Mr. Bourdain

Ever since I saw him on television, I knew I was already a big fan. I would be very happy to spend a whole day sitting on a couch and just listening to his words.

Anthony Bourdain is not a man of few words. He talks A LOT! His honest way of talking might be a little bit offensive sometimes, but in a strange way, pleases my ears. :P

I looooove the way he arranges words... I think he could be a great copywriter, seriously! He will let you know why you should try to eat a simple meal like Babi Guling (No Reservations: in Bali) not by saying "It's delicious".. He has his own way.

"I need this stuff now. I'm not happy without it. Well... a part of me would like to stay here eat pig until I lose consciousness, but there's a lot more to do and see."

One of my personal favorite episodes of No Reservations is when he sent back to his kitchen because an unknown guy sent him an email questioning his cooking ability. Then  he went  back to his French style restaurant in New York City where he last worked as an executive chef for nearly a decade, Brasserie Les Halles. He seemed like he's too old to do stuff like reading a small piece of ticket. He moaned every time he got to kneel down to grab ingredients out of a dark low fridge. But he admitted it by saying: "I'm a cook with special needs tonight".

Despite the kitchen managerial complexity which felt different then when he was younger,  It's proven that he's not just a randomly selected host, traveling the world, eating and drinking and giving away any possible opinions. He knows his stuff very well. He is a chef.

Whatever he is... a traveler, a writer, a chef... I'm a big fan. Enough said.



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