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Posted on 7/19/24 at 5:38 pm to TSmith
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Get the cream sauce, get the dessert, etc. blah blah
At least he didn't have to stick around for the clogged arteries or diabetes
Posted on 7/19/24 at 5:40 pm to StanSmith
The episode of Archer that he was in, Live and Let Dine, was funny as hell.
His show within the show was called Bastard Chef.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 5:44 pm to skylane
seemed a bit eclectic and obviously often unhappy, but somehow charming and enjoyed the simple things in life, all at the same time
Posted on 7/19/24 at 5:45 pm to skylane
he probably both depending on he felt that day and what he thought of you.
he could come across as both pretentious and surprisingly down to earth
he could come across as both pretentious and surprisingly down to earth
Posted on 7/19/24 at 5:52 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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I didn't dislike him so much as I disliked the people who liked him.
This is often the case. I enjoyed bourdain’s book and no reservations quite a bit. It encouraged people to travel off well worn paths and that’s great.
It also encourage people to sniff their own farts about being a cool traveler and overlooking just having fun however you find it.
Bourdain plays well to the cynic in us. But sometimes I really do just want some helpful travel tips from Rick Steves as I take the gondola ride in Venice with a big shite eating tourist grin on my face.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:44 pm to ned nederlander
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It also encourage people to sniff their own farts about being a cool traveler
That is frickin disgusting .
Posted on 7/19/24 at 6:51 pm to Joshjrn
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I think we as a society have started to crab bucket
Oh shite, another trendy term to despise.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 7:17 pm to skylane
AB changed after he left the Travel Channel.
I liked his debut series A Cook's Tour (2002–2003) on Food Network. It was a stripped down, no-nonsense travel show that focused on food, people and culture. His cynical, quippy rhetoric paired well with the shows low-budget production quality.
No Reservations (2005–2012) on the Travel Channel was like a continuation of A Cook's Tour with AB eating and immersing himself in local food and culture. Some episodes missed their mark as they tried to incorporate too much artistry into the production. AB was still likeable but the cynicism and jokes seemed forced at times. You could tell multiple takes went into making each scene which gave the show a disingenuous feel, at times. This is still his best work. I enjoyed the emphasis of how diaspora can influence local cuisine and culture.
The Layover (2011–2013) Travel Channel : The production style didn't afford AB to express his typical personability. A lot of narration and voice overs detached him from the shiw.
Parts Unknown (2013–2018) CNN : This is where I think he began to unravel and become unlikeable. The theme of this series seemed to focus on how different we are from one another and how imperial colonialism ruined the cultures of indigenous people. These shows were far removed from the typical travel shows of his previous work. I didn't enjoy the guilt-ridden language and imagery every show seemed to echo. This is when I stopped looking at him as a guy with the coolest job and started seeing him as political shill.
I still think Anthony Bourdain's contributions to spreading food and culture are some of the most important in the modern culinary landscape. You cannot take away what he's done to promote food and cooking here in the U.S. around the world.
I don't judge him or his work on his one a moment of weakness. Depression and suicide are a very dark force that some cannot overcome.
I liked his debut series A Cook's Tour (2002–2003) on Food Network. It was a stripped down, no-nonsense travel show that focused on food, people and culture. His cynical, quippy rhetoric paired well with the shows low-budget production quality.
No Reservations (2005–2012) on the Travel Channel was like a continuation of A Cook's Tour with AB eating and immersing himself in local food and culture. Some episodes missed their mark as they tried to incorporate too much artistry into the production. AB was still likeable but the cynicism and jokes seemed forced at times. You could tell multiple takes went into making each scene which gave the show a disingenuous feel, at times. This is still his best work. I enjoyed the emphasis of how diaspora can influence local cuisine and culture.
The Layover (2011–2013) Travel Channel : The production style didn't afford AB to express his typical personability. A lot of narration and voice overs detached him from the shiw.
Parts Unknown (2013–2018) CNN : This is where I think he began to unravel and become unlikeable. The theme of this series seemed to focus on how different we are from one another and how imperial colonialism ruined the cultures of indigenous people. These shows were far removed from the typical travel shows of his previous work. I didn't enjoy the guilt-ridden language and imagery every show seemed to echo. This is when I stopped looking at him as a guy with the coolest job and started seeing him as political shill.
I still think Anthony Bourdain's contributions to spreading food and culture are some of the most important in the modern culinary landscape. You cannot take away what he's done to promote food and cooking here in the U.S. around the world.
I don't judge him or his work on his one a moment of weakness. Depression and suicide are a very dark force that some cannot overcome.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 7:27 pm to skylane
Awesome, one of his last stops was in Cajun Country!
