Tributes as celeb chef Bourdain dies while on TV shoot in France
AMERICAN celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in his hotel room in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world.
CNN confirmed the 61-yearold’s death, saying he was found unresponsive yesterday morning by friend and fellow chef Eric Ripert.
The US network said Bourdain was in Strasbourg filming an upcoming segment in his series Parts Unknown.
The CNN statement said: “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyspired
teller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much.”
Chef Gordon Ramsay tweeted he was stunned and saddened, writing that Bourdain “brought the world into our homes and in- so many people to explore cultures”.
Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern wrote that a piece of his heart “is truly broken”. Zimmern said “the sad cruel irony” is that in the last year Bourdain had never been happier.
Bourdain achieved celebrity status after the publication in 2000 of his bestselling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures In The Culinary Underbelly.
The book created a sensation by combining frank details of his life and observations on the culinary industry.
US President Donald Trump was among those stunned and saddened by the news. “I want to extend to his family my heartfelt condolences,” Mr Trump said.