hi everybody idk if this would be the correct sub to ask but as I love AB and have been inspired to follow in his footsteps i thought it would be. Im currently a 20 year old college student thats attracted to the life bourdain described but wanted to know how other got into the business. There are loads of awesome restaurants in my area but lots require experience. i realize this most likely require taking a shit job to start off but was curious of insights and experiences of more experienced chef and cooks,

Tony is looking out in the distance or eating some food and he says something to the effect of "this is beautiful" and someone says "you can have it". Thanks!

I have never made a post on Reddit. I never felt the need to. But I saw this community dedicated to the life of Anthony Bourdain, and felt compelled to show you guys how much he means to me. I got this tattoo about a year after his passing. I wanted to make sure this was what I truly wanted. It most definitely was. I think about him often. I miss him dearly. (This picture was taken right after I got this tattoo 5 years ago)

https://youtu.be/o44ICYf_ZEk?si=EJXpxFFeeiY0BLXA

The girl in the video is annoying AF, otherwise not a bad take.

A Cook's Tour publisher, Harper Collins, produced only 10,000 copies of the audiobook titled, 'A Cook's Tour by Chef Anthony Bourdain. Released in 2001, both the cassette and audiobook on a 6-disc CD were soon after recalled by the publisher.

I had borrowed and later returned a library copy of A Cook's Tour on audiobook. I set out to buy a copy, but could not find it. The library no longer has a copy.

I'd like to think that the year of its release, we all stopped on 9/11/2001. Harper Collins discovering an audio publishing error and deciding on a course of correction may have been placed on the back burner...then kicked it to the curb.

I have another theory of its rarity. Bourdain sounded wooden and rushed as reading the book is a task to be accomplished rather than listening to him speaking directly to you. As is the case in Kitchen Confidential and Medium Raw.

I listened to the first couple of chapters and adjusted the playback speed. His cadence became slower. He sounds as if at a live book reading after having a couple of Negroni’s.

A Cook’s Tour. Read by many. Heard by few.

Credit to "Friends of Anthony Bourdain" FB page:

“So, there I was, age 44. I was still dunking french fries at Brasserie Les Halles, which I thought was a pretty good gig at the time.

But, there was this little free paper they gave out on corners in a little box called The New York Press. I thought, I’m going to write something that will entertain other cooks, maybe I’ll get a hundred bucks, and my fry cook will find this funny. So, I wrote that first piece, that first version of [Kitchen Confidential] with the intention of being published by the New York Press and making 100 bucks, and being a hero to a few fry cooks in New York.

I wrote it and I sent it to The New York Press… So, every week I’d run to the corner. ‘Oh, I’m gonna be in the free paper!’ and I wasn’t in there. And, in a moment of frustration and possible inebriation, I mentioned this to my mom who said, ‘Well, you should send it to The New Yorker. I know somebody there. They’ll read it.’ And I’m thinking, what is the statistical likelihood ever, even if you’re represented? There’s no chance. Ever.

Out of alcohol-fueled hubris and on the insistence of my mom, I stuffed a copy, a print of this thing I’d written into an envelope and sent it off to The New Yorker, and thought that’s the last I will ever hear of this. Then, a month and a half later, the kitchen phone rings, and it’s David Remnick, the publisher from The New Yorker saying we’d like to run this piece.

And when it ran, it transformed my life within two days... Everything changed. Everything. From that point on.” –Bourdain

Photo: Anthony Bourdain outside of Les Halles in New York City, early 2000s Quote: The New Yorker Festival, 2017

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Anyone who appreciates Anthony Bourdain should love this author. He is an 83 year old American writer who chose the road less traveled beforere it was cool. He went to places nobody would dare go before the era of crazy travel vloggers or even Travel Chanel TV hosts. He has experienced just about everything. I wish I had the chance to enjoy a pint or two with him at a dark smokey pub somewhere.

That is all. I hope you enjoy his books as much as I do.

Hi guys, quite a niche question here but I was watching Bourdain's first season of A Cook's Tour, the episode in Cambodia called Wild Delicacies. He's at a market in Phnom Penh and the camera spots some gelatinous pink food sold there, Tony remarks it looks radioactive and he wouldn't eat it. Does anybody know what food that pink stuff could be? I am curious to know haha.

Link: https://youtu.be/26hBpNCJLxs?si=ggzH8QAQ6Xs_cOcY at about 03.10.

