The 61-year old chef who became a famous critic and food commentator, Anthony Bourdain died on Friday, 8 June 2018. He was in Kaysersberg, small village in the Alsace region of France at the time of his death.
In the Dominican Republic he filmed an eclectic take on Dominican food for his “No Reservations” Travel Channel TV show. He indulged in Presidente beer at colmadones, tostones, Barra Payán smoothies, Boca Chica style fish, sancocho, suckling pig, langostinos, grilled shrimp, moro, roast pig, and more.
The No Reservations series ran for nine seasons from 2005-2012 and won the Emmy for outstanding cinematography for nonfiction programming in 2009 and 2011. In all, Bourdain filmed 142 episodes.
CNN confirmed that Bourdain had been found dead in his hotel room in Kayersberg, France on Friday, 8 June 2018 after an apparent suicide. Hollywood Reporter explained that though Bourdain appeared to have hanged himself, his exact cause of death is still under investigation.
Bourdain became famous after writing a piece that demystified chefs and that was published by The New Yorker. The chef and writer would become a world traveling storyteller best known for his honest reporting on far-flung places.
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11 June 2018
