

Early Life and Kitchen Careerīorn on June 25, 1956, in New York City, Anthony Bourdain was raised in suburban New Jersey, developing a devotion to literature and rock music. Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room in France on June 8, 2018, from a reported suicide. He also wrote several books, including Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly. After his article "Don’t Read Before Eating This" appeared in The New Yorker to raves in 1997, Bourdain moved from one high-profile culinary project to the next, including TV shows A Cook’s Tour and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. Anthony Bourdain first established his culinary career when he became the executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles.
