20 Wild Facts about the Late Anthony Bourdain

Toonacious Published 07/13/2022 in ftw

Anthony Bourdain was a well-known American chef, who also became famous for his writing and travel documentaries.

The guy was a living legend and we've collected some facts that are just as intriguing as the man himself. Enjoy.

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"Anthony Bourdain's show "Parts Unknown" composed their own music to fit the mood of the scene." - u/dwash714
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"There is a heart-shaped red tomato named after Anthony Bourdain." - u/enginegeek
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"Anthony Bourdain at times wouldn't name the places he'd visit while filming. He did this sometimes to prevent tourists from turning a bar or restaurant into a tourist trap after filming there." - u/Barleynots
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"Ever since he was a kid Anthony Bourdain wanted to write comics, and actually got a chance to do so for DC." - u/Two_Faced_Harvey
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"An 86-year-old wrote an upbeat review for her local paper about a new Olive Garden. She was mercilessly mocked by the Internet. Anthony Bourdain thought she had a valuable POV on small town dining. So he published a book of her reviews." - u/dickfromaccounting
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"When chef Anthony Bourdain visited a "Government Authorized" Bhang Shop in Rajasthan, India the proprietor described his strongest bhang lassi (cannabis drink) as "full power, 24 hour, no toilet, no shower." - u/vabanque
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"Anthony Bourdain got a parasite from eating a raw warthog's anus, which had just expelled feces." - u/firmkillernate
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"Anthony Bourdain trained and competed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu." - u/irvwash24
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"Bradley Cooper portrayed Anthony Bourdain in the 2005 series "Kitchen Confidential" based on the book by Bourdain, which had tips such as not ordering fish on Mondays." - u/TheDood715
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"Anthony Bourdain loved the American Waffle House." - u/sconnie1046
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"Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan wrote the theme tune for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown." - u/ChainLadderGang
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"On his show, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain enjoyed a traditional Inuit meal consisting of raw seal meat, organs, eyeball, and blood." - u/veryawesomeguy
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"Chef Anthony Bourdain had a kitchen knife custom-forged from a Meteorite." - u/sandcannon
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"Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, and Andrew Zimmern have all been disgusted with the smell and/or taste of Hákarl (Icelandic fermented shark dish)." - u/makemetwoeggs
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"Anthony Bourdain was a heroin addict." - u/Predatormagnet
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"Anthony Bourdain claimed that the worst thing he'd ever eaten was a Chicken McNugget." - u/vamosbravos
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"On an episode of "No Reservations" in Haiti, Anthony Bourdain buys out an entire food stand to feed hungry onlookers which leads to a fight breaking out among the crowd." - u/veryawesomeguy
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"Anthony Bourdain's graphic novel is about a renegade sushi chef." - u/gorged_on_truffles
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"Anthony Bourdain was trapped in Beirut for over a week during the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon War." -u/deleted
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"Anthony Bourdain had a role in the movie adaptation of the game Far Cry." - u/GoodGuyGregsCousin

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"Anthony Bourdain's show "Parts Unknown" composed their own music to fit the mood of the scene." - u/dwash714
2.
"There is a heart-shaped red tomato named after Anthony Bourdain." - u/enginegeek
3.
"Anthony Bourdain at times wouldn't name the places he'd visit while filming. He did this sometimes to prevent tourists from turning a bar or restaurant into a tourist trap after filming there." - u/Barleynots
4.
"Ever since he was a kid Anthony Bourdain wanted to write comics, and actually got a chance to do so for DC." - u/Two_Faced_Harvey
5.
"An 86-year-old wrote an upbeat review for her local paper about a new Olive Garden. She was mercilessly mocked by the Internet. Anthony Bourdain thought she had a valuable POV on small town dining. So he published a book of her reviews." - u/dickfromaccounting
6.
"When chef Anthony Bourdain visited a "Government Authorized" Bhang Shop in Rajasthan, India the proprietor described his strongest bhang lassi (cannabis drink) as "full power, 24 hour, no toilet, no shower." - u/vabanque
7.
"Anthony Bourdain got a parasite from eating a raw warthog's anus, which had just expelled feces." - u/firmkillernate
8.
"Anthony Bourdain trained and competed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu." - u/irvwash24
9.
"Bradley Cooper portrayed Anthony Bourdain in the 2005 series "Kitchen Confidential" based on the book by Bourdain, which had tips such as not ordering fish on Mondays." - u/TheDood715
10.
"Anthony Bourdain loved the American Waffle House." - u/sconnie1046
11.
"Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan wrote the theme tune for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown." - u/ChainLadderGang
12.
"On his show, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain enjoyed a traditional Inuit meal consisting of raw seal meat, organs, eyeball, and blood." - u/veryawesomeguy
13.
"Chef Anthony Bourdain had a kitchen knife custom-forged from a Meteorite." - u/sandcannon
14.
"Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, and Andrew Zimmern have all been disgusted with the smell and/or taste of Hákarl (Icelandic fermented shark dish)." - u/makemetwoeggs
15.
"Anthony Bourdain was a heroin addict." - u/Predatormagnet
16.
"Anthony Bourdain claimed that the worst thing he'd ever eaten was a Chicken McNugget." - u/vamosbravos
17.
"On an episode of "No Reservations" in Haiti, Anthony Bourdain buys out an entire food stand to feed hungry onlookers which leads to a fight breaking out among the crowd." - u/veryawesomeguy
18.
"Anthony Bourdain's graphic novel is about a renegade sushi chef." - u/gorged_on_truffles
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"Anthony Bourdain was trapped in Beirut for over a week during the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon War." -u/deleted
20.
"Anthony Bourdain had a role in the movie adaptation of the game Far Cry." - u/GoodGuyGregsCousin

