CNN’s Anthony Bourdain Dead at 61
By Jack Davis
June 8, 2018 at 8:22am
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who explored the globe’s out-of-the-mainstream foods for CNN viewers, has died at the age of 61, CNN announced Friday. Bourdain reportedly took his own life.
“It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the network said in a statement.
“His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time,” the statement said.
Bourdain was in France for an upcoming episode of his show, “Parts Unknown.” CNN announced that Bourdain was found unresponsive in his hotel room by French chef Eric Ripert.
Bourdain’s rise to fame began in 1999, according to Page Six. That year, he wrote an article titled “Don’t Eat Before Reading This,” which was published by The New Yorker. That laid the foundation for “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly,” a 2000 best-seller that made him an international celebrity.
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Poster Comment:
Another one bites the dust.