Oh my god this is bat shit (literally) crazy hahahaha

Dunno why I feel the need to post this, but maybe this is what reddit is for.

Being honest, I kinda knew who Bourdain was, before his death, and may have seen an odd episode of him on TV, but never really knew much about him (I'm from Australia, and didn't grow up with 'cable tv', so we got everything months/years after its release in the US).

I found his quote "There's a guy in my head, and all he wants to do is lay in bed all day long, smoke pot, and watch old movies and cartoons. My life is a series of stratagems, to avoid, and outwit that guy" probably around the time of his death. It's one of the few things I've found over the years that I really resonate with, while combating my own mental health issues.

Lately, the 'other guy' has been winning. I''ve been feeling very anhedonic and disconnected from life. I thought of the quote again and realised that I'd hadn't yet made time to watch his shows or read his books. So while I'm still watching too much TV, I might aswell be watching something that I hope will inspire me to generally engage more with life (and also travel again).

Watched S1E2 last night, and had a good laugh when the guy took him to Sizzler. Then I had the same realisation he did, that it was less about the perceived quality of fast food, and more about the stories/memories/culture of the people.

I’ve always appreciated Anthony Bourdain as a writer, just started watching his TV programs. At a point in my life where I know I won’t be able to see many parts of the world, and Viet Nam is a country that has always fascinated me. Watching his travels in the country has been very rewarding for me, to see the country through his eyes, has made it almost a trip I feel like I was a part of. Thanks Tony!

Does anyone on here know who and where this guy is?

I’m visiting now and would love to go buy an umbrella from him.

As a side note, the fellas running the Indian in Chungking Mansions barely know who Bourdain is yet have a some B-list Spanish actor on their menus and posters. Odd to say the least!

Does anyone know the name of the cantina Anthony Bourdain goes to in CDMX in parts unknown? They gave free tapas but there was a 4-drink minimum, but I don’t think they ever specified the name.

Inspired by a post I saw on r/thewestwing. I'm graduating soon with my master's degree in communication, culture, and technology, and Tony has been such an influential person in shaping my taste in media and culture and how I see the world. What would be a good quote to caption my graduation photos on social media? All suggestions are welcome! 

I’m reading Kerouac’s “On The Road” and stumbled upon the following sentences.

“He had a ‘38 Chevy. We piled into that and took off for parts unknown.”

Could that be where Bourdain got the title for his show? It wouldn’t surprise me a bit.

Bit of a vague one but does anyone remember in which episode of Parts Unknown (could be No Reservations), Tony advises two ladies to open a wine bar?

I feel it was a Canadian one but it's not Season 1 Quebec.

Has anyone else seen the recent IG threads post by Ottavia and her new profile tagline? I had no idea she was in oncology research now! I found the post while searching on mutations, as I’m a stage IV colon cancer patient. Seeing her name floored me, as I don’t think I’ve seen anything about her becoming a researcher. What a drastic change of passions and career! I’m extremely proud in a weird sort of way for her. I hope she succeeds in finding new ways of managing mutations.

I feel like we don’t talk about the Zamir episodes enough. They were so charmingly hilarious together. The Romania episode of No Reservations is one of the most bizarre in all of Bourdain’s shows imo. Just love it. The buddy episodes are some of the best for seeing his character and humor.

There is so much joy from everyone in this. I find myself coming back to it. Tony is so happy; it’s enough to make a grown man well up. Thank you ZPZ for such a thoughtful, brilliant episode that we can all come back to. Santé!

I'm a San Francisco native living in Paris, half-Jewish, half self-hating ... just like Uncle Tony. American millennials weren't given so many great personalities to look up to. We were force-fed shallow movie and pop stars like Brad Pitt & Britney Spears with an occasional dose of Rage Against the Machine to throw us off the path of self-awareness which led to the truth that we were all actually born as cute little cogs in that well-oiled Machine. The Aryan/Karenization of yoga and organic food was a tell-tale sign. Nobody had the guts to tell us like it really is...Tony did. Sure, he had his shit ideas and toxic vulnerabilities like we all do, but before he walked himself into the waves he was able to choke out some eternal diamonds of human truth that helped shape American minds for a hot minute that I hope we are able to one day share with the next generation in need of such a lesson in the art of humanity. I think he was our Hemingway. He shared all that he had and checked out before we could even fully process what he offered us while he was here. Timelessness before its time.