20 Wild Facts about the Late Anthony Bourdain

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"Anthony Bourdain's show "Parts Unknown" composed their own music to fit the mood of the scene." - u/dwash714

2.

"There is a heart-shaped red tomato named after Anthony Bourdain." - u/enginegeek

3.

"Anthony Bourdain at times wouldn't name the places he'd visit while filming. He did this sometimes to prevent tourists from turning a bar or restaurant into a tourist trap after filming there." - u/Barleynots

4.

"Ever since he was a kid Anthony Bourdain wanted to write comics, and actually got a chance to do so for DC." - u/Two_Faced_Harvey

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"An 86-year-old wrote an upbeat review for her local paper about a new Olive Garden. She was mercilessly mocked by the Internet. Anthony Bourdain thought she had a valuable POV on small town dining. So he published a book of her reviews." - u/dickfromaccounting

6.

"When chef Anthony Bourdain visited a "Government Authorized" Bhang Shop in Rajasthan, India the proprietor described his strongest bhang lassi (cannabis drink) as "full power, 24 hour, no toilet, no shower." - u/vabanque

7.

"Anthony Bourdain got a parasite from eating a raw warthog's anus, which had just expelled feces." - u/firmkillernate

8.

"Anthony Bourdain trained and competed in Brazilian jiu-jitsu." - u/irvwash24

9.

"Bradley Cooper portrayed Anthony Bourdain in the 2005 series "Kitchen Confidential" based on the book by Bourdain, which had tips such as not ordering fish on Mondays." - u/TheDood715

10.

"Anthony Bourdain loved the American Waffle House." - u/sconnie1046

11.

"Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan wrote the theme tune for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown." - u/ChainLadderGang

12.

"On his show, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain enjoyed a traditional Inuit meal consisting of raw seal meat, organs, eyeball, and blood." - u/veryawesomeguy

13.

"Chef Anthony Bourdain had a kitchen knife custom-forged from a Meteorite." - u/sandcannon

14.

"Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, and Andrew Zimmern have all been disgusted with the smell and/or taste of Hákarl (Icelandic fermented shark dish)." - u/makemetwoeggs

15.

"Anthony Bourdain was a heroin addict." - u/Predatormagnet

16.

"Anthony Bourdain claimed that the worst thing he'd ever eaten was a Chicken McNugget." - u/vamosbravos

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"On an episode of "No Reservations" in Haiti, Anthony Bourdain buys out an entire food stand to feed hungry onlookers which leads to a fight breaking out among the crowd." - u/veryawesomeguy

18.

"Anthony Bourdain's graphic novel is about a renegade sushi chef." - u/gorged_on_truffles

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"Anthony Bourdain was trapped in Beirut for over a week during the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon War." -u/deleted

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"Anthony Bourdain had a role in the movie adaptation of the game Far Cry." - u/GoodGuyGregsCousin