Yesterday would have been Anthony Bourdain’s 68th birthday. Instead June 25 is now observed as “Anthony Bourdain Day” in honor of the beloved celebrity chef.
Bourdain was executive chef at New York’s Les Halles restaurant, but his popularity exploded with his first book Kitchen Confidential.
Then came the Food Network TV show, then more TV on The Travel Channel and CNN.
Yet somehow he had resisted the idea of publishing a cookbook until 2004They finally came out with Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Cookbook
Somehow in the 20 years since I did this interview I had forgotten how witty and charming Anthony Bourdain could be
So come back with me now to 2004, and my conversation with Anthony Bourdain.
Anthony Bourdain took his own life on June 8, 2018 while on location in France for his TV show “Parts Unknown.”