种稀奇古怪的食物，因为他知道，展现尊重 和诚意是了解其他文化的基础。 尽管伯尔顿已离开尘世，他生前已明显地改变了我们 看待其他文化、国家乃至世界的方式。人生在世仅一次 而已，何不以伯尔顿般不设限的方式生活？真如伯尔顿 在其著作中写道：「身体不是神庙，而是游乐园。享受 旅程吧。」 沈爱莲 主编 编者寄语