Anthony Bourdain died

[Gorn]

I’ve been watching his stuff for years. I was shocked to see the news. It’s sad. Apparent suicide in his hotel room during filming of his show in France.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

Oh my.... his book Kitchen Confidential was an excellent read. Been watching him for years. So sad.
Fishheadjoe

 

[mellowinman]

Sad news indeed.

 

[Funky Ghost]

I just posted on his FB page. It's a damn shame. I really enjoyed his world voice and view. That he was found by his one time hero and best friend Eric R. is heart wrenching.

 

[Oddly]

I've just finished watching a series of his on Netflix. Always seemed such a cool enthusiastic guy that loved his work.
RIP.

 

[friskinator]

Oh my.... his book Kitchen Confidential was an excellent read. Been watching him for years. So sad.
Fishheadjoe

Reading Kitchen Confidential was what got me interested in the culinary world. Hearing the news this morning was a gut punch. He will be missed.

 

[2saddleslab]

Sad.

 

[rtslinger]

I got the email this morning, sad RIP

 

[FrenchBassQC]

Very sad news indeed, RIP Mr. Bourdain.

 

[garp]

I didn't know much about him, and had only recently started watching "Parts Unknown" after being captivated less by its culinary aspect and more by its cinematography and sound design. But Bourdain instantly struck me as someone I'd like to share a beer with. Sympathies to his family, friends, colleagues and fans.

 

[Biggbass]

I always enjoyed his shows....been watching for years and saw him at a sit down
discussion show a couple of years ago. I can't help but wonder what was so wrong in his world that he felt the only answer was to take his own life.
RIP

 

[jeffb28451]

Not politically correct and a great, fun watch. At his age, I don’t know how he kept drinking like he did:maybe he slowed down, but he looked like hell the last several times I saw him on the shows.

Reminded me of “Floyd on Fish” for all you old foodies: another guy where crazy hours and heavy drinking were just apart of the plot, with food somewhere around. Another one gone before his time.

 

[Gorn]

I almost never care about celebrity deaths but this one really stinks. His shows and clips have been part of my go-to entertainment repertoire for years. I didn’t know him but I feel like I did. It really is a shame.

 

[Jim Nazium]

What a shame. I guess you can never tell what's going on inside, by looking at the outside.

 

[GregC]

Damn, this is sad. I used to work with a lady based in NYC who knew him a bit (she also ran a bookstore with some friends), and she said he was just as you'd expect him to be in person--hilarious and, well, uncensored. I didn't catch his series often, but I really enjoyed them when I did.

 

[mellowinman]

I just posted on his FB page. It's a damn shame. I really enjoyed his world voice and view. That he was found by his one time hero and best friend Eric R. is heart wrenching.

That is extra sad.

 

[2saddleslab]

In the wake of Kate Spade and now Anthony, heard someone say "everyone has a cross or burden to bear that we [the public and/ or family & friends] might or might not be aware of, be kind."

 

[Gorn]

 

[farace]

I haven't seen any of his television shows, but he cemented a place in my heart with one particular chapter in Kitchen Confidential in which he described being in a sushi bar in Tokyo and giving the sushi chef free reign to serve him anything he wanted. The description of the joy and emotions and sensations . . . That chapter was phenomenal, and really distilled, for me, who Bourdain was. He seemed after that to pack twice as much life into every moment than the rest of us.

 

[Justinvs]

Very sad to hear this. I always enjoyed his shows when I had a chance to watch them. It's seems so inexplicable when you hear of someone who basically 'had it all' takes their own life, but I suppose it proves no one is immune to what life can throw against them. RIP