Westwood One (WBAP/KLIF) – Celebrity chef, writer and host of CNN’s food and travel series “Parts Unknown” Anthony Bourdain has died at 61. CNN confirmed Bourdain’s death on Friday was by suicide.
“It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” the network said in a statement Friday morning. “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time.”
Bourdain was in France working on an upcoming episode of his award-winning CNN series. His close friend Eric Ripert, the French chef, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning.
This tweet from Bourdain was from a 2012 trip to Texas.
Evidence . Greatness of Texas pic.twitter.com/X4ORfVP1
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) November 8, 2012
Twitter reacts to the news:
Coming from a small border town in South Texas, @Bourdain really opened my eyes to other cultures and foods that I would otherwise never try or experience in my life. R.I.P.
— Noe Tovar (@eonravot18) June 8, 2018
RIP Anthony Bourdain, 1956-2018 pic.twitter.com/lbAs84PpIN
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 8, 2018
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