Sunday, February 1, 2026

Anthony Bourdain Wants The Pumpkin Spice Craze To ‘Drown In Its Own Blood’

One day after it was announced he was divorcing his wife of nine years, Anthony Bourdain hopped on reddit to do an AMA (Ask Me Anything). He took this photo as proof it was him behind the keyboard:

Some of the many, many highlights include:

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Other notes of interest within the nearly 10,000 comments that crammed the string before Bourdain ran out of time and whiskey:

  • He likes cooking shows, specifically Top Chef, but, “On the other hand, they’ve created an entire species of cook, who really doesn’t want to work in a restaurant; they just want to be on TV. And that’s always worrying.”
  • Of all the places in the world he’d like to retire, he’d choose Italy.
  • The best tostada in the world is in Ensenada in Baja in Mexico at a place called La Guerrerense.
  • The three people he’d like to have dinner with: Louise Brooks, Orson Welles, and James Angleton, the former head of capital intelligence for the CIA.
  • He’d love to film a show with Keith Richards.

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