earl broclo ESQ Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 In the modern day of "Reality" TV scams, there are few channels I can watch without rushing to the gun rack and putting the barrel in my mouth. One channel that I can usually rely on is The Travel Channel. Most of their talent can be a little too sugar coated for my bitter hateful heart, but one true master of television always brings faith back into my tv --Anthony Bourdain. I know his show is produced and scripted, but it doesn't matter. The dude holds down "reality" for me when it comes to how he writes. I also like how he calls people out on his show and talks shit. So I think this dude deserves some appreciation. One of the best shows on TV hands down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 agreed, every time I travel I try to think "What would Bourdain Do?". I always try to go to local spots and do what the locals do. I hate cheesy tourist stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 where i've always found dude and his lil show to be a good watch, i find him suspect as hell. he'd still be awesome either way. just sayin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I watch his show all the time. The man knows how to travel properly (cameras and crew aside) and has one of the coolest J-O-B's ever. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 i like the way he goes about cutting the bullshit and portrays the real essence of the people/places he visits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 snarky & funny fucker, i like him /nh his show/book is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 appreciated. dude rules nh love the episodes in asia: "oh wow—you have too much yang in your life" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 bourdain is pretty much my hero. i worked fine dining restaurants as a butcher, saucier, prep bitch, dishwasher, etc for about a decade. i've seen just about every side of the restaurant industry in America and his books and shows are so thoroughly on point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I bet Bourdain used to do a grip of Cocaine. Restaurants run on that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornbooth Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 ^i take it you haven't read kitchen confidential good readz... good eats... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Cocaine is considered coffee in the restaurant industry. Bourdain speaks openly about his past. To be honest, I have friends who while in Culinary school had him visit. From what I hear, the dude still parties like it's 1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Anthony Bourdain is the man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmEf-nnffRI Continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Awesome show Caught the ones whenhe was in India and anotherin Iran muthafuckin Iran son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornbooth Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 From what I hear, the dude still parties like it's 1983. i didnt have cable for a couple years so i didnt watch no reservations for a while until recently and was like wtf? he quit smoking, is now married and has a daughter, he mitta gone straight from what it looks. not sure tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomfoolery Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 hahahhaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarToTheGround Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Bourdain is the only celebrity i have the autograph of. He was doing a book signing down the street from an old job I had and one of the servers went to it and had him sign a food ticket for the cooks. I'll look for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trill Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Anthony Bourdain is the man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmEf-nnffRI Continue. "i'd like to say this is the first time i've cooked cocaine, but that's not exactly true" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projetmayhem Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Whilest i read that it sounded like he was saying it in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troofandroomaz Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Kitchen Confidential is great. Still fun to pick up anytime and read a chapter. And No Reservations has been on Netflix instawatch lately which is fucking great. i eat bread on my couch and imagine it's what he's eating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUST THE TIP Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 i ate belgium chocolates and frites with mayo today //bourdain wannabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms.seyer Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Bourdain is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaureguard Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 i secretly want him to be my dad. wait. no homo. this ones good: kinda behind the scenes stuff for his first couple seasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukiSukiNow Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 i love no reservations and i especially love how he sarcastically pokes fun of the food network chefs. however, i hated his episode on korea. it sucked and his stupid korean assistant is an idiot for showing him what she did or didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUST THE TIP Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 the chapter in kitchen confidential regarding why he originally wanted to be a chef is epic... he watched a chef fuck a scendelous freshly married woman n knew it was his calling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 appreciated....i found his show on accident almost a couple years ago when i was channel surfing. kitchen confidential is on my list of books to read. he has a good sense of humor. as i said before...appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deloner Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 DUDES COOL, SMOKES, DRINKS AND EATS BOMB FOOD. ** DIDNT HE QUIT SMOKING OR DRINKING LATELY? EH STILL A COOL DUDE IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolohe Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 i love no reservations and i especially love how he sarcastically pokes fun of the food network chefs. however, i hated his episode on korea. it sucked and his stupid korean assistant is an idiot for showing him what she did or didn't. are you familiar with korea? because i have a theory that most people like every episode of bourdain except the one he does in the city they're from. for example, my least favorite is hawaii, because i felt there was historically inaccurate info about the food and he went to more touristy restaurants than local spots. but overall i give the man his props. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaureguard Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 when he came to new orleans it was a shitty show. but its gotta be hard to make a good show about new orleans. treme sucks except for my tags that i see in it. kville sucked. meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 bourdain is pretty much my hero. i worked fine dining restaurants as a butcher, saucier, prep bitch, dishwasher, etc for about a decade. i've seen just about every side of the restaurant industry in America and his books and shows are so thoroughly on point. Pretty much this. Seems like a guy who just did things his way and that's why people love him. Good to see him getting his due. Did you know he wrote a sci-fi novel before Kitchen Confidential? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pornbooth Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 smash his wife... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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