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| Anthony Bourdain: Why his travel shows had global appeal | Anthony Bourdain: Why his travel shows had global appeal |
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| Anthony Bourdain, who died on Friday, was not your average TV chef. You would not see him regularly standing in a studio, talking viewers through his steps as he threw small bowls of ingredients into a pan. | |
| This presenter was typically found on the road - and specifically on the road less travelled. You would find him eating street food in Peru or dining in people's homes in Haiti; he would turn up in post-Gaddafi Libya or the Democratic Republic of Congo. His shows were not straightforward holiday guides, but about delving headfirst into cultures and cuisines. | This presenter was typically found on the road - and specifically on the road less travelled. You would find him eating street food in Peru or dining in people's homes in Haiti; he would turn up in post-Gaddafi Libya or the Democratic Republic of Congo. His shows were not straightforward holiday guides, but about delving headfirst into cultures and cuisines. |
| His breakthrough book (Kitchen Confidential, 2000) was a tell-all memoir about working in haute cuisine and a huge bestseller, but it was the travel shows that earned him a truly global fan base. | His breakthrough book (Kitchen Confidential, 2000) was a tell-all memoir about working in haute cuisine and a huge bestseller, but it was the travel shows that earned him a truly global fan base. |
| He was the exuberant, enthusiastic and empathetic host of first A Cook's Tour, on the Food Network; then Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and The Layover on the Travel Channel; and finally Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on CNN, which he was filming when he was found dead in Paris, after an apparent suicide. | He was the exuberant, enthusiastic and empathetic host of first A Cook's Tour, on the Food Network; then Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and The Layover on the Travel Channel; and finally Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on CNN, which he was filming when he was found dead in Paris, after an apparent suicide. |
| The documentary-style programmes would see him eating his way around a country, uncovering talented local chefs, unusual dishes and particularly unique restaurants. Occasionally a celebrity would pop up along the way - Iggy Pop in Miami, Bill Murray in New York's Hudson Valley. All encounters were unscripted, he said. | The documentary-style programmes would see him eating his way around a country, uncovering talented local chefs, unusual dishes and particularly unique restaurants. Occasionally a celebrity would pop up along the way - Iggy Pop in Miami, Bill Murray in New York's Hudson Valley. All encounters were unscripted, he said. |
| "I'm not a Middle East expert. I'm not an Africa expert. I'm not a foreign policy wonk," Bourdain told Fast Company magazine in 2014. "But I see aspects of these countries that regular journalists don't. If we have a role, it's to put a face on people who you might not otherwise have seen or cared about." | "I'm not a Middle East expert. I'm not an Africa expert. I'm not a foreign policy wonk," Bourdain told Fast Company magazine in 2014. "But I see aspects of these countries that regular journalists don't. If we have a role, it's to put a face on people who you might not otherwise have seen or cared about." |
| Viewers appreciated this personal touch. Among the many tributes to him on social media, there were numerous tweets from people who liked that he did not waltz into a new place and attempt to sum it up neatly. | Viewers appreciated this personal touch. Among the many tributes to him on social media, there were numerous tweets from people who liked that he did not waltz into a new place and attempt to sum it up neatly. |
| In the Africa is a Country blog, which seeks to expose stereotypical and reductive representations of the continent, there is a 2013 article praising Bourdain's South Africa episode on the Parts Unknown series. | In the Africa is a Country blog, which seeks to expose stereotypical and reductive representations of the continent, there is a 2013 article praising Bourdain's South Africa episode on the Parts Unknown series. |
| "He seems uncharacteristically defeated or confounded by this place and its people. And that is fine," it says. | "He seems uncharacteristically defeated or confounded by this place and its people. And that is fine," it says. |
| (Though it notes that he does fall into some traps and awkward moments too.) | (Though it notes that he does fall into some traps and awkward moments too.) |
| Iran was the country that surprised him the most, Bourdain told National Geographic. | Iran was the country that surprised him the most, Bourdain told National Geographic. |
| "The people you meet, the mood, and the streets are very different than Iranian foreign policy and the Iran we have to deal with on a geopolitical level," he said. | "The people you meet, the mood, and the streets are very different than Iranian foreign policy and the Iran we have to deal with on a geopolitical level," he said. |
| His shows were not just about taking viewers to places they had never been, he also had a knack for taking local viewers along for the ride too. | His shows were not just about taking viewers to places they had never been, he also had a knack for taking local viewers along for the ride too. |
| Reza H Akbari, an Iranian-American writer and NGO worker, was among those who enjoyed watching his travels in Iran. | Reza H Akbari, an Iranian-American writer and NGO worker, was among those who enjoyed watching his travels in Iran. |
| "Thank you for dedicating your life to understanding & shedding light on the 'complicated' parts of our world," he tweeted. | "Thank you for dedicating your life to understanding & shedding light on the 'complicated' parts of our world," he tweeted. |
| The New Yorker once called him a "travelling statesman" - inspired by an episode in Vietnam where he dined with then-President Barack Obama - yet his language was rarely diplomatic and own political opinions regularly came crashing to the fore. | The New Yorker once called him a "travelling statesman" - inspired by an episode in Vietnam where he dined with then-President Barack Obama - yet his language was rarely diplomatic and own political opinions regularly came crashing to the fore. |
| He would sometimes launch into expletive-laden tirades about how countries have been mistreated by foreign powers - and locals often liked that too. | He would sometimes launch into expletive-laden tirades about how countries have been mistreated by foreign powers - and locals often liked that too. |