6/21/2023 0 Comments Anthony bourdain around the world![]() ![]() ![]() But I couldn’t go back to TV, Tony wouldn’t be there. Suddenly rudderless, I embarked on a two year long downward spiral, solo day drinking while wallowing in a state of pathetic self-pity. For me Tony hadn’t just been a role model, he’d been my life’s work. He’d inspired people he never met to be curious and expand their world. By the end we’d filmed with President Obama at a noodle shop in Vietnam and Tony had practically been ordained a saint. Season after season the shows, the adventures, the stakes and Tony’s fame had all grown exponentially. ![]() Also, the part about Tony killing himself.įresh out of school I’d got a job logging tapes on Tony’s first show, A Cook’s Tour. Back then nobody knew who he was. I was struggling to write about having had the best job in the world, more than a decade of eating, drinking and traveling with Anthony Bourdain. From a larger-than-life Parts Unknown poster above the mantle, Tony stared down at me through thick black Persols. ![]()
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