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Why Anthony Bourdain is My All-Time Hero
The man who never missed an opportunity to take a shot at veganism is this vegan’s #1 inspiration.
Anthony Bourdain actively hated on vegans and vegetarians at any opportunity and constantly talked about the beauty of pork. So, being a hardcore soy-boy-vegan-loon, why is he my hero?
I get asked this question often and the first reason he’s a legend to me is because he was an influence on me way before I went vegan. Personally, I’ve been obsessed with the man since I was around seventeen-years-old. I bought a flat-screen television on my sixteenth birthday, shortly after we had moved to a new house and FINALLY got cable TV. — Yes, we grew up without cable. — Those high school years, with my new TV, I would always have the Travel Channel on. It would always be playing Samantha Brown, Andrew Zimmern, the random ‘best yachts-beaches-mansions-castles-etc, and No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain. I immediately could tell he was different from the other hosts and was intrigued by his demeanor, dry humor, self deprecation, and true appreciation for different cultures.
When I found out he was an author, I bought his classic Kitchen Confidential. — it’s a first year read at cooking schools these days .— His stories about the NY chef scene in the 70’s and 80’s, the…
