Anthony Bourdain | |
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 Bourdain at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards in 2014 | |
| Born | Anthony Michael Bourdain June 25, 1956 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 2018 (aged 61) Kaysersberg Vignoble, France |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Education | Vassar College The Culinary Institute of America |
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| Partner | Asia Argento (2016–2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | French, eclectic |
| Website | AnthonyBourdain.net |
Anthony Michael Bourdain (/bɔːrˈdeɪn/ bor-DAYN; June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian.[1][2][3] He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition.[4]
Bourdain was a 1978 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a veteran of many professional kitchens during his career, which included several years spent as an executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in Manhattan. In the late 1990s Bourdain wrote an essay about the ugly secrets of a Manhattan restaurant, but he was having difficulty getting it published. According to the New York Times, his mother Gladys—then an editor and writer at the paper—handed her son's essay to friend and fellow editor Esther B. Fein, the wife of David Remnick, editor of the magazine The New Yorker.[5][6][7] Remnick ran Bourdain's essay[8] in the magazine, kickstarting Bourdain's career and legitimizing the point-blank tone that would become his trademark.[6] The success of the article was followed just a year later by the publication of a New York Times best-selling book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (2000).
Bourdain became a media darling almost overnight. His first food and world-travel television show A Cook's Tour ran for 35 episodes on the Food Network in 2002 and 2003. In 2005, he began hosting the Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure programs Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005–2012) and The Layover (2011–2013). In 2013, he began a three-season run as a judge on The Taste and consequently switched his travelogue programming to CNN to host Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Although best known for his culinary writings and television presentations, along with several books on food and cooking and travel adventures, Bourdain also wrote both fiction and historical nonfiction. On June 8, 2018, Bourdain died while on location in France, filming for Parts Unknown, of suicide by hanging.[9]
- ^ Hayward, Tim (June 9, 2018). "Anthony Bourdain obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Helen Rosner (August 20, 2019). "Introduction". Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations. Melville House. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-61219-825-5.
- ^ Severson, Kim; Haag, Matthew; Moskin, Julia (June 8, 2018). "Anthony Bourdain, Renegade Chef Who Reported From the World's Tables, Is Dead at 61". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ Vernon, Pete (June 11, 2018). "Anthony Bourdain, accidental journalist". Columbia Journalism Review.
- ^ Slotnick, Daniel E. (January 14, 2020). "Gladys Bourdain, 85, Times Copy Editor Who Helped Her Son Rise From Unnoticed Chef to Global Star". The New York Times. p. A-21.
- ^ a b Slotnick, Daniel E. (January 14, 2020). "Gladys Bourdain, Who Helped Her Son Reach an Audience, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Severson, Kim (September 27, 2022). "The Last, Painful Days of Anthony Bourdain". The New York Times.
- ^ Bourdain, Anthony (April 12, 1999). "Don't Eat Before Reading This: A New York chef spills some trade secrets". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Chef Anthony Bourdain found dead at 61". BBC News. June 8, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2020.