Anthony Bourdain’s Extreme Empathy
The chef understood that history and political survey provide more than just context; they can illuminate the specificity of people’s lives.
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After Anthony Bourdain’s death, a particular kind of tribute proliferated in my social media feeds. Post after post eulogized the chef, who through his writing and globetrotting TV shows became an ambassador of the world to the United States, for his unflinching honesty and political conviction. Bourdain used his tremendous platform to explain to his audience how
