Remembering Anthony Bourdain

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jun. 23, 2018 Food & Drink

The death of Anthony Bourdain is a loss felt around the world. His nomadic spirit redefined how many of us ate and traveled. We dug through the Good Food archives for Evan’s past interviews with Bourdain about everything from “Kitchen Confidential” to No Reservations. 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.

From this Episode:

2000: The first interview

After scouring the Good Food archives, the team unearthed the very first interview Bourdain did with Good Food in 2000. Photo by Rosalie Atkinson.

13 min

2004: 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 .”

6 min

2006: '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 “ Nasty Bits ” is a collection of essays...

8 min

2010: '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 ,”...

14 min

NYC's tribute to Tony

Notes on the windows of the now-shuttered Brasserie Les Halles in New York City. Photo by Nick Liao.

7 min

Guest 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.

9 min