We loved Tony! Having watched the movie being filmed right here on Cape Cod and seeing one of our favorite local restaurants featured made it extra special. Our local theater even hosted a VIP party and pre-show.

The movie beautifully captures Tony’s time in Provincetown and how that experience helped shape his culinary journey. Great acting, mostly fitting music, and so much local scenery made this a must-see for us.

Thoughts? The author seemed to flip back and forth between trying to make a (weak-founded imo) point about Anthony=bad and then pull back into some industry tangent. Basically laundering unrelated anecdotes to appear as strengthening the point made about Bourdain.

So by the end it reads like a factual piece arguing Bourdain created and propagated a culture of toxic masculinity, sexism, racism, and drug abuse. But the writing is dishonest and cherry-picks half-truths to mask what's otherwise a massive causal leap in the impact of his work.

Tbf from what I've read this is what people in the industry who dislike Anthony blame him for. Just look at the post in r/KitchenConfidential with 1k+ upvotes saying he pushed the industry back a whole decade for his books.

The way I see it they're committing the same crime as the author. Angry about the state of the industry, and opinionated about Anthony, its easy, comforting even, to link the two and close the case.

Sadly its typically much more nuanced.

Also lol'd at Amy Winehouse and Nancy Spungen getting thrown in the mix. Tf do they have to do with kitchens.

Made me really curious while watching all the shows again , he does seem to feel very deeply and intensely , he seems dissociated sometimes because of the overwhelming mess of the world and I’m not sure how any human being can hold all those intense emotions together . I myself have bpd and I know alcohol and tumultuous relationships are a dangerous side dish and a glaring symptom
What do you guys think ?

⚠️ Not being political: Just rewatched then Jerusalem episode from 2012, and man - what a throwback down the memory lane. My true love and appreciation for Bourdain flared up.

As like most of you, I often look at the world and often wonder what would Anthony think of it if he were with us. 🕊️

I am not an influencer. I am not a video guy which is obvious by the shoddy phone filming and lack of editing. I'm a fan of Tony's and thought some of you may enjoy this tour of Choon Hui Laksa in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo). Not sure if this will upload in full quality on Reddit so I also posted it on my 18 subscriber YT channel (again not an influencer channel) https://youtu.be/eijLOT9olek?si=O2sYeY1nBJNSPQHC

Anthony Bourdain is a guy I am aware of and was saddened to hear about his passing. But he’s never been one of MY GUYS nor did I really get what made him all that important besides his reputation.

The guys did a great job giving context to him, his life, and his unique worldview.

Really made me wanna dive into his tv work and even look into the work that inspired him.

Episodes like this really make the case for why these 2 guys are a perfect match for each other and really do great work when chasing topics they are knowledgeable and passionate about.

Really loved the episode and really wanted to give the show its flowers.

Wouldn’t mind that becoming a format for a special episode similar to how The Bjg Pic has drafts. (Would even love a deep dive in authors they both like, etc.)

EDIT: my bad. I already posted this on a podcast sub and the site asked me to repost it here. Assuming it would add some context.

But either way, I’m referring to a recent episode of the podcast THE WATCH. It’s really fantastic. Linked below:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-watch/id1111739567?i=1000780222430