As the worldB次元官网网址檚 best known celebrity chef, Anthony BourdainB次元官网网址檚 travels took him to the farthest reaches of the planet, and in so doing he became a champion of regional cuisines B次元官网网址� including an intriguing list of uniquely Canadian dishes and venues.
Bourdain, 61, was found dead Friday in his hotel room in France. He was in Strasbourg filming an upcoming segment of his award-winning B次元官网网址淧arts UnknownB次元官网网址� series for CNN.
Last fall, he travelled to Newfoundland, where he ate fish and chips in Petty Harbour, jigged for cod off the tiny village of Quidi Vidi near St. JohnB次元官网网址檚, and later hunted for moose in the provinceB次元官网网址檚 remote and rugged interior.
It was to be his last Canadian foray in a career full of them.
In 2016, he said three Montreal chefs heB次元官网网址檇 featured on B次元官网网址淧arts UnknownB次元官网网址� should be declared national heroes, including Fred Morin and David McMillan of Joe Beef.
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B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檇 put all three of those guys on the Canadian currency. If I were in charge of such things, they would be national heroes B次元官网网址� The Canadian version of Mount Rushmore would have those three guys up there and maybe Jen (Agg) from Black Hoof (in Toronto) also.B次元官网网址�
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In a series of tweets Friday, Agg B次元官网网址� who has announced she is shuttering The Black Hoof restaurant after 10 years B次元官网网址� recalled BourdainB次元官网网址檚 humour and generosity.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 so sad for his family. IB次元官网网址檓 so sad for his friends. IB次元官网网址檓 so sad for his colleagues. IB次元官网网址檓 so sad for me,B次元官网网址� Agg tweeted.
B次元官网网址淗e was my champion, when almost no other high-profile dudes would be. He, by example, forced them to pay attention, even if they really didnB次元官网网址檛 want to. IB次元官网网址檒l always be grateful for that. It meant not just a lot, but everything.B次元官网网址�
BourdainB次元官网网址檚 love of Quebec and MontrealB次元官网网址檚 cuisine was well established. He recorded three of his shows B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淣o ReservationsB次元官网网址� (April 2006), B次元官网网址漈he LayoverB次元官网网址� (December 2011), and B次元官网网址漃arts UnknownB次元官网网址� (May 2013) in the province.
Joe BeefB次元官网网址檚 McMillan declined an interview request Friday, but the Facebook account for the restaurant and his own personal Twitter account carried a black square to mark BourdainB次元官网网址檚 passing.
Morin also tweeted cryptically about Bourdain without naming him Friday, describing him as loyal and kind, posting an image of an ice fishing cabin where they ate a sumptuous lunch during one episode.
In the Newfoundland episode broadcast last month, Jeremy Charles, head chef behind Raymonds in downtown St. JohnB次元官网网址檚, served Bourdain menu items and showed off the provinceB次元官网网址檚 splendours.
Local foodies went wild when they heard that Bourdain B次元官网网址� described by the Smithsonian as B次元官网网址渢he original rock starB次元官网网址� of the culinary world B次元官网网址� was touring the province.
B次元官网网址淵ou know the B次元官网网址� commercials about the most interesting man in the world? Bourdain is him in real life,B次元官网网址� said one fan on Twitter.
Toronto celebrity chef Mark McEwan said Bourdain was well-known for his edgy, swaggering style.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e never seen anyone drink more tequila on air, or smoke as many joints on air,B次元官网网址� said McEwan, who had his own show on Food Network Canada called B次元官网网址淭he Heat.B次元官网网址�
However, McEwan stressed that Bourdain never lost sight of his belief that simple, regional dishes make for the most satisfying meals.
BourdainB次元官网网址檚 journey across Newfoundland highlighted that approach, said McEwan, also head judge on B次元官网网址淭op Chef Canada.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淗e loved the tactile nature of it, and that they were real people of substance and character B次元官网网址� and they live their lives more to the simple side than the glam side,B次元官网网址� said McEwan.
B次元官网网址淗e really enjoyed that aspect of it.B次元官网网址�
However, BourdainB次元官网网址檚 foray to the East Coast was not without controversy, something Bourdain was used to as the culinary worldB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址滶lvis of bad boy chefs.B次元官网网址�
When a Twitter user asked why two Montreal chefs were with him on a trip to Newfoundland, Bourdain wasnB次元官网网址檛 impressed. He fired back, saying it was the two chefsB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址渞elentless advocacy for NewfoundlandB次元官网网址� that encouraged him to visit the province.
B次元官网网址淲hy were two B次元官网网址楩renchiesB次元官网网址� on the last (episode) of Parts Unknown Newfoundland? Because they were solely responsible for enticing me there,B次元官网网址� he said on Twitter.
Those behind the production of BourdainB次元官网网址檚 show also took online heat for using the term B次元官网网址淣ewfieB次元官网网址� in a tweet promoting the episode. The show acknowledged the criticism on Twitter and offered an apology.
In November 2014, Bourdain travelled to Wolfville, N.S., where he helped kick off the annual Devour! food and film festival. At the opening gala, he sampled offerings from a dozen chefs, and then proclaimed his fascination with the Halifax donair B次元官网网址� a sweet and savoury meat-lovers treat that has since been declared the cityB次元官网网址檚 official food.
B次元官网网址淚 look for unique foods, unique to the region,B次元官网网址� he said in an interview with the Halifax Chronicle Herald. B次元官网网址淚t is your most famous, itB次元官网网址檚 the signature dish B次元官网网址� like the New York dirty-water hotdog.B次元官网网址�
Lia Rinaldo, managing director of the festival, said Bourdain made a special trip to attend the event, which celebrates cinema, food and wine culture.
B次元官网网址淚 was always amazed at how he could take and intensive political situation and translate it through food,B次元官网网址� she said, citing a program he produced in Iran.
B次元官网网址淪treet food was one of those things that he always embraced B次元官网网址� He was always looking for the core of whatever culture he was in. IB次元官网网址檒l miss that part of it.B次元官网网址�
In 2013, when Bourdain accepted a Peabody Award for his TV work, he said his storytelling was based on asking simple questions.
B次元官网网址淲hat makes you happy? What do you eat? What do you like to cook? And everywhere in the world we go and ask these very simple questions, we tend to get some really astonishing answers.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址� With files from Sidhartha Banerjee in Montreal and the Associated Press
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press
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