I prefer to remember people on their birthdays than their death days but since I saw folks giving Bourdain his roses today, 6 years after he left us. Here’s a gift link to what I wrote then

Opinion | Anthony Bourdain Was the Kind of ‘Bad Boy’ We Need More Of (Published 2018)

He was never afraid to speak plainly about injustice or to stand up for marginalized people.

Thank you for sharing! I don’t typically get personally invested in celebrities and never used to understand the way some people grieve over celebrities they don’t know, but his loss was the first I really felt. 💔 Parts Unknown is still the #1 show I recommend to everyone I know.

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💔 Robin Williams might have been speaking of Mr. Bourdain (as well as, of course, himself) when he said, "You don't fake depression, you fake being okay."

Thank you so much for sharing this. It took me a long time to be able to watch him again. Here is part of what I wrote when I heard the news 6 years ago: Anthony Bourdain was a meticulous, thought-provoking storyteller. He cared about food, music, writing, and (most of all) people. We will miss him.

I didn't yet know who you were when he died. Beautiful writing, glad I got to follow you on this website and that you shared this.

He seemed like a legitimately good dude. The problem I find is that good people are often haunted people

Thank you for sharing. I think the Detroit episode was my favorite. “Before our eyes, he was always learning, and trying to make the world just a little better.” That’s exactly how I felt while watching his shows.

I've thought every day for the past eight months about his trip to Gaza.

He wasn't too kind to those fighting for animal welfare. "Vegetarians, & their Hezbollah-like splinter-faction, the vegans, r a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn. Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good & decent in the human spirit, an affront to all I stand for.."

Thanks for this.