Anthony Bourdain according to Anthony Bourdain It therefore reads as much like a map of the chef’s travelling life and a vital part of his legacy.

Using a recorded conversation with Bourdain about what to include, as a starting point, Woolever trawled through his television work on No Reservations, The Layover and Parts Unknown as well as mining her own personal experience as his assistant and friend to piece together a list of places that both inspired Anthony Bourdain, and were somehow influenced by his attention. “He wasn’t always (or, arguably, ever) about cool for cool’s sake or obscurity as its own reward,” she said. Throughout it all Woolever has endeavoured to make the guide as authentic to Bourdain’s personality and experience as possible.

Some cities are given the full Bourdain treatment, with creative framing and a light shone on the inner workings of society, while others are given a perfunctory if slightly obvious treatment. Additionally, each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook.įor veteran travelers, armchair enthusiasts, and those in between, World Travel offers a chance to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain.Accordingly, An Irreverent Guide does not read like a prescriptive listing of things to do and see in a particular city. Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother, Christopher a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini, and more. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable. In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places-in his own words. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter-and many places beyond. A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony BourdainĪnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone.

Anthony bourdain world travel book