Anthony Bourdain
Chef, author and travel documentarian
Anthony Bourdain was an American chef, author and television host. He wrote Kitchen Confidential and fronted well-known food and travel shows.
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American Born 1956 in New York City, United States Died 2018
About Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain (1956 to 2018) graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978. He worked in many restaurant kitchens and spent several years as executive chef of Brasserie Les Halles in Manhattan. A New Yorker essay in the late 1990s launched his writing career. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly followed in 2000 and became a New York Times bestseller. He went on to write more books, including the memoir A Cook's Tour, as well as novels and graphic novels. On television, he began with A Cook's Tour on the Food Network. He later hosted No Reservations and The Layover on the Travel Channel, then Parts Unknown on CNN. He died in June 2018 while filming in France.