Bourdain fans are cultlike in their devotion. Have they misunderstood his message?
The collective rage to know the mourned chef shows no sign of abating.
From The Times
August 28, 2026

Fans of Anthony Bourdain, the mourned writer and chef, are cultlike in their devotion.

A colorful illustration of Anthony Bourdain with a halo over his head and a blue stole around his neck. A jumping striped bass and a Negroni hover around him, and a sun sets behind the clouds over a tranquil river scene behind him.

Illustration by Aaron Lowell Denton

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