The Mississippi Delta ep was pretty good, even if more than half of it didn't take place in the Delta.
The recent Nerdist podcast was a pretty solid interview, esp the last 30 min. He gets past his normal schtick and actually has a conversation.
― Survivalist Compound Row (B.L.A.M.), Wednesday, 4 June 2014 19:52 (nine years ago) link
The Nerdist podcast with him is great. Questions are boneheaded, but Bourdain is great when he gets wound up and passionate. Worth a listen.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 22:27 (nine years ago) link
despite the title this is not as much about working for Bourdain as it is about making a go of it in the big city. livin' the dream
http://thebillfold.com/2014/06/from-recipe-tester-to-anthony-bourdains-assistant/?src=longreads
― zombie formalist (m coleman), Thursday, 3 July 2014 11:40 (nine years ago) link
Bourdain interviewed as season 4 starts up
http://www.fastcompany.com/3036090/innovation-agents/anthony-bourdain-has-become-the-future-of-cable-news-and-he-couldnt-care-l#1
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 00:52 (nine years ago) link
Watching first season of his latest series on netflix, it's really good!!
― A college wearing a sweater that says “John Belushi” (stevie), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 09:11 (nine years ago) link
This show is now 70% martial arts zzzzzzz
― Spencer Chow, Thursday, 22 October 2015 03:37 (eight years ago) link
???????
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 October 2015 04:17 (eight years ago) link
they show my store twice in anthony's bleak heroin in greenfield episode of anthony bourdain: parts unknown.
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/575420_10154452983342137_3199001036946694970_n.jpg?oh=7ff5e35a1197d50d6de9f352906e1636&oe=570D085E
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/12510473_10154452953107137_4708955855004843874_n.jpg?oh=83e5e0bb0ae53d9cd8db0f73ea245cca&oe=5748A4D6
― scott seward, Saturday, 9 January 2016 19:49 (eight years ago) link
season 4 episode 8. i watched it on netflix today.
― scott seward, Saturday, 9 January 2016 19:50 (eight years ago) link
it's the one next to All About You.
i think its ep 7, scott - ep 8 is jamaica
watched this after you mentioned it on fb. great episode, really loved his reminiscences of his days in the beach town - though when you see him hang out with the fishermen (like other similar moments in the series) you see that his tough exterior is mostly a bluff, and he knows he's really a media piker among dudes who, you know, are proper ornery types.
― Less surprised by the total lack of surprises (stevie), Sunday, 10 January 2016 09:48 (eight years ago) link
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obama-dines-anthony-bourdain-vietnam
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 May 2016 17:56 (eight years ago) link
http://i.somethingawful.com/u/elpintogrande/2016/partsunknown.jpg
http://www.somethingawful.com/news/cyberpunk-anthony-bourdain/
― benzarro ghazarri (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 6 June 2016 00:05 (seven years ago) link
Goddamn that Houston episode was beautiful. Gave me a little hope for America, but also brought me to tears multiple times.
― schwantz, Thursday, 10 November 2016 18:57 (seven years ago) link
http://www.eater.com/2016/12/21/14038332/anthony-bourdain-election-trump-interview
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 22 December 2016 22:06 (seven years ago) link
This is the thing that shocks me. All of these guys [working with Trump], they’re like the cast of — they were the bad guys in Animal House, all grown up! Every frat movie, every meathead movie, Porky’s, Meatballs, the jocks versus the nerds, the jocks versus the hippies, any dystopian thriller, every film America’s ever done. These are clearly the bad guys!
This isn't massively insightful I guess but I definitely feel this way too.
― There shouldn't be a thread for Dennis Perrin tweets (stevie), Saturday, 24 December 2016 15:30 (seven years ago) link
RIP
― 龜, Friday, 8 June 2018 11:27 (five years ago) link
aw fuck no :(
― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 8 June 2018 11:32 (five years ago) link
Oh god, that's awful
― Stanley Therapy (stevie), Friday, 8 June 2018 11:32 (five years ago) link
Holy shit.
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 8 June 2018 11:33 (five years ago) link
Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, adventurer and television host, has died at the age of 61.Bourdain, whose CNN series Parts Unknown series launched its 11th season on CNN last month, was reportedly found dead in his hotel room in France, where he was filming an upcoming episode of the travelogue. CNN confirmed Bourdain’s death and said the cause of death was suicide.“It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the network said in a statement. “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time.”
Bourdain, whose CNN series Parts Unknown series launched its 11th season on CNN last month, was reportedly found dead in his hotel room in France, where he was filming an upcoming episode of the travelogue. CNN confirmed Bourdain’s death and said the cause of death was suicide.
“It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the network said in a statement. “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time.”
― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 8 June 2018 11:33 (five years ago) link
Fuck! Been watching this guy from the very start. Really bummed about this
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 June 2018 11:37 (five years ago) link
yeah, he always seemed like a genuinely engaging, curious-minded guy who was doing a solid job overcoming whatever issues had plagued him in life
he's got a young daughter too, right? really, really sad
― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 8 June 2018 11:41 (five years ago) link
Fucking hell. RIP.
― Simon H., Friday, 8 June 2018 11:45 (five years ago) link
Fucking hell His close friend Eric Ripert, the French chef, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 June 2018 11:46 (five years ago) link
Oh god damn.
