Good Food
Anthony Bourdain’s enduring legacy
Now that Anthony Bourdain’s final season of Parts Unknown is airing on television, we revisit some of Bourdain's classic interviews with Good Food over the course of the chef’s landmark career. Plus, a visit to a remarkable memorial in New York.
By Evan Kleiman • • 56m ListenNow that Anthony Bourdain’s final season of Parts Unknown is airing on television, we revisit some of Bourdain's classic interviews with Good Food over the course of the chef’s landmark career. Plus, a visit to a remarkable memorial in New York. Also, we learn more about Tony’s love of punk rock from his 2010 appearance on KCRW’s Guest DJ Project.
In this episode
6 stories2000: The first interview
In 1999, Anthony Bourdain wrote an article for the New Yorker titled, “ Don’t eat before reading this .” This essay would go on to become the chef’s first book, “ Kitchen Confidential .”
Read the story13 min2004: Les Halles Cookbook
In 2004, Evan sat down with Anthony Bourdain to talk about “ Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking .”
Read the story6 min2006: 'Nasty Bits' and beyond
The wild success of “ Kitchen Confidential ” gave Anthony Bourdain the ability to travel, eat, watch and write for a living. His book “ The Nasty Bits ” is a collection of essays diving deeper into the food world and all of its indiscretions.
Read the story8 min2010: 'Medium Raw' and turning chefs into rockstars
Although he always considered himself an outsider, Bourdain seemed to have an insider’s look at the culinary world. In 2010, he stopped by KCRW to talk about “ Medium Raw ,” his memoir and follow-up to the bestselling “ Kitchen Confidential .”
Read the story14 minNYC's tribute to Tony
Soon after the news of Anthony Bourdain’s death filtered out across the world, a spontaneous memorial sprung up in New York.
Read the story6 minGuest DJ Project: Anthony Bourdain
In 2010, Anthony Bourdain visited KCRW’s Guest DJ Project to discuss his punk rock fandom as well as a few songs that were particularly formative in his life.
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