This is the clip that made me respect Anthony Bourdain. When a world traveler like himself can appreciate the simplicity of something like Waffle House, he is a true foodie.
Two deeply hammered men, having a wonderfully silly/insightful/philosophical discussion of what it means to let down your pretenses. I love how he wore his flaws on his sleeves - and am saddened that they somehow overcame him.
that's true but during the filming of this episode they shut down the restaurant so no one could come in. the other guest were crew and production staff. it took 6 hours to shoot what was originally a 15 minute slot for the show. you can see it but there were actually around 12 cop cars there that night. Anthony doesn't take any chances with the public.
+Fred Stiening lol, yes it was most definitely. sorry to spoil all the fun but this is how almost "almost" every show is done. the Kardashians is filmed on a closed street over 3 months and boom that's a wrap for the year. it's not even real reality anymore. but every time I visit a waffle house I see some crazy shit. let's believe that the cop was real and this mega star doesn't need security and let's forget it's a filmed show and he's an actor. now it feels much more real. just wanted the person to know what I find interesting and thats the beauty of filming for a production, its exciting and awesome if you know how a scene was shot and if the extras were really extras or just grips standing in. but its awesome he noticing the cop. good eye.
It's waffle house man. If there aren't cops, at some point in your meal, out in the parking lot with the lights on, somethings wrong with the world. It's literally part of the decor.
I love me some Waffle House! Just ate there yesterday. Good hot food, pleasant staff, team work and people from all walks of life. My guilty pleasure. 😆
My friend's and I talk shit on Waffle House because it's an easy target. Trucker haven, night folk sanctuary. But, like you said, good is good. Plus, the Waffle House Index is an unbelievably incredible disaster rating system.
I'm glad that they are giving the Waffle House it's due.....open 24 hours, true.....but serving the night owls, the insomniacs, graveyard shifters, late night studiers, the lost, the lonely, the hammered and the hungover....equally and without bias.....for over a generation. It is an institution, and if it ever goes away, we will all be diminished.
I never been to a Waffle House, but I am one of those creatures of the night you talk about. That is the type of food I crave. I am getting tired of seeing diners trying to be more upscale. This food looks better
It's a piece of Americana that you just can't improve upon.....people come in in the wee hours, bringing their fatigue, their angst, their loneliness, their drunkenness, or their hangovers, and feed themselves on comforting, American dishes, and try to reconcile their late hours with their life choices. The cooks and servers don't comment and don't judge....for whatever reason you're there, at whatever odd hour, they seem to intuitively understand why you need a place like this...."This....is modern life....and you gotta eat sometime". (How's that for an 'Anthony Bourdain-esque' colloquy...?)
Lost planet One time at the Waffle House next to the Hard Rock Cafe in Tulsa, the cook was high as balls and kept giving me orders of bacon because he kept thinking he forgot.
RIP. Perfect example of Bourdain's big, fun, and charismatic personality that positively affected everyone around him--regardless of background. May he rest in peace.
Waffle House is the FEMA test. If the Federal Emergency Management Association drives into a town and the Waffle House is closed they deem it an emergency situation. This is officially called the FEMA test.
This is true. I had to work on the Coast after Katrina. Waffle House was the only thing open. They had paper plates/forks/cups since they had no water to wash dishes. They also had generators for electricity. That place was packed! Our waitress was as sweet as pie.
When I first visited the US south coming from Ireland I fell in love with Waffle House. From Tennessee to Alabama I could not get over the quality of the food, the often gorgeous waitresses with that ACCENT and the incredible low price of the food. When I meet Americans on vacation here I often tell them of how I loved WH and they look at me like I have two heads. Love what you have on your own doorstep folks. No matter where you live.
RealityIsTheNow It is Vivaldi, it's also non diegetic. I doubt they randomly picked a Baroque composer to serve as a background piece. And if they did, they picked the same one as Netflix's series "The Chef's Table."
I admit, I never watched one of his shows until tonight. This was the first. And now I need to see more of em. Sadly, once I’ve seen em all, they won’t be making any more. RIP SIR. ☹️
Say what you want, but the waffle house was a blessing for me and my family when we were stranded in Atlanta for a month. The staff really looked out for us. Damn good people. We will never forget their kindness.
SUGAR XYLER I know how ya feelin my bro. It's sad . Nobody saw this comin. I loved this guy man. Such a tragedy. Somebody asked me what i thought about his death & why he felt the need to do it. He had it all wealth, success, fame, love, notoriety, etc. So many people loved him. Some say it was selfish on his part. That's bullshit. Nobody knew where the fuck he was at on the inside ya know? You never can tell what's going on in somebody's mind. Maybe even with everything that Anthony had maybe he was empty on the inside. Apparently he was in a dark place inside of himself. Maybe a crippling feeling of despair perhaps. Who's to say man. It's terrible that he went out the way he did. He will be missed. May he R.I.P my brother. The man was an original.
