Anthony Bourdain

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Anthony Bourdain (2014)

Anthony Michael Bourdain (born June 25, 1956 in New York City - † June 8, 2018 in Kaysersberg Vignoble , France ) was an American chef , writer and presenter of television documentaries .

life and career

Bourdain, of French descent, was born in New York City in 1956 to Pierre Bourdain (1929-1987), a Columbia Records manager , and Gladys Bourdain (nee Sacksman, 1934-2020), a journalist for the New York Times . He attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie and then trained as a chef at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America . After various positions in New York restaurants , he ran the Brasserie Les Halles there .

The success of his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential. What You Never Wanted to Know About Restaurants resulted in him receiving his own TV show on Food Network : A Cook's Tour , which aired in 35 episodes from 2002-2003. From 2005 he was the protagonist of another documentary series on US television with the title Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005-2012), which ran on German television under the title Anthony Bourdain - a question of taste . Other culinary programs followed such as The Layover (2011–2013) and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (from 2013); he was also a juror for the American edition of The Taste .

Bourdain published several books, but only a few cookbooks , mostly crime novels and factual reports. In his reports from the US and international cooking scene, he describes the background to everyday cooking for strangers. His novels, which are set in this milieu, also describe work in the kitchen and the world of gastronomy , especially in New York City.

Bourdain, who lived in New York City, was married to Nancy Putkoski from 1985 to 2005. In 2007 he married the Italian Ottavia Busia. The couple divorced in 2016; the connection resulted in a daughter. From 2017 he dated the Italian actress Asia Argento .

Bourdain was in France for filming his TV series Parts Unknown when he was found dead after suicide in his hotel room in Kaysersberg Vignoble on June 8, 2018 .

Cooking stations

  • New York City's Supper Club
  • One Fifth Avenue, New York
  • Sullivan's, New York
  • Brasserie Les Halles, New York

Works

Fiction :

Culinary :

  • Confessions from a Chef. What you never wanted to know about restaurants (Kitchen Confidential, Bloomsbury, New York 2000). From the American by Dinka Mrkowatschki, Karl Blessing Verlag; Goldmann TB, Munich 2001, ISBN 978-3-442-45523-2 .
  • Little mess. A collection of culinary texts (The nasty bits) . Heyne, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-453-40487-8 .
  • A chef travels the world. On the hunt for total indulgence (A Cook's Tour) . Goldmann, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-442-45742-7 .
  • No reservations. Around the World on an Empty Stomach . Bloomsbury Books, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7475-9412-3 .
  • Typhoid Mary. An Urban Historical . Bloomsbury Books, London 2005, ISBN 978-0-7475-6687-8 .
  • A little bloody. New confessions. Blessing, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-89667-442-5 .
  • That's how I cook. At Les Halles, New York. Blessing, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-89667-269-8 .

Television broadcasts

  • Bourdain's successful book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly served as the template for a sitcom on FOX . The figure of Jack Bourdain was loosely based on that of the actual Bourdain.
  • His book A Cook's Tour was made in conjunction with the television program of the same name that aired on the Food Network .
  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005–2012) was broadcast in the US on the Travel Channel and shown as Anthony Bourdain - a question of taste in Germany on DMAX . Under the same title, DMAX also showed the episodes of the A Cook's Tour series , which were created in 2000 and 2001. In these programs, Bourdain traveled around the world and presented the food culture of the respective region.
  • The Simpsons : Guest Appearance (23.5) - FoodFellas (The Food Wife)
  • From 2013 to 2018 he was the presenter of the culinary travel show Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on CNN .

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kim Severson, Matthew Haag and Alissa J. Rubin: Anthony Bourdain, Chef, Travel Host and Author, Is Dead at 61 . In: The New York Times . June 8, 2018 ( nytimes.com ).
  2. ^ Transcript for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown - Jerusalem. Retrieved August 4, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Anthony Bourdain shows off romance with Italian star Asia Argento foxnews.com, May 16, 2017, English
  4. ↑ "celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain is dead" , Die Welt , 8 June 2018
personal data
SURNAME Bourdain, Anthony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bourdain, Anthony Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chef, author, and television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 2018
Place of death Kaysersberg Vignoble , Haut-Rhin , France