Anthony Bourdain RIP

bluegrace

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain

Devastated to hear this news.

Thoughts_Arrive

RIP.
Never knew how much he loved my city...
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/bigger-than-life-australian-chefs-foodies-mourn-anthony-bourdain-20180609-p4zkie.html

brianlux

There's been mention of this on other food threads but this deserves its own thread so thank you, bluegrace.  Depression is so widespread these days.  We can talk all day about why that is, but the bottom line is, there seems to be more depression and anxiety than ever-- and I don't think just because there are more people than ever, I think by percentage both are higher.  I have dealt with both for about 25 years and have been lucky (one or two times by sheer dumb luck) to have survived thus far, so I try to lend an ear and be supportive of others who struggle with these afflictions.  I'm very saddened that Anthony Bourdain fell prey to the demons that haunted him.  Apparently he hanged himself with little preparation or premeditation to the act.  One brief period of extreme distress may be what did him in.  It's so important to reach out to others or at the very least call an emergency hot line. 

R.I.P Anthony Bourdain.

OceanInDisguise13

This made me very sad. I have been a fan of his for a long time. May he rest in peace.

tempo_n_groove

Drove by there today. It’s become a memorial for him. 

mcgruff10

I was extremely saddened when I read this news.  RIP

Bentleyspop

https://youtu.be/qF7SRQFd49E

Thoughts_Arrive

brianlux said:

There's been mention of this on other food threads but this deserves its own thread so thank you, bluegrace.  Depression is so widespread these days.  We can talk all day about why that is, but the bottom line is, there seems to be more depression and anxiety than ever-- and I don't think just because there are more people than ever, I think by percentage both are higher.  I have dealt with both for about 25 years and have been lucky (one or two times by sheer dumb luck) to have survived thus far, so I try to lend an ear and be supportive of others who struggle with these afflictions.  I'm very saddened that Anthony Bourdain fell prey to the demons that haunted him.  Apparently he hanged himself with little preparation or premeditation to the act.  One brief period of extreme distress may be what did him in.  It's so important to reach out to others or at the very least call an emergency hot line. 

R.I.P Anthony Bourdain.

We're becoming more and more disconnected as a society and mental illness/substance abuse/internet addiction is the result.

Thoughts_Arrive

Funny I post the above as I am revising my lecture content for an exam and this link was embedded...
https://nowthisnews.com/videos/news/johann-hari-thinks-everything-we-know-about-depression-could-be-wrong

igotid88

https://youtu.be/z-WUAAL6fw4

brianlux

A woman I know asked another lady she ran into if she had heard about Anthony Bourdain's death.  The other woman began to cry and pulled out her phone and showed a picture of her and Bourdain together.  He was a good friend of hers.  That really go to me. 

23scidoo

I was very suprised when i hear for this..RIP

HesCalledDyer

I love that he always seemed approachable and never really had a smug attitude.  Maybe that's just what we saw on television but I'd like to believe that he was genuinely a humble guy that just wanted to have good conversation with a backdrop of great food and a cold drink.  The man made a life out of something almost all of us would love to do - travel, eat, drink, shoot the shit, and laugh.  The whos, wheres, & whats were all irrelevant.

PJ_Soul

This is extremely sad... This one is kind of extra sad/lossy for me; the intellectual qualities that he embodied and extolled so publicly and widely are especially rare and precious IMO, and I don't feel like we can spare anyone who has them before their time.

Dr.Teeth and the Electric Mayh

PJ_Soul said:

This is extremely sad... This one is kind of extra sad/lossy for me; the intellectual qualities that he embodied and extolled so publicly and widely are especially rare and precious IMO, and I don't feel like we can spare anyone who has them before their time.

Ditto. This hurts the heart. 

SomethingCreative

been losing to many brilliant souls lately... RIP Anthony.  I never knew you, not even close.  But man did you have a seemingly direct link into my soul.

igotid88

Ed dedicated Long Road to him and to David and Andy Spade who lost Kate Spade last week as well

FactoryMan93

I was shocked by this. I do not watch any TV, other than sports, but his shows whether it was No Reservations, the Layover, or Parts Unknown were shows that I did not miss. I felt I knew him, and he was such an inspiration to me. An inspiration not only in the sense of travel but that you should not be scared to try new things, meet other people. I come from a sheltered childhood. My early school days, everybody was white and when I went to high school and I was thrown in with every culture imaginable and I did not fit it. This put a strain on me. Anthony's shows allowed me to realise that not everybody is out to get you.

bluegrace

I feel that way too, like I knew him, of course I didn't, but I think that's the way he made people feel.

F Me In The Brain

”One constant, then and now, is my still ironclad ground rule regarding music both during and after work: In any kitchen where I am in control, there is a strict NO Billy Joel, NO Grateful Dead policy. If you are seen visibly enjoying either act, whether during or even after your working hours, you can clean out your locker now. You’re fired.”

dankind

F Me In The Brain said:

”One constant, then and now, is my still ironclad ground rule regarding music both during and after work: In any kitchen where I am in control, there is a strict NO Billy Joel, NO Grateful Dead policy. If you are seen visibly enjoying either act, whether during or even after your working hours, you can clean out your locker now. You’re fired.”