What about when he killed that cow or whatever with a spear on tv? I wasn't a fan of that.

I can relate to that, Joey.

My Bourdain story:

When I first read kitchen confidential, I was kind of lost. Didn’t have a real job, left school, lived alone..

Bourdain made life in a restaurant kitchen sound equal parts fulfilling and adventurous, with the good chefs honing skills that they could truly be proud of.

I wanted something like that, so I literally went to a restaurant near me point blank and asked for an application to be a chef.

They laughed in my face and gave me an application to be a server instead.

Though I followed the server/bartender/manager route, I always felt a deep connection with chefs, prep cooks, line cooks, etc. they speak a different language than servers...entirely.

I learned as much about this business from them and Bourdain than from any front of house manager or mentor. The kitchen of a restaurant is where you’ll find true passion - sometimes to a fault.

Bourdain is who really drove home for me the fact that life is too short to not eat well, but that you don't always have to pay a lot of money to do so. He also introduced me to other well known chefs that I've followed over the years.

Listening to “Reborn” from the Kids See Ghosts album while reading tweets about Bourdain on my lunch break and now I’m bawling in my car. I don’t know how I’m going back into work.

You weren't a fan of him killing an animal to eat? Are you vegan?

You don't remember that episode where he mercilessly slaughtered that cow or whatever with a wooden spear? It was gross. I hated him for it.

Anthony was a great dude. A total artist and legend in cuisine and I watched his TV shows religiously. His book Kitchen Confidential is one of the best books I’ve ever read as well.

I’ve been listening to a lot of Mark Lanegan today since he was his favorite singer.

How about knocking the drama off and paying the man some fucking respect?