As family and friends are preparing to lay celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain to rest, one of Bourdain's closest friends and mentors, Jacques Pepin, remembered his life and legacy from his home in Madison, Connecticut.
A little known fact is that with Tony's first book, he could not find french chefs or publishers that would back it. Jacques stepped in and vouched for Tony & the rest is history.
Wasn’t it just ‘a lucky shot’ at the NY Times where his mother worked or something like that? Then based on the article the book was published and off he went.
She worked at the NY Times and other publishers, and she suggested he send it to the New Yorker, where it was published, and within 48 hours his life completely changed... You might call that a "lucky shot" but others would say that he put his hard-fought soul on paper and made the effort and took the chance that few others do.
God Bless you Mr. Pepin, my mother loved you and Julia. She died,45 years ago, Everytime I see you both on PBS create,you bring her back to me. Cheers.🍷
At the height of my cooking career in the Bay area I read Anthony's "Kitchen Confidential" and I instantly had a connection. I was like him and he was like us! Cooks! As long as I am alive and cooking I will always be thankful for Anthony's constant inspiration! And that gose double for my hero Jacques! I love you both!!
@@CooManTunes idk if i would necessarily say it takes patience to commit suicide unless you do the old CO2 thing or something. so your bit doesnt work homeboy.
@@CooManTunes another dumb fuck comment. Its almost like people suffer from depression. I commented on his world view and his empathy. Is your assertion that people of opposing views to him, nationalistic fanatics who are protectionist and don't care for other cultures immune to depression and suicide?
Seeing this, it occurs to me that the sadness for Pepin would be so much more acute insofar as he would have expected to pass away before Bourdain, just as a parent would expect to pass away before a son or daughter does. Outliving somebody who was so passionate, talented, vibrant - full of life, in short - is hard to process. Pepin remains a treasure and his own passing will be greatly and deservedly mourned when it occurs, but it is sad to think that there will no longer be Anthony Bourdain to carry the torch afterwards.
I knew people like Tony that had very similar personalities and views on life & death. There is nothing you can do to stop them. One of my best friends was on the top of the world -had a high paying dream job & a drop dead gorgeous wife, and kicked himself on a whim. He’d always said he wanted to go out on top and was the type that got nothing from material wealth or what turns most people on. It’s frustrating and maddening for awhile but then you’re just like ‘c’est la vie’.
Whim? Are you so shallow that you honestly believe that someone would end their life on a whim?! Your lack of understanding and empathy is what defines the dregs of society. That person was not your friend. At most, an acquaintance that could have been your friend if you weren't such a blithering idiot.
Pepin was the first TV cook I watched when I was a child. Anthony was one of my modern favorites. I love the respect they have for each other. 2 years on I miss Anthony.
I was working the line about the same time as Tony and also discovered Jacques about then when watching the infamous Tomorrow show where Julia got cut. I learned about cooking from all of them but from Tony I also learned more of humanity. Prayers and peace.
I think anyone who followed Anthony, his cooking, his travels all have the same attitude, same motivations and same drive. We like to explore new different things and don’t give a ffff about other people’s opinion and we all hate Rachel Ray.
me too..AB and I were born same month/year---we are both Cancers, but they say it's more difficult being a male Cancer. I dated 2 male Cancers and they were similar to him. Talented as hell, but always melancholy. (And Robin Williams, Ernest Hemingway both same b'day as me...all male Cancers)
It was so obvious the last few years of his life that he was depressed . I wonder if people around him tried to help. Also wonder if ketamine or psychedelics such as psilocybin could have helped. There are clinical trails going on now at Johns Hopkins for their use in PTSD and depression. Miss him very much.
Anything's possible. Its hard to be he had no drugs in his system. I also find it odd that he would pay the young man his G.F molested. There's something wrong with that. That makes him complicit and I'm a huge fan of Anthony. May he RIP.
