Anthony bourdain

Hailed as the ‘original rock star’ of the culinary world, Bourdain was able to make the gritty truths of exploring (and consuming) exotic local speciality dishes look fun. Bourdain was born in 1956 in Manhattan to French descendants. It was whilst on a family holiday in France that his love of food was sparked by trying an oyster from a fisherman’s boat. Graduating from The Culinary Institute of America Bourdain went on to work in many professional kitchens including several years as an…

Anthony Bourdain understood travel in a way that most didn't. For as much pleasure it gives, traveling honestly is also painful.

“You have a tremendous amount of personal freedom in the kitchen. But there’s a trade-off. You give up other freedoms when you go into a kitchen because...

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anthony bourdain with anita, one of my blythes! he was really quite nice about posing with her...even more reason to dig the man.

In an excerpt from ‘Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography,’ friends, family, and colleagues describe the titan of the food world’s obsessive love affair with Asia Argento.