Anthony Bourdain dead at 61

[djjerme]

It where all the locals eat.

90% of the time, no it's not.

It's usually some place that popped up in the last year or two - becomes the Hot Tuna for the food scene and everyone post a pic of them eating there for the Insta -likes.

Again, it's just lip service for all the tourist recent transplants that are making this town unbearable. Very few of the actual restaurants that the locals frequent make the show. Because they aren't "Portlandia" enough to be "Money.."

https://www.tvfoodmaps.com/s4/Diners-Drive-Ins-Dives/OR/Portland

Pine Street - over hyped and stupid long lines with terrible wait staff

Bunk Sandwiches - salty staff to match the overly salty sandwiches, barely anyone local goes there anymore because of the over hype. (Yes, I realize the hypocrisy of me calling the staff Salty in a post laced with more salt than the ocean water.)

Pok Pok - a weird, overly priced version of Thai that seems to attract mostly midwesterner transplants.

Byways Cafe - used to be good before the hype monster ate it up, and not even sure if still open.

Frank's Noodle House - nobody goes here. Ever.

The Tin Shed - was a nice place to go until they fired all the staff when management changed (shortly after Guy graced them with his hair) and they replaced them with rude hipsters.

Swiss Hibiscus - This place seems to attract NYC transplants who just want to hangout and drink water. I walk past it daily and it's literally always empty or closed. Most locals you could probably hold a gun to their head, and they couldn't tell where it actually is.


But that's ok, if you guys like watching him, so be it. I just can't stand him.

I liked Anthony Bourdain's approach and he did seem to have more of an honest, NFG approach to his show.

[2mAn]

wheres pantless spency when you need him...

[DealinDave@Blunttech.com]

Wow. So someone kills themselves, and you assume it was a wacky-wacky-I'm-hanging-myself-so-it feels-better when their is zero proof of that, and he was know to have talked about depression. Good greif man.

What kind of world do you live in that you judge a man's death on "I assume he was jerking off until I have proof otherwise"

What kind of world are we living in that I HOPE it was an an accident while jerking off? It's just crazy to think that someone who appeared to have his demons in check and was so successful would end it all.

I liked his shows. It's been said that he really had a way of bringing people together with food. He sat down with people that he would otherwise have no commonality with and had a good time sharing food and exchanging experiences. He had a perceived authenticity about him that separated him from some of the other tv foodie types (Guy can suck it).

[z31maniac]

I dont really care, I am not a fan of the whole "tv chef" "tv Foody" thing anyway so. Yeah someone died prematurely at their own hand, thats shitty, but I really could care less....

Obviously. That's why you have made multiple posts about it.

If you meant COULDN'T care less, you'd be lying.

[george graves]

I'll stick with he didnt have on pants until otherwise proven.

it's kind of disturbing how much you want that to be the explanation, sleeve.

Wow. So someone kills themselves, and you assume it was a wacky-wacky-I'm-hanging-myself-so-it feels-better when their is zero proof of that, and he was know to have talked about depression. Good greif man.

What kind of world do you live in that you judge a man's death on "I assume he was jerking off until I have proof otherwise"

[flyboyx]

He's going to restaurants where you can get a meal for 10 bucks, yah know? It where all the locals eat.

true, and this is perhaps the only cool part of it....but if you watch the show, just pay attention to how he treats people. the guy is a complete penis. he is like the Shaquille O'neil of restaurant critics.

[mrsleeve]

I dont really care, I am not a fan of the whole "tv chef" "tv Foody" thing anyway so. Yeah someone died prematurely at their own hand, thats shitty, but I really could care less....

[decay]

it's kind of disturbing how much you want that to be the explanation, sleeve.

[mrsleeve]

He missed dinner the night before, and then breakfast that morning. After not responding to calls and knocks on the door, a member of the hotel staff found him in the bathroom.


His friend was the one who urged the hotel staff to check on him.

Rub a quick one out before dinner the night in question????? and according to CNN, It was at his friends urgeing hotel staff to open up the door, so HE could go and check on Bourdain...

" His close friend Eric Ripert, the French chef, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/08/us/anthony-bourdain-obit/index.html

Just calling it as I see it no more no less.....

[TheWipprSnappr]

yeah....I don't know man. I think he was kind of an arrogant liberal douche but sort of in a good and likable way. not like that barney rubble looking asshole on diners dives and drive ins.

I am going to miss his show. my wife and I loved to watch it.

Spot on. That guy annoys the hell out of me, but the wife loves watching the show. All his damn armbands and "that's money!"

There's messes of restaurants around Portland that have his "Guy was here" tag or articles posted and it just gives me the creepiness...

Plus, I bet he has that Camaro shipped by enclosed hauler to every location, and dollars to donuts it's got chrome everywhere under the hood.

I have no opinion on either of them but I do love this stand up that talks about their "rivalry". I cant find the explicit version anywhere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK6zuii2OLI

[MrBurgundy]

So what if it is? He's giving national publicity to local spots.


You kids will bitch about anything on the Internet, won't you?

Damn.

I agree with this..

Guy is doing something similar to Anthony, but on a domestic level.

He's going to restaurants where you can get a meal for 10 bucks, yah know? It where all the locals eat.

[z31maniac]

Spot on. That guy annoys the hell out of me, but the wife loves watching the show. All his damn armbands and "that's money!"

There's messes of restaurants around Portland that have his "Guy was here" tag or articles posted and it just gives me the creepiness...

Plus, I bet he has that Camaro shipped by enclosed hauler to every location, and dollars to donuts it's got chrome everywhere under the hood.

So what if it is? He's giving national publicity to local spots.


You kids will bitch about anything on the Internet, won't you?

Damn.

[djjerme]

not like that barney rubble looking asshole on diners dives and drive ins.

Spot on. That guy annoys the hell out of me, but the wife loves watching the show. All his damn armbands and "that's money!"

There's messes of restaurants around Portland that have his "Guy was here" tag or articles posted and it just gives me the creepiness...

Plus, I bet he has that Camaro shipped by enclosed hauler to every location, and dollars to donuts it's got chrome everywhere under the hood.

[z31maniac]

I just grew up, less time in front of a screen.

Japan was pretty awesome. It's definitely somewhere you need to go more than once to experience it all, a week in either Osaka or Tokyo barely scratches the surface. Make friends with locals, you'll be lost and intentionally kept away from some of the more interesting things it has to offer without them.

Yeah, it's a bit more difficult now. Money is much more tight than it used to be, so a Japan trip will need a few years of planning and saving.

Probably try to do 5 days in each city on the same trip.

[z31maniac]

I missed this some how... Of course it is, and seems like it might have been "accidental" anyway, so there for not really that "inappropriate" after all.

There has not to date been a mention of a note, text, email, tiwttererer or what ever that I have seen. Was reported to be madly in love and massively happy with the G/F and quoted recently and as wanting to stay alive for his daughter. Plus it was the robe belt that he used, seems kinda like a whoopsy when you look at it like that. Plus his good friend found him, would you not put pants on your friend out of decency or preserve their reputation if you were to be placed in a similar situation????? I think I would

I'll stick with he didnt have on pants until otherwise proven.

He missed dinner the night before, and then breakfast that morning. After not responding to calls and knocks on the door, a member of the hotel staff found him in the bathroom.


His friend was the one who urged the hotel staff to check on him.