30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Anthony Bourdain's career began in the kitchen. He worked in New York's restaurant world for more than 20 years, starting in 1978 and culminating with his appointment to executive chef of the French restaurant Les Halles. His life as an author, TV personality, producer, and de facto ambassador for Brazilian jiu jitsu didn't begin until the early 2000s. Here's a look at the evolution of Bourdain's career.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain outside New York's Les Halles restaurant on May 15, 2000, two years after he became executive chef at the French bistro. In 2000, Bourdain's memoir, Kitchen Confidential, was published. It became a bestseller and launched him into the spotlight.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Two years after the publication of Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain became host of the Food Network show A Cook's Tour, which aired from 2002 to 2003. Here, as part of the series, Bourdain meets Solly Stern, owner of Max & Son Meat Market, in Kensington Market, Toronto on April 2, 2002.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain waits for his first sample of Canadian cheese in Mendels Creamery in Toronto on April 2, 2002.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain does a cooking demonstration at the South Beach Food and Wine Festival on February 26, 2005.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
In 2005, Fox picked up a scripted series based on Kitchen Confidential, featuring a chef named Jack Bourdain. The showed aired for only four episodes in the fall of 2005 before it was canceled. Here, Bourdain poses in a kitchen in Sydney, Australia on March 17, 2005.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain and Marcus Samuelsson, the chef behind Harlem's Red Rooster, pose for a picture during a Food & Wine magazine event in New York on March 29, 2005.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain at the Food & Wine event on March 29, 2005.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Also in 2005, No Reservations featuring Bourdain as globetrotting host debuted on the Travel Channel. Here, Bourdain attends a panel discussion on July 16, 2005 in Beverly Hills.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain smokes a cigarette at the Municipal Market in Sao Paulo, Brazil on January, 31, 2007.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
No Reservations ran on the Travel Channel from 2005 to 2012 and solidified Bourdain as a star. Here, he visits the Late Show with David Letterman in New York on March 24, 2008.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
A spinoff to No Reservations called The Layover ran on the Travel Channel from 2011 to 2013. In that show, Bourdain visited a city for 24 to 48 hours. Here, Bourdain stops by Jimmy Kimmel Live on September 26, 2013.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
In 2013, Bourdain moved to CNN to host Parts Unknown, a travel show that focuses on food, culture, and politics. That show is still on the air. Here, Bourdain attends the Emmy Awards in L.A. on September 15, 2013. He's won four Emmy awards for Parts Unknown.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
In 2013, Bourdain was producer and judge on the ABC cooking competition The Taste. Here, he films an episode of The Taste on September 24, 2013.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain speaks onstage at the KitchenAid demonstration during the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival on February 22, 2014 in Miami Beach.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain attends Jimmy Kimmel Live on September 23, 2014.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain films an episode of The Taste on September 25, 2014.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
In 2015, Bourdain began a live-speaking tour, called the Close to the Bone Tour. Here, he speaks at the Auditorium Theatre on July 30, 2015 in Chicago.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Book publisher HarperCollins gave Bourdain his own imprint in 2011, called Anthony Bourdain Books, which sought to publish three to five titles per year. Here, he attends the 2015 Center For Fiction Benefit & Awards at The Metropolitan Club on December 8, 2015 in New York.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain has helped produce two movies, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent and Wasted! The Story of Food Waste. Here, he speaks at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2016.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
During an episode of Parts Unknown filmed in Vietnam, Bourdain ate a meal with then-President Barack Obama on May 23, 2016.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain attends the Emmy Awards in L.A. on September 10, 2016, carrying an Emmy he won.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain attempts to hail a cab in New York on September 22, 2016.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain leaves a Today Show taping in New York on October 24, 2016.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain attends a book signing event for his book Appetites: A Cookbook on December 2, 2016 in New York.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain films an episode of Parts Unknown in Port of Spain, Trinidad on January 4, 2017.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain attends the Turner Upfront 2017 presentation—where Turner-owned networks like CNN show off their upcoming series to advertisers—on May 17, 2017 in New York.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
In 2016, Bourdain and his second wife Ottavia Busia divorced. He began dating Italian actress and activist Asia Argento in 2017. Here, the couple are seen in Rome on September 20, 2017. 2015, Bourdain earned a blue belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu in 2015 (hence the abs).
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain attends at event in New York on October 30, 2017.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain stops by the Late Night with Seth Meyers on October, 31, 2017 in New York.
30 Photos of Anthony Bourdain That Prove He's Always Been a Badass
Bourdain strolls through the streets of New York on January 18, 2018.
Bourdain's been flexing his influence for nearly two decades.
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