No one can step up. He is not replaceable.

Correct

Not only do I not think that there's anyone who can step up, but it's also a hole I don't exactly want to fill. I think Bourdain was a sort of singular reader of global culture and politics on a grand scale--in as much as that sort of thing exists--and the loss of his voice for me isn't something that I feel ready to supplement. I yearn for more Parts Unknown eps but I don't want a new Tony.

Asking for a replacement for him is like asking for a replacement for Kubrick or Picasso or Michael Jackson or Michelangelo or...you get it. He was an artist. His perspective and talent was his alone.

Yeah honestly Joey what the fuck

Guy Fieri is always available.

Rick Steves is still alive people, jeez.

I understand. I'm saying he's different. Even behind those you mentioned. It's not just about replacing him which obviously can't be done, it's about filling the niche, about replacing what he did.

There is painting without Picasso. There is pop music without Michael Jackson. There is still doom without Kubric.

I reject your hypothesis.

Hypothesis rejected

English chef Rick Stein was kind of Bourdain before we had Bourdain.
Deeply passionate about food and traveled around exploring. Seafood particularly was his thing.
He’s worth looking up. He had several series on bbc.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Gordon Ramsay has a new show coming out on the NatGeo channel that looks in the spirit of what Anthony did. It looks interesting

Bourdain’s real strength as a host and sort of tour guide was his completely unassuming way of interacting with his hosts, guests, and audience. He fully communicated the power of food — all food, regardless of cuisine or production method — to bring people together.

David Chang, Alice Waters, Mark Bittman, all those people, despite their various talents and good intentions, have their heads far up their asses in an effort to keep abreast of trends, to communicate various political or ethical intentions in their sharing of food, to position themselves as arbiters of the “food movement.”

Bourdain has none of that. He was just as engaging eating a bowl of hotdogs and pasta at Jollybee in the Philippines as he was eating foie gras in France. He made every viewer feel welcome, because he never made them feel dumb or out of place.

There is likely some other person out there who could do something similar, but I have no idea who that person is.

You just think about what you just said.

I just said the show is in the spirit of Parts Unknown, etc. Of course it won't be the same. That's ridiculous

Can’t wait to watch Ramsey throw a pan at a Native American for undercooking his maize

Bourdain's friend, and one of my favorite "celebrity" chefs, Marcus Samuelsson, has a pretty good show called "No Passport Required" on PBS where he explores foods in U.S. Cities

It’s slimy opportunism on Ramsay’s part.
He’s going for that same niche. He in no way has the same ability to relate to people or appreciate food in any form the way Bourdain did. In fact he’s the worst kind of snob.
It’s kind of obvious.
I don’t like the guy if you do, no harm I guess.