― how's life, Friday, 8 June 2018 11:48 (five years ago) link
Wow. What a shock. Very sad.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 8 June 2018 11:48 (five years ago) link
rip, so heartbreaking
― estela, Friday, 8 June 2018 11:49 (five years ago) link
i watched his show from back in the 22 minute episodes for food network when he was particularly sinewy, read his books while working in kitchens in my 20s, shared his fascination with asia, once shared a bar counter with him in vancouver. it seems corny to be a fan of some murder mystery novel-writing former chef or whatever, i guess? i don't even know, but: felt a connection to him, somehow, and i thought he was a rare good sensitive man who i'd like to think made people want to understand the people that live outside of their own neighborhood or country. saw it come up on cnn and gasped and then, "please don't say he killed himself"... shit sux
― XxxxxxxXxxxxxxxxXxxxx (dylannn), Friday, 8 June 2018 12:19 (five years ago) link
oh no
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 8 June 2018 12:20 (five years ago) link
it seems corny to be a fan of some murder mystery novel-writing former chef or whatever, i guess? i don't even know, but: felt a connection to him, somehow, and i thought he was a rare good sensitive man who i'd like to think made people want to understand the people that live outside of their own neighborhood or country
yeah, this hits the nail on the head for me: like he was obviously a guy who had had problems in the past but found a way to live a life that seemed to suit him, that brought him enjoyment, and that he could share with people through the tv shows he made and the books he wrote
it fucking sucks to be reminded that even people who seem to have found some kind of peace and contentment can still feel hollow enough inside to take their own lives
― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 8 June 2018 12:24 (five years ago) link
(although clearly neither the reminder nor the method of death are his fault)
― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 8 June 2018 12:25 (five years ago) link
Unlike any other celebrity passing I almost feel like I lost a friend . I don’t know , it was just my wife and I could always count on him and his show doing what they always did and it was like the show we would watch after those long day when we ate dinner on the couch. It was comforting in some way. idk I’m really bummed by this.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 June 2018 12:32 (five years ago) link
Sometimes he felt a little too aging-punk-rock-try-hard to me, but the episode that he did with Jim Harrison was all-time.
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 8 June 2018 12:38 (five years ago) link
i still think about the beirut episode of NO RESERVATIONS a lot.
https://vimeo.com/203033243
― maura, Friday, 8 June 2018 12:40 (five years ago) link
that they pulled this off was pretty cool
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/bourdain-parts-unknown-obama-hanoi/index.html
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 June 2018 12:45 (five years ago) link
People are also sharing this:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/04/19/dont-eat-before-reading-this
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 8 June 2018 12:47 (five years ago) link
yeah, the beirut episode is all-time
whenever there's sabre-rattling in iran's direction i always think of the awesome people bourdain hung out with when he visited there, and how it should be required viewing for anyone who thinks murdering them might somehow benefit the world
― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 8 June 2018 12:48 (five years ago) link
me too. needless to say it's been on my mind a lot lately.
― maura, Friday, 8 June 2018 13:04 (five years ago) link
Extremely sad. I am going to rewatch these episodes today.
― Yerac, Friday, 8 June 2018 13:21 (five years ago) link
yeah, not only did he seem like had this shit together, he also lived what a lot of people would consider their dream life - travel the world and be treated like a king to delicious food
can't imagine the issues he had with his big nyc project helped his mental state: https://ny.eater.com/2017/12/22/16812274/bourdain-market-nyc-canceled
I didn't even know it was canceled until I just looked it up, I thought it was just taking forever
― iatee, Friday, 8 June 2018 13:26 (five years ago) link
That New Yorker article was fantastic.
― imago, Friday, 8 June 2018 13:27 (five years ago) link
rip. i always took his project to be search for decency and common ground. it's something we really needed.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 8 June 2018 13:32 (five years ago) link
If you want a whole lot more of that, spring for Kitchen Confidential.
― Simon H., Friday, 8 June 2018 13:35 (five years ago) link
That New Yorker piece launched the rest of his life.
Imagine starting with this:
Good food, good eating, is all about blood and organs, cruelty and decay. It’s about sodium-loaded pork fat, stinky triple-cream cheeses, the tender thymus glands and distended livers of young animals. It’s about danger—risking the dark, bacterial forces of beef, chicken, cheese, and shellfish. Your first two hundred and seven Wellfleet oysters may transport you to a state of rapture, but your two hundred and eighth may send you to bed with the sweats, chills, and vomits.
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 8 June 2018 13:36 (five years ago) link
I heard some interview where he talked about really, really hoping to get it published in New York Press.
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 8 June 2018 13:37 (five years ago) link
reading that new yorker piece again for the umpteenth time is really heartbreaking, because it shows what a great writer he was, how much pride he had in being a cook and the pleasure he took from it, and that being able to do both and share them with people just wasn't enough to keep him alive, no matter how much people loved him for it
― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 8 June 2018 13:41 (five years ago) link
Man, this sucks. I've cooked professionally for over 30 years now and outside of Orwell's Down and Out, Bourdain's book(s) are the only truthful accounts of the biz i've yet to read. I loved the guy and will definitely miss his presence. I guess his "neurotic New Yorker" schtick, had more truth to it than one would assume. R.I.P big guy.
― VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Friday, 8 June 2018 13:55 (five years ago) link
lord almighty
what the fuck is wrong with you pic.twitter.com/WUkrgabwZS— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) June 8, 2018
― and TOWERS MONACO as 'seaman' (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 8 June 2018 13:56 (five years ago) link
fuck newsweek is the worst shit
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 June 2018 13:58 (five years ago) link