British GQ - 09.2019

Anthony Bourdain Remembered

You might not yet be ready for the GBBO tent, but this kit is half the battle

TASTE

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The Gadget

The Book

The chef, author and presenter memorialised on page by the people he inspired

● Anthony Bourdain

Remembered

(HarperCollins, £25)

is out now.

After fans were left heartbroken by his tragic death in June

2018, CNN – who sent 61-year-old Anthony Bourdain (above)

around the world for his superb series Parts Unknown – set up

a digital book of remembrance. What ensued was almost overwhelming:

thousands of posts flooded in from around the world for the man whose

force of personality (so ideally suited to the kind of first-person TV he

produced) made everyone feel they knew him. The desire for a more

permanent memorial led to this collection of photos and tributes, origi-

nally put in a book format for his daughter, Ariane.

Bourdain’s gift was to make programmes full of solace (a kind of

comfort food) whatever the mood of the viewer, sharing his joy in what

he discovered, but also the sense that anyone could, like him, just jump

on a plane and be there. His despatches never made anyone feel left

out of the party for being an armchair traveller. In fact, switch on any

of his shows for just a minute and you’re no

longer a mere sofa surfer: they make you feel

like you’re at the party.

“If I’m an advocate of anything,” he said,

“it’s to move, as far as you can, as much as

you can, across the ocean or simply across

the river. Walk in someone else’s shoes or

at least eat their food.” Sober and clean for

many years, but still the life and soul, it’s

impossible to imagine what was going on

in his mind when he took his own life, but

this is a book to have in your kitchen or by

your armchair and, like his prolific output, to

treasure. Olivia Cole

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