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1. "Anthony Bourdain's show "Parts Unknown" composed their own music to fit the mood of the scene." - u/dwash714

2. "There is a heart-shaped red tomato named after Anthony Bourdain." - u/enginegeek

3. "Anthony Bourdain at times wouldn't name the places he'd visit while filming. He did this sometimes to prevent tourists from turning a bar or restaurant into a tourist trap after filming there." - u/Barleynots

4. "Ever since he was a kid Anthony Bourdain wanted to write comics, and actually got a chance to do so for DC." - u/Two_Faced_Harvey

5. "An 86-year-old wrote an upbeat review for her local paper about a new Olive Garden. She was mercilessly mocked by the Internet. Anthony Bourdain thought she had a valuable POV on small town dining. So he published a book of her reviews." - u/dickfromaccounting

6. "When chef Anthony Bourdain visited a "Government Authorized" Bhang Shop in Rajasthan, India the proprietor described his strongest bhang lassi (cannabis drink) as "full power, 24 hour, no toilet, no shower." - u/vabanque

7. "Anthony Bourdain got a parasite from eating a raw warthog's anus, which had just expelled feces." - u/firmkillernate

8. "Anthony Bourdain trained and competed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu." - u/irvwash24

9. "Bradley Cooper portrayed Anthony Bourdain in the 2005 series "Kitchen Confidential" based on the book by Bourdain, which had tips such as not ordering fish on Mondays." - u/TheDood715

10. "Anthony Bourdain loved the American Waffle House." - u/sconnie1046

11. "Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan wrote the theme tune for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown." - u/ChainLadderGang

12. "On his show, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain enjoyed a traditional Inuit meal consisting of raw seal meat, organs, eyeball, and blood." - u/veryawesomeguy

13. "Chef Anthony Bourdain had a kitchen knife custom-forged from a Meteorite." - u/sandcannon

14. "Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, and Andrew Zimmern have all been disgusted with the smell and/or taste of Hákarl (Icelandic fermented shark dish)." - u/makemetwoeggs

15. "Anthony Bourdain was a heroin addict." - u/Predatormagnet

16. "Anthony Bourdain claimed that the worst thing he'd ever eaten was a Chicken McNugget." - u/vamosbravos

17. "On an episode of "No Reservations" in Haiti, Anthony Bourdain buys out an entire food stand to feed hungry onlookers which leads to a fight breaking out among the crowd." - u/veryawesomeguy

18. "Anthony Bourdain's graphic novel is about a renegade sushi chef." - u/gorged_on_truffles

19. "Anthony Bourdain was trapped in Beirut for over a week during the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon War." -u/deleted

20. "Anthony Bourdain had a role in the movie adaptation of the game Far Cry." - u/GoodGuyGregsCousin

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1.
"Anthony Bourdain's show "Parts Unknown" composed their own music to fit the mood of the scene." - u/dwash714

2.
"There is a heart-shaped red tomato named after Anthony Bourdain." - u/enginegeek

3.
"Anthony Bourdain at times wouldn't name the places he'd visit while filming. He did this sometimes to prevent tourists from turning a bar or restaurant into a tourist trap after filming there." - u/Barleynots

4.
"Ever since he was a kid Anthony Bourdain wanted to write comics, and actually got a chance to do so for DC." - u/Two_Faced_Harvey

5.
"An 86-year-old wrote an upbeat review for her local paper about a new Olive Garden. She was mercilessly mocked by the Internet. Anthony Bourdain thought she had a valuable POV on small town dining. So he published a book of her reviews." - u/dickfromaccounting

6.
"When chef Anthony Bourdain visited a "Government Authorized" Bhang Shop in Rajasthan, India the proprietor described his strongest bhang lassi (cannabis drink) as "full power, 24 hour, no toilet, no shower." - u/vabanque

7.
"Anthony Bourdain got a parasite from eating a raw warthog's anus, which had just expelled feces." - u/firmkillernate

8.
"Anthony Bourdain trained and competed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu." - u/irvwash24

9.
"Bradley Cooper portrayed Anthony Bourdain in the 2005 series "Kitchen Confidential" based on the book by Bourdain, which had tips such as not ordering fish on Mondays." - u/TheDood715

10.
"Anthony Bourdain loved the American Waffle House." - u/sconnie1046

11.
"Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan wrote the theme tune for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown." - u/ChainLadderGang

12.
"On his show, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain enjoyed a traditional Inuit meal consisting of raw seal meat, organs, eyeball, and blood." - u/veryawesomeguy

13.
"Chef Anthony Bourdain had a kitchen knife custom-forged from a Meteorite." - u/sandcannon

14.
"Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, and Andrew Zimmern have all been disgusted with the smell and/or taste of Hákarl (Icelandic fermented shark dish)." - u/makemetwoeggs

15.
"Anthony Bourdain was a heroin addict." - u/Predatormagnet

16.
"Anthony Bourdain claimed that the worst thing he'd ever eaten was a Chicken McNugget." - u/vamosbravos

17.
"On an episode of "No Reservations" in Haiti, Anthony Bourdain buys out an entire food stand to feed hungry onlookers which leads to a fight breaking out among the crowd." - u/veryawesomeguy

18.
"Anthony Bourdain's graphic novel is about a renegade sushi chef." - u/gorged_on_truffles

19.
"Anthony Bourdain was trapped in Beirut for over a week during the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon War." -u/deleted

20.
"Anthony Bourdain had a role in the movie adaptation of the game Far Cry." - u/GoodGuyGregsCousin