Anthony Bourdain

@T.v. Personality, Life Achievements and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Anthony Bourdain was a celebrity chef and the author of ‘Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly’ Cancer Celebrities Suicide New York American Food Experts Chefs Writers Known to most Americans as the author of the bestseller, ‘Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly’, Anthony Bourdain was more than a famous chef-cum-author. He became a household name with the success of the book which led to offers to host television programs. In the travel and food show ‘A Cook’s Tour’, aired on Food Network, he traveled to several exotic locations all over the world in search of the perfect meal. The popularity of this show, in turn, resulted in the ‘Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations’ show on the Discovery Traveling and Living Channel. He also served as a judge on the cookery competition reality show, ‘Top Chef’ on several seasons, once judging the episode on exotic ingredients like alligator, abaloe and eel. The world famous chef was nothing like other celebrity chefs who were well-dressed, cheerful and polite—on the contrary, he was blunt and liberal in his usage of offensive language. He was a big time drinker and smoker and unabashedly candid about his past addiction to cocaine, heroin and cannabis. The bold cook also courted controversy by openly criticizing celebrity chefs like Paula Deen, Sandra Lee and Alice Waters. He was also notorious for his negative comments on vegetarianism and veganism.

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Birthday: June 25, 1956 Died on: June 8, 2018 Nationality: American Famous: Author, T.v. Personality, Food Experts, Chefs, Writers City/State: New Yorkers Spouses: Nancy Putkoski (m.1985–2005), Ottavia Busia (m.2007–2016) Known as: Anthony Bourdain Information Detail Birthday June 25, 1956 Died on June 8, 2018 Nationality American Famous Author, T.v. Personality, Food Experts, Chefs, Writers City/State New Yorkers Spouses Nancy Putkoski (m.1985–2005), Ottavia Busia (m.2007–2016) Known as Anthony Bourdain Childrens Ariane Bourdain Universities Englewood School for Boys Vassar College Culinary Institute of America Cause of death Suicide Birth Place New York City Height 193cm Gender Male Father Pierre Bourdain Mother Gladys Bourdain Sun Sign Cancer Born in New York City Famous as Chef, Author, T.V. Personality Died at Age 61

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Anthony Bourdain married his high school girlfriend, Nancy Putkoski, in 1985. The marriage lasted for 20 years and ended in a divorce in 2005. Unsplash Personal Life

He married Ottavia Busia on April 20, 2007. Together, the couple had a daughter named Ariane, born in 2007. They divorced amicably in 2016. Unsplash Personal Life

Anthony Bourdain committed suicide on June 8, 2018, in his hotel room in Strasbourg, France. At the time of his death, he was working on an episode of his CNN show “Parts Unknown”. Unsplash Personal Life

Anthony Bourdain was born to Pierre and Gladys Bourdain. His mother worked as an editor for The New York Times. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He went to the Dwight Englewood School for boys and graduated in 1973. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He enrolled at Vassar College but dropped out after two years to pursue a career in cooking. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the Culinary Institute of America and graduated in 1978. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He worked at various restaurants like Supper Club, One Fifth Avenue and Sullivan’s in New York for years before finally getting the position of executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in 1998. Unsplash Career

He published his first book, ‘Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly’ in 2000. He revealed the details of the inner working conditions of kitchens in restaurants in this book which became a bestseller. Unsplash Career

The success of his book led to an offer to host a travel and food show on the Food Network. In ‘A Cook’s Tour’, he visited exotic locations worldwide and tried out the local foods. The show ran for two seasons in 2001 and 2002. Unsplash Career

He published ‘A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines’ in 2001 in which he wrote about his travels to different places and his experiments with exotic cuisines. Unsplash Career

In 2005, he hosted another travel and food show, ‘Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations’ on the Travel Channel. It had a format similar to ‘A Cook’s Tour’ in which Anthony visits countries all over the world and samples local cuisine. Unsplash Career

He was famous for authoring several bestselling non-fiction books like ‘Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly’ and ‘A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal’. Unsplash Major Works

A much sought after host of food and travel shows, his shows ‘A Cook's Tour’, ‘Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations’, and ‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’ were considered his major achievements. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 25, 1956
Died on	June 8, 2018
Nationality	American
Famous	Author, T.v. Personality, Food Experts, Chefs, Writers
City/State	New Yorkers
Spouses	Nancy Putkoski (m.1985–2005), Ottavia Busia (m.2007–2016)
Known as	Anthony Bourdain
Childrens	Ariane Bourdain
Universities	Englewood School for Boys Vassar College Culinary Institute of America
Cause of death	Suicide
Birth Place	New York City
Height	193cm
Gender	Male
Father	Pierre Bourdain
Mother	Gladys Bourdain
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	New York City
Famous as	Chef, Author, T.V. Personality
Died at Age	61

Anthony Bourdain

American

Jun 25, 1956

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New York City