From what I’ve seen of Bourdain, I’d rather hang out with him than with the people whining about him on this thread.
I agree.
He can by a hypocritical assh*le. He admits as much.
He is perpetually pissed because he knows he’s NEVER going to write anything as good as ‘Kitchen Confidential’ again. But it *was* one of the most brilliant pieces of ‘working stiff’ writing, and one of the most interesting things anyone in this country has written in decades. Like a musician who has one brilliant tune that forever changes everything but somehow manages to not die of an overdose in the ensuing years, alive but knowing they’re NEVER going to write something that good again....
He is someone I would like to hang with while playing with extremely sharp objects, flame and extremely hot items, biohazardous materials, and expensive equipment under the influence of large amounts of alcohol (and other substances) while making snarky fun of other people.
He paid his dues and he knows how to write; I don’t have to agree with all of his politics to read him and learn when he talks about food and the people who prepare it.