Like him or loathe him, Anthony Bourdain is one of the most
fascinating figures in the food world today. After exposing the
"seamy underbelly" of a commercial kitchen in Food
Confidential, he moved on to traveling the world and
introducing lesser-known food and cultures. But he has taken on
other personas, including being the voice that punctures the
adoring fan bubbles surrounding such tv food icons as Paula Dean
and Rachael Ray. And now, according to Grub Street, he has
"transcended the role of TV personality to become an opinion
leader." In their article, The Feeding
Tube: The Anthony Bourdain Brand, they note that his cultural
reach is vast and loud.
And to add an exclamation point, just as this article was
published Bourdain made his appearance on The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart; it's hard to get a much larger cultural outlet.
Eater has a video
of the interview here; count Jon Stewart as an adoring fan as
well.