Patty melt is like a grilled cheese sandwich with meat. The best is to get additional pickles and pack the sandwich with ketchup and a little salt with lots of black pepper. It's so good and not good for you.
The beauty of waffle house is that it is simple, cheap American diner food. You get exactly what you imagine which is nothing fancy, nothing mediocre, just classic artery clogging American diner food.
OK, it's fair that you had never been to a Waffle House before, but this guy is a professional chef who travels all over the place. I find it shocking the dude has never driven down I-95 at 2am in the south and pulled into a Waffle House.
Finally had my first Waffle House experience while in NOLA. Loved it! Unpretentious & straight good food. Best hash browns ever! Even bought a mug to bring back to CA.
this is why I love Anthony Bourdain. he can eat fancy stuff, weird stuff and everyday stuff and appreciate the beauty of it. could you imagine Chef Gordon Ramsay sitting down and eating Waffle House food? You know he would act like it was just utter garbage.
Idk, I've seen Ramsay eating in shady places yet he conpliments the food at the end. In fact, he criticises a Michelin star restaurant for trying to be too fancy and instructed the chef to splify his dishes. (UK kitchen nightmares) He doesn't hate "simple", or more like "middle class" food. Bourdain and Ramsay may take a different approach, but at the end, they are both looking for flavourful dishes.
Actually you'd be surprised at what the top gourmet chefs like to eat after hours. I've actually seen Gordon Ramsay chowing down at fast food burger joints. Lol
lol i get the old ladys that want me to bend over and get another chicken . WH is ok but you people harass the hell out of us . then dont tip . perhaps that why we dont wait on ya the next visit
Absolutely the WORST food (if you can call it that) I have ever had. Their waffles should not be called waffles, but instead limp tasteless dough things. And Mrs. B's for syrup? C'mon! Trailer trash waitresses who call you "hun?" Their headquarters are the same place they filmed Deliverance.
What these elitist brats fail to see is that Waffle House was never supposed to be five star food. Waffle House will always be that glowing yellow temple at the side of the highway that is open at 3am when I'm making that 400 mile drive from one side of North Carolina to the other. Waffle House is that couch you wake up on after a night of binge drinking surrounded by people you don't know and their house smells vaguely of dog, but they are nice and give you a cup of coffee and don't judge. Waffle House is the place you have your first date when you work late and everything else is closing at 11 and you just really want to see if this guy will tolerate watching you down an all star special like you hadn't seen food in the past week. The food is classic comfort food, drowned in butter, syrup, cheese and grease. You come in, no one cares who you are or where you are going, and thats juuuuust fine because there is a body in the trunk and you have a lot of digging to do come sunrise.
Maybe from a "broken heart" if Anthony saw those photos of his girlfriend, Asia Argento, with that young, 28 year old French journalist holding hands & kissing while in Rome shortly before the suicide. I guess we'll never really know...😣
To be honest, it was very obvious that he had his troubles. If you rewatch a lot of his videos, his behavior, his slightly hidden self deprecating humor, and his at times dark remarks were clear signs of someone struggling with mental health issues. It's not easy for most to see or realize, but it was definitely something he lived with.
Andrzej Hodgson, quite right and i appreciate someone that is as observant as you. the man was struggling. to be fair, i only heard rumors of drug usage but he was definitely drinking a lot and has been as far back as the show was on. alcohol is a hell of a depressant, not to mention all its other effects.
You've got to respect the line cook when Waffle House is packed to the gills... No tickets to review and no end to the line out the door in sight... This is what line cooking is all about.
“Would you rather have thin cut pork chops, or, uhhh, t-bone?” “I would like both..” You were hands down one of the most real, genuine and passionate people in the world. Just the coolest fucking dude. Godspeed, my man.
I love this because of the classical music playing and the police flashing lights in the background, and all the other subliminal aspects of that southern late night experience. In the wee hours of the morning you can usually get a husband wife couple working as waitress/chef with the side show all its own; oblivious that you are there.
Depends on what you're getting, I suppose. I prefer IHOP over either, but it really depends on the individual IHOP - they have some quality control issues between restaurants. My town has one really awesome IHOP, thankfully...
Trey Johnson If you haven't been awake at 3 am, went into waffle house, and ordered a bottomless cup of coffee with a massive wedge of chocolate pie, you know not of which you speak.
I still remember the intense sense of emergency as I walked across the parking lot at the Amarillo, TX Waffle House, and straight up to my room at the La Quinta Inn to have explosive diarrhea after eating a waffle. Just a waffle.
I challenge anyone to name a better national chain restaurant. I've travelled for work for 22 years worldwide, and Waffle House is the pinnacle of reliable comfort food
Don't be such a provincial and smug jackass. Waffle House can deliver very nutritious and satisfying food on the road. You can get fresh fruits and vegetables, good soup, GREAT chili (with crunchy bits of jalapeno) and great breakfast. Fresh and made to order. The coffee is good too - a real, 1940's style 'Cuppa Joe' that's like a line of cheap meth. Quality, baby!