Posted on 7/19/24 at 7:37 pm to skylane
His schtick was great for a couple years, but waned. His cadence in the voiceovers was remarkably formulaic and repetitive. Everything he did on No Reservations was produced professionally with handlers all along the way, with big budgets, but staged to the audience like he just so happened to stop by this great place in Morocco where he used to work with the owner's cousin in NY. All such bullshite after a while. That's not on Bourdain necessarily, it's on "reality TV" in general.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 8:41 pm to skylane
Piece of crap he was
Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:09 pm to tylerlsu2008
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This is a great quote.
He was an a-hole but so what? A lot of great, interesting people are.
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Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock in a mostly empty bar. Go somewhere you’ve never been. Listen to someone you think may have nothing in common with you. Order the steak rare. Eat an oyster. Have a Negroni. Have two. Be open to a world where you may not understand or agree with the person next to you, but have a drink with them anyways. Eat slowly. Tip your server. Check in on your friends. Check in on yourself. Enjoy the ride."
This is a great quote.
He was an a-hole but so what? A lot of great, interesting people are.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:15 pm to Odysseus32
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I’d like to try local food if I travel somewhere, but I’m not going to get upset at others if they don’t. I don’t care what another person eats.
Upset? No.
But I do find it beyond baffling that people will spend thousands of dollars to travel to only do overly produced, touristy things.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:17 pm to skylane
I liked him a lot.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:23 pm to skylane
Damn sure better than what we now have as celebrity chefs for the tv networks. He didn’t hide behind a network or the money man to hide the fact he could be an a-hole. He was a arse, that was the point. He also had common sense, one thing clearly lacking in a large group of Americans.
Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:24 pm to BigDropper
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AB changed after he left the Travel Channel.
I liked his debut series A Cook's Tour (2002–2003) on Food Network. It was a stripped down, no-nonsense travel show that focused on food, people and culture. His cynical, quippy rhetoric paired well with the shows low-budget production quality.
No Reservations (2005–2012) on the Travel Channel was like a continuation of A Cook's Tour with AB eating and immersing himself in local food and culture. Some episodes missed their mark as they tried to incorporate too much artistry into the production. AB was still likeable but the cynicism and jokes seemed forced at times. You could tell multiple takes went into making each scene which gave the show a disingenuous feel, at times. This is still his best work. I enjoyed the emphasis of how diaspora can influence local cuisine and culture.
The Layover (2011–2013) Travel Channel : The production style didn't afford AB to express his typical personability. A lot of narration and voice overs detached him from the shiw.
Parts Unknown (2013–2018) CNN : This is where I think he began to unravel and become unlikeable. The theme of this series seemed to focus on how different we are from one another and how imperial colonialism ruined the cultures of indigenous people. These shows were far removed from the typical travel shows of his previous work. I didn't enjoy the guilt-ridden language and imagery every show seemed to echo. This is when I stopped looking at him as a guy with the coolest job and started seeing him as political shill.
I still think Anthony Bourdain's contributions to spreading food and culture are some of the most important in the modern culinary landscape. You cannot take away what he's done to promote food and cooking here in the U.S. around the world.
I don't judge him or his work on his one a moment of weakness. Depression and suicide are a very dark force that some cannot overcome.
Good post. Parts Unknown still had some really good episodes imo
Obviously No Reservations was peak
This post was edited on 7/19/24 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 7/19/24 at 9:56 pm to Corinthians420
quote:I see a lot of hate for Parts Unknown, and while I somewhat understand the irritation for Tony at that point, I enjoyed watching his team, many of whom had been with him since they were newbies on Food Network, flex their editing skills, especially towards the tail end of the series.
Good post. Parts Unknown still had some really good episodes imo
Obviously No Reservations was peak
The Seattle episode, for example, in the last, or second to last season, is one of the most beautifully filmed and edited examples of cable television (or any other television), that I've ever seen.
Tony was mostly a dickbag, by that point, IRL, but I appreciate the creative freedom he allowed his team, and the skills they displayed.
eta- even when it was a demonstrably bad idea, like the 'backward' episode in Korea, he said, "frick it. Go for it." And as disjointed as that episode was the camera work was still stellar.
Disclaimer: my dad was a cameraman so I might nerd out on that shite a little too much.
This post was edited on 7/20/24 at 1:09 am
Posted on 7/19/24 at 10:04 pm to Tigris
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Oh shite, another trendy term to despise.
Trendy? That shite has been around for decades, at a minimum. It's ok to admit that you don't like it being turned on you, though
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