Anthony Bourdain Dead at 61 of apparent suicide

[pianoman9701]

When I first started selling exotic foods, his restaurant Les Halle was one of my accounts. Shortly after, he closed that restaurant as his TV career started to really take off. His expose on high end restaurant kitchens, Kitchen Confidential, made him a pariah among gourmet chefs across America and a household name among amateur gourmands, as he exposed a really dark underbelly of drugs, alcohol, and shoddy food practices by well-known restaurants. His is the latest suicide among those of quite a few top chefs over the last ten years. He personally suffered with addiction, at least during his active chef tenure. Who knows if this was a contributing factor in his death. RIP Tony. You taught us a lot.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44414747

[h20hunter]

I enjoyed his shows. For sure had his demons.

[jstone]

To many people with the demons now a days. sucks

[Fl0und3rz]

RIP.  My condolences.

[Blacklab]

A choice that is perment.

[Hilltop123]

Sorry to see this, enjoyed his show. He was the only liberal I could listen to.

[WapitiTalk1]

So sad in many ways.  The young daughter he left behind that now has to grow up without a dad is extremely sad. 

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/06/08/anthony-bourdain-contemplated-suicide-but-says-daughter-gave-him-reason-to-live-in-one-his-final-interviews.html

[ljsommer]

To many people with the demons now a days. sucks

His demons made him into the man he was, and his unwashed, direct and darkly poetic language, either written or spoken, was a direct result of his turbulent past.
Some people succumb to their demons, other people grow from fighting them. He was the latter. Sorry to see him go.

[johnnyaustin44]

Very unfortunate. Always enjoyed watching and listening to him. Loved how he did his own thing and spoke his mind.

[NRA4LIFE]

Sad news indeed.  I own all of his books except 1.  I believe my wife and I have watched every episode of all of his shows over the years.  RIP Tony.

[The scout]

Man he was my favorite to watch on any food travel kind of show. Rip

[Rubenation1981]

Just sucks. I appreciated his abilities and willingness to put it out there. Gone too soon. I hope his finds some peace.

[CAMPMEAT]

Selfish, his choice. I loved his shows. RIP.........

[magnanimous_j]

He was cut from the same cloth as Hunter Thompson and Ernest Hemingway; blunt and pragmatic. Fully aware of the ugliness of the world but still loved humanity deeply.

That must take a toll on people, because they all went the same way.

Also, the clam chowder recipe from his cookbook is the absolute best clam chowder I've ever had.

[runamuk]

He was the only reason to ever watch tv. I am kinda heartbroken. And have no reason to ever get tv now.

He made sense of a senseless world